What I like about Japanese dramas is how they make you reflect and wonder and think, but this one made me laugh and cry too. I just loved the introspective eye this show had and how interesting questions are asked. Like, do I still save this person even if it would change the course of history? Would be right or wrong or both?
I find morally ambiguous questions super stimulating so this show was a treat.
Until I got to the ending, I thought the movie was a-okay. I mean, I had fun (sorta, cuz I was cringing half the time) and all but I didn't like how autotuned the singing was and the conflict was a little meh. But this is a fun movie (though it makes you think about stuff) and the ending was just the icing on the cake.
Dude, the ending. That's what they mean by going out with a bang XD Just about killed me.
This show is crazy and I can't make up my mind about it. There's no decent transition between scenes and they reveal motives later than they should which leaves me with a WTF expression most of the time. Too confusing and there's no logic or reason to the way characters act.
Even with all its imperfections, this show is one of the few shows I would gladly rewatch over and over again. It has so much heart and the romance is just...XD You'd love the King, trust me.
Just another despicable, tramp, skank of a drama of betrayal. Sawa's the worst for cheating on her husband, just…
@superpasta - I have no argument to offer regarding this topic since I haven't watched 'Hirugao' and I changed a lot of what I thought about extramarital affairs after 'Secret Love Affair'. But I can't help but object on one annoying generalization that I found in your post: 'Men rape women daily in most countries on the middle east'.
Okay. First of all, I have no idea how this “fact” had anything to do with your argument. Second thing, a simple online search that would not take a minute of your time would show you the countries with high rape percentages and I can tell you already that they sure ain’t Middle-Eastern.
So please don’t bring your own stereotypes and prejudice when you’re trying to make a point because that doesn’t help your argument at all.
Can someone explain the difference between a prosecuter and a detective in Korea? I'm confused!
In simple terms, a detective does the leg-work while the prosecutor presents the evidence in court. Of course it's more complicated than that but this is the gist of things. Also, prosecutors in Korea have much more prestige than detectives and are better paid. Prosecutors can work as lawyers too while detectives cannot.
They also have much more power over investigations than the police itself. This has been a reason for friction between the two in the past and why the police as a force is recently trying to change these laws to gain more autonomy.
Jasper Liu has the most awful clothes ever in this show. It's a shocker that the guy is a model--you'd think he'd have better taste (or at least a stylist who does). While hot guys could wear a carpet and still look, well, hot, I don't think Liu's color-blind coordination and ridiculous shirt and tie patterns could be saved by his looks.
At least it provided comic relief when the plot went downhill.
Makjang (as defined by Dramabeans) is a sylistic, tonal, or narrative element in dramas that chooses to play up outrageous storylines to keep viewers hooked despite how ridiculous the stories become (adultery, revenge, rape, birth secrets, fatal illnesses, and flirting with incest possibilities are some makjang favorites). Shows can be part of a makjang class of dramas (Wife’s Temptation is a makjang series), or they can have makjang tendencies (Mary Stayed Out All Night went makjang toward the end). Generally considered a negative thing (“Gah, how makjang can you get?”), unless a drama intentionally embraces the style (such as Baker King Kim Tak-gu or Flames of Desire).
Terrible drama. I try to think of valid reasons to give but there's so much to pick from. Just take my word on this. I should have trusted my gut when I found out a couple of episodes back that Temptation's writer was the same guy who wrote that infamous atrocity of a drama (a.k.a Dr. Jin).
I'm just posting this comment for the good of humanity. Steer away, or the realization of how bad this show is will catch up to you only after you'd spent hours on it (like a bad aftertaste).
I find morally ambiguous questions super stimulating so this show was a treat.
Dude, the ending. That's what they mean by going out with a bang XD Just about killed me.
Okay. First of all, I have no idea how this “fact” had anything to do with your argument. Second thing, a simple online search that would not take a minute of your time would show you the countries with high rape percentages and I can tell you already that they sure ain’t Middle-Eastern.
So please don’t bring your own stereotypes and prejudice when you’re trying to make a point because that doesn’t help your argument at all.
They also have much more power over investigations than the police itself. This has been a reason for friction between the two in the past and why the police as a force is recently trying to change these laws to gain more autonomy.
At least it provided comic relief when the plot went downhill.
I'm just posting this comment for the good of humanity. Steer away, or the realization of how bad this show is will catch up to you only after you'd spent hours on it (like a bad aftertaste).