La actuación de Lee Seung Ki me gusto mucho ya que no estaba acostumbrada a verlo en dramas o peliculas, me encantaron las actuaciones de Ha Ji Won, Yoon Je Moon, Jo Jung Suk.
Creo que la banda sonora de este drama ayudo muchísimo a que la historia se pusiera mas interesante las canciones personalmente son MUY buenas.
Y algo que hay que tener en cuenta en los dramas asiáticos, el final no daña la historia, así que definitivamente este drama es uno de los muy pocos que podría ver otra vez. LO RECOMIENDO TOTALMENTE =)
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The most appreciated thingh of this drama was the capacity to' take you breath away.. How says jae ha... STRESS.. But at the and everytihng is perfect match. There Are love, justice, war, political conflict, and very deeply emotions involved in the plot.
In one word: welldone!
And my special appreciation for the king jae ha... One of the best character aver seen. Congratulations with all the actors, a great performance for everyone.
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I find it really hard to review this drama without giving any spoiler at all. I’ve tried my best but am afraid that it may contain minor spoilers. The reason I started this drama was because of my favorite actor Lee Seung Ki. I watched 'Myung Wol the Spy' and that alone was sufficient to make me turn away from similar plot-lines in the future. However, I have loved all the previous works of Lee Seung Ki and decided to put my confidence in his choice of dramas once again.
The story was very addictive and intense. It was not flawless though. There were a few sub-plots incorporated into the main story and a few characteristics attributed to some minor characters not with the purpose of making it richer rather with the purpose of making the main characters cooler which I couldn’t appreciate. I know it’s a drama but the reason we feel emotionally attached to the events and characters despite knowing it’s only a drama because the credibility of the story has attained a certain level. The writers are commendable for focusing on the international politics and issues but there were also times when I became a bit skeptical as to the drastic actions taken by some characters and events happening in some places.
Again, I also hate it when additional characters are inserted and significant ones are disposed of for the sole purpose of giving an emotional blow to the audience, which happened in this particular drama. One particular tragedy can be interpreted in favor of the writers but for me it was very much avoidable and thus unacceptable.
I loved the positive characters, all of them- Lee Jae Ha being the most favorite one of course. Although the soft-hearted and kind Kim Hang Ah, who gets in tears in every single episodes wasn’t very convincing for me as a soldier with special assassination training, I loved her nonetheless as a strong-willed North-Korean-soon-to-South-Korean-queen girl. Her contribution and support in the ‘journey to become the ideal king’ of Lee Jae Ha was certainly memorable. I didn’t care for the negative characters. I know I’m not supposed to either but Kim Bong Goo and his magic tricks were so surprisingly ridiculous that I couldn’t even hate him, let alone finding him scary. The only times I watched him seriously and attentively were at his confrontations with Jae Ha. Although his character was supposed to act as a huge stimulator in the main story, for me, he was the most insignificant one.
The cast didn't look very impressive to me at first. I was a bit worried about the age gap between the main leads and wondered how they would look together. However, the chemistry between Lee Seung Ki and Ha Ji Won was excellent. I have never been a fan of ‘hate-turned-love’ relationship in Kdramas but I enjoyed their sweet bickering here. The performance by the entire cast(again Lee Seung Ki being the most magnificent one for me)was outstanding.The Jae Ha-Jae Gang brotherly love, the Jae Ha- Eun Kyung cute bromance and the Queen-Hang Ah emotional bonding were epic.
The direction and editing of the drama were not very satisfying. There were moments very poorly executed and even an amateur like me could see that. It’s a drama and serious-life-altering moments are supposed and expected to be dramatic with the help of music and camera work…at least that’s how it goes for me.
My most favorite episode would be the very last one. Although the main character had to go through the pain of several separations, I never felt for them so much as I did in the last episode. The North-South reconciliation meeting (or should I say marriage meeting?! :P) was one of my most favorite moments in a drama.
Overall, I am glad that I watched this drama.
