Delivery Man (2023)

Is this Show a duck or a goose?

I thought the Show started well. A dose of mystery, a touch of humour and a hint of romance. There is a burst of manic energy as the Show introduces the key players and setup the main plot. After the meet-cute, the show slows down to a steady pace. There are some funny moments early on as the ML learn to live with ghosts and how to profit from them. However, the humour is fleeting. While it sort of sticks to the initial premise of a taxi for ghosts, we soon find out that it is far from being joyrides. Most of the ghostly tales are quite weighty and depressing. These subplots appears to be random at first but over time, we are given clues to find the missing link that ties them all together.

I actually felt a bit lost by the half way point because I was expecting the Show to go down a certain path based on the marketing and the early episodes but it turns out to be quite a different beast. I won’t go as far as calling it bait-and-switch, but I was not excited about where the story is heading.

Fortunately, the Show finally starts to pull the threads together in the last 1/3 of the run. The final destination is revealed, and we gather momentum as we sped towards the climax. I have to admit that it is neat how the loose threads are related to each other and slots in with each other. The only problem is that by this stage, I’m feeling a little jaded as I can see the Show is clearly manipulating the narrative and subplots until all the pieces are perfectly aligned. The puzzle can’t be solved because the pieces are hidden on purpose from us. We are drip fed very little concrete information while it grows painfully obvious who the real culprits are. This includes creating contrived situations while bending rules to suit the task at hand. Some of these involve questionable police procedurals while others will leave you baffled by the inconsistency if not out right contrivance. The Show will try to explain the ruse afterwards but it does test your credulity.

Acting is acceptable on the whole. I won’t call any of them breakout roles. The FL has a more challenging role than the ML. He can appear a bit wooden at times. They have decent chemistry and there is a bit of skinship in ep.12.

Production value is par for the course. It doesn't have lavish sets but they are functional and fit for purpose. Not a lot of CGI is used even though you would expect more from a supernatural themed show. What is there is acceptable but fairly rudimentary by today's standards. Once again, adequate rather than exceptional.

In the end, all the loose ends are tied up. Emotions run high and a few tears are shed. Antagonists are dealt with. Protagonists have the happy endings we all wish for. The Show turns the fan service dial to the max in ep.12. It is probably the best episode of the series and it is the real highlight for me.

Regrettably, the bulk of the show is fairly pedestrian. Similar ghost/wish fulfilling plots have been done before and often better. There is certainly something old something borrowed here. What we need is more of something new.

In hindsight, it is watchable and kept my interest but it can be testing at times. I won’t mind rewatch a highlight reel but not the whole show. Peace out.

Leia Mais

Wholesome Supernatural Romance no creepy ghosts

Delivery Man ?:Viki ??
12eps / PG-13
Murder Mystery/Supernatural/ romance/ comedy

If you want to watch a light, fast paced Supernatural (Ghost) Kdrama I recommend this one ??
No creepy ghosts, dark evil things/ monsters or anything like that.

A story of solving crimes so the Ghosts/Spirits and crossover to the light.
Think The Ghost Whisperer (American TV show) but more wholesome. Loved this one!

PROS:
◇The writing nothing dragged was milked which is what caught my attention immediately.
◇How wholesome/light this show was over all. They could have easily made it dark and super heavy like most of its genre but they didn't.
◇The acting I thought everyone did a fantastic job from the main cast, supporting & guest appearances.
◇The OST is a fun light one matching it perfectly.
◇I was always engaged with the story & was superised by the turns it took.
◇Loved how it was a happy ending.

CONS:
◇Some Supernatural elements that never fully got flushed out. Personally it didn't bother me because everything else was so good.

Overall really enjoyed watching this one week by week and will miss it!
Hopefully Kdrama writers can make more light, fun, wholesome Supernatural Kdramas like this one ♡


#deliverymankdrama #kdrama #ghost #supernaturalgenre #asiandrama #newsshow #Kdrama

Leia Mais

Good Enough

Korean Drama " Delivery Man " is a fantasy comedy with a touch of romance.

The drama offers a variety of ghost stories that the main characters have to solve, which spices up the main plot, which, otherwise, isn't that original. Still, the drama does a good job of blending everything smoothly, even the romance. The latter was okay, kind of predictable, but the couple had chemistry and there were some cute moments between them.

The performances, in addition, were all enjoyable, as everyone in the cast handled their characters nicely.

