It has probably the Most Beautiful opening scene of any drama !!! ....
It reminded me of the Orson Wells movie "A Touch of Evil"... especially the one continuous shot following the car and zooming in .... (the opening shot that Orson Wells did was much longer of course )
the music... the fog... the lighting... set the mood perfectly !!! <3<3<3<3<3 ....loved it !!!
Different than other k-dramas , more realism , raw emotion , intense .... .... good story , good characters ... good acting ......and .... NO Cliches !!! .... EXCEPT for the one Huge Cliche ---->>> of the poor , kind, diligent , average-looking , clumsy but very positive female-lead !!! ...
as a character , I had a difficult time believing a man like him can fall for a girl like her :(( ..... thanks to Eric tho , he did make his love believable ...
P.S. ... Eric can Act !!! ...wow !!! .... one of the very few idols who can really act !!! <3
hmm what to say about this short drama, well each ep only being about 15 mins it felt kinda rushed at times and…
this is by the same author as "Sealed w/ a Kiss" , which has a very similar plot , but much longer..... In "SWAK" .... the guy slowly accepts his love for her and gives up the revenge ... he goes on the road to redemption ... but of course there is a price for his previous bad choices..... The ending (very badly botched in the "SWAK Special" - do NOT recommend any one watch it)... in the book , she returns from abroad and they get married and have a family.... maybe you prefer the good endings? XD
hmm what to say about this short drama, well each ep only being about 15 mins it felt kinda rushed at times and…
I agree that we needed more info about how they got together ... But... ... I believe the ending is fitting , b/c he was very abusive , and that is retribution .... probably b/c it is short ... there is no time for him to redeem himself ... saving her and his son at the end is not enough .... That's what's attractive about Asian shows .... the bad guys will be punished and the good guys rewarded ... Right !??
Korea would ruin it b'c they don't touch on such sensitive subjects except in their movies.
I've just watched this on Viki but it said it was a movie :s and it played as a movie :s
they have 2 versions on Viki and YouTube .... someone RE-EDITED the scenes into Chronological order and put them all together into a movie....
--->>> That just Destroys the Artistic quality of the Editing and Directing of the film and the telling of the narrative !!!! ....
--->>> it is better to watch w/ all 9 episodes !!!
I agree w/ the "Prodigies" list 100%... ..... they r Better than most established actors and... will ALL be SUPER-STARS !!! ..... all have Great looks and Great talent !!!!
P.S..... imo , Kim So-Hyun and Kim Yoo-Jung are both more talented than both Yoon Eun-Hye and Park Shin-Hye .... (as much as I love Yoon Eun-Hye)....
Also ... Sung Jun may belong to the first category , b/c he is Slowly making a name for himself .....
- "If she did marry and is living in happiness, what then?" - "She can't live in happiness. Not…
Except that Dae-Gil is just saying that to put on a bravado facade of revenge .... in reality , when he thought she was married to Tae-Ha and had a kid , he only wished for her happiness ... unlike Heathcliff !
But ohhhh the pain he felt !!! .... and the disappointment !!! ..... brings me to tears that for 10 yrs he planned and bought land and house to live happily ever after w/ her , when he finds her !
are the main leads siblings so confused. you can spoil it for me.
Explanation below is shown in the 1st or 2nd episode I believe :
Not siblings!... Eun-Nyun is the love interest of Dae-Gil , and later the love of interest of Tae-Ha ..... Eun-Nyun and her brother were slaves in Dae-Gil's house ... Dae-Gil's aristocratic father objected to their love , so her brother burned the house and killed Dae-Gil's parents, and thought he killed Dae-Gil .... --->>> So Dae-Gil became a slave hunter in order to find her - he claims it is for revenge , but it is obvious , he wants to find her b/c he is still in love w/ her .... and.... Dae-Gil is also assigned to find General Tae-Ha, who is now a runaway Government slave.... While Eun-Nyun runs away from an arranged marriage, she runs into Tae-Ha... so they r now both on the run ... being chased by Dae-Gil.
... It is an awesome drama .... the fights, the music, the romance, the story, the acting , etc.. etc.. etc.. are all GREAT!...... ...... and Dae-Gil is one of the best characters in Drama-land , especially as portrayed by Jang Hyuk ! Enjoy!!!
Despite all the cliches and the annoying loud music ....
--->> it will leave an Indelible Impression w/ all its Emotional Impact !!!
.....ooohhh...the FEELS !!!
I've seen it 3 times , and probably will again sometime in the future <3<3<3
Yep, because of Mi Young running away with Daniel, I so enjoyed this one so much better. So wish they had shown…
btw, I don't think u r giving away any spoilers ... it's known she will marry him ...and... all rom/coms have happy endings... is anyone surprised ???....
besides 99.9% of K dramas and probably most T-dramas also , we know who the main couple is before the show starts ... and we know they'll end up together (if no one dies that is ).... That's why I am liking C-dramas more and more.... refreshing and not just fit into a formula like most K-dramas.