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This story is not like any other kdrama story. It's unique n reasonable. It's believable yet it's not real. How we all wish is could happen tho, peace between north n South Korea. Maybe one day they could love each other like how the main leads fought w their lives for each other. Story was fabulous. They bicker n fight each other but fall for each other. Gahhhh too amazing!! They go thru training, they hate each other, they were forced to marry each other n they truly love one another. They protect, save, love, pretend to not love, sacrifice!! They deserve to be together.
Need i say more, Lee seung gi n ha ji won are the most talented Korean actors out there. They are capable of making u laugh like a clown or bawl your eyes out like crazy!!
Ost always makes the drama more intense, lovely n FEELSSSSSSS!!!!!!
If you are reading this, that means you are wasting your time not watching this drama. That means u will regret it if you don't press play right now. Cuz I believe it's time to watch this drama!!
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The begining is slowwwwww, nothing interesting happen, the main guys are pathetic.
The girl is supposed to be military and she acting kawaii, only after 2 episode she cuddle with the guys , wtf is this story ?? come on ! she is supposed to be strong and intelligent military girl, not stupid and cute like that !
i have like her in secret garden, but i hate her in this drama
Oh wait, i forget, they are supposed to be in military area, and the main girl, just go out an evenin, to go to a party ? WTF ! that's not military camp, that's an holiday camp !!!
Someone can explain me how people love this drama ? it's so pathetic, i really don't understand
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Stockholm syndrome in a nutshell
WARNING this review may contain very slight spoilers, so if you're like me and you don't want to know anything about the drama before watching it, please reconsider reading it.Watching this drama was truly a wild ride. For various reasons. For first five episodes I was questioning my life choices and wondering if it really is the drama recommended for me by a friend. For a moment there I was sure it was a cruel joke. Like twenty episodes of shaky cam kind of joke. Because getting through those first episodes was really difficult. I don’t know what happened there, who was to blame, but this drama really doesn’t start well. But for those who manage it, their patience will be rewarded. Kinda…
So first impressions. Camerawork is absolutely bizarre. And I’m not only talking about shaky on-hand camera. Using fish eye lenses and very weird angles in the most unexplainable scenes, it all adds up to very weird and sometimes hard to watch cinematography. Plus it makes the series look very outdated. Shaky cam may not be annoying all the time, but in a scene where two characters are running with cameras strapped to them and next on hand camera following them, I’ve honestly started feeling nauseous. The problem persist with the lighting, or lack thereof. We only have natural lightning, which really doesn't do it's job. Colours look very washed and a lot of unnecessary shadows appear. Sometimes it looks almost as those cheap para-documentary series.
Let’s talk about first impressions about the characters.
So we have couple of main characters. I’m not sure why does the trope of male lead being a total asshole at first even exist, but it does and needs to be talked about. I’ve seen it a couple of times already and male character making fun of female, being absolutely mean towards her of even openly ridicule her is just so bad. Why does it even exist when after scenes like that I never want leads to end up together? I understand character development reasons, I know that in couple of episodes those characters will fall in love with each other, but at this point it just seems so unrealistic, that even later on I had trouble coping with it. There are some things that just cannot be so early forgotten.
Villain in this series is absolutely exaggerated. Him and all his people is just such a weird bunch of characters that there’re mostly ridiculously funny rather than scary. It's really hard to treat seriously someone who's main character trait is eating chocolates in weird manner.
Overall characters sometimes seem so childish it just seem so unrealistic that their actions would be possible in the army.
So we get the main character, Lee Jae Ha, your average, everyday Korean prince. You know the type, right? I always assumed that being royalty means that from early childhood you’re being taught how to manage this life. Well I guess Jae Ha skipped some lessons, because his older brother was equally with me embarrassed with mostly all the things that he did. His greatest accomplishment in the early episodes was not being killed right away by the North Korean team and trust me, nobody would blame them. And I know that it was explained that he attended normal school to blen in with the plebs or something, but still it looks like the guy has no preservation instinct whatsoever.
