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Knight Flower (2024) is a great thrilling Korean comedy set during historical times with ML: Lee Jong Won (as Park Su Ho) and FL: Lee Ha Nee (as Cho Yeo Hwa) in the leading couple role. This is a star studded drama with fantastic performances, writing and editing, music. choreography, costumes, and direction. The chemistry among the cast was remarkable and, even though there were no romantic scenes between the leading couple, one can see and feel their growing likeness and respect for each other. There is great storytelling between the present time and the events from 15 years prior that links 3 families and the royal palace to bring about a story of palace intrigues, pursue of justice, and a fated and heart fluttering love story. Overall, this drama is excellent and entertaining; enjoy it!SPOILER ALERT:
For romance seekers, the drama might get 9 stars because the romance was beautiful but toned down without intimate scenes.
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Unlike other Goreyo story or Joseon drama, this story does not revolve around royal families.
Unlike other Goreyo story or Joseon drama, this story does not revolve around royal families.Lee Han Hee as the widow daughter in law of a prestigious family living a double life makes the story a fun watch. Her enactment as the obedient daughter in law and the masked woman helping people in need adds multiple layer through the storyline. Actions scene portrayed in a subtle note , quirky dialogues of Yeo Hwa makes it look like you are driving a racing car and there is no signal. The scene quickly shifts, thus making audience heart flutter. You never feel like leaving. Lee Jong Won as royal inspector Park Soo Hoo is the new love of the town. He fits in the shoe of child whose identity is a challenge for himself but tries to help Yeon Hwa in helping people in need. He is confident in his skin, which makes the untold romance more soft.
It is the storyline which keeps the audience hooked at first level. The unexpected twists offered by the tale, the subtle chemistry and the background music.....its been a while Korean drama offered such an enigmatic yet poised tale.
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An Un expected Finding & I loved it!
I was searching for some light, rom-com-type dramas, and unexpectedly found this drama. I didn't even know the story, but I must say I was worth the time... Every emotion was delivered perfectly by the actors, especially by the FL. She alone made the drama so engaging. She made me laugh, made me nervous, made me emotional with her tears.... Give it a try and you will love it..Was this review helpful to you?
Hugely enjoyable!
Absolutely loved it! I laughed in almost every episode, but also so enjoyed the action and double life of the excellent FL character.It felt unusual to cast a more mature actress in the role, but I thought she was brilliant.
Her maturity gave weight to the character's background, which was quite tragic.
A favourite actress, Kim Mi-kyung, plays her ascerbic, status conscious mother-in-law ~ whilst often overly harsh with Yeo-hwa, I couldn't completely dislike her. Her life wasn't easy and she had a lot to come to terms with, especially as the story unfolds..
Our ML character also had an unhappy back story, which led to him being a little different. I liked him a lot, too. LJW fit the character well, as he portrayed a vulnerable side at times, even though he was intelligent with strong convictions.
However, whilst very well played by LJW, the actor didn't really feel like the right match for the female lead actress, or vice versa.
This was not a character problem, but a casting one.
Never mind how well LJW and LHN acted in their respective roles, they just didn't gel in a romantic way, at all, in my eyes.
There wasn't that spark, especially from LHN. I thought their end scene really highlighted this, in a big way.
It would have been far better to pitch them as opposites-to-besties ~ a little flirtatious perhaps, but no actual love interest... then it would've been perfect!
Having said that, the romance aspect was relatively low key within the story in terms of physical contact, so it wasn't a huge bug bear, but I noticed.
The story really shows how unfairly women got (and get) treated; especially when it came to widowhood (or in this century, god forbid, divorce!)
The drama rides on how Cho Yeo-hwa handles her 'lot', and the actress conveyed every ounce of it with relish. I loved her!
There are shocking revelations, some very sad moments and great humour.
Excellent supporting cast and characters ~ I liked and enjoyed Su-ho's 'brother-not-brother', Park Yoon-hak, although not straight away.
