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The King: Eternal Monarch

더 킹: 영원의 군주 ‧ Drama ‧ 2020
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obonobbi
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Jan 16, 2023
16 of 16 episodes seen
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Overall 5.5
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 7.5
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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not sure why the rating is so high...

the drama is not all bad, it has good comedy scenes (especially with woo dohwan)
captivating story and beautiful set design & CG
you can tell they had a big budget
there is great chemistry between leads in the beginning, but it seemed ambiguous on taeuls side (not sure if her feelings), and romance seemed a little sudden
also it was annoying how taeul spent most of the show just crying

i also found certain things confusing such as the laws and family structure of the prince - it was hard to understand why lee gon reacted the way he did

joyeong and myeong nari were the best imo wish we more scenes of them

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al2000
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Jan 21, 2022
12 of 16 episodes seen
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Overall 4.0
Story 4.0
Acting/Cast 5.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 4.5
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I should have been more wary of this, considering that the screenwriter is Kim Eun Sook. She has done other projects such as Goblin, Mr. Sunshine, Descendants of the Sun, The Heirs and Secret Garden. I actively dislike three of those, haven't finished Mr. Sunshine but have no real opinion on it, and enjoy the ridiculousness of Descendents of the Sun, even if I think it's objectively bad. The link between them all is that there is a dramatic and intense central love story that usually has significance to the wider world and is somehow cosmically important. The scope is usually very grandiose. The actual characters are usually not very good, the plot is jumbled and inefficient, and the romance often feels contrived. I know it's not something that is determined by a screenwriter necessarily, but I rarely find the chemistry between the leads compelling. Some of that is the characterization.

The biggest issue for me is Lee Min Ho. I am not a big fan of his, I find his acting to be wooden, dull, and lacking in chemistry with his co-stars across the board. In fact, I don't know a single one of his projects that I enjoy. His comedy never works for me and when he is being an imperious king he is just so unlikeable. Not to mention that he doesn't pair well with Kim Go Eun, who (although not consistent) is a good actress. Him being the male lead and also the King, having him be unlikeable just sank the whole thing for me.

I don't remember a great deal about the plot, which I think is telling of the weakness of the whole thing. I know there's some crossing of worlds, and backstabbing plotting, and doppelgängers, but the whole thing just didn't really stick. I often feel this way with these dramas (Goblin was terrible for this) -- there is no good antagonist. Everything is BIG and WORLD-ENDING but the stakes just aren't there.

And god, how did this drama make swords not cool? All of his kingly stuff just pissed me off. The horse was completely ridiculous and the fact that they were actually fighting with swords was so stupid looking. I don't understand why they went with that western style of sword either, instead of just a modernization of a traditional Korean style? I may be way off in that criticism but I just thought it was weird. In gangster movies where the yakuza fights with swords it looks so cool, and here it really reminded me of those hallmark Christmas prince movies. Sad.

My two pieces of praise are for Kim Go Eun, who had some truly excellent scenes. She is one of the great Korean drama criers. Absolutely fantastic performance when she finally sees Lee Min Ho after being on the run, and she's covered in blood and hysterical. I love to see her full breakdown performances. She was also good in other aspects, overall I think she did her best with what she was given. Woo Do Hwan was also excellent. Great in the serious and comedic roles, and very hot. He should have been King.

Overall? A mess. But everyone will watch the next one like it that comes out, because we all keep hoping they'll live up to their promise.

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Ongoing 15/16
kdrama-fanatic-1984
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Sep 2, 2021
15 of 16 episodes seen
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Overall 5.5
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 4.5
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 1.0

SIGH....This is laughable

This drama started out so strong to me. I'm like: Geez, how is the villain so savage? Then enters the main leads and everything started to go downhill.

I've read a bunch of reviews and I agree with most of them. I absolutely love rom-coms and I love them, even more, when there is a fantasy element. But how can you NOT nail any of these? I've watched a bunch of time-travel romances before and none of them has been this bad? Do they even have any chemistry?

