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Bring It On, Ghost korean drama review
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Bring It On, Ghost
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by Doril
Jun 26, 2021
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 6.5
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 5.5
Rewatch Value 6.0

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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