I watched it only for Irene, she is gorgeous. The movie is an absolute waste of resources, but somehow I managed to watch the whole thing. 5/10, and that's generous :)
I thoroughly enjoyed it, although the love story was very subdued and portrayed in an entirely platonic way. Kwon Yoo Ri made a really good impression, very talented, acting suits her better than kpop. I couldn't stand the kid but luckily he was very much absent in the 2nd half. Il Woo is really cool and the main villain is pretty much the most established in historical dramas for playing the bad guy. He's literally in every single one playing the negative character, he's very good at it. 8/10
Well the original is not American, I watched this in 2002-2003 it's called "Juana la virgen" , Hispanic drama. Same story. She's a great actress so she should do well
This was my 1st drama so it will always have special place in my heart. Moon Geun Young is great, like in everything she does, her Korean is really beautiful , I am disappointed she doesn't act much anymore. Very intelligent in real life too, quite a special actress. The story is good, and her father in the movie is a very nice written character
Totally broke my heart. My favorite Son Ye Jin, she is so sweet and adorable, on top of being the best Korean actress. Story is sweet and sad and you have to be made of stone not to be moved by this movie (maybe weep a bit too, like myself).
Easily one of the best movies to come out of Korea. You can tell it was a high budget one, great cast, good plot, a bit long but still great. I don't like Ji Hyun but I know she is a great actress
First of all Kim Go Eun is a great actress. Why she did the nude scene ? Well, that's none of our business. It's obviously worked really well for her, grabbed everyone's look with her beauty and acting skills, and the nude scene created the controversy to draw attention. She has hasn't done anything remotely similar so I think this was it. A gamble for sure, one that paid off nicely for her. Smart girl, in my top 5 favorite actresses
So beautiful, wow. Saw her in Start-up then the real treat - Empire of lust, she is very brave is all I can say. Really good actress, I will watch more of her works... except for Moon lovers which is terrible (I tried).