Ghost vs. exorcist in Bring It On, Ghost
by girlfriday
Well, the more I see Kim So-hyun kicking Taecyeon’s ass, the more Bring It On, Ghost appeals to me. I mean, I’m not going into this expecting My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho levels of cuteness, but it does remind me of that kind of relationship, where the girl’s got all the power and she’s not afraid to instill a little fear to keep it that way.
The tvN horror comedy stars Taecyeon as a college student who works a part-time job as an exorcist, expelling other people’s ghosts for a fee since he can see and touch them. His goal is to earn enough money to get rid of his ghost-seeing abilities (by removing his eyeballs, gack), because despite not being afraid of ghosts by now, he still hates that he can see them.
Kim So-hyun plays a high school senior who turned into a ghost because she died the day before her college entrance exam, after doing nothing else her whole life but prepare for that one test. Well, that would piss me off too. She’s the one ghost that out-fights Taecyeon and won’t be chased away, and she takes up residence in his house and becomes his ghost-expelling partner, despite being a ghost herself.
The newest teaser is a parody of Ju-on: The Grudge, with Taecyeon waking up to a ghost crawling under his sheets (shudder). After being startled awake, he actually yawns and looks bored by the haunting, giving the ghost a good wallop, with Kim So-hyun joining in to help. The webtoon is more violent but similarly irreverent and comical about its horror elements, so I’m taking it as a good sign that the drama will follow suit. I don’t get the part where he fails to high-five her and mutters, “Oh, you’re a ghost,” since he can touch ghosts, but maybe she’s just vaporizing to mess with him.
Bring It On, Ghost premieres July 11, following Oh Hae-young Again.
Via Xports News
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1 angieya
June 21, 2016 at 8:17 AM
Sorry for sounding like a broken record but Barassi!! lol, I guess it's obvious who I'm going to watch this show for. ;-)
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UmbrellaMan
June 21, 2016 at 3:33 PM
The dogs bring all the boys to the yard.
I luff that dog. She(?) is so fluffy!!!!!!!
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2 grammar
June 21, 2016 at 8:27 AM
how happy is the production team's budget if kim sohyun's just going to wear the same schoolgirl outfit through?
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anna96
June 21, 2016 at 1:13 PM
The reason why they cat taecyeon....? Hmmm maybe they don't have a high budget
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?
June 22, 2016 at 12:04 AM
Are you implying he's cheap?
you never know....we have career advisers and acting critics here, we might as well have financial experts. Loads of highly qualified k-drama regular watchers.
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3 Alessar
June 21, 2016 at 8:40 AM
I feel bad for both of them. There's no way they can follow up OHYA's stupendous ratings without constantly being referred to as doing "just ok" or "normal" even if they have above typical TvN ratings. I just don't think it's possible this show will crack 5% at best.
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gem28
June 21, 2016 at 10:07 AM
They don't need to, different show, different actors, different setup. I'd be worried about being compared to Oh My Ghost if I really had to compare. As for Oh Hae Young, that show has lost steam even with the stellar cast and pretty much near flawless writing, they really didn't need to take that extension.
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jichangwooklover
June 21, 2016 at 10:28 AM
Agreed. The extension hurt the show ?
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Peach
June 21, 2016 at 10:43 AM
To be fair, I've never seen a rom com that didn't get draggy towards the end, extension or not.
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Tru2u
June 21, 2016 at 11:03 AM
City Hall didn't get dragged for me at all. The only drama that I finished and I wasn't left wondering what happened after it ended (this didn't have an extension). Yep, they're dramas out there that is solid to the end. Just gotta search. It can be done.
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Peach
June 21, 2016 at 11:29 AM
I'm sure they exist, but I'm a pretty impatient person ?
If I'm gonna finish a rom com, I have to watch it as it airing. Cause if I try to marathon it I'll inevitably get frustrated with the obligatory angst/separation in the later half of the season and just read recaps so I can skip to the end. I don't have this problem with other genres.
sheesh
June 21, 2016 at 1:09 PM
I love City Hall! Any other good rom com recommendations? I've come to terms that I won't venture into BoF given the reviews (of it being a hot mess) I've seen over the years. :)
Tru2u
June 21, 2016 at 2:08 PM
@ peach.Lol, "obligatory angst/separation in the later half of the season" I can understand that. I just skip those scenes. It's honestly tiring. Weirdly enough I do better marathoning because it helps me to just skip episodes as I go along.
junny
June 21, 2016 at 5:57 PM
@sheesh, try Dalja's Spring. Smartly written, and the leads had great chemistry. I also like Love & Marriage (the scandal involving Kim Min-hee notwithstanding, since this happened way after). I assume you've seen My Name is Kim Sam Soon?
