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Highest highs and lowest lows
I’ve watched 7 episodes so far. I think this is one of the best/funniest K-drama I’ve seen. I’m really enjoying it. There have been many laugh out loud moments that were brilliant. The FL has been doing a great job playing this character.Without going into too much detail, I think the show’s biggest strength is also its biggest flaw. The majority of comedy comes from the characters ( especially, the Queen) acting outrageously nothing like how people in this time period would’ve acted. The comedy part is easy to overlook because it’s meant to be funny. The issue is when they completely ignore rules and customs during serious situations, it completely takes away from what’s happening. For example, how the Queens cousin’s behavior toward the king and how he had his soldiers surrounded the king with their sword drawn was taken way too far and would have never happened.
I’m curious to see how they’ll end the show. I’m looking forward to it.
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im on ep 7 ppl i need to stop myself because i keep getting pissed at the politics of misunderstandings with our lovely queen LIKE SHUT UP HWAJIN SHE DIDN'T TRY TO KILL U AND THE FUCKING JERK FACE KING DIDN'T BELIEVE THAT SHE DIDNT INVOLVED IN THE RITUAL???? FUCK OFF IM PISSED I WANNA PUNCH THEM BOTHmaybe that was just the satan in me but im gonna keep going tho
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Refreshingly funny
I am now officially a fan of Shin Hye Sun! Have seen her in supporting roles before and she didn't exactly leave any lasting effect on me.After just the first episode, I am hooked! She carried out her role perfectly. So in love with her acting. I actually can't imagine any one else portraying the Queen's role.
Kim Jung Hyun is also great as the King. It is nice to see how his feelings slowly develop for someone he wasn't even remotely interested in in the first place.
Both leads have great chemistry together and it would be nice to see them in future projects. Hopefully one with a worthwhile story so as not to waste their talents.
P.S. The only issue that I have when watching historicals is that I cannot seem to remember the other characters. I have a hard time memorizing the names of supporting characters so I usually rely on facial recognition. But for historical dramas, most of them have the same attires so it gets confusing at times
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Great Acting and very entertaining!!
Watch the series in a week, a very nice series, no fast forward and skipping any scenes at all!The story is not perfect, the ending is quite plain for the happy ending, but overall the pacing and plot are well maintained. Every moments are worth watching , not draggy at all unlike most of the series out there.
The comedy is really hilarious! Can't stop laughing.. LOL
Shin Hye Sun acting is really good! Her tone when Jang Bong Hwan still with the queen and without are totally different and you can hear it!
Highly recommended!
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Shin Hye-sun is definitely "possessed" by Choi Jin-hyuk
Watched this immediately after I finished "See You In My 19th Life." Absolutely mesmerized by Shin Hye-sun's stellar performance there and that's one thing that draws me to watch this series.All I can say is what a ride! I love the fantasy and time-travel theme, and the comedy in it is a top-notch element. Even if it is mainly comedic, the serious scenes are believably suspenseful as well. It's sometimes a snap to remind you that of course, a historical drama has political matters in it as well.
The female lead may be "possessed" by a man, and you'll be surprised to see where this plot brings you to make you feel in the last episode. If you feel hesitant to watch the drama, better to start now than to bear any regrets for not watching this sooner.
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10/10 acting, 8/10 story, 0/10 ending. This review is just a venting session about the ending
This would have been a 10/10 if not for the ending. What, you couldn't have a man and a man end up together even if he was in the body of a woman and you were implying he was practically turning into a woman? What the hell, you think that just because Kim Byung In couldn't recognize that the love of his life had swapped bodies right away, that Cheoljong wouldn't notice either? Are you now saying that what's on the surface is the only thing that matters? Are you saying that Jang Bong Hwan just goes back to his life? That he doesn't love the King anymore? Or what it wasn't him who loved the king and who the king loved. No one who was transphobic would have cared if you let them stay together or had Jang Bong Hwan remain in the body of the Queen, the transphobes can just convince themselves that biology is all that matters like they do anyways, so Jang Bong Hwan is not a man when he is in the body of the queen. I want to throw my hands up in the air like Jang Bong Hwan/the queen would do. This just goes to show how incredible that actress is. She acted out two completely different personalities, and the processes for those two personalities to mix over time and from two different directions. And back to my tirade, but I know we've already established that the ending is transphobic, or just sad. You took away Cheoljong's love! I don't care what your phobia is, but you have to admit that Cheoljong and Jang Bong Hwan/the queen had the most beautiful love, and you just took it away! (Crying ugly tears like the queen/Jang Bong Hwan. Sorry, distracted. But if you were a gender born not to have certain sexual organs that perform certain functions and all of a sudden you do, (and I know this took a lot of liberties), but this is a highly traumatic experience. Ever heard of gender dysphonia? The kind of gender experience Jang Bong Hwan went through would cause the most stalwart gentleman wish to consider self-harm. Yes self-harm. Come find me if you want to challenge someone who can speak first person to gender dysphonia, to waking up in a body that isn't theirs, that has parts that shouldn't be there. And finding himself pregnant ... I would have liked for them to have had a touch or reality here. You can't make everything better by thinking that at least you'll have power through your child. For heaven's sake, you created the character of Grand Queen Dowager Sunwon. That’s the worst kind of power, the worst kind of consolation. It should have made her even madder. Why didn't she blame/rage at Cheoljong He took control over the last thing that was hers/Jang Bong Hwan's to control. That feeling of having that last part of your body take over?! It is the most invasive, sickening destructive, devastating experiences. I guess if they even touched on this they would have had to touch on abortion and that would have been a no-no I'm sure. Otherwise 10/10 acting. Let me say it again 10/10 ACTING. Shin Hae Sun you're a God/Goddess in whatever gender or role you would like to take. Kim Jung Hyun, you did not disappoint.Was this review helpful to you?
