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Rom Coms never get old.

Would you accept a business proposal that guarantees a release of endorphins to relieve stress, gives you a good belly laugh & “happy hormones” through the course of its run?

The delectable cast, fun-filled and hilarious scenarios are bound to make your day.

Cast your rationality aside as you hop on this vagabond to a KDrama rom com that’s filled with destiny and coincidences (that are usually hard to make-believe).

All you need to do is sit back and relax.

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Missing the banter of your favourite doctors from “Hospital Playlist 2”? What about your favourite songs from their band practices?

Let’s take a walk down memory lane as we gush over some lovey-dovey moments, memorable quotes and life lessons from this feel-good and therapeutic medical drama.
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“比起抓着不放， 放手需要更大的决心。” – 小编最喜欢的经典名言

德鲁纳酒店，散发着一股浓郁的神秘气息，令人想一层一层窥探其中的奥秘。

除了期待IU的百变造型(133套装发 – 应该是史上最多) 和时尚风, 观众也可以期待特效制造出来的惊悚元素, 主角和配角们精湛的演技，扣人心弦的故事情节和细腻的情感呈现。IU & 吕珍九的好人缘也令许多大咖级人马的客串演出，让这部剧集更加星光璀璨。

这部电视剧已打破了TVN有史以来的收视记录，平均每集的收视率是12%。

Audience can expect a world of fantasy & horror, waiting to be unraveled. It is a concoction of “The Master’s Sun”, “Goblin” and “第八号当铺”。 You would be intrigued to discover more about the sad stories that everyone brings.

While there are times when the better good such as forgiving and letting go, better appreciating and cherishing who and what we have in our lives would warm us, the ugly side of human nature such as resentment, hate, greed and selfishness would manifest themselves in many ways. Some short stories would be etched in your mind, but none would be as captivating as the strong bond of the hotel cast.

There are many “food for thought” moments, such as looking into societal problems like how cyber bullying can lead to dire consequences, how the suffering of sex tape victims remind us of the recent sex tape saga and how what we see may not be the reality.

Like some would put it, “Hotel Del Luna” is not so much about life and death and what happens in the afterlife. It is more about embracing the good, the bad, evil side of human nature, about finding love, peace, seeking forgiveness, cherishing people around you and living life to the fullest.

The Hong Sisters make a very good linkage between the mini stories to the bigger events or moral of the story till the very last scene. 整部剧集很有连贯性，而这类拍摄手法能够把观众带回之前的集数, 再重新思考一次。

每集都会有不同的小故事，但这些故事的寓意会持续地在剧集里联集着，就算到了最后一集也是如此。这就代表了编剧们放进了许多小巧思和连贯性。有些故事很感人，例如为孩子延续生命线的父母，为了不让爱人跟着自己离去而剪断了两人间的红线的鬼新娘。

他们的相遇，早已注定了结局。

因为早已预知结局，他们的爱情慢慢地因为了解而萌芽。因为早已有共识，所以也不会过于煽情。有些爱，无法长相思守, 但会永存在你心里。

原本已枯萎千年的月之树，因为粲星细心的照顾，呵护和灌溉，重新开枝散叶，满月也似乎拥有重生的机会。

They part with the belief that they would meet again.

It’s this faith that keeps the audience going too and approving that this would be the most apt ending for both Man Wol and Chan Sung, in this lifetime at least.

大致上，演员们都能掌握自己角色的细腻情感。这的确是很适合 IU 的角色，吕珍九也很能抓住观众的心。他从童星到现在，演技一天比一天纯熟。他们之间的眼神交流也是很有 Feel。

How fascinating the world of Del Luna is to a human like Chan Sung. He’s like “Alice in Wonderland” , having new things to explore everyday and plays a huge part in unraveling Man Wol’s past, which also intrigues him to want to know more about her.

From the scary makeup of the various ghosts to how the hotel transformed from a torn-down building to a castle-like building at night, looks like one that belongs to a Disney Princess. 每一集都会有一段酒店宾客的”小故事”。有些会令你额外有印象，因为它们特别引人深思，让你感慨万千。整部剧集想带过的一点就是，要放过自己，就要懂得如何宽恕他人，原谅自己。

What we see, what we thought we knew and reality can be very different.