Why don't they give us proper timelines? Sigh...I also don't think that would've helped to show how these two fell in love. Sigh...where is it? It's going to take me so long to finish cause I press the pause button as soon as the 'love' starts. Why is the FL crying so much? I'm so lost!!!!!! I don't get it!!! Can someone help me?

Maybe I'm just salty..but the story is just bad. The acting is too much from the leads. The music is good though!

EDIT
Okay, so I dropped the drama for a while and just started it again because I need to finish it no matter how bad it is. Man this is still a struggle for me to finish. What a huge ad campaign! Advertising really starting to grate on me now.

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Ongoing 1/16
Priyanka
4 people found this review helpful
Nov 18, 2022
1 of 16 episodes seen
Ongoing 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 8.5

Keep you at the edge of your seat until the very end !!

When I am saying this will keep you at the edge of your seat till the very end, I literally mean it.

This show is a complete package show.
From Acting,
Cinematography,
Casting,
Storytelling,
Story writing,
OSTs,
Direction everything is in sync and perfect.

Storyline :- Talking about the storyline it is very unique and extra ordinary. This drama is very convincing in a way that you may imagine that a parallel universe can actually exist.

One thing I like about this show is this one maintains balance between romance, mystery and suspense unlike other shows which mainly focuses on only romance.

Its a MUST WATCH show. Hands down.

PS :- If you are a fan of time travel you must not miss this masterpiece.

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Completed
beell
0 people found this review helpful
Aug 3, 2024
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 3.0
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Linda, pero complicada.

En momentos la historia me mareo, no sigue las reglas "clásicas" que uno conoce en los viajes en el tiempo. Y hay alguna escenas que sentí que quedaron colgadas, ejemplo cuando le da las flores y después desaparece. La historia me gustó, pero algo rebuscada. Cuando viajan al pasado y su yo del pasado lo mata, normalmente creería que ahí terminaba, pero en el futuro después sigue estando. El papel de ella me hizo recordar mucho a cuando estuvo en Goblin, realmente me costó sacarla del personaje de la esposa de Goblin.
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Dropped 11/16
TheDAWN
0 people found this review helpful
Jan 23, 2021
11 of 16 episodes seen
Dropped 0
Overall 7.0
Story 1.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 1.5

Beautiful till episode 10 then it sucks for me But watch it yourself to make a decision

The way it went downhill afterepisode 11
Lee was good
Goblin girl was good too annoying after episode 10 but decent till 10
Time travel is my fav genre and I had high from it due to cast












I have to write 500 words for some reason.
should i add random emoji

I really finished what i want to say in four lines who reads 500 words review for love of god MDL

But again people remeber watch it one time you might like it
Don't make your mind on some internet review
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Maya kotori
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Jul 24, 2025
10 of 16 episodes seen
Dropped 0
Overall 6.0
Story 10
Acting/Cast 5.5
Music 10
Rewatch Value 5.5
Honestly, I only watched it for the songs. I LOVE THEM ALL. They are really beautiful and that's one of the reasons I'm writing this review. As for the plot and the cast, I think it was great and the plot was very interesting and I'm still in shock about this whole idea. How can someone come up with something so great?? Unfortunately, I started getting bored around episode 7, so I didn't even watch the drama and I'm really sorry about that, because I was really excited about it at the beginning, but towards the end it just didn't drag me that much and I was more looking forward to it being over. Otherwise, I think it's the right thing for fantasy and romance lovers, it's beautifully crafted.

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Dropped 6/16
shikyu
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Jul 17, 2020
6 of 16 episodes seen
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Overall 3.0
Story 3.0
Acting/Cast 3.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 1.0

Checked for the hype but did not reach my expectations

I was quite enthusiastic about this drama. I love the main cast specially the 2nd male lead. However I didn't like the main story. I didnt get hooked by it.

The idea of 2 dimension with 2 Korea is actually a very nice aspect ! I really love that part. I didn't like the rest. I think I am getting tired or unrealistic love story or cheesy love story.
I don't recommend it but I always think people should see by themselves!
I think people see big name and just get bias...
There were at the beginning very nice and mysterious part such as the ID card in the 2nd dimension ! But you kind of get bored of the whole thing.