The overall bad guy was loathsome and there was no level to which he wouldn't stoop.
A really great watch, that I thoroughly enjoyed, even with the mismatch.
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I need to know
So there's no happily ever after for ML and FL? I'm still at ep 4 but just wanted to know if there is. I don't mind any spoiler. But I can't bring myself to watch the last episode to know that. The story is really good. The actors play their roles pretty well too BUT just don't understand why they cast an older woman for that role and thus avoiding the much cheesy story that is romance.Was this review helpful to you?
Best drama of 2024 so far
A lovely historical about a widow that seeks at night to be a badass hero and her cute, wholesome romance with the STUNNING male lead.things I loved about the drama:
-Despite having intense and maybe sad moments they don't get dragged for long, every hurdle is resolved very quickly so I am never anxious or dreading and it keeps the atmosphere of the drama lighthearted
-the comedy, it's not a comedy that will make you laugh and roll but will keep a smile on your face with the FL antics of acting like the perfect widow infront of her mother in law, when in reality she is far from it 😂
-the badass fighting scenes, they are so well done with a lot of action
- the romance, the leads have such an obvious natural chemistry between them tho they can't act on it so it's a bit of a forbidden romance and he is as I said previously stunning/ethereal/magnetic ok you get the point, right? I would risk everything to elope with him so can't blame fl for falling for him!
-every side character had its own job and were well fleshed out and entertaining to watch
What I didn't like :
-That there was no kiss scenes 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭, mind you this a no physical touch romance and I wanted a final kiss at the very least
-the drama is too short, wanted more of it!
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Super cheesy twist - a powerful FL and a very immature and dumb ML
The ML is like a .... toddler... he cannot read the room, he is clueless, totally naive, so stuck up on doing the right thing...he just does not match her!!! HE IS DUMB!!!!
and the FL is a powerful martial artist and do-gooder Robin Hood
I will watch this on Wed TH when there are no other shows to watch
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This is a cheesy fun crazy makjang rom com
It is hillarious tragicomic plot - SHE is bigger wiser more mature than him YET super dumb partriarchal rash irratioanl ****blockhead**** who cannot communicate ... who does not communicate where she needs to but takes orders of those she shouldnt listen to... ....
That is the tragedy and complexity of her character - she can do EXTERNAL things like run around at night masked out doing Robin Hood deeds, YET she is into worshiping her dead never seen husband nad honoring her "father" and INSTRUCTIONS FOR WOMEN...
She is a .... brainswashed semi robot
and he is like toddler with puppy eyes next to him, she has to protect him... He is so skinny compared to her... He is sooo imature, so naive, so cannot read the air, so does not get the world, she is like a little kid... so simple and pathetic. He at least has honor and integrity but bc of his immaturity, inability to communicate, and naivette, he is a liability most of the time...
THE DRAMA IS A FANTASTIC COMENTARY OF THE MYSOGONY AND SEXISM OF KOREAN CULTURE
THe widow staying at home half dead... that book of Instructions for Women...
AND HOW WOMEN HOLD EACH OTHER DOWN BY UPHOLDING PATRIARCHY e g telling other women to stick to the book of instructions and even kill themselves
those are horrid stories dead never seen husband, nad honoring her "father" and INSTRUCTIONS FOR WOMEN...
She is a .... brainswashed semi robot
and he is like toddler with puppy eyes next to him, she has to protect him... He is so skinny compared to her... He is sooo imature, so naive, so cannot read the air, so does not get the world, she is like a little kid... so simple and pathetic. He at least has honor and integrity but bc of his immaturity, inability to communicate, and naivette, he is a liability most of the time...
THe very start scene in Red Sleeve kdrama ep. 8 where HE tells HIS WIFE that he owns her and she can live or die bc of his whim and orders... is the truth behind it all
THE LEAD ACTRESS IS AN AMAZING COMEDIAN
BUT WHY DOES SHE WHISPER ALL THE TIME???? THAT IS WEIRD
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It takes more than Martial Arts to be a Night Courier !
