Dear friend, you need to hit the spoiler tag for this. Thank you. 😊
Before I even finished watching it, I already got a spoiler. I already knew the ending was sad, sometimes it happens, but everyone has their own opinion when watching. I forgot to add the tag, sorry.
I changed my rating from 10 to 9 because some things really bothered me, and I'm not talking about the protagonists' ending, but for example, the death of the 3 ancient demons, so easy.
Despite a few points or characters I didn't like, the plot and main actors are great, wonderful. I even cried in an episode I didn't expect. Finally, sad endings are also good endings; people need to accept the opposite of the cliché. ♡
Anyone who abandoned the drama after the first or second episode doesn't know what they're missing. Hou Minghao and Tan Songyun are great together; I felt a warm and delicate chemistry that touched the heart.
I see people complaining about FL, but I don't think the character is childish. She sometimes acts that way to get what she wants; she's persuasive, intelligent, and brave. Female characters often do this "aegyo" sometimes in other dramas. I love this
This movie reminded me of the series The Queen's Gambit, which I was addicted to. As always, Yoo Ah In gives visibility and life to incredible characters and people who really existed; the best actor.
10/10! For me, this is a unique story, and I love the combination of classical music with the plot. A masterpiece, delicate and deep. It took me years to see this, but it proves that something good shouldn’t be left behind.
This is definitely the saddest film about Joseon history that I've ever seen. The neglect of a father and mother can truly ruin an entire life. I'm glad that despite everything, Yi San loved his father all his life and they are together.
Many people gave low ratings on Viki and probably here too because they’re often not used to endings that are different from the usual: realistic and sad endings. Joseon’s time was clearly tragic, especially for a woman — a woman like Jang Ok Jung, who came from humble beginnings and faced prejudices and humiliations that still exist in different forms today.
Women in that era had to give up their desires for men, especially a woman of the king, who had to put him and the nation first. I want to believe in this perspective on JOJ’s life, because nobody really knows how many lies were told back then — and the love and favoritism the king showed her seem genuine to me.
I loved the drama, which I started watching without knowing anything about it just because of Yoo Ah In. I miss him.
A masterpiece, delicate and deep. It took me years to see this, but it proves that something good shouldn’t be left behind.
Women in that era had to give up their desires for men, especially a woman of the king, who had to put him and the nation first. I want to believe in this perspective on JOJ’s life, because nobody really knows how many lies were told back then — and the love and favoritism the king showed her seem genuine to me.
I loved the drama, which I started watching without knowing anything about it just because of Yoo Ah In. I miss him.