But I love the 2nd male lead playing two character ! I watched a bit more thank to the 2nd male lead

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Completed
Regina Victor
4 people found this review helpful
Sep 15, 2022
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
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Personagens Maravilhosos O Rei Eterno

Elenco
Principal
-Lee Min-ho como o Rei Lee Gon do Reino da Coreia. Lee Gon é um rei bondoso, inteligente e dedicado ao seu povo. Ele atravessa um portal mágico seguindo o rastro do coelho branco ( Alice no País das Maravilhas) e acaba em um universo paralelo, onde encontra a Tenente Jung Tae-eul, por quem se apaixona.
-Jeong Hyun-jun como jovem Lee Gon (Reino da Coreia) e jovem Lee Ji-hun (República da Coreia)
Kim Go-eun como a Tenente Jung Tae-eul. Jung Tae-eul é tenente na República da Coreia. Extremamente marrenta e casca grossa. No começo não acredita que Lee Gon é um rei de um universo paralelo, mas quando isso se prova verdade, Tae-eul e -Lee Gon lutam com todas as forças pelo seu amor. / Luna é uma ladra no Reino da Coreia e sósia de Jung Tae-eul. Ela é ambiciosa e vingativa.
-Kim Si-woo como jovem Jung Tae-eul
-Woo Do-hwan como Jo Eun-seop / Jo Yeong. Jo Eun-seop é um amigo de Jung Tae-eul na República da Coreia. Brincalhão, abobalhado e medroso, mas faz de tudo para proteger sua família e eventualmente, o Rei Lee Gon. É também apaixonado por Myeong Na-ri. Diferente do seu sósia, Jo Yeong é o capitão da Guarda Real do Reino da Coreia e melhor amigo do Rei Lee Gon desde criança. Ele é inteligente, centrado e extremamente protetor do Rei. Ele também é apaixonado pela sósia de Myeong Na-ri do seu mundo, Myeong Seung-a, mas não admite.
-Jung Si-yul como jovem Jo-yeong
-Kim Kyung-nam como Kang Shin-jae. Ele é Tenente no Reino da Coreia e apaixonado por Jung Tae-eul, o que faz ele não confiar e detestar Lee Gon.
-Moon Woo-jin como jovem Kang Shin-jae / jovem Kang Hyeon-min
-Jung Eun-chae como a Primeira-ministra do Reino da Coreia Koo Seo-ryung / Koo Eun-a. No Reino da Coreia, Seo-ryung é Primeira ministra. Extremamente gananciosa e manipuladora, ela deseja se casar com o Rei Lee Gon, mesmo não o amando, mas seus planos são frustrados quando o Rei encontra Tae-eul. Na República da Coreia, sua sósia é Koo Eun-a, uma simples estudante.
-Lee Jung-jin como Lee Lim. Tio do Rei Lee Gon, ele não tem direito ao trono por ser filho de uma concubina. Desejando mais do que ser rei, ele realiza um golpe onde assassina o irmão, e rouba a flauta mágica Manpasikjeonk, mas seu plano falha quando Lee Gon, ainda criança, corta a flauta ao meio com a espada dos Quatro Tigres e pega uma metade para si. Assim os dois tendo acesso ao portal que conecta os mundos.
De apoio
-Kim Young-ok como Noh Ok-nam, Dama da Corte. Ela é um senhora gentil mas rigorosa, que com a ajuda do Príncipe Bu-yeong, criou o rei. Ela ama muito o rei, tendo o criado como seu próprio filho e tem uma forte amizade com o príncipe Bu-yeong.
Jeon Bae-soo como Jung Do-in, pai de Jung Tae-eul.
Seo Jeong-yeon como Song Jung-hye, mãe de Lee Ji-hun, sósia de Lee Gon.
Ko Eun-min como a jovem Song Jung-hye
Park Won-sang as Park Moon-sik, chief detective of Violent Crimes Squad Three
Kim Yong-ji como Myeong Na-ri, melhor amiga de Jung Tae-eul na República da Coreia / Myeong Seung-ah, nova contratada para o Gabinete Real de Relações Públicas no Reino da Coreia.
Kang Hong-seok as Jang Michael (Jangmi), new recruit of the Violent Crimes Squad Three/ Jang Mi-reuk, trainee at the royal guard
Jeon Moo-song como Lee Jong-in / Prince Buyeong, second-in-line to the throne after Lee Gon
Lee Hae-young as Yoo Kyung-moo
Hwang Young-hee como Min Hwa-yeon, Kang Shin-jae's mother / Park Sook-jin, worker at the palace
Park Ji-yeon como Park Ji-young, Koo Seo-ryeong's friend
Kim Jung-Young como mãe da Primeira Ministra Koo Seo-ryung
National Police Agency, Republic of Korea
Heo Dong-won as Detective Shim, detective of Violent Crimes Squad Three
Ahn Si-ha as Kim Hee-joo
Song Sang-eun as Kyung Ran
Imperial Household, Kingdom of Corea
Baek Hyun-joo as Secretary Mo
Lee Hong-nae as Seok Ho-pil, a royal guard
Outros
Park So-jin as Jo Hae-in, Kang Shin-jae's therapist
Choi Woo-sung as Kim Ki-won
Kim Hyung-woo as Yoon heon-soo
Lee Ho-cheol as Dalgoo, gang member
Tae In-ho as Choe Min-hwan, Chairman of KU Group and Koo Seo-ryeong's ex-husband
Participações especiais
Jeon No-min como Capitão Choe Gi-tae
Lee Kyung-young
Kwon Yul como Lee Ho, pai de Lee Gon
Park Hoon como o pai de Jo Yeong
Jo Jae-yoon como um trabalhador de arcade encarregado do jogo de tiro #wikipédia

