The SCREAM I scrumpt when he started heading towards the haunted house. Also, Yeom Hwa has SUCH a creepy vibe - she's almost psychic but in a way where she manipulates or seems to allow bad things to happen.

e.g when we first meet her, there's a child on a bike that greets her and as she says goodbye (or jal ga - which literally means 'go well') she turns and says "such a shame. The bike is new." And we see her walk away from an ensuing car crush involving the kid. She's like the opposite of Sung Ah in that Sung Ah literally puts herself at risk to help people, whereas she actually allows bad things to happen on purpose or for her own benefit.

(She was hiding in a different room of a talisman seller's shop when Dongcheon arrived to demand her details and only emerged when Dongcheon left.
SHE IS ALSO THE ONE WHO TOOK SUNG AH'S MASK OFF BEFORE THE PURIFICATION RITE. Like she knew Kyung-Woo would come and wanted him to see Sung Ah's face. And she did it *really* rudely.)

Hidding the truth to protect him during the 21 days was a good solution when he didn't open to her but now, the betrayal will hurt him way more.

Ji-ho is too cute! Let him be happy and find his own love! The way he protected Kyun-woo at the funeral was really nice and very drama-esque 😂

I really really hope Dongcheon won't die because I'm scared she will and Sung-ah will have to take her place.

Is anyone else struggling to picture CYW as a high schooler after seeing him as an adult in The Tale of Lady OK, Trauma Code, and as a villain in Mercy for None? It's me, hi. After much deliberation, I decided to drop this show from my list because I can't tolerate the annoying behavior of the male lead and the clingy female lead, or his obliviousness to his friend's feelings while acting all innocent. Even his friend pointed it out, saying, "Get some clue." I mean, girls have a strong sense when it comes to these kinds of feelings, so how did you not realise it... really. Overall, it's not my cup of tea. I don't watch K-dramas based on ratings because I know other factors influence ratings besides a strong storyline.

I am about to be nit picky and slightly sexist, but I cannot abide a man with long nails, I don't like it and Choo Young woo has long nails. It drives me bananas because they keep showing his hands, and all I can internally scream is get a nail clipper. sorry, rant over.

Also Jo Yi Hyun is absolutely adorable in this, it is no wonder the boys keep coming to her yard. She is so charming. It is too bad he saw that she was a shaman and with his least favorite person too. Sigh, now there will be more angst and we were enjoying ourselves too, meh.

I haven't quite finished both episodes yet, but still wanted to comment as I'm continuing to enjoy this show. A few random thoughts:

--I'm not one for SLS, but man do I feel for Ji-ho, and that protective arm grab at the funeral really got me. He's so great that even though I like the leads together, I wish we could watch a parallel drama where Sung-ah realizes that her first love might be Kyun-woo, but Ji-ho is the one who has always had her back, and loves and respects her for exactly who she is.

--I liked some of the humor in episode 3, including the silly "influenza/influencer" pun.

--Yeom Hwa is scary, and I like that actress a lot so I'm excited she's entered the story. Poor little kid with training wheels, though :(

--I struggled a lot with the idea that Kyun-woo could have such a truly wonderful grandmother, but that she gave birth to such uniformly awful people. I don't care if bad luck tends to follow Kyun-woo; who talks to a grieving grandson like that? In a related note, we have two sets of parents who completely abandoned their children and don't seem at all interested in them. That's very weird and unusual, and stood out a lot in that same funeral scene when the only decent uncle let Kyun-woo know his parents were coming precisely so he could leave and avoid them the trouble of being in his presence. Again, totally bonkers, and we're expected to accept it at face value. This is one area where I wish the writers had put a little more effort into making this parent/child estrangement make some sense.

Smooth like butter, like a shaman undercover… Oh @unit you’re killing me, esp. as she's the un-smoothest of smooths. I thought they were going for a kiss and violate all laws of kdrama plots but… good things come to those who’ll wait (which might be a long time given this is a high school drama).

I’m loving Mama Shaman here. Among so many awful adults, it’s nice to see good ones as well (including the coach). Our Shaman Jr has herself a lovely found family (don't die, please, please). I hope Kyun-woo will find his too.

I already hate the evil shaman lady so much...Something about her makes me think Kyunwoo wasn't actually misfortunate but cursed and maybe her continuously making his life worse is for her greater plans with that evil spirit in the haunted house. I just hope Kyunwoo can look past his prejudice to see Sungah's sincerity. I also like how Jiho tries to be a good friend to both Sungah and Kyunwoo knowing that everyone's catching feelings, so I hope they let him keep that up.

I'm enjoying the show but it now strangely focuses on shamans and their business like rituals and ghosts. I was under the impression from the first two episodes, it would be a poignant light-hearted rom-com, centering around our unusual couple and their struggle to survive and thrive in that magical world. The shamanic scenes take up too much time and are too serious for my taste. I wished they sticked to a tone similar to when they dealt with a Flower Shaman -- that was some hilarious couple of situations! Perhaps, instead of delving into the painful backgrounds, they could create "levels / ghosts to clear" around some knowledge of why Kyun-woo was cursed.

