Premiere Watch: Branding in Seongsu
by missvictrix
Time slot: Monday-Thursday
Broadcaster: U+ Mobile TV
Genre: Rom-com, thriller, workplace
Episode count: 12 (with each episode split into 2 parts)
Global streamer: Viki
Reasons to watch: Kim Ji-eun, who has spent a lot of her career working opposite Namgoong Min thus far, is back in the lead but this time opposite the cute Park Solomon (Lomon). The former is cold and unlikable, the latter is the opposite, and never the twain shall meet. Until they swap bodies, that is. And in case you’re wondering, this rom-com does promise a side helping of stalker-killer right out of the gate, so at least they’re being honest? This drama will sink or swim based on the chemistry between our leads, and hey, I’m willing to tune in just to see how that pans out.
TL;DR: If you want another body swap rom-com, this is your moment
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1 cozybooks
February 4, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Cuuuute! Confession time: I couldn't finish secret garden. UT just really wasn't my cup of tea. I'm a fan of the body swap genre however, so I am excited to see where this goes
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🌸 Seeker 🌸
February 6, 2024 at 12:54 AM
Er, ... what is UT? 😳
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2 Kurama
February 4, 2024 at 11:25 PM
The first episode was quite boring. It's surprising how they made good-looking people looking so bland.
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🌸 Seeker 🌸
February 6, 2024 at 12:55 AM
Guess you won't be watching further then.
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Kurama
February 6, 2024 at 12:59 AM
I want to watch until the swap at least but the issue with short episodes, it's after 2 episodes, they're still in their own body 😅
I like Park Solomon but how many times a guy can use the fact he's handsome as an excuse for everything?
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🌸 Seeker 🌸
February 6, 2024 at 1:35 AM
Pretty advantage is getting quite a few actors ML roles. I share your frustration about Lomon.
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Kurama
February 6, 2024 at 1:48 AM
For Lomon, I was talking about his role, not him, his character always talks about how handsome he is 😅. I think he was good in Revenge of Others but I did prefer Seo Ji-Hoon :p
🌸 Seeker 🌸
February 6, 2024 at 5:56 AM
In More Than Friends Ong Seong-wu also went on and on about how handsome he was. 😅
School bullying is a triggering subject for me. I wanted to watch Revenge if the Others but found it difficult to watch. I read good things about Lomon's acting but couldn't watch.
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🌸 Seeker 🌸
February 6, 2024 at 5:57 AM
Revenge of the Others
Kurama
February 6, 2024 at 6:08 AM
To be honest, you didn't miss anything.
It's this kind of dramas that uses a lot of violence but forgets the plot and the characters or at least tries to address it. Both leads were pretty violent and there wasn't really reflexion about it...
emsel
February 6, 2024 at 9:50 AM
I did not find Lomon attractive at all. Instead I liked the SML.
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🌸 Seeker 🌸
February 6, 2024 at 11:40 AM
Did you mean this drama or Revenge of the Others?
emsel
February 6, 2024 at 6:10 PM
@seeker In both the dramas, I found the SML to be more attractive.
🌸 Seeker 🌸
February 6, 2024 at 10:05 PM
😳 haha... sounds legit.
3 Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️
February 5, 2024 at 2:31 AM
I am glad they named the stalker element from the start so I will wait this one out and see what the verdict is. I missed out on all that was good about Like flowers in the sand due to the murder so will need to see what level this is at to see if the rom com wins out in terms of stress levels when watching.
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🌸 Seeker 🌸
February 6, 2024 at 12:58 AM
I want to wait it out too but with no recaps and highly likely a lonely Hangout where can we get the "verdict".
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Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️
February 6, 2024 at 2:16 AM
Oh no, usually there is one or the other. With the Between him and her hangout it appeared as if by magic. I can’t remember how many days after the drama dropped but long enough for me to worry we were not going to get one.
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🌸 Seeker 🌸
February 6, 2024 at 5:50 AM
It would be nice to get a Hangout at least, if not recaps.
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4 vienibenmio
February 5, 2024 at 8:17 AM
Oh, I didn't realize it was this week! I'll check it out, especially if the eps are shorter.
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🌸 Seeker 🌸
February 6, 2024 at 12:59 AM
Will look forward to your views. 😊
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vienibenmio
February 6, 2024 at 5:15 AM
Actually I think I'm gonna drop it, I didn't really like ep 1 at all.
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🌸 Seeker 🌸
February 6, 2024 at 6:01 AM
Oh no! I was hoping for a positive feedback. 😳
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vienibenmio
February 6, 2024 at 7:01 AM
I just don't really like the dynamic and relationship between the leads. It's a noona romance, which I did not realize before watching it.
🌸 Seeker 🌸
February 6, 2024 at 7:04 AM
Whaaaat!! 😳 When did that happen. Ugh, I guess being his boss automatically makes her older is it. 🙄
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Kurama
February 6, 2024 at 7:10 AM
It's sunbae-hoobae relationship type, a little bit like in She Would Never Know (but not as good).
vienibenmio
February 6, 2024 at 8:58 AM
@kurama Yeah, I'm not really into dynamics with a puppy-like younger male lead.
vienibenmio
February 6, 2024 at 8:59 AM
@kurama okay, i feel the need to specify that Hello Me is the exception - but then they didn't work in the same department, either
🌸 Seeker 🌸
February 6, 2024 at 9:05 AM
Also Kim Young-kwang is exempt from everything. 😉
@Kurama @vienibenmio
Kurama
February 6, 2024 at 10:14 AM
@vienibenmio It depends : the story, the characters, the actors, their chemistry...
I loved She Would Never Know. They didn't have a big difference of age, but she was his sunbae but at the beginning, after he got another one.
5 Dylan [JooJoo couple, fighting!]
February 5, 2024 at 10:02 AM
I thought this was airing in 10 days, not *to*day. Well, I am seated. Like 2 of my fav new actors in 1 drama
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6 🌸 Seeker 🌸
February 6, 2024 at 12:46 AM
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7 🌸 Seeker 🌸
February 6, 2024 at 12:53 AM
I too didn't realise the drama was releasing this week. It doesn't seem like it would be getting recapped. Another ghost yard Hangout then? Sigh.
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8 emsel
February 6, 2024 at 9:55 AM
It is a bad idea to split 1 episode into two parts and release it on 2 days because it takes away whatever little interest one has in the drama. I will give this few more episodes to see the body swap action, but I am already convinced that it wouldn't be funny or entertaining because the ML and FL's interaction is like sunbae and hoobae rather than as romantic interest.
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🌸 Seeker 🌸
February 6, 2024 at 11:44 AM
The genre does mention "romance" so let's see if the drama is able to justify that.
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emsel
February 6, 2024 at 6:14 PM
It also mentions "com", but there was no comedy.
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9 Dylan [JooJoo couple, fighting!]
February 6, 2024 at 4:38 PM
The first episode, for most of the runtime, did not grab my attention. On the contrary, it confused and bored me... but that might just be bc of my insomnia & fatigue, idk. Anyways, the ending was interesting, and hopefully it gets better from the second episode onwards... I was really excited for this T-T
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