Premiere Watch: The Haunted Palace
by missvictrix
Time slot: Friday-Saturday
Broadcaster: SBS
Genre: Sageuk, supernatural, rom-com
Episode count: 16
Global streamer: Viki, Viu, Netflix
Reasons to watch: There’s a lot of cute smiling going on at the press con for this drama, which makes me hope we’re in for a fun and wild ride. Well, with Kim Ji-hoon as the haunted king in a haunted palace, Bona as our resident shaman, and Yook Sung-jae as our now-imoogi-possessed government official, things should be interesting. Of course, Yook Sung-jae is in the spotlight here as he balances being a crafty mythical serpent creature who’s coincidentally possessing Bona’s first love. Lines will be blurred. Possibly crossed. I’m also not opposed to some love triangles here, but maybe that’s just me.
TL;DR: King Kim Ji-hoon’s palace is haunted but I volunteer Bona is here to help
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1 Emy
April 18, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I hope I can watch it somewhere. But what about Dear M? Has it premiered this week? Is it a Monday-Tuesday drama or a Wednesday-Thursday one?
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Reply1988 - 🍊Mother Bean🍊
April 18, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Dear M has been out for a couple of years and is on Viki in my part of the world so you should be able to binge watch the whole series. I think there was a scandal that meant it wasn’t shown in Korea at the time it was released internationally.
Salon de Nabi aka Fly high butterfly was another International release only due to a bullying scandal with one of the ensemble cast.
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uhni0317
April 18, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Hello
Both Dear M and Haunted Palace are streaming on viki. I am located in Canada. Hope you can find them in your region as well.
Have a blessed Easter weekend
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2 Dylan [My Dearest Undercover Potato]
April 18, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Cautiously excited for this one. At the very least, should be enough to pass the time.
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3 Unaspirated
April 18, 2025 at 8:38 AM
I'm excited for this one! I don't want our government official to get completely erased, but I'm happy if it gets complicated in the meantime!
Also just trying to figure out what is going on with Bona's sleeve...
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4 OldLawyer
April 18, 2025 at 10:40 AM
This one we will be watching as a family.
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mmmmm
April 18, 2025 at 11:37 AM
This one reminds me a little of Sell Your Haunted House. In a good way.
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OldLawyer
April 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
My wife and I loved SELL YOUR HAUNTED HOUSE. I am so glad to hear the comparison.
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9TailedVixen Loves Hanging Upside Down
April 21, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I love SELL YOUR HAUNTED HOUSE.
Jang Nara Unnie is soooo goood in it and the worldbuilding is excellent!
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5 mmmmm
April 18, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The strangest thing happened when I clicked play for the first episode of this show! I have stayed away from period and ghost dramas, but because of my love for Bona I tried it. And the first ep didn’t disappoint! I think I’m in on this one. The quality of it is great, too!
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Kodra aka Qanon something
April 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Me too, pretty good first episode. So far has all the elements of a good old school sageuk but with better visuals.
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6 LaurenSophie
April 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I so want this to be good--I haven't loved a sageuk since "The Matchmakers."
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7 Dylan [My Dearest Undercover Potato]
April 18, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Haunted Palace, ep. 1: Really good start. love triangle with your childhood friend crush and the dragon ahjussi who possesses him is crazy tho
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8 Procrasti-NationFirstCitizen
April 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I'm wary of watching this, because Horror and I are not good companions... but initial reviews are positive, and now I'm tempted. What would the level of jump scares in this one be? (I'm someone who jumps if someone says Hi too suddenly from behind me lol... my son is endlessly amused by that, and abuses this weakness to no end)
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9 peiyeelai
April 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
First episode: 9.2%. The highest rating for a premiere episode this year.
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10 Diana Hansen
April 19, 2025 at 8:34 AM
So excited to watch this and I love that it is one Viki!
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Diana Hansen
April 19, 2025 at 8:35 AM
on VIki
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11 jillian
April 20, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I jumped into this without knowing much about the story. I do agree with everything said. I am not opposed to any love triangle and maybe leaning towards the conflicted imoogi redemption.
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12 9TailedVixen Loves Hanging Upside Down
April 20, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Just watched the first 2 episodes on Netflix.
I'm in!
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13 🌸 Seeker 🌸
May 2, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Isn't Kim Ji-hoon just so cute. 😍 I love Yook Sung-jae (obviously) but I am really looking forward to see the OG Kang-cheol. 😊❤😍
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