Bring It On, Ghost (2016)

After watching the first episode I was so hyped that I just couldn't stop watching it until it finished! There are many things that I loved at this drama (e.g. the ghosts, the side characters, the mystery and fantasy elements, the monk, the stories behind each ghost etc.) but also some that slightly bothered me (e.g. after the female lead woke up she wasn't that badass anymore as she was as a ghost, the last episode was lacking and their romance somehow wasn't as interesting, even started to think that she doesn't deserve Bong Pal or their ghost hunting club, I really hoped that they would continue their job after she woke up , or her mom... I understood at first why she was acting like that but later on it annoyed me so much etc.). Loved Bong Pal's character, his personality, his way of being. Tough his ghost killing started by saving money to repair his eyes at the end it turned into giving peace to the dead (as the monk said why he does exorcism). They helped many good ghosts to find peace. Their backstories sometimes broke my heart (e.g. the ghost child). The way he meets the female lead is definitely funny, laughed so much. It was a pleasure to see how they started to fall in love and how Bong Pal's heart started to open up for her ( he cooked for her, bought the dress she wanted, took care of her etc. ) The fact that he met the two crazy sunbae's helped him to be a more sociable person and their teamwork was also on point (even tough Bong Pal did the dirty job). They actually made me laugh so much each time I saw them, they were like the pepper and salt in this drama. Loved the fighting scenes. The ghost were absolutely amazingly made and in the same time so creepy, some of them scared the s out of me. :)) At first I really hated the professor, the way he could mask his evilness just stunned me, I cannot believe how many people and how easily he could kill just to get what he wanted; however at the end I felt pity for him because he wasn't a bad person, he at first wanted to protect her mom from her abusive father but after the evil spirit went into him and killed his downfall started. His mom shouldn't have pushed him far from her, I think that also contributed to his dark side. I was really happy to see that at the end he forgave his mom and she realized her mistake and started acting like a caring mother. The monk was an another favorite character. He was always trying to protect Bong Pal, he would have even give his life for him. I was so glad when Bong Pal asked him to move in with him and thought of him as a family member. The pace of the episodes are really good, I didn't felt draggy at all. Sometimes there were so many things happening in one episode that it kept me hooked. It was a pleasure to watch this drama, laughed and cried a lot , I enjoyed each episode! Definitely worth watching! (sometimes with the lights on)

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Mediocre at best, but nice if you have some time to spare

I believe that there’s not really much to say about Bring it On, Ghost. And I’ll not try to sugar coat it. It’s not bad overall, but it’s not exceptional either. It’s just average, and I think that writing about average dramas is the hardest task there is.
Bring it Ghost is mostly carried by secondary characters that mostly work as a comedy relief here. The pair of students and always hungry old monk are usually the most interesting thing that’s happening on the screen.

So this drama started off as bad as it could actually. From the start I wasn’t really liking it, it felt mediocre at best. We’ve already had ghost motive in other dramas that made it more interesting than this one. Secondary characters helped a bit and actually were the reason that I’ve decided to stay by it (I mean, who could resist Kang Ki Young’s appeal, king’s of the secondary characters?). The main couple was promising and chemistry between them seemed to work, as long as they wouldn’t make a romantic couple out of them, which obviously happened.

But still, I’ve decided to watch it till the end. First, because I really don’t like dropping dramas, secondly because after Vincenzo I was really curious what Ok Taec Yeon was really capable of.

And the villain was honestly interesting from the beginning and surprisingly didn’t end up being completely over exaggerated character.

This drama certainly needs it’s time to get up to speed. Which isn’t necessary good, since you need to actually survive to have any form of fun here.

The ghosts’ side stories were mostly interesting on their own, sometimes even more than the main plot. They certainly made the whole drama easier to watch. In the end this is a “monster per episode” type of drama for most part and it swiftly was pushing everything forward.

The thing that I couldn’t get past here was logic behind the way ghosts function.It just seemed so weir idea that ghosts need actually food and sleep to function that I wasn’t able to get used to it.

