I really wish she gets a female centric drama this year, I'm really sad how underrated she is, even in Flower of Evil page not enough people commenting her name as the male lead.
I thought this drama is really enjoyable and nice. Yoo Seung Ho and Kim So Hyun amazing as always. Many people say female lead is weak, but I find her strong in her own way. I understand though that second female has suffered a lot just for being born in the wrong family. Her fate is sad but I at least like that both women in this drama are strong in their own ways.
Seeing as this is a romance drama, I hope Chae Won's role is as equal as the male lead (unlike Payback). Hope she has good character too, so people won't bash her
it's an old formula. One of the older kdramas known for this is Sungkyunkwan Scandal (drama that gave breakout roles of Song Joong Ki, Park Min Young, Yoo Ah In, Park Yoochun).
True most of them focus on the comedic aspect of the drama and not the plot....most recent ones I mean. Also,…
I did give this drama a try because this director of this one once did good historicals too. The Princess's Man (starring Moon Chae Won) where director won baeksang for (over director of Moon Embracing the Sun, which was the sageuk that aired near the time this drama aired) and Gunman in Joseon (starring Lee Joon Gi). While I feel this will be different from the dramas I mentioned, I do still hope there will be at least a decent drama plus one of the male leads Kang Hoon was also great in sageuk.
There's a 2007 drama called Yisan also about the same historical characters. If the 77 episodes is too much, you can try The Princess Man (24 episodes).
Can someone pls tell me when Hyun Soo and Ji Won will work together?
Episode 14. In episode 15 they were also technically working for the common cause of finding the accomplice but Jiwon is doing it as a detective while Hyunsoo made a deal so that the accomplice will face him himself.
More titles? Other dramas as good, with several females?I will also read your comments below to make a list.
=> Jewel in the Palace --> great female lead, complex second female lead, interesting older female characters, endearing supporting female characters => Painter of the Wind --> crossdressing female lead and the gisaeng whom she is fascinated and attracted to => The Princess's Man --> a noble lady (daughter of king's brother) and a princess, they have a complicated relationship in the show => Hwang Jini --> drama is about gisaengs, female lead is a gisaeng and her relationship with her gisaeng mentor is a strong part of the show => Dong Yi --> king's wife and concubines all play important parts in this drama => Jang Ok Jung Live in Love --> same as Dong Yi except the female lead in this drama is the villain in Dong Yi. Both dramas are created by different people but both feature the same historical characters. This drama gives a more sympathetic portrayal to the historical character often portrayed as the villain in the retellings of this story. => The Red Sleeve --> while there is more focus on female lead and her romance with the king, court ladies and their lives heavily feature in this drama because female lead is a court lady. Female lead's friendship with her same-age courtladies are very endearing.
I did like Moon Lovers but I’m not a big fan of it unlike this one
brilliant of you to point of the amnesia of jung mi sook. I never thought of it that way before. I have mixed feelings about the amnesia trope (though I'm okay with it---> it's not as overly used as in Innocent Man) but you explaining Jung Mi Sook also experienced amnesia due to trauma makes Hyun Soo's amnesia have more sense.
Lemme add kairos cuz y'all don't like to watch quality stuff. Also, Scarlett heart ryeo is the dumbest possible…
I like it (especially LJG and Kang Ha Neul acting) but it's overrated. I think people rank it high among sad dramas because it was probably their first sageuk that didn't have a happy ending for the main couple. I haven't watched all sageuks, but my impression was Scarlet Heart Ryeo did appeal to people who generally avoid sageuks because of the cast appealing to younger audiences. The sad ending sageuks prior to Scarlet Heart Ryeo usually don't star actors that the younger audiences back then would watch.
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=> Painter of the Wind --> crossdressing female lead and the gisaeng whom she is fascinated and attracted to
=> The Princess's Man --> a noble lady (daughter of king's brother) and a princess, they have a complicated relationship in the show
=> Hwang Jini --> drama is about gisaengs, female lead is a gisaeng and her relationship with her gisaeng mentor is a strong part of the show
=> Dong Yi --> king's wife and concubines all play important parts in this drama
=> Jang Ok Jung Live in Love --> same as Dong Yi except the female lead in this drama is the villain in Dong Yi. Both dramas are created by different people but both feature the same historical characters. This drama gives a more sympathetic portrayal to the historical character often portrayed as the villain in the retellings of this story.
=> The Red Sleeve --> while there is more focus on female lead and her romance with the king, court ladies and their lives heavily feature in this drama because female lead is a court lady. Female lead's friendship with her same-age courtladies are very endearing.