Yep, because of Mi Young running away with Daniel, I so enjoyed this one so much better. So wish they had shown…
I don't remember if Joe Chen played Xin-Yi as pitiful or not....but I know I was Not annoyed by her portrayal , as sometimes I am w/ some actresses...
u know what I mean... the ones who when they want to express sadness or loss , all they do is pout , or cry every other scene , or cower , and take pitty-patter steps to seem pitiful and cute... ughhh...
so Joe Chen and Jang Na-Ra are perfect as nice , sympathetic yet not pathetic ...
But I remember I did not like the husband in the T-version...and I don't think his love for her made much sense .... whereas Gun's Love for Mi-Young made a lot of sense ....
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where are .... Jang Hyuk ....Jung Woo-Sung ....Won Bin ...... Beautiful and good actors !!!
also... Hyun Bin .... Gong Yoo ... Park Si-Hoo ...
It reminded me of the Orson Wells movie "A Touch of Evil"... especially the one continuous shot following the car and zooming in .... (the opening shot that Orson Wells did was much longer of course )
the music... the fog... the lighting... set the mood perfectly !!! <3<3<3<3<3 ....loved it !!!
as a character , I had a difficult time believing a man like him can fall for a girl like her :(( ..... thanks to Eric tho , he did make his love believable ...
P.S. ... Eric can Act !!! ...wow !!! .... one of the very few idols who can really act !!! <3
In "SWAK" .... the guy slowly accepts his love for her and gives up the revenge ... he goes on the road to redemption ... but of course there is a price for his previous bad choices.....
The ending (very badly botched in the "SWAK Special" - do NOT recommend any one watch it)... in the book , she returns from abroad and they get married and have a family.... maybe you prefer the good endings? XD
... I believe the ending is fitting , b/c he was very abusive , and that is retribution ....
probably b/c it is short ... there is no time for him to redeem himself ... saving her and his son at the end is not enough ....
That's what's attractive about Asian shows .... the bad guys will be punished and the good guys rewarded ... Right !??
Korea would ruin it b'c they don't touch on such sensitive subjects except in their movies.
--->>> That just Destroys the Artistic quality of the Editing and Directing of the film and the telling of the narrative !!!! ....
--->>> it is better to watch w/ all 9 episodes !!!
Yes... he should definitely add a 'T' to his last name ...XD
I wonder what you'll say about him.
P.S..... imo , Kim So-Hyun and Kim Yoo-Jung are both more talented than both Yoon Eun-Hye and Park Shin-Hye .... (as much as I love Yoon Eun-Hye)....
Also ... Sung Jun may belong to the first category , b/c he is Slowly making a name for himself .....
But ohhhh the pain he felt !!! .... and the disappointment !!! ..... brings me to tears that for 10 yrs he planned and bought land and house to live happily ever after w/ her , when he finds her !
Not siblings!... Eun-Nyun is the love interest of Dae-Gil , and later the love of interest of Tae-Ha ..... Eun-Nyun and her brother were slaves in Dae-Gil's house ... Dae-Gil's aristocratic father objected to their love , so her brother burned the house and killed Dae-Gil's parents, and thought he killed Dae-Gil ....
--->>> So Dae-Gil became a slave hunter in order to find her - he claims it is for revenge , but it is obvious , he wants to find her b/c he is still in love w/ her ....
and.... Dae-Gil is also assigned to find General Tae-Ha, who is now a runaway Government slave....
While Eun-Nyun runs away from an arranged marriage, she runs into Tae-Ha... so they r now both on the run ... being chased by Dae-Gil.
... It is an awesome drama .... the fights, the music, the romance, the story, the acting , etc.. etc.. etc.. are all GREAT!......
...... and Dae-Gil is one of the best characters in Drama-land , especially as portrayed by Jang Hyuk !
Enjoy!!!
--->> it will leave an Indelible Impression w/ all its Emotional Impact !!!
.....ooohhh...the FEELS !!!
I've seen it 3 times , and probably will again sometime in the future <3<3<3
will never forget that little boy ..... ...... "Mishu...Mishu" ..... <3<3<3<3<3
besides 99.9% of K dramas and probably most T-dramas also , we know who the main couple is before the show starts ... and we know they'll end up together (if no one dies that is ).... That's why I am liking C-dramas more and more.... refreshing and not just fit into a formula like most K-dramas.
u know what I mean... the ones who when they want to express sadness or loss , all they do is pout , or cry every other scene , or cower , and take pitty-patter steps to seem pitiful and cute... ughhh...
so Joe Chen and Jang Na-Ra are perfect as nice , sympathetic yet not pathetic ...
But I remember I did not like the husband in the T-version...and I don't think his love for her made much sense .... whereas Gun's Love for Mi-Young made a lot of sense ....