For a 12-episode supernatural romance drama with a hint of chaebol drama as well as a hint of a crime/mystery genre, this drama was quite balanced. If the drama's run had been longer, I would've expected more supernatural elements to be included and the suspense bit to be more, but for all that's worth, this drama was quite fun to watch and was not at all feel draggy. I honestly don't understand why anyone is complaining about the plot.
Park Eunbin did very well in portraying a young heiress who, aside from being saddled with the responsibility of managing a huge conglomerate... she also had to deal with the unfortunate ability of being able to see ghost. I love how Eunbin was able to bring out the cold image of a CEO who needs to act strong in the face of many opponents in the business world, but also showing the vulnerability and loneliness that Cheon Yeori had to face due to her supernatural ability. Yang Sejong also did well in portraying the steadfast and goofy prosecutor who ended up falling in love with such a remarkable moment.
Something that I feel needs to be pointed out, as much as the writing may seem quite simplistic at first glance... when you try to delve deeper into the details, you can't help noticing the foreshadows that may seem trivial at first but then turn out to make a lot of sense. Like how there were several times Gang-uk was shown trying to do something cool to maybe 'impress' Yeori or to show his reliability, only to end up failing and making him look silly. While at first it may look like the silly scenes with Sejong were only written just for laughs, it turned out later that there's an explanation to why Gang-uk seemed to end up behaving that way. And it's quite impressive that, despite this being a short drama... the narrative progression between the supernatural plot, the everyday plot, as well as romance was done in a way that wasn't too heavy-handed. The characters were written in a way that's quite believable, and not too shallow or 2D just to fit the narrative.
While I haven't yet watched Spellbound, from which this drama was loosely based on... it's still quite impressive that the drama managed to squeeze out 12-episode worth of a story. Honestly, it's best not to have very high expectations and what to expect from this drama. I mean, from the beginning I already peg this drama as a light-hearted romcom with a touch of supernatural, and the drama delivered exactly that.
Park Eunbin did very well in portraying a young heiress who, aside from being saddled with the responsibility of managing a huge conglomerate... she also had to deal with the unfortunate ability of being able to see ghost. I love how Eunbin was able to bring out the cold image of a CEO who needs to act strong in the face of many opponents in the business world, but also showing the vulnerability and loneliness that Cheon Yeori had to face due to her supernatural ability. Yang Sejong also did well in portraying the steadfast and goofy prosecutor who ended up falling in love with such a remarkable moment.
Something that I feel needs to be pointed out, as much as the writing may seem quite simplistic at first glance... when you try to delve deeper into the details, you can't help noticing the foreshadows that may seem trivial at first but then turn out to make a lot of sense. Like how there were several times Gang-uk was shown trying to do something cool to maybe 'impress' Yeori or to show his reliability, only to end up failing and making him look silly. While at first it may look like the silly scenes with Sejong were only written just for laughs, it turned out later that there's an explanation to why Gang-uk seemed to end up behaving that way. And it's quite impressive that, despite this being a short drama... the narrative progression between the supernatural plot, the everyday plot, as well as romance was done in a way that wasn't too heavy-handed. The characters were written in a way that's quite believable, and not too shallow or 2D just to fit the narrative.
While I haven't yet watched Spellbound, from which this drama was loosely based on... it's still quite impressive that the drama managed to squeeze out 12-episode worth of a story. Honestly, it's best not to have very high expectations and what to expect from this drama. I mean, from the beginning I already peg this drama as a light-hearted romcom with a touch of supernatural, and the drama delivered exactly that.
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