Would definitely recommend, even to non BL fans

So this is my first review, and I normally avoid doing them, but I really love this drama way to much not to. I went into it not really expecting to find anything really gripping, but BOY was I wrong. Literally everything about this drama had me captivated from the first episode. It made me laugh my butt off at some parts, cringe from emberassment at others, and bawl like a baby at others.

Story:// 10/10
Mes is a ghost who isn't quite sure why he can't move on. Than is a boy who can see ghosts. As a child, he would visit Mes and leave him snacks, and as an adult ends up inviting the spirit into his home. They live together and develop a deep friendship - which eventually turns to more - all whilst trying to help Mes move on. It's kind of cliche, but the execution is unique and absolutely delightful.
It may be BL, but that's not the main focus. It seems to focus more on friendship and cherishing those you hold dear, and includes mature and realistic themes such as coming out to your parents, delivering all of this without being your typical dramatic and cheesy BL. It has it's fair share of fluff, but this one is a slow burner!

Acting/Cast:// 9.5/10
There wasn't a single actor here who didn't carry their part. I first saw Singto in Sotus, though in my opinion he was much better here! He played Mes perfectly; every emotion he portrayed seemed so genuine. The rest of the cast did wonderfully as well, especially Guy and Ampere (the actors for Mes' spirit friends). For characters seen so rarely compared to Mes and Than, they're just as memorable and charming. The chemistry between everyome was amazing as well! There were a few awkward spots here and there, but in general it was wonderful.

Music:// 7.5/10
I'm generally pretty picky with music in general, but most of the music in this drama seemed to fit the moods and the scenes they played for. Not the best, but quite nice.

Rewatch Value:// 10/10
I would definitely rewatch this, and actually am at the moment. This is my favorite drama and will never cease to be so. Hopefully now that I've already gone through the heartbreak of the last few episodes, it won't hit me as hard this time.

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I'm not just saying this for the fact that I prefer the original, but for the fact that this in general is absolutely horrible and bored me out of my mind. I'll explain further below, but in all, I couldn't even finish it. I tried giving it a chance after seeing people say it was special in it's own way, but imo this remake is the worst BL I've ever seen besides My Boy.

Story: 5.5/10
The only reason it got this high is because I do love the original novel. Its a great story with great potential, but even for being a remake, this manages to skip literally everything important and dodge almost every special moment that made them bond before. There's so much left untold and left to just be assumed everyone knows.

Acting/Cast: 3.5
In all, I don't like this cast, not because I prefer the original alone. Almost no one really seemed to do thr characters justice or play them right, and the chemistry was dead. There was none. The only ones I liked were Forth (admittedly I like his actor for this one more than the original), Wayo (although not as good as the original, he did Wayo justice and played him well, he was absolutely precious), and Ming. Phana did not seem to be casted by the right guy at all, not saying he's a bar actor, but he just didn't fit Phana at all

Music: 7/10
Not bad but not wonderful, it was in general pretty nice though. Nothing here to complain about imo.

Rewatch Value: 1/10
I didn't even finish this and will never again try to watch it again, I doubt I'll even watch this new season that's supposedly coming out. Forget that. Not purely because I prefer the original, but because this was absolutely awful. Maybe I'll consider watching it, since it's all stuff that's never been acted out before, but I doubt the actors or chemistry will improve there either.

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