Im absolutely loving this series but KYD's character feels one dimensional. There is no chemistry between him…
There were few good scenes at start when he was answering, but soon, ML became no more than the carpet everybody walk over. He could be used as the FL's menstrual pad in next episode.
read a comment here saying this show is not for conservatives, I've watched 1 ep, and I liked it but does it get…
I'm not sure it has something to do with conservative or not. I think you pointed it out: - It's immature and superficial, and a romance you don't care about, without true feeling. - Comedy is forced, based on annoying sound-effects start to end of every episode, making a clown show in a circus more funny. It was so painful that I've drop the drama at episode 6. - Sex jokes or situations are overused, like it wanted to provoke, but turns out commonly vulgar. - Story lack focus and needs to rely on a lot of ready-to-serve secondary characters for filler scenes. So, you jump from one to the other, creating the feeling of boredom you get in episode 1.
Isn't the ML very conservative?I mean the boy is a gold standard for a conservative in every sense.the only ones…
Is it a man or a sex toy? π Or maybe, it reminds me a french comedy movie: "Didier", it tells the story of a dog whose mind go into a man body. So, of course, it's a good concept for comedy. πΆπ
I know many people don't like love triangle. So, this drama open a great way to end any love triangle in kdramas. Just make everybody sleep and have open relationship with everybody. But I'm worried there would be no more love story.
Isn't the ML very conservative?I mean the boy is a gold standard for a conservative in every sense.the only ones…
It's something I probably saw on X. About liberal women tired to date liberal men because they suck. So they would like a conservative guy, but how? They aren't attracted by women of low moral value. This kdrama makes that fantasy true... in imagination. π
As I complete my rewatching, I started to read article about historical context. It remains many mysteries about why King SukJong took decisions. Of course, by painting deeply the context, the drama offers an interpretation. About how Jang Ok Jung could be less bad than often depicted too. History shows she had harsh opponents, not better than her.
As we can guess, the drama isn't an exact copy-paste of history. I'm largely satisfied about how it's faithfull, but not 100% faithfull and maybe experts will notice and be disappointed a bit. It seems first she wasn't daughter of a slave but a family of officials, was introduced in the palace sooner, but meet the King only after In Hyun become Queen. By the way, Sukjong becomes King much sooner, at age of 14.
Now I can't resume all the faithfull points, it would be a spoiler for your watching. I'll just give an example, very surprising one:
The king asks to see Jang Ok Jung's mother. There is a scene where she arrives at the palace gate in a palanquin. Unexpectedly, an annoying official arrives and orders that she be taken down, as her social class does not allow her to ride in a palanquin. He orders the palanquin to be burnt and the porters to be beaten. The King comes, angry, and orders to destituate the official.
I was thinking quickly it was an outrageous scene, to put tension and dramatism, quite typical of something fictional. I was wrong! And history is even more strange. If was not one official but several ministers of West faction. The King gave them death sentence. Here we see some difference between the drama and history. But the whole Palanquin situation was true, even if it seems too outrageous for me to believe it. Even if in history, Jang's mother wasn't a slave, she was still not of high class enough to ride in a closed palanquin (so people don't see her face) and would have to be in an open palanquin. But most of ladies were doing that anyway, it wasn't a law people respected. So, in history, it was clearly a way to bother Jang family and bring them humiliation. Anyway, the palanquin was a King order, and it was foolish to try a move like that.
Kim Tae Hee is bad at comedy, but wonderful in tragic love stories.It's her most difficult role because the way…
I know during a time, some people said she can't act. She got lot of hate and maybe jalousy. Because an older drama? I watched Nine Tail Fox and it's true her acting is a bit bad here. But everyone acting was too in this drama! Soon after she did "love story in Harvard", what is the best love story I could watch in kdramas. Later, IRIS where she was brillant too. And JOJ is her best. Kim Tae Hee isn't a cute girl, she's a beautiful woman, with intelligence. If you know a bit her life, she has amazing adaptation skills. She learned fast and right acting skills. As you could see by yourself, everything people said was wrong.
Drama isn't perfect but the actors here really nailed. I expected it with Yoo Ah In (Sungkyunkwan Scandal, Six…
Kim Tae Hee is bad at comedy, but wonderful in tragic love stories. It's her most difficult role because the way the character evolve during the drama. I like your pseudo. I also love sageuk!
If I wanted western stuff, I'd watch western series.It's low standard for a kdrama.Anyway, it's fun to read comments,…
I've drop the drama because it forces too much not-funny comedy. Stuff like: on each head shake or each eye blink, you get sound-effects like "wii-wii, plic-plic". Maybe you know what I mean. I'm allergic to this. Then, if it annoys you too, I don't recommend this drama.
I'm rewatching Jang Ok Jung, sure it's not romcom, but great historical tragedy with true historical characters, details and events. And true love story too. I just feel better. I don't like recent romcoms. It happens there is a bed scene in an episode, but it's not explicit, only suggested before. The scene is beautiful, and full of love feeling. Far from the vulgarity of NGNL kind of dramas. Rather the kind of drama that makes your heart beat.