In the end unfortunately it become just a mediocre and forgettable drama at best. The one that you need a synopsis to to actually remind yourself what it was about. I don’t want to be harsh here it’s not that I regret watching it. It actually had some quite good moments when I believed that I can really start enjoying it. Like I’ve said before, it’s not a bad drama. It’s just a drama to watch in the middle of things, where you don’t necessary need to focus much. If you need something to watch in between series like Mouse or Strangers from Hell, this is something for you.

And honestly, if Ok Taec Yeon won’t make you feel better then I don’t know what will. This guy can emanate really cute vibes when he wants to and he created surprisingly likeable character.

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Light-hearted, No Frills Supernatural Romantic Comedy

Don't be fooled by the ordering of the genre tags: this is definitely a romantic comedy first and a supernatural action series second. Is it bad? Well, no, but it's not amazing either. I think it's about as you'd expect with gorgeous actors and a workable plot. Kim So Hyun stars as the cutesy, loveable but sassy, gorgeous female lead. Ok Taec Yeon is the dorky, sometimes shirtless, good natured, earnest male protagonist. Lee David and Kang Ki Young play the silly but endearing side kicks. Kwon Yool, Kim Sang Ho, and Baek So Yi round out the cast with good performances as well.

The story has a sensible beginning, middle, and end and is consistent with being about...well fighting ghosts. There are some twists and turns but nothing earth-shattering. A lot of 16 episode Kdramas struggle to wrap up their story, but this one doesn't. It places the story climax squarely in Episode 15 with 16 left to tie up all the loose ends in the way that you would probably expect. I actually found myself thinking that the ending was dragging a little bit, but honestly I think that's because most Kdramas have developed the bad habit or cramming in a billion facts into the last episode.

On the more negative side, I found the soundtrack to be relatively forgettable. All I can hear in my head is the ending/main theme swell of "I'm just waiting for youuuuuuuuuu" but otherwise I barely remember that the show had any music at all. It had a lot of stereotypical, spooky ghost music but I couldn't even tell you what it sounded like (aside from some screaming tracks here and there).

It's a fun watch to just turn off your brain and enjoy something, but don't expect anything groundbreaking here.

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Charming and watchable!

A sweet romantic-drama with charismatic leads Ok Taec Yeon and Kim So Hyun as ghost-hunting university student Park Bong Pal and schoolgirl ghost Kim Hyun Ji, and a well cast and suitably sinister baddie.

I liked both leads and thought they looked cute together even though there's a nine year age gap between them in real life, and enjoyed the flirting and romance between the two leads. I was rooting for them and was glad of the twist which to give the writer and director their due, I didn't see coming.

I mostly liked Monk Myung Chul (Kam Sang Ho) but found it annoying that he says he's been beaten up over the years because of Bong Pal but viewers only find out why towards the end of the series. I understand the desire to hold viewers' attention with a slow reveal but I don't think it would've been detrimental to the story if we'd been told the reason a little earlier. And I could've done with less of sidekicks Kim Il Rang (Lee David) and Choi Cheon Sang (Kang Ki Young) whose comedy scenes were a bit too frequent and long for my liking.

Overall, I found the series very watchable after fast-forwarding the sidekick comedy scenes but I don't think there's enough to warrant re-watching. The music was good in that it didn't intrude.

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Scary, so touching, Funny & sweet sina Bong Pal, Hyun Ji, Monk, Cheon Sang, In Rang hahah

What the hahaha. Nakakatakot na nakakatawa buti nalng talga nakakatawa kase kung hindi baka di nako makatulog gabi gabi haaha
- Scary yung ibang ghost dito pero meron iba na scary pero nakakatawa minsan. I like it kase di nasisira ng comedy scene ang dapat ay scary hehe.
- I love the team of Bong Pal and Hyun Ji and also Cheon Sang at In Rang
- Natatawa ako sa dalawang kasamahan nila sina Cheon Sang at In Rang ng ghost net pero mga matatakotin namn haha. Pati c Monk nakakatawa na nag aalala din kay Bong Pal lage
- Cute ng main leads. Ang ganda ng chemistry ni Hyun Ji at Bong Pal
- Hindi boring tong drama nato sobrang worth it panoorin.
- Scary, so touching, Funny & sweet sina Bong Pal, Hyun Ji, Monk, Cheon Sang, In Rang hahah

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just very ordinary drama

first of all there isn't much in it to say or describe about this show .,

there is no strong story to root or connect with the characters ,it goes very plain and no twists and turns. And most importantly I feel like the affection between main leads was not impressive .Comedy also not worked well for me except that two friends .
Maybe because i expected more but i had zero expectations before i started this cause i liked watching OH MY GHOST so picked up similar subject and disappointed a lot.


however the duration is less than 1hr so bearable enough to complete the show .but i don't recommend it .