We like a show when it matches with our mindset , ideology and beliefs….!!!!When I imagined myself in place of FL
The contradictory point in this show was that if she was really that smart and daring and open-minded , what was she doing for the past 15 years.
Anyhow,,,, should should’ve found a way to get out of that worthless life.
Maybe because I’ve seen better shows.
But I could not really convince myself that a person who has such great potential to be living a life like that.
I hoped for better !!
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Fui cativada desde o primeiro episódio!
Comecei a assistir esse drama sem qualquer expectativa, mas já fui cativada desde o primeiro episódio!O drama colocou em destaque a difícil vida das mulheres viúvas do período que se passa o drama. Elas não podiam sair de casa, deviam passar seus dias em lamentações, jejuns severos e até incitadas ao suicídio pela família do morto para que os mesmo ganhassem reconhecimento social pela virtude da nora.
No caso de nossa protagonista, mesmo nunca tendo conhecido o marido é obrigada a viver desta forma. O que a mantém viva é a esperança de reencontrar o irmão desaparecido, sua única família e quem lhe ensinou artes marciais. Com as habilidades aprendidas com o irmão, a noite ela sai as ruas para ajudar aos pobres, uma espécie de Robin Hood.
Em suas saídas noturnas ela acaba esbarrando no jovem oficial recém chegado a capital. Ambos combatem o crime à sua maneira e acabam construindo uma relação de parceria. Com o passar do tempo fica evidente um interesse amoroso crescendo entre eles, porém não é o foco principal da história.
Mais tarde descobrimos que o desaparecimento do irmão da protagonista e o assassinato da família do protagonista masculino estão relacionados as intrigas políticas orquestradas pelo sogro dela. Alias, o sogro, é uma das personagens mais desatáveis de dramas históricos que eu já vi. Cada cena dele manipulando o rei e a própria nora me fazia querer pular no pescoço dele. No final foi punido por seus crimes, mas ainda acho que deveria ter sofrido um pouco mais.
Gostei bastante do drama. Achei o enredo bem cativante e interessante até o final. Todos os personagens eram carismáticos, e em nenhum momento o drama caiu na monotonia, sempre manteve o ritmo e teve um final satisfatório. Recomendo!
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La Romance à la coréenne de retour!
Je l'ai attendue. Depuis 2019? Je ne sais plus. Cette impression désagréable d'avoir perdu quelque chose depuis quelques années me tenaillait et m'importunait. Je ne suis sûrement pas de ces vétérans qui ont vécu les balbutiements des dramas coréens. Pourtant 14 ans de visionnage acharné me faisaient penser que le déclin était bel et bien en route. En effet, à une exception prés ( Missing, the other side, Taxi drive saison 1, Happiness ou encore one dollar lawyer) j'ai été de déception en déception....allant jusqu'à pester contre mes scénaristes de coeur (le dernier des soeurs Hong...) ou contre mon chéri (My dearest...)...Tout cela, oui, oui, je blablate beaucoup, pour clamer enfin mon soulagement....Enfin un drama made in Korea, drôle, frais, léger ( oui par ce que je trouve que ces dernières années les Kdramas sont lourds, malsains, dur à regarder) avec un romance super adorable!Alors soit, cela ne casse pas des briques et ne vous attendez pas au drama du siècle. Par contre, si vous recherchez une histoire simple avec une héroïne super attachante et drôle, une femme forte et fragile à la fois ( oui, par ce que je le dis haut et fort, une femme forte c'est super top, mais qui n'a aucune faiblesse, avec un mélange d'arrogance et de mauvais tempérament c'est assez casse-bonbon...), donc une femme qui sait s'opposer sans peur mais qui se fragilise face à celui qu'elle aime, face à ses peurs et ses angoisses, face à ses attentes, mais qui continue d'avancer, perso, j'adore.