放手比抓着不放才是真正的王道。

念力是股强大的力量。You attract what you Think”. 强烈的怨念能够毁灭一个人，也能伤害许多周遭无辜的人。这也是现今社会问题。许多人在面对生活压力无处发泄，就会在网路的世界寻找一些慰寄。但有许多网民很多时候不负责任的胡乱谩骂，也导致了许多人踏上自杀的不归路。

结局篇的节奏其实有点”赶”, 因为要送走酒店的所有职员，满月和让粲星有个 Closure. 客房主管&满月带来无数的安慰，所以她们两的离别戏会比较动人。终于理解，并不是报仇雪恨就能令自己过得更加快乐。真正放下才是对自己最大的宽恕。把所有的员工都送走之后，空无一人的酒店，有种空荡荡，凄凉的忧伤。

人都是孤独的来，也是孤独的离开，只是带了很多牵挂和放不下的。

Yeo Jin Goo has never disappointed the audience since he was a child actor. 粲星不管对待任何人都是那么的亲切友善。也因为他的真诚，温暖，爱，对满月起了好的作用。月之树开始花开花谢，满月也渐渐被她感化，展现柔弱和好的一面。

观众也很爱看满月和粲星斗嘴的画面。从起初的主仆关系，满月经常作弄怕鬼的粲星，到两人慢慢互相了解，坠入爱河后的甜蜜与即将分开的恐惧，真是令许多观众觉得他们的爱情既是那么美丽，却带点悲伤。粲星会因为满月不停地陷入危险，而满月也得不断地拯救他。他们就是这种互相依靠，分不开的缘分。

从来并不觉得IU是演技派，但这部剧能说是让她散发自然演技的机会。或许就像洪氏姐妹说的，张满月一角似乎是为她量身而定做，非她莫属。From 傲慢，刁蛮，小气，霸气十足 to the look of angst and hate in her eyes, blooming with love and sorrow at the same time, were some of the complicated emotions that she successfully portrayed.

Lee Do Hyun’s another young actor with potential. We have seen him in “30 but 17” & “Cleaning with Passion”, but he only garnered audience’s attention in “Hotel Del Luna”. 虽然P.O的演技备受争议，但贤重和宥娜的甜蜜爱情的萌芽，会让人想起初恋的时刻。观众也很清楚他们之间的爱情无法长久，但就是这种酸甜的滋味才称得上是两小无猜的初恋情怀。

所谓”不是冤家不聚头”，延宇和美羅在今世成了情侣。时常吵闹的原因也因为前世是”冤家”。或许这对他们两是个可以弥补对方的机会。在戏里的麻姑神以许多不同的面貌出现。有时候会帮人牵姻缘线，有时会帮助灵魂解开心中的结再上路，但有些时候又会无情似地消灭一些亡魂。

粲星问为何麻姑神就不能以好的面貌出现来帮助需要的灵魂? 她的答复是，如果以大家想要的面貌出现，又有谁会真正在意呢?

人生不一定会完全公平，神明在戏里也对每件事情和人类有着不同的见解。

开放式的结局或许会让观众看得意犹未尽，但也正因如此，才是现下最妥善的安排。观众可以凭自己的想像，来刻画出心里的结局。

虽然观众都敲碗希望金秀贤会演出续集，但洪氏姐妹并没有开拍续集的念头。这就是见好就收的道理。就让一切那么的有点缺憾美，有点悲伤，但庆幸的落幕。有时候，有些缺憾反而更加圆满。

Hotel Del Luna 不仅仅是部悬疑，惊悚，喜剧爱情偶像剧。

它之所以那么成功，是因为故事情节能让我们更清楚地认清一些事情，和开始探讨和珍惜我们在短暂生命里所遇到的人们，和想完成的事情。千万不要等到一切都太迟了才来后悔或感到惋惜。

Start living your life now, if you haven’t.

Hotel Del Luna may have ended its chapter, but its legacy will be etched in our hearts.
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如果能够回到1999年，那美好的年代。。

你会试图改变些什么? 最想做的又是什么?

I may be slow to jump onto this journey to the past with “Go Back Couple”, but it’s better late than never. It’s a 温馨小品 that you should watch, or even re-watch since it relates so closely to our daily lives.

A trip back to 18 years ago could be nostalgic, but it also brings back bittersweet memories.

This drama is not just about dealing with marriages, but all your interpersonal relationships. It’s about every aspect of life, the rationale behind your decisions and their consequences, youth, first loves, growing up, dreams, passion, etc. It makes you reflect and laugh at the same time. 充满感触和感慨。

I’m not a fan of drama themes with going back to the past or future, for the ending is definitely about parting and returning to where they belong. You can relate well to the drama because of real life struggles that we face in our 30s, the many regrets and “What If”s in life. Traveling back in time allows the leads to revisit, mend or rekindle relationships with their family members and friends in the past.

