Hotel Del Luna

8.5
20191h 10m

Production

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When he's invited to manage a hotel for dead souls, an elite hotelier gets to know the establishment's ancient owner and her strange world.

Trailers & Videos

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HOTEL DEL LUNA (IU, YEO JIN GOO) Trailer #3 | Now Open on Viu

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HOTEL DEL LUNA (IU, YEO JIN GOO) Trailer #1 | Now Open on Viu

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#1 hotel for your journey to the afterlife | Hotel Del Luna Highlights | Netflix [ENG SUB]

Seasons

16 Episodes • Premiered 2019

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1. Welcome to Hotel Del Luna

7.0

On a day when the full moon has risen, Hotel Del Luna resumes its business. Two guests visit the hotel. One is a female dead soul who used to be a policewoman, but ended up being drowned in the water. The other one is a man who isn’t technically dead yet, but somehow ended up being lost after running away from the police.

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2. Catch a Tiger

7.7

Chan Seong keeps seeing the dead souls. He comes to visit Man Weol and tells her to make him not to see the ghosts anymore. However, he’s given a mission to complete, and that is to catch a tiger. Meanwhile, Manager No, the only human in Hotel Del Luna, retires from his position.

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3. In a Dream

7.5

Chan Seong sees a woman in his dream, and the woman looks like Man Weol. Chan Seong wants to know about the history of Hotel Del Luna and Man Weol’s past, but the staff at the hotel wouldn’t tell him. Meanwhile, a dead soul that committed suicide by leaping from the overpass shows up in front of Chan Seong.

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4. Room 13

7.8

Man Weol tells Chan Seong to take good care of her. As Man Weol opens her heart to Chan Seong, new leaves start to sprout from the Moon Tree. Such a change agitates Man Weol and the staff of the hotel. They start to think everything has begun to change after Chan Seong joined the hotel. Meanwhile, the door to Room 13 is finally opened.

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5. Dead Bride's Wish

7.3

A dead bride’s spirit comes to visit Hotel Del Luna. Chan Seong kindly shows in the guest. Seeing him taking good care of the female guest makes Man Weol jealous and upset. Meanwhile, a red pocket is found at a park. Any man who picks up the red pocket has to get married to the bride’s spirit.

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6. Chan-sung's Ex-girlfriend

8.3

Man Weol plans to go out for a meal with Chan Seong. However, she hears from Sanchez that Mi Ra, Chan Seong’s ex-girlfriend, has shown up. Man Weol starts to feel jealous. Meanwhile, the spirit of a king of Joseon Dynasty checks in to Hotel Del Luna. All the staff members do their best to make sure that he has a comfortable stay.

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7. Rival in Love

8.3

The evil spirit that has escaped from Room 13 continues to harm men. The spirit gets closer to the one that she’s after. Chan Seong decides to become the bait himself to catch the spirit. Meanwhile, Man Weol runs into Mi Ra who had an ill-fated relationship with Man Weol in the previous life.

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8. Man-wol and Princess Song-hwa

7.7

Chan Seong finds out why Man Weol is tied down to Hotel Del Luna. In dreams, he happens to see what happened between Man Weol and Princess Song Hwa in the past. Meanwhile, Man Weol invites Mi Ra to Hotel Del Luna and plans to torment her.

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9. Where Are You, Man-wol?

8.0

Hotel Del Luna disappears overnight. Chan Seong begins to trace Man Weol. The hotel staffers are having difficulty in dealing with all the work without Chan Seong. Meanwhile, Hyun Joong and Yu Na meet a group of spirits in the mountains on their way to the new hotel.

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10. Chairman Wang's Offer

8.7

Man Weol realizes that Yeon Woo has been reincarnated as a man named Yeong Su and is now a detective in this world. And Mi Ra runs into Yeong Su on the street. Meanwhile, Chairman Wang says that he would like to arrange a date between his granddaughter and Chan Seong. Will Chan Seong accept the offer?

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11. Lunar Eclipse

8.3

Man Weol and Chan Seong start to date without telling anyone in the hotel. A lunar eclipse occurs in 39 years, and humans get to see the presence of Hotel Del Luna. To greet special guests visiting on the day of the lunar eclipse, Chan Seong opens the door of Room 404. Meanwhile, Seol Ji Won, the serial killer, looks for Yu Na.

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12. Ill-fated Relationship

9.0

Chan Seong is attacked by the serial killer, Seol Ji Won. Man Weol keeps calling Chan Seong, but he won’t answer. Man Weol thinks that something bad has happened to him. Then, Yu Na tells that she has seen an ambulance take a man to the hospital. Everyone at the hotel starts to worry about Chan Seong.

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13. Seo-hee's Resentment

8.3

The flowers in the hotel start withering. The staff of the hotel wonders if it’s time to prepare to leave for the afterlife. Meanwhile, Seo Hee recognizes a new male guest. She realizes that it is a chance to resolve her deep sorrow and resentment before going to the afterlife. Also, Seo Ji Won, who has become a vengeful spirit, begins to harass Chan Seong’s acquaintances.

