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I had high expectations for this drama after seeing some excellent sageuks before this one. Unfortunately I wasn't so satisfied for two main reasons: the first one is that the story was far too full of angst moments with a plot that left the viewer with many questions at the end. Secondly I found the character of Se Ryung irritating and self-righteous. I don't know if this depended on the actress MCW whom I really appreciated in Innocent Man but who always showed the same facial expressions here, or because Se Ryung was too persistent in 'stalking' Seung Yoo in every possible way which was quite annoying in many instances.

I really appreciated some of the side characters like the princess, her adorable husband, and the two friends who helped Seung Yoo. I thought Park Shi Hoo's acting was very good here and I will certainly view more dramas with him hopefully with better suited partners.

I totally agree with this article...I am really enjoying this drama so far as I am a Joo Won fan and I also like the female lead who was very good in Protect the Boss, I don't understand what the fuss about the age difference is about. I can't wait for the next episodes.

this should be good!

thanks for your friend request! :0)

I totally agree about the second lead in Shining Inheritance..he was amazing and I would have chosen him too absolutely.

I discovered Ohno when I watched Kagi no Kakkatta Heya last year and it was the first time I had seen him or heard of Arashi. He litterally blew me away with his excellent acting and also the final OST was something that I couldn't get out of my head. Since then I became a big fan of Arashi in getting to know all of their music production and of course my favourite is always Ohno. I will watch some other dramas that you list on here to get to know him better as an actor too. Thanks so much for this article.

I just finished watching this drama and I have to say that overall I enjoyed it although there were a little too many twists and turns in the plot. Some situations were quite unbelievable for the unlucky coincidences that happened always for the benefit of the villains in the story until the very end. I have noticed that in many Korean dramas the second leads are outstanding characters and I feel that in this instance the second lead was the best I have seen so far and definitely deserved a happy ending. The grandmother was definitely the character that particularly shined in this story.

Fantastic about AC Milan, if you ever do come over do give me a shout and we can meet and talk about dramas...LOL!!

I am so happy to meet you too...we have exactly the same tastes in dramas!! All your favourites are my favourites too and I am about to start watching The Princess'Man which promises to be great too.

Thanks for this very enlightening article. I mostly knew about Sushi and Tempura concerning Japanese food and always wondered what the dishes in the drama were. I always see them eating from a common hot pot in the middle with a broth type thing, it looks delicious too.

I just finished watching this drama and on the whole I enjoyed it. It is a very heartwarming and positive story very typically in the Japanese style. What is emphasized mostly is the concept of friendship and optimism and the last episode is also about forgiveness and brotherhood. It left me with a smile on my face and an nice overall feeling. I appreciated the originality of the story very much in tune with the present world economic crysis.

great article...I enjoy reading the comments on how everyone is dressed. I agree with most of your judgements except those concerning many of the male actors who generally seemed acceptable to me.

thanks so much for this very clear article. I had seen parts of these award ceremonies but I could not understand what all the different awards were about. With this comprehensive list it is easier to see who won what reward and I agree that it is a shame that they don't just have one single ceremony with rewards which cover all the different TV stations. In any case many of the actors and the dramas that I enjoyed this year got awarded so I am very happy.

totally agree about the villains of King2Hearts, Faith, City Hunter and Rooftop Prince. I have to say that the ones I hated the most were those of Rooftop Prince though as I still can't get over how easily they managed to play so many tricks on their poor victims and get away with it. As far as those in the other three dramas I somehow didn't feel as bad as they all lost in the end which set the balance back for me.

I have only seen three out of these characters which are those of Bridal Mask, The Moon that Embraces the Sun and Secret Garden and I agree with you that they were annoying. I would have added the two villains of Rooftop Prince which for me are the worst I have seen so far in dramas.

Hi Amanee, thanks so much for your friend request. :-)

I just finished watching this drama and I really enjoyed it up until the last four episodes which spoilt it a bit for me. I didn't like some of the twists of the story in the end and mostly the fact that the leading female role in this is so weak throughout all the episodes that it becomes almost unbearable. In any case LMH definitely is the asset in this drama and on the whole the story is a pleasant watch until Ep.12 so I gave it an 8.

I was also surprised to see that Rooftop Prince was so popular as personally I found it good and funny only on the first half, however I agree with most of these results anyway. I think that 2012 was an excellent year for Korean dramas many of which I have already watched more than once as they are true masterpieces for me.

This movie was good although I didn't enjoy it as much as the first and second drama seasons. The characters were the same a in the drama but I thought the story line was rather weak. I enjoyed the settings very much as I am Italian and was happy that Rome was chosen and I of course understood all the parts that were spoken in original language. The couple of Hotaru and Boucho are always really great together but I wish such a good chance had been exploited in a better way.

I decided to watch this drama because it is ranked N.1 here on MDL and I wanted to understand why it was considered so outstanding (and even better than BM which is my all time favourite!).
I have to say that after watching it I can see why it is so popular especially amongst younger generations. It is really a 'one of a kind' drama with a very original story line which goes back and forth from the past to the present whilst keeping the story interesting and very entertaining, with a great OST too. The actors are incredibly good at portraying the way of life of the 90s in a particular area of Korea, and by the end of the story it feels like they have become also our long term friends. Some scenes were extremely funny, others very touching and on the whole it was possible to feel the warmth of friendship and family ties. I will certainly re-watch it again in the future and I gave it a 9 only because it is not at the level of BM for me. I agree that the plot becomes more interesting in the second half of the story.