I think he kinda fits the role, has the big body build that actually makes sense that he is super strong unlike…
One things’s for sure— we’re in for a huge swooning with new Ondal and Pyeonggang. Gonna reconsider my second lead train as it seems like main leads have better chemistry now.
I also liked the idea of Kwak Dong Yeon, but Na In Woo has already been cast. I'm not familiar with him, but people…
Kwak Dong Yeon actually played the teen version of Lee Sang Yeob in Jang Ok Jung: Live in Love (2013) whose role was a Prince, but KDY only had a very few scenes.
I have a hard time seeing someone else playing the same character cause I associate the character with a face,…
That route would have been easier but sadly, this series is based on a very popular Gugoryeo folktale so it’s very hard to tweak the story as it’s deeply ingrained in the Korean culture. Replacing the ML was really the best option they got.
This drama is like a valley. The first part was a very explosive beginning, but the middle part sunk very low then maintained the monotony only to bring it up again at the last third of the series.
Although I still consider this a masterpiece, a huge part of me still thinks the story could have been condensed into 20eps max. There was a lot of fillers in the middle that I almost dropped the drama as my interest depleted as the episode progressed. Thankfully the writer introduced a great turn towards the end which totally made up for the boring middle.
A very big asset of this drama apart from its stellar cast and cinematography—- is the pacing. It still amazes me how the stories are quickly moving but still manages to elaborately show the hows, whats, and whys. A great 1st quarter indeed. Here’s to hoping it will remain awesome till the finale.
I've watched love alarm and still don't understand why jojo dumped sun oh. Can anyone help me out here?
Jojo broke up with him because of materialized fear. She was severely traumatized as a child due to her parents’ death and most of the people around her then accused her of being the reason. You know how superstitious the older korean generations are. They’d believe to the core that one who’s been in a series of unfortunate events— is actually damned because of bad luck/ill fate and will affect people around them as well.
That’s how she grew up—hearing stories that she has a very bad luck plastered on her and she’ll cause i-ll fate or bad luck as well to those surrounding her. She actually fought hard to disprove her relatives but the accident made her change her mind. She let go of SunOh before it’s too late. She was scared that her bad luck will rub on SunOh as well considering how he almost died because he was with her. She’d rather be alone than harm her loved ones (her Aunt is poor in debt because of Jojo’s parents— an evidence for Jojo that she indeed is a source of bad luck).
Being a kim nam gil fan and especially after watching fiery priest I 100 percent agree with you . I was so disappointed…
Oh gosh, thank you! I’m also a fan of KNG that I was sooo grateful that he nailed The Fiery Priest. At least I could bury this project of his to oblivion.
I think all the phone calls are tapped in north korea... So if she calls to south korea then the north korean…
Seri was too estranged from her family to even know their mobile numbers by heart. Also, she didn’t feel the need to memorize her employees’ phone numbers pre-accident as well so she couldn’t really call anyone in South Korea even if she borrows the burner phone of Sungjun and his assistant.
Is this the sequel of secretly greatly movie? Bang Dong Gu (the spy from 10th eps) is the spy from Secretly Greatly…
Nope, totally unrelated. They just asked Kim Soo Hyun for cameo appearance as he’s close to writer Park Ji Eun due to ‘My Love From the Star’ and they took advantage of his Secretly, Greatly character to match the plot.
Despite the nonsensical and unfounded romance (it was so unbelievable how the FL fell in love with ML. It felt like she only got smitten because of his looks and for her to feel truly, deeply, madly in love with him was too superficial of her), I still defended this drama against the haters during the run of the 1st 14 eps because I truly appreciated its artistic take on cinematography and storytelling. I also understood the plot and was in high hopes for a good ending.
But what were those last 2 eps even? Was the author drunk or something? The plot was completely thrown away and the final ep was mainly a fan service. The prior 14 eps were proven to be useless and the initial hate was appropriate after all.
For future viewers, I caution you from jumping into this without weighing the comments here sufficiently. You might waste your precious time.
I still don’t know why this got a high rating here. The humor was off, Kim Nam Gil’s acting and comedic timing were extremely off, and the editing felt like it was an early 2010s drama instead of a 2017 one. The only good things about this are the medical part of the drama, the ML’s character, and the FL’s consistency. The rest were really painful to watch.
The young ones have a brother/sisterhood, yes. There will be some sort of rivalry when Bang Won is pushed out…
Actually, from the very beginning, Boon Yi couldn’t even pass as BangWon’s concubine let alone as his wife, because she was a peasant. Even a concubine of a noble needs to be of high or equal stature too. Being a mere peasant already disqualifies Boon Yi. Hence, the description “doomed to fail from the start” to describe their relationship is correct.
However, years later, Boon Yi ascended from his social status to someone who works for the government, since she was specifically appointed to head the neutral village (sorry I’ve forgotten what it’s called). This made her get relieved from her peasant status, enabling her now to qualify as Lee Bang Won’s concubine. But her desire for freedom, as well as her dreams, made her refuse Bang Won’s proposal.
Although I still consider this a masterpiece, a huge part of me still thinks the story could have been condensed into 20eps max.
There was a lot of fillers in the middle that I almost dropped the drama as my interest depleted as the episode progressed.
Thankfully the writer introduced a great turn towards the end which totally made up for the boring middle.
A great 1st quarter indeed. Here’s to hoping it will remain awesome till the finale.
That’s how she grew up—hearing stories that she has a very bad luck plastered on her and she’ll cause i-ll fate or bad luck as well to those surrounding her. She actually fought hard to disprove her relatives but the accident made her change her mind. She let go of SunOh before it’s too late. She was scared that her bad luck will rub on SunOh as well considering how he almost died because he was with her. She’d rather be alone than harm her loved ones (her Aunt is poor in debt because of Jojo’s parents— an evidence for Jojo that she indeed is a source of bad luck).
But what were those last 2 eps even? Was the author drunk or something? The plot was completely thrown away and the final ep was mainly a fan service. The prior 14 eps were proven to be useless and the initial hate was appropriate after all.
For future viewers, I caution you from jumping into this without weighing the comments here sufficiently. You might waste your precious time.
The only good things about this are the medical part of the drama, the ML’s character, and the FL’s consistency. The rest were really painful to watch.
Mr. Queen (comedy)
Live Up to Your Name (i didn’t really like this, the humor was off)
Splash Splash Love
However, years later, Boon Yi ascended from his social status to someone who works for the government, since she was specifically appointed to head the neutral village (sorry I’ve forgotten what it’s called). This made her get relieved from her peasant status, enabling her now to qualify as Lee Bang Won’s concubine. But her desire for freedom, as well as her dreams, made her refuse Bang Won’s proposal.