Ya'll need to watch this, I really recommend this korean drama definitely worth it. Everything is perfect- OSTs, acting, characters, and the plot. I can't explain how great this drama is, such a masterpiece.
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his acting skill were very impressive in this series :D
the story entirely revolves around the actress( disguised) who is at times very frustrating!!
there are times when its clearly shown that she is a woman but the prince fails to notice ( too dramatic)
But if you are looking for a historical romantic drama....it is perfect.
there are a lot of cheesy scenes :P
i dont think it resembles "moon embracing the sun"( METS) as much as people say. ofcourse both are historical but its not soo tragic like that of METS.
the first few episodes have comedy in them too :)
so i suggest you to watch it. the background music is very good too :)
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Perfection
I started watching because everybody was ranting about Park Bo Gum... At this time I was very new to the world of KDrama. Love in the Moonlight was my second! So I started watching and OH MY GOD!!I've discovered the Joseon era! The costumes! The intrigue! the plots! And I finally understood why they call Park Bo Gum Korea's Prince Consort! He embodies royalty and I discovered a great actor (shame he's doing his military service and we won't be able to see him for a while).
After Moonlight I watched another of his title, Encounter with the Queen Song Hye Kyo and he nailed it again.
This actor is a national treasure and this drama is a must watch and rewatch!!
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Story: 10/10 - This is easily one of the easiest criterias to evaluate in regards to this drama. Being one of my first korean dramas (first I watched as it came out), the thing that captivated me to actively watch this drama was definitely its story. It was very creative and original considering woman and girls in Korea are elevated and pressured in standards that our lead actress clearly run from. The fact that people believed she was a man was always entertaining to watch, and her comical interactions with the other workers at the palace was just delightful. It was beyond enjoyable to watch the friendship between the prince, his guard and Sam Nom (Ra On), and it easily surpassed the romance between the lead in my personal opinion.
Acting/Cast: 8.5/10 - I was very tempted to give the acting/cast a 9 but I need to admit that while I loved the main lead (Kim Yoo Jung), I did find her acting a tad bit cringy at times, and that was one of the bases for the 8.5. Park Bo Gum, the charmer himself, stole my heart with this drama. He caught my eye from the very first episode, and though a little dramatic, he always made it work on his advantage. It was also a joy to see Jin Young on the screen, giving us everything we needed from a second possible love interest. I don't even want to mention how much I actually loved Kwak Do Yeon's character and his friendship with the main lead. It goes by unsaid that this friendship was one of the highlights of this show.
Music: 10/10 - This OST is one of the most beautiful out there. It had just the right amount of romance and sadness (maybe more sadness than needed).
Rewatch Value: 9/10 - This criteria is a bit hard to judge for me, seeing as I am a person that doesn't enjoy rewatching things that much, so I have decided to judge this based on how much I predict I would enjoy it in case I did rewatch this drama. I think I did score this one quite high (in comparison with my usual 8s and 7s), but it is in my opinion one of those exceptions that will always be justifiable. Besides its beautiful colors, characters, relationships, music, ect... This drama represents, for me, a lot and different emotions that I would like to relive.
Overall: 10/10 - I feel like I have said a lot already and it goes unsaid that this is one of my all time favourite dramas and that I would recommend this to 10/10 people.
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Toward the end of the drama series, I bawled for 1 specific character, but I absolutely love how the writers redeemed themselves for my heartbreak. The ending was very neat and tied up well.
This was the first drama I have seen with Park Bo Gum and I found his acting to be very nice to watch. He isn't my favorite actor, but he is a really good actor. The way he smiled at the female lead would just melt my heart. The chemistry between both MC's was absolutely there and the way they could "speak" to each other with their eyes was sweet and believable.
Kim Byung Yeon was my absolute favorite character - he was the dark, mysterious, brooding character and I simply couldn't get enough of him!
I know some reviewers found Love in the Moonlight to be an amateur historical drama for beginning K-drama watchers, but please don't let those reviews deter or dissuade you from picking up this drama. It was well-paced with sweet romantic elements as well as the political side of things without being too serious or cruel.
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There's too much flashbacks and scenes where the characters just looking at each other, they could have shortened those parts.
However i like the comedy part of the story and the funny side characters, that's what makes me keep on watching
FL's acting were good. But she doesn't look convincing enough in the part where she supposed to be a male.
Music used was good.
The cinematography was okay.
Overall it's a decent drama.
Some aspects of the drama are bad, but if you watch it without thinking much, you probably would enjoy it.
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Others have already reviewed far better than I can, will only say I am with the lovers of this drama. Just finished watching after putting it off and off because I did not want it to end, For me everything about this drama was peak, including the ending. It is one of very few I could watch again in due course. (*•??•?*)? ??
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What a terrible show
The show started slow and nice. It was building interest and character relationships. But somewhere after episode 10 or so, the show took a huge nosedive into BS territory where every other minute, there's sad music and the leads crying. It was too much! And for around 3 episodes or so, there was close to ZERO plot development happening! Just lots of "woe is me" moments that I couldn't stomach it any longer even though I was 3 episodes away from finishing it!Is it worth it? Only if you actively value wasting your time.
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And so what is my take on the drama.
Can't help to compare it with METS which is the last seaguk I have seen before watching Love in the moonlight. I did not appreciate the historical/wit/political/technical aspects of METS as a seaguk which they tried to show because I can't help but compare it with Ballad Of Seo Dong in which I saw huge difference on how both are written and so I can't like it on the technical side. And on the romantic side - I did not appreciate the love story because I did not like the main female lead appearance, acting and voice in the drama, and so I was not moved by the scenes, did not flutter nor cried. The only thing I enjoyed is watching KSH and his superb acting.
While in Love in the Moonlight - although it is a seaguk - it was not trying hard to be technically good and the drama made it clear even from the first few episodes, and so my mind was not focused on the technical side which exempts the drama in being compared to the greatly written seaguk, rather the first few episodes are humorous, clearly stated a less heavy less technical historical drama - with a touch of modernity and comedy. And I liked it. While on the romantic side, the story is straightforward, sweet and fluttering. Despite of the age gap of the main leads in real life they did have chemistry. And so Love in the moonlight won my heart as compare to METS. If KSH had a different partner in METS -I might have a different choice. (I'm happy to see the young main lead of METS played the main lead of LIML.)
Story:
Even though the set up - Boy pretends to be a woman- Three childhood friends -two liking the same woman - was same with Sungkyuwan Scandal, as the story progresses you'd learn to like the characters and the story that you won't mind them being common. There is actually not a single boring episode, first few episodes would make you laugh - next would make you flutter - then would make you cry and would make you thrilled. Overall, my emotional expectations were met, my heart was filled. the biggest factor of this is Park Bo Gum's appearance and acting,
Overall, it is a RomCom/Melo-drama in a Seaguk Setting - which turned out great for me. I loved it! Will definitely watch it again!
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You may also like this if you're really into historical/epic type of drama.
In my opinion, it has better ending than Scarlet heart.
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