Mr. Queen

The best drama I've ever watched

I've seen my share of dramas. I think I've seen most of the dramas that are considered "the best". As for now, Mr Queen dethronised all of them and is my number one:) Things I like about this drama:

1) Great leads: It's the FIRST drama where I wasn't annoyed at any point by FL or ML actions. I just loved them throughout all the drama. the chemistry was spectacular. There were no clisches in their relationship which was refreshing. I don't have to add that the actors who played the MC are now my favourite k-actors:P
2) Lovable supporting characters: sometimes you don't care about supporting characters but here you do and you love them as much as the main couple:)
3) Entertaining plot: there were NO dull moments, all episodes were fun and entertaining and brought something new to the plot. I have to say that I'm not a big fan of historical dramas, they're usually to serious for me that's why I loved this more contemporary approach.
4) Music: music was just perfect and so on point!

The only thing I didn't like was the ending. The drama made me believe that love is just love no matter the gender. Ending distroyed this belief a little bit by playing it safe. However, it's still my top drama and I recomend it to everybody - you won't regret watching it.

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The writers bit off more than they could chew

The Good:
The acting was good. The cast delivered performances really well
The story, although poorly executed, was initially enticing

The Not So Good:
I knew the writers were going to land themselves in trouble super early on when they conveniently stopped clarifying who is in charge of the body at different times. Majority of the time we could clearly tell it was Bong Hwan but, sometimes I think they made Bong Hwan So Young-esque under the guise of Bong Hwan having So Young's memory. But they never show us So Young's point of view for us to truly understand how much of what was happening was her vs Bong Hwan and if she was changing to be more like Bong Hwan because when she got her body back she continued acting Bong Hwan-esque.

The body-swap was not done well because they did not think through how the whole switch-co-habitat-switch-back would cohesively work.

The Other BIG BIG BIG Problem is the Characters lack substantial motivation for why they do what they do. The story plot is being moved forward on toothpick legs. The greatest motivator in this whole world of Mr Queen is unrequited love. The only other plot mover was the Dowager and Mother-in-Law and the Dowager's brother's thirst for power. Everyone else was doing this because the person they loved or who they loved was not loving them. We get it, love is important but this is a bit much.

First half of the show I could forgive a lot of these problems but by the last 3-4 episodes I was not even concentrating completely, I just wanted to the end.

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10/10 there's no flaws

first.. the acting of all the cast
they're all really doing a great job especially queens minions🤣 lody choi, hongyeon and royal chef

- the story is really.. *chef kiss brilliant
the writers really knows how to deliver
such a witty & clever story

and last our mainlead is.. 🤞*wink 😉
oozing with chemistry
despite that people hesitate cause it bl/gay. if people think it's gay for god sake guys it's women body. i personally think that "soul" has no gender so if you body is a women your "soul" will naturally follow your animal insting as a woman. even if they make the ending same as Chinese ver where they reincarnated in present as a man & man what is wrong with that love not know gender


sorry for my bad English guy✌️

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This is secretly—but actually not so secretly—gay lmao

Easily the most outrageously ridiculous premise for a body swap story I've seen so far, and I've seen quite a few. Guy falls in a hotel pool and wakes up 200 years ago in the body of the Queen of Joseon? Get out of here!

And yet… it's pretty good and funny
There are Some lulls here and there but this is entertaining, even though it's a bit too much sometimes. Starts off really funny but the comedy makes way for a lot more drama in the back half of the show.

The action wasn't very good. Lots of shuffling around with lots of cuts so the fights were a mess. It was hard to tell exactly what was going on. They probably rushed the filming for them.

But Shin Hye-sun is firing on all cylinders here. Great wide-ranging performance. I knew the minute I saw her in a supporting role in The Legend of the Blue Sea that she was way more talented than her role let on, and well I feel validated now!

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This started out silly and fun and then it got dramatic and depressing like wtf was that ending

Overall this show was so funny but also had a lot of secondhand embarrassment. At the beginning I was just watching it casually and thought I wouldn’t finish it because Bong-hwan does a lot of stupid and nonsensical things. But they showed his growth so well and there were so many dramatic and entertaining moments especially as the show went on and Bong-hwan got involved in all the actual shenanigans. They really made it believable that King and Queen fell in love and also I feel like they had everything to show that So-yong had become a merging of two people. And the ending could have been SO satisfying like it was so close to being perfect.

