This drama will remind you of Boys Before Flowers :) You do have to suspend your disbelief a little (there were…
You noticed too!!! ..... They did use many of the plot-lines from Hana Yori Dango (Boys over Flowers / Meteor Garden) .... especially related to the fiancee .... lol...
I saw it on Dramafever....but you can also try Gooddrama or DramaCrazy.eu or Drama.net ..... They will all have Eng subs ....or DramaCool ?!.... Viki for some reason is not showing it in my region?!??!? and I'm in the U.S. !
I'm watching startling by each step . why would I want to watch this too ? it's even the same historical period
IMO, what you are watching is 10 times better than this .... I started watching this b/c I could not find any romantic C-drama to stream ...
At first I dropped it, but once the real Romance started, the prince's love (I won't spoil it by saying which prince) was a joy to watch .... also, since both are based on the same novel, you know that the general story is very interesting ...... although, this one digresses greatly from "BBJX" ... and sometimes the story-lines get Ridiculous!...
.... comparing this to "Startling by Each Step"(AKA "Scarlet Heart", AKA BBJX) is like comparing a 'B-movie' to a 'Blockbuster'
I only watch it while folding laundry, etc... Then again, others seem to love it..... to each his own ...
Don't you think Tal-Tal should have been head-over-heals in love w/ Ki?
..... She's the only one to ever be able to 'fool' him....
He definitely respected and admired her the most out of all his acquaintances .... shouldn't it have been love?
JIRO , RAIN, T.O.P., all can act and are very popular .....
...Yoochun and Jaejoong are just starting to act , but are not bad ....
---- But ..... the " Best-of-the-Best " ... is ERIC MOON .... that guy can act !!!
--- and .... #1 should be .... JUN MATSUMOTO .... .... Better Actor than all above .... and .... more Popular than most .... and ..... more acting Jobs, so , a Serious actor ....
---- also , KAMENASHI KAZUYA and Lee Seung-Gi are missing from the list....
Drama drama drama~~~~~ ah drama land feels so empty without you and Park Shi Hoo and Hyun Bin too much jinja :(
Totally agree!!! ..... those 3 r dearly missed!!! .....
But, finally, Rain has a new drama!!! ...."My Lovely Girl"
...Crossing my fingers it will be good (since it's a tired old theme, cliche used a 1000 times before) ..... but it also sounds like a showcase for his musical talents!
anyone can tell me who are the main couple in this drama ?
Well ... the title is "Empress Ki" ...so, in the Very End the Yuan Emperor (actor Ji Chang-Wook) makes her his Empress! ---- but , that is also the opening scene of the entire series! ... watch the 1st 10 minutes...
It was Great ....Perfection.... Nearly.... -:((
In the second half the writers really messed up w/ inconsistencies (read my spoiler below).
Nonetheless, every moment of this drama is Captivating !!! ... Great pace... 51 episodes and I want more!!!
A good story w/ memorable, well developed characters....
Great acting by the 3 leads .... ... the great love these 2 men expressed was very palpable!!!
... Excellent Casting all around .... the actors fit their roles perfectly .... so many memorable and enjoyable characters ....
A perfect balance b/w Romance / Action / Intrigue / melodrama / comedy ...
Very disappointed w/ the writers for ruining what could have been a perfect drama - directing, acting, plot, music, cast, costumes,
I thought ep1-22 were Perfection .... .... then, starting w/ ep 23 , I felt the writers really let me down ....too many inconsistensies!!!
....If they want a certain outcome in the plot ---->>> then they should have come-up w/ a better way to get there ... Weak, weak, lazy writing...
It's fine if Wang Yu dies, But they need a better reason, b/c Wang Yu would never ever reveal her secret .... besides 'Yom the Scum' knew (why didn't he use it at the end in bringing down the empress?)
But the one HUGE Disappointment is the secret person revealed in the last few episodes .... Utterly ridiculous!!! ... No way it could be "him"!.... A huge flaw that cannot be overlooked like the others..... seems like a patch-up job... a last minute idea/change....Weak!
P.S. .... a good job in developing the emperor's character .... right after he takes the throne, a spoiled incompetent brat wants to prove he's no weakling and believes he can leave a great legacy (yet still harbor many insecurities) .... he believes he does not need her input anymore and gravitates towards the one ingratiating himself by feeding into the Emperor's Ego and his desire to be glorified .....Great psychology !!! ...
I had very high expectations, I'm really disappointed. I know that they changed the script around ep.24/25, in…
What do you mean they changed the script around ep. 23-24???? Did something happen behind the scenes???
... after watching ep. 23 I was like ...WTH?
I thought ep1-22 were Perfection .... .... then, after that , I felt the writers really let me down .... inconsistencies!!!
....If they want a certain outcome in the plot ---->>> then they should have come-up w/ a better way to get there ... Weak, weak, lazy writing...
But the one HUGE Disappointment is the twist in the last few episodes .... Utterly ridiculous... A huge flaw that cannot be overlooked like the others.