Tru2u
June 21, 2016 at 8:46 PM
@Sheesh
1.My lovely kim sam sun (LAUGHTER, just LAUGHTER!!!)
2. Lovers (Dimples, just DIMPLES.)
3. Jdrama. My boss my hero (I cried. Too funny)
4. Beautiful Gong Shim (Remind me of my early drama days. Funny stuff right here)
5. Fated to love you K version
6. Master's sun
7. Scent of a Woman (not completely a rom- com)
dizzyMongoose
June 21, 2016 at 9:10 PM
@sheesh
A smattering of my favorite rom-coms:
- Marriage Not Dating
- You From Another Star
- Oh My Ghostess
- Many of the Hong Sisters rom-coms in their heyday: My Girl, My Girlfriend is a Gumiho, You're Beautiful, The Greatest Love
- Answer Me 1997
- Coffee Prince Store #1
- The King 2 Hearts
- Queen In-Hyun's Man
- Ho-gu's Love
- Twenty Again
- Can I count Healer?
... Dang, I've watched more rom-coms than I thought.
eerinmide
June 22, 2016 at 7:50 PM
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!
Did Tru2u mention Fated to love you as a drama that did NOT slow down in its second half? ROOOTTTTFFFFFLLLLLLLL! Now, I cannot trust her judgement anymore... because to me, that drama SUNK SO LOW INTO ANGSTVILLE, it suffocated and choked. I never even finished it. Lol, if you are looking for a drama that avoid angst, avoid fated to love you!
Tru2u
June 22, 2016 at 9:58 PM
@Eerinmide Go Go. LOL???!!! True, I must admit that did slow down when the half was finished (the first arc). I was focusing on the Rom-Comedy of the drama (the first half). But to be fair it was following a planned out script since it was a remake. And to change it would have caused problems. I watch the original way back when I started watching dramas and dropped it because it got mighty slow and repetitive (which ALWAYS seems to happen in Taiwanese Drama, well maybe to me). I knew what was coming and how the writers wanted to allow character development for the lead female. I wanted them to change the script, but like I said that would have changed the original. Also I never once ask anyone to trust my drama of choice. It was only recommendation I threw out because of brevity of time when I responded. Mongoose named some I would NEVER recommend since I didn't like them. But I left it at that. To permit Sheesh to try them since each individual have different taste in dramas. Anyways, thanks for reading my comment and responding. I actually like conversing with people who gave different opinions. Take care!!☺☺????????
gingerandbrownsugar
June 22, 2016 at 5:34 AM
Try Signal
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Chiisan
June 21, 2016 at 1:21 PM
OHYA is bloated and overrated imo.
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han taejin
June 22, 2016 at 6:01 AM
"Pat"poor lad.
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bd5
June 21, 2016 at 11:32 PM
"Near flawless writing"?
The writing is average, if that.
OHYA is worth a watch solely due to Seo Hyun-jin's performance.
Too bad the writing (esp. for the other characters) is not up to snuff.
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gyugu
June 22, 2016 at 2:46 AM
Really? Not even Ye Ji Won?
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bd5
June 24, 2016 at 1:43 AM
Really wanted to like the character of Ye Ji-won since it started off being really quirky (as the boss).
But the last thing OHYA needed was another character in a depression/state of anguish over a lost love and YJW getting totally drunk off her gourd every night was stupid and annoying (the writer tried to make it humorous and failed) and doesn't mesh w/ YJW seemingly being a very competent director at the company (a person who gets that s**t-faced every night wouldn't be able to do her job right).
And then her character gets tied up w/ the "playboy" lawyer (like we couldn't see that coming a mile away) - who is another badly written, one-note character - and their story-line (despite the drama of the pregnancy) holds little interest.
Same goes for the brother and his GF and even OHY#1's best bud, goes bizzarro - making the move on the struggling screenwriter brother.
Only 2 supporting characters who aren't stupid or annoying are OHY#1's parents - but they really don't have anything else going on besides worrying about their daughter.
han taejin
June 22, 2016 at 5:59 AM
Are we watching the same drama? Imo Ohy is one of the best written drama this year. One of the most surprising drama in the half of this year. The only drama that is not webtoon based and tvn francised, got in the top five most watched drama on tvn channel.
