I never watch historicals (only ever watched three!) but I am on my KYD rewatch marathon and this is more a comedy than a serious drama.
But, back to real saeguks! In these dramas I did watch, I have NEVER seen a male character with their hair down, not in a top knot (maybe when imprisoned, a few strands of hair would get loose...). Now on ep.7 of this one: the King is taking a bath all dressed (why?) and all I'm thinking is: when is he going to wash his hair? The men sleep with their top knots and headband...What was it really like for them in Joseon?
I rarely rewatch dramas especially Korean ones but I am rewatching this after a year because I am looking for a certain screenshot I lost. I really thought I would not like it on a rewatch. Well, I do. I am loving it, as much as I did the first time around. I am noticing silly drama tropey things but they are not distracting me from the epic (love) story!
I read through the comments a bit and people are mainly complaining of KYD's "stiff" acting: he is playing a ghost of a general raised to obey orders, never to complain and stand still so how can you expect him to be soft and relaxed when he was murdered the moment he showed a sign of weakness? The ghost of the general is stiff: that is the character! Before he was possessed he was a different person and KYD portrayed the childish actor to a perfection.
One more thing, for Korean producers this time, if you are thinking about filming kisses, I'd rather we do not get any than those immobile heads barely touching somewhere around mouth area known as dead fish kisses! The emotions are flying high here, the looks they give each other are sizzling and then you go and ruin it all with ....a kiss?!?
Cute school project (I think!): unoriginal story, cute & "ordinary" looking actors (no models with abs! So nice to see!), badly recorded sound and a dirty camera lens. I know it's low budget and all that but still..."A"for effort but they need to try harder! A sweet single watch!
Funny how tastes differ! 🤣This is probably one of the worst vampire series, worst dramas I have ever seen and I've seen a lot! I watched it because I was a huge Lee Jung Ki's fan, the operative word here being WAS: this drama killed all my admiration for him (and my love of vampire lore as well, incidentally!). LOL Such a fickle fan! The saving grace and the reason I actually finished this piece of work is the actor playing Gwi: I lived for the moments he'd speak with that deep voice...Frankly I don't remember anything else from this drama! But, I'm glad you liked it so much: there must be something I missed! Great review!
Be prepared for an emotional rollercoaster ....and a lot of extraordinary chemestry 🔥
I just finished it! I need to get a life! Stat!
So an open ending? Well, I did not expect that! Anyway, I loved it: the topic is original and thought-provoking and I liked the way they dealt with it. I found the romance unconvincing. The character of doctor was the most interesting here: morally ambiguous, fundamentally a good person with good intentions but, as the saying goes, the way to hell is paved with good intentions and that's where he ends up eventually. On the other hand, I found the romance lacking, meandering, unconvincing; almost as if it was added as an afterthought. I found the actors a bit out of synch until the two last episodes when everything started going crescendo!
As for the actors, JJ is too cute to bear and Tor looks like PPKrit but older (someone mentioned it earlier on feeds and I could not unsee PPKrit after that!🤣🤣🤣)
In conclusion, this was an excellent single watch (won't be rewatching this!) but if they ever make a sequel, I'd love to see what will become of the cop and the doc!
Be prepared for an emotional rollercoaster ....and a lot of extraordinary chemestry 🔥
I am bingeing it so I'll probably be finished by tomorrow. The plot thickens, there are some new suspicious characters and a seduction game is slowly starting. Just a lingering question: is it sincere? I am loving it so far, the acting, the atmosphere, the music....excellence in evidence!
I saw him for the first time in Project S: Side by Side where he played an autistic teen and a super gifted badminton player. This guy is a fabulously talented actor! With his filmography at the age 30, I don't think that he'll ever be needing his diploma in Packaging Technology! BTW, I never knew such a degree existed! 🤣🤣
Be prepared for an emotional rollercoaster ....and a lot of extraordinary chemestry 🔥
On episode three now, he's still suspiciously creepy! No emotions yet just a lot of suspense! I love trying to guess where the plot is going. And I like JJ a lot...so so far, so good!
I just started this and the Doc is so creepy, I don't like him... I hope it is only the question of wrong person at the wrong place but he looks so suspicious!
When cute turns to creepy...Very, very creepy!This Is horror not comedy! The only redeeming feature in this film is the final credits song: I Started A Joke by Bee Gees.
Kunavut Jirattikorn is the name of the actor playing the resort owner Arthit. Can someone add him please? The name is written in English in drama's opening credits!
Cute and not too taxing on one's braincells at this time of year (end December): so what's there not to like? Give this more love for the pure basic brainless but cute entertainment that it is and does not pretend to be anything more!
https://youtu.be/2ULHf_qcJcE?si=Xr4y4itlU7dJvH3kThis one( just trailer, they will release in 27 December or tomorrow…
Ooops, I didn't know you were from Indonesia. I hope I didn't say anything offensive to you. Thank you for the link. I'll try to watch it if it is subbed. I hope it is because that way they'd get more visibility. I try to find and watch BLs not in MDL database and depending on the country's gouvernement you get everything from very spicy(Vietnam) to very tame (Burma) while the stories remain gay romances even without kisses and not the chinese kind of bromances.
EDIT: I just watched the teaser trailer(no subs!) and read through some comments (google translate) on youtube: the amount of hate this drama is getting is terrible: "the editing is bad, the actors are ugly, it is like a school play, don't do this in Indonesia". Frankly it does not look worse than many BLs from other countries: low budget is not a problem if there is talent and creativity within the production team which seems to be the case here!
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But, back to real saeguks! In these dramas I did watch, I have NEVER seen a male character with their hair down, not in a top knot (maybe when imprisoned, a few strands of hair would get loose...). Now on ep.7 of this one: the King is taking a bath all dressed (why?) and all I'm thinking is: when is he going to wash his hair? The men sleep with their top knots and headband...What was it really like for them in Joseon?
I read through the comments a bit and people are mainly complaining of KYD's "stiff" acting: he is playing a ghost of a general raised to obey orders, never to complain and stand still so how can you expect him to be soft and relaxed when he was murdered the moment he showed a sign of weakness? The ghost of the general is stiff: that is the character! Before he was possessed he was a different person and KYD portrayed the childish actor to a perfection.
One more thing, for Korean producers this time, if you are thinking about filming kisses, I'd rather we do not get any than those immobile heads barely touching somewhere around mouth area known as dead fish kisses! The emotions are flying high here, the looks they give each other are sizzling and then you go and ruin it all with ....a kiss?!?
So an open ending? Well, I did not expect that! Anyway, I loved it: the topic is original and thought-provoking and I liked the way they dealt with it. I found the romance unconvincing. The character of doctor was the most interesting here: morally ambiguous, fundamentally a good person with good intentions but, as the saying goes, the way to hell is paved with good intentions and that's where he ends up eventually. On the other hand, I found the romance lacking, meandering, unconvincing; almost as if it was added as an afterthought. I found the actors a bit out of synch until the two last episodes when everything started going crescendo!
As for the actors, JJ is too cute to bear and Tor looks like PPKrit but older (someone mentioned it earlier on feeds and I could not unsee PPKrit after that!🤣🤣🤣)
In conclusion, this was an excellent single watch (won't be rewatching this!) but if they ever make a sequel, I'd love to see what will become of the cop and the doc!
EDIT: I just watched the teaser trailer(no subs!) and read through some comments (google translate) on youtube: the amount of hate this drama is getting is terrible: "the editing is bad, the actors are ugly, it is like a school play, don't do this in Indonesia". Frankly it does not look worse than many BLs from other countries: low budget is not a problem if there is talent and creativity within the production team which seems to be the case here!