Ja Myung Go

A Drama of Forsaken Fate

I remember finding out this drama through my auntie and the first time I watched this, it was already in the middle part of the story so I had to rewatch from the beginning. Ja Myung Go was an emotional rollercoaster, the kind of historical drama that's filled with conflicts, tragedy and characters you can’t help but get attached to (Park Minyoung's character specifically). While it has its flaws, I still found myself deeply invested and watched it til the end (39 episodes are nothing for a historical drama to be honest).

The OST is easily the best part of the series. SNSD Tiffany’s song? Absolutely beautiful. It carries so much emotion and fits the story perfectly (in the POV of Rahee). Even after finishing the series, I still find myself listening to it to this day (a decade later).

Park Min-young was phenomenal in her role as a vilainess Princess Rahee, she really shined. The child actress who played her younger version, Jin Jihee, was just as impressive, If not even more impressive than the adult actors. She brought so much emotion to her scenes that I couldn’t help but feel for her character from the very beginning.

That being said, there were times when it got draggy, and certain episodes felt unnecessarily stretched. The production could have been better, too—some scenes didn’t feel as grand as they should have for such an epic story. But even with these issues, I can’t say I regret watching it. I will always remember the final scene of Princess Rahee, my favourite character.

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My Review: Ja Myung Go
People should watch this, its outstanding. What a story.  It going to make your heart stop.  A love story with difference.  I highly recommend it for your viewing.  Me in Kaikohe, New Zealand watching this.  Characters do what you never expect to happen. It going to make you cry. It a sad story of the two sisters separated at birth. The one sent out on the death boat stabbed in the heart with a hair pin, should have surely died but didn’t. Many of her experiences should have killed her but she managed to survive to the very end. How did both sisters end up loving the same man. In his heart was only the one and this love ended killing both of them. So the end is heartbreakingly painful but so appropriate for the two of them. Be great for them to write a sequel so that they can get their happy ever after like the Legend of the Blue Sea. Ja-myung probably could have saved her people but being waylaid by her lovers ambitions and feelings. In the end they are the beach and see the Goguryeo soldiers approaching them. Prince Hodong who has been seriously wounded by his lover Ja-myung takes her tightly in his arms and slides his sword through both of them knowing they can not be together in this life. So romantic but so totally tragic, unable to be together in life so together in death.
Even thought the end is heart wrenching and I cried a bucket I just loved it so much. Is this why Asian love these tragic movies? I keep going back and watching that agonising, distressing and excruciating last episode. It is pitiful and sorrowful. I think I’m going to rewatch it and get some more pictures for my online review.

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Intense

I liked Empress Ki, but this I loved hands down.. The story, the acting, the plot.. Didn't like the flying martial arts but, it was minimal, so was ok. I also enjoyed the mystical aspect of the story.

Although I came across this drama because of Park Min Young, I take my hats off to Jung Kyung-ho and his portrayal of a cunning, deceptive, single minded warrior prince, .

Was also refreshing watching PMY play the evil sister. Or maybe I'm just a sucker for dramas/movies where the hero dies. In this case, nearly every one dies. Will definitely be watching this again

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Если бы не было такой истории в истории, её следовало бы выдумать. О короле Темусине (4-44, г. 18-44) ака принце Мухюле, повествовала 2 дорама этого цикла. Здесь он тоже в одной из главной роли, жесткий и порой жестокий правитель, о таком характере которого несколькими мазками нам поведал предыдущий сериал. У него старший сын - Хо Дон от первой, трагически закончившейся, любви с принцессой Пуё и пару жен в анамнезе, с которыми он не спит, чтобы не нарожать сыну конкурентов на трон. Что однако не получилось. Но речь в этой дораме идет не о нем, а о его сыне и дочерях вражеского королевства. А когда есть мужчина и две женщины, плюс борьба за власть и всё это приправленное мистическим предзнаменованием, то априори рождается ТРАГЕДИЯ. И я вполне поверю, что принцесса Наннан, разорвала военные барабаны в своем замке, чтобы Когурё смог атаковать без предупреждения (как пишут в летописях). Но вряд ли только из-за этого пало царство. Хотя к чести создателей, они тоже показали, что Когурё намного сильнее и целеустремленней в этой борьбе за такой плодородный кусок земли на побережье моря и в принципе, принцессе было обещано, что ее народ будет помилован, а не развеян по миру, поэтому она так и поступила. Но оставим историю - истории, а человеческую трагедию - на угоду зрителям.
Дорама получилась интересная, романтическая, препарация власти оказалась более чем наглядна. Темусин все так же борется с кланами своего государства, которым довольно часто король не указ. Нет единого народа, как же труден процесс объединения племенных объединений.
А Когурё смогло удержать сломленное королевство Наннан всего 7 лет, а затем в 44 году его захватил император Восточной Хань Гуан У-ди.

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