Opposite him, we have Kim Hang Ah, lethal weapon of North Korean Army. Woman who can kill you with rolled newspaper or whatever there is. Her only weakness is that the moment she changes from her uniform, she becomes this annoying high school girl who only dreams of finding herself a boyfriend. I’m not kidding, the change was overwhelming and so comical that I just couldn’t believe it. At one point she’s this strong soldier and then she acts like a damsel in distress being absolutely childish. When she’s off duty she dresses and acts like a high schooler and it completely doesn’t fit her serious army demeanour.
One more thing about this character, or rather the actress portraying her. Ha Ji Won. I’ve already seen her in Secret Garden, and I don’t know what happened but here her acting in some moments was so off. Maybe it’s because of her North Korean accent. To be honest, I’ve heard genuine North Korean accent only couple of times, so I’m no expert, but for her it sounded so artificial that it was hard to watch some scenes. It looks more like she tried to make fun of the accent.
So after all of this, we finally get like eight episode and finally this drama can pass as watchable. I will try not to include any spoilers here, but beware. At this point we get some instant character development (like, you know, absolutely irresponsible child of a man suddenly decides that he can rule the country of something) and finally some minor intrigue (till this point the villain was mostly unintended comic relief). We’ve been served cliche amnesia and blackmail. But life seems back to normal and anthem is the biggest issue now. We discovered that casually listening to Flight of the Valkiries while chilling in the garden passes in Korea as something normal and news headline is absolutely valid piece of evidence in court. We’re being served harsh truth about life and some other weird ideas. Overall a lot is happening in this drama, but it’s mostly just a lot of minor events that barely influence anything since they’re rarely mentioned more than once.
Scenes related to politics and international relations were mostly ridiculous and thanks to English speaking actors exaggerated ad unintentionally comical.
And here’s a twist. After all that bickering, after pointing out all of those things and more, that I cannot write here, cause spoilers, I woke up one day and decided that I enjoyed this drama. I don’t know what kind of weird Stockholm syndrome that was, but at some point I’ve actually started liking the characters and the drama started to be even enjoyable. I still seen all those ridiculous motives, I still think that the villain here was one of the worst I’ve ever seen. But somehow after twentieth episode I decided that I’m going to miss this drama.
I’d say that this drama is like a pug. You know, this small, cross eyed, snoring dog. It’s a bit ugly, it’s somehow sad, but you still love it. It just grows on you.
And I want to explain the rating I'm going to give. 6.5/10 is for me hight for this drama. At first I was thinking about giving it 3, but second half of the series redeemed a bit the mistakes of poor writing and bad cinematography. This drama is not perfect, it's somehow good but only when it's not embarrassingly naive. Still, I'm glad that I made it to the end.
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This show is off-the-charts crazy, but in the best way
The King 2 Hearts is a dark comedy, filled with tension, humour and heart. Starting from the first episode, the show did exactly what it was supposed to do - kept my interest and made me invested in the characters and story. The writing was solid and the directing sharp. The story moved fast but was executed smartly. Overall, the setup about the North-South conflict was dramatic, but the tone was farce.To me, what sets this drama apart is how it was able to fluidly change the tone from deadly serious to laugh out loud hilarity. One generally knew what will happen, but there were all these twists and turns along the way that kept me beyond entertained. I cringed and I laughed, I cried and I rejoiced, and I felt my heart swell up with love or pride only to have it shatter into a million pieces.
The cinematography was realistically rich and the show effectively used different angles like the fish eye and bird’s eye views of conversations. It also transitioned nicely from past to present and present to past (like Jae Ha with the window in episode 1 and Hang Ah with the compact in a later episode).
I appreciate the time the show took to develop its characters and making them multi-faceted. Across the board, the acting was solid and the casting was perfect.