人生就是一段旅程。能够回到过去，或许就像戏里说的”也许我们只是暂时去了一趟旅行，而所有的旅行终究是为了回归。是为了更爱惜自己的所有，才选择出发的。 ”

If you like 那些年 or 我的少女时代, you should like this too. I like how they go back to the past and look the same as they were in their 20s but with a more matured mind set of a 38-year old. You would laugh at yourself for all the silly things you did when you were in your 20s.

The breaking point of their relationship is the death of Jin Joo’s mother. It is a painful void that cannot be erased from their hearts.

我们常听说”时间是最好的良药”，但并非所有的情况都是如此。有些事情放在心里不说，以为时间会冲淡一切。但其实只会让彼此间的疙瘩越来越多，像雪球一样滚。

I like how the story started with the wedding ceremony that was so sweet & comical, for we know the “happily ever after” in romance comedies don’t exist in reality.

接下来的画面就是14年后离婚，摧残的模样，形成了强烈的对比。结了婚之后, 爱情会由农转淡，渐渐转换成亲情，感情和责任。这是种相呼应的关系。或许小时候童话故事看多了，听多了，人们都会对婚礼和婚姻有着不切实际的憧憬，但慢慢长大之后，许多人都会对婚姻有莫名的恐惧。

婚姻是爱情的结晶，终点。。还是坟墓?

之前浪漫的二人世界，被现实狠狠不断冲击着。天天只为了赚钱养家，照顾家人和孩子，几乎没了原有一个人时的自由和自我。所谓的”梦想”更是不复存在。开始埋怨对方，厌倦彼此，有了倦怠感，互相折磨。

夫妻之前少了沟通，也就变得很少会体恤对方，站在对方的角度思考。

Jang Nara still looks quite pretty and youthful, though she made herself look like a shagged housewife. She portrayed the agonizing parts about being a mid 30s housewife vs a 20-year old college student very well. Son Ho Jun is very comical but he can also make you tear with some of his more somber moments.

They both experienced heart thumping moments again when they met their first loves back in varsity days. Well, it does take you on a memory lane.
Their chemistry is very much on point, not overly dramatic or lacking. They are definitely a “make-believe” couple that we see in our daily lives.

After being together for 18 years, they lost the passion and took things for granted. They tried to avoid each other at all costs when they returned to the past, but they eventually realized they still love and care for each other.

Jang Ki Young did a pretty good job too. It’s a 10 yrs difference between him & Jang Nara. You fully understand why Jang Nara thanked him at the awards for being able to look at her like a college girl.
Love is never about the conditions or how well someone treats you. It has to be something reciprocal.

故事策划方面还挺 detailed 的，例如90年代发生的大件事和许多90年代流行的发型和服饰，还有当年的 Pager, Flip hand phones, cassette, video tapes, movie DVDs.里头也看到了”阿飞正转”的 DVD, 听见红极一时的”Titanic”主题曲”My Heart Will Go On”，还有1999年的”世界末日”论。

回到1999年在念大学时，珍珠变年轻，肌肤紧绷，没了鱼尾纹，恢复纤细的身材，应该是所有女人都向往的。但看见已逝去的亲人的那份悸动。。会令人感觉既温馨又心酸。

那些念大学时的校庆和 Open House，还真的让人仿佛回到了学生时代。他们当时最想做的是即兴旅行。The carefree days when you could just go BBQ, camping and have fun with your friends. 顿时，好想脱离只有还贷款的年代。

It’s a chance for them to regain those feelings they had when they were younger, so that they understand why they did what they did.

这也算是上天想给他们重新认识彼此，也更了解自己的机会。

他们两人都很勇于地争取自己想要的。但这一切也会连带地影响到其他人的未来。

我想除了半岛和珍珠的感情线，最感人的就是珍珠和妈妈的感情线。

The scenes on how she tried to make up for the lost time and cherished every single moment and create more memories with her mum, would grip your hearts. The final scene when they bade farewell and her mum finding out that she came from the future, was heart breaking enough to make me tear nonstop at 3am.

