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Cooking survival show but make it Joseon
(updated 2026)
I started this drama simply because I was bored and had nothing to watch and it didn’t disappoint
The first 2 episodes were funny.
In terms of acting, wise idk yet, but for the amount of criticism LCM has gone through for playing the male lead, I think he did well, especially that he only had a few days before shooting started
Yoona's acting falls short for me in this drama. I'll be honest, she's expressive and does have her moments, but besides that, there wasn't much.
By the time more episodes came out, I just realized that this was just a cooking survival show but instead of Gordon Ramsey possibly screaming at you, you can possibly lose your life instead
The editing is really funny cause I was rather shocked whenever they ate the food and just transcended, and those edits are just hilarious that I have wondered what in the food porn is this lol
Story-wise, it's rather underwhelming when it focuses on its political royal storyline because it's just too dramatized for me. I know it's fiction, but at some point, there needs to be a line on how exaggerated it needs to be, which is why a lot of K-dramas nowadays fall short for me. The real highlight has to be the cooking part of the drama, and it's a mini survival show lol.
I have to add that 12 episodes did mess up the pacing for the story as well, which is a shame because it had some good aspects. Unfortunately, this is a recurring problem within the K-drama scene nowadays. 16 episodes either drag the story, or 12 isn't enough to even tell the story
I haven’t read the source material, but I deeply hope it’s not a k-trauma (it wasn't thankfully)
I started this drama simply because I was bored and had nothing to watch and it didn’t disappoint
The first 2 episodes were funny.
In terms of acting, wise idk yet, but for the amount of criticism LCM has gone through for playing the male lead, I think he did well, especially that he only had a few days before shooting started
Yoona's acting falls short for me in this drama. I'll be honest, she's expressive and does have her moments, but besides that, there wasn't much.
By the time more episodes came out, I just realized that this was just a cooking survival show but instead of Gordon Ramsey possibly screaming at you, you can possibly lose your life instead
The editing is really funny cause I was rather shocked whenever they ate the food and just transcended, and those edits are just hilarious that I have wondered what in the food porn is this lol
Story-wise, it's rather underwhelming when it focuses on its political royal storyline because it's just too dramatized for me. I know it's fiction, but at some point, there needs to be a line on how exaggerated it needs to be, which is why a lot of K-dramas nowadays fall short for me. The real highlight has to be the cooking part of the drama, and it's a mini survival show lol.
I have to add that 12 episodes did mess up the pacing for the story as well, which is a shame because it had some good aspects. Unfortunately, this is a recurring problem within the K-drama scene nowadays. 16 episodes either drag the story, or 12 isn't enough to even tell the story
I haven’t read the source material, but I deeply hope it’s not a k-trauma (it wasn't thankfully)
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