There is something about Scarlet Heart Ryeo that I was just hooked at the first episode. I binge watched it till the final episode, only stopping once to sleep. I was really expecting this to be a cheesy drama filled with bad love songs and cringe-worthy dialogue- boy was I wrong!

The story was 10/10. The plot kept me compelled to watch to the very end. The story was executed so beautifully that I hadn't realized I spent 20 hours watching this. The writers let the characters feel like real people, the backstories made sense to the plot, and decisions the characters made were understandable. This drama was just so well done that I won't be able to forget the plot or details anytime soon.

The Actors were absolutely excellent. Lee Joon Ki's performance was probably the high point of all of this. He mad me feel bad for the 4th prince, fall for him, hate his guts, laugh, and sob like a baby. I won't spoil anything, but this man is the at crying. He makes it so realistic that just makes your heart ache. He is so romantic in this it made my heart flutter too! I just couldn't help but smile.
IU, I wish her character was a bit stronger, she was amazing as an actress, but I felt that her character was slightly lacking in competence.
But the love story is just SO GOOD! You could feel the love radiating off both of them. It was just so heartwarming ad gorgeous that I instantly loved them together.

The sound track was SO unbelievably good. The original background songs like Wing of Goryeo were just beautiful and conveyed the mood of the show wonderfully. That song is just beautiful and the vocals were captivating. And the songs like "Can You Hear My Heart" just had be smiling every time it was on. The music is just amazing and helps convey the story and the emotion so well!

I have already re-watched this once (with my roommate, who doesn't usually like Korean dramas but had us up bingeing it till 1am in the morning because she just adored it). It is just a must watch. I pray that they make a second season to this masterpiece because we NEED one desperately.

The only bad thing I have to say about it is that it left me crying so hard I started choking on my tears both times I watched it. I ran out of tissues... But I so recommend this to anyone even if you don't normally enjoy historical dramas.

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