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Mee Dina Nuzuella
4 people found this review helpful
Apr 29, 2021
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10

The story about the other dimension

Alurnya memang berbeda dengan film pada umumnya. Jadi menontonnya harus dengan suasana yang santai. Menontonnya tanpa di skip2 karena film nya harus berpikir keras......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Valentina Ortiz
6 people found this review helpful
Jun 11, 2020
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 9.0

El final me mató, soy super feliz

Comenzare por explica esta relación amor odio que he tenido con la serie.
Generalmente solo veo series que ya se completó la temporada, pero una amiga me insistió que la viera sin saber que todavía no había terminado. La comencé a ver al principio sin tomarle mucha atención, y poco a poco quede pegada.

Actuación
Yo no conocía a Lee Min Ho antes de ver esta serie, entonces, comience a buscar información y veo que es super famoso y muy querido. Ahí comenzaron mis mil dudas, como puede ser tan famoso si no es tan buen actor? Decidí ver todas las series que ha hecho, mientras esperaba mas capítulos de esta. Fue frustrante dame cuenta que todos los papeles que he visto son los mismo, chico con plata que se enamora de una chica de otra clase o inalcanzable. Reconozco que ha mejorado con el tiempo, aunque no mucho. Hice toda mi resistencia para no seguirlo, igual caí rendida ante su encanto. Así que ahora asumo que tiene su encanto, y una razón por la cual crean estos roles para él. Este rey le queda perfecto.
Así como la actuación de MinHo decayó ante mi mirada, la de Woo Do Hyan, fue subiendo y emocionándome cada vez más. Me dí cuenta que este chico es un camaleón, al enterarme que es el protagonista de The Country. Fan total de este chico, destaca totalmente.
El otro actor que le comencé a creer todo sus sufrimiento es Kim Kyung Nam, me parece un chico muy tierno a pesar de su papel tan duro.
Kim Go Eun, No la conocía. De verdad le creo su papel, entiendo perfectamente alguien que puede ser muy dura y que después que asume sus sentimientos, puede ser super emocional e intensa en lo que siente, me sentí muy identificada, sufrí con ella.
Hay muchos personajes geniales, hay varios que me encantaron, otros que me confundieron, igual, los disfruto todos.

