Description
In contrast to many other horror comedies where even the ghosts are included in the humor and the sequences are obviously over-edited, Daebak Real Estate is an unusual horror Korean drama that puts a stronger emphasis on the horror. The terror sequences in this were quite frightening. Every horror scene felt intense, in fact.
The core, steady narrative, which makes up about half of the story, develops smoothly and steadily, involving new characters one at a time along with other tangential stories that are somewhat related to the main plot.
There are four main characters in the story: Daebak Realty, a real estate company, is where exorcist Hong Ji Ah (Jang Na Ra) continues her family's exorcism business. Con man Oh In Bum (Jung Yong Hwa), posing as an exorcist, later transforms into a psychic to aid Hong Ji Ah. Together, they unearth information about their families' pasts that they had forgotten as a result of a tragic event. Joo Hwa Jung, a realtor at Daebak Realty, is played by Kang Mal Gum. Oh In Bum's confederate is Heo Ji Chul (Kang Hong Suk), who also joins Daebak Realty as a Chief.
The direction is well planned, and the storyline is strong. Because they were only busy investing things, one or two episodes felt a little slow, but this was tolerable. Have some tissue paper nearby because, in many cases, the amount of sobbing will be too much to handle. Watch it with a tiny TW as well, because there are several situations that are obviously disturbing for a horror drama. Each character did a good job of acting, but Jang Na Ra particularly excelled.
Although there is hardly any romance between the drama's characters, some of their conversations did seem to be flirting, but who is complaining about that? Not me! Although Hong Ji Ah has a very tough, cold exterior, she nevertheless has a soft interior. She'll bring the most tears to your eyes. I can't simply watch NaRa Noona cry. It was made worse for me by my Yong's occasional tears.
I should also include cinematography. However, in this drama, they employed cinematography to keep the atmosphere basic and look natural while still giving off horror feelings. Most horror dramas heavily rely on VFX and editing, even for the horror moments to look scary.
This drama's OSTs are excellent, yet they sometimes felt underused, which is okay, in my opinion, because the producers wanted to keep the tension high. I must add that the BG themes are exciting and depressing. Additionally, Jung Yong Hwa's OST is undeniably catchy.
You've come to the wrong location if you're expecting anything particularly spectacular, but it's not at all horrible. It's worth watching since the tale is unquestionably wonderful.
