Daebak Real Estate (2021)

Ode to Ji Ah

The drama has a promising start with an exorcist and a medium solving ghost mysteries following the familiar ghost-of-the week format. The title is inaccurate because the plot only focuses on the exorcism storylines with the realty business being an afterthought. No actual home selling is being shown in any of the episodes. What I liked about the drama is that every ghost story is not only about sending ghosts happily ever after into the afterlife. Both Ji Ah and In Beom experience ghost memories allowing them to resolve any unfinished business and provide closure to the surviving family, which adds depth to the story and characters.

The drama's weakest link is Ji Ah. When she is not brooding, she is crying. When she is not crying, she is mad. When she is not doing any of these, she is sleeping. She is completely underdeveloped as a character and keeps doing the same things in every episode, which significantly affects her relationships with everyone else. Her and Oh In Beom have many near death experiences and share ghost memories. He even helps to send her mom's ghost into the afterlife. There is so much potential to develop their relationship into a solid friendship, even with a possibility of romance. But, with Ji Ah's perpetually constipated attitude, they always feel like strangers.

Even the promising exorcism plot turns into an endless loop of Ji Ah drama. The story surrounding mom's death becomes a boring array of flashbacks showing the same thing over and over and over with Ji Ah's always losing her sh*t at the end. The egg ghost plotline is the most compelling, but it is completely underdeveloped and ends with a fart, while the writers insist on boring us with scenes of Ji Ah crying hysterically after suffering through another dead mom flashback.

I really enjoyed about 2/3 this drama, but the poor writing at the end and a lack of character development were disappointing.

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the whole plot is in the title

If anyone contemplating to watch this then only try it if you're really interested in the ghost story theme cause there are several little ghost tales in this drama. that's basically most of the drama. And 2 osts that i came across idk if there is more or not. At some parts it tried to be funny but only a few succeeded. the chemistry between the two leads is interesting. it's not over the top , it just works right for them.

Jang Na Ra though.. wow i am really impressed with her this time. im so glad she tried something new besides the overly emotional damsel in distress roles. she rocked the scary,intimidating, fashionable but still somehow cute persona. i think she'll managed to look cute even if she plays some evil gangster.

Jung Yong Hwa aka oh in beom , what do i say about him.. this was my 1st drama of him i didn't know him before so it took a little bit of time to familiarise myself with him. the goofy character suited him well and all that pouting just added more numbers. i will definitely look forward to his next work.

The side characters are all really predictable. the funny one , the protective mom one, the bad guy who turns into good etc even the villain was same old old guy with lots of money to buy people .

Till episode 7 or 8 it was interesting enough but after that it got kind of repetitive..? i guess i started to skip every 10s or so just to get to the main point. and let me tell you i'm not the skipping type so there is that. and maybe i have watched enough dramas that's why at some scenes i would just look at them and go "WHY ARE THEY OVERREACTING?"

Lastly it was not that great to my misfortune as i was trying get over a drama slump **big sigh** ,still it was entertaining enough that i was able to finish it. so if you're looking for something casual and not trying to get swept off your feet then GO FOR IT!!

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MORE EMOTIONAAL THAN HORROR

I was skeptical if I want to watch it or not since gothic occult is somewhere I avoid but this drama proved me wrong.

Sell your haunted house is no doubt one of the best gothic occult drama. The ghost appearance makes you less scary and feels realistic at the same time.

The plotline: Of course, never seen such plotline before. It was a fresh concept which make the story unique. There were not even one scene which made me skip any part, every part was connected, entertaining and felt important to continue the story. I love the emotional rides it gives throughout the story which seemed so important and genuine for the story. And that's what it makes it special since you can't except such things in this genre.

Characters: I cannot stop appreciating Jang Nara who plays the lead role as Hong Ji Ah in this drama. I have never seen her act before and right now I cannot imagine how smoothly and well equipped she was in the drama. Her bold, adrk and yet heart warm personality will steal your heart. She makes the emotional scene so catchy with her skills that will make you cry for all obvious reason. Other characters also played a good role. I personally want to thank all the guest appearances who were shown ghost. It takes efforts to act that way and make it seem real.

Recommendation: I 100% recommend watching this drama. Trust me, you won't waste your time and feel entertained till the end.

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The ghosts are in town

(Completed)
Probably the most unique Supernatural dramas I've watched in a while. Three pointers could probably summarise why you should watch this drama here.
1. The plot was kept unique and interesting with enough twists and turns till the end
2. The acting and action was great and perfectly to the point
3. The romance was not overdone but at the same time the chemistry was excellent.

About the action sequence, the cgi, most of you would agree with me that they were on point and nothing really seemed fake. I was drawn in and I found few or close to no flaws. It is also important that if you create a fantasy world, the rules and logic of that world must be strongly binding it together, and this plot definitely did that perfectly. This you often times see missing in Chinese fantasy or supernatural drama, where their abilities just exist and they are strong, and super powerful without logic or reason. That aside I would like to speak about the romance aspect for a bit since I am a big romance fan myself. I can tell you that even though there was no visible romance in this drama, there was very apparently visible chemistry between the two leads. It was their friendship and partnership given prominence over skin ship, that lead to the chemistry being so good. Because wether or not overpowering romance is true in this world, the probability of you naturally relying, trusting and enjoying the company of someone from the opposite sex happens a lot. Besides, if there were romantic situations created for the sake of pleasing the people, it would have definitely broken the cold, calm, and so alluring a character that Jung Na Ra gave life to. Frankly speaking, I hated most of her roles in the past, some of you might hate me for saying that but I am being honest here. But in this role she nailed it pretty damn hard. Being a short, slender, and overall a cute little bunny kinda person naturally, she must have spent good efforts to do this character so well and not let it come off as a parody instead because of her physical appearance. She was everything and more in this drama, and she betrayed all my precognitions about her.
This drama will get a fair and square 9/10 from me, in other words, definitely a must watch!

