Okay. The third paragraph drew me in. I wanna watch this.

Thanks javabeans!

I actually really liked the start of this series. I especially loved Yoon Kyesang's character. He definitely embraces the character completely even when he's OCD or over the top. I also like that the character is extremely OCD it makes for exciting episodes, like in the preview for episode three! hehe.. AND Jin Yihan is sooooo cute in this series!!

Yay! You like this show too!
I love the actor who plays Seung Hyo. It was so funny watching him be so serious and disgusted by everything in the world and then watching him switch into the dorkiest 31 year old ever! It made me laugh so hard! Although his change in attitude might make him look schizophrenic to others.
I'm interested to see how Young In will learn to like the real Seung Hyo and how Seung Hyo will actually get over his disgusted outlook.
The age difference is quite wide as well with Young In being 18 (20?) and Seung Hyo being 31!. It's like it's channeling My Wife is 18!
I personally think that Go Ara's acting isn't something to complain about in the episodes so far. I haven't seen her in any other pieces but I think so far her acting is up to par. I mean her crying made me cry (and it takes a lot to make me cry).
Can't wait for WITHS2 subs for 3 and 4 so I can continue to love this show!

I really think this series, for me, anyway, is going to be worth watching just for the manic switches for Yoon Kye Sang. It's just too fun to watch.

I can't help but think landing a role like this must be an actor's dream, hehe.

I totally adore this drama, its so cute. The cast is amazingly gorgeous and the plot is awesome. They're all super duper hotttt.

They really should do a Dead Like Me k-drama with the Reapers and all...

Because of how interesting the Korean afterlife traditions are, I'm sure they could come up with some really fascinating storylines.

Yay...I was waiting for a summary before I delved in (reading the initial plot started my interest already) and so everything looks good. I must say, besides being impressed with Go Ara on a superficial looks level (she is cute!), her acting in that clip you put up wasn't too shabby at all!

Too bad the series will probably just be a run-of-the-mill type in Korea but, then again, those series are usually the ones I like most.........strange. :/

Jessica, I agree with you, Dead like me was awesome, they should do a show like that.
Javabeans said "So if she eventually falls for Seung Hyo, how much of that is genuine? How can she love someone when all his kindness came from someone else? (I’m guessing that changes, but I’m curious to see how.)"

That would mean she fell for her dad, that's a little disturbing

oooh are you going to recap this series!!!

@last paragraph: kind of a twisted Cyrano de Bergerac

I will definitely be watching this!

Yoon Kye Sang really nailed the acting here I think. He's got the whole "father" character down. It's as if I'm watching the actor who plays Young In's father. Actually, all the three lead actors in this drama can act. I believe them. And yeah, there's something fishy about Jae Ha. But this guy can sing. Also the age difference between Young In and Seung Hyo sort of bothers me. Their age is the same in real life. Now, is that even legal? lol. But I guess age doesn't matter, YKS doesn't even look 31. Thanks Javabeans for the summaries.

I've watched only the first two subbed episodes (thank you WITH S2/invisibelle!) and found it endearing and charming. I looove the sets and the camera angles. The colors are really vivid (with red being the thematic palette in a lot of scenes. Not quite sure of its significance yet. Does anyone know?). The apartments (of both male leads) and Young In's room are just adorably quirky. The cinematography is awesome. Editing is quite effective and creative too. Overall, a very pretty drama.

Go Ara is very photogenic, just as the two male leads (though I'm far from being enamoured with Jin Yi Han. Is there something wrong with me?). I must admit that I don't quite feel the sparks between them yet. Perhaps 'cause of the obvious age gap between Young In and Seung Hyo/Jae Ha. Seriously, she looks very much like a teenager and the guys do look like they are rockin' the cradle a bit. But that could change as the series progresses. For now, i'm willing to suspend my disbelief.

I agree, this drama has heart. It has tons of personality. The humor wavers bipolar-like between sophisticated and over-the-top; effective when it needs to be. I can see the potential. The first two episodes were solid; but the plot does have its limit. I'm not sure how far they can sustain the humor and still make it fresh (for the entire 20 episodes). YKS' character (especially his OCD-driven scenes) is something else. It's hilarious to watch an actor working two characters at the same time. How exhausting and confusing it must be. He's pretty good so far.

BTW, I really like the BGM or OST or whatever that is playing along. Lovely music. Does anyone know the name of the recurrent English song in the first 2 eppies? Much appreciated.

ill definitely watch this... thanks dramabeans....

I was hoping you'd like it! Your reasons for liking it are the same as mine. :)

I guess as I can understand more about it, I get why it would be 'pretty good'. Plus now I realize that guy from EIA is also here, with a bigger part too. I still don't know whether I'm gonna follow this or not because the pairing, especially when the romance is explored, is just gonna be a tad weird.

thank you SOOOO much for capping this series!!! i hope this drama catches on because so far i really have enjoyed it!!! i loved your review! keep up the good work! :)

I find it interesting that some people think Go Ara looks young because I actually think she looks somewhat old. Like if someone told me she's 25 I would believe them.