Nailed it...timelessly funny
The actress absolutely nailed this. This will be timelessly funny with her portrayal of a 21st-century man (a ladies' man, no less) stuck in the body of a Joseon-era queen. I was pleasantly surprised at how the romance played out and how the ML interacted with her in those scenes. The costumes and set design were also stand-out.Was this review helpful to you?
très beau ?
Jang Bong Hwan est un chef sud-coréen qui a gravi les échelons pour cuisiner pour les plus hauts responsables politiques du pays dans les résidences présidentielles de la Maison Bleue. Après un grave accident, il se retrouve dans le corps de la jeune reine Kim So Yong, transporté dans une époque profondément ancrée dans le passé de la Corée. Même si le mari de la reine Kim So Yong est le monarque régnant, le roi Cheol Jong, il ne l'est que de nom . La reine du défunt roi Sunjo, Sun Won, a profité de la meilleure nature du roi Cheol Jong et dirige le royaume en son nom. Et elle fait face à la concurrence de son propre frère, Kim Jwa Geun, qui a également des ambitions de pouvoir. La reine Kim So Yong découvrira que son mari recèle des secrets et qu'il n'est pas aussi doux et humble qu'il y paraît… (Source : Viki, kisskh) ~~ Adapté du roman « Le dossier de promotion d'une princesse héritière » (太子妃升职记) de Xian Cheng (鲜橙). Modifier la traductionWas this review helpful to you?
Im telling you right now, need a kdrama for a good laugh? THIS IS IT!!!
Oh my god, I swear I don't think I've ever laughed this much watching a kdrama before than with this one. Just. MWAH: Masterpiece. The characters and acting, so well done. Its so silly yet the romance scenes make your heart skip a beat and then it switches to a bittersweet feeling and you're just experiencing so many things at once. Some people say this was like a BL/GL in disguise which...if you watch you will see what they mean. Such a silly kdrama, and it contains time travel which is one of my favourite genres ever. I really hope you guys choose to watch this kdrama. Its so criminally underrated. And it has an AMAZING OST. Oh my god definitely one of my favourite OST's ever because its equally silly as the show and just so energetic that it makes you want to dance and sing along. YEPYEP 10/10. SOLID.
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An all time favorite
This is seriously my favorite kdrama of all time. I've rewatched it multiple times even tho it's pretty long lol... I wasn't a big fan of historical dramas before but this definitely changed my mind!I felt a lot of emotions during this. I laughed a lot but I also cried my eyes out lol... Idk how they did this honestly. The comedy was amazing and almost all the characters had funny moments. But then again, it was also very sad. My heart was genuinely hurting at some moments. It was definitely a roller coaster haha... It was the perfect mix between comedy and drama and that's a big reason why I love it so much.
I never felt bored while watching this even tho I get bored easily and often watch dramas at 2x speed haha... This was a longer kdrama but it didn't feel like it. I kinda wished it had more eps lol (that might've been too much tho).
The cast in this is incredible and I became a fan of almost all of them after watching this. I knew Shin Hyesun was a good actor before but she's truly an incredible actor. I became a big fan after this. I was really surprised by Kim Junghyun since I haven't seen him in a lot of dramas. He was amazing! I was also really happy to see Na Inwoo in this since I really like him!
I liked a lot of the characters, almost all of them. Obviously, many of them made mistakes and I disliked them at the beginning but they made up for it and I liked most of them at the end. I also liked how all of them were relevant to the actual story and weren't "forgotten".
The only thing I didn't LOVE was the ending. It was very bittersweet. I don't mind it that much though!
(I think I'll actually go rewatch it again now hahah)
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Ode to Shin Hye-sun
Mr. Queen is a historical, gender-bender comedy that is extremely fun and definitely binge-watchable.I don't know the original works inspiring this one (both the webtoon and Chinese web series are known as "Go princess go") but I can tell that it functions well both as a parody (especially in the first episodes) and as a proper Korean historical drama.
The plot has the right amount of palace intrigue and power plays all experienced throughout the eyes of a 21st century man that effectively becomes the audience avatar.
His internal commentary is our commentary and, most of the time, it is hilarious.
Queen So-yong is the absolute protagonist of this drama and Shin Hye-sun rises to the challenge gloriously.
I've met her in Stranger and loved her character back then too.
She is versatile and talented with both perfect comedic timing and dramatic skills.
The romantic chemistry with Kim Jung-hyun (funny and sexy man whom I've absolutely loved in Eulachacha Waikiki and Crash Landing on You) is through the roof and they have steamy scenes that are going to make you laugh and blush at the same time. The supporting cast is solid (shoutout for Cha Chung-hwa and Jeon Bae-soo) although their characters are mostly just cartoonish comic relief.
The pacing is well sustained and it makes you forget eventual plot holes, however the gender-swap theme is the true weakness of this drama (and the main reason why my rating was lowered one full point).
Clearly Korean television deems the exploration of unconventional romance (namely a possibly gay relationship) as too controversial. Jang Bong-hwan's return to his reality was rushed, perhaps to avoid any consideration on said romance. Pity, because I was very curious to see how his emotional growth, resulting from experiencing the world in a woman's shoes, translated to a male, modern environment.
Female Empowerment Score 2/5: the only kickass girl in the series is possessed by a man. The evil queens are either petty or blinded by the fear of aging. The king's first love is an insecure liar who at least is able to redeem herself towards the end (and secure the second point on this score).
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