Review: The Princess Man

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Genre: Romance, Period, Political

Year Released: 2011

Casts:

Moon Chae Won - Lee Se Ryung

Park Shi Hoo - Kim Seung Yoo

Mandate of Heaven: Character Introduction

My previous post on Mandate of Heaven

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This is the opening scene showing Choi Won carrying Rang while they are being chased by the police brigade for he is accused of a treacherous crime.

[Kdrama Recommendation] Mandate of Heaven, Heartless City

Mandate of Heaven

Now Watching: Ep 14

This is such an underrated in comparison of the essence of its production to the ones who are getting more popularity but with lesser substance to what this drama has to offer to the viewers. Seriously.

Review: Chuno

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Genre: Period, Drama, Action, Romance
Release Date: January, 2010
Casts: 

• Jang Hyuk as Lee Dae Gil
• Oh Ji Ho as Song Tae Ha
• Lee Da Hae as Un Nyun / Kim Hye Won
• Lee Jong Hyuk as Hwang Chul Woong
• Gong Hyung Jin as Eop Bok
• Han Jung Soo as General Choi
• Kim Ji Suk as Wang Son
• Kim Ha Eun as Sul Hwa

Synopsis:

The story followed the life of Lee Dae Gil, a slave hunter that holds a painful memory of the past. he used to be a young master of a household until one of their servants, the brother of the woman he cared for (Un Nyun) put the household on fire, killing the family members except for the young master who was left with a mark on the left side of his face due to the intentional course of event. This caused Lee Dae Gil to seek revenge to the siblings by trailing his ex-lover whom he believed abandoned him. On their next encounter, Un Nyun no longer exist as she changed her identity as Kim Hye Won.

Movie Review: Gwanghae (Masquerade)

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Release Date: September 13, 2012

Genre: Period, Political

Casts:

• Lee Byung Hun as King Gwanghae and Ha Sun - Iris
• Han Hyo Joo as the Queen - Shining Inheritance, Iljimae

Synopsis:

It tells the story of the King's doppelganger, Ha Sun who temporarily assumed the role of a King in the palace. It started when King Gwanhae felt a conspiracy building up against his throne. He suspected the perpetrators of plotting to poison him. To avoid such danger, he ordered the councilor to find someone who would look exactly like him as his replacement in the palace while he exits to avoid the danger and also, to sneak into his mistress' home during the night in his advantage. With the process of searching, they found Ha Sun, a clown who greatly resembles King Gwanghae and could even imitate the way he speaks.

Review: Iljimae

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Release Date: May 21, 2008
Genre: Period, Comedy, Action, Drama
Characters:

• Lee Jun Ki as Iljimae / Yong / Lee Geom
• Yeo Jin Goo as Geom (child)
• Han Hyo Joo as Eun Chae
• Kim Yoo Jung as Eun Chae (child)
• Lee Young Ah as Bong Soon
• Jung Da Bin as Bong Soon (child)
• Park Shi Hoo as Shi Hoo / Ja Dol
• Lee David as Ja Dol (teen)

Review: Hong Gil Dong

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English Subtitled

OST

Release Date: January 2, 2008
Genre: Period, Drama, Comedy, Action
Characters:

Kang Ji-hwan as Hong Gil Dong
Sung Yu-ri as Heo Yi-nok
Jang Keun-suk as Lee Chang-hwi

Synopsis:

One of our heroes in the Joseon Dynasty and was dubbed as the Korean Robinhood, popularly known as Hong Gil Dong, is a burglar of corrupt government officials. He's done his job to return the favor to the people who was rubbed of their money and rights by the greedy authorities. As he was able to do his mission a la ninja, Hong Gil Dong eventually won the hearts of the people. Sounds interesting, right? To continue the story with my blurry memory of 2009, I will recall what it had made me feel, that which is incomparable, irreplaceable and one of a kind. 

Review: Capital Scandal

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Release Date: June 6, 2007

Genre: Romance, Comedy, Period, Political

Characters:

• Kang Ji Hwan as Seon Woo Wan
• Han Ji Min as Na Yeo Kyeong
• Ryu Jin as Lee Soo Hyeon
• Han Go Eun as Cha Song Joo

Synopsis:

It is a story about the 1900s revolution of Korean activists to the Japanese Emperor who runs their government. Based on the history told in the drama, the characters were fighting for independence from the Japanese colonization that hinders their people to experience leadership and freedom. From this overview, it requires the characters to be courageous, nationalistic and passionate in forming a rebel group against their oppressors.