So, overall, eight out of ten, mainly because of those ghost stories.

Leia Mais

Great watch!

Not sure why this drama doesn't rate higher. The title is a misnomer - it really is about a taxi driver for ghosts but too bad it's up against another drama currently broadcasting which has a more famous (and handsome!) taxi driver. I guess shows with supernatural themes generally don't rate as well and also this ghost show doesn't have idols or well-known actors to prop it up.

However, the acting is solid enough, the characters are fleshed out, and the stories are single episode explorations. The synopsis is predictable: ghost takes taxi but can't leave. She is inexplicably tied to him and therein lies the mystery - why or how are they tied together? Who is she? How or why did she die?

Overall it's a fun watch with some light humour, the lead characters are likeable, and the pacing is good. The whole series is short, only 12 episodes so that really helps with the pacing. Each episode focuses on one ghost passenger's story so the series moves pretty swiftly. What's not to like?

The only thing I would have liked as with any ghost story is copious crying (on my part). I have to yet to shed a tear over lmpossible love or tragic circumstances of lost dreams and what could have been. But there are still 4 episodes left so anything is possible.

Leia Mais

Boring

This show was neither good nor bad. Though it started out with an interesting premise, it quickly devolved. There was no depth to anything of the characters, not the male lead, or the female lead or the so called villain.

It was increasingly obvious who the murderer was from around the seventh episode and the rest of the runtime ended up being filler.

There were a lot of things the showrunners could have done to make it more interesting. One thing I didn’t understand is if they were going to make it so easy for the female lead to regain her memories, why did she need to lose them in the first place? We came to know the whole truth behind her death in the first three episodes itself.

A let down, since this really sounded promising.

Leia Mais

Llevaba muy buena racha con los dramas que estaba viendo últimamente…
Después de ver Dr. Cha y The Good Bad Mother, me apetecía ver otra serie de comedia y cuando vi Delivery Man que era un taxi para fantasmas, no lo dudé, ya que pensé que sería de un estilo parecido al de The Mystic Pop-Up Bar, pero me equivoqué. La verdad es que al principio me gustó la trama y se me hizo ligera y divertida. Sin embargo, con el avance de la serie, cada vez me pareció más aburrida y en algunos momentos sin sentido. El caso policial, que se supone que es uno de los temas principales de la serie, me pareció flojo y sin mucho sentido, creo que le podrían haber sacado más jugo. Y a mitad de la serie también se pierde el otro tema principal, el taxi para fantasmas. Al final este tema se convirtió en un vehículo para intentar plantear el tema policial.
Por otro lado, la relación entre los protagonistas tampoco me dijo nada y no llegué a creermela en ningún momento. Al principio, el protagonista masculino está centrado en pagar la deuda y no quiere saber nada de ella sin embargo, de un momento a otro y sin previo aviso, empieza a interesarse en ella y se olvida, ni siquiera se vuelve a nombrar, el tema de la deuda, solo en pocas ocasiones y muy superficial.
No digo que sea una serie mala, porque la verdad es que me ha entretenido en algunas ocasiones, simplemente que quizás yo tenía unas expectativas que no ha cumplido y no era lo que yo esperaba o quería ver en ese momento.

Leia Mais

I got Bored. Little chemistry and a slow moving story.

6/10 is my rating. This is a 2023 South Korean supernatural mystery romance with 12, 60 minute episodes.

First I provide a Unique Synopsis then Review.

Synopsis

Taxi driver Seon Young min (Yoon Chan young) just wants to make a good living driving the taxi his mother bequeathed him. Last thing he wanted or needed was a ghost, Kang Ji hyun (Bang Min ah) attached to his taxi. Especially a ghost that drives off his paying customers. When he discovers a way the ghosts can be paying customers and he can grant thenpm some final wishes, a new business concept us born and who better to help him in his endeavors than the ghost who is attached to his taxi. Having lost her memory, Ji hyun cannot tell Young min how she came to have his deceased mother’s bracelet or why their are pictures of her on his mother’s phone. So they have mysteries to solve around Young min’s mother and Ji hyun’s deaths as well as mysteries around the last moments for their clients.

Review

I very rarely quit watching a series. I made it through episode 5 on this and just could not watch it any more. I was bored. I like the premise. But the focus was not as heavily in doing cool things for ghosts as it was on their mystery and their relationship. I did not puck up on much chemistry between the keads so I was not super interested in their interactions. I would not watch it again nor recommend it.