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bd5
June 24, 2016 at 1:33 AM
OHYA is filled w/ tropes (done non-imaginatively) w/ the supporting characters badly written and just plain annoying and stupid.
W/o Seo Hyun-jin's winning performance, OHYA would be a complete mess.
Can you think of a great (original) scene or memorable dialogue?
Heck, romcoms like "My Princess" which had its flaws w/ the underlying story - had much better dialogue and scenes btwn the lead couple.
bd5
June 24, 2016 at 1:48 AM
Just b/c it's popular doesn't mean that the writing is any good.
See "Secret Garden," DotS, BoF, "The Heirs", etc.
Even the writing for MLftS was only decent (when it comes to soap oriented K-dramas).
gingerandbrownsugar
June 22, 2016 at 5:32 AM
Agreed about OHYA
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lolabeans
June 21, 2016 at 1:42 PM
We won'the know until we see it, it's not like anyone was expecting great ratings for OHYA. And anyway, that show has lost its steam and is losing ratings each week. It's better to leave people hubgry, desperate, and wishing for more than to drag things until they're bored. This is especially true for romcoms.
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han taejin
June 22, 2016 at 5:46 AM
Ohy is one of top five most watched drama on tvn channel.to think that their actual target was to surpass 3% in tv view rates, the drama is surprisingly a hit in the tv view rates. Besides the current rating is Still higher than others on that time slot.Not to mention that Ohy is the 1st drama to broke 8% and 9% on view rates for 11pm slot kdrama on cable channel. Just look at other drama that currently airing on cable channels these days, to surpass 6% is hard even the timeslot didn't help much.
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han taejin
June 22, 2016 at 6:09 AM
"Bring it on ghost" is webtoon based.it has many readers so don't worry, I think this drama has the potential to be hit drama.
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4 themugen123
June 21, 2016 at 8:44 AM
let the age comments commence! looking forward to this.
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5 Nami
June 21, 2016 at 8:45 AM
yay! Looking forward to it!
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6 Carmen
June 21, 2016 at 8:45 AM
I am already creeped out by the ghost in the teaser I can't imagine what will happen if I watch this at night *shrudder*
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Dramalava
June 21, 2016 at 9:35 AM
Meee toooo! This is definitely a watch during the day with all the lights on! Why do ghosts in Korean dramas have to be so creepy?? ??
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nissa
June 21, 2016 at 11:07 PM
Valak anyone?
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changhyun
June 21, 2016 at 12:34 PM
I remember watching that first episode of Master's Sun and being scared out of my mind even though it was mostly rom-com and less horror...still freaking scared me because GHJ sold her own scared emotions so well
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7 minyoung
June 21, 2016 at 8:57 AM
Haha!! How can we expect MGIG level of cuteness. Shin min ah is way cuter than kim so hyun. I don't mean that so hyun isn't cute. But she can act mature, confident roles not cute like min ah. If they wanted cute like MGIG type cuteness they would have casted kim yoo jung. But its kim so hyun. Its something other. Hope it goes well
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Gureum
June 21, 2016 at 9:07 AM
Her role in this drama seems more tough though, I don't think she's supposed to be cutesy like SMA was in MGIG
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kidlyd
June 21, 2016 at 9:19 AM
Hyun Ji is supposed to be a Sassy ghost and Kim So Hyun is the best to play a Sassy ghostie. Anyway So Hyun hasn't played a cute lead role up until now, not that she can't be a cute girl.
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redna
June 21, 2016 at 9:53 AM
kim so hyun's role in the mini drama 'ma boy' was very cutesy to me and she handled the comedy parts very nicely.
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jichangwooklover
June 21, 2016 at 10:26 AM
Ma boy was an absolutely adorable show ?
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choaa
June 21, 2016 at 10:34 PM
and in drama secret birth too, so hyun play a cheerful and bright character as the young sung yuri, although she had a miserable life
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Tru2u
June 21, 2016 at 10:56 AM
I really hope they are not going for the cutesy, cutesy role like the lead MGIG. That character wore me thin. Let's hope we get a sassy character her. I'm tired of the recycled cutesy female roles.
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8 obsessedfan
June 21, 2016 at 9:01 AM
Well atleast Taecyeon is trying....
