The Master's Sun

Another hit with my fav, So Ji-Sub! One of the main things I enjoy about "The Master's Sun" is its unique storyline! It offers a perfect balance of suspense, romance, and humor. The chemistry between the lead characters draws you into their world and makes you root for them as their relationship begins to blossom.
The incorporation of supernatural elements also is interesting and adds an exciting twist to the traditional romantic drama genre. Overall, it's a stand out series and a must-watch for anyone looking for a refreshing and engaging series that will evoke a range of emotions.

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this drama is really amazing funny, cute, moving emotions, heartwarming & a little bit scary
so ji sub was so cut even u thought at the beginning he is heartless
so ji sub's secretary is the most cunning & funny man in this drama
the only character that made me pull my her (Han Na) the great B**** ~.~ >_<
WORTH WATCHING , HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ;)

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my rate is a little bit low cause i didn't like the end although it's happy one
but i felt it lukewarm cause it was too long without need i felt they are moving in one circle that made me felt a little bit bored
the last 2 ep. was monotonous wasn't strong as the beginning
but still v.good drama for me
i really loved it so

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Tsundere /Mr. Darcy archetype male lead & heavy Second Lead Syndrome

simply:
1) male lead is written too cold
2) female lead actress is annoying as is her character
3) 2nd male lead- the only reason you are watching this & he is the one you want to "win"
4)2nd female lead character is a selfish shrew & not romance material
5) they throw in a time skip at the end that actually fixes nothing but proves that the male lead is superior to the female lead in how he acts.
6) yes, happy endings all around, but the only character you care about gets stuck with the worst partner, & with the time skip (& everything that has to do with it- it felt like a very damp unmomentous ending
The long explanation:
The female lead is one of my least favorite actresses. Her character here is unappealing- she's super needy in a cringingly whiney way . Then at the end she's suddenly cold & independent which doesn't match what we're supposed to believe about her. Honestly, neither lead sells the romance & you find yourself crushing hard on the second male lead (who is being chased by a harpy of a woman that you wouldn't wish on any man). SO, there is no satisfying romance in this drama, though there are happy endings for all 4 major characters as well as some side characters, but really, the romances were lacking all around. The ghosts in the first half are scarier than the ones in the second half. The male lead & the second male lead really are endearing. Sadly the female characters are not.
i liked how the male leads had character evolvement .
I think I probably rated this higher than it deserves (in light of how many things I didn't like about it!) though there were some very cute tropes and some lovely touching moments. As I finished it I felt like I would watch it again, but I probably won't when I could just rewatch something I like better
Music: on song plays way too often

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Another FRUSTRATING K-Drama

It has it's moments but all of them are in sub-plots because the main plot is absolute ASS. I hate you, I love you, I hate you, I love you. Dog these people are 30 years old. GET OVER YOURSELVES. Also the romance was forced as hell. Kang Woo was literally the only likeable character. AT ALL. I felt more for the random ghost sitting on the mall chair than any of the main leads. I seriously cannot stand a story like this that could have been good if they made it 12 episodes and had more chemistry between the leads.

my take? there's worse out there, but that doesn't make this good. it's just not compelling, mostly because of bad chemistry (writing) and awful pacing (as usual). By the last 5 episodes i literally DID NOT CARE. about anything, really. if your readers or viewers are basically begging you to get on with it and end it you have a BAD STORY.

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A great drama from an emotional standpoint if you can hang in there for the first few episodes. A proper Chaebol/CEO story combined with ghosts in and out of a shopping mall (sounds good doesn't it?) and a disheveled psychic who is utterly terrorized by said ghosts.

Gong Hyo Jin is creepier than the ghosts to start off with, and the CEO constantly saves her even though he wants nothing to do with her. Do not watch just after The Greatest Love -- the pairing only superficially resembles those fabulous characters.

The script and soundtrack are more powerful than Gong Hyo Jin's admitted acting skill and the charm of Jo Si Seob (he went onto success as a romantic lead after this), and the revelations of their slow and prickly romance are fueled by another of those complicated structures of allusion and jokes which the HS can produce, and which are frustrating to guess at from the subtitles. A total guess on my part, but most of the subtitles appear to be so literal (i.e.close to the meanings of individual words in Korean) that I think the translators decided to try to give a taste of the verbal humor and play that way, throwing caution and pronouns to the winds.

Physical touch/sexual attraction and the psychic invisible phenomena are the concepts which are constantly played with (the two words are"sound-alikes" in Korean, hehe). The pair discusses invisibility as part of selfishness -- she was so needy she couldn't "see" him...he is stuck in a mirroring past experience and couldnt see her real self. The title Masters Sun and her name Tae (means sun) refer to another set of metaphors -- she is a shining light (sun) to ghosts in their world, so they flock to her like moths, but in the outer world she fears she is a darker light.

The attraction of total opposites is compared to a children's fable or book about a wolf and a goat. It sounds like when in Aesop the lamb tries to escape through fancy talk but the wolf cuts in with realpolitick and eats her/him, enough so that the viewer is quite worried about how it will all end. There is a reference to a "Candy" -- The CEO calls Seo inguk charater "Candy Kang" with great relish -- but is the bodyguard really he is a gender-reversed Cinderella character?

Anyway, the HS always create instantly recognizable characters, and all the supporting actors in Masters Sun were genius. The romantic pair in each show always have over-determined motivations, allowing for lots of audience interpretation. The HS scripts seem to always catch the top of the wave generically, and each show is distinct from all the others. This was the last of the annual productions they had kept up with since 2005, and thereafter the shows come every other year more or less. 2015, '17/18, '22 and soon '25/26. Cant wait.

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Late Discovered Gem From 2013

1) Keep in mind this is from 2013. Don't hold tropes you've seen before against. This one probably came before.

2) Supernatural X Cinderella ---- Business Proposal with strong supernatural dimension. If you liked Oh My Ghost, Hotel del Luna, or Bring it on, Ghost there's a good chance you'll like this one.

3) I was hooked from the first episode and binged the rest.

4) This was my first time seeing Gong Kyo Jin playing Tae Gong Shil aka the Big Sun and I was very impressed. She exudes a very attractive down to earth girl next door charisma that's hard not to like.

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ahahahahahhaha lei troppo pazzaaaaa, lui da urloooooooo (ha 36anni ma dove cavolo li ha messiiiiiiiiiiiiiii); questo drama è basato dal fatto che lei vede le persone già morte e che si presentano a lei chiedendo un solo favore prima di scomparire per sempre, questa si avvicina al nostro protagonista non perché è interessata, anzi lei non si accorgerà di lui fin quando non ci sarà una svolta nel drama, ma per via dello spirito di una giovane ragazza, ex del nostro presidente, che cerca in tutti i modi di far trapelare di come sia andato veramente l’incidente di quando lei perse la vita parecchi anni fa… bel drama anche molto comico soprattutto quando la protagonista beve, lui (no comment) con il suo SPARISCI DALLA MIA VISTA ahahahhahahah

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