珍珠20岁时是”校花”类型，但成了 ahjuma 后，别人都只是为了卖保险而靠近她。

崔半岛年轻时血气方刚，脾气火爆，容易闯祸，长大后却得看别人颜色受人凌辱来谋生。

其实踏入社会多年后，我们都只是忙着赚钱，而忽略了自己和深爱的感受，也变得不那么经常沟通。有些时候，放慢脚步，试着从不同角度看事情，会让我们变得没那么暴躁，也更懂得体恤别人。

大家对初恋的定义都不一样。是第一个令你怦然心动，第一个接吻，或第一个交往的人呢?看到主角们在争论自己那最美丽的初恋时, 嘴角会不禁的上扬。

一个想要的是陪着她，不是守护她的人,不是顾着赚钱而是陪她一起吃饭，一起哭和悲伤的人。另一个则只想让她笑, 再也不想看见她哭。

两人都以自以为是为了对方好的方式来相处，却不知这却渐渐地加深恋人之间的磨擦。
Communication is the key to any relationship.

世界上没有什么是理所当然的。我们往往对于习惯的事物，别人对我们的好，都习以为常。不是所有事情都 comes in a package.

这戏想带给大家最大的message 就是人与人之间最重要的就是沟通，不要把一切都当作理所当然，要珍惜现在和眼前人。

This is a heartwarming drama, which gives us some important life lesson. The script is meaningful; the main and supporting cast delivered their roles well with good chemistry. It gives you a warm feeling after watching the entire drama.

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This drama is pretty well paced, exhilarating, shows many futuristic elements, coupled with some surprising twists and turns. There are sweet and endearing moments but also heartbreaking instances and cold hard truths that we have to experience as part of life’s journey. It gives us many life lessons about handling interpersonal relationships, holding close what’s dear to us, how destructive human greed can be and how we have always neglected people around us.

This drama’s theme is very much about love & acceptance. We always talk about loving and accepting people for who they really are, even when they are so diversely different. Would it have been any different to show our love and acceptance towards Artificial Intelligent (A.I) Robots?

While many may be driven by greed and ambition, which leads them to a destructive mode or even irredeemable state, some are driven by love and acceptance to be who they really are and to do good.

The drama started off with a pace quick enough to keep you entertained while anticipating subsequent episodes. You wonder how Namshin could avoid being tracked down, how could the Robot Namshin III act like the real McCoy without having his cover blown & all the conspiracies that were brewing within.

We love the “interpersonal” relationships that Namshin III has forged or helped Namshin to do “damage repair”, and how the 2 Namshins had to go through much ordeal when one wants to co-exist but the other wants to be the 1 and only Namshin.

Why do we FEEL so much for Namshin III?

He was created as a “replacement” for Laura Oh’s human son, Namshin. 他只是为了精神寄托，而制造和设定出来的。It feels sad whenever he has this yearning look when his mum shows favouritism, especially when he asked his mum if he is not her son anymore, just because he doesn’t behave like the real Namshin?

He would never say no to his mum, even if he knew that he would be abandoned someday. He just wanted to be “useful” and “helpful”; otherwise it defeats the purpose of his existence.

He’s more thoughtful than Namshin, since he’s observant and would buy medication for his mum when she has a migraine. He could even tell she was lying without his lie detector on anymore. That’s how he evolves by studying and observing the environment and people around him, he could tell from their minor expressions and body language.

Over time, he would only listen to So Bong as she is the only one who accepts him for who he really is and sees him as an unique individual. He often said that he may understand what people say, but he would not be able to experience those feelings himself. The saddest was when, he wanted to cry like a human being, but he just couldn’t.

H e shouldn’t feel any emotions and he supposedly couldn’t but many a times, he proved that he has his own persona. He’s able to DIFFERENTIATE on his own, what the things he should or should not do are and IF he wanted to do it. There came this powerful force called “Love” that overwrites his programming. It is similar to how human beings learn about their feelings too.

He is self-aware and seeks affirmation that he’s being liked and needed. You can also sense his compassion, love, jealousy and sadness many a times too.
That’s already being human.

I like the intricate details that Seo Kang Joon puts in to distinguish the 2 Namshins. How effortless it seems for him to do the switch instantaneously. It’s not an easy job to act with “less expressions” since he is a robot, yet his actions need to prove that he genuinely cared.

He not just has to act as a robot and a human, but also a robot who’s acting like the human Namshin. That’s something on a deeper level. How the look in his eyes went a little blurry, 善良, innocent or what we call the “puppy eyes”, would show that he is Namshin III and how when he has this sharp glare or anguish look in his eyes, with that smirk on his face or snarky look, would mean that he is human Namshin.