As of now, the adults are too evil. The gravitas of the shamanic rituals and complicated shamanic relationships outweigh the humor. And I currently see no groundwork made on finding how Kyun-woo became like this in the first place. Wouldn't that be a first thing someone would ask themselves? Why you are the way you are? And instead of being short-sighted (save him in 21 days!), find long-term solutions?

The lighting during the lantern dance was beautiful, so was the contrasting hanboks of Seong-A and Yeom-Hwa.

Please, don't let Dong Cheong die. Jebal.

I hurt for Ji-Ho but SA has been very vocal of her love for Gyun-Woo.

Maybe after The Matchmakers Choi Yi-Hyun now requests for climbing walls and beautiful lanterns for her characters. :)

I marathoned through Episodes 1 through 4. School dramas are more miss than hit but one with a teen shaman, OK. There are the standard school drama character groups. But there are some clear black and white lines between the main characters. Sword Shaman Mom and Celebrity Shaman, who I think may be her daughter who left to start her own business to charge more money. Celebrity Shaman actually creating misfortunes and ghosts to profit from the terror in others is pure evil. Kyung-Woo and Sung-Ah, two sides of one isolated coin: one is cursed and the other's empathy to release curses. Ji-Ho is going to get the short stick: he befriended lost Sung-Ah, he covered for her, and his crush has been crushed by her love mission to save Kyung-Woo.

The show has been pretty consistent with its mythology. I like that not all spell casts or rites work. I do get SELL YOUR HAUNTED HOUSE vibes with episodic stories with different ghosts to tame. I thought the solution for the Ghost Baby was to bond her with Ghost Puppy so they both could move on.

One thing I sometimes like about the best ghost and supernatural dramas, but just as often get irritated by if there is inconsistency in approach, is that even in the lighter supernatural stories,, like this one, the curses/ghosts/shamans are always at least partly metaphorical.

So far, this one isn’t trying too hard for sophisticated analogies —the ML “cursed” by awful parents and bullying classmates; the FL shamanistic powers showing both her youthful empathy and her sentimentality. Then there are the ghosts of suicidal thoughts, the fire ghost lurking in the shed with flammable materials where young men are smoking; the baby ghost clinging to the petty school girl’s leg, etc. etc. The villainess shaman represents the pernicious ubiquity of corrupt “influencers” who attempt to make money by gathering and channeling anxieties and obsessions for an on-line audience

How will the FL and her spirit mother defeat the evil shaman of social media? Perhaps they will set up a competing channel, that starves the villainess of viewers and sends her off to the “404 Not Found” afterworld by conveying positive lessons: “Defeat your Demons by Embracing Self-Love” or “Finding Courage to Survive in this Ghost-Haunted World.” But somehow, I think victory will come through the power of authentic off-line love!

Still in love with this show, and very much on board our leads’ ship! Gyeon-u adorably talks about the weather whenever he feels uncomfortable or doesn’t know what to say and I’m just over here making this exact face: 🥹. And speaking of awkwardness, Coach’s speech about all the breakups he’s had was hilarious! Disarming the people around him by being self-disparaging must be his special strategy and it’s working brilliantly!

I am honestly kind of glad that Gyeon-u found out that Sung-ah is a shaman in episode 4. There is no way we’ll get back to where we were right away - especially since it now looks to him like she’s collaborating with this incredibly evil person - so I’m glad they are leaving adequate episodes to resolve this reveal and get them back on better terms. Maybe he’ll come around to her abilities, realize he wants to live, and then join her in the fight against Yeom-hwa and his misfortune? Let’s hope so!

I feel worse for Ji-ho than I usually do for second male leads. Normally when they’ve been friends with the female lead for a long time, they only realize they like her when they get a rival, or they’ve been pining for ages but never said anything. But Ji-ho has legitimately put himself forward as a dating candidate and has been aware of his feelings for a while, so he is instantly better in my estimation. Reeeeaaally hoping his relationship with Gyeon-u resolves in bromance and not in dramatic rivalry.

Ahhh these episodes flew by! There were many cute and sweet moments. The budding friendship and Kyun Woo softening towards Sung Ah was lovely. His smile when they clasped hands instead of the high five! *squee* The park hug was great and heartfelt too. I hope he accepts Sung Ah being a shaman soon.

I really really hope Dongcheon doesn't die. What curse did she get? The other shamans weren't that worried about the hit she took. Does it not have lingering effects? ]x
I love seeing Dongcheon and Sung Ah together. It was funny when she hid her happy face after Sung Ah hugged her so she could keep up with her grumpy vibes.

It was cool when Ji Ho hit the 10 during archery. It didn't surprise me that much, but it was fun after he pretended with the weak attempts. I hope the love triangle doesn't drag the show down. High school setting, fine. Ji Ho can't help feeling the way he does, ok. Hope he accepts the rejection well though.

Ugh!! The look Gyenwoo had at the end just killed me..it wasn't a shock or a disbelief, more like defeated and broken. It was like he was just waiting for the other shoe to drop and wasn't surprised when it did. My heart aches for him. A huge 👏 for CYW here.