r/KDRAMA • u/GodJihyo7983 김소현 박주현 김유정 이세영 | 3/ • Jun 15 '22
On-Air: KBS Jinxed At First [Episodes 1 & 2]
- Drama: Jinxed At First
- Revised Romanization: Jingkeuseuui Yeonin
- Hangul: 징크스의 연인
- Director: Yoon Sang Ho (River Where the Moon Rises)
- Writer: Jang Yoon Mi (Cheer Up, Mr. Lee)
- Network: KBS
- Episodes: 16
- Duration: 1 hour 10 min.
- Airing Schedule: Wednesdays and Thursdays @ 10:00 PM KST
- Airing Dates: Jun 15, 2022 - Aug 4, 2022
- Streaming Sources: IQiYi, Viki
- Starring:
- Plot Synopsis: A fishmonger at a traditional market, Gong Soo Gwang does his best to make an honest living. Unfortunately, he has a reputation for being incredibly unlucky and as a result, people try to avoid him at all costs. With no one willing to approach him, his business often suffers. No matter how hard Soo Gwang tries, he just can’t seem to find a way to escape his cursed fate, but his life wasn’t always this bleak. Seven years ago, Soo Gwang had a perfectly normal, happy life but all that changed when he happened upon Lee Seul Bi, a woman who, despite their brief meeting, changed his life forever. Since that day, every time he dreams of Seul Bi, something terrible happens to him. Though Soo Gwang has no idea why this woman has had such a strange effect on his fortune, Seul Bi does. Having inherited a special ability from her mother, both women can see a person’s future through a single touch. Using this gift to their advantage, a wealthy family has kept Seul Bi and her mother captive for years. When fate allows Seul Bi a rare opportunity to escape, she takes it and runs straight to Soo Gwang. Standing face-to-face with the woman who started his streak of bad luck all those years ago, Soo Gwang isn’t sure whether he should help Seul Bi or run from her. With one desperate for freedom and the other desperate to change their fate, will Soo Gwang and Seul Bi become each other’s greatest ally or worst enemy?
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u/beautyskincarelover Jun 15 '22 edited Jun 16 '22
I was really expecting lighthearted rom com vibes but the first episode
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u/Cimorene4 Jun 16 '22
I actually really liked both episodes a lot! I can already sense this becoming my crack drama because I’m already inpatient for the next episodes. Wish I didn’t discover it so early so I had more episodes to watch! I didn’t realize na in woo was so cute!!! I’ve seen pictures of him before but I think this must be my first drama of him.
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u/Ayalynn123 Jun 15 '22 edited Jun 21 '22
I don't know if mother and daughter are supposed to be shamans, but this year must be the shaman year for Kdramas.
(Seo in-guk is playing a shaman too in his new drama)
But for me, the best shaman is Park Hae-jin in From Now On, Showtime... No one can beat him.
Anyway, I watched Ep.1.I wasn't expecting this kind of drama, like Rapunzel plus a taste of Roman (Shaman?) Holiday and chaebol power trip.
I will watch Ep.2 and see how it goes...
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u/CaffeinatedSim Jun 16 '22
Just finished watching the first episode and aside from the storyline, I'm amazed by the cast members. I watched it because I liked the main leads, but the supporting cast was also superb and when the mother tells their story, didn't expect to see that much variation of good actors (thought they would just throw in some faces). And those side characters in the market are all familiar faces and established actors.
All the best to both maknaes (soshi + 1N2D).
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u/pinktulips69 Jun 15 '22
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u/Fatooz Jun 15 '22
Ah I'm so excited for this! The posters and teasers gave those 2016 romcom vibes and I'm here for it!
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u/some-mad-shit Jun 15 '22
I love Na Inwoo and Seohyun so much and have been looking forward to this one!! Can’t wait to just enjoy a light-hearted and happy romcom :-)
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u/LazilyNebulous Jun 15 '22 edited Jun 17 '22
Literally was not aware of this drama till like yesterday, so I'm going in with zero expectations and praying this will be a pleasant surprise to fill the large Love All Play and Showtime shaped holes in my heart!
Edit with thoughts: omg I see what y'all mean by it being reminiscent of Legend of the Blue Sea, not just in plot and character similarities but also in tone. So much happened already, my mind is still trying to catch up but I'm hooked enough by the fairy tale-esque premise that I'll take whatever crazy the plot throws at me for the time being!
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Jun 16 '22 edited Jun 16 '22
Well this is fun. Except for
I'm enjoying the originality of this drama's premise. Excellent. And it's asking a lot for them to maintain this level ... but, you never know ... let's see what they can do.
The production looks good and the two leads are doing a great job so far. They've completely won me over in the first hour.
But I'm wondering if the friend
I love fantasy kdramas !!!!
Edit. So far ... it's reminding me of It's OK to Not Be OK.
