Lovers of the Red Sky (2021)

this drama started off really good, it was intriguing and full of things that I was excited to see how it unfolds. the combination of sageuk and fantasy (devil, god) for me was really good, cause it's new to me and so i look forward for every next episodes. but sadly that only stays for up until the first half. the second half it went downfall, it is full of repetitions andI can't even remember what happened for those episodes cause nothing was actually happening except for 1 or 2. and most unfortunate is the ending, idky the writer rushed every single thing to be concluded in ep16. the ending was meh except for the couple of course. like, after all those intriguing, we need to seal the demon forever, sacred vessel, it only ends like that? and of course, prince joohyang's story also doesn't end (well).

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Great with some plotholes that don't ruin the shop

A piece of history, a few scenes in See You In My 19th Life and I already want to turn on period k-drama! I love Joseon places dramas and it's been a while since I watched one. There is never enough adventures with Hyo-Seop Ahn !

I fell in love with this series from the first episode. It featured everything I'm crazy about - children connected by destiny, mysterious creature, court schemes, loving couple despite being evil-faited and story twists at the end. The whole story is well organized and it was fantasic to watch! So far so good, this year I have a great streak of hitting brilliant dramas (ok ... part from 2 poor choices but the procentage is small ^^) and I hope it will be like this until the end of 2023!

Pluses:
+ Charming leads
+ Cast, secondary characters & acting
+ Detail and admiration of the art
+ Visuals & special effects

Minuses:
- Male lead behaves too much like a sighted person than blind one. Feels unrealistic
- Female lead plays too much of a woman of XXI century than Joseon dated one
- Weird and sudden receiving of the sight by female lead
- Unsatisfactory ending with a few unresolved issues
- Never expleined mystic creatures

Lovers of the Red Sky has some issues, nevertheless drama is a 7 for me. It was a great escape from the dramas of the present day which I am watching now. I love fantasy productions and I will probably never grow out of them 💙 Throw in romance, destiny and magic and I'm done! I'm sold! I watched the first episodes with bated breath as well as the last ones. The middle ones were slower but still intense. It's definitely not a drama to take nap 😁


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I feel like this drama would've been better if they had a better screen-writer and director. I think the concept of the story had a lot of potential but it just wasn't brought out in the right way. Story wise it felt kind of dull and quite shallow, there wasn't much depth to feel happy or sad for anyone. It was just watching things happen without having that much thoughts to it. The side characters, especially the second lead, felt quite useless as he didn't do much and didn't even give that much second lead (which I'm grateful for, 'cause I loathe heavy love triangles). He would've been much more livelier if he was the male lead's loyal but childish best/childhood friend instead of falling in love and doing stuff just because of the female lead. The antagonists motive was weak as well, didn't feel much of him. Same goes for the leads, their motive didn't feel very strong and emotional even though it was; family, death and revenge. Everyone knows how good of a motive that is, it's because of how the writer and director portrayed it, that it just fell flat. And the worst thing was the main couples' progress, they both have such good and crazy chemistry, it is so sad they couldn't portray it better. When we were on episode 12, it felt like their relationship was on episode 4. Their relationship was just barely there. I feel like the best scene was the rain scene, that felt like something was happening. But everything else just... happened because it did.

The casting of the drama is exceptional, I watched this drama firstly because of Kim Yoojung, the queen of historical dramas, and Ahn Hyoseop, who I've been a fan of for a while. The leads did great but I feel like, I mean Ahn Hyoseop did mention this in interviews, there were times where Ahn Hyoseop forgot he was blind? It was weird when he would look and maybe? accidentally make eye contact? but otherwise their acting was top notch like always.

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Had a good star but then...

I think the drama started well but declined halfway to the end. The story seemed interesting at first but then became repetitive and it didn't seem to get out of place. The demon characterization of the main lead was pretty bad too. And Other thing I didn't liked that much was the prince, who started out as a cool character but turned out to be a boring character. I think for some people this drama can be very good but for me it was disappointing in these parts. But one thing I liked was the main leads and the couple. They really had chemistry with each other and I loved their characters since the beginning. Their end was very cute too.

So yeah, I think it could have been better because the start was really captivating and the characters have chemistry with each other. But too bad that I got tired in halfway.

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Not as best as i thought

I dont know why this drama has this much high rating 🤔.. I selected it becoz i love horror.. but i saw lot of comments about this drama.. this is master piece etc etc... but for me this is not good as i thought... drama has weakest male lead, i mean it is not actors fault it is the way that story written.. no turning point, we know whts going on from the start, no exitment at all, kind of draggy so i can not tell this is best

As for acting itz ok cheun gi is actually good actress no arguments about it she did good job in this drama too
As for ha ram his character is written bit weakly by the way i did not get any feeling about him n his acting also look bit weak for me..
Actually 2nd lead steal the show his character is good n he took all attention from viwers, actually when he sad i feel tht too.. so he is the hero of the show..
As for others all of them had done thire best...

