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I was in the mood for a bitter-sweet movie like this. It was really beautiful and heartfelt. The acting was great, especially Han Hyo Joo's. Kim Jae Joong also played his part well, I actually liked him more here than in protect the boss.

I think the second half of the movie is balanced better than the first, but I also liked the light-heartedness of the beginning. The cinematography was especially beautiful. I can really recommend this movie. 8.5

Is it just me, or is the audio in this drama really bad? Background noises and music are so loud, that they drown out the voices of the actors at times. :(

Why? XD I didn't say who kissed whom or in which episode or what circumstances or whatever o.o it's labeled as romance, so there ought to be a kiss at some point, right? haha

Ah, also, because I am a costume designer myself, I have to nitpick about some of the costume choices here. The character design of Isabella was really terrible. In the anime she is of exceptional beauty, class and grace. In the movie her look is tasteless, more like a mere cross-dresser. George is much less eccentric compared, his style is too simple to fit his nature. His personality also doesn't go at all with his simplistic and modern apartment. Lastly.. just what did they do to the runway dress??? I was shocked, it looked so cheap, not at all like I imagined it to be. That was a real disappointment :( Oh well, i'll stop nagging now lol I did like the costume design for Yukari and for the art school student...

I am a bit conflicted about this movie. I really love the original source this was adapted from, especially how realistic the manga and anime portray relationships. Love can be very fickle, but it can also lift you to places you never even dreamed of going. It is very difficult to compress a several-volume manga into less than two hours of screetime, and unfortunately, this is the biggest shortcoming of the movie. The filming, music, cast and acting were really well done. I also applaud the set design, which was close to the original, yet had a fresh spark to it. The crew really made Yazawa Ai's world come alive.
However, the most important part, the dynamic between the characters, falls short. By that I don't mean to say it's a bad movie, because I think they wrote quite a steadfast script and adapted it well. But if you know the source, you most likely will be left disappointed at how superficial the characters seem in comparison. Where is the push-and-pull relationship between George and Yukari, that made our hearts ache and flutter equally in the manga and anime? Why don't we get to see any of the scars that the characters carried with them? Why can't I help but think that the ending that I had wished for so much in the original, doesn't make much sense in this movie, because their love simply wasn't portrayed deep enough to persevere? I constantly wished for 'more', something of that spark and pain and passion that made me fall in love with ParaKiss.

In conclusion I can say this is a nicely done romcom, especially if you do not know the original, but it definitely didn't leave an impression as strong as the source.

Haha, definitely!! And you have good taste! haha, jk

Oh my God, this is hilarious! A mix of my two top favorite shows, ahhhh, this is perfection. Thank you for sharing!!! Now I want to re-watch both of the dramas AND have an adaption of My roommate from the stars HAHAH

Kyaaaa omg, this drama must have one of the longest kisses in drama history LOLOL d'awwww, that first kiss was really sweet...

I am not sure, but it really does look like the same place. And in Iljimae there is also a tree that looks strikingly similar LOL Every historical drama seems to have a lone tree on top of a hill like that XD

Is it the same tree as in Faith?? I was like: I KNOW THIS PLACE haha

'The ones who preserve the world are not people like me, who fight.
It's the people who protect and raise life, so that it grows in a blood covered ground.'

I really cannot agree with all the comments claiming that this drama is the worst of its kind. It has flaws, yes, but it was also highly entertaining and deeper than one would think at first glance. The quote perfectly brings across one of the aspects in the drama. If you belittle it, thinking it's just your average Vampire-Villain drama, you wouldn't do it justice. I think the reign of the Vampire just stands symbolic for a higher, blinding power, that we weak humans succumb to. It could be a dictatorship somewhere in the world today: the thematics would still be the same. Where people are afraid and unknowing, they will follow blindly and suppress the weak.

The action scenes and cinematography in this drama are really well done. So is most of the acting. I truly loved the development of characters, and that even the villains had their share of reasoning for the deeds they committed. I did appreciate the chemistry between the main couple and there were some interesting plot twists as well. Then again, there were moments so incredibly predictable, and some scenes seemed a bit forced and weird, especially to do with Gi, and sometimes Lee Yoon. The ending scene wasn't as epic as I could have been I think.
Generally I do recommend it, and I think the good things win over the flaws :)

I think that was intentional. From the beginning he was a despicable character, very weak in his decisions and merely a puppet king. He was just ruthlessly trying to keep his throne, but that was all he achieved. In the end when his right hand is dead, we clearly see him crumble and lose his mind. Personally, I thought he was the least likable character in the entire show, so they chose a fitting actor, I think.

So, after finishing it, I sort of have a love-hate relationship with this drama. It kept me on the edge of my seat at all times. The fighting scenes were superb, the acting great, the supporting characters incredibly funny, the parent-child relationships touching (Bong Soon, Yong and Ja Dol) and overall I just really loved the drama. On the other hand, episodes 2 to 6 were so utterly heartbreaking, the injustice so insuperable, that I could barely sit through them.

Even though there is a bit of light shed on the reasoning by the evil masterminds by the end, all through the show, I felt like they were flat and just purely despicable. I feel like those characters could have been fletched out more. Another thing I did not like was the noble sacrifices that kept repeating over and over again until at one point, it felt so forced, because they just weren't necessary. Iljimae's plans were thought out really well, but the execution was sometimes so amateurish, that there is no way it could have actually worked out that way. xD
I felt disappointed that the romance was left entirely unresolved, and generally I had at times the feeling that something was definitely missing to make the show as amazing as it could have been. It definitely reminded me of City Hunter, and even though City Hunter has flaws as well, it does deliver in the aspects that this show is missing.

Overall, I do recommend the show, but only with loads of tissues, a heart that can withstand torture and loss, and not too many expectations in the romance genre. Personally, I think maybe it should be labelled as tragedy as well.

I've watched up to episode 4 now, and I am so utterly disgusted by the corruption and violence of the so called 'nobles', that it makes it really hard to watch. They can get away with anything while the poor get accused for everything and have to suffer without being able to even raise a finger. I think the story is interesting, but the cruel fate just doesn't seem to stop, it's painful to see :( I know it's probably needed for the development of the story, but man, it's sort of too much...

jup, thanks :)

I do admit that Gwi looks reallly hot, especially when his robe is open showing off his body LMAOO But man, Lee Joon Gi's eyes are a well I just want to drown in. Seriously, it's like... pheww *fans air* I usually think eyeliner on guys looks a bit gay (hot, but gay), but here it's just perfection. *w*

OMG I'm laughing so much right now, those were exactly my thoughts, even after it happened the second time, I was like: Seriously??? And then, by the third, i was banging my head against the wall, like, HOW?? xD Thankfully so far, this was the only thing that really annoyed me lol (i'm at ep 12)

This sounds so depressing o.o

From what episode did you start to like it? I'm at episode 6 and it's boring me to death... I dunno if I should continue watching. I usually love dramas like this with comedy, romance and a crime sub-plot, i also don't mind chaebols that are nasty but change for the better... but despite all that I find this drama not exciting at all

I am at episode 6 and I am considering dropping. What did you like about it? I wrote in detail what my doubts are in a separate comment, do you think you could answer my questions so I know whether to continue? :(