Bring It On, Ghost (2016)

Like Pizza Delivered Upside Down ~ Could Have Been ⤴️ But It's Just ⤵️ °4.6° °Poor°

I tried to roll along with BIOG, I really did. When watching fiction - especially fantasy - we must hold our suspension of disbelief in order to go along with the show and enjoy it. It's more relaxing to be on the generous side of the issue. Each time we have to dismiss inconsistencies, errors, a clumsy cadence, stupid dialogue or other disappointments, it's like a pinprick. At some point blood starts to gush and one can't let it go anymore. Then almost everything posi+ive drains dry, which is what happened here. This show just doesn't work; it's lifeless. Inconsistencies kept that "little ✒pinch" feeling going. For instance:

✒Can people see ghosts, or just evil spirits? It's unclear. We are told that seeing ghosts is something only a few people can do, but as the show goes on, more and more people are seeing ghosts. The viewer can make some guesses as to why this happens, but we shouldn't have to guess. The rules of this world should be explained and then adhered to. Or it hurts.

✒Hyun Ji's wardrobe, and how she is able to obtain, wear and change clothes is inconsistent. Her clothing is a plot driver in some episodes, yet rules about wardrobe laid out early on are bent, broken or tossed out altogether later. While I'm on the subject of costume, when Hyun Ji is wearing black she should have had spike-heeled boots on, not the frumpy-dumpies she wears. How kick@$$ing could she be when wearing them? They only could have helped.

✒She gets wet when it rains but her hair is dry when she comes out of the lake(?)

✒Why don't people see the forks and knives moving and the glasses being raised when ghosts are eating?

✒The police investigate a buried body in the woods and declare that it may not be a natural death? Possibly. What made them think that? Oh, right, the body was BURIED.

✒I'm almost shocked that the two seniors, In Rang and Cheon Sang, who only want to film ghosts in the beginning of the show, seem to forget all about it, and their youtube channel, as the episodes go on. The writer and director just let that aspect float out there and never used it. Letting something so important to the characters just fall away with no reason provided is downright lazy plot and character development.

✒We aren't told how technically skillful In Rang is, early on, so when he magically displays prowess later, it seems to sprout from nowhere.

✒Do we know the monk's actual relationship to Bong Pal? He seems to be an uncle, but if that was stated I missed it. We shouldn't be left to guess.

✒Do we know if Hyun Ji got all of her memories back from her time with Park Bong Pal?

✒What's going on in ep16 when they claim they don't need money and they have to be convinced to earn some? Bizarre.

It's as if they mixed scenes together like four and water. They don't have the sugar and the eggs, so no cake. It's gloop. Instead of a cohesive product that works, they just have a pile of separated scenes that don't combine for a better whole. On top of the inconsistencies and general sloppiness, the soundtrack and sound effects are lackluster.

The acting was fine. The actors suffer from bad directing. It doesn't seem like it's their fault. There appears to be a lack of chemistry, but it's probably a lack of good direction. Joon Hwa Park has a great lineup as a director. Hopefully this is an outlier. Conversely, one of the best things in the show is an incentive twist. That was a pleasant surprise. The villain is well done also, but none of that can bless this offering.

IMHO…

Directing 4
Acting 7
Romance 5
Flutters 4
Thought provocation 3

Age 13& up.

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Une merveilleuse découverte !

J'avais ce drama sur ma liste depuis très longtemps mais je n'envisageais pas forcément de le voir tout de suite n'ayant que peu d'infos dessus et le site (Netflix) ne proposant même pas de bande annonce, je me suis bêtement dit que c'était parce qu'il ne devait pas casser des briques.

Fort heureusement, j'ai lu une critique qui m'a poussé à regarder la série...
Je ne vais pas me lancer dans une critique très longue, je tiens juste à donner mon ressenti.

L'histoire :

De prime abord, ce drama m'a fait penser à Master's Sun car effectivement il traite de personnes capables de voir les fantômes et les combats et/ou les aide mais sans l'aspect Chaebol du lead masculin, ni l'aspect irritant que m'a donné la lead féminine et c'est déjà très rafraîchissant en soi.

