Emily

Supernatural! Romance! Lee Jong Suk! Three of my absolute favourite things to be in a drama

Ayy! She's one of my absolute favourite Korean singers. Happy Birthday to her.

I'm not impressed yet.

@OP, Have you ever seen a historical Chinese drama, friend? Lol. It was the typical scenario where the lead female is in love with the main lead for a large majority of the drama, but due to circumstances such as decisions that they feel that they must abide by and expectations thrust upon them by others, they're kept apart from the one that they love for the majority of the drama. But in the final scene of this drama the Emperor approaches her from behind while she's doing laundry, and she's wearing the bracelet that he gave her and the smile at each other. At that point it's MORE than implied that they're going to be together from that point on. They've gotten past the turmoil in both of their lives and from now on nothing is going to keep them apart.

When it comes to Death Note, no actors could be hotter than the art. The art in that manga was stunning. Beaut.
I must say though, I adored Hana Yori Dango (the manga) but Mizushima Hiro really really fit the role for me. I'd say that he might have a slight edge over the original.

That lost piercing shot of Lee Jun Ki's eyes... I was holding my breath. Legitimately couldn't breathe. Amazing. This one didn't make me as sad as the Chinese one though, I'll admit it.

? Wallace is 100% the main lead the entire way through, and they end up together. What are y'all even talking about lol

Yeah, I saw that and right away I knew what it meant. I love how they aren't going to change that.

I know this comment is a little old, but I think you should give this another try. Things are kind of stale until the fourth episode or so when you find something out and it kind of cracks the drama wide open. This is a really good one, don't give up too early~

I'm loving this, but I feel like it's starting to feel a little bit cramped, like they're running out of episodes to tell the story they want to tell.

Good, but not as good as I thought it'd be from all the hype. It's on the average side of good.

To me, the Japanese one is like an uncut gem. It's very flashy and unpolished, but it's interesting to look at. This one is like that same gemstone cut by the most unimaginative gemcutter out there. It's still okay, I guess, because the base gem was great- but it lacks charm and character, and it definitely could have been done better.
If one is used to anime, manga, and a certain portion of Japanese dramas, the zaniness and cheesiness isn't all that hard to look past, I think...

This is the epitome of an average drama. Don't expect something great, but it really isn't all that bad either. Solid.

Seems like it'll be good, and it's fairly short so the ending might not suck.

Amazing start, weak ending. Still worth watching.

Ah, I didn't get a notification from this comment :o
But yeah, I'm envious of myself from a year ago. That concert was amazing. But yeah, it seems downright ridiculous that there were no concerts in Europe! There are so many VIPs in Europe, they were seriously missing out. I think that no matter what, one day you'll get your chance to see them c:

and yeah, @steph- woohoo! A fellow Primadonna :D

I feel bad, but I was genuinely shocked on those episodes when she was wearing shorts and short skirts. Her legs are scary thin.

It kills me that as much as I want the gay subplot, it will almost definitely not actually be one. Argh!

Also, this chick is frustrating me because if I was her I'd have jumped that boy's bones on Day 2. Yang Yang is damn attractive.

I love love loved the ending. So bittersweet.
Amazingly written deep characters except for the main villain. He was weak and a little bit one dimensional. There were a couple slightly draggy spots in the plot, but nothing too bad. This drama made me cry twice. That's really impressive, especially considering one of those cries wasn't even about a main character.
Wonderful balance of romance and politicking imo.
Acting was so good. Jang Hyuk acts a little strangely sometimes, but it's effective in making his characters unique and memorable.
This drama is way better than I ever expected it to be. Just a very very solid sageuk.

Thanks for the awesome giveaway! I've been meaning to check out bibimbox for a while now.
My favourite Asian singer or band... that leaves me a bit conflicted, but I have to say G-Dragon. Back in my earlier days of drama watching, I'd only just moved into watching Korean dramas, after having watched Japanese dramas for three or four years. I learned about good ol' kpop through one of the first k-dramas I watched, You're Beautiful, and figured I'd check it out. This happened to be around the time Big Bang was coming back with Fantastic Baby, and one of the very first things I saw in my new venture into kpop was the teaser for that very music video.

"Geez," I thought to myself. "Who is that beautiful person with the pink hair!?" That 30 second clip became my obsession, as did Big Bang when the actual music video was released. G-Dragon being my favourite was only affirmed when I learned more about Big Bang, their music, and their stories. All that is history to me now, but Big Bang and G-Dragon's place on the very very top of my list are likely never going to change.
(I saw them last September in concert- there were tears.)
(Special mentions go out to FT Island, Junsu, SHINee and KAT-TUN. I like you guys too, I swear!)