Music not noted

Overall itz not too good but not too bad either

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I really don't have much to say about the story aside from it's kinda cliché but not entirely. There's not much to it, thus may look bland and boring for other viewers. However, the casting did great. They literally brought life and light to the story. I shouldn't be too biased with just the visuals but I am. I really like Ha Ram's red eyes here 👀💘 That being said, the thing I really liked about this was the actors who played their roles. Although I find it hard to like some characters like the Prince who had a crush on Chun Gi, I didn't feel SLS or anything. Also, at times, I can't just overlook how overly protective the main leads' are with each other and how $tuPid their decisions might become because of their unconditional love. But it wasn't a major issue for me though. Overall, it was an okay drama to watch. Perfect for viewers who doesn't want too much drama, more on romance, and of course, who enjoys historical ones. Just be reminded that this isn't something that has more depth in it, just some drama you can love or hate depending on your mood/taste.

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okay, this drama is quite hard to rate tbh. at first i hyped this alot. ep 1 and 2 was written really well , you can't deny that. but the progressive eps were kinda draggy, it seemed like there were alot filler eps just to fill in for the 16 ep gap, and they dragged the main plot out for too long, there was nothing new and it was still the same trying to seal the demon, including some obstacles here and there. there were times i was invested, yet there was times i looked away. but i have to say the plot is good, it really is good and very fresh but the con is they dragged it out for too long. this is easily one of the best sageuks if they didn't drag and filled in filler eps, but nevertheless, it was still enjoyable, but kim yoojung gets a bonus point from me. 9/10

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This drama has taken first place as my all time favorite historical drama...

I've been waiting for this drama for quite a while since seeing the trailer and the promotions and WOW. I guess I have an eye for incredible dramas. This one easily takes place as one of the best dramas of the year. I was beyond amazed for 1hr the detail given about the story & characters portrayed by an unbelievable cast of top actors young or old. The details that were put toward the location, set design, graphics & outfits esp Mawang, and the aura A++they didn't skimp. I won't lie some spoilers, but only in a story setup details.
The storyline was so tragic from the beginning, how these two kids that just met and fell in love will have this destiny filled with heartbreak. It's basically star-crossed lovers but also fated lovers. I loved every minute of it.
The general plot is interesting with different elements of Korean folklore, fantasy, good vs evil, and of course, romance. However, the drama seems to have forgotten some of the side storylines that they introduced and never go back to tell us more. For example, how did ML become the richest man as an astrologer with no family support? It doesn't quite make sense. I would like to know how ML's bodyguard came to follow him, and what's the backstory of the gisaeng who wanted the king and the royal family dead. Although I like the happy ending for the leads, it does seem a little anti-climatic. Do we really need to end it with the palace power struggle and give us an open ending? Why waste the last few minutes on those bad guys still hunting down FL?
The biggest strengths of this drama is the cast and their great acting. It's no surprise that the veteran actors are great. Our young leads also did a very respectable job and I believe in their joy and heartaches. I am happy to see that she's grown up to be such a fine actress and I've enjoyed her acting here. I haven't seen any of her modern dramas though. I've seen Ahn Hyo Seop in "Abyss ". He has definitely grown as an actor as well, and this might be the best performance I've seen him. I also like his acting here, though he's not used well in the second half of the drama. However, I am especially impressed with our villain's second prince, Kwak Shi Yang. What a great performance by him that I feel bad for his suffering because of Ma Wang.
I absolutely loved the ending. I was happy that Cheon Gi and Ha Ram can finally just be together and be happy. Also, I loved the kinda cliffhanger where the two princes fight. Who knows maybe they are setting up for a spin off? One following Prince Yang Myung?

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Trigger Warning

I was fine with the drama until about halfway through. Was it innovative? No, but I enjoyed many of the painting scenes (as unrealistic as they were). The FML was supposed to be an assertive strong female character, but she just came across as having plot armor or FML Halo. Where none of her actions resulted in logical consequences because everyone loves her. Fine... I still went along with drama. Until the ML (possessed) tries to kill the FML by choking her to death. TWICE! Both times the FML reacts by brushing the incident off. She makes no attempts to protect herself and instead justifies his behavior by saying he wasn't himself (classic domestic abuse victim behavior). It was very disappointing to watch. After the ML discovers he is possessed and that he's attempted to kill her twice already, he still chooses to be alone with the FML with no contingency plan in case the demon takes over his body again. Those two attempts on her life are never really addressed and the drama plays the concerns of the SML for her life as a sign of his jealousy. The message is all very alarming and toxic.

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