But they completely threw that away with Bong-hwan coming back to the present! That ending felt soo empty and they played it like a happy ending which is such a lie. Cheol-jong literally lost the person he fell in love with and it’s just treated as a footnote. And look, I’m glad So-yong got an happy ending but she did literally nothing to actually achieve it so it should have been WITH Bong Hwan not in spite of him! Their romance and their life literally does not work otherwise like it’s super depressing and unsustainable like this. And Bong Hwan is just supposed to go on with life? He fell in love and literally had a CHILD.

Like I know it's because they're being homophobic to appease their audience but that also doesn’t make sense because what they can kiss and have sex and literally conceive a child, all on screen, but getting a happy ending is the step too far?

Also even logically it doesn’t make any sense because the present would have been affected so much by their actions. Like the writers either have to change the past and then never show the present because it’s super unpredictable or they have to keep the past unchanged but they tried to have their cake and eat it too and it’s so dumb.

Basically they really said let’s make Bong-hwan’s “I stayed here for nothing” come true. I am definitely headcanoning that ending differently, like no fucking way.

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My favourite k-drama

I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've ever written a review on here. It's just so good that I want to tell everyone to watch it. I've watched several Korean dramas and so far, this is my favourite one ever. it's the highest rated k-drama on air currently, and that is actually why I watched it. I was curious to see what it was and why it was doing so good.

I definitely agree with the praises this drama is receiving. I've never had a show make me this happy before: it makes me laugh because the humour is perfect, but it also keeps me interested because the story is so complex and intriguing that I'm constantly wondering what's going to happen next.

I love all of the characters. The queen is my favourite. And the actors all have perfect chemistry - it's truly the perfect, dream cast.

I could go on and on about this k-drama. I'm so sad it ended and that I can't watch it for the first time again. It will always have a huge place in my heart, I HIGHLY recommend everyone to watch it.

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Much better than expected

Mr. Queen is a story of a chef who, during a life-threatening incident, has his soul/consciousness transported into the body of a queen from Joseon. There, he has almost complete control of her mind and body, and has to figure out how to survive the incessant attempts of regicide while navigating the personal and political intrigues of the era, all the while attempting to get back to his own time.

**Note: I held off watching this show because I thought it would be cringey. I hate cringe, and usually hate the time-travel trope. But I read lots of good comments, and then my daughter happened to ask me if I'd seen it yet on the exact day I planned to start it. She was 3/4 of the way through it at the time and said that although it should be cringey, it's not. After having watched it, I 100% agree with her, and I'm glad took the time to watch.**

I was struggling to get through this drama until I got to episode 8 (of 20.) Episode 8-9 caught my attention, and after that I was "all in." The entire second half of the drama, in my opinion, included all the comedy, excitement, and drama that this show was missing in the first half. The ending, the last half of the final episode, got a lot of complaints from other people, but I thought that it wrapped up the story in the best way possible.

**Spoilers ahead**

There were complaints that the king fell in love with one person and stayed in love despite the queen being herself again when the chef went back to his own time. But there were hints throughout the entire drama that the queen was still there in her body, just hidden. Her own personality came out at various times, like when memories appeared and when she was able to embroider again, as well as during the romance scenes with the king. The king was astute enough to realize that there was some part of the queen that he'd fallen in love with that was, in the end, missing, but the queen had picked up some of the chef's mannerisms and ideals, so her differences weren't so great that people thought she was a whole 'nother person.

Of all the characters in the story, Court Lady Choi and Kim Hwan were probably my favorite characters out of the entire series. Kim Hwan's absolute cluelessness and naivety was totally endearing. I thought he was going to be a random nuisance side character at first, but loved him by the end. (Congrats Young Jae, you won me over!) Court Lady Choi's personality transcended the screen, and her bravery and purity made me fall for her almost as hard as the Royal Chef did. (Cha Chung Hwa is a fabulous actress!)

Ah...I totally lied. My favorite character of the series, the whole reason I watched the show in it's entirety, was King Cheol Jong. Kim Jung Hyun is one of my current favorite actors, and he did not disappoint. His expressions are able to convey a multitude of emotions, but he somehow does it in an understated way. His physical movements are sure and confident, and I absolutely loved watching his fluidity in the one-on-one fights.

