bluephoenix

He was really memorable in Han Gong Ju for me. Hope to see him in bigger roles soon!

Yes^^ Since the subs of the last 5 eps aren't edited, they didn't make that much sense alone, but with listening carefully I was able to understand everything that happened :)

Best Korean Drama of 2014: Misaeng, Yoo Na's Street
Best Romance Drama: Discovery of Romance
Best Comedy Drama: Flower Grandpa Investigation Unit
Best Historical/Sageuk Drama: Secret Door
Best Action/Thriller/Suspense Drama: Bad Guys
Best Actor: Han Seok Kyu, Kim Sang Joong
Best Actress: Kim Hee Ae
Best Supporting Actor: Yoon Hyun Min, Kim Sung Oh
Best Supporting Actress: Kim Seul Gi, Park Eun Bin
Best Villain: Yeon Chul (Jun Gook Hwan in Empress Ki)
Best Idol Actor: Im Shi Wan, Lee Joon
Best Couple: Yoo Na & Chang Man (Yoo Na's Street)
Best Bromance: Jang Geu Rae & Oh Sang Shik (Misaeng)
Best OST: Yoo Na's Street, Empress Ki (unless this is only about a single song, then I'd choose Rush by Every Single Day from the Gap Dong OST)
Worst Drama: Night Watchman's Journal

Well I loved it from the start, but I liked it even better when you find out more about the guys' pasts later on. It's probably best to judge for yourself, but then again no need to force yourself to watch something if you don't like it that much ;)

I watched it raw on viki, I don't think there are completed subs yet^^ If the drama is not available for you on viki, check back on myasiantv, they update pretty fast.

Promising start :)

I haven't seen most of these dramas, but Bridal Mask and Warrior Baek Dong Soo are definitely two dramas with a very memorable OST (not just the songs, but also the score). Your choices for these two are my favourites as well, but to WBDS I'd also add this song by Shin Sung Woo that I still listen to a lot:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQOgXkC5SRk

If you're still looking for subs, I'd recommend to watch it on darksmurfsubs (but you need an account there)

Just finished it and the ending scene was perfect ♥

Glad to know it's not just me, I find her way of speaking a bit irritating as well^^

I am still a child at heart, so I would love to read Korean Children's Favorite Stories ;)

Thanks for the contest!

She's great in Yoo Na's Street!

Glad to see that she seems to be getting a lot more movie roles recently! She's a promising actress and I'm curious to see how she'll develop in the future :)

There's a lot of people with different agendas in Secret Door, so it would probably be best to watch it when you're fully awake, because it's not as good when you miss the details ;) They will explain more about the maengui in later episodes, but basically it's a treasonous document by the Noron faction in which they say they want to replace the King with another one. Because they want to put Lee Do on the throne, they threaten him to either sign it and become King or get killed himself. You could also read the recap over at dramabeans, they're very helpful for the background info and to keep all the different people straight^^
I agree that it has the same feel as Tree with Deep Roots, it's just a very serious sageuk with lots of politics, but the development of the father/son relationship makes this a very engaging watch for me!

What a cliffhanger! Next sunday, please come fast!

Yes this is the real history^^ I guess they're just doing their own take on the story, much like Jang Ok Jung did with Jang Hee Bin who is usually the villlain. I really expect the Crown Prince's character to take a darker turn though when his conflict with the King gets bigger.

She's so good in Secret Door, but now that I see how many sageuks she's done that's no surprise^^

I dropped this after a couple of eps, so I'm not sure if you want to listen to my opinion but I don't recommend it. You could watch Return of Iljimae instead, if you want to see JIW in a historical drama ;)

I wouldn't have recognized Choi Min Soo if you hadn't mentioned him ;) I might watch this, but I'll wait to hear others' opinion when it finishes^^

Good review^^ Totally agree that near the ending things didn't make sense. I still don't get that part in the last ep when Ji Wool, Maria and Tae Oh were in the woods together and why none of the police even thought about going there until Moo Yeom arrived... And although like you said I also appreciated Ji Wool wanting to believe in Tae Oh there is a line to draw when it comes to serial killers and especially putting your life on the line just to see if psychopaths really can't be changed, because that's really not worth dying for >.<
Anyways I agree that it was a good watch despite the flaws, it was interesting to see a drama that didn't focus so much on who committed the crime but on how to figure the criminal out^^