Every western concept are added into it . More body FL , Virgin ML . Polygamy , sex fantasy . Why can't Kdrama…
If I wanted western stuff, I'd watch western series. It's low standard for a kdrama. Anyway, it's fun to read comments, this drama seems to be worst and worst.
FYI a lot of people not continue to watch bcs fl no longer in s2
We see Go Youn Jung during first episode, so it's quite normal she's FL of season 2. Two seasons are different. I liked Jung So Min in first one, but I find Go Youn Jung was better for season 2. At least, I'm in the part of people who was happy with that.
I love the comedy in this drama, sometime black comedy. In ep4, I don't remember well the details, but he need to make contact or seduce Jae In. Scenes are hilarious.
So, I'll start with this one. Maybe comment a bit here, as episodes go.
EDIT: Just 20 minutes in first episode and already hooked.
Overhype is something on MDL!
- It's immature and superficial, and a romance you don't care about, without true feeling.
- Comedy is forced, based on annoying sound-effects start to end of every episode, making a clown show in a circus more funny. It was so painful that I've drop the drama at episode 6.
- Sex jokes or situations are overused, like it wanted to provoke, but turns out commonly vulgar.
- Story lack focus and needs to rely on a lot of ready-to-serve secondary characters for filler scenes. So, you jump from one to the other, creating the feeling of boredom you get in episode 1.
Or maybe, it reminds me a french comedy movie:
"Didier", it tells the story of a dog whose mind go into a man body.
So, of course, it's a good concept for comedy. πΆπ
So, this drama open a great way to end any love triangle in kdramas.
Just make everybody sleep and have open relationship with everybody.
But I'm worried there would be no more love story.
It remains many mysteries about why King SukJong took decisions. Of course, by painting deeply the context, the drama offers an interpretation. About how Jang Ok Jung could be less bad than often depicted too. History shows she had harsh opponents, not better than her.
As we can guess, the drama isn't an exact copy-paste of history. I'm largely satisfied about how it's faithfull, but not 100% faithfull and maybe experts will notice and be disappointed a bit. It seems first she wasn't daughter of a slave but a family of officials, was introduced in the palace sooner, but meet the King only after In Hyun become Queen. By the way, Sukjong becomes King much sooner, at age of 14.
Now I can't resume all the faithfull points, it would be a spoiler for your watching.
I'll just give an example, very surprising one:
The king asks to see Jang Ok Jung's mother. There is a scene where she arrives at the palace gate in a palanquin. Unexpectedly, an annoying official arrives and orders that she be taken down, as her social class does not allow her to ride in a palanquin. He orders the palanquin to be burnt and the porters to be beaten. The King comes, angry, and orders to destituate the official.
I was thinking quickly it was an outrageous scene, to put tension and dramatism, quite typical of something fictional. I was wrong! And history is even more strange. If was not one official but several ministers of West faction. The King gave them death sentence. Here we see some difference between the drama and history. But the whole Palanquin situation was true, even if it seems too outrageous for me to believe it.
Even if in history, Jang's mother wasn't a slave, she was still not of high class enough to ride in a closed palanquin (so people don't see her face) and would have to be in an open palanquin. But most of ladies were doing that anyway, it wasn't a law people respected. So, in history, it was clearly a way to bother Jang family and bring them humiliation. Anyway, the palanquin was a King order, and it was foolish to try a move like that.
But when I look back in my memory, I think you said the exact right words.
Soon after she did "love story in Harvard", what is the best love story I could watch in kdramas. Later, IRIS where she was brillant too. And JOJ is her best.
Kim Tae Hee isn't a cute girl, she's a beautiful woman, with intelligence. If you know a bit her life, she has amazing adaptation skills. She learned fast and right acting skills. As you could see by yourself, everything people said was wrong.
Or maybe learn some things to avoid.
It's her most difficult role because the way the character evolve during the drama.
I like your pseudo. I also love sageuk!
Stuff like: on each head shake or each eye blink, you get sound-effects like "wii-wii, plic-plic". Maybe you know what I mean. I'm allergic to this. Then, if it annoys you too, I don't recommend this drama.
I'm rewatching Jang Ok Jung, sure it's not romcom, but great historical tragedy with true historical characters, details and events. And true love story too. I just feel better. I don't like recent romcoms. It happens there is a bed scene in an episode, but it's not explicit, only suggested before. The scene is beautiful, and full of love feeling. Far from the vulgarity of NGNL kind of dramas. Rather the kind of drama that makes your heart beat.
Soon, they'll practice scatology. π©π€ͺ
It's low standard for a kdrama.
Anyway, it's fun to read comments, this drama seems to be worst and worst.
Two seasons are different. I liked Jung So Min in first one, but I find Go Youn Jung was better for season 2. At least, I'm in the part of people who was happy with that.