Spoilers

Ji hyun is way dressed down, possibly to give a more ghostly appearance, but it makes handsome Young min’s almost immediate attraction for her less believable. She is also a bit annoying and has no empathy for Young min’s plight and need to earn money to provide for himself and his grandmother. So with her being slightly annoying, devoid of understanding, and not very attractive, it is hard to understand what he would see in her from a romantic perspective. She also is mean to hm by not understanding him needing to make money and guilting him into helping herself and other ghosts instead. She also makes fun of him for never having dated, and ridicules his desire to hang a lock on the fence.

I found the case where the con artist was trying to scam the young widow out of a settlement interesting. But those interesting cases were too few to hold my interest.

#DeliveryMan #BangMinAh #YoonChanYoung

Leia Mais

Somehow it worked

This is a strange one. I dont know how to describe it (and im not good at it). This show somehow feels like the plot is all over the place and you are not pretty sure where it is going but in the end it all kind of makes sense and it deliver satisfiyng ending. Personaly i would prefer if the show had more episodes and we would explored more ghosts stories and their resolutions because all of those subplots with ghosts where pretty strong and emotional and just really really good.
What it lacks a little bit are core rules when you make detective narrative. They violited some of the basic stuff like main antagonist motives which is not explored very deeply (i like it when antagonist is not evil just because he is antagonist)
Overall it was actually pleasure to watch and last few episode were not draggy at all which is VERY RARE in korean dramas.
Also FL is really pretty and cute i loved her!

Leia Mais

A Ghost's Taxi

about a taxi driver who can see ghosts and helps them resolve their grudges has a compelling and unique storyline that caught my attention. However, I found myself annoyed by both the lead and supporting actors' performances, which detracted from my overall viewing experience. The characters' emotions often felt forced and overacted, making certain scenes hard to watch. Despite this, the show's supernatural element remained fascinating and engaging, and I appreciated the fresh take on the ghost story genre. Each ghost's backstory was captivating and had me invested in their resolution. Overall, while the acting may have left something to be desired, the intriguing storyline and supernatural twist make this Korean drama worth checking out for fans of the genre.

Leia Mais

Enjoyable

It's not going to change the world or anything, but this show had a lot going for it. I laughed, I cried, I binged.

STORY: Yeong Min has taken over being a taxi driver following the hit and run murder of his mom. He lives with his grandmother (loved her!) and the bank is going to take away their house If he doesn't come up with a large amount of money that's owed, and quickly. Suddenly he's got an amnesiac ghost in his car, which certainly doesn't help him bring in any money. She wants help figuring out who she is, he's totally focused on getting money for his debt, and at the beginning they are like oil and water. There are quite a few comedic scenes revolving around this. This is a story about how they go about getting what both of them want/need. There seemed to be a new storyline in every episode or so that gave us new ghosts, as well as clues as to what happened to mom and the identity of the ghost passenger. Red herrings are thrown out left and right, making us wonder who the evil people are, and everyone got their turn. Are the police on the take? What's happening at the hospital? Do the ghosts play any part in getting to the bottom of everything? There was a little romance, and I have to say I appreciated the time that the leads spent together and the conversations they had. It was a progressive building of a relationship that made sense, plus the addition of "How in the heck will this relationship ever work?!"

ACTING: It was good. I quite enjoyed Yoon Chan Young as Yeong Min. Maybe because he's not a famous actor, I could focus on the character. I thought he did a good job. The FL was irritating at times, but mostly just in the first episode or so. I know that writing had a lot to do with it, but I appreciated how, other than the two leads, you never really knew if someone was a bad guy or not. Bonus: Jeon So Min (Something About 1%) had a cameo as a ghost...cute.

I don't really remember the music. I probably won't rewatch for two reasons: 1) Now I know what happens; and 2) My To Watch list is seriously long.

It was an enjoyable way to completely waste a Saturday.

Leia Mais

A well blended show.

This captivating K-drama skillfully combines comedy, romance, and action into a gripping story. It provides a well-rounded viewing experience with its excellent cast, suspenseful scenes, impressive cinematography, visually appealing scenes, and emotional depth.The tale might feel a little predictable at times, but the strong acting and clever banter make up for any little flaws.There weren't many heart-pounding incidents.

So, all in all, an excellent show with a little adrenaline gushing in you.

Let's live, Let's Love and hope you enjoy your time by doing what you love ?

Leia Mais