Ensuite, effectivement, les effets spéciaux sont au rendez-vous, c'est bien fait, crédible et ils s'inscrivent bien dans l'histoire sans en faire trop. On découvre ainsi, beaucoup sur le folklore de la vie après la vie vue par les coréens et je trouve que certains aspects sont mieux expliqués et/ou mieux inscrits dans l'histoire que dans Arang and the Magistrate, ce qui également, est un bon point a mon sens.

Les personnages :

Concernant les acteurs, je suis allé.e de découvertes en découvertes car je ne connaissais aucun des rôles principaux mais j'ai hâte de les voir dans d'autres productions tellement leurs rôles respectifs et leur jeu d'acteur m'ont bluffé.e!

Si on se met à parler des rôles plus secondaires, j'avais déjà « rencontré » Kim Sang Ho (le moine Myeong Cheol) notamment dans le City Hunter coréen où il joue un rôle qui comporte des similarités avec celui de ce présent drama. Il apparaît ici à la fois comme père de substitution, ami mais également guide voire conscience du lead masculin. Bien qu'il lui arrive de commettre des erreurs car il n'en est pas moins humain, il fait tout pour se rattraper et malgré sa mise ou ses actions parfois plus que négligées, c'est quelqu'un qui m'apparaît comme pur dans ses intentions profondes.

Ensuite, le duo comique, j'ai nommé Lee David (Kim In Rang) et Kang Ki Young (Choi Cheon Sang) que je connaissais bien car l'ayant vu dans de nombreux drama comme, par exemple, What's Wrong With Secretary Kim où il joue également un rôle qui m'apparaît assez similaire même si moins poussé qu'ici. Alors, ces deux compères sont non seulement drôles à chacune de leurs apparitions, mais aussi je pense qu'on peut leur décerner la palme des « best bro' ever », en effet, même s'ils sont terrifiés, quelque soit les épreuves qui se présentent, ils restent ensemble et sont toujours là pour aider. Et ils vont jusqu'à inclure le couple lead à leur petit duo.

La réalisation :

Le drama est bien rythmé à mon sens et l'intrigue se déroule sans accroc. Les secrets sont dévoilés en temps utile et on a pas de trucs type Deus ex machina qui ruine l'ensemble comme dans d'autres production sur le même genre d'histoire (de fantômes!) que j'ai pu voir jusqu'à maintenant.
La romance est bien présente mais j'aurai aimé qu'elle soit un poil moins sage sur la fin concernant les relations entre les lead et la mère de l'héroïne mais ça n'enlève rien au reste de l'œuvre.

Finalement, je dirais que le plus gros point négatif de ce drama c'est de n'être pas assez représenté et pas assez connu, j'ai adoré le voir et il restera longtemps dans ma mémoire et dans mon top ten.

Maintenant, à vous de vous faire votre avis.

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This ghost is neither funny nor scary

Am not a fan of the horror genre but still, I tried to watch this because I saw a clip of funny ghosts' interaction with humans. But I was highly disappointed the clip I saw was the only funny thing in the drama too. til the 11th episode, 70 percent of the screen time was about cooking food and catching ghosts which brought no development to the story. Also, It was so slow that I was tired to watch everything, so I skipped through it. Amnesia and murder mystery could have been written more strongly because it had created a good backstory.
If anyone wants to skip, then watch the drama from episode 12, it gains a high pace in uncovering the ghost mystery.

Acting by Kim So Hyun is just excellent. She is one adorable hungry spirit.
Ok Taecyeon was good but he was just average.

Music is not memorable

Rewatch is an absolute NO. I would rather watch that clip of ghost than watch this ghost and human cohabitation.

Afterthought
The cohabitation didn’t feel like happening between a ghost and a human, because she is demanding food, clothes, and studying, she feels like a teenager who is latching onto their guardian.

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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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