Ha Ji Won’s portrayal of Kim Hang Ah, the tough Special Ops North Korean agent provided a nice blend of deadly force and girly innocence. I love her tough “I can beat any man in combat persona” while being so earnest and pragmatic when it came to finding a husband. Her acting was so good, transitioning from ass-kicking to being all girly in a flash. Her micro-expressions were so well-done like her hardening stare as she took down someone. She was also relatable - her fan-girl reaction when she saw celebrities on the billboards is how I would react, especially at the thought of training with them. BTW, nice job, Show for the nods to her other dramas - Jo In Sung from “What Happened in Bali” and Hyun Bin from “Secret Garden”.
I also admire the range that Lee Seung Gi got to play as Lee Jae Ha, our entitled prince. Spanning everything from being petulant, mean, and cowardly, to the complete opposite, where Jae Ha showed immense depth, strength and honor. These moments of maturity were often hilariously conveyed as unexpected pockets of goodness couched in lots of bratty behavior but when push comes to shove, our male lead ultimately stepped up and protected what matters to him.
Ha Ji Won and Lee Seung Gi were OTP gold! From reluctant teammates to friends to lovers, these two made a excellent romantic coupling. Their energy crackled and the show scored big by quickly scaling up the emotional tension between the OTP right off the bat in believable and meaningful ways. I was constantly at the edge of my seat, waiting for these two to either have a major showdown with punches thrown, or to make out madly. Either way, their chemistry was off the charts.
Ha Ji won proved her ability to bring out the sexy in her male co-stars. I thought that when I swooned over Yoon Kye Sang, her co-star in Chocolate, and now, who would have thought that Lee Seung Gi with his puppy look could look so manly next to her?! To give the male leads some credit, I am always so impressed by the actor who can alter my perception of his physicality - it's another level of skill entirely.
I enjoyed the hot-and-cold, push-and-pull between the OTP, especially when set against an international, political backdrop where their messages were conveyed through generals, kings and the press. Their banter tickled me immensely, both equally witty and idiotic and it was so refreshing to find a couple who actually possessed the chemistry to make their back-and-forth rapid dialogue sound so natural.
The drama also fleshed out the side characters very well, and this added much more depth to the story. I like that the North Korean characters were not presented as caricatures, and instead as relatable people with their own unique cultural background. It was fun seeing the comradery of the North Korean team, and having gruff Kang Seok become interested in SNSD added a funny touch. That said, I also like the through line of prejudice that the characters embodied. The show did a good job of pushing the envelope, using on-point comedic relief to lighten the serious premise. At times, the dialogue can be surprisingly offensive, but also honest. Even though the show was a fictional political farce, the feelings that were explored were real and interesting.
I just love that everyone’s family was so sweet on this show. Kim Hang Ah’s father was such a darling, a tough general who always trying to protect his daughter and doing what he thought she wanted. The way that the whole royal family interacted with each other was so cute and it was nice not having any family in-fighting for once. There was nobody out to steal the crown or trying to kill each other. The childish sibling interactions between Jae Kang, Jae Ha and Jae Shin were just so endearing.
Jo Jung Suk really does have a swoony voice and he is a great actor. His Eun Shi Kyung was so humorless and straight-laced, and yet so earnestly adorable and attractive. What happened to him left me feeling gutted and crying.
If there was one thing I dislike about this drama, it was anything related to Kim Bong Gu, played by Yoon Jae Moon who did well. Bong Gu appeared to be interesting at first as an absurd arch villain, but he lost his scary factor after too many pointless scenes involving him. Less is always more and had the show focused more on legitimately creepy moments with Bong Gu, it would have been more effective.
I would also like to add that the OST for this was well-chosen and the tracks fit the scenes perfectly. Some pieces were suitably tense, and the use of instrumental pieces for the poignant moments heightened the mood for me.
In general, I truly recommend this show - it was pitch-perfect, with great episodes up to the end.