Historia
Reconozco que me encanta la historia, soy super fan, soñaba con ver el final, y no me decepcionó, sigo soñando con un príncipe como él que quiera pasar el resto de la vida de aventura en aventura.
Que importante para mí es que el final me guste, me deja buen sabor de boca. Es como comer rico y no te guste el postre, hecha a perder toda la comida. Ya me ha pasado esto con otras series. Así que aqui estoy feliz de haber visto esta serie, y haciendo un total caso omiso a todos los que no les gusto. Criticando este cuento de hadas para adulto que me mantuvo feliz y emocionada mientras lo ví. Claro que tiene errores, pero son mínimos para mi, comparados con la historia total. La actitud con la cual uno ve las cosas, hace que uno lo disfrute o no. Demasiados dramas en la vida, para no disfrutar una serie, por detalles, jajaja.

La producción:
Es espectacular, la disfrute mucho, incluida la música.

Conclusión:
Si sabes disfrutar una historia de fantasía, con principe, princesa, villano y viajes en el tiempo, les aseguro que podrán disfrutar esta historia, Sobre todo porque cuando una historia termina de este modo, me siento feliz y emocionada, y con unas ganas de soñar, volar, viajar, y cuando eso pasa, me hace tener ánimos y muchas ganas de cumplir mis sueños. Por eso la recomiendo, en especial en estos tiempos.

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Hyperborea
4 people found this review helpful
Dec 22, 2024
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 2
Overall 9.5
Story 10
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 8.0

UNA TRAMA SCI-FI PER UN ROMANCE DRAMA

Personalmente è un drama diverso, la trama è molto avvincente e interessante, un po' sci-fi perchè si parla di dimensioni parallele, e ogni puntata regala un colpo di scena. Per nulla prevedibile anche se va seguita senza distrarsi per non perdere neanche un pezzo necessario alla comprensione.
Per la prima volta mi ha intrigato il villain, uomo bellissimo, maturo, virile, con la voce più bella che io abbia mai sentito. Attore molto bravo e molto credibile.
Era il primo lavoro del famoso Lee Min-ho che seguivo e anche lui devo dire che mi ha conquistato, nessun attore avrebbe potuto calarsi nel ruolo meglio di lui perché ha un'eleganza e una nobiltà naturale, nel portamento e nelle movenze. Carisma fortissimo.
La protagonista femminile, che è l'attrice di Goblin, per capirci, mi è piaciuta molto, non amo le donne passive e bisognose, e qui ho trovato una donna dal forte carattere , ruvida nei modi (che pazienza ha lui), coraggiosa, intraprendente, senza manierismi e ipocrisie, provocatrice e disinibita.
Notevolissima la perfomance di Woo Doo Hwan, in questa serie molti attori sono chiamati a interpretare un doppio ruolo e lui lo ha fatto egregiamente, è riuscito a interpretare due personalità distinte e completamente differenti, facendo anche un accento e uno slang diverso, oltre a dare prova di doti atletiche e fisiche non comuni (sempre che non ci sia qualche controfigura dietro).
Purtroppo ci sono secondo me dei buchi narrativi nella storia che non svelo perché significherebbe spoilerare ma la regia è stata un po' superficiale in questo, pertanto seguite e se qualcosa nel finale non vi è chiarissimo pazienza, prendetela per quella che è : una serie con delle idee geniali che vengono portate avanti con coraggio ma non sempre con delle scelte logicamente fondate.
Il finale è all'altezza di tutto, uno dei pochi che mi siano piaciuti veramente , sebbene tutti speravamo qualcosa di diverso ma si sposa con la serie.
Fate attenzione quando seguirete la serie al bimbo che gioca davanti ad una libreria...scoprirete il perché.
Purtroppo ho letto molte critiche su questo lavoro da parte dei coreani per il messaggio che viene veicolato contro le donne e per i frequenti messaggi pubblicitari che si trovano nella serie (anche qui ho fatto poco caso perché non conosco i prodotti non vivendo in corea ma sembra ce ne siano davvero tanti). Per questo motivo non è stata una serie molto ben vista e ben accolta in corea. Peccato.

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