I finished this last night, and I had fun making my original brief review of Nightmare High thread, so thought I'd do it again.
- Watched on: Netflix
- Starring:
- Hwang Jung-eum (formerly of gg Sugar, most recently in Men are Men) as Weol-ju
- Choi Won-young (most recently in Netflix film Yaksha: Ruthless Operations) as Guibanjang
- Yook Sungjae (of BtoB, most recently in Golden Spoon) as Kangbae
- Seasons: 1
- Length: 12 episodes, approx. 60-70 minutes each
The basic set-up is that Weol-ju and Guibanjang are both spirits, and Weol-ju has to settle 100,000 grudges due to a crime she committed when she was alive. Guibanjang is a former Afterlife Detective who has been ordered to make sure she finishes repaying for her sins. They attempt to find people with grudges by operating the titular Mystic Pop-up Bar. In the modern era, Weol-ju is struggling to connect with people, so even though she has ~10 grudges to go, it's taking so long she may run out of time and be sent to Hell. When shopping at the local mart, they run into Kangbae who has a strong spiritual vision that makes people who touch him pour out their troubles. They contract with him to work part-time at their bar, and in return, they will close his spiritual vision and eliminate his problem.
Even though the start of the series is quite intense, at the heart of it is a comedy whose major theme is "found family." I really love this core trio, and even the other characters who come in to the bar, either as friends of the main three or as customers spilling out their woes. You want to see them succeed, and to see them at their best when they're together. It's intentionally funny, but not over-the-top Adam Sandler slapstick or anything. I laughed, I cried, I want all the best for these three dorks. 
