Watching Apartment 404 is a journey -- I love it better and better as it progresses. At the beginning, I feel like on the same level as the casts are just trying to figure things out and it shows that even the staff members are also just figuring things out as they go which is the beauty of it. It can't be as genuine as it is. This is a new style of variety show where it's scripted and non-scripted at the same time and I am all for it.

The show kinda feels like a Running Man sub-show because the format has similarities, with the games and stuff but it also differs because this one is also trying to narrate a story. I really love that I get to know more different eras in Korea and the different social issues and histories they had to go through all these years. This format of story-telling is risky and it can easily be boring but they really got my full interest and it kept me wanting to know more about the stories. While some stories are more interesting than others, I think the chemistry of the cast made it a lot more fun. The dynamics of them being clumsy, funny, and competitive all at the same time made a lot of difference. A minor issue that I have is the BGM and the way things are being presented. For some reason, it sounds more horror-y and scary than the story actually is.

All in all, I had fun watching this and I really hope they renew for 2nd season. I'd definitely love to watch it.