My greatest expectation for this drama is a high beanie engagement rate, lmao.

I'm ready!! 🏝 🎶

I’m totally excited for the reason PEN and CJH are my bias and they are very talented actors and both are main leads (couldn’t ask for more, could I?), also I really like the writer of this drama. Pinocchio is still one of best drama I have ever watched. But I’m also kinda anxious after seeing the long trailer because I’ve seen long lost childhood friend story inside this one (which is the writer’s plot signature) that I hope it won’t feel overused or forced because the writer is really using that childhood fate story in almost every drama of hers. And I saw skeletons being found in the trailer so I suspect there will he sub murder plot in the story which I unexcited for. I just want pure fun drama filled with romance, comedy, friendship and touching moments without dark thing like murder.

I am so pleased that I finally have a weekend drama again and that it’s going to be a quality watch too.

Legal streaming site for this Kdrama: Netflix

Chae Jeonghyeop has been in countless drama after Nevertheless but he always is and will be P O T A T O B OY. Like electric chairs for Nevertheless for that tbh

Oooh I liked potato boy a looot. Chae Jong-hyeop For the win

I’m 10 minutes in and once again another Kdrama with the most toxic abusive parent.
Every single Kdrama (other than Moving) I’ve watched this year portrays parents in this manner. I’m tired of this trope.

First impressions:
I didn’t flinch when overpowered folks in Moving beat the living daylights out of each other.
However, it was really hard for me to stomach the violence towards children that started off this show.

None of this matters though. Park Eun Bin shines. It’s only EP1 and we get a few precious minutes of PEB on the screen and that alone was intoxicating. She has a certain unique aura about her that no other actress has.
I have ridiculously high expectations for this stellelar cast and production.

It's HERE! Finally! I love Park Eun BIn but I love Chae Jong-Hyeop even more!

I've been consistently adding Kdramas to my plan-to-watch list, but aside from older dramas I've never seen or dramas I want to rewatch, nothing has actually drawn me back to the Kdrama scene. I'm very hopeful that Castaway Diva will change that. I loved Park Eun Bin in Extraordinary Attorney Woo, and this premise sounds so fun and intriguing.

I was looking forward to this so much. And that was an amazing first episode. But color me surprised, it is not PEB I am thinking of right now (she did not have much to do this episode), but of Lee Re and Moon Woo-jin! This is the first time I have seen them, and WOW, those kids can act! This episode was disturbing, but hope for better things.

The first episode was gut-wrenching but really made you root for the characters. The story feels like a fairy tale. I haven't been sucked into a drama like this for a long time.

I just finished the first ep, and Wow. What a strong first episode. This definitely doesn't have the tone I was expecting, but I'm not upset about that at all. I saw other's comments about the abuse, so maybe that made a difference, but I honestly don't think that would have harmed my viewing even if I had gone in not knowing. They made everything work and work really well. Can't wait for more episodes!

I mentioned Beauty and Horror on my Fan Wall post about E1, but I am referring to the beauty and horror of our human nature. This uniquely-human dichotomy is on full display here in the very first episode, and I found it riveting.

I am reminded of a line spoken by Jeff Bridges in the old movie "Starman", when he (as the alien visitor) tells the humans: "Shall I tell you what I admire about you the most? You are at your best when things are the worst." Those two brave kids running away from the island are the epitome of this statement.

Just popping in to say that I absolutely loved the first episode. I know some people feel like the writer of "Start-up" let them down with that drama, but I liked it and saw some of the same narrative strengths in "Diva." The storytelling just got me from start to finish, and the young actors were excellent.

Sorry, I couldn’t watch that child getting beaten up. Why did he need to sacrifice himself like that? It will take a lot to get me to watch this show again

Just finished ep 2, and aaaahhhhh, this drama is so good so far!

Absolutely beautiful!! I am sold.

I struggled through the CA scenes but wow, this was an amazing first episode, just fantastic writing. It was rather long but I didn't even notice, I was glued to the screen. And can we talk about the acting from the teenage cast? Phenomenal!

The second ep was less fun imo but wow Park Eunbin can sing frfr