Premiere Watch: Red Swan
by missvictrix
Time slot: Wednesdays
Broadcaster: Disney+
Genre: Action, melo, drama
Episode count: 10
Reasons to watch: We’ve all been burned by high expectations of a Disney+ production… but we’ve also been treated to some real gems, and that is where I am hoping we’ll fall with Red Swan. Amongst the recent surge of sweet rom-coms, it’s time for a more melo take on romance, what with Kim Haneul as the trophy wife married into a chaebol family, and Rain as the bodyguard who’ll protect her at all costs. (Full disclosure: I’m a sucker for the bodyguard setup and I always will be.) With ~all the drama~ promised — scheming chairwomen, cheating husbands, near-death explosions, probably some poison too — I’m hoping for a charged and wild ride that isn’t afraid to be fun.
TL;DR: Did someone say action melo with a bodyguard romance?
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1 Elinor, Team Glasses team co-captain
July 1, 2024 at 9:07 PM
I'm on the fence about this one, but - Hulu now shows the first two episodes will stream Wednesday for viewers in the US.
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Elinor, Team Glasses team co-captain
July 1, 2024 at 9:11 PM
Also, countdown to the mystery ratings troll dropping by to give it one star before it airs even one minute. 🤣
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Unaspirated
July 2, 2024 at 4:38 AM
I’m on the fence too. I can never decide with these if all the ~drama~ will be fun and worth it, or just annoying. Honestly, seeing that it was only 10 episodes made me instantly 37% more likely to give it a try!
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Diana Hansen
July 2, 2024 at 1:05 PM
I'm definitely watching this now that you gave me the magic words that Hulu will show it!!!!! Rain on me some awesome fun! He is my bodyguard (as if I need one, LOL) but a girl can dream!
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2 Bunny Sonaki
July 1, 2024 at 9:46 PM
Having been burnt by The Impossible Heir, I am a bit hesitant to watch this. But Rain looks to good for me to pass the drama.
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3 🌸 Seeker 🌸
July 1, 2024 at 11:20 PM
❤ Rain Oppa ❤
🎶 Just call my name
And I'll be there 🎶
😊🥰💃
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Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
July 2, 2024 at 6:09 AM
I promised I will watch it for company ❤
I have watched Rain somewhere earlier, I just can't recall where.
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🌸 Seeker 🌸
July 2, 2024 at 6:11 AM
My Fanwall maybe!? 😉❤🥰🤣
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Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
July 2, 2024 at 9:13 AM
There too!
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Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
July 2, 2024 at 9:14 AM
It says he was also in Under The Queen's Umbrella in a cameo but I cannot recall any of it.
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panshel
July 2, 2024 at 11:20 AM
I remember his cameo because he was so out of place. Apparently, it was to support Oh Ye-ju, who plays Cheong-ha, because she's an actress under Rain's company.
loveblossom🌸
July 2, 2024 at 7:20 PM
Haha, you had me digging up my old post. Just a glimpse: https://www.dramabeans.com/members/loveblossom/activity/1360815/
I've listened to some of his music, but I don't think I've ever seen him in a drama before (only this cameo). xD
🌸 Seeker 🌸
July 2, 2024 at 7:44 PM
@loveblossom As good a time as any to start watching. 😊 Also "action-melo" as a genre sounds eminently giffable. 😉 🙏🤞
Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
July 2, 2024 at 7:56 PM
@loveblossom Thank you! Now I remember! Yes, I recall this scene. And I also recall I had thought this random guy was so very handsome as well LOL! But then this was a time when I was watching K-dramas with English dubbing so what else can you expect other than total ignorance...🤣🤣🤣
Not that I know a lot now, but at least now I will look up because I now know that in K-dramas, random tall handsomeness just do not happen to happen, they always happen for a reason, and so either ask knowledgeable beanies or ask Google uncle.
🌸 Seeker 🌸
July 2, 2024 at 9:54 PM
Minnie knowledgeable Beanies are faster and more accurate than Google samchon. Also I don't know why but I always thought of Google as a yee-moh than samchon. 😊❤
Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
July 3, 2024 at 8:15 AM
Point! Cera. Our beanies are goldmine of information.
I like the idea of thinking of Google as Yee-moh haha! I never valued Yee-mohs as much as I have started doing now since starting K-dramas.
Koalatown
July 2, 2024 at 6:33 AM
Ghost Doctor?
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Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
July 2, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Yes!!! I have seen him in Ghost Doctor trailers that keeps popping up on Netflix 🤣
Thank you!
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Diana Hansen
July 2, 2024 at 1:06 PM
In line with me, right?
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Healer’s
July 2, 2024 at 8:20 PM
So it's not
🎶 Rain Rain go away
Come again another day
Cera wants Wookie (or Shi Yoon, or some other name...)
Rain Rain go away 🎶
?
😉😉
(I'm sorry, I'm just joking seeing the musical notes 😂)
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🌸 Seeker 🌸
July 2, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Rain comes in his "season" and when he's there even Sun 🌞 samchon has to take a backseat. 😊❤
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Healer’s
July 2, 2024 at 10:11 PM
Ok, I’m waving a white flag on behalf of Wookie and others then 😌
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🌸 Seeker 🌸
July 2, 2024 at 10:34 PM
🏳🤍
Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
July 3, 2024 at 8:18 AM
Not to forget when Rain comes with the sun, there is always the rainbow ❤
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🌸 Seeker 🌸
July 3, 2024 at 8:33 AM
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
That that is why you our uri writer-nim!!
Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
July 3, 2024 at 8:43 AM
😍
🌸 Seeker 🌸
July 2, 2024 at 10:06 PM
So it is like
🎶 Rain, Rain come my way
Little Cera wants to play
🎶 🌧 ☔
Also
🎶 I make it Rainism the Rainism
I'm gonna be crazy now
Yes crazy now
🎶
😊❤🥰😍💃
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Healer’s
July 2, 2024 at 10:11 PM
😍😍
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Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
July 3, 2024 at 8:42 AM
😍😍
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4 9TailedVixen Loves Hanging Upside Down
July 1, 2024 at 11:35 PM
I've never seen Rain acting (or at least never realised I saw him acting).
So I might give this a shot.
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Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
July 2, 2024 at 6:07 AM
Same.
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spazmo
July 2, 2024 at 1:17 PM
https://asianwiki.com/Rain
❤️
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9TailedVixen Loves Hanging Upside Down
July 3, 2024 at 1:07 AM
He was in SPEED RACER?
Huh. Then I watched him without realising I watched him hahahahahaha!
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spazmo
July 3, 2024 at 9:56 AM
you haven't watched Ninja Assassin???
don't mind the story, just watch the action and his bod...
*winks*
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Sunnyboo ☀️🥰
July 3, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Me too!
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5 Sunnyboo ☀️🥰
July 2, 2024 at 6:01 AM
Literally the only reason I'm going to hit play on this one is because I'm also a sucker for the bodyguard trope. Other than that, I will going in with no expectations.
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jillian
July 2, 2024 at 10:44 AM
I feel the same 😅
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6 korfan
July 2, 2024 at 6:05 AM
For whatever reason, I haven't watched Rain in a drama in what seems like forever. So, Rain, action, and chaebol antics! This show may actually turn out to be a little fun!
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7 Blue (@mayhemf)
July 2, 2024 at 7:07 AM
The last drama I saw of Rain was 'Full house' lol..
I like the bodyguard set up, it can yield some nice tension and chemistry ( I loved this set up in Blood Free). But after Nothing Uncovered, Kim Haneul kinda makes me not want to watch this. I will wait for beanie feedback before I decide to start.
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8 jillian
July 2, 2024 at 10:43 AM
I will check this out and drop it if it will turn into a hot mess.
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Sunnyboo ☀️🥰
July 3, 2024 at 6:26 PM
That's my plan too 😍 I paused it at 20 mins in partly because I was sleepy but also it was just hovering, not quite landing on me. Let me know how you find it.
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9 Toki23
July 3, 2024 at 1:40 PM
The 2 episodes are enjoyable , Rain as bodyguard , and i believe lover hits it of with the ice princess.
Cheating coulnd´t be missed as always, falling into Rain his strong arms.
And peculliar mother in law, i´m not a fan of Kim Ha Neul, rather Lee Bo young, but we shall see were the ice princes and Rain love story is going , she did want to sleep with hem.
So maybe fireworks in ep 3 &4
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10 Dylan [JooJoo couple, fighting!]
July 3, 2024 at 5:49 PM
How was this, guys? Debating whether to try this.
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LaurenSophie
July 3, 2024 at 7:57 PM
I lasted about 12 minutes. Hot Take: Between the hackneyed plot, slick but empty direction, and soul-less dialogue, I fear another "Impossible Heir" situation here. In short: I thought it was bad. Really BAD.
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Sunnyboo ☀️🥰
July 5, 2024 at 5:06 AM
Something is not quite right with it but I watched both episodes and...I'm still not sure. It felt mechanical. I did get intrigued right at the end when they hinted at a secret. So I would say there might be some hope for the plot but the execution isn't sticking the landing. Not quite yet.
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11 Procrasti-NationFirstCitizen
July 5, 2024 at 7:41 AM
How can a show want so desperately to look expensive but feel so cheap? Details so wrong and out of place, I'd be drunk in ten minutes if I took a shot each time I caught a flub 😜
Like, the guy at UN who comes to meet her at the lobby says he's the Secretary General! And the bigshot's nameplate inside says Executive Director. Lol, not all Secretaries are PAs.
Wrongly worded banners.
The Arab prince is called Mister, and she hugs him?! Never would that happen!
They're introduced at the gala as "Ms. Oh and her husband". He's the chaebol, I thought, and even though it's her party, he should still be named, at least.
And OMG... The best one... When she meets her saviour/bodyguard at the beginning of ep 2 and turns away, the back of her gown is a mess!!!! Pinned up, zipper broken, gathered funnily, disastrous... I actually paused and zoomed in disbelief 🫢 And magically, in the next scene at the party, the dress is back to perfect. Ya I zoomed again. Please go look for yourself, it's hysterical!
This is one of the few times I'm watching a Kdrama of this type. They normally have such high production quality, even in a bad show, that this has sort of thrown me. The other one that was sort of like this was Perfect Marriage Revenge. I know it got raves, but all I could see was the wannabe-chaebol-ness.
But because I'm a sucker for bodyguard tropes,and hot boss, and quite decent chemistry, having read a few taboo Mills and Boon in my youth, I will be glued to this show with all it's tacky glory.
Me superficial like that.
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Procrasti-NationFirstCitizen
July 5, 2024 at 7:43 AM
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Procrasti-NationFirstCitizen
July 5, 2024 at 7:44 AM
That should read "hot bod", though I agree with all the comments above- he is quite the boss.
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