Hong Gil Dong (or Korean Robin Hood)

[alexandral]

I have watched 5 episodes of this 24-episode Korean drama already and it is really enjoyable. Not earth-shattering or outstanding but very, very well done. It seems that Korean dramas of the last two years gathered in speed and quality and this is just another very good product indeed. Fast, tight, great story, bright colours and very amusing. Oh, and good music. The story of Robin Hood is good everywhere, isn't it?

Few things to mention:

- Please don't kill me – I am not finding Kang Ji Hwan (the actor who plays Hong Gil Dong) attractive yet. I am saying "yet" as may be he will grow on me (and I really like the character) but for now he is somehow a tad too fat or something.

- I definitely don't quite like Heo Lee Nok (or Yi Nok?). And this must be the character as Sung Yu Ri was wonderful in "Winter Queen". I just wish Heo Lee Nok will stop making over-eggagerated facial expressions. And I have grown tired of "a stupid girl with a heart of gold who eats too much and with whom everyone falls in love" cliche . She doesn't bother me but at the same time she doesn't amuse me at all.

- So here (apart of the story which is very interesting to watch) I am all about The Black Prince. I think I will end up with my heart broken!!

- The last part of the usual quadrangle, Seo Eun Hye (played by Kim Ri Na) , seems to be a psycho spoiled girl. The first scene with her (the one with a dead bird) was very seriously creepy.

Just a nice screencap: The Black Prince vs Hong Gil Dong



A screen cap of The Black Prince

Comments

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

If it was a more serious drama, I could see that. Not that YN would marry Prince or what not, but that GD couldn't have her, ultimately (whether through death or what not). Historical dramas are good at messing with the OTPs.

Agree- I think this drama has all the settings of happy ending drama. Though who knows? We haven't seen a half yet.

Interesting. I actually don't usually care. (It seems half and half for me, drama-wise. Some give secondary guy someone else, some don't). Maybe because usually secondary guy (in most dramas) never really had a mutual relationship with heroine so I think he would get over her eventually and move on to someone else.

I often do, because for some reason the other guys are often very attractive and good, like in "My Girl", "Full House". It just feels such a waste of a good guy sometimes.

But then I am a sucker for the sheer concept of slave/aristocrat thing with GD/YN. Because that is so forbidden and here is where my angst-loving comes into it.

I haven't thought about this yet, may be because YN is so un-aristocratic. I usually fall for slave/aristocrat too (Remember "Bednaya Nastya"?)

Btw, you might find Kang Ji Hwan more attractive in Capital Scandal. He has much better hair there

I am getting this very soon!

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I often do, because for some reason the other guys are often very attractive and good, like in "My Girl", "Full House". It just feels such a waste of a good guy sometimes.

I don't know why, but I never warmed up to FH secondary guy. I didn't dislike him or anything, just wasn't invested. loved LJK in My Girl though.

I usually fall for slave/aristocrat too (Remember "Bednaya Nastya"?)


Mmmm...yes.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

loved LJK in My Girl though.

Such a waste, I wish him all the best! And Ho Gae, of course, too. :D