Latest trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqX_LkPHphw I'm starting to have high expectations for this sageuk. I hope it will not disappoint. I have absolutely not doubt for Im Ji Yeon's performance. And from the brief moments we see Young Woo in the trailer, I think he will be very good in this role.
Spring should have communicate about this before. Actors management companies (or actors if they decide about this too) have a weird way to communicate about the project they do or not. It's not difficult to stop a rumour by stating that the actor will not be part of this drama/movie. And it avoids much disappointment from the fans.
And as I wrote when the first rumour about Chang Wook not being part of it appeared, I think it's really his loss this time to not participate in this drama (whatever his reasons are). Objectively, it would have been very interesting to see him play such kind of character and play in this type of drama. Too bad.
With this quality of production and acting it could be very very good, excellent. Some of the scenes are really on a level we don't often see, especially for this production scale. It's beautiful, and beautifully done.
But that story and characters developments just don’t work for me, and I can’t overlook it. And it's not that I don't understand this or that, like some very arrogant people keep commenting here since the beginning, when someone share a critical opinion on the drama. It just doesn't make sense for me.
The 12 years gap between Do Hoe's disappearance and their reunion has finally a justification, Do Hoe has to show off how successful he is now, but a lesser years gap would have done the same and be more realistic. For me, Do Hoe and Hyeon Ho relationship doesn't make sense neither considering their past. And Do Hoe's reasoning for his actions has no complexity, it is just totally shallow, under the pretext of trauma and psychological illness. It becomes even cliché in a way.
It’s so good in some aspects, that it's even more disappointing that the story and characters development are not as good.
I doubt the next and last two episodes will change anything. But at least we will get beautiful scenes and can enjoy Lee Sun's insane charm as Ju Young a little bit more.
It’s really sad to see the bl community so divided. There’s people who only watch bls for the cute, couple,…
You see, everything his resumed in these words you wrote : "so it would make sense that he'd forgive hyunho". Well, no. Maybe it make sense for you, but definitely not for me, it's quite the opposite, it makes no sense for me. But that's okay, because of many factors, even though we watched the same thing we have different understanding of it and views on it. Unlike Meg's comment or others, I don't say that I'm right and that the others are stupid for thinking differently, but that my opinion on this is different, that's the big difference. These contemptuous comments some have here are really annoying.
It’s really sad to see the bl community so divided. There’s people who only watch bls for the cute, couple,…
"Some of you are really blind and tone-deaf to these subtle nuances and subtext which are clearly there and when someone points this out you all act butthurt and hyper-defensive." Typically the attitude I can't stand here. You are right, everyone else who have a different opinion is wrong. What's the point to exchange with you ? I don't see the interest of debating if you can't accept that others can have a different understanding and views. To me, what you wrote is not wrong, it's just your opinion and your interpretation of what we both watched but see differently.
Just one thing though, you wrote about nuance and subtlety, but obviously, your are also blind to the fact that Hyeon Ho is the one commanding the bullying against Do Hoe because he has the most power in their group. So because he doesn't used his fists directly he is nice and not bullying him but defending him instead ? We don't have the same definition of bullying then. That is just one of the most cliché thing seen in dramas and movies with bullying, but yes, sure, I'm the one who is blind and tone-deaf.
It’s really sad to see the bl community so divided. There’s people who only watch bls for the cute, couple,…
That could makes sense for me, maybe, but here you are also ignoring the fact that he ends up being super close with the guy that was bullying him violently, probably because at some point they had feelings for each others but Ha Hyeon Ho refused to accept that and used Do Hoe's father violence against his students to retaliate using Do Hoe as a punching ball. So after 12 years they are now super close, maybe even having something going on between them, but that's coherent with Do Hoe behaviour's towards Ju Young ? Well, that doesn't work for many people, like me. We will see what exactly happens in episodes 5 and 6, and hopefully some justifications will be made for that, but if it simply passes like a storm and end with Ju Young being just forgetful and Do Hoe slowly warming up to him and falling in love with him again, that 12 years time skip and the reasons for Do Hoe's disappearance will appear to be totally useless.
Reading your comments I think that men watching BLs really have a different understandings of it than women in…
It took me a second watching to appreciate "To My Star 2" actually, but after the first watch I thought exactly like you, and I think everything you pointed out is still valid, even though I like it better now.
And what you highlight regarding "Let Free the Curse of Taekwondo" is for me the key point that damaged this story. Because, of course we can all understand Do Hoe wanting to escape his father considering his past, but he is the one who disappeared while Ju Young fought for him and was waiting for him, and he purposely avoided him for 12 years (like it's not 6 months or even 2 years, it's 12 years !) All people defending Do Hoe using Ju Young bonding with his father are just wrong, because they justify his actions based on that, when it actually happened after he left and disappeared from Ju Young's life, totally ignoring his and Ju Young feelings.