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gem28
June 21, 2016 at 10:08 AM
He looks good but those expressions, Nah you cold spot that he is trying, lets hope he does better in the show.
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pogo
June 21, 2016 at 10:19 AM
That's the thing, you can alvays SEE the 'try'. His eyes just don't form natural-looking expressions even after all these years.
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9 Gureum
June 21, 2016 at 9:05 AM
I just watched Page Turner. Kim So Hyun is a seriously impressive actress...even though we're the same age I'm so amazed by her. I'm so excited for this drama! It's definitely fit for the summer!
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10 Rei
June 21, 2016 at 9:21 AM
Okay, this is starting to look cuter and cuter with the more stills and teasers they've released. Dammit show! Stop making me waver...
They haven't actually talked about the romance a lot in any of the press releases, would it be too optimistic for me to hope that the extent of it is just a one-sided crush on KSH's part? Or maybe none at all? This looks like it could serve as just a straight comedy.
I wanna watch KSH kick ass without having to feel icky about the rest of it.
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fab
June 21, 2016 at 10:10 AM
That I'd love to watch! Fingers and toes crossed...
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sparks121
June 21, 2016 at 10:57 AM
Yep, fingers crossed that the extent of the romance is just a small crush. If so, this could be fun to watch.
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11 PBY
June 21, 2016 at 9:25 AM
Wut? He was planning on removing his eyes just not to see ghosts? That's kind of extreme - I rather prefer Gong Hyo-jin's method of clutching grumpy chaebols.
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mary
June 21, 2016 at 11:08 AM
*trying to imagine Taecyeon clutching a grumpy chaebol*
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Peach
June 21, 2016 at 11:33 AM
I would be significantly more interested in seeing that.
Unless he's planning on getting an eye transplant, I don't really understand his plan, cause bud, you can blind yourself for free.
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blueribbon
June 21, 2016 at 2:43 PM
Maybe get a cornea transplant? kind of like the movie The Eye
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wapz
June 21, 2016 at 11:36 AM
"Imagines So ji Sub saying "kojo" (get lost) to Taec in his voice"
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mary
June 21, 2016 at 12:19 PM
Taec purring like a ghost cat though... XD
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xingii
June 21, 2016 at 5:42 PM
After reading the webtoon, it wasn't mentioned that he would want to remove his eyes, but Bongpal wanted to raise money from his exorcising schemes in order to get a buddhist monk to deal with his ability to see ghosts. (perhaps performing a ceremony, it wasn't clear and was just implied) I'm not sure if the drama is going to include that in the plot though.
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12 bebeswtz
June 21, 2016 at 9:26 AM
If that is any indication of what the make-up team can do to bring the ghosts to life (heh no pun intended), then I'm excited =) In THAT sense, it brings back "Master's Sun" feels, which I like hehe
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13 harlow
June 21, 2016 at 9:31 AM
WHY is he dressed like that wtf? can they just stick to one look for him pls (preferably the younger one from the previous teaser, tanks)
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14 AS
June 21, 2016 at 9:51 AM
Well, everything in the teaser looks great (even the ghosts!), everyone looks believable in their roles except Taecyeon... am I the only one who feels that he looks like he is indeed acting?
He's just not believable...
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pogo
June 21, 2016 at 10:23 AM
that's exactly his problem - he just does not look believable in an acting role. Ever. The vvords 'Stay in your lane' are good career advice for some people....
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15 Mikanjjj
June 21, 2016 at 10:18 AM
This reminded me of master's sun. And now I miss gong hyo jin.
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16 passerby
June 21, 2016 at 10:46 AM
Still nope.
They can release cute teasers all they want, unless they remove the romantic storyline between main characters it's still disgusting and I'm not watching it.
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lolabeans
June 21, 2016 at 1:48 PM
I think it's a good thing that people question large age gaps in dramas, but I'm still surprised by how intense people are about it. Unfortunately, I think I've grown to used to it to really care much anymore. I don't know of a popular entertainment industry that doesn't use them, currently or in the past.
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Lulu
June 21, 2016 at 1:58 PM
Large age gaps where one party is underage and the other isn't is a whole different story than age gap between adults. Also just because it's prevalent doesn't make it right, it just means you are desensitized. I won't go into it here but there's ALOT of really messed up things that happen in entertainment industries that are swept under the rug or just tolerated by public because they don't understand how bad things can be behind the scenes.
