There are Kdramas that are 12 episodes that needed to be 16 (e.g. Castaway Diva, The good bad mother) and there are kdramas that were 16 episodes but needed to be 12 (e.g. Our beloved summer, From Now on Showtime!)
From Now On, Showtime! (2022) - 지금부터, 쇼타임! - Whump List
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Synopsis : Cha Cha Woong is a popular if somewhat sardonic magician with a taste for the spectacular. His tricks dazzle audiences, but little do most people know – he has a gang of ghost helpers! He treats them as his employees… and they, in turn, believe him to be their “boss.”
One day, his path crosses with that of Go Seul Hae, a police officer. He attempts to brush her off when she investigates an incident connected to one of his magic shows. But she soon realizes that the magician’s unusual abilities could be the perfect crime-fighting tool. She manages to convince him to join the police force in its efforts to catch fiendish criminals – and use his ghostly retinue to help foil evil masterminds! (MDL)
AKA : Showtime Begins!
Whumpee : Cha Cha Woong played by Park Hae Jin
Country : 🇰🇷 South Korea
Genres : Mystery, Comedy, Romance, Fantasy, Crime
Notes : This is a Full Whump List
Episodes on List : 7
Total Episodes : 16
*Spoilers below*
02 : (near end) Cha Cha Woong has a nightmare, wakes with a shock.. sick; dizzy, passes out
03 : … continued from previous ep. ... (replay) Sick; dizzy, passes out.. head hit several times (comedic).. feverish … thrown around in a self-defense demonstration
06 : In a fight, exhausted from giving out too much spiritual energy, hit in the back with a stick, collapses
10 : Punched in the stomach
11 : In a fight … passes out … hospitalized, heart stops … comatose … [past-life flashback] falling/rolling down a hill ... wounds being treated
12 : [past-life flashback] Tied up.. imprisoned … weak & overusing his powers, spitting up blood.. collapses, dies beside his beloved
16 : [present] In a fight .. throws himself on a sword.. spitting blood, passes out