The first 8 episodes were no higher than 5 stars for me, but after that, it was a solid 10, so I'm giving this drama an average of an 8. I will be going back to rewatch some of my favorite scenes, but I'll probably be skipping the beginning of the show.

Edit: Due to the fact that I can't forget this show, I'm upping my score to a 9. Happy watching!

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The storyline is interesting + the comedy

i finished MR. Queen last week... ? It is a great drama.. If you want to watch a drama I'll highly suggest MR. Queen.... Both the leads were amazing and they nailed their roles so perfectly. The genres which I'll give to this drama are #Historical #Comedy. This drama is pure and total comedy in historical set up. It isn't based on any true historical event still the story is amazing... Like comedy, comedy and comedy... Must watch Highly recommended.

i finished MR. Queen last week... ? It is a great drama.. If you want to watch a drama I'll highly suggest MR. Queen.... Both the leads were amazing and they nailed their roles so perfectly. The genres which I'll give to this drama are #Historical #Comedy. This drama is pure and total comedy in historical set up. It isn't based on any true historical event still the story is amazing... Like comedy, comedy and comedy... Must watch Highly recommended.

i finished MR. Queen last week... ? It is a great drama.. If you want to watch a drama I'll highly suggest MR. Queen.... Both the leads were amazing and they nailed their roles so perfectly. The genres which I'll give to this drama are #Historical #Comedy. This drama is pure and total comedy in historical set up. It isn't based on any true historical event still the story is amazing... Like comedy, comedy and comedy... Must watch Highly recommended.

i finished MR. Queen last week... ? It is a great drama.. If you want to watch a drama I'll highly suggest MR. Queen.... Both the leads were amazing and they nailed their roles so perfectly. The genres which I'll give to this drama are #Historical #Comedy. This drama is pure and total comedy in historical set up. It isn't based on any true historical event still the story is amazing... Like comedy, comedy and comedy... Must watch Highly recommended.

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A masterpiece

Firstly I want to start by saying that all the actors from main characters to supporting characters and the production team did an excellent job. The story was amazing too . I would like to appreciate the acting of FL who did a fantastic job on portraying both BH and SY , we can clearly see how she portrays BH and SY differently . This drama is a masterpiece and I hope it would be a drama which is loved and watched by many people no matter which year . I want it to be popular just like the drama 'Goblin' . A big applause to all of them , no matter they had main role , supporting or guest role , they did a great job in portraying their own characters. I'm satisfied with the ending too .
OSTs are also a great appreciatable aspects of this drama.
Once again I thank you all for giving us this best drama and doing a great job ❤️
Wish I could see you all again together in another drama ( even though I know that won't happen but still I can hope right 😂 )
THANK YOU FOR READING ❤️~

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A hilarious time travelling drama

I absolutely love this drama its so funny! I remember watching the original Chinese version "Go Princess Go" back when it came out and I really loved it. When I heard there was going to be a remake I was really exited. Honestly I personally think in the end of this drama things went really dark really quick from the light hearted romcom. But I personally did not care that much.

The cast suit in their roles very well and their acting is really good. I loved Shin Hae Suns acting in this drama and I think no one else could pull it off as well as her. Honestly the ending was not the best in my opinion but id consider it a happy ending to this amazing series.

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very good if you dont mind the cliché happenings

It is very deep rooted in the Korean school of drama this mixture of comedy and melodrama... Add the sensational factor and you have the picture. So you get "an emotional ride" that i'm really not a fan of, since it's kinda cheap in my humble opinion.
This drama is a collection of tropes, but the actors magnificently carry them - and i mean ALL actors, that are as talented as they are good-looking. We get time travel, Joseon costumes, tragic love, betrayal, rivalry, humorous characters, tragic characters... and many other tropes that - i regretfully confess - my vocabulary and cultural knowledge fail to name.
A special mention for the Queen - the actress playing her is one of the best in the world of drama, either considering the big picture or the smallest detail. Still the "man" inside her body - which i'm a fan of - fails to impress in the few episodes he makes an appearance. I blame the director for this...
I recommend this to everyone, though it's kinda slow at times.

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