I’ve finished this drama despite people saying the ending is rush. this is my first time watching the ML and…
that's because there are only two romances in k-dramas 1. When people are young and it ends with marriage 2. When people are already married and it involves adultery
Here we have people who are married but aren't cheating on each other. Thus, by k-drama rules, there's no place for romance.
edit: but of course there is a side character who is a cheater for obligatory 2. representation, and there are some minor flashbacks to MLs and FLs youth to illustrate situation 1.
King Mok Jong of Goryeo is portrayed as an openly gay king and he was shown to be very affectionate with one of…
no, the "excuses" or should I say the reasons for meiji restoration were many
for example, getting rid of western influences that shogun allowed
for example, the resentment that many clans and nobles that lost the war against tokugawa harbored against the shogunate ever since(due to being stripped of many privileges for being on a losing side of the war)
for example, the crisis of feudal system due to urbanization and shift in economy from grain based to currency based (same thing that ended feudalism in europe and gave rise to capitalism)
for example, the tyranny of shogunate evident through unpopular moves such as establishment of shinsengumi
All this led to rise of anti shogunate faction, which centered itself around the emperor. Civil war broke out. The faction eventually won, but the march of progress couldn't be stopped, and after boshin war japan entered the period of industrialization and westernization called "meiji restoration" after the name of current ruling emperor (japan traditionally counts years and eras from the beginning to the end of current emperor's reign, for example now we have 4th year of Reiwa)
Also you contradict yourself. You said not much happened and then you said they suceeded at reinstalling emperors power and exchanged shogun dictator for fascist dictatorship. Logical error aside, this is not even remotely true. Japan was a parliamentary monarchy, and the "fascists" you speak about didn't come to power until 1930's when japan had a crisis of democracy and military factions and zaibatsu assumed control of politics.
But this is perhaps to be expected considering that your post reeks of anti japanese, pro korean bias. Koreans bringing culture to japan during edo period? Korea was nothing but feudal backwater during that period, a golden period of japanese culture.
Another factual mistake: you say that japanese emperors became puppets of shoguns after 1500's. This is incorrect, they were the puppets of shogun since at least 1192 where bakfu, the military government, was established.
yeah it's against confucian values and just about everything the people in these times held sacred and just. but…
dunno about that, so far the c-dramas ive seen were quite historically accurate as far as morality and character motivations are concerned
in every adaptation of three kingdoms for example, there is this famous scene where liu bei the noble Confucian ideal throws away his own newborn saying "wives and children are like clothing". And this is about what should have happened to the bebe in Kingdom too.
cho hakjoo's reaction to learning the baby isn't of royal blood should have been the reaction of just about everyone
Man this series was gr8 but the fact that a phoney King came to rule is annoying for me. How could Lee Chang turn…
yeah it's against confucian values and just about everything the people in these times held sacred and just. but then, people in korean "historical dramas" act on modern sensibilities for whatever reason, and this one is literally fantasy too so whatever.
the court cases are only in the beginning, they are unrealistic, unconcluded and soon the story moves on to serial killing plot stretching back 30 years where in a typical k drama fashion everyone and everything is eventually revealed to be connected
the comedy parts and banter, quite good tbh, also disappear after beginning
overall I recommend it as a good enough thriller/mystery but not a court drama or a comedy. there is also no romance
As great as people say this series was I've concluded the thriller, crime genre isn't for me. But as far as I…
meanwhile thriller crime is absolutely for me, and I agree with poster above that it was boring and draggy at times and isn't the peak representative of genre; this drama is more like psychological slice of life.
Tbh it's obvious only the final reincarnation matters, so I guess the other ones entertainment value will be from seeing how he dies and not if he dies.
The names are easy to remember, if you do little memos. They go like this:
The Good Guys:
The Krok: also known as a the dog Song a: Wanna be action heroine Her simp (male): Irrelevant Her simp (female): Relevant for two episodes Young Gite: Comedic relief The fat guy: Another comedic relief The Expert: The hacker, the private detective, the cell phone guy, the everything Ye On: Viper in honey Seo: My job here is done, I didn't do anything
The Bad Guys:
The Frog: The fat, the corrupt Chachacha: Secretary Frog's doormat The fat druggie: younger Frog Director Kwon: John Wick Dohyung: Obvious villain Back: He has everyone's back due to his job in police Han: Named so after his chinese looking face
Bonus content: Lieutenant Ham: Literally who The Bored: Me
1. When people are young and it ends with marriage
2. When people are already married and it involves adultery
Here we have people who are married but aren't cheating on each other. Thus, by k-drama rules, there's no place for romance.
edit: but of course there is a side character who is a cheater for obligatory 2. representation, and there are some minor flashbacks to MLs and FLs youth to illustrate situation 1.
for example, getting rid of western influences that shogun allowed
for example, the resentment that many clans and nobles that lost the war against tokugawa harbored against the shogunate ever since(due to being stripped of many privileges for being on a losing side of the war)
for example, the crisis of feudal system due to urbanization and shift in economy from grain based to currency based (same thing that ended feudalism in europe and gave rise to capitalism)
for example, the tyranny of shogunate evident through unpopular moves such as establishment of shinsengumi
All this led to rise of anti shogunate faction, which centered itself around the emperor. Civil war broke out. The faction eventually won, but the march of progress couldn't be stopped, and after boshin war japan entered the period of industrialization and westernization called "meiji restoration" after the name of current ruling emperor (japan traditionally counts years and eras from the beginning to the end of current emperor's reign, for example now we have 4th year of Reiwa)
Also you contradict yourself. You said not much happened and then you said they suceeded at reinstalling emperors power and exchanged shogun dictator for fascist dictatorship.
Logical error aside, this is not even remotely true. Japan was a parliamentary monarchy, and the "fascists" you speak about didn't come to power until 1930's when japan had a crisis of democracy and military factions and zaibatsu assumed control of politics.
But this is perhaps to be expected considering that your post reeks of anti japanese, pro korean bias. Koreans bringing culture to japan during edo period? Korea was nothing but feudal backwater during that period, a golden period of japanese culture.
Another factual mistake: you say that japanese emperors became puppets of shoguns after 1500's. This is incorrect, they were the puppets of shogun since at least 1192 where bakfu, the military government, was established.
in every adaptation of three kingdoms for example, there is this famous scene where liu bei the noble Confucian ideal throws away his own newborn saying "wives and children are like clothing". And this is about what should have happened to the bebe in Kingdom too.
cho hakjoo's reaction to learning the baby isn't of royal blood should have been the reaction of just about everyone
the court cases are only in the beginning, they are unrealistic, unconcluded and soon the story moves on to serial killing plot stretching back 30 years where in a typical k drama fashion everyone and everything is eventually revealed to be connected
the comedy parts and banter, quite good tbh, also disappear after beginning
overall I recommend it as a good enough thriller/mystery but not a court drama or a comedy. there is also no romance
They go like this:
The Good Guys:
The Krok: also known as a the dog
Song a: Wanna be action heroine
Her simp (male): Irrelevant
Her simp (female): Relevant for two episodes
Young Gite: Comedic relief
The fat guy: Another comedic relief
The Expert: The hacker, the private detective, the cell phone guy, the everything
Ye On: Viper in honey
Seo: My job here is done, I didn't do anything
The Bad Guys:
The Frog: The fat, the corrupt
Chachacha: Secretary Frog's doormat
The fat druggie: younger Frog
Director Kwon: John Wick
Dohyung: Obvious villain
Back: He has everyone's back due to his job in police
Han: Named so after his chinese looking face
Bonus content:
Lieutenant Ham: Literally who
The Bored: Me