BrightestStar

I hated how the ended the ex best friend in 49 days with "but she did truly love me". Yea planning on breaking the heart and soul of your best friend by taking her boyfriend and her dad's money because you envied her is a valid reason! That she wasn't punished is one thing but the fact that the heroin was like "she truly loved me" I just couldn't stand it!!

I love the way you put it "your personal opinion will always be in the first place". That couldn't be any truer. I really did enjoy the twists and turn in the jdorama version but from your description, I feel that this version is like mixing the original Liar Game story with The Hunger Games :P but like you said it takes some guts to do this kind of change. Now I'm intrigued I really need to make some time for myself to watch this! I've watch the Japanese version a long ago so I don't remember all the details of the games and strategies used which can come to my advantage in watching this one ;)

XD happy that you liked it!! Even me while writing this I felt like going back to watching him :P

I wasn't impressed with him here but as of episode 7 I found that he took quite a turn and doing a good job and be in character instead of, as you called it 'Yonghwa trying to act' I don't know if it's just that I got used to him but at this point I'm enjoying him and his character as much as the prince and Seung Po

That was the one thing I was hoping for as well :D

Well it's the first season airing we still don't know when the next ones will air we just know the team planned 3 seasons and that's the first of 3. It'll probably have a different mdl pages

They planned 3 seasons for it

THX!! I've been waiting for something like that to get to know more about that director :D

I don't know I didn't feel that much connection with Maria's character and couldn't empathize with her at all.

I think despite what she did, the order he gave was too harsh for his own heart. He was still very young and emotionally attached.

I agree!! I think from episode 7, I thought either I got used to Dal Hyang as is or Yong hwa got more comfortable and better in his role. And I agree episode 6 tweaked my interest again and episode 7 was just really good and so was the follow up ;) Also I think if you like the original story you'll find yourself enjoying it. That is the case for me :)

He's doing an awesome job as oda nobunaga

I don't think it can beat Nodame but the promotional material gave me a good impression of this one and the most of the cast seems to have the talent to pull it off. We'll have to wait and see ;)

You basically took all my feelings about this drama and put it in that review, but more clearly illustrated. Wakamono-tachi might've got 8.5 but that review gets 10 from me :D

Oh yea I agree with that!! She deserved being burned alive! Thats how angry she got me!

Thx for you comment ;) As you can see I gave acting a 10 I'd even give it 11/10 :P but somehow the ending left me wanting. I loved the suspense build up so the execution was very good.

Yea 90s doramas have this magical charm for me ;)

Clover, Parasite, Joker Game, Omoi no Koshi, I'll watch for sure! As for the rest depends on my mood. As the Gods Will depends how creepy it is.

It seems to me that even though you were her husband she saw you as an outsider. I plan on living in japan one day for a short period but you're making me reconsider :P In asia there's much more pressure on the guy when it comes to money but I think your ex had serious control issues..

:( thats the impression I get from dramas about japanese housewives. Its like "you got fired? lets get a divorce!" So as long things don't go their way then thats it..

I think they might be afraid that the foreign parent with spoil the kid or something, so they prefer the kid to only be exposed to their own culture. Even though I do love Japan but the way they deal with divorce never made sense to me. It's good to know that things are starting to change. It's late but better late than never I guess.