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Some say that they don’t get the chemistry between the leads but it wouldn’t have worked if Hang Ah was always shown with stars in her eyes and rainbows coming out of her ears (and other places) Jae Ha had a wonderful rotation of his character that was never stuck in one place. On his first side he’s an ass. Then it turned, he was a coward, and again he changed to a man learning hard truths and finally became who he was meant to be. In the end I think this was the best written male character in a leadership role. (I do admit that I’ve watched Seung Gi’s roles in random order this being my third and I already know this is my favorite of his. Looking forward to Vagabond)
Before I watched this I was a fan of Jong Suk from Oh My Ghost but this was my favorite. And even though I saw his character taking that path, I enjoyed watching this serious character unlike the funny and awkward chef.
I was glad Jae Shin’s character had her hardships. If she went through this story unscathed the ending wouldn’t have been worth it. Even though she was only a side character, Jae Shin helped the audience understand the desperation of a family and friends who have no clue how to help a situation none of them have ever faced. Hang Ah’s compassion and hard love helped move the others to keep her going.
Bravo to the writers and cast. I will be looking for more of their work.
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Un seul cœur mais très partagé...
Comme le titre l'indique, je suis très partagé.e concernant ce drama et j'ai également beaucoup de choses à en dire, donc, je m'excuse par avance si cette critique vous parait longue mais cela me semble nécessaire.L'Histoire :
le drama nous plonge dans une uchronie où la Corée du Sud est une monarchie constitutionnelle qui tente de renouer le dialogue et les liens avec la Corée du Nord qui apparait ici, comme dans la réalité, mais avec un commandant suprême qui ne sera que cité et qui n'interviendra pas dans l'histoire.
C'est dans ce contexte que le jeune prince Lee Jae Ha, qu'on a obligé à accomplir son service militaire, se voit inscrit au "World Officer Championship" et où il rencontre l'officier Kim Hang Ah qui, elle, forme les soldats de Corée du Nord à l'assassinat.
de plus, dans l'ombre, on découvre l'existence d'un chef de multiples entreprises aux connexions internationales, féru de magie et aussi mystérieux qu'inquiétant : John Mayer.
Les personnages :
Concernant le couple principal, on retrouve Lee Seung Gi dans le rôle du jeune prince Lee Jae Ha que je connais depuis un moment mais qui, à ce moment n'en étais qu'à quelques rôles qui l'ont fait connaitre comme My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox. Il est vrai qu'au début, il m'avait paru bien jeune car il n'avait que 25 ans à l'époque pour occuper le rôle d'un homme de 30 ans mais je dois avouer qu'il s'en est admirablement sorti, il a su s'emparer de son personnage de la meilleure façon en lui injectant de la profondeur mais également de la douceur. Il sait aussi bien gérer les moments de frustration que d'action ou de romance. Et, pour finir, il porte à merveilles les costumes préparés par la production.
Ensuite, le lead féminin, Kim Hang Ah est incarné par Ha Ji Won que javais rencontré dans son rôle précédent : Secret Garden où elle m'avait ébloui, comme la plupart des téléspectateurs d'ailleurs. Ici je dois admettre que j'ai eu du mal, car, bien que le personnage qu'elle joue est un officier nord-coréen fort et qu'effectivement elle est toujours représentée ainsi à la fin du drama, j'ai perçu comme un "passage à vide" durant presque un quart de l'histoire (épisodes 5 à 12 environ)et bien que le personnage n'en soit pas la seule cause (mais j'y reviendrai)ça m'a vraiment gêné.e. En effet, dès que Kim Hang Ah se retrouve au sud, elle perd toute sa combativité, s'exprime comme une gamine qui a fait une bêtise en balançant la tête à chaque mot comme un chien en plastique sur la plage arrière d'une voiture. non seulement ça, mais en plus, elle porte des vêtements qui la rendent particulièrement tarte mais, fort heureusement, cela s'arrange par le suite. Il faut tout de même relever le sursaut qu'elle a durant l'épisode 8 où enfin j'ai retrouvé, pendant un moment, la femme que le début du drama m'avait dépeinte.
