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Yes, same, we have all the elements needed for, so I hope the production and the whole cast did well.

Yes I know, but I'm still baffled with the level of stupidity every time.
I'm a fan of Chang Wook and I love sageuk dramas, so no matter what I would have watch it, even if King Gogukcheon was played by someone else, but I'm not sad, mad or whatever because he decided to play this character that will die early for the purpose of the story. On the contrary, I'm looking forward to see how well he will portray this great king of Goguryeo. I know it's a wishful dream to hope people will watch with the same mindset, but I'm an hopeless optimistic. ^^

Let's wait and see. Why all these negative comments when the drama hasn't started yet ? Let's be positive. ;)

"They" ? Chang Wook is a grown up man, a well known and established actor, I'm sure he chose to play the character himself.
Why are people like you always writing like he is some dumb who can't make choices for himself ?
Your comment just show that you are not a true fan, because you are not interested about why he wanted to portray this character and how he will (because when you choose to portray a character it's never alone in your corner, so you totally ignore his thoughts and feelings as an actor for the other member of the production, actors, director, writer, etc.). It's just being obsessed with some celebrity. That's sad.

Thanks God some people still use their brain. I'm tired of these comments that talk about Chang Wook like he is a little kid or some puppet that don't make his own choices.
He choose this role because he wanted to portray it. King Gogukcheon is a well known and respected king in Korea's history, it's probably a great honour for him to portray him. All these delusional and obsessive so-called fans are terrible.

The first part of your comment, the logic behind it, just show how stupid people are with their obsession for some actors. Really. If people think that way they are just stupid. It's not being a fan, just being obsessed and delusional. I hope people aren't so stupid. Even if, let's be honest, the ratings here for this drama won't change the face of the world, good or bad.
People should watch an actor performance for its quality, whatever happens to the character. The fact that one's actor character die in the story told isn't something that should make someone rate a production poorly if it was good.
And something that bothers me with all this comments are that they totally ignore Chang Wook himself. He choose this character, so he wants to show the audience how he can pull off this character, which is a very well respected king in Korea's history. That's what matters.

It's not just here, it's everywhere, they always use the actors names instead of the characters. It's weird indeed, but that's nothing new, they do it for every single production, here on MDL but elsewhere too, even articles from medias in Korea do that.

Once again, the first words of the synopsis here are : "As soon as the death of King Gogukcheon is announced". So it's not spoiling the first episode to write it here, it's the starting point of the plot.
I really don't understand why you can't accept that.
If it wasn't part of the plot and they just mentioned the power struggles for the throne, okay, the death would only by implicit, but here it's clear from the start, so it's not a spoiler, no matter what.

"Queen Seon Deok", "Empress Ki" and "Queen Woo" are three dramas based on three different historical queens that lived in different times and places, and three dramas with distinctives plots, so except the fact that they are all focused on women and power struggles, I don't see the similarities in the plots. One is about a Silla ruler, one is about an empress consort of the Yuan Dynasty and the last one will be about a two-times queen consort of Goguryeo.
And of course the stories are predictable as they are based on historical figures and events. And honestly, even pure fiction historical productions are most of the time predictable. Just like most of dramas and movies in general...

Which synopsis are your referring to ? Because it is in all I read since the first time this drama was announced.
Yes, there are people like that indeed, but then all the others should stay mute for them ? At some point, we need to be logical. As it is part of the plot it isn't a spoiler, otherwise, nobody could write anything about any drama before it's airing, not even the characters names, because it would be a spoiler for "people who like to start a drama with no prior knowledge".

ㅋㅋㅋ You're so ridiculous and pathetic, I pity you honestly.

Really ?! Where did you read that ? I hope I can I watch it in a cinema in France, but I haven't seen it announced anywhere yet.

Exactly ! It's really lazy writing.

It's the plot of the story, so it's not spoiling anything. Unless people are watching without even knowing what it is about.

It's not a spoiler as it is literally the center element of the plot of the drama.

This story is based on old sources, that are sometimes contradictory, especially when it comes to the brothers of Go Nam Moo (King Kogukcheon).
Academics, now, mostly think that they were only four brothers, and that one of them (Bal Gi) was confused, or deliberately recorded, as two different persons in old scriptures.

The writer of "Queen Woo", based on the cast announced, seems to have decided to follow the 5 brothers theory for the story (probably to add more dramatic lines to it).
Following that, this is likely the relationships between brothers in the drama:
- Go Pae Eui (Song Jae Rim), 1st prince, deposed as considered inferior to his younger brother
- Go Nam Moo (Ji Chang Wook), 2nd prince, crowned king instead of his older brother as he has all the qualities to be a great king
- Go Bal Gi (Lee Soo Hyuk), 3rd prince, who wants the throne after his older brother's death
- Go Yeon Woo (Kang Young Seok), 4th prince, chose by Queen Woo to become king and marry her, so that her family can stay in power
- Go Gye Soo (Jeong Jae Kwang), 5th prince

The drama, of course, will take liberties from what is know for the dramatic purposes of the story. For example, Woo Soon, Queen's Woo older sister and court lady, is a character created for the drama and not based on any historical figure known.

King Gogukcheon (Ji Chang Wook) was never presented as the main male character of the drama. It's the main minister Eul Pa So (Kim Mu Yeol) who was from the beginning. But the plot is focused on the battle for the throne after King Gogukcheon's death (it's not specified what was the cause of his death), so of course it's a central character of the story.

At least have the decency to quote people correctly.
I wrote "for me". It means a different thing than writing the drama of the year alone. One is a personal opinion, the other a statement, a universal truth. Definitely not the same meaning.
You really are a sad little person seeing the way you act here with these mean comments for no reason.

Oh poor thing. If you can't accept a comment that question yours, why post on a public forum ? People are so weird.
As for the last part, I wrote "if" in my comment. But your answer just doesn't make sense, because if you are not a fan of Ji Chang Wook, why are you so concern about watching a drama where is character dies early in the story ? What's the point of that comment ?

Oh, poor thing. First of all, you can disagree without being vulgar and offensive. And then, I wrote "The drama of the year for me.". You see, the "for me" is important here, it's only my opinion (and I don't think you are in my head to know why I think that without having watch it yet), and it's not intended that I think that everybody should share this opinion.
But keep being aggressive and slur for no reason, seems you have big anger issues to be this mean here for no reason.
The pest that is welcome to be you momentary punching-ball.