The point is not that we have to be on Do Hoe's side, or Ju Young's side, just that as a watcher, it doesn't work for many of us. As you wrote, me might have a plausible explanation for that in the next episodes, but just like you I doubt it too, and I'm not convinced by the "psychological" reason some people gave neither (that he left because he was afraid to become violent like his father).
YNK Entertainement is doing a poor job at promoting their rookie actor.
So far, they only promoted Sun three times through their social medias (X, Instagram, Naver, nothing on Youtube). The first time was in August 2023 when he made his debut in the MV for the song "No Love" by Chu Hwa Jeong. The second time was in April 2024 for his birthday. And the third time was in July 2024, when he attended Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival. That's good, and it's fair for a rookie actor that didn't had anything public going on in the meantime.
But in the last few weeks, there was absolutely nothing, despite Sun doing is official debut in a drama. I really don’t understand that. I hope they will share something when "Let Free the Curse of Taekwondo" ends but, nonetheless, they failed him here, because they should have promoted his first drama before, and every week during its airing.
And despite being whit them for more than a year, he doesn’t have a page amongst their artists on their website…
I hope he will get better promotion in the future and that we will see Sun in many more dramas or movies.
I do sometimes get tired of fluffy BLs, especially if they lean too heavily on cliches, but you can also have…
Reading your comments I think that men watching BLs really have a different understandings of it than women in general. Of course there are exceptions, but overall, when opinions are divided about a BL, I often see that there a majority of men thinking differently than the majority of women commenting here. I think your comment points what many others have also shared before: the drama is good, (except few stupids people, nobody wrote that it was just bad) and because it has very good and strong points, it's also disappointing that others points are not as good. Personally, if I think a drama is really bad, I just move on and won't bother comment or debate about it. It's because this drama started of really good, has an amazing cast and good points that I point what I don't find logical or think as bad points about it so far. Just like you I hope the next episodes will compensate what disappointed in the last episodes.
Like I'm so sorry your brain has been fried beyond salvation by only ever consuming media where the storyline…
Well, it's truly embarrassing indeed to see someone who only resort to insults and degrading comments just because other people don't share the same opinion.
To me it shows that you are more close to the 12 years old mental state that many people who just wanted to express freely their opinions here, without telling the others to no do it because they have a different one.
Your comment is just mean to be mean. You didn't even write a single sentence about the drama, or try to debate or exchanges views with others, it's just insults and attacks. That's really sad to see bitter people like you.
I think there is something that is overlooked too quickly by many people about what happened and their relationship,…
I don't think it's wise to judge a culture or a society, generalised, or make conclusions, just based on some news. This example is like thinking people in the United States have all guns because we keep hearing about shootings in that country... My comment regarding filial piety and relationships in Korea comes from experience, but you are free to think whatever you want about this.
Would you please drop this series ? If you are not enjoying it, trash talking about it rather than actually understanding…
"And judging the series by watching only half of it makes no sense." We often see this kind of sentences from people defending a drama against critics, but it's kind of stupid I think. Of course it's important to see the whole drama to make a final judgment (judgment that can change over time too, after rewatching it for example), but I don't see why any judgment couldn't be made when a show is as it start, halfway or near the end. It's not only the conclusion that matters for many people, it's also the story development and each episodes. So it's totally normal for people to have judgements about a drama even after watching half of it. That judgement can change after watching the other half, or not. But calling a drama "trashy" just because someone doesn't like it is very stupid too. And especially because there is really nothing "trashy" about "Let Free the Curse of Taekwondo ". I'm sure there are more nice and clever words to express one's feelings or opinions, it just takes a little effort and more than writing a four word "sentence".
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I'm starting to have high expectations for this sageuk. I hope it will not disappoint.
I have absolutely not doubt for Im Ji Yeon's performance. And from the brief moments we see Young Woo in the trailer, I think he will be very good in this role.
And as I wrote when the first rumour about Chang Wook not being part of it appeared, I think it's really his loss this time to not participate in this drama (whatever his reasons are). Objectively, it would have been very interesting to see him play such kind of character and play in this type of drama. Too bad.
With this quality of production and acting it could be very very good, excellent. Some of the scenes are really on a level we don't often see, especially for this production scale. It's beautiful, and beautifully done.
But that story and characters developments just don’t work for me, and I can’t overlook it. And it's not that I don't understand this or that, like some very arrogant people keep commenting here since the beginning, when someone share a critical opinion on the drama. It just doesn't make sense for me.
The 12 years gap between Do Hoe's disappearance and their reunion has finally a justification, Do Hoe has to show off how successful he is now, but a lesser years gap would have done the same and be more realistic. For me, Do Hoe and Hyeon Ho relationship doesn't make sense neither considering their past. And Do Hoe's reasoning for his actions has no complexity, it is just totally shallow, under the pretext of trauma and psychological illness. It becomes even cliché in a way.
