Charming92
Greece
Hotel del Luna is a fun light hearted fantasy rom com that can keep you easy company in case you watch to watch something fun and light to relax and switch off your mind.
As far as the plot is concerned, commendable world building by the writers here. The story is based on a hotel that exists in between of our and the afterworld, in which spirits, with unfinished business, go before moving on. Deities, malevolent spirits, reapers, interesting backstories ect are a given.
With such an interesting premise I gotta mention the main characters who were pretty fun. The drama generally focuses a lot on comedy, which, most of the time, hits the spot. The romance is there and plays a predominal role. I can't say it was particularly memorable, but it sufficed.
Moreover, it should be mentioned that the driving essence of the drama are the back stories of the main two protagonists, particularly IU's character, something that becomes apparent from the very first scene of the drama. The show beautifully connects ancient eras with modern times linking present and past lives in a worthy backstory that is interesting and well-written without ever becoming too serious or heavy. Every prominent character gets their development and their sub story. Everything is fun and well written.
A strong part of the drama is IU's character, her fashion, her facial expressions, her reactions, her sassyness. It could be argued that this is an one woman show written entirely on and for IU, which, in my book, is totally a pro. If you're an IU fan, you'll enjoy it.
My favorite part of the drama was the homage to horror pop culture (references to classic scary movies, ex. The ring), or mentions of other recent horror kdramas (ex. The guest), which made the whole scary context that much more fun and contributed in making this drama feeling like a part of a whole along with the fun recurrent feeling of parodying horror pop culture.
The acting was overall great, but not really memorable. The plot was too light hearted for any of the actors to showcase any actual talent. That being said, everything was executed magnificently.
Overall, this is not a bad watch if you are interested in rom coms with fantasy elements. There are several ghost substories that aren't that important and not scary at all, but pretty interesting and fun to watch, so there is also that. The OST in this one is particularly polished. I'd recommend this to everyone searching for something light and fun to pass time. That being said, there is nothing notable about this drama other than its base premise.
Have a nice day everyone and enjoy!
As far as the plot is concerned, commendable world building by the writers here. The story is based on a hotel that exists in between of our and the afterworld, in which spirits, with unfinished business, go before moving on. Deities, malevolent spirits, reapers, interesting backstories ect are a given.
With such an interesting premise I gotta mention the main characters who were pretty fun. The drama generally focuses a lot on comedy, which, most of the time, hits the spot. The romance is there and plays a predominal role. I can't say it was particularly memorable, but it sufficed.
Moreover, it should be mentioned that the driving essence of the drama are the back stories of the main two protagonists, particularly IU's character, something that becomes apparent from the very first scene of the drama. The show beautifully connects ancient eras with modern times linking present and past lives in a worthy backstory that is interesting and well-written without ever becoming too serious or heavy. Every prominent character gets their development and their sub story. Everything is fun and well written.
A strong part of the drama is IU's character, her fashion, her facial expressions, her reactions, her sassyness. It could be argued that this is an one woman show written entirely on and for IU, which, in my book, is totally a pro. If you're an IU fan, you'll enjoy it.
My favorite part of the drama was the homage to horror pop culture (references to classic scary movies, ex. The ring), or mentions of other recent horror kdramas (ex. The guest), which made the whole scary context that much more fun and contributed in making this drama feeling like a part of a whole along with the fun recurrent feeling of parodying horror pop culture.
The acting was overall great, but not really memorable. The plot was too light hearted for any of the actors to showcase any actual talent. That being said, everything was executed magnificently.
Overall, this is not a bad watch if you are interested in rom coms with fantasy elements. There are several ghost substories that aren't that important and not scary at all, but pretty interesting and fun to watch, so there is also that. The OST in this one is particularly polished. I'd recommend this to everyone searching for something light and fun to pass time. That being said, there is nothing notable about this drama other than its base premise.
Have a nice day everyone and enjoy!
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