Fun and cute watch. I would have enjoyed it more as a longer drama, maybe 30 minutes per episode. With only 15min some scenes were very rushed, especially in the last episode. Because of that the happy ending fell flat compared to all the other romantic moments in previous episodes. Such a pity. Pretty please producers, a longer remake?!
When I watched New Tales of a Gisaeng, I found the cup/swimming scene fascinating. I wondered how the heck they did that. But when I saw him on Cool Kiz on the Block, I realized that he really can swim with a cup on his forehead. Amazing!
After reading the comments I just can't sign up for 72 episodes... Not with that plot i can barely watch a historical…
The first 20ish episodes are great. Then I found it got draggy, so I put it on-hold. But apparently dramafever cut it down to 36 episodes. I'm going to try that "version", maybe that's an option for you as well? :)
Is it just me or did Ken make it twice onto the thai actor list? ^^
I know what you mean, that's why I only remember their nicknames^^
PS. That tiny mistake totally made my day, because he really is a great actor (eventhough I picked someone else as best thai actor) and worthy of being on there twice :)
Each episodes is only 30 minutes long, so the drama isn't really that long.
It isn't a drama you would watch in one go, but if you watch every other day maybe 1-3 episodes it does keep your attention and make you want to continue :)
My all-time favourite snack is popcorn because it's super versatile. Sweet or salty, with caramel or with cheese, nuts, chocolate, chili, honey, bacon, cinnamon, butter....*faint mumbling in the distance*.... and of course hot or cold. I love it ;)
Let's see if this version fits my tastes better since I disliked the one with Tik....
UPDATE Ep 10: Wow. Just wow. I know rape is used very lightly in lakorns, but the Nang Eks usually have some kind of immediate reaction....Here they slept CUDDLING!!!! and it was more like "you raped me? oh, well, how mean of you"
There are so many things wrong with this version, especially the lead actress....makes me wish for the one with Tik :( *colossal waste of time*
FINAL EDIT: I regret. From the depths of my heart I regret. Why oh why did I watch this? ;( I hereby solemnly swear to never watch a version of this lakorn again! Amen.
Such a pitty. The drama started great. The first half was a nice sweet summer watch.
But then it went downhill, especially the last 2-3 episodes.
It clearly showed that the drama was cut short. I guess the drama wasn't very successful in Korea?! With the original 16 episodes everything could have developed nicely, but with suddenly only 12 they cramped in as much as they could. Such a waste of a good story.
Feels like "Big" all over again - promising beginning, crappy ending :(
Omg. The "Tomorrow will be better" scene was ingenious! It should be in one line with those big hollywood moments like the stair moment in pretty woman or the opening scene of breakfast at tiffany's. Soo fucking beautiful!
That ending is killing me :(( Not one character survived....At least that's how I would interpret her going to the lake....
But it was a really nice drama. Interesting through it all and you couldn't even try guessing the ending until the very last scene.
It was nice to see a couple for once that always, always, always believed in each other. They never doubted the other person for even a second no matter what was thrown at them. But despite, or maybe because of that the lakorn soon got boring. It was clear very soon who the real cluprit was and how everything would end.
It's a nice watch, but rather for those days you don't have anything better to watch anyways and simply want to relax.
When I watched this in the beginning stages of my drama craze (3 maybe 4? years ago), I didn't really like the drama. I wondered why everyone was praising it so much. Now, rewatching this some years later, I finally understood :) While it's not perfect, it's definitely a nice change to the usual drama.
(And yes, I would have dumped him too with the "1 week" thing - or at least make him work harder for it^^)
PS. That tiny mistake totally made my day, because he really is a great actor (eventhough I picked someone else as best thai actor) and worthy of being on there twice :)
It isn't a drama you would watch in one go, but if you watch every other day maybe 1-3 episodes it does keep your attention and make you want to continue :)
UPDATE Ep 10: Wow. Just wow. I know rape is used very lightly in lakorns, but the Nang Eks usually have some kind of immediate reaction....Here they slept CUDDLING!!!! and it was more like "you raped me? oh, well, how mean of you"
There are so many things wrong with this version, especially the lead actress....makes me wish for the one with Tik :( *colossal waste of time*
FINAL EDIT: I regret. From the depths of my heart I regret. Why oh why did I watch this? ;( I hereby solemnly swear to never watch a version of this lakorn again! Amen.
But then it went downhill, especially the last 2-3 episodes.
It clearly showed that the drama was cut short. I guess the drama wasn't very successful in Korea?! With the original 16 episodes everything could have developed nicely, but with suddenly only 12 they cramped in as much as they could. Such a waste of a good story.
Feels like "Big" all over again - promising beginning, crappy ending :(
http://lakornsworld2.blogspot.de/2015/09/mafia-luerd-mongkorn-singh-lion.html
But it was a really nice drama. Interesting through it all and you couldn't even try guessing the ending until the very last scene.
It's a nice watch, but rather for those days you don't have anything better to watch anyways and simply want to relax.
(And yes, I would have dumped him too with the "1 week" thing - or at least make him work harder for it^^)
Actors: Lee Sun Gyun, Oh Man Suk, Jeong Dong Hwan
Actresses: Moon Geun Young, Choi Yeo Jin, Gong Hyo Jin
Japan
Actors: Oguri Shun, Matsuda Shota, Mukai Osamu
Actresses: Ayase Haruka, Shinohara Ryoko, Matsushima Nanako
Thailand
Actors: Athichart Chumnanon, Sukollawat Kanarot
Actresses: Sonthichai Wannarot, Paksukcharoen Taksaorn
Taiwan
Actors: Zhou Vic, Wu Vanness, He Mike
Actresses: Hsu Barbie, Chen Xin Yi,
China
Actors: Chan Jackie, Ho Peter, Chow Yun Fat
Actresses: Chang Janine, Zhao Zanilia, Zhang Ziyi
Man, this was hard.... *still unsatisfied*