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The relationship between the two main roles is constructed so well although the basis on real historical personalities.
I liked to watch the representation of historical personalities and events in a drama and to see the particular entertainment aspects: suspense, romance, strategy, ...
The casting did a good job to deliver the emotions of the characters and making the story more captivating. The viewer is going to be curious on the development of the events and the individuals.
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The drama was funny in some parts and sad in other parts. But the most important point was the awareness development of the main roles about their errors in the past and how they wanted to resolve these errors. Time slipping was the point that give funniness to the drama and made the story a little more enjoyable to see how the principal character tried to find a solution to his situation.
I liked the actors selected for the casting, but personally, I could not be happy with the main female - Lee Yeol Eum. I do not know why but from her other projects, I am not so happy and impressed with her acting. It is not that I do not like her or she is not good at acting, but I feel strange when she is in the roles, maybe I did not see yet any projects where she delivers the character persona in a way to convince me.
On the other hand, Lee Jung shin was really funny and able to involve the viewers in trying to understand what would be his next move.
I would suggest this drama for everyone that wants to exit daily life and see something romantic, funny and time-traveling, particularly because it is a short drama and has only 10 episodes. Enjoy!
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It was a drama that showed how the concept of "motherhood" can be understood in different ways. What is the meaning of being a mother? What is being a mother? Who is a mother? Through all the episodes it was interesting to see how being a mother can be a difficult but important role for the children. It was a good time investment to try to understand how it can be declined the relationship between a mother and a child.
It was important to understand the personal experiences that shape the view about motherhood. Seeing how the various traumas and the happiness in various periods of life can influence and define the individuum and the decisions that will be taken in the future.
About the casting, I can say that the various actresses did deliver the characters' emotions and particularities in a good way. particularly the main roles: Lee Bo Young and Heo Yool. Very happy about that.
Last but not least, this drama is a remake of another Japanese project. Personally, I did not watch the original version, so I can not compare the two stories and productions, but I think that the two projects would always have their strong points and critical points.
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I liked the fictional historical environment of the events. The fictional monarchy still available made me thinking about how the Korean culture and population thought about the monarchy.
The development of the characters from their different ideas and perceptions of the monarchy was interesting to see and to understand how different people have different opinions on something that bring them together.
If you want to start to know about the interesting Korean dramas and the various successful project I would suggest everyone to start from this drama.
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The story is developed in a good way and the various twists make the drama the more intriguing. I personally like to see the various political developments and the competitions between the various characters. The suspense that comes from the various goals and intentions of each character is always interesting.
I could suggest this drama to learn about a historical character, obviously considering the enrichment of the script with fictional events.
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The growth and development of the characters were well constructed, it was really something to see how people can be approaching love in different ways and have various ideas about that.
How to deal with the feeling of despair of not being loved by someone that you want to give your love to?
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It is beautiful to still remember, even after 9 years, the story and the impression that I had of all production, casting, and storytelling.
It was a drama after which I started to like more and more the actor Lee Jun Ki and actress Shin Min Ah. I loved the chemistry between them and how they were able to deliver the characters' feelings and development. They are really good at acting.
For the story, I can say that it is one of the best stories among the ones that I liked most. What is good in itself can be represented well too, so I want to praise the production too. The scenes were good and the developments between the facts were comprehensible and reasonable.
I am really happy to have watched it at the right time, to introduce me to this new genre of drama and production.
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One of my first dramas I watched in 2012. It was the beginning of my journey in the Korean enternaiment with dramas.
The story, even it is fantasy, is well constructed, the time traveling and the various events are really captivating.com
The characters are perfect and the casting delivered the emotions in the best way. My favourite actor and actress are determined bu this drama. They are such wonderful actors.
I will not give any spoilers to give you all the chance to discover this jewel of a drama.
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The two main characters developed in a smooth and concrete way. It was good to see that there are concrete possibilities to communicate with the other party involved in the life of a person. The communication between the two was important for their relationship development.
