Kyubin

First time watching something with Lee Min Ho and it's really not giving me a good feeling about him. It seems the screenwriter was expected, but as I already dropped watching Goblin I'm actually not so surprised by the fact that I really don't like the way this is written. Kim Go Eun is not a bad actress, but between here and Goblin, to me, she's paired with actors with whom she has no chemistry and the romance really make me go fast and pass the scenes.
The plot was really nice to me (like Goblin actually) but what a disappointment.
Going to watch to the end just because I'm a fan of Woo Do Hwan. But I'm really sorry that he's acting in this... This drama est nul ! (The English "sucks" doesn't really convey the exact same feeling so I will keep to French.)

What's with these ratings ? This movie is a total 10. So glad to have watched it. Serious subject perfectly balanced with the right comedy, great characters and acting, good rhythm and development of the story till the end. Really a 10.

There is not much dialogues and even if you're not fluent in Korean but know a little you can understand : https://gdriveplayer.me/embed2.php?link=Ur7HTz3Hv7anhZkBwGi8CAdhEgNgk%252Fa8iG7edmVyDxLXsF2daikgY9w6Wj9xP1jSDt15zDHJ9SHt%252Br7poSifvrZdrBIC3oE7MsOHMvBis%252BYJcWYOo3KIHe7psVQfFReTy8LBuoAhkheUr9UQHfaEuXpDllaRHN7K%252FC3ByZ9G4fuDGu%252F5cpdbyoGX5BQB95u6w%253D
Actually, even someone who don't know anything about Korean could understand the story I think, as it is more about what they show, the feelings, than what they say.
Kim Jae Wook and Seo Ye Ji are perfect to play these characters. Their eyes express the sorrow and painfulness of life really well. I already knew for Seo Ye Ji through her role in the drama "Save Me" and it was a good surprise from Kim Jae Wook.
Beautiful movie.

I agree with you, it makes sense that he acts this way. It's the realism of the scene that doesn't make sense to me. Unlike most of kdramas, everything felt really realistic and not too far-fetched until this scene. It's a fiction, of course, but it was just a little bit disappointing to me because everything else was very good.

Well, it's interesting that you see it that way but I disagree with it. You say I "confused", let's just say we have different analysis. ^^

Since when do you need to say "I love you" for it being obvious ? :)

The plot was good, and indeed it's good. The main story is great, sides story too, lot of things to uncover, great characters and good acting. But one thing kind of ruin the whole mood : the romance. I think I become allergic to this kind of made-up romance where the characters fall in love with so little. Like, the king is loving a girl for 25 years just because he saw her picture on an ID that doesn't even exist in his world. And the girl fall in love with a weirdo that speaks nonsense. Come on, even in Drama World, that's too much. If you leave the romance out, it's great though.

It's not about that, but the fact that he knocks down two policemen, one teacher, leave the hospital with a patient, but nobody notice it. Unlike the rest of the drama, this scene was a bit off to me.

Well, it was VERY good, until Baek Sang Ho barged into Eun Ho's hospital room. The way he kidnapped Eun Ho doesn't make sense. That was messy but the ending was good though. It's still one of the best dramas I watched.

All the characters are so weird, anybody acting like them in real life would be called a crazy person ^^. Most of their lines are coming out of the blue. But at the same time, it's really nice. The relationship between Ha Won and Seo Woo is getting really more and more interesting and Jung Hae In acting is quite good here. Chae Soo Bin is good too, but she doesn't give the same feeling as Jung Hae In.

I agree. It's really unfortunate the way the story goes. The plot is nice, but even if dramas have their own logic, the fact that Sol Ah start falling for Hong Jo despite having longed for Jae Su during 10 years doesn't really make sense here.
Well, it's half-through, but I feel like I will not really like the futur development of the story.
Would have been nice if Hong Jo was like a little Cupid.

Well, it's kind of fun to watch, the plot was nice, and in the same time it's really annoying. All 3 main characters have unnatural, very stupid behaviors. The assumptions of characters because another one don't speak and they don't ask, so commun in K-dramas, is really annoying here. And the way the story evolves is a little bit disappointing.
(Also, when K-dramas will stop leaving houses with lights on everywhere, all the time ? Come on ! People don't live like that in Korea, it's so stupid.)

Ta Hwan / Hui Zhong / Ji Chang Wook ! Well, probably the character/actor that made me become a fan of K-dramas (well, you can guess by my profile... ㅋㅋㅋ). Really annoying, true, but so adorable, and kind of heroic.
I agree, it's a shame that Ji Chang Wook doesn't have more various characters to play. Hope he will play again in a sageuk, too.
As for my favorite historical characters, well, it's hard to choose but here is my top 5 for K-dramas and my top 5 for Korean historical movies :

5 - Goo Hae Ryung / Shin Se Kyung (Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung)
4 - Lee Bang Won / Jang Hyuk (My country)
3 - Shin Chae Kyung / Queen Dangyeong / Park Min Young (Queen for Seven Days)
2 - Ta Hwan / Hui Zhong / Ji Chang Wook (Empress Ki) and Clown Ha Seon / King Yi Heon / Yeo Jin Goo (The Crowned Clown) (Yes, couldn't choose between them !)
1 - Nam Sun Ho / Woo Do Hwan (My Country)

And special mention to Jang Young Nam as the Queen Dowager in The Crowned Clown, one of the best queens dowager of sageuks.

5 - Princess Song Hwa / Shim Eun Kyung (The Princess and the Matchmaker)
4 - Kim Seon Dal / Yoo Seung Ho (Seondal : The Man Who Sells the River)
3 - The King / Joo Jin Mo (A Frozen Flower)
2 - Prince Kwang Hae / Yeo Jin Goo (Warriors of the Dawn)
1 - Princess Deok Hye / Son Ye Jin (The Last Princess)

And she's Chinese, but Gong Li is my all time favorite as the Queen Phœnix in Curse of the Golden Flower.

Great. Really great.
It's as simple as this drama is. Slow, quiet, but also warm and just true. It looks real, authentic. The plot is simple (even if it will probably become more sophisticated later I guess). It can be boring, depending what you like, but watching this drama give a really good feeling. Like someone else said in the comments, it's great to watch a drama/movie where the actors can stay silent but steel give a lot of emotions. This drama is like that and Seo Kang Jun and Park Min Young are really good in it. I look forward to the next episodes.