Moonstruck

The previous photo must be reverted back.
This new profile picture doesn't even look like him, it looks too edited and kinda sleazy. The previous one best represents his aura and how he normally looks. Please bring it back. 😭

officially done with the 49 Episodes. what a journey!! the high rating is very much deserved.
but instead on raving on the positives, I would just like to address the common negative comments.
YOU KNOW WHAT, AT SOME POINT I AGREED TO THESE NEGATIVE THINGS AND ALMOST DROPPED IT. Luckily, I stuck by it and my opinion has changed. Mind you, aside from Reba I do not know any of the actors or haven't read the manhwa, so there is no bias here.

"LEO WU IS MISCAST/HE TRIES SO HARD TO LOOK TOUGH" - I think this has more to do with expectation. When I read the plot, I expected a lot of angst on ML and FL relationship. I also expected Ashile Sun to be that typical tough, aloof, devil may care anti-hero sort. That's why at first he seems inconsistent when he's obviously alpha but he's coming out soft at times, was it Leo's inability to stay on character? But after ep15 when we get to see more of Sun's life in the prairie, I think Leo made a perfect interpretation of his character. Ashile Sun is not a dark character, and in his words he is keeping himself strong just so he can protect those he care about. He has superior skills but personality wise he's pretty much a standup guy. And I like that although he's a good guy, it's not on a noble level. He still follows Great Khan's underhanded plans, and also mercilessly kills people when Changge's life is at stake. And I think Leo delivered all these elements well. That one scene with his mother, I was blown away, the boy can act! I am fan now and I adore even his button nose. :)

"IT IS BORING" - I must admit around episode 12-15 I was also bored and almost dropped it. This is what I hate with Cdrama when they add too many filler and sidequest. In this case only after finishing the whole story did I also realized the relevance of those 'slow' episode, they also served a purpose. I think this is one of the few historical Cdrama which is well paced and every scene adds to the story (even though you don't realize it immediately). FOR THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH IT, TRY TO STICK TO UNTIL EP20, if still not into it, then I guess you can drop it.

" I DON"T LIKE THE ANIMATED PARTS" - this is personal opinion ofcourse, for me, I like them. Gives homage to the manga. And I very much prefer it rather than bad CGI.haha

"HOW CAN THEY MISTAKE CHANGGE AS A MAN" - you must be new to Cdramas then! this one we can do nothing about, just roll with it. It's not appealing if they give Reba prosthetics or made his wear mustache or something.haha


I hope I can find another historical Cdrama that I will like. I tried all those hyped about (Untamed, Love and Redemption, Ancient Love Poetry etc) but somehow they weren't for me.
The only ones I love so far are Ten Miles of Peach Blossom, Ashes of Love, Eternal love of Dream, and now The Long Ballad.

I must say, I feel the same heartbreak as I did when the KimSeonHo scandal broke out.
I feel like both of them are genuine nice people who just got caught up in bad circumstances.
Deng Lun was by far my most favorite C-actor(after watching Ashes of Love) and I always look forward to his works.
I hope there is some update here that flips the narrative, it's quite a small amount for him (considering his total earnings) to deliberately avoid paying and risk his career for, don't you think?
For sure it's gonna be a rough year but I hope he comes back soon and we still get to see the dramas he already shot sometime in the future.

After many many years of watching asiandramas, this is still to date my number 1. Nothing has ever knocked this off my top spot yet.
A Korean adaptation will be good, but I hope they do it via Netflix so it doesn't have too many censorship.
I think there is a certain kind of skill in the directing and script, and also with how the actors brought the character to life that made this series so gripping.
It has that mix of unexplainable elements, poignant, sometimes eerie, melancholic but at the same time hopeful.

He's really a handsome and talented actor. But I couldn't finish some of his series because the plot is so cringey. I hope he is given a good project with an original and high caliber story.

The events starting ep3 are completely different, there's too many to point out. There's also character change. I feel in this live version Taemu is a lot softer compared to manhwa, he's really manly and cool in the manhwa. And the opposite for Sec. Cha, he was a total softie and here he's more aloof.
I actually prefer the character and flow in the manhwa, but I still enjoy this drama nonetheless :)

I'm kinda disappointed they're deviating a lot from the webtoon. It's still fun tho.

I love NaInWoo, but I still feel hurt.
If only KSH was given a graceful exit and the credit he deserve, I will fully embrace this new chapter. Hopefully a few more months and I'll be able to enjoy this show again.

Yes. The window is their blessing, and the room is far from empty, so many things you can repurpose. Don't know why they didn't fully utilize it. I keep thinking how they can breath when OnJo and the other girl was inside that room.😂

I keep thinking how disgusting their DIY toilet is. If I were in there I would have suggested that they can pee on a tumbler or whatever cointainer and then throw/pour it outside the window. As for poop they could do the same, pretty sure you can find something in that room which they can use and then again throw it outside. I know it is still disgusting, but not as disgusting as collecting all pee and waste on a single container and keeping it inside a room without ventilation. Imagine being the last to use it.haha

I edited. I meant both ML Sure you can say Cheongsan is the main, but I find them equal in the story. :)

The female leads were annoying AF. The boys carried this show, the 2 main ML and also their loyal friends.
My favorite side character towards the end are DaeSu and MinJi(the foulmouth but softhearted girl)

This has a solid pacing, really entertaining although as expected from Zombie series, there are many frustrating scenes. However, the ending is weak for me. It felt like it suddenly went offcourse.

I was expecting a full redemption arc for NaYeon, but then I realized the casting and shooting for this was done way before SquidGame fame.

I get that she's bothered seeing Thyme with another girl. But why is she not wondering it's with Hana out of the blue?

Exactly! It was Hana's account. I'm not really convinced with this 'she's just distracted' explanation. Realistically speaking, you might ignore if the first second but you would for sure double take when it sinks in. And if she's so distracted about Thyme, the more reason she'll pay attention to that IG story. So I find it really weird, even the caption/subtitle was confusing to me.

Bright is obviously a handsome guy, but at times when he's acting, his face just distorts in an unattractive way.

Help me out pls.
I'm confused on one scene in episode 5, when Gorya is watching an Instagram story of Hana with Thyme, why didn't she even react? How come she didn't question why Thyme and Hana are together? Or how Hana looks different?

Exactly. I have nothing against Nara and actually like her on ItaewonClass but I do think she doesn't fit this role in Bulgasal. Like you I can't seem to care about her plight. It's almost like she has an on/off switch for different acting scenes and they don't feel natural at all. Like she couldn't properly grasp her character and only acts per individual scene requirement. Imho, either HanYoojoo or ParkBoYoung would do a better job.

With Sol I also really like her version in the past, specially her delivery of the scenes with her son. In the modern world, we still yet to see how it develops.
Hwal is also good, but gets overshadowed from LeeJoon's acting.
And then when he's with Nara, as mentioned she couldn't keep up also and we couldn't feel the what is supposed to be an intense scene. I know Director wants tension and angst on their scene but it doesn't deliver, most of the time I'm just like 'Just kill her already and be done with it'.

I hope it gets better though! *cross fingers*

Yes. This also explains his illogical desire to be close to Hwal. If he's not A-chan then his character doesn't make sense at all.