Title:호텔 델루나 | Hotel Delluna | Hotel Del Luna
Genre: Drama | Fantasy | Romance
Episodes: 16
Broadcast Network: tvN
Broadcast Period: July 13, 2019 to September 1, 2019

Synopsis:

Jang Man Wol heads a very quaint hotel in downtown Seoul that caters to unique and only invited guests can see and stay on this hotel. She has lived a long time and together with her staff, she is now in need and searching for a replacement of the hotel’s assistant manager who is retiring. Goo Chang Sung, on the other hand, graduated from the US and is a sought after hotel manager who came back to Seoul that every hotel wants to hire. Jang Man Wol wanted him to work on her hotel, yet, the situation is not Goo Chang Sung would like to deal with except it seems he didn’t have a choice as his father a long time ago made promise for his son to work on this hotel. Against his will, he ended up working for the hotel and discover many of its secrets and its value to its guests. He ended up loving the hotel, its staff and Jang Man Wol in the process but it seems everything that’s good must to an end and he has a special role for Jang Man Wol’s transition to what she’s been wanting for a very long time but may not be what he dreams of to happen.

Characters:

• IU as Jang Man Wol
• Yeo Jin Goo as Goo Chang Sung
• Shin Jung Geun as Scholar Kim Shi Ik
• Bae Hae Sun as Choi Seo Hee
• P.O as Ji Hyun Joong
• Kang Mi Na as Kim Yoo Na
• Kim Kyu Ri as Child Man Wol
• Kim Kang Hoon as Child Chang Sung
• Lee Do Hyun as Ko Chung Myung
• Lee Tae Sun as Yun Woo | Detective Park Young Soo
• Park Yoo Na as Princess Song Hwa
• Jo Hyun Chul as Sanchez
• Park Yoo Na as Lee Mi Ra
• Kwon Ye Eun as Child Mi Ra
• Seo Yi Sook as Mago
• Kang Hong Suk as Sa Shin
• Han Jae Yi as Blind Ghost on Episode 1,2,4
• Cha Chung Hwa as Water Ghost | Policewoman on Episode 1
• Kim Won Hae as Mayor Park on Episode 1,2
• Lee Chae Kyung as Director of Royal Pacific Hotel on Episode 1,2,10
• Go Seung Bo as Boy Ghost Eating Dumplings on Episode 1
• Lee Soo Ah as Yoon Seo on Episode 2
• Nam Kyung Eup as Chairman Wang on Episode 2,9,10
• eo Ka Hwon as Elevator Ghost on Episode 2
• Lee Ji Wan as Jang Soo Jung on Episode 3
• Hong Seo Joon as Yoo Na’s Father on Episode 3
• Park Ga Ram as Jung Soo Jung on Episode 3
• Lee Min Ryung as Yoon Ga Young on Episode 4-7
• Kim Mi Eun as Lee Soo Min on Episode 5
• Kwon Hyuk Hyun as the Groom on Episode 5
• Jang Tae Min as Bang Tae Woo on Episode 6
• Seo Yi Soo as Ji Hyun Mi on Episode 6, 15, 16
• Kim Hyung Myung as video ghost 2nd victim on Episode 6
• Lee Hyun Kyoon as Dr. Han on Episode 8
• Nam Jung Hee as 112-Year-Old Woman on Episode 8
• Yang Jo Ah as Mi Ra’s Friend on Episode 8
• Lee David as Sul Ji Won on Episode 9-14
• Park Young Soo as Real Estate Agent on Episode 9
• Ahn Soo Ho as Moving Truck Driver on Episode 9
• Lee Chang Jik as Brewery Chief on Episode 9
• Kim Joong Don as Detective Jang Woon Myung on Episode 10
• Choi Yoo Song as Goo Chan Sung’s Mother on Episode 10
• Han Sa Myung as Truck Driver on Episode 11
• Kim Seung Han as Kang Hyun Jin on Episode 12

My Review:

I watched this k-drama because I like the lead actors plus I got a bit curious about what’s so special about this story. I have seen a lot of k-dramas already dealing with work and politics in the hotel industry but, alas, indeed, this k-drama offers something interesting and different.

So, What do I Like About this K-Drama?

(1) IU has grown as an actress every time I watch her on her k-dramas. Although, she received a lot of flack on “Scarlet Ryeo”, I find her charming and not that bad as an actress. There’s something in her that makes you, as an audience, want to watch her. As Jang Man Wol, she was able to depict the character to a “T”. She has made her role not two dimensional. I thoroughly enjoyed her acting on this k-drama and this k-drama became worthy to watch with her in it.

(2) I have always thought Yeo Jin Goo as one of the best Korean actors of his time. He has depth and excellently delivers his roles almost all of the time. On this k-drama, as Goo Chang Sung, he was no different. More so, he successfully built a chemistry between him and IU as the lead main characters.

(3) This is one of the k-dramas wherein the supporting casts and their stories truly made a k-drama story worthwhile to watch as they all added to the mystery and beauty of the story. They are not just there to lengthen the drama but really enhances it.

(4) The stories of the characters are so touching. While some were truly sad but in the end became inspiring with lessons learned. The stories were endearing, so, kudos to the writer.

(5) This k-drama is one of those k-dramas of the year that I can highly recommend as it has everything in it yet the director and production perfectly blended the different genres into one cohesive story to be enjoyed by the audience. The talent of production of this k-drama is that they were able to romanticised something that’s actually kinda tragic.

What I do Not Like About this K-Drama?

Although, I love this k-drama, it is not that perfect as there are some situations given about Jang Man Wol’s situation that kinda contradicts and defies logic reasoning. But, I ended up forgiving them as an audience because, in the end, it didn’t reach to the level as muddle up as the story of the ever popular “Goblin” k-drama, which, I’m sorry for its fans, I thoroughly found a waste of time.

Would I recommend this K-Drama? Yes, Definitely.

My Rating to this Drama
( See My Rating System: ) 5/5 Stars

OST:

01. Another Day – Monday Kiz | Punch
02. Lean On Me – 10cm
03. All About You – Kim Tae Yeon
04. Only You – Yang Da Il
05. Can You See My Heart – Heize
06. At The End – Kim Chung Ha
07. Remember Me – Gummy
08. See The Star – Red Velvet
09. Can You Hear Me – Ben
10. So Long – Paul Kim
11. Say Goodbye – Song Ha Ye
12. Done For Me – Punch
13. Love Del Luna – Tae Yong | Punch