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The Princess Royal (2024) and Blossom (2024) from last year are all good, so is The Flourished Peony from this year. You might want to check them out.

I like this. I can't believe that it's an OCN drama haha.
Sometimes we need dramas like this, not complicated, simple and cute. This is a breather after watching psychological thrillers one after another.

At the 61st Baeksang Arts Awards, it won the Best Drama and Best Screenplay awards and Choi Dae Hoon(Bu Sang Gil) won Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress for Yeom Hye Ran (Ae Sun's mother).

IU and Park Bogum were nominated for Best Actress and Best Actor awards. The director was nominated for Best Director and the actress who played young Ae Sun was also nominated for the Best New Actress award.

haha. Han Hyo Joo filmed a kissing scene with 13 actors in one day in her 2015 movie The Beauty Inside.

it's both a domestic and global success drama.
And because of that, Jeju Island's tourism was boosted.

On rewatch and like I said in s1 and Dear Hongrang, Lee Jae Wook was born for costume drama.

And again, people mad about the actress change clearly didn't understand the plot at all.
There's a big difference when you watch the drama because of the story and when you just watch it because you are a fan of the actor

Actually, it's the opposite. If you like the drama as you claimed, then you should understand that even in s1, Naksu played by GYJ, was introduced, she just soul shifted to the body of Mudeok, played by JSM and as the story unfolds, GYJ face as Naksu will eventually take over. It was explained in s2 why Naksu's original appearance took over Mudeok/Jin Bu Yeon.

You will understand that, that is, if you are drama-oriented and not focused on the actors.

you need to understand the plot to know that even in the intro of S1, Naksu was introduced as GYJ who soul shifted herself in the body of Mudeok (played by Jung So Min), so we cannot neglect the fact that JSM will play 2 characters as Naksu and Mudeok(because Mudeok also has her own identity). While the story unfolds, I already expected that GYJ face would take over as she is the real Naksu.

On rewatch and still, Park Jin is my most unlikeable character.

The real Hongrang and Jaeyi are half-siblings. They have the same father but different mothers. That's why Lady Min hated Jaeyi. The character of LJW is an impostor, they are not blood-related. Even the 2nd ML is also not blood related to Jaeyi as he was adopted by the father to succeed him.

I'm glad Lee Jae Wook reconsidered and finally accepted the role. He was born for costume dramas.

And Kim Jae Wook, as I said before, really embodies all the antagonist characters he played.

but it's a 10/10 for me. It has a dark and vague tone so a happy ending(where the couple lives happily together forever) is unlikely to happen. I kinda expected it since the first episode and confirmed it on the episode where they said all the children abducted by the snowman were bathed/soak in water full of chemicals.

Watch it though.

yes died. He was poisoned as a result of prolonged exposure to alum. and arsenic when he was a kid.

The 2nd ml also die.

I always like Kim Jae Wook when he plays the antagonist.

each to their own. In my opinion, their chemistry is 5/5. Jo Bo Ah has good chemistry with all her ML.

costume drama Pledge of Allegiance (main role) and Ancient Love Poetry(support)

yes, that's why I said "one of the reasons" and not the main.
Thanks.

yes I understand you. What I mean is one of the reason it got a license is because of the drama becoming a hit. They got many endorsements a d collaborations requests. They changed the title for part 2 to circumvent the 12 months interval per season.

yes, this drama is a hit, they even change the title for s2 to find a way around the new regulation. Hope to see it this summer.

They all just follow the novel. I preferred the first adaptation (Taiwanese) more, then Thai, and Japanese, then this. Though I already know the ending (and I detest sad endings) like the fool I am, I still watched this, and now I'm heartbroken.