Sageuk Lover

I love my historical sageuks, based on real people. I learn about Korea from them (of course I do research to compare what’s real and what isn’t). I dont mind a historical drama not based on real people though, as long aa they are well made.

Yeah, I think MBS has the best costumes. I have mixed opinions for Moon Embracing the Sun for example, but for a time before, Kim So Hyun and Kim Yoo Jung’s picture together in hanbok from that drama was my profile picture here since their costumes and the colors in them are so gorgeous and beautiful

Don’t get the hype of the male lead in King’s Affection. Park Eun Bin carried that drama for me. Also I’m not into idols that much, but isn’t 2pm more veteran and popular than SF9? I think they were already a group even during the early 2010s (in comparison, during that time Rowoon’s band mate was only a child actor for Song Joong Ki in Innocent Man).

I’m just so glad that this drama existed to bring back the old sageuk glory days. Imagine 2021, some sageuks were cancelled, others had to refilm, yet this one with little expectations managed to give us that Korea can still make a historical drama that is based on real people, and yet still be accepted by Koreans and become a hit. The fact that it eclipsed many a-listers dramas (in a year where Netflix and other platforms are eclipsing TV) speaks of it’s quality.

I honestly don’t know why? Maybe MBC is a bit more modest. Princess Man and Queen for 7 Days are both KBS

Reminds me of the back kiss in The Princess Man kdrama

They could rule in previous dynasties(as far as I know) if there is no son but not Joseon. King’s Affection is set in Joseon era.

I think fans of this drama who love the Hwi and Ha kyung (queen) together should check Painter of the Wind. The female lead's relationship with the gisaeng there is interesting.

She was the ruling Queen. In history she has a husband but in the drama I watched she didn't. She has no brothers that's why she became queen. In the drama, they made her and her historical real sister Cheonmyeong as twins and there was a prophecy in the show that twin birth is considered bad luck since all future sons born die. The parents decided to hide the other twin by ordering a trusted maid to escape with her because the political enemies will use this bad omen against the king and queen.

What do you mean, about the twins? i'm not really sure about the historical facts. But I watched the 2009 drama Queen Seon Deok (based on the real queen from Silla dynasty) and it's premise was that twin girls born in the royal family is bad luck which is why they kicked out the younger twin when she was a baby (take note that the real queen was never a twin and thus she never grew up outside the palace though). This is the reason I didn't question about the twin thing in this drama. I don't know about the real historical facts, but basing on both dramas I just assumed maybe Korea just see royal twins as bad luck (especially if ast least one twin is a girl).

The second male lead likes the female lead but never forced his feelings on her. The second female lead likes the male lead and she was also considered as a bride for the female lead. The third female lead likes the female lead, and still liked her after she knew she was a girl.

I'm not really sure, but I guess ancient Korea are just against Royal twins? In Queen Seon Deok drama, the female lead was also born a twin and she was also kicked out of the palace for that. She was only able to return as a princess after her twin sister died.
In King's Affection, she can't be a Queen because Joseon is a confucian society. Confucianism is very patriarchal society. Some previous dynasties before Joseon have queens (ex: the real Queen Seon Deok from Silla dynasty who wasn't a twin in real life).

He and Taecyeon are the first idol actors I'm really impressed. Love his acting in Red Sleeve!

I don't know, but I think it's hard. She's too famous. I also don't believe she's a great actress but she has some roles that she did well.

A cute romcom story. In the afterlife world. San getting jealous of the G4

She’s considered S-List because her dramas in the early 2000s did extremely well and they also contributed a lot to the spread of Hallyu in Asia

No, what I mean is that afterlife (the last scene of Deokim and San) is the setting.

I think if the show will go a second season, maybe they can use the afterlife as a setting. They’re just too beautiful in hanbok

It’s okay if you have different opinion and I have nothing against her personally. I just didn’t like her acting.

If you’re talking about YiSan drama, that was from 2007 not 2003