Moon Embracing The Sun
Okay I finished Moon Embracing The Sun earlier. I started with episode 3 on friday at 4pm and ended with episode 18 on saturday at past 4pm (yeah 15 episodes in 24hours) then continued with episodes 19 and 20 this morning. I've been wanting to post about it but it me time...coz I was googling for pics. Yeah I just watched it online bcoz Im too lazy to DL it (>_<)
Overall opinion? It was a nice romantic drama and that's it. Nothing more. It wasn't epic at all. Not a must-watch drama but if you're a kdrama fan, then you should. coz it's the talk of the kdrama land.
First opinion? Casts are eye candies ^^ (well they have to be since they have poor storyline and skewed loop holes)
Everything, and everyone are nice to see on screen. Even the lead actress ageless Han Ga In, whose acting I'm not a fan of. I've seen her in Witch Yoo Hee and Bad Guy.
As you can see, young Yeon Woo is Kim Yoo Jung. I think she's famous as a child actress in various sageuk dramas. I was even suprised that she was in Queen Seon Duk!
Darn! I really dunno why but Im sooooo having hard time remembering their names!!! seriously?! Even the lead actor!!!! his name wont stick in my head!!!!!!!!!! =(
Anyway, personally I liked the childhood days of this drama (^__^) they are more fun to watch. Prolly because after the death of the crown Princess, the whole thing turned into sort of hard core drama. Even after 8 years they are still longing and thingking of the crown princess Yeon Woo. I SERIOUSLY wasn't really expecting it to be a tear jerker drama (coz hey they were advertising it as a romance drama, and it truely is) but Oh man I was a bit teary watching the young crown prince Hwon cries as the young crown princess is taken away from him and out of the palace! I really admire the acting of Yeo Jin Goo as the young crown prince Lee Hwon.
Yeo Jin Goo (15) as the 15 year old crown prince Lee Hwon
Lee Min Ho (19) as the young Prince Yang Myung, brother of Lee Hwon. (Now I have to watch Sungkyunkwan Scandal and Rooftop prince)
Im Siwan (23) of KPOP ground ZE:A as the 17 year old scholar Yeom, teacher of the crown prince and brother of the crown princess
Lee Won Gun (21) as the 15 year old most talented swordsman Woon
Im really biased to the younger casts (HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.....)
Here they even had a magazine photoshoot (^________^)
Second opinion? although this is a sageuk, this is JUST A ROMANCE DRAMA. I was actually very suprised that this sageuk is just 20 eps. I was in the impression that sageuk dramas are like really long dramas, so I'm never a fan of these type of drama (I just watched bits and pieces of Jumong lol). I was even very proud that I managed to finish Queen Seon Duk (which until now is one of my all time favorite drama).
I actually have the very same opinon with dramabeans regarding this drama. Other characters have the potential to build their own story so the entire story can be more complex. The drama instead focused solely on the two lead characters.
Third opinon? BROMANCE!!! the only good think in this drama bwahahahahahaha!!!!
Well, I hated how the female characters are like slave of their love! Tho, at first, I think it was really cute how Princess Min-Hwa is head-over-heels towards scholar Yeom. But Yeon Woo agreeing to just sit in a small room at the back of the King Hwon is just...... DUH!
anyway, yeah bromance.... ahihihihi... I liked how the King Hwon made rumors that he is gay just to "save his innocence" =) hahahaha.....
Young Crown Prince Hwon (Yeo Jin Goo) and his teacher Scholar Yeom (Siwan)
Young Swordman Woon (Lee Won Gun), young Scholar Yeom (Siwan), and my favorite young Prince Yang-Myun (Lee Min Ho)
Teenage Years of the Joseon F4, Lee Min Ho makes me smile =)
Young Scholar Yeom and Young Prince Yang-Myung
See? See? Lee Min Ho has that aura!!!! =)
Young Scholar Yeom and Young Crown Prince Hwon
I really like pictures of these two together =) Young Crown Prince Hwon and Adult King Hwon
They have bunch of pics together at facebook but Im just too lazy to save them hahaha....
Hey I also like the adult Joseon F4, I just couldn't (and dont have enough time to look) find pics of these 4 together XD
Last opinion, unnecessary deaths! WHY DID Seol, my favorite character had to die!!!!! =(
Also, I understand why Prince Yang-Myung had to die but the way his death was executed was BLEH... what a waste!
But anyway, all is well that ends well. The Crown Princess Yeon Woo marries the King Hwon. This is THEIR story after all.
Now I will continue with Rooftop Prince, Dreamhigh 1 & 2, and Sungkyunkwan Scandal.
Credit: pics are from everywhere on the net. except the last, which was from dramabeans; and the screen cap of Seol death, I took that XD
RIP Neil Armstrong