But then again, it's not so much that she looks old, but more like, perhaps I've seen people in their mid-20s look young (especially Asians).

I'm also in my mid-20s, but I still get carded all the time! Very embarrassing---especially when you're out with your co-workers and you're the only one who gets carded!

I'm so glad that you liked this show too ~ I've really fallen in love with Yoon Kye Sang over the years - and I expected less from Go Ara because of her looks but I think she's living up to what the character needs and for this type of drama...she's doing pretty good.

I love the song of the day btw...i listened to this on repeat a few months ago...nonstop. Have you seen Kim sarang do a live acoustic of this? it's on youtube..check it out!

Interesting summary. Kind of remind me of the hollywood actress Lily something where her spirit entered into Steve Martin's body. Is a comedy as well. Guess I'll give it a short. Thanks for the summary.

where do ya guys go to watch these latest aired kdramas?

tnx javabeans^^ i'm deff. going to watch this after HGD =D the lead actor is hottie =P

im enjoying Who are you a lot. the story especially the cast. yes, yoon kye sang and jin lyi han are just.. sooo fine. another plus.hahhaha eon's character is so cute too. the story is touching too. 1st epi with subs had me bawling. but a lot of scenes are cute and funny too. go ara's acting isnt that up to par yet.. but im giving it a chance. plus i cant really see the chemistry of yks and ara yet. not much sparks even with jlh. hhmmm maybe later on. ill still want to see it.
this is an enjoyable drama to say the least.

is go ara wearing those special contacts? i don't know why but i find her eyes disturbing/distracting. whenever there's a close up of her face i can't focus on anything except wondering if she's wearing special contacts. i loved the scene of when her two best friends were comforting her after her father's death.

to lime9> no she does not wear contacts. That is her natural eye color ^^. It's a pretty hazel. :d

I am really loving this drama! I would give it 5 stars :D

Sounds interesting so far. Maybe after Hong Gil Dong is over, you'll start this as your next project for summaries? That'd be nice since I don't really have time do download the episodes, and I'm not even sure if any group is doing subs.

It's funny; when it comes to kdramas it usually takes a lot to make me cry and requires me to be really familiar with the characters and story - but after watching that short clip I was already pretty teary. For such a young actress I find her very good, and I also love her quaint prettiness.

The video you posted had subs; I thought people shouldn't be posting the hardsubs on streaming sites?

I love that actress! She acted so good in Snow Flower or Snow something.. lmao.
well yeah...
Thanks.

I've seen the first two episodes...I was also hesitant If I'll gonna watch this one but the drama's plot was nice..I love the father daughter relationship between Go Ara and Kang Nam-kil...and Yoon Kye-sang is hilarious whenever Ara's father enters his body...and also Jin Yi-han's character is so alluring even if he's a baddie here...really excellent acting for a newcomer like him...I think I can continue watching this drama

Nice review, I enjoyed eps 1-2 as well (am kind of a Lee Min Jung fan myself, although whether that's purely appreciating her acting or the quite pleasant appearance, I still don't know. Uhm). Don't know how it'll turn out, but certainly more bearable than the 옆동네 쓰레기. ㅋㅋ (It's on air alright. That is, the empty stuff flying around, prissy and lonely in the writer's brain, if you wanna call it air. How you can turn a meta-drama subject into a collection of stereotypes spouting pseudo-insider mumbo-jumbo and get praised by so called journalists still baffles me. Oh well)

Been lurking for a few months, first time finally posting. As always, nice job. And I like the new design.

I agree, it's an interesting show so far but I dun think it'll end up much more than "pretty good" in my book. I'm pretty sure I won't feel the urge to rewatch it in the future, but I'll continue watching it for now. Luckily Go Ara's acting in this drama is pretty decent, I didn't like her much in some previous drama.

i read a fanfic before that's similar to the plot..

thanks for your review javabeans! it def. compelled me to watch it.
and i noticed you changed the tag of your website!

Looks really good, and fun. I'll try to watch it. I hope it interests you enough to do recaps. :-)

"How you can turn a meta-drama subject into a collection of stereotypes spouting pseudo-insider mumbo-jumbo and get praised by so called journalists still baffles me."

Haha, X, you're priceless. That about sums up why you gave On Air one star for entertainment value? ㅋㅋ Btw, I'm thrilled you've decided to delurk. Post more, mister!

nah, that sums the 2 stars for the writing. One for entertainment value is because even with that cast (I happen to like Song Yoon Ah and Lee Bum Soo quite a bit, and tolerate Kim Ha Neul) they manage to screw up the basics. There's a way to make superficially bombastic (that a word?) material work, but this ain't it. Like I said in the mini-review, it's all smoke and mirrors and there's no substance, just that this time instead of the President's daughter it's the new "in" thing even the middle school kids do nowadays... meta-drama! We're all insiders. And stuff.