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an entertaining romp

This one was mostly fun with a few serious moments sprinkled in.

I knew I would actually finish the drama when I pretty much fell in love with the secondary characters. Because as much as I like the leads, if they had been the only thing going for this drama, I probably would have dropped it since 16 episodes is longish for me. BUT, because all of the secondary characters were equally as amazing (love that comedy relief!), I kept watching. Love the ghost-hunting pair of crazies. They're just so quirky and fun and absolutely not suited for that type of job. And the monk, oh my goodness, once I got used to him, he became one of my favorite characters.

But in the end, I really kept watching for Kwon Yool's character. Because while he terrified me, at the same time, as more and more of his story unfolded, I prayed for a hopeful resolution for him. I had to know what happened to him in particular, so I kept watching, and I am glad that I did. I felt the most empathy for him, in the entire drama, which probably sounds strange, but is also true.

Now, as for the storyline with the leads, I guessed Hyun Ji's plotline. Not all of the elements tying everyone together, but the rest of her story is not all that original so I knew by the end of episode 2 what she really was. Which is fine, but it does show that while the drama is supremely fun, with all of the side characters and their personalities elevating the story to a bit more of a comedy than horror, the main story is just sort of basic. The leads couldn't have carried this drama alone. Bong Pal, as tsundere characters go, warmed up pretty quickly, but I actually liked him and Hyun Ji more before they started liking each other, if that makes sense. They were more fun when their interactions had a bit more bite.

And for a girl who's a pretty tough ghost, she didn't do a lot of screaming or fighting back in the last 2 episodes. Even just making yourself dead weight, especially knowing your kidnapper needs you, would have made a lot more sense. So parts of the ending particularly frustrated me because an actual persona in real life would have behaved differently if they had actually been kidnapped and knew someone was there to rescue them. And what happened to Hyun Ji's necklace? Because it was never resolved as to whether her mom gave it to her or not.

So while I did enjoy it and have rated it fairly high, there were some storytelling and timing issues that I wish hadn't happened

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"Briniit On, Ghost is a riveting K-drama that skillfully combines supernatural elements with heartfelt human drama, delivering an enthralling viewing experience. The series follows the journey of characters grappling with the intersection of the living and the spirit world, weaving a tapestry of mystery, romance, and self-discovery.

One of the strengths of Briniit On, Ghost lies in its dynamic characters, each with their own compelling backstory and motivations. From the spirited ghost to the empathetic exorcist, the ensemble cast delivers nuanced performances that breathe life into the narrative. Their interactions and personal growth anchor the supernatural elements, creating a story that is as emotionally resonant as it is supernatural.

The chemistry between the lead characters adds depth and authenticity to the storytelling, drawing viewers into their struggles and triumphs. The evolving relationships, both among the living and the dead, are portrayed with sensitivity and depth, exploring themes of friendship, love, and redemption amidst the paranormal backdrop.

What sets Briniit On, Ghost apart is its deft balance of spine-tingling suspense and heartwarming moments of connection. The series seamlessly transitions between moments of tension and tenderness, keeping audiences on the edge of their seats while also tugging at their heartstrings. This delicate balance makes for a viewing experience that is as emotionally engaging as it is thrilling.

Beyond its supernatural premise, Briniit On, Ghost delves into universal themes of loss, forgiveness, and the search for closure. Through the lens of the supernatural, the series offers poignant insights into the complexities of the human experience, inviting viewers to reflect on their own relationships and desires for understanding.

In summary, Briniit On, Ghost is a standout K-drama that enchants audiences with its supernatural intrigue and heartfelt storytelling. With its compelling characters, captivating plot twists, and exploration of deeper themes, the series leaves a lasting impression and cements its place as a must-watch for fans of the genre."

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