perfeito
a história é muito boa, a atuação é muito boa, a trama te prende do início ao fim. sem defeitos, já sabia do final e achei que ficaria chateada mas acabei não ficando tanto assim e só aceitei. a química dos atores foi incrível, o desenvolvimento dos personagens foi ótimo e as amizades e momentos cômicos simplesmente perfeitos!a história se trata de um homem da atualidade que ao fugir sofre um acidente e fica entre a vida e a morte e acaba trocando de corpo com a futura rainha da era Joseon.
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Extraordinary performed satire
Impressive drama, worth watching because of the amazing cast, great acting of all actors and the unusual style of story telling. Absolutely adorable with all its absurdity and ridiculously bittersweet comic situations, which give many laughter in the midst of the serious issues. It starts as an excellent strong satire, softens at the end and the ending is not as remarkable as desired, but the truth is - the ending didn't manage to change my impression of the whole drama at all.To understand this drama and get fully entertained and really really laugh, some knowledge about Joseon era needed. That's why I don't recommend it as a first historical K-drama, unless you already know Joseon history from other sources different than dramas.
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Cute and Unique
I love the story its very well written. I love the people who act in the show they did a very good job. However the ending was rushed and it felt like it was forced to be rushed. That is why its a 9 and not a 10. Everything else I liked. The main couple was very nice. Very few scenes in his modern life which makes you wonder who he really is. They give you a short summery but like not much. The ending was bittersweet i felt sad and sweet at the same time. I wish it could've ended just a tad bit better.Was this review helpful to you?
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UNEXPECTEDLY....GOOD.
Starting to like K-drama and this one is part of reason why. I love the acting, the best is the Court Lady Choi - with her 'exasperated' expression she's the most beloved. Its pretty funny, traditional ancient setting with modern slang in dialog. He's a famous chef from 21st century that transported to Joseon era in the future queen's body to King Cheoljong. A story about a man trap in a a girl's body that felt like she's misgendering herself still as a man - a man that's not interested with other man. As the wife of King Cheoljong - she's avoiding the King (husband) because she thinks herself as a man. On one drunken night, they sleep together, the husband is joyful finding his queen so willing while the wife sadden when she sober up.This drama is about altercation power between dominant powerful families; Kim & Jo. These family wants the power to be on top of the game by manipulating people. While the King is an easy going and sweet person, he has secret ambition not to become a puppet king and want to do more good for his people. One thing about K-drama I like is they don't drag the episodes, the fight scenes more to real one than using fake visual effects, and nobody scratching-high-pinch little girl voice or men gazing mindlessly...the story line is pretty deep with modern touch in some of scenes.
The King and Queen has a relationship system 'no touch' which means (according to the King) live happily and peacefully (+ separately according to the queen), when the King is finally fallen hard in love with his queen but being trap in a woman's body - the man in her avoiding any kind of physical relationship and more dreaming about King's concubines. I like when one of the official said "the defeat is not a result but the cause." I don't really like ep 19 - she's been acting like a bravado man but when critical time demanded it - the man inside her acts more like a helpless spoiled girl. The end of drama ends pretty good, he came back to his old self again in the modern 21st century while the queen had his man back with baby on the way.
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A real pleasure to watch
Mr. Queen is ticklish-funny and a real pleasure to watch. I am debating myself whether it deserves a 9 or 8.5. (As if that mattered hahaha). The first 8 episodes were the best for me. After that, it turns into a more typical sageuk where palace politics takes over and it all becomes a bit of a snoozefest. I've watched too many sageuks to have any patience for palace politicking.Shin Hye Sun is my absolutely fave actress, her ability to portray feelings is superb. She has a gracefulness and intelligence that shines through even when she's portraying a badass clumsy-ish guy. Unfortunately I watched the Red Sleeve before this, so I couldn't appreciate Kim Jung Hyun in the king role at all. Most of the time he looked like he was about to fall asleep. He was good in CLOY, but this went far above his acting abilities. But critics tend to praise non-acting aka having a straight emotionless face all through the drama. Bae Jong Ok: I just love her voice. She and Kim Tae Woo had quite boring roles though. Na In Woo was great as the second lead, his character was so well written. Some of the other characters like court lady Choi were absolutely delicious and/or the butter on the bread (the King's friends). Some of the comic characters were just fillers, not very funny or interesting.
This would have benefited from being shorter. Although I do appreciate the humour, there are so many kdramas deserving a higher rating, therefore, 8.5.
One thing that was sheer torture here was the music. Why they chose to pick this style instead of a more contemporary one, I don't understand. Had to be muting the volume all the time.
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Mr. Queen (2020)
An intricate tale of unorthodox romance layered underneath a veil of silliness and exaggeration.As with all stories involving the olden days, there's always the twists and turns involving hierarchy, politics, corruption, et cetera. Mr. Queen, despite having comedic roots, still managed to fulfill those roles quite well. The show kept viewers engaged to the story progression and knew exactly when to alleviate the tension with lighthearted comedic bits. While largely entertaining the show's script did carry a bit of bloat. Bloat that, when combined with the historical context, did make the show feel draggy at times.