I mean... the more you go inside the Korean Drama business the more you'll learn an actor would Ne-ehhh-ver do something like Kim Ha Neul's character does on stage, that there's no need to reiterate all that "미드 (Us series) this, CF that" stuff, everyone knows it. Kim Eun Sook can only write 명대사, problem is she doesn't know how to cook the cake around the icing. So all you get is, well. A family serving of frozen nothing.

It's as if someone made a film about Santa and all they had to show was little trolls shouting "Santa ain't real," while thinking aloud of all the things poor [insert assorted Un-PC description] like them do while the big fat grandpa gets all the credit. Uh oh, I think the remote was somewhere down there...

Thank You, Thank You, dear Javabeans. :)
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oh yes..Thank you for the summary... this is a drama i have been waiting for...
ì like yoon kye sang better as an actor, then when he was a singer/rapper in G.O.D... but what a shame that the viewers haven`t seen his potential yet... wish the drama good luck though and can`t wait for more

I've watched 4 episodes of Who R U.. and surely it's getting better and better by episode. YKS is great at his craft, as the Il Gun possessed Seung Hyo.. he just makes me laugh non-stop..

Btw, just randomly asking, is anybody watching Last Scandal of My Life by Choi Jin Shil and Jung Joon Ho atm? Cos I find this drama equally amusing and entertainment..funny and hilarious that is.. Choi Jin Shil's transformation into the ahjumma..lolz...

Ahn Sun Young is so funny, she was great in whats up fox and get karl. i will check this out for the supporting cast, she and the coffee prince guy.

"wouldn’t it be a little too weird if she fell for him because of who he is while her father is in his body…i mean, wouldn’t that essentially mean that she is falling for her father???? o.O"

You know what they say, girls tend to fall for the guys that most resemble their fathers. It just happens to be much more literal in this case...

from reading the short summery I though Comedy , but other than a few smiles and one belly laugh it wasn't really all that funny. I not sure about the lead girl, she looks cute enough [soso] but she quite nasty with it and she can look rather ugly when giving out the verbal abuse. Not sure if that just good acting on her part or not yet.
The father..well I getting a bit irate over his antics and it only show two. The lead guy, well it been said nothing to like about him..not even than good looking.
The father death...the gangsters are rather goofy to do something like that, so we have to guess it was the art guy, perhaps after him to get his paintings and when he crashed didn't call for help. SO one he feeling guilty or Two he wants the painting and think the daughter knows where they are. either way there something very creepy about him.
The supporting case are solid, often in Kdrama they are the better actors and work to make the main actors look good, ie the main actor a pretty face but not much acting skill. Cp guy much the same but more grown up, the strong silent type.
I do hope it gets more funny and keeps away from the melodrama, the show certainly has plenty of room for both but not doing both well. The first two shows where of course to introduce the idea of the body switching and all the people, hopefully there will move on with the story now that all done

I have watched the first 4 episodes I think it is and so far I am liking this series. Because of my limited comprehension I hope that someone subs it but I have the basic idea of it so far. I have a feeling that Jae Ha wants to find out about the artwork. Pure speculation.

i love yoon kye sang and think he does a good job in picking up the mannerisms of the father when he switches to possessed mode.
go ara is beautiful, as always, and though i'm not too attached to her or her character, i think it's great that such a stunning girl can seem so grounded...a trait i've admired since her debut in sharp.
i am in complete agreement with you on jin yi han...i am enamored by his looks and acting. his theatre background gives him a depth and ease that is rare in such a newbie to dramas. plus, he looks a little like kang ji hwan and they happen to be buddies!

thanks sally for the reply~

This series appeals to me, I love everyone in this cast and the story keeps me laughing. (and crying...surprisingly-Im usually not one to cry)

ah yoon kye sang from g.o.d.! i'm interested to see how is acting is.. this drama looks fun..

does anyone know where i can watch this kdrama w/ eng sub? i watched up to the recent episode w/out sub n it's pretty good. when i saw the 1st 2 episodes i was balling my eyes out. it's not one of those typical kdrama and that's what i like about it. anyways, if anyone can please tell me where to watch w/ eng sub that would be great. thanks a lot!!

Hello, I've been reading your blog for awhile and this is my first post. First of all, I love your stylish, funny, and intelligent way of summarizing dramas. whenever I want somethign new to watch I look to your site for advice because I you make dramas I never even hear about sound amazing. Sometimes I find myself reading your summaries instead of watching the actual drama. 'Who are you' looks like another great choice. I watched the clip above and was moved to tears without even seeing any thing else. I can't wait to watch this drama (i'm loading it now) and I look forward to using your summaries as a fun companion (since I don't really have friends who watch dramas, reading what you thought about them is like having someone to watch them with). thanks again for your great site!
-Kai