It’s so good in some aspects, that it's even more disappointing that the story and characters development are not as good.
I doubt the next and last two episodes will change anything. But at least we will get beautiful scenes and can enjoy Lee Sun's insane charm as Ju Young a little bit more.
Maybe it make sense for you, but definitely not for me, it's quite the opposite, it makes no sense for me. But that's okay, because of many factors, even though we watched the same thing we have different understanding of it and views on it.
Unlike Meg's comment or others, I don't say that I'm right and that the others are stupid for thinking differently, but that my opinion on this is different, that's the big difference. These contemptuous comments some have here are really annoying.
Typically the attitude I can't stand here. You are right, everyone else who have a different opinion is wrong. What's the point to exchange with you ? I don't see the interest of debating if you can't accept that others can have a different understanding and views.
To me, what you wrote is not wrong, it's just your opinion and your interpretation of what we both watched but see differently.
Just one thing though, you wrote about nuance and subtlety, but obviously, your are also blind to the fact that Hyeon Ho is the one commanding the bullying against Do Hoe because he has the most power in their group. So because he doesn't used his fists directly he is nice and not bullying him but defending him instead ? We don't have the same definition of bullying then. That is just one of the most cliché thing seen in dramas and movies with bullying, but yes, sure, I'm the one who is blind and tone-deaf.
We will see what exactly happens in episodes 5 and 6, and hopefully some justifications will be made for that, but if it simply passes like a storm and end with Ju Young being just forgetful and Do Hoe slowly warming up to him and falling in love with him again, that 12 years time skip and the reasons for Do Hoe's disappearance will appear to be totally useless.
And what you highlight regarding "Let Free the Curse of Taekwondo" is for me the key point that damaged this story. Because, of course we can all understand Do Hoe wanting to escape his father considering his past, but he is the one who disappeared while Ju Young fought for him and was waiting for him, and he purposely avoided him for 12 years (like it's not 6 months or even 2 years, it's 12 years !)
All people defending Do Hoe using Ju Young bonding with his father are just wrong, because they justify his actions based on that, when it actually happened after he left and disappeared from Ju Young's life, totally ignoring his and Ju Young feelings.
The point is not that we have to be on Do Hoe's side, or Ju Young's side, just that as a watcher, it doesn't work for many of us.
As you wrote, me might have a plausible explanation for that in the next episodes, but just like you I doubt it too, and I'm not convinced by the "psychological" reason some people gave neither (that he left because he was afraid to become violent like his father).
So far, they only promoted Sun three times through their social medias (X, Instagram, Naver, nothing on Youtube).
The first time was in August 2023 when he made his debut in the MV for the song "No Love" by Chu Hwa Jeong.
The second time was in April 2024 for his birthday.
And the third time was in July 2024, when he attended Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival.
That's good, and it's fair for a rookie actor that didn't had anything public going on in the meantime.
But in the last few weeks, there was absolutely nothing, despite Sun doing is official debut in a drama. I really don’t understand that. I hope they will share something when "Let Free the Curse of Taekwondo" ends but, nonetheless, they failed him here, because they should have promoted his first drama before, and every week during its airing.
And despite being whit them for more than a year, he doesn’t have a page amongst their artists on their website…
I hope he will get better promotion in the future and that we will see Sun in many more dramas or movies.
I think your comment points what many others have also shared before: the drama is good, (except few stupids people, nobody wrote that it was just bad) and because it has very good and strong points, it's also disappointing that others points are not as good.
Personally, if I think a drama is really bad, I just move on and won't bother comment or debate about it. It's because this drama started of really good, has an amazing cast and good points that I point what I don't find logical or think as bad points about it so far.
Just like you I hope the next episodes will compensate what disappointed in the last episodes.
To me it shows that you are more close to the 12 years old mental state that many people who just wanted to express freely their opinions here, without telling the others to no do it because they have a different one.
Your comment is just mean to be mean. You didn't even write a single sentence about the drama, or try to debate or exchanges views with others, it's just insults and attacks. That's really sad to see bitter people like you.
My comment regarding filial piety and relationships in Korea comes from experience, but you are free to think whatever you want about this.
Of course it's important to see the whole drama to make a final judgment (judgment that can change over time too, after rewatching it for example), but I don't see why any judgment couldn't be made when a show is as it start, halfway or near the end. It's not only the conclusion that matters for many people, it's also the story development and each episodes. So it's totally normal for people to have judgements about a drama even after watching half of it. That judgement can change after watching the other half, or not.
But calling a drama "trashy" just because someone doesn't like it is very stupid too. And especially because there is really nothing "trashy" about "Let Free the Curse of Taekwondo ".
I'm sure there are more nice and clever words to express one's feelings or opinions, it just takes a little effort and more than writing a four word "sentence".