And then we have the ending. A tricky thing to approach and ultimately one of the rare weaknesses of the show. The way the ending sequences and the penultimate moments where the "all's well ends well" pieces start falling into place were a bit... weird. It was unfortunate that some parts of the show felt unnecessarily fleshed out whereas the vital ending moments were anything but.
The cast. Just wow. All of the characters, leads and supporting, were all enjoyable to watch; performances that were over the top yet well executed. Of course, Female Lead Shin Hye Sun puts on an absolute gem of a performance and really gave life to her character. Actors that are tasked to portray characters that pull double duty can be challenging but when they get it right it sure is a sight to behold. And her majesty did not disappoint. Her majesty, Mr. Queen.
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A Royal Journey Well Concluded
Finally, SooYoung’s wish came true—the king loves her.Very good drama! I took a long break halfway through the series, but it didn’t hold me back from understanding and enjoying the second half.
It’s incredible how in every role, Shin Hye Sun plays so well and really embodies the character. She’s one of the reasons this drama is so good. The main couple is really nice to watch, and I liked the king’s effort to adapt to the queen, especially by learning her language with the dictionary.
The "bad people" in the drama are truly detestable, especially those two women who think they’re above everyone and look down on others. It was satisfying to see Jo Hwa Jin’s period of “apology” and the reconciliation between her and the queen.
I saw many people criticize the ending, but I found it logical. We kind of knew how it would end from the start anyway, even if it’s hard to reconnect with the story we started in episode 1... Honestly, I didn’t understand everything in the end, but well, all’s well that ends well!
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So much fun!!!!
Fiquei viciada, o tipo de drama pra se ver maratonando, os personagens são incríveis, a atuação é ótima e o desenrolar da história é maravilhoso, mas confesso que comparado com o resto do enredo o último episódio deixa um pouquinho a desejar. Se não fosse por isso acho que seria nota dez, mas mesmo assim vale muito a pena assistir, nunca tive interesse em drama coreano de época mas depois de ver esse acho que vou dar uma chance, se for pelo menos um pouco parecido com esse seu que vou gostar.Was this review helpful to you?
Great entertainer!
I don’t know why I have waited so long to watch this series, it has been in my watchlist for over a year, and I am so happy I finally decided to give it a go. The male and female leads were both phenomenal, portraying different personalities to perfection. I loved the plot and how it was not love at first sight for either of them. I like the stories where women are shown to have powerful personalities, and seeing someone with such strong personality in Joseon era is refreshing! I would recommend this series to anyone looking for a slow burn romance with a historical background.Was this review helpful to you?
Gender swipe ➕ time travel to the past ? CREATIVITY PRO MAX
This drama was really really unique ... The last time I watched something similar was Rooftop prince which wasn't even half as good as this one, apparently that show was based on past to present time travel and had no gender swipe plot ...Kudos to the writer who thought of putting a man soul in woman body that too while he travels to the past.
The show has brilliant amounts of fresh comedy .. minimum cliches and the female actor (who is acting like a man soul inside her body) did a fantastic job of delivering the comedy punches through her body language. You can't help but ROFL just by watching the way she walks. ( I am still smiling by remembering the scenes).
The segments where she( with a he inside) prepares modern dishes ... Modern skin care .... Were particularly very interesting.
Though The ML (prince) was overshadowed by FL but still his chemistry as great as per the character demand. You know it's not easy to set chemistry in plots where two straight men are involved..but somehow these two actors made things work.
Recommended to watch with a bucket of popcorn 🍿
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it has everything!!!
this drama is just so good. it is funny, entertaining, has sad parts, some tense moments, fight scene, cooking.. basically everything you could ask for.the entire cast is just so good and you'll inevitably root for them.
a quick synopsis:
the chef of the Korean president conducts a very alpha male life. he's good-looking, talented, women love him. one day at work he falls victim of a collegue's trap and ends up chased by the police. while running away he falls into a pool and due to a time slip he ends up in the joseon era in the body of the queen!!!
he is shocked at first and tries to go back to his life but when he realizes that he cannot go back as soon as he wants and that his mind and the "real" queen emotions and memories are mingling he decides to live at the palace trying to survive th scheming and plotting of the real court.
really recommend this drama. the main actress is just so good.
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WOW. WHAT A DRAMA!!!!!!
ALL you need to know is that i had an exam the next day by 8am and I was laughing to this show at about 5am. it was everything it could be. the queen was the epitome of acting skill, she was funny, her dynamics with the other characters were just too good. especially the royal chef. i would watch a thousand times if i could.lets talk about court lady choi, damn that lady was tired, I dont blame her for shouting her frustrations. I love this show man so so much.
ALL you need to know is that i had an exam the next day by 8am and I was laughing to this show at about 5am. it was everything it could be. the queen was the epitome of acting skill, she was funny, her dynamics with the other characters were just too good. especially the royal chef. i would watch a thousand times if i could.
lets talk about court lady choi, damn that lady was tired, I dont blame her for shouting her frustrations. I love this show man so so much.
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