Just finished catching up to the latest ep and honestly, I am enjoying this drama. Not the kind of enjoyment to the point of being hooked, but I love it being relatable in so many ways. I am seeing myself in Mijeong's character - quiet, observant, but thoughts (sometimes strange) fill our heads. Maybe Mijeong is an INFJ too like me? Hahaha. Okay, let's not go there.
Mr. Gu is piquing my curiosity bigtime. What was the life he lived so far? I am thinking if he is a loan shark boss or something. Remember that scene when the old man is too reluctant to pay for the sink they made and Mr. Gu was able to make him pay? That's where I drew the conclusion. He also offered to help Mijeong get her money back on top of that. But I don't know. He could be more (worse?) than that.
Sejeong portrayed Hari's character very well. Hari in herself is so likeable too! She's not a dumb, clumsy, damsel in distress. She's skillful and passionate at work. She radiates a bright personality too. She may be in love with Minwoo for years, but she knows her place.
I am happy that Sejeong never portrayed Hari awkwardly. She's very fun to watch. I am always looking forward to see her antics. :)
I just want to say that I'm more than sad that her fake persona's name is not Kim Shin. Gawd that would have been…
yeah, I agree. perhaps they didn't push through with it because it's a drama character from a different channel? (not sure tho if they've issues with that, coz in our country it's kind of a big deal haha)
1st 2 episodes thoughts...(Btw, I am a sucker for contract relationship dramas so I was looking forward to this…
-The 1st ep is really cringey. Took me a while to gauge the characterization. But episode 2 redeemed everything! Looking forward to this show now! -I've read the webtoon and the drama is way different from it (I mean the drama isn't closely following every single detail in the webtoon but the context is the same). But both versions (webtoon and drama) are appealing in their own ways. -Jin Young Seo is by far my most fave Seol In Ah character! I was concerned on how she will pull off her role 'coz I really didn't like her previous characters much on the dramas I've watched her on (Strong Woman Do Bong Soon, School 2017, Mr. Queen). I was worried for nothing! She's super cute! -The dynamics between Shin Ha Ri and Jin Young Seo is so so good! Their drunk antics on ep 2 is my favorite so far! I bought their sismance since they were actually close IRL. Really makes a difference -The chemistry between Ahn Hyo Seop and Kim Se Jeong worried me a lot initially. Blame the lousy poster haha! And I felt that way up to episode 1. But it has changed now guys. I'm now rooting for our main OTP in this drama. Although I'm still quite anxious how Ahn Hyo Seop and Kim Se Jeong will pull off the romantic scenes (webtoon has a bed scene but I doubt they will bring it into the drama?) -Looking forward to Cha Sung Hoon and Jin Young Seo love line too! We haven't seen much from them yet! -I hope they won't add unnecessary third party in this drama. Let's just keep the story light, 'kay? -Kang Tae Mu's side hair brush mannerism is cringey too, but I like it haha! His hairstyle reminds me of Park Seo Joon's character in What's Wrong With Secretary Kim. -The bromance between Kang Tae Mu and Cha Sung Hoon is really fun to watch. Hah~
Right now, I'm recollecting my thoughts how I was able to move on from the dramas I obsessed with before. I just can't seem to let go of The Red Sleeve until now haha! And the only solution is to find another drama that would give me the same feeling. I feel bad because I can't enjoy Our Beloved Summer because of this show hole.
I suddenly remembered myself obsessing over Cheese in the Trap back in 2016. Because of how it ended, I wasn't able to enjoy Descendants of the Sun that much. Good thing, Love in the Moonlight came halfway through that year and this drama was the one that helped me move on. But then after Love in the Moonlight finished airing, I felt empty again. What a neverending cycle.
Going back here 'coz I'm still not functioning well 1 week after The Red Sleeve ended. I'd like to move on real bad. This sepanx has been affecting my life HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Can you recommend some dramas for me? Pretty please?
Looking back, suddenly I remembered the emotions I got...
While waiting for San's identity to be revealed to Deok Im, Anticipating San's first confession and Deok Im's rejection, Being eager to find out the meaning behind Deok Im's tattoo, Feeling excited to see San take over the throne as the King, Looking forward to Deok Im becoming a Royal Consort,
I was in a serious Kdrama slump this year that I turned over to Cdramas. But The Red Sleeve came like a gift as a perfect year-ender. This show hole I'm feeling is just temporary I know. Sooner or later, I'll move on from the fact that this drama was once my favorite. That's our lives as viewers😅 But I will never forget how this drama spoke to me. This officially joined my list of highly-recommended Kdramas.
