KevinToronto

Apologies to @Rising_Devil who posted about the talisman before me.

Having a romcom based around the ability to see ghosts is perfectly fine (The Master's Sun and Delivery Man are two such programmes that spring to mind). However, I am not entirely sold on a romcom with
(1) an obsessed suitor, who returns after being overseas for 10 years intent on getting Yeo Ri and who apparently killed his twin 12 years ago to get Yeo Ri; and
(2) the almost obligatory intra-family battle to take over the business.

One of the above would have been okay, but having both reduces the amount screen time for the romcom part of this romcom, in my opinion.

Has anyone else noted that it was Ji Hwan who had to wear the talisman to prevent him from seeing ghosts? [Apologies if someone else has posted this already.] Was the ability/curse passed to Yeo Ri when Ji Hwan died?

It would be a nice twist if the show ended with Ji Hwan's death being solved, and at that point Yeo Ri stops seeing ghosts but Gang Uk starts to see them, thanks to being the recipient of Ji Hwan's heart.

Sadly, I foresee the final four episodes resolving the business overthrow attempt and the downfall of Min Hwan (as a result of solving Ji Hwan's death/murder). Then, there will be stories and rumours about a 2nd season, if the ratings are good enough.

My apologies, I should have realised that the two tongues remained firmly in their respective cheeks. 😉

I understand your comment, except in this case the fall was stopped by the FL's hands.

I could be wrong but as I watched this weekend's 2 episodes, I got the feeling that the romance between Yeo Ri and Gang Uk will be "interrupted" by Min Hwan in a similar fashion to that between Hwagyeongdang and Dowon was "interrupted" by Kang Pyeong-gun.

There is a roughly 3 minute sequence which was completely created using AI. In that sequence, there are images of "Agent Kim". Here is an article about it: https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/20260711/agent-kim-reactivated-uses-ai-to-create-so-ji-subs-past-story-sequence

If I may borrow @InspectorMegre 's comment:
"the script where dad's first priority is to beat up anyone he meets instead of asking them first where his daughter is and/or skipping all the fights and going straight to his daughter. Like beating up ppl has priority over finding his daughter. "

When I read that, an idea for a very different story arc came to mind. Specifically, the story focused on Agent Kim's pent-up frustration at having to hide his true nature in order to raise his daughter. He goes from someone who is a feared assassin to someone who is so docile as to become the proverbial door mat.

It would be a very different story. However, as a psychological thriller, it would be interesting. Could/would the daughter be the one to stop him?

"As long as a show is less than 10% AI, no actors will lose their jobs. Stuntmen will still have jobs and might be safer for them in the long run as well."

Interesting perspective. Who will control the 10% limit? Will it be government legislation? Would it better if the limit is 20%?

I am okay if AI is used instead of CGI. However, if it used to "create" characters in a scene or a whole series/movie, then I would have to draw a line.

I had to chuckle at the "imagine chilling at home with your family or going around the world or enjoying your hobbies while AI and robots work all the jobs" phrase. Not certain if you have seen it, but the humans in the Pixar movie, WALL-E, came to mind. :-)

I sincerely hope that you work in an industry, and have a position, that is AI proof.

"If they started doing AI for every scene, it will be noticeable, people would stop watching, and they will eventually give up and return to using humans."

With today's AI, you might be right. However, given the pace with which the AI models are improving, it might not be so noticeable in 3 or 4 years. And if the employment of real actors has been dramatically cut back, how quickly will they return? And, more importantly, why would they?

That would only happen if the actor is successful and well-known. If AI is increasingly used to create "extras" and secondary characters, how many successful, top actors will be around?

And take your example, in 20 years, when the real So Ji-sub is 68 and "chilling" at home, will season 20 of Agent Kim Reactivated feature the AI created 48-year-old version?

Step back from the specific show and consider the implications.

The news article says that, in the clip, close-up shots of So Ji-sub's face was AI generated.
- How long before none of the actors in a movie are real?
- Will we then be watching very fancy cartoons?
- Who owns the legal rights to the face (of a real person) in a series/movie if it is AI generated?

I realise this will be too far down for most people to bother reading, but I have to respond.

First, I wrote South Korea; I did not say South Koreans, as I am fully aware that plastic surgery tourism is a big thing.

Second, if you scroll down to the 4th paragraph of the piece you will come across this:
"South Korea is the country with the highest per-person percentage of plastic surgeries in the world. In South Korea, it is estimated that the rate of plastic surgery is approximately 1 in 25, with women being the largest demographic getting plastic surgery. South Korea is followed by Argentina and Brazil."

Third, having watched quite a few Chinese dramas, I am aware of the "surgically enhanced faces".

Not certain where the need to reference Chinese dramas comes from. However, if you go to this World Population Review link (https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/plastic-surgery-by-country), you will read that South Korea has the highest per capita percentage of plastic surgeries in the world.

I agree that Man from Nowhere has a very similar premise and story line. In fact, after the first two episodes of this series, I re-watched the film because of the similarity.

Another film with a similar premise is Hitman: Agent Jun. However, it is much lighter in tone and definitely does not "take itself seriously". Personally, I love the part where his wife "takes on" the bad guy's henchmen".

Yes, you are watching the same drama but with different perspectives.

"I guess with popularity comes hate, it’s normal. they’re prolly mad a pretty plastic face is not winning this year."

I sincerely hope that you appreciate the exquisite irony of commenting about popularity resulting in hate, and then exhibiting your own version of hate/contempt towards people who apparently like pretty plastic faces.