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So much more than a ghost story

The acting was superb both main and support characters. The storyline and pacing were great. The ghost graphics were done very well. The topics of grief and greed were handled perfectly, and I spilled my share of tears while watching this drama. I really enjoyed the earlier episodes were there were story lines about different haunted properties, but this seemed to disappear in later episodes, and I missed it. The weakest part of the drama for me was the overarching theme of the villainous construction company and its greedy CEO.
Jang Nara is one of my favorite actresses and she does not disappoint in this drama. Jung Yong Hwa also give us a great performance. I really like the development of his character throughout this drama. The chemistry between the two main actors was exceptional and I liked that this is not a romance but a story of two people each learning how to trust each other.

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OK, I'll admit I'm a big chicken and I don't watch horror shows too often and was going to give this a pass but I've been hitting Kdrama slumps lately. I don't do the cliche rom-coms and I avoid dramas that have romance in it. I also avoid the horror genre altogether.

I recognized the main female character from Hello Monster and I liked her. Surprise, I know because I usually don't care for female Korean actresses. They're always whiny, love sick, broke, and stupid. This female had none of these portrayals. As a matter of fact I like female actresses who have mad fighting skills. There's not a lot out there but I'm glad I can find a few.

As I mentioned I don't like horror because if I watch a horror show that show will be incorporated into my brain and it will be the last thing I think about which will lead to nightmares. It messes up my sleep routine tremendously so...yeah.
I jumped on several occasions like a wuss. One particular episode I was watching close to my bedtime that had me jumping on several occasions so I had to stop watching that and had to watch something that made me laugh. I wanted that to be the last thing on my mind instead of restless spirits.

I fell in love with all the characters on here both good and bad. As I say all the time I look for the chemistry with the cast members and this series really had it. I especially loved both the male leads. Their bromance was truly awesome. I wish a lot more guys got along this way.
I laughed, nearly bawled, and was heavily dismayed when the series came to an end. This series was so great I may watch it again even though that's not my thing.

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Stories revolve around Jang Nara's exorcist character and Jung Yong-hwa's con-man character, who team up once she realises he's actually pyschic too, to help free vengeful spirits from properties people then want them to sell.
The different stories are often touching and pretty mixed.
There's also the mystery surrounding her own mother and Yong-hwa's character's past too.
A gangster property developer and shrouded memories all add to the mix.
It's fun, dark at times and an entertaining watch, with a good cast.
A little more on the romance front would not have gone amiss.

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An amazing drama from start to finish ❤❤❤❤

When I first heard of the concept of the drama, I immediately thought about a minor plot point from Korean Odyssey where the FL used her supernatural ability to make a living by selling haunted houses after cleansing them out of bad spirits. That idea was quite underused in that drama since it's more focused on the character and its Monkey King lore so to have an actual series that focusing on the exorcism itself and the stories of haunted houses and ghosts was really a great thing.

I love the fact that Hong Jia was not just a gifted exorcist but also a strong fighter (which is necessary considering the nature of their jobs) unlike how the character in Korean Odyssey who can't really fight on her own. It was a refreshing change to have a strong FL character like Jia who could stand on her own, despite some disadvantage that she may have. Jang Nara really brings out Jia's strength of character as well as vulnerabilities to the fullest and made us want to care about Jia's journey throughout the series.

Oh Inbeom also was quite an interesting character as well as a strong psychic who ended up becoming a conman due to his past. And it was fun seeing how Hong Jia and Oh Inbeom's life started to change the more they work together as a team.

The ghosts and haunted houses and the plot revolving around them also were quite interesting as we see the different reasons why these people become unrested spirits and how Jia and Inbeom would try to release them from suffering. And we also get to see some sad or despicable tales on why the deaths happened and see how some evils from one's greed and selfishness brought harm onto themselves. And by trying to ease those spirits' suffering, our leads continued to learn more about themselves and attempt to break free from their sorrowful pasts that caused them to lock their hearts away from others.

Sell your Haunted House is a refreshing tale about exorcists in modern times and it had been an enjoyable journey for me to be able to get to know these lovable characters and stories.

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HUGE missed opportunity

I loved the characters of this series; the male lead who was super soft and gentle who worked with the female lead who was so strong and gorgeous, they work with each other to exorcise evil spirits.
it was a nice series full of fantasy with a bit of ghost hunting and action. I expected that it will be a romantic one Unfortunately, it wasn't it is a HUge miss like there were so many moments of lovely intimacy that they shared, and I really felt like they’d be a stunning couple but they really have more of a friend vibe by episode 10 (after a ton of teasing that there would be romance). I’m guessing he’ll kiss her at the very end or something, but the show really has very little in the way of established romance.

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Amazing detective drama with supernatural aspect

If you love Supernatural dramas but with a detective touch here it is
the drama is all about un resting spirits in real estates
they hunt places and our leads capture the ghosts and send them away clearing the real estates from the unrested spirits
then sell these places so it's a win win ... logical that the main leads are still humans need actual paid work not just hunting ghosts
What I loved about this drama that it has amazing leads ,, Both of the actors are really stunning visually and acting wise
the male lead is so charismatic and charming ,,,, it's story is very thrilling with every week there is a new case to solve ,, spirit to rest
Also the main leads have their own spirits related case ,, their personal unsolved problem that they try so hard to solve with gritty emotions and unique entanglement
their bond seemed romantic in so many episodes but they never acted on it or said to each other that they love each other or care about each other they did care in their own way but still no love scenes in any way
Over all I love this drama so much ,, it was so much fun and exciting one
also I recommend it to anyone because it really worth your time

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