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17 Havefaith
June 21, 2016 at 11:13 AM
I don't think Taekyeon is that bad. His acting is watchable I guess. Gonna watch this and ditch that rich Olympic athlete drama.
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18 pyromaniac
June 21, 2016 at 11:19 AM
Will this show be recapped?
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19 lidyadya
June 21, 2016 at 11:20 AM
*thank God he is a college student*
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20 saranga
June 21, 2016 at 12:47 PM
okay, they look cuter together than i expected. taec looks younger than i expected. now whether his acting will be on par with kim so-hyun...
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21 Greenhazel
June 21, 2016 at 1:38 PM
I always like to read comments in dramabeans, but start from Taec being cast in this drama i start to dislike comment sections. He is not that worse. This drama don't even start yet, but the comments already that harsh.
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pigsnout
June 22, 2016 at 12:08 PM
I think people are extra angry because along with the age gap and Kim SoHyun being underage, his acting is terrible.
I can't name a single male actor of his seniority whose acting is this bad and still getting leading roles. You can dislike the comments section, but why should we keep giving him chances when every time his acting is so poor? Even his minor costar was better than him.
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22 Dina
June 21, 2016 at 1:40 PM
Kim So Hyun is such a stellar actress in all works I've seen her in. I just finished watching Page Turner, Just when I thought she couldn't get any better, she goes and proves me wrong. I can't wait for her to grow up and take on adult lead roles!
I'll watch this for her.
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23 Lulu
June 21, 2016 at 1:52 PM
In 2-3 years she'll be having 35 and older men as co-stars if the trend continues...
Before it was young women and middle aged men, now korean tv has moved on to underage girls and grown men in lead roles. I wonder what's next after that...
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24 Jazzelm
June 21, 2016 at 2:31 PM
It kinda reminds me of the set up in ghost-seeing detective cheo yong..the ghost kinda had a crush on him too but it was nothing serious so I'm hoping it's like that here too but who knows
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25 blueribbon
June 21, 2016 at 2:48 PM
I just hope this show has scary ghosts and scenes. I like to watch Korean ghost shows but to be sincere they haven't really managed to scare me and because this is cable I hope they take liberties. Please keep me up all night XD.
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26 Jat
June 21, 2016 at 3:25 PM
Go Taec oppo!
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Jat
June 21, 2016 at 3:29 PM
Aigoo this typo is killing me. I can't even cheer on him properly.
Go Taec oppa!
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27 Amrutha Raja
June 21, 2016 at 8:56 PM
He looks like he's trying too hard! KSH is love though! I think this will be cute because we're soo used to seeing cute scenes that we'd see the characters being cute but not the actors playing the role being cute! (I don't know if that makes sense :p)
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28 msque
June 22, 2016 at 4:22 AM
Oh. My. God.
He really did sign up to the role. I am sick of seeing a baby minor like So Hyun get constantly cast to play love interests with actors who are so, so much older. It's disgusting. Honestly lost respect for Taecyeon, too. He could have refused the part on the basis that acting as lovers with a young girl like her is just plain wrong, given the fact that he's 27 and she's fricking 17. Ugh.
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pigsnout
June 22, 2016 at 12:14 PM
Yeah I really judge him for taking this role when he has no acting skills and is 11 years older compared to the minor who confirmed her lead role first.
Why can't more idols be like Hyuna, she turned down Chun Woo Hee role in The Wailing because she knew she lacked acting experience and skill. At least Hyuna is humble and knows her limits, such a change from these greedy unskilled acting idols who can't act but take lead roles anyway.
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29 Bili Bala Pabo Bara
June 22, 2016 at 4:42 AM
Sounds rather like a book I've read before called The Ghost and The Goth by Stacey Kade
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30 Topo
June 22, 2016 at 9:50 AM
Hmm..what's wrong with older men? 10 to 20 yrs difference is just number.
For procreation, it is quality genes that matter.
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pigsnout
June 22, 2016 at 12:10 PM
When the girl is underage he can go to jail so it's not "just a number" .
And his acting is not quality so why was he even cast....
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Topo
June 22, 2016 at 7:57 PM
They won't break or shouldn't break the laws of consensual relationship within their culture. That being said, the girl will not remain underage for long but the age difference or gap will still be the same.
If there is no issue with the number by then, the wait should be the least of bother.
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31 cinnamon
June 24, 2016 at 11:09 PM
Rom-com, I'm in. Don't care who the actors are as long as they deliver what they should deliver. Period.
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