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14. Man-wol's Choice

9.0

Man Weol is obsessed with the thought that Chung Myung might have been reincarnated as Chan Seong. She finally faces a choice for Chan Seong. Meanwhile, Chan Seong and the Grim Reaper find where Seol Ji Won is. When they arrive at the place, they meet Man Weol. Chan Seong is curious about what Man Weol is up to.

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15. Chan-sung's Time Travel

8.7

While crossing the bridge to the afterlife, Man Weol starts to forget her memories piece by piece. Will Man Weol come back to Chan Seong? Meanwhile, Chan Seong travels back in time and gets to meet Man Weol in Joseon Dynasty. He has to find a herb there and returns to Hotel Del Luna.

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16. Time to Say Goodbye

9.0

The staffers at the hotel prepare to leave for the afterlife one by one. Man Weol sees them off herself and realizes that there isn’t much time left for her. She also prepares to leave. Meanwhile, Mr. Kim decides to leave for the afterlife before he gets humiliated by the book that the dead author wrote. Man Weol and Chan Seong come up with an idea of clearing Mr. Kim’s name.

Cast

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IU

Jang Man-wol

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Yeo Jin-goo

Goo Chan-sung

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Shin Jung-keun

Kim Sun-bi

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Bae Hae-seon

Choi Seo-hee

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Pyo Ji-hoon

Ji Hyun-joong

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Lee Do-hyun

Go Chung-myung

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Kang Mi-na

Kim Yoo-na

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Seo Yi-sook

God Mago

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Kang Hong-suk

Angel of death

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Lee Tae-seon

Yeon-woo / Park Young-soo

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Park You-na

Princess Song-hwa / Lee Mi-ra

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Jo Ah-ra

Na Ji-seon

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Han Jae-yi

Seo Joo-hee

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Won Mi-won

Ji Hyun-mi

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Kim Sang-Wook

Ryu Hwan-yong

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Reviews

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Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한

10/10

**_A story about healing, moving on, forgiveness, and loving again_**

_n.b.: Might contain what others consider as "spoiler" but is not in my opinion._

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At first, one would assume this is a typical romantic comedy about some couple who found each other, denies being in loved, and eventually lived happily ever after. However, one will soon learn that this is a story about healing, moving on, forgiveness, and loving again.

IU, as Jang Man Weol the owner of Hotel del Luna, beautifully brought to life her character. She successfully hid her image as the world's "Queen of Pop" with her superb acting. From a very friendly, approachable, smiling IU, she totally became the bitter, easy to anger, and strict that is Jang Man Weol. As this story spans a thousand years, IU's talent in acting shone as she took on different roles and genres in one series.

One would probably also assume that Hotel del Luna was an IU show especially since she wore countless of dresses in every 1.5-hour episode, which could range from a thousand years ago to the present. I would say she probably beaten Lucy Liu in Elementary in this area, turning a series into a subtle fashion show. However, Yeo Jin Goo made this his own show as well, himself a veteran actor who have taken challenging roles, playing as Goo Chan Sung, the Hotel Manager, equalised the show between the two actors and their characters.

The music were also great. Yeo Jin Goo's and IU's acting were more than enough but with the right music at the right time, it deepened the emotional connection to the important scenes. From action to the most heart-wrenching scenes, the music made the series very memorable and touching, especially for those who are going through the same challenges in their lives.

The writers also did well. While Hotel del Luna was a hotel for ghosts/spirits, nothing was too scary, I wouldn't even categorised this show as "horror". In each episode, they touched on different subjects about death, murder, accidents, forgiveness, and separation with the people we love, that longing desire to be with them even after life has ended. They carefully guided the show to not turn into "horror"--which amateur writers would've fallen into and throw the story everywhere--by always bringing in the light-hearted comedy of Yeo Jin Goo and IU.

Finally, the overall story of healing, moving on, forgiveness, and loving again was told perfectly in 16 episodes averaging 1 hour and 20 minutes each. This was very eye-opening for those of us who were recently deeply broken, those of us who are denying we have lingering bitterness in our hearts, those of us who are finding it hard to forgive and move on. Goo Chan Sung and Jang Man Wol showed us how and why we should heal, move on, forgive, and love again. Goo Chan Sung demonstrated to us how we should let someone heal first before entering into a relationship with them, how we can be the support they need and not give in to their every demands just because they were deeply hurt. While Jang Man Wol told us how bitterness and an unforgiving heart can lead one to live a sad, unfulfilling, pointless life, and how we can once again love by healing ourselves first.

Thank you to the whole team for bringing us an amazing production and a great meaningful story.

If there will ever be a "Hotel Blue Moon", I hope that it will tell meaningful stories as with Hotel del Luna, and that the sequel wouldn't fall into "just another entertainment show"--a common pitfall with sequels.

Hotel del Luna: 100 out of 10 stars!

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