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That's not a proof, they are only allegations from online forums, without evidence that this person is really Yu Shi (maybe it's him, maybe not, if it's a maybe, that's no an evidence). So it is defamation.

People can believe whatever they want, but if you claim publicly something about someone without concretes proofs that your claim is true, this is just defamation, which is a legal offence.

And considering this was from thirteen years ago (!), even if there was proof it was Yu Shi when he was a teenager, how petty and sad in their own lives people must be to just spread hate on someone for young misbehaviours during their teens just to try to damage their success nowadays. In my opinion, this behaviour is worse than the one they condemn.

From a Korean website, to check the number, but he mentioned it in a promotional or behind the scenes video for "Let Free the Curse of Taekwondo" I guess, as him, Kim Nu Rim and Jang Yeon Woo too, are all above 1,8m. But I don't remember which video exactly. I would have to watch them again for that. ^^

I avoided Ro Woon's sageuk so far, as they were exactly the kind of sageuk I really dislike, but this one looks interesting so I'll give it a try. And it's the first sageuk I can watched on Disney+, which produced very good Korean dramas, so I look forward to it (even if it's not before several months).

1,88m ;)

"In the end, no one was good or bad, but were pushed by norms and greed for power of that time."

In my opinion this kind of statement is some of the worst of relativism. Of course there were bad or good people, just like today, and same in the future. Put all the blame on the "society", the norms, is too easy, and totally exonerate people of their actions.

I haven't watched a good sageuk since "Knight Flower" one year ago. All the sageuk in 2024 were disappointing for different reasons for me (the current "Check in Hanyang" is your usual garbage sageuk that just put a standard rom/com story in an historical settings, and "The Tale of Lady Ok", despite having interesting points, is also all over the place when it comes to accurate historical portrayal of the period it is set in). So I have high hopes for this one, even though I already have doubts considering these events and characters are some of the most viewed in sageuk over the decades and there seems to be a very modern point of view over it just from the initial plot.

I haven't watched the drama, so I lack the full context of the dialogue, however I like a little intellectual debate.

In Korean "무장 세력", the armed forces, that you translated as militants, refers usually (but not always) to armed forces that are not official army forces (군대). So it may not be used here for soldiers of the regular army of the country. It is often used in Korean newspapers (that I read), for terrorists and independent armed groups just like the ones that run (and terrorise) in Middle East, so I'm totally not sure there is mistranslation here. Maybe yes, maybe not.

I didn't even watch the drama, and don't plan to, but I'm glad it pissed off all the terrorists and fanatics supporters that pretend to fight against injustice.

When your indignation is selective, it isn't worth much.

I was just making the facts right, even though it doesn't change the fact that you think this drama sucks. ;)

Regardless of what you think of it (to each his taste), it's not a collaboration drama between an Korean production company and a Thai one, it's a full fledge Thai production with a Korean actor. That's different.

I think you have the right mindset to watch it indeed, unfortunately I can't do that when it comes to sageuk. ^^ I always take it very seriously, but like I wrote, I know it is the kind of sageuk many enjoy nowadays, that's why even if I am disappointed I'm not very surprised anymore. There are still some parts I enjoy, but it cannot really be a good sageuk for me.

This is so cliché and cheesy. But since they don't take themselves too seriously and really embrace the comedy and kind of absurd side, it's ultimately a good entertainment. Choi Sang Min and Petch Ratana Aiamsaart have a nice chemistry (and are total eye candies) and, for once, the script is clever on how to deal with two characters having different mother tongues, it's probably a first. Looking forward to to the next episodes.

It's never too early to judge a story in my opinion, even when it's only the first episode. The opinion or judgement we can have about a story at one, two, four or ten episodes can always evolve, good or bad, or not, but it's still a valid judgement about what we have seen so far.

Now that this one is mid-way, even if the second part of the drama is amazing (but that's rarely the case), that would not change what I think of the first part now, even if it changes what I think of the whole drama in the end.

They should just have made the story around the character of Song Seo In/Cheon Seung Hwi, it would have been much more interesting.

I’m glad we got to see another performance of Seung Hwi in episode 7. Choo Young Woo is really charming and so good playing this character, I like his performance very much. He is as good playing Seong Yun Gyeom, but the character is less interesting and poorly written I think.

As for the rest of the script, it’s just a mess. Between the modern references and characters put in an historical settings and the plot that is going nowhere, that sageuk is a big let down. But unfortunately that’s what the general audience like nowadays… Such a pity.

The first season was average, the second season is, with no surprise, not even that. Between the clichés characters and the big inconsistencies in the script, that scenario is a mess. But yes, sure, it can be entertaining if you switched you brain off when watching it.

I mostly keep watching because of Choo Young Woo’s performance. I have liked him since his first drama, but he really impresses me here, balancing between the two characters very well. His acting, especially for emotional scenes, is on top.

I'm not really into martial arts but this drama is quite good. It's actually well made. I like the cast very much too (I wish Yusei would have been part of it ^^). Looking forward to the next episodes.

The best movies of 2024 according to whom or on what criteria ? The least that the author can do when creating such a list is to base the ranking on something, Is it just personal tastes and opinion ? If so, you should indicate it at the beginning.

From this list, the only one I really liked was "Revolver" (definitely not a movie for the majority of MDL population...), and "I, the Executioner" was a good watch too. The rest, no, thank you.

"Dog Days" was good too this year.

I haven't wrote that the hardships aren't realistic, but that the way they appear in the story are for me, that's different. The problem isn't the story itself, but the story writing I think, sometimes very good, sometimes not, it's inconsistent from the first episode for me.

It's not just about the relationship in the last episode, that is something that can be realistic and that I understand. Since the beginning I think this drama goes from a masterpiece to an average story in the same episode, thus my initial balanced comment.