Parlons à présent du second couple lead avec Lee Yoon Ji dans le rôle de la sœur de Lee Seung Gi qui est pour moi une fantastique découverte. c'est, à mon sens, le personnage qui a eu l'évolution la plus fulgurante de l'histoire. Elle nous apparait tout d'abord comme une jeune femme un peu délurée et insouciante pour, par la suite, réussir à garder sa lumière en dépit des épreuves horribles qu'elle traversera.
En face de cette dernière, nous avons Cho Jung Seok qui incarne Eun Si Gyeong, chef de la garde personnelle de la famille royale et meilleur ami de Lee Seung Gi avec qui il va développer une bromance qui m'a beaucoup touché.e. Le personnage d'Eun Si Gyeong est quelqu'un de droit, de (trop) sérieux mais également de très touchant dans chacune de ses apparitions et il va, lui aussi, avoir son lot d'obstacles à surmonter. Je connais très bien Cho Jung Seok l'ayant vu dans plusieurs productions comme les plus récents Oh My Ghost et Jealousy Incarnate. Il joue toujours très bien comme à son habitude, je ne regrette qu'une chose mais je la mets en partie SPOIL, mais ne regardez que si vous avez vu le drama.
ATTENTION SPOIL
Je trouve extrêmement dommage qu'après toutes les épreuves qu'ils ont traversées, ils n'aient pas la chance de vivre leur amour.
FIN DU SPOIL
Mais ça ne concerne que moi et la fin ne serait pas la même sans ce genre d'événement, mais j'y reviendrai aussi plus tard.
Enfin, je veux passer au dernier personnage considéré comme principal : John Mayer / Kim Bong Gu joué ici par Yoon Je Moon qui est un grand acteur au vu de sa longue filmographie et des commentaires que j'ai pu lire le concernant. Ici, j'ai un avis très partagé car je l'ai pris en grippe dès son apparition dans le drama. En effet, j'ai eu l'impression de me retrouver devant un mélange entre le personnage de Lex Luthor dans le premier film Superman de 1978 et un méchant du film Batman et Robin de 1997. Il arrive comme un cheveu sur la soupe avec toute sa loufoquerie, il n'a aucun charisme ni aucune présence et quand il se fâche, il ressemble plus à un gros bébé râleur qu'a un véritable méchant dérangeant et inquiétant.
Heureusement, à nouveau, après la moitié (!) du drama, il change, s'assagit et devient vraiment le méchant psychotique qui peut faire peur à l'auditoire comme aux personnages principaux de l'histoire.
enfin je décerne une mention spéciale à l'actrice Samantha Daniel qui incarne Bon Bon, la tueuse complétement tarée qui suit John Mayer / Kim Bong Gu comme son ombre. Elle, elle fait peur! et dès le début! Ici on à de l'acting, du vrai!
et j'envoie aussi un petit clin d'œil aux acteurs qui jouent les soldats coréens (nord et sud) et américains du "World Officer Championship", j'ai adoré cette partie qui n'a duré que trop peu longtemps pour moi.
La réalisation :
Outre le fait que, comme je l'ai dit dans de précédentes critiques, je n'aime pas trop la façon de filmer (style soap) des années 2009 à 2012, il y a, comme je l'ai énoncé, un passage à vide dans le deuxième quart du drama qui, heureusement, est rattrapé par des scènes intéressantes ce qui permet de ne pas créer de longueurs mais j'avoue m'être posé plusieurs fois la question (une première pour moi!) : est-ce que j'arrête de regarder?
Fort heureusement, je me suis accroché.e car, à partir du milieu du drama environ, on est rapidement pris dans la tourmente de l'action et des complots politiques et là on ne veut plus décrocher.
Le drama nous montre ici un monde alternatif que l'on aimerait voir devenir réel avec les deux Corées essayant de se réunifier. Les thèmes de réunion/séparation sont directement incarnés par les acteurs lead et transcendent par là-même le désir poignant de deux pays. On y découvre une Corée du Nord plus cosmopolite que dans Crash Landing on You mais très réaliste qui met en évidence les différences culturelles des habitants nord-coréens mais sans se moquer (ou à peine) et sans tomber dans les clichés.
