I’ve been on an EarthMix binge since Moonlight Chicken ended. My expectations for the series were not very high as I am usually not a fan of body swap storylines, but I decided to at least give it a try. I was honestly impressed by it! The story is okay, it’s not super exciting or something completely unexpected, it has some plot twists /plot holes (e.g. aunt and uncle, mom) that could have been handled differently, but it wasn’t bad. The OST is lovely as well, I think the longing is nicely portrayed through it.

I think Jan deserves a big shoutout for how on point were her actions and mannerism when she was playing as Win in Lin’s body. Her actions and reactions were so on point, it was absolutely brilliant! I especially loved the scenes in which it switched between Mix and Jan, I feel like those moments were when both really shined! And Mix acting as “Lin” showed just how talented he is as well, especially his struggles to adapt to what it really means to be a girl. It really was something different.

Another thing that I really loved is how whenever it was just Korn and “Lin”, it was always Mix we saw in her role. It really showed how Korn never thought of doing the mission with Lin, to him it was always Win that he went with. Win really struggled with the idea that Korn only cares because it’s Lin’s body that’s involved. The scenes when this really shows were absolutely heartbreaking and Mix did extremely well portraying that confusion, that struggle. So, I think this detail was really important for us viewers to really understand certain parts of the story.

I know many don’t agree, but I can see how Win’s anger and hate for Korn are justified. Win is short tempered, he just lost his father and the person he trusts the most has no explanation for what is going on. Emotions were running high, Win reacted (even over reacted) impulsively, but Korn not explaining anything was also a mistake on his part.

I think this is an amazing series to show how one can love a person for who they are, all their flaws and mistakes. Korn knows Win, maybe even better than Win knows himself, yet he never tries to change him. He accepts him for who he is and just goes with it – be it his tantrums, his love for food, and his tendency to tease Korn.