Face à elle, un protagoniste ultra adorable (gros coup de coeur). Nous fondons en même temps que lui et c'est un pur délice que de les voir interagir avec maladresse et pourtant avec une sincérité et une complicité intense.
Certes, ici pas de passion charnel, pas d'intensité à vous faire battre le coeur. Mais peu importe, cette simplicité et ce retour au source est plus que bienvenu!
Si je le recommande? oui, car sourire et sentir son coeur fondre pour un couple plus qu'adorable, c'est une nécessité pour survivre à une semaine chargée au bureau. Alors n'hésitez plus et fondez sans remords à ce bonbon acidulé!
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Mais le Justicier masqué est... Une Justicière !!
C’est un avis très positif, dû au ton très moderne adopté pour ce sageuk hors norme où le Justicier de l’Ombre est une femme ! La voir passer de veuve vertueuse vêtue de blanc le jour en Justicière masquée vêtue de noir la nuit (avec toutes les acrobaties câblées habituelles) est très distrayant, surtout quand elle entre en confrontation avec le Capitaine de la Garde, raide comme la Loi nationale qu’il représente, et qui nous laisse aussitôt prévoir comment le drama pourrait finir ! Mais au cours de l’histoire, cette fin annoncée semble de plus en plus improbable à cause de la condition de vie drastique que le confucianisme impose aux veuves !! Parallèlement à l’intrigue politique (le Roi se libèrera-t-il de l’horrible Ministre de la Gauche ?) à l’enquête familiale (qu’est devenu le frère de l’héroïne ? ) à l’enquête secrète (qui a assassiné le précédent Roi ?) on se demande si Yeo Hwa pourra se débarrasser de l’horrible situation imposée aux veuves et c’est vraiment le problème qui semble le plus impossible à résoudre !Les personnages sont très typés, sans tomber pour autant dans la caricature servis par d’excellents acteurs qui savent donner à chaque interprétation une pointe d’originalité, comme par exemple Kim Sang Joon qui incarne le Ministre en lui donnant une élocution et une voix pateline et doucereuse, façon gentil pépé, puis se dévoile de plus en plus comme assez monstrueux manipulateur !D’ailleurs la voix, c’est un aspect du talent de cet acteur que j’ai déjà remarqué dans différents rôles, comme le père dans « le Rebelle » ! Kim Mi Kyung, vétéran(ne ?) des écrans campe aussi une belle-mère passant de l’odieux à pitoyable avec une belle finesse d’interprétation !
J’ai beaucoup aimé la relation entre les deux frères, le grand (vraiment très grand !)Li Ki Woo et le plus jeune Lee Jong Won, relation de véritable fraternité de cœur rare dans les sageuks où cette situation de frère adopté est souvent représentée.
La fin est bien, si on aime ce genre de fin, mais j’aurais aimé que le choix de Yeo Hwa reste celui de la liberté, et j’aurais aimé que quelque chose se concrétise entre le grand frère et la servante de Yeo Hwa, mais ce ne sont que des détails, le drama se termine dans la joie, et la satisfaction générale !! Je l’ai beaucoup aimé et le je le reverrai certainement !!
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ASSSIRI GUZELDI
Şahsen bayılanzi hikaye fln aşırı hoşuma gitti hem sevdiğim tarzda bi diziydi hem de o dönemin kadınlarına yapılan kısıtlamayı çok güzel aktarmış ve sonda bizim tatlıs kralın kadınlara da özgürlük getirmesi<3Lee Ha-nee'nin oyunculuğu hoşuma gitti baya oynadığı karakterde aşırı güzeldi zaten.
Ve su ho o kadar tatlıydı ki yicem kaşları çatılınca fln aşırı masumdu cocugum Lee Jong-won aşırı yakışmış şahsen bayıldım yeni actor crushım bu kdrdı byby
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