Plusieurs clins d'œil à des films ou personnalités connus sont à noter et tout ceci nous renvoie justement à notre monde réel.
La romance de notre couple lead est magnifique, poignante et adorable bien que je doive nuancer mon propos concernant Ha Ji Won que je trouve assez rigide dans les scènes de baisers, là où Lee Seung Gi, lui, excelle.
Un bilan très partagé car de nombreuses choses m'ont déplues ou gênées mais qui s'arrangent par la suite et je dois admettre que la note remonte en flèche pour la dernière partie du drama que j'aurai voulu aussi palpitante que le début.
Maintenant, à vous de vous faire votre avis.
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totally lives up to other reviews
im not big on political conflicts bc they all seem either the same/repeatative/or predictable to me (like sibling rivalry, greedy old men in the same gov trying to overstep their boundaries, evil mother trying to get her son power, etc etc) but this was refreshingly different. just watch and you'll see *wink*each storyline and character was intricate. the side characters had their own charm & added to the drama in their own way. the character development was ASTRONOMICAL. I didn't even realize when but I started rooting for the ML even though I didn't like him much in the first couple of episodes. the writers made their characters perfectly, none were black and white (except maybe one but I just think he's really psychotic, like an actual mental issue or smth). they were really human and it just made me love the story oh so much more, even if they did make me angry in the moment.
the story really makes you question yourself, thinking one thing but doubt creeps in from another.
the chemistry was *chef's kiss* perfect. Ha Ji Won and Lee Seung Gi had a love story so palpitating. and I love me a supportive family, like it was unexpectedly beautiful and touching. the second lead couple DESERVES A WHOLE STORY OF THEIR OWN I CANT *TEARS*
im also not big on listening to the ost but if a rlly good song is playing and I somehow hear it while watching the drama, then I'll start paying attention to the bg songs (*ahem* taeyeon is part of the ost lineup)
the only thing I hated was/were the evil character(s) but thats their job so I gueeeessssss it was a success in a way AND I hated the *spoiler* deaths but I guess thats the way life is
ANYWAYS, 1000/10 would rewatch. the tropes were so refreshing to the eyes and every moment was enjoyable. from South Korean prince and a North Korean ace soldier. a guard and a princess. a nation vs a conglomerate. us vs Korea. dad vs son. brother vs. brother. enemies to lovers. etc the list just goes on. I didn't skip a single scene like how I usually would do lately so that was a really good feeling. <3
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Don’t miss this amazing piece of cinema
I cannot express how amazing this series is. From beginning to end there is laughter, action, drama and all around boldness and sweetness. I have watched this series at least three times already and it never fails to amaze me. Honestly after watching it for the third time I saw things that I might’ve missed the first two times around but it was just that good and worth the watch.What I love most about this series is that it surrounds royalty in a more modern time. Usually when you see anything about Kings and Queens, it’s all historical but this one is more current and upbeat and truthfully more connected to events that we see today. The acting was absolutely amazing and I must admit that this male lead would look good even if he was wearing a trash bag. He’s acting skills continue to be top notch and I absolutely cannot forget a female lead. We all know her and the quality of her work but she shines even brighter in this. The supporting cast were just as good. The second female lead in the series I had to see that literally brought tears to my eyes. I’m sure if you watch it the same will happen to you as well. Overall I feel that this series embodies family, commitment, love, loyalty and unity. All of which are shown at its finest quality.
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Music, story, acting (NO COMPLAIN)
I wish there was ait more of romance (well this is my personal thoughts because I like a lot the Shoujo genre of stories) but I think howthey developed the story was anyway good because if the putted to much of cheese sceneseother viewers may be they would find it a bit disturbing so to bring it to the likings of all the way it is is good
It's pretty much rare to see role's like the female badass character they almost on all series make only the male guyall cool etc bt here the female's role was really great
I remember watching the entire series in a 2 days marathon and I have rewatched it agan recently
I cant get over of this beautiful love,war story
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