I just finished watching the last episode. I'm so destroyed, but it ended better than what I expected. I believe a lot of scenes were cut to reduce the screentime. If that is true then I badly need the director's cut right now! I am hoping for them to release some unaired clips like they did before. Don't tell us that was all there is to it. I'm crying.
Of course in the context of the time, she married late, since they were pro child marriage at the time, and getting…
I've been thinking about this too! :( I was wondering what if real-life Deok Im accepted him sooner. It's hard to compensate 15 years of waiting to 5 years of marriage that tragically ended (losing Deok Im + 3 children). I read somewhere that their married life was happy so I couldn't imagine the pain King Jeongjo went through after she died. I was able to read some parts of his epitaph too after Deok Im died and the contents crushed my heart. :(
100% agree with you,plus I do understand why Deokim would reject him eventho he hot :)
This is also something I wanna point out too. I'm seeing people not understanding why Deok Im keeps on rejecting San when she already explained enough on eps 11 and 13.
I understand others' sentiments saying that the romance in this drama is slow burn and the 'rejection' is being dragged on for too long. But pondering about the fact that the characters portrayed here are based on actual historical figures, I can't help myself from being too accepting of what's happening thus far. Actual King Jeongjo waited for the actual Deok Im for 15 years and their marriage life was just short-lived too 'coz of the mishaps. I'm pretty sure the production team wouldn't want to distort that. I jumped to this drama understanding that this may be the case here as well, and yeah, I'm still enjoying. I'm going until the end haha!
Mr. Gu is piquing my curiosity bigtime. What was the life he lived so far? I am thinking if he is a loan shark boss or something. Remember that scene when the old man is too reluctant to pay for the sink they made and Mr. Gu was able to make him pay? That's where I drew the conclusion. He also offered to help Mijeong get her money back on top of that. But I don't know. He could be more (worse?) than that.
I am happy that Sejeong never portrayed Hari awkwardly. She's very fun to watch. I am always looking forward to see her antics. :)
-I've read the webtoon and the drama is way different from it (I mean the drama isn't closely following every single detail in the webtoon but the context is the same). But both versions (webtoon and drama) are appealing in their own ways.
-Jin Young Seo is by far my most fave Seol In Ah character! I was concerned on how she will pull off her role 'coz I really didn't like her previous characters much on the dramas I've watched her on (Strong Woman Do Bong Soon, School 2017, Mr. Queen). I was worried for nothing! She's super cute!
-The dynamics between Shin Ha Ri and Jin Young Seo is so so good! Their drunk antics on ep 2 is my favorite so far! I bought their sismance since they were actually close IRL. Really makes a difference
-The chemistry between Ahn Hyo Seop and Kim Se Jeong worried me a lot initially. Blame the lousy poster haha! And I felt that way up to episode 1. But it has changed now guys. I'm now rooting for our main OTP in this drama. Although I'm still quite anxious how Ahn Hyo Seop and Kim Se Jeong will pull off the romantic scenes (webtoon has a bed scene but I doubt they will bring it into the drama?)
-Looking forward to Cha Sung Hoon and Jin Young Seo love line too! We haven't seen much from them yet!
-I hope they won't add unnecessary third party in this drama. Let's just keep the story light, 'kay?
-Kang Tae Mu's side hair brush mannerism is cringey too, but I like it haha! His hairstyle reminds me of Park Seo Joon's character in What's Wrong With Secretary Kim.
-The bromance between Kang Tae Mu and Cha Sung Hoon is really fun to watch. Hah~
(Btw, I am a sucker for contract relationship dramas so I was looking forward to this one)
I suddenly remembered myself obsessing over Cheese in the Trap back in 2016. Because of how it ended, I wasn't able to enjoy Descendants of the Sun that much. Good thing, Love in the Moonlight came halfway through that year and this drama was the one that helped me move on. But then after Love in the Moonlight finished airing, I felt empty again. What a neverending cycle.
I hope I could meet another brilliant drama soon!
While waiting for San's identity to be revealed to Deok Im,
Anticipating San's first confession and Deok Im's rejection,
Being eager to find out the meaning behind Deok Im's tattoo,
Feeling excited to see San take over the throne as the King,
Looking forward to Deok Im becoming a Royal Consort,
I was in a serious Kdrama slump this year that I turned over to Cdramas. But The Red Sleeve came like a gift as a perfect year-ender. This show hole I'm feeling is just temporary I know. Sooner or later, I'll move on from the fact that this drama was once my favorite. That's our lives as viewers😅 But I will never forget how this drama spoke to me. This officially joined my list of highly-recommended Kdramas.