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Maybe they will reunite after 23 years. The dream when they meet at the sea, in the sunset, could be interpreted in their older days or they will meet in death? Either way, it is a tragic love story.

If it is indeed a woman then she is Yoo Gil-Chae.

We don`t know that. Shin Yi-Rib is looking for Lee Jang-Hyun and he is questioning someone who was closed to the Crown Prince and assumes that that person is waiting for Lee Jang Hyun. But he doesn`t know who is that person.
It could be a woman. The translations said " it is him" when he arrived to see the person. It could be a mistake in translation. The micro movement of the body sugests it could be a woman.

I thought it is Lee Jang-Hyun .

Kato wants it and they work for him. But I`m sure they want the magical objects for themselves too for aditional powers.

My answers for your questions:
1. Yes, it will have a happy ending.
2. Short: A a cold-blooded business man who is sick received a second chance to life due to a heart transplant and gradually changed to a warm guy because of his heart. The drama hints the theory of cellular memory when the personality changes following heart transplantation, the recipient acquiring the personality characteristics of his donor. He finds himself inexplicably drawn to the famale protagonist and he falls in love with her.
3. There is chemistry. You should not expect to see a sizzling love story. It is a warm love story. The male protagonist is the star of the drama and his character is funny and larger than life personality. He is the persuader. She is calmer, smart, and she is just an ordinary woman. She gradually start to open up to him but it is understandable because her heart was heartbroken when her fiancee died and she has to heal emotionally. And, in the end, she will accept and love Min ho (and not because of the heart). Short: They work well together. I say she is like the champagne base and he is the sparkling of that champagne. I hope I make sense.
4. Yes, there are a few kiss scenes.
5. There won`t be a love triangle.

Why not start watching and see for yourself if it is something that suits your taste. To each its own. I personally like this drama.

That`s her Japanese name. I think her mother is Japanese, if I remember well. Her father was a collaborationist.

You will understand just fine the second season without watching the first.

I am glad Kim Tae Hoon will appear in this drama. I hope he will be the first lead again in the future.

YES.

No. Watching S2, you`ll know/remember the important things from S1.

She could have all the power but not the physically one, is that what you say? Hong Joo is not a human woman, she is a mountain god and it is equal to the other deities. Why do you see her powers as exagerated just because she is a female and you did not see the same thing in the others? Even Lee Rang who was not a mountain god could changed his shape in a baby and has very good abilites and he was strong. They all have different powers and have strenghts and weaknesses. Hong Joo can`t get drunk and is strong physically. That`s it. But she is not unbeatable. For exemple Taluipa is a female but she is stronger than all the other mountain gods or other deities or monsters. In the fantasy word it is possible for a female to be as strong as the men or even stronger. It works because it is a fantasy and not the ordinary world.
For me, that was one of the interesting aspects, to see three equally strong mountain gods fighting each other, having some issues but not really wanted to hurt each other.

The ratings were OK and they had a positive reaction from the public but it is not enough. The production is expensive. They worked 8-9 months to film a 12 episodes drama (the weekenders of 50 episodes are filmed in 8 months) and another 5-6 months for the post production.
I will not be waiting. If they will make it, I will be pleased. if not, it is OK with me.

We don`t know if there will be the third season. I have a feeling they will produce it. I am OK if Kim So Yeon won`t be it it. I am satisfied with what I got. Ryu Hong Joo is one of my favorite characters of So yeon. I like how the writer gave her strengths and weaknesses, and how she ended up emotionally.
If the writer want to go further back in time, when they were all mountain gods, it is possible for So yeon to be in the 3rd season, but I don`t know if I really want another season. I should trust the writer. If there is S3, I will watch.

Alright. But the make up won`t change. LOL
You want to watch the dramas back to back. I understand that.

You were a fan of the first season but you don`t watch the second season because of Kim so yeon`s outfits and make up in this drama. OK. What is really going on? But, on the other hand, I heard people saying they won`t watch a drama because of a certain haircut of an actor. We all have our reasons or justifications. I say it was a good season. I don`t watch this kind of genre but I`ve enjoyed it.

Oh, so the other men, the mountain gods, can have so many powers, including the shape shifting but a woman deity can not have one super power (just be physically strong). I got it.

Not early than 2025. Lee Dong Wook has another drama to film that hasn`t started yet. If 12 episodes of season 2 were filmed in almost a year (8-9 months) and they had another 5-6 months to post production, we could see that we won`t have the third season too soon. But let see if they`ll announce it first.

Yes, there is a happy ending for everyone, including Lee Rang and his lover.