Namshin is full of himself, has a terrible attitude, filled with hatred and so lack of love. However, there are times you could see beyond his pain & anger. You can rationalise his “irrational” and “bratty” behaviours.

Namshin has the absolute right to be angry. It is understandable that he may go through extreme measures to “secure” his position.

It is an act of self doubt, self-defence and lack of confidence.

If only he did not continue to wallow in self-pity, things might have changed for the better.

We can feel the pain in both Namshins. They are just little boys who yearn for their mum’s love.

It felt like a relief when Namshin III could announce to the world that he is a robot and what impressive things and good deeds he has done. He wants to co-exist with human beings, doesn’t have to fear that people will discover his identity anymore. We always wanted to just be who we really are and hope that others can accept us for being ourselves too.

A robot-human romance is TOTALLY viable in this drama.

Obviously So Bong would be confused after being with him 24/7, even Young Hoon, who’s closest to Namshin also waivered. Namshin III also treated Namshin’s little cousin Hee Dong with much care and affection that the little kid could TELL he is not his real cousin.

He’s like your Superhero boyfriend – Iron Man to be exact.

He could stop traffic light, piggyback you without ever feeling tired, stop cars with his bare hands, save you from a burning building, manipulate anything that’s to do with technology & protect you from harm. The way he looks at So Bong affectionately, fusses over her, rushes to her rescue and gets jealous, is just so “human”. It also evokes laughter when he kept having “imaginary hallucinations” when he misses So Bong.

He could be dense, but he learns how to make his loved ones happy.

The ever so kind and pure Namshin III went “bersek” and stared inflicting harm on people who love him, including So Bong and CEO Nam, when he was controlled via manual mode by Namshin. He was so afraid that he would harm human beings that he told So Bong to stay far away.
Namshin III would rather destroy himself than to harm others.

The times when So Bong told Namshin III that she hoped he is human and when Namshin III asked if things would be better if he were a real human, were heartbreaking.

She became the one who he opened his “heart” to. They remained steadfast to each other. They were protective, would comfort and go the extra mile to ensure each other is okay. She could almost always tell both Namshins apart, except when Namshin “pranked” her by acting like Namshin III.

The rude shock she had when she went into the auditorium to tell Namshin III that she likes him (not realising he is Namshin) and wanted to take him away from all humans trying to harm him, was impactful.

2 persons may look alike, but it is how they are at heart, that sets them apart.

It’s like a prelude that Laura would be torn between her 2 sons ultimately. We know that Namshin is a very rebellious and spoil brat. He would not be forgiving towards a mum who has abandoned him for 20 years.

While she may have thought that she didn’t feel for Namshin III, which mother could ever sacrifice her children, be it by birth or by creation?

While I understand where Young Joon is coming from by embracing ALL bad things that Namshin has done, it seems incredible as to how he can have such high tolerance level and is oblivious to all temptations. What we do know is, he truly cares for Namshin like a little brother.

I pity Ye Na, despite the wilful & awful things she did to Namshin III & So Bong. Being possessive and trying all ways and means to win the heart of Namshin for 20 years but failed to do so, would not do her any good.

She was being delusional, but she has always been on Namshin’s side and this over-indulgence made things worse. It’s only towards the end when she felt that she needed to do what’s right so that she could save Namshin.

CEO Nam & Seo Yong Gil are the biggest villains. Both are driven by immense greed and ambitions, trying to outdo each other, in a world where victory belongs to “survival of the fittest”.

It may be karma that CEO Nam eventually got played by his own prank that he really had dementia, but I wasn’t going to empathise how he could do such things to his son & grandson.

As for Yong Gil, his quest to protect his position and to wanting something more, which means owning the entire PK Group, eventually leads to a road of no return.

There was this scene when So Bong’s dad disagreed when Namshin III said that he would never have a change of heart. Since he is learning to become human, he may also have a change of heart some day.

Namshin III is constantly evolving and we have no idea if So Bong would be tired of him some day too. It’s common to have breakups if it doesn’t ultimately work towards marriage, which is definitely not so viable for them.

It is probably towards the end that we realise So Bong’s love for him would not likely change, that have us feeling more relieved.

Why think so deep into the future when we should live in the moment?

It’s just like what So Bong’s dad said, “Love and hate to your heart’s content, so that you won’t regret later”.

Come what may, I’m sure that’s what our lead couple would say.

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