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The actress who played 14-year-old Sang Zhi was actually 11 at the time of filming. This was intentional as they needed the actress for her height to show how much Sang Zhi had "grown up" during the 3 year temporal node. Her height was also needed for the scene in the doorway when they first met and the dad references throughout the rest of the drama. Your feeling of creepy at this was done intentionally by the writers.

Fun fact: the same actress played a younger version of Zhao Lu Si's characters in Who Rules the World and The Story of Pearl Girl.

I am glad you enjoyed the drama despite your dislike for the male lead and you never know, the male lead could grow on you.

Thank you for the discussion. Happy drama watching!

Again, you have the right to express your opinion about an actor's acting or how the actors look in their costumes, and you're right not everything needs to be positive. However, the way you expressed yourself came off as hatred towards the actor himself which is very different than critiquing the looks of the costumes and makeup on an actor. You may not have intended this, but from your first words,
I am making a great sacrifice.," it sounds like you hate the male lead which is fine, but you do not need to express it here. If you really feel the need to express your dislike for an actor on here, I suggest writing, "Even though I personally do not like the male lead, I love Yang ZI and am watching this drama for her."

Also, why is blocking the only solution on this forum. A forum that is a public space and should be treated like you are in public, not sitting at home in your bedroom (even though you probably are).

Does anyone else find it interesting that there is only one man for all those women disciples?

You have the right to your opinion about actors and actresses, but why do you feel the need to bring it to the forum. Just say you are here for your girl, Yang Zi. No need for the hatred towards the male actor.

I dropped this one after episode 4 as I had my answer from Hidden Love. What was Sang Yan hiding? For me, Hidden Love is the better of the two dramas because it is a social commentary on the age of consent in China. This one just seems to be a modern love story based on the brother from Hidden Love.

Also, it just seemed they took DJX's character and renamed him Sang Yan. jmo

I agree. He is a very green flag male, but he had a great role model DJX in Hidden Love (the sister drama). But if you can believe it, there is one even greener than these two and that is the Flower Envoy in Flourished Peony. jmo

Watched for the rave reviews, but skipped five episodes as it soon became apparent where it was headed and for me the slapstick comedy got old real quick. Enjoyed the message that women are strong and can do things for themselves, but when it comes to something dangerous (the knife at the brawl), then a man needs to take the hit. Isn't that why the CEO taught her the art of fighting was to show that she could deal with anything even dangerous weapons?

Also I felt the drama sent mixed messages when it came to her power. They made such a big deal about the mother losing her power even though she used them for good, but then it turned the mom into an entitled person and selfish. Isn't that what the whole soccer ball incident and the harassing by the co-worker were about Do Bong Soon?

If you are watching this for pure entertainment, it is cute overly done romance story. Enjoyable on the first watch, but no need to repeat. jmo

What a beautiful drama! This drama really brought out the importance of marrying the past with the future. Also, it made me understand the devotion Asian cultures have towards their ancestors.

See and that is where I find the flaw in the story. A good general like him would have done some kind of reconnaissance work before going back to the palace. He went back because his whole family was being held hostage by the king's advisor and the king. It was to insure that Shin didn't try to overthrow the king. Once he was there, there was no other way out but to die. He died to save his family (except his sister). This is why him becoming an immortal with a sword in his chest waiting for a "bride" to pull it out makes no sense (especially one who is 19).

Just my opinion. Thank you for the discussion and insights. I really am trying to understand why people thought this was a great drama.

That's exactly what I want explained. How did he defy the king? And as a general isn't it his responsibility to keep the country safe? This might mean killing thousands of people over time. So, I am at a loss as to why he needed to be punished in the first place. Did the deity feel like Shin did his job too well and needed to be humbled?

Then maybe you can answer for me, why did the Goblin need to have a bride to pull out the sword? That fact is what made the whole drama nonsense to me. Fantasy is about redemption and forgiveness, but I saw nothing that the Goblin needed to be forgiven for, the king is the one who had his two most loyal subjects killed. He should have been the Goblin. Maybe I just don't understand Korean folklore well enough to understand this story.

I understand and that could happen, but even if that were the case, the actors should let us know through their acting that what is being said is a joke or something funny. DJX tried to be funny, but couldn't pull it off as well as Sang Yan. jmo

You are not the only one who is confused about why the general is the Goblin as well. I watched 13 1/2 episodes waiting for the answer. He died because the king's advisor told the king that Shin was coming to take over the throne which was not true as the king and Shin were friends and the king was married to Shin's sister who also loved the king very much. The king killed his two most loyal subjects. How does the bride character fit in to this equation and why should she be the one to pull the sword out. It would be more meaningful if the king had done it.

Actually, I disagree with you on DJX being the funny one. He was very serious and more mature than Sang Yan because he is one year older than Sang Yan. I do agree with you on Sang Yan's personality though, he is more comedic. Sang Yan has a strong false bravado facade in Hidden Love and now we understand why.

Yes, it is where we get to see his broody, dark side rather than the comedic, bravado facade. Posters have commented on his change in personality from Hidden Love. We now understand why.

Since Hidden Love changed the age difference from the novel Hidden Love by two years, there will be some disconnect in the time line between the two stories. However, the video phone call made in episode 1 puts Sang Zh's age at around late 17/ early 18 (as she is studying for her college entrance exam). She then goes off to the military during the summer of her 18th year (in the drama) and starts college a few months before her 19th birthday. DJX and her celebrate her 19th birthday. When Sang Yan comes to Yihe and catches DJX and Sang Zhi, we don't know why he is there. We can now assume that it had something to do with Wen Yi Fan (she is not mentioned by name) as we know that Sang Yan was not happy having to visit there. Hope this helps.

In a sense you are right about Sang Zhi, she does do a great deal of manipulation to get people to do what she wants as a child. However, as an adult she has outgrown that stage in her life. Sang Zhi is willing to let go of DJX, it is him who manipulates her.

As for Wen Yi Fan being a manipulator, I haven't watched enough of the drama to understand where you are coming from with this. Can you give me an example from the drama?

In Hidden Love, Sang Yan was constantly saying things about his looks to his sister which I always found a little weird. Why would a brother care about what his sister thinks about his looks? There is a reason for it in Hidden Love, but it never really made sense until now. Someone who has been rejected, and doesn't understand why, needs validation that they are worthy of love even if it is just from family and friends. At home he already feels like Sang Zhi gets all the attention and then to have the girl he loves reject him putting on a false bravado is all that he can do.

What makes this funny is that we never see all these "girls" who chase after these boys. If the two boys don't respond to the girls, how does this make them dogs? My definition of a dog must be different than what it is in China. Can someone please explain?

What I find funny is that both DJX and Sang Yan in Hidden Love were the twin dogs of Nanwu, yet neither one dated for different reasons during college. Now, I understand his narcissistic behavior in Hidden Love.