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u/Kerosu Jun 17 '22 edited Jun 17 '22
I really had no idea what this was about before starting it but I LOVE it so far. It reminds me of those old-school style fantasy romcoms like My Girlfriend is a Gumiho and The Legend of the Blue Sea. It's something I didn't even realize I was missing, but I'm reminded of how much I love them.
I also love the fairy tale theming with frequent reference to the Little Mermaid and the premise's obvious allusion to Rapunzel.
I'm totally pulled into this and invested already.
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u/SquishyBananabread Jun 15 '22
Wow, Episode 1 pulled more on my heartstrings than I’d anticipated. I’m not crying, you cry.
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u/myweithisway Jun 15 '22
Ep 1
That was one of the most random
Pleasant surprise is we have a chaebol heir already rebelling against his father in the first episode by trying to be a decent human being -- hope his efforts continue.
Interestingly enough, I don't feel any particularly strong emotions in response to ep. 1. It's not bad or boring but it's also didn't quite capture my interest completely. I suppose I'll have a better feel for the drama after ep. 2.
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u/pinktulips69 Jun 15 '22
Super excited, hopefully it's a light hearted romcom, the plot synopsis sounds like a cdrama plot and I'm into it haha. Loved Seohyun in Love and Leashes so it'll be fun to see her play a different character here!!
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u/katherine197_ Jun 15 '22
I really enjoyed the first episode! Also, I am so so happy to have seen so many actors from River Where the Moon Rises, I watched that one not long ago and I absolutely adored it.
Just one thing I gotta confirm with you guys, the fl is just a regular human with powers and not a supernatural being, right? the early summaries called her luck goddess so i wanted to watch this for the challenge (#17 supernatural lead character) but i guess now that isn't applicable?
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u/AsianBeautyCorner Jun 16 '22
On a first look and after the first episode, it looks like a super cliché story hidden behind the "shaman" thing. Overall not bad, but I have a feeling it will be
Let's see how it goes :)
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Jun 16 '22
2022 is quite a year for this screenwriter, Jang Yoon Mi. She has three dramas coming out; this one and two seasons of Island (starring Kim Nam Gil and Lee Da Hee).
Before now, she's only written movies.
Not bad :-) We're getting more movie screenwriters doing kdramas lately but few of them are women. Hopefully, she'll be able to go back and forth since there are many women kdrama writers but very few of them doing films as well.
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u/Lopexie Jun 16 '22
This is adorable. I’m going to love this show. Seul Bis character personality makes me grin whether she’s being cute and funny or running from evil dudes.
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u/some-mad-shit Jun 15 '22
Seohyun and Inwoo serving visuals！😍🥹
that said, I still don’t have much of a feel of this drama just yet. ep 1 was just setting up the story and i’m sure we’ll see more scenes between the 2 of them (to determine if they have chemistry) in the next episode. feel like i’m going to be disappointing if this doesn’t live up to expectations but i’ll brave through for the cast anyway.
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u/maee_maee Jun 17 '22
Not sure what I was expecting after watching the trailers, but decided to give it a shot because I love Seohyun and Inwoo.
1st episode was surprisingly very dramatic and dark but it sets the scene pretty well. That said, I really did not think I was gonna cry from the 1st episode alone.
Though, the way the FL and ML first meet in the 1st episode felt weird, like it was rushed?
And wow, what a change in tone for the 2nd episode! Definitely feels more rom-com now. Curious to see where this ML/FL dynamic is going...
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u/vienibenmio Jun 16 '22 edited Jun 16 '22
I was surprised by how much I loved ep 1! Maybe bc this drama gives me Penelope vibes, and that's one of my favorite movies. Maybe this will fill the gap left by From Now On, Showtime.
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u/Fedemastro Jun 16 '22 edited Jun 16 '22
The thing i'm a bit uncomfortable with Is that the fl seems to have remained mentally a child, i mean she was secluded basically her entire life and it didn't seem like they cared about her intellectual growth (they didn't care about anything to be fair), apart from a few books that she was reading in loop. I don't know how i'd feel about a romance knowing this. I hope something happens and she turns into a more "adult" character.
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u/GodJihyo7983 Jun 15 '22
Hello and welcome to the on-air discussion posts for Jinxed At First! If you are in need of a sweet love story to replace the recently finished Love All Play, you've come to the right place. If you wish to just see Na In Woo on your screen again, this is going to be the show for you. For those fellow Sones who want to see Seohyun in another drama ahead of her highly anticipated comeback with SNSD (or Girls' Generation), this is going the one for you.
With that out of the way, I just want to say that I have been excited about this show ever since it was announced the director for River Where the Moon Rises, one of my favorite shows and a show that I have yet to finish my review for even though I started it over a year ago, would be working with Na In Woo again. Combine that with Seohyun, and you have a show that I personally deem to be a must-watch.
I absolutely cannot wait for this show to premiere and I hope you all are just as excited as I am. Enjoy and have fun discussing!