Besides the main characters, I really love the story of other side characters, like general winter and his sister summer fairy, the friendship between PK, octopus and zombie.
The casts are awesome and amazing, this is my first time watching Oh Yeon Seo but I love her in this drama. Lee Se Young also did a great job in portraying two different characters.
Although some might be disappointed with the ending, I personally think the ending is so realistic hence I'm okay with it although I did cry a river.
I would totally recommend this drama, but not if you're not into fantasy genre.
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I didn't know how to feel about this drama until the very end!
Let me just start of with saying that this is my favorite drama.The story is so good. But seriously I enjoyed every single bit of the story. The thing that bothered me is that the special effects were so damn bad that they ruined it for me a bit. Also the 19th episode was so much more less than I was expecting it to be.(Maybe because of special effects as well) Every character in this drama is so well made and I fell in love with all of the characters (the human villain is made too dumb and predicting). I can't believe I won't be seing Son O Gong anymore TT
Lee Seung Gi made such a good job and I enjoyed his acting so much. This is the first drama I'm watching of his and I feel like I will watch all of his dramas and he could easily become my favourite actor. The rest of the cast is amazing as well.
I don't evenn have to talk about the music. It's so good, so emotional and everytime I heard speciffic songs my eyes teared up.(but that's just me)
Just as I finished this drama I wanted to start watching it from beginning. I can't wait to rewatch it in future. (and complain about the special effects)
Overall this is my new favourite drama. I saw a lot of bad reviews and people not being happy with this drama and I get it, I really don't like fantasy dramas and this was a suprise for me to watch. But I'm so happy I watched it because I laughed so much and overall trully enjoyed the whole vibe of this drama.
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I will talk about my favorite part of the drama and that is character relationships:
First there is Son Oh Gong and Jin Seon Mi,
What a wonderful relationship that really grows throughout the show, in the end you really feel the love they feel for each other. Watching them grow as a couple was really fun and sometimes very frustrating to watch, it's like just tell each other how you feel damnit lol. Lee Seung Gi is an exceptional actor and was as arrogant and full of himself as the great Monkey king should be and Oh Yeon Seo was so warmhearted and loving through her performance that only she could have tamed O gong's heart. Just beautiful.
Second is the relationship between PK and Richie,
Now this relationship really broke my heart. I won't give anything away but the last time you really see Richie and how PK acts afterwards is just heartbreaking to me. Needless to say Lee Se Young did an excellent job as Richie and even her character afterward. I mean I just fell in love with her, what a wonderful soul she played, you can bet she made a forever fan with this role. Lee Hong Ki did an excellent job as well, you could really feel how much he cared for her and how gentle he was when it came to her. This relationship really made an impact on me.
And last is the Devil King and Ms. Ma,
I really loved this relationship. It was super fun and great to see the loyalty Ms. Ma showed the Devil King. Cha Seung Won was actually quite hilarious but really cool when he wanted to be. He was actually a big softy but it was funny watching him try to hide it. I liked Lee El's character here, it was a refreshing change seeing her as a fun character rather than a dramatic one like in the drama Black. I really enjoyed their interactions.
When all was said and done I will have to say I am sad to see it end. I will definitely miss the characters a lot. I would recommend this for sure. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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He’s a powerful god that was released from his imprisonment by a sweet girl that’s plagued by demons that keep attacking her but only she can see. In return for her help he promises to come to her aid whenever she calls his name. But there’s a hidden reason why only she sees these demons and why they are attracted to her. And there’s a deeper reason as to why he’s the one that has to guard her. That’s the basic storyline so you don’t get too confused as the story progresses. It has a lot of twists and turns. And it does get a bit complicated and confusing at times. But the romance is epic with great chemistry between the main leads. There’s real kisses and lots of sweet moments. The male lead was always swooping out of the sky to save the female lead which was pretty touching. There’s lots of interesting side characters that adds to the richness of the story.
Cinematography & Set Design:
There was no choppy or confusing editing. Everything flowed smoothly and seamlessly. When the hero comes swooping out of the sky it’s pretty realistic. And the fight scenes are really good. I loved the elaborate costumes and set design.
Acting:
I enjoyed everyone’s acting here. Some actors made me hate them and others frightened me while some made me pity them. When actors make you feel such a wide range of emotions you know they’re doing their job well. The acting was above average.
My main complaint and what kept this drama from getting a higher rating was the last few episodes and the ending. The last few episodes get very angsty and melodramatic. Then the ending is a bit ambiguous and I’m not a fan of that type of ending. It wasn’t a sad or tragic ending and the romance was great so I’d still recommend it. And I like how they combined comedy, romance, horror, and mystery all into one drama. It made it fast paced and interesting. But the ending isn’t something I’d revisit. So I deducted points for the ambiguous ending and for it having a low rewatch value for me. But overall I’d say it was a good drama that I enjoyed watching.