The length of the story too was right. I think that a longer episode duration could have been distorted the story and for this reason, lose the appeal to the viewers. Being short and concise made the drama interesting and going right to the point.
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So if do you have an interest in a drama about marriage and the meaning of it, considering all the hardships of social, working and familiar life, this is the right drama. The story is really interesting and analyzes how the actual generation -people in their 30s- have to face the concept and the institution of marriage.
A wonderful drama that gives insights into different opinions and ideas about a common concept 'marriage' which is interpreted in different ways according to the different backgrounds and goals of everyone.
The drama is overviewing how it is important to consider the individual's choices and be able to respect others while living in the same community.
It is not about the common lovely and romantic concept but gives a good interpretation of living together and marriage with some romance in-between.
Lee Min Ki... I discovered him with this drama and I think he did a very good job of representing the character of Nam Se Hee. And for Jung Soo Min, I can say that she has done a good job without disappointing the viewers like in her other dramas.
I watched the other projects of the screenwriter Yoon Nan Joong, and those were in the same way good projects.
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I really liked the story and the overturning elements. It was really interesting to see how the ambition and the egoism of different people can interfere with the life of others. The only sad point was the ending, I actually did not understand the conclusion of the story. Everything was good till the last episode when the ending was presented. It was a little odd, because the some characters are keeping on not understanding others efforts. So I did not found really just how the ending was and how some characters were egoistically acting. Maybe because I do not like egoitsic acting and blaming of others. But anyway was an interesting drama and I would like to suggest many people to watch it.
To talk about the personages, I particularly liked the character of Go Hye Ran, so cool, and in the same way strong. Although all the hardships in her life she managed to keep living and going on. How we can consider it a successful life is to question because the variables that she could not control or keep track of had a big impact on her life. She wanted to keep on going, sometimes seeming as like she could do anything for success but in the backstage it was not the case.
About the casting I can say that it was a good choice to cast Kim Nam Joo and Ji Jin Hee. They were good on delivering the feelings, sorrownes, bitterness, and others to the viewers.
Thank you for such a project to all the production, the writers, and the cast.
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The story is interesting but I did not like too much the development of the events and the people.
It could have a better impression if the ending was not so odd considering different points. I still do not get why it was supposed to end in such a way. I think that with this ending all the efforts of the principal characters were a little in vain. Maybe the aim of the production was to make the drama a little more realistic, by showing that not always the stories end in a smooth and predictable way.
To talk about the casting I think that it was a drama that did not need wonderful acting skills. I do not mean that the casting was poor and the actors and the actresses were not good - they were good for this drama -, but the story did not need any particular capacity on delivering special emotions or characters.
Overall I can say that it could be watched if you want to see a drama and a story that is not so much cliché.
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With every new fact happening the suspicious people can change and it is not easy to make a supposition about what is going on and what will be next. These political and thriller dramas have a good point because it is interesting to see how the various parts play their own hands trying to reach the own goal.
The writer of the drama, Kim Eun Hee, has always good writing. She is really good at getting the viewers on hold to get to know what is next, as in other her dramas (Sign, Ghost, Signal, ...)
Yoochun's acting was good and the other actors too.
Happy to have known this drama and watched it in 2014.
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The story developed around the really existed historical characters gave me a good impression of the production and storytelling of Korean movies and dramas. The good development and the historical representations of the facts, that are mostly as the historic archives report (I can bring as evidence for this, other historical dramas too, which have the stories and productions trying to follow as much as possible the real facts but bringing some fantasy or other elements to make the story interesting and not a documentary).
It was a really good drama. And I am happy to have been introduced to Korean entertainment thanks to this drama.
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I loved the acting of Lee Yo Won, something that surprised me because I did not see her acting like that before. She was really cute in her role and she was really great at carrying such a role. I saw her in other dramas where she had a serious role, which fits her pretty well. But I can say that being cute is a good match for her, too. I will wait for other cute performances more.
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