I never understood before those people that write fanfiction, imagining all sort of alternate stories and endings…
I think Tal-Tal should have been 'uncontrollably attracted' to her b/c she blew his mind w/ her tactical smart brain ... sespecially when she managed to outsmart/fool him once ....
Does anyone think he was attracted to her? ... .... I don't think the actor expressed love, only respect and admiration of talent.
Amazing, fast-paced sageuk with full action in every episode. I really enjoyed watching this and never got bored…
Yea... Ji Chang-Wook earned my respect here...(although, I loved him as "Warrior Baek Dong Soo")...
Joo Jin-Mo was so perfect for the role ...one of my favs...
Of course Ha Ji-Won is great here also.
Maha was such a pitiful child. I really hated the emperor for hating on him so much. I didn't expect Tanasili…
KJH...me too! He made me feel sympathy for that twisted character.... I liked him in "Queen Seondok" also .... I especially liked that at one point he tells her that he wants 'her heart'... He wasn't just lusting after her...
... a charcter I 'Love-to-Hate' ...or....'Hate-to-Love' ?!?!?!?
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At first I dropped it, but once the real Romance started, the prince's love (I won't spoil it by saying which prince) was a joy to watch .... also, since both are based on the same novel, you know that the general story is very interesting ...... although, this one digresses greatly from "BBJX" ... and sometimes the story-lines get Ridiculous!...
.... comparing this to "Startling by Each Step"(AKA "Scarlet Heart", AKA BBJX) is like comparing a 'B-movie' to a 'Blockbuster'
I only watch it while folding laundry, etc... Then again, others seem to love it..... to each his own ...
RIP..... u r missed!
..... She's the only one to ever be able to 'fool' him....
He definitely respected and admired her the most out of all his acquaintances .... shouldn't it have been love?
he is Great Singer and Actor.... and the guy is Oozing Sexiness...!!!
he may not be the best actor, or best singer or the sexiest ... But to have ALL 3... he is definitely #1...!!!!
and don't forget a Great Sense-of-Humor....
...Yoochun and Jaejoong are just starting to act , but are not bad ....
---- But ..... the " Best-of-the-Best " ... is ERIC MOON .... that guy can act !!!
--- and .... #1 should be .... JUN MATSUMOTO .... .... Better Actor than all above .... and .... more Popular than most .... and ..... more acting Jobs, so , a Serious actor ....
---- also , KAMENASHI KAZUYA and Lee Seung-Gi are missing from the list....
But, finally, Rain has a new drama!!! ...."My Lovely Girl"
...Crossing my fingers it will be good (since it's a tired old theme, cliche used a 1000 times before) ..... but it also sounds like a showcase for his musical talents!
In the second half the writers really messed up w/ inconsistencies (read my spoiler below).
Nonetheless, every moment of this drama is Captivating !!! ... Great pace... 51 episodes and I want more!!!
A good story w/ memorable, well developed characters....
Great acting by the 3 leads .... ... the great love these 2 men expressed was very palpable!!!
... Excellent Casting all around .... the actors fit their roles perfectly .... so many memorable and enjoyable characters ....
A perfect balance b/w Romance / Action / Intrigue / melodrama / comedy ...
Very disappointed w/ the writers for ruining what could have been a perfect drama - directing, acting, plot, music, cast, costumes,
I thought ep1-22 were Perfection .... .... then, starting w/ ep 23 , I felt the writers really let me down ....too many inconsistensies!!!
....If they want a certain outcome in the plot ---->>> then they should have come-up w/ a better way to get there ... Weak, weak, lazy writing...
It's fine if Wang Yu dies, But they need a better reason, b/c Wang Yu would never ever reveal her secret .... besides 'Yom the Scum' knew (why didn't he use it at the end in bringing down the empress?)
But the one HUGE Disappointment is the secret person revealed in the last few episodes .... Utterly ridiculous!!! ... No way it could be "him"!.... A huge flaw that cannot be overlooked like the others..... seems like a patch-up job... a last minute idea/change....Weak!
P.S. .... a good job in developing the emperor's character .... right after he takes the throne, a spoiled incompetent brat wants to prove he's no weakling and believes he can leave a great legacy (yet still harbor many insecurities) .... he believes he does not need her input anymore and gravitates towards the one ingratiating himself by feeding into the Emperor's Ego and his desire to be glorified .....Great psychology !!! ...
... after watching ep. 23 I was like ...WTH?
I thought ep1-22 were Perfection .... .... then, after that , I felt the writers really let me down .... inconsistencies!!!
....If they want a certain outcome in the plot ---->>> then they should have come-up w/ a better way to get there ... Weak, weak, lazy writing...
But the one HUGE Disappointment is the twist in the last few episodes .... Utterly ridiculous... A huge flaw that cannot be overlooked like the others.
Does anyone think he was attracted to her? ... .... I don't think the actor expressed love, only respect and admiration of talent.
Joo Jin-Mo was so perfect for the role ...one of my favs...
Of course Ha Ji-Won is great here also.
... a charcter I 'Love-to-Hate' ...or....'Hate-to-Love' ?!?!?!?