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Packed with comedy and mystical fantasy!
This is one of my favorite dramas and one of the first K-Dramas I ever watched. The lead actor is def in my top 10 favorite K-drama actors. He does the whole arrogant obnoxious brat thing suuuuper well but delivers his lines with such good humor and intelligent understated comedy. He especially seems to play well off the supporting characters in the show, which creates a real feeling of synergy and chemistry. A lot of Kdramas that are good seem to also have sort of stale interactions with supporting characters, but this drama really does an awesome job of individually scripting each supporting character to create a fleshed out world full of detail. It's a lot of fun to watch in every scene.My only real dislike with this drama was a minor one...I really hate it when they take a strong independent female lead and turn her into a simpering lovesick weakling by the end. But it wasn't too bad in this particular drama, she still kicked major butt and the actress did a really nice job portraying an aloof but deep character.
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Even though they're all new characters I've watched, after a while, it feels like they've known you for years, for some reason in these Korean dramas. It was a very sincere and emotional series. I advise. Addiotinaly i liked original sound tracks. It was amazing story. I could watch again if i would. Anyway you should watch this series absolutely. First of series, i couldnt like actors and actresses but for a while i got used to them. First and last episodes was so interesting. I don't want give any spoiler. You will see when you watched.Was this review helpful to you?
ive been reading all the reviews here and all of the reviews actually made me dont really wants to watch this drama. but i watched it anyway because my beloved lee hong ki. yes. and the first episode catch my breath and heart, plus the comedy cracked me up. THE COMEDY IS ABOLUTELY THE BEST. THEIR TONE AND JOKES. i love the casts very much! hmm.. this drama made me want to rewatch but not until the end of the drama, like in the 20th episode. the saddest episode TT. Btw, before i watch the drama, i got myself interested by the trailer. yep. and i found really nice ost from this drama. even the saddest song made me cry bc reminded of the scene within the song flowing :( cant even move on for abt a week after done watched the drama. and for now, im in love with LEE SEUNG GI. he is the best and hottest guy ive ever seen so far and he is very cute. and how he talk to the female lead made me more more in love with him. well, you guys should watch this drama and i reccommend this drama very much. you'll got their modern,historical,romance, broken hearts and sadness in one pack. sorry for my bad english too, and thank you!
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What I didn’t like tho is the animation editing and the numerous failed edits in some scenes which is noticeable. There’s been some scenes cut hastily or not shown which makes the whole flow a bit rush and lacking. There’s a lot of fillers that should have been compressed in few episodes, too. 1 evil spirit for 1 episode is a bit much.
It is also predictable and closes in an open ending. Some might find it uncool.
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Then, some days later, I found out the article The Myths behind "A Korean Odyssey" in MDL and after reading it I was curious to watch something more. So I tried again. And I finished today.
Story: I really can't say what it is that I liked about this drama. I think it's the strangest drama I've seen so far. And sorry, it's not Goblin. It's stranger than that one.
The story, as I said, is slow and sometimes incoherent. I didn't like the main couple very much and the seconds leads also were sometimes two much. But I don't know why, I continued watching it. There were some moments in every episode that I loved, funny or nice moments, not as much with the main couple as with the actions of the rest of the characters. Overall, I liked very much PK/Piggy and Zombie Richie. They were cute together.
As for the ending... I had already imagined that it would be something like this, so, no surprise there.
Acting: I haven't seen Lee Seung Gi before, and after this, I'm sure I'll see at least three or four more of his dramas. He's too good. I didn't like the female lead, not the actress, rather the character... even if I understand she would be kind of "special" with a childhood as hers. But her character was tremendously bland...
Music: I like it very much! I knew and liked the songs even before episode 3 and before having dropped the drama.
Rewatch: Emmmm, I don't think so. I know already everything I should know.
I liked this drama, in its own way, but I can't recommend it to everybody. You should watch it if you are looking for something different, you don't expect two much and you see it after having read about the myths I told earlier.
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Absolutely brilliant OST! Despite all the negative points on this drama, I think what made me persisted to the end was the OST. The other song which is brilliant is 네 옆에 있을게 (I Will Be By Your Side) by 멜로망스 (MeloMance). The OST also made me go back to rewatch this drama again despite its shortcomings.
The plot was ok, rhythm is ok too.
The character I liked most in this drama is Cha Seung-won as Woo Ma-wang. He made this whole drama so hilarious with his comical expressions. I cannot think of anyone else that could replace him in this character.
The character I dislike the most in this drama is Oh Yeon-seo as Jin Seon-mi. Haiz.. .. so forgettable, so replaceable. Some of her expressions were just too cake-ky, like a thick layer of buttercream on a cake.
Shortcomings - I think some scenes were not well edited, but honestly, I completely missed it. Didn't even notice the shortcomings until I read it online.
If you like to watch romance fantasy that defies logic, this is a good one. Just surrender yourself to the story line.
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