Amor ao Luar (2016)

This is not the first time I watch Park Bo Gum in a Korean Drama. But this is the first time I focused and paid attention to his acting ability. He is really great, I love the little side of humor he put in playing this character. Kim Yoo Jung did well in this drama. I admit that this Korean China had some twists all throughout the drama which I enjoyed. Jung Jin Young, what a fine-looking young man he is with perfect heart shape lips. Then there is Kwak Dong Yeon fine as he wants to be. I was happy! Don't worry, I paid attention to the storyline and I enjoyed it. The visuals and the historic set were awesome. The fighting was not so gory but good. Thank goodness! I didn't really pay attention to the music but only focused on the storyline. Thank you to all who made this story come to life.

Update: My 2nd time watching it and I had to upgrade the rating to 10. I so loved this drama after watching it a 2nd time... and there will probably be a 3rd time.

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Do not miss & rewatch

Most reviews here regardless of ratings are essentially true to some point. End result is it is very much worth the time to watch.
Just like any Korean drama series that start funny and light, towards the middle the heavy drama starts until the end.
Bogum truthfully did well here and lead cast has awesome chemistry that I’m wishing for another series with both of them.
There are so many casts who did an awesome job that without their role, I don’t think this would have ended up with a great rating. Kwak Dong Yeon and Jung Jin Young, then Byung Yeon was so talented played the role of a man of few words, his was the only character made me emotional.
Kudos to the director and production team for this exemplary series. Wouldn’t it be nice if they add another season? Hah! My wishful thinking.

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Great chemistry and cast!

This drama really surprised me! I started watching it after reading glowing recommendations on Reddit and because I wanted to see what the fuss is about. Phenomenal performances and chemistry between the leads! Park Bo Gum is simply wow! He can really emote with his eyes and his character is both funny and intense. In fact, the entire cast in this drama is quite impressive!

Bo Gum's dynamic with the female lead (Kim Yoo Jung) is so beautiful and moving. I'm a sucker for gender bender dramas, though I admit I had to suspend my disbelief A LOT while watching because the female lead DOES NOT pass as a male in any shape or form. She's very feminine in speech and mannerisms, so it's silly that the other characters in the drama are fooled by her disguise. It bothered me at first, but the actress is so expressive that I simply stopped thinking of the gender bender as an important element of the plot.

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Decently cute crossdressing with handsome male lead but predictable/slow storyline halfway through

TLDR; Decently cute drama that's not amazing but not terrible either. Wouldn't rewatch again since I believe there's better dramas out there but glad I got to see PBG's acting for the first time. If you're looking for something with GOOD romance look elsewhere but if you like a side of romance then this is for you.

Acting: Park Bo Gum does a good job as Crown Prince Lee Young but there was a lack of romantic chemistry between him and Hong Ra On in my opinion. Many times throughout the drama they often felt like platonic soulmates rather than romantic ones. Bo Gum delivered his romantic scenes well but Kim Yoo Jung's romantic acting in plenty of scenes could've been much more convincing.

Storyline wise: Drama was interesting and had me captivated for the first 5-7 episodes ish but around the halfway mark it became a drag and I got bored while watching it. After this mark I was forcing myself to finish it and there only a few cute or interesting moments per episode. The story got better in the last 3 episodes but I wished the ending had shown more about the future, I think it would've made the ending that much better.

The OST wasn't that memorable and only towards the last few episodes did I like the song choices & scenes.

Overall I wouldn't recommend this drama to people who love romance dramas but it was a cute thing that I'm glad I got to see PBG act in.

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Un début prometteur, une suite décevante

Durant les premiers épisodes, j'étais très enthousiaste. Une héroïne piquante et insolente, des scènes rythmées et une 1ère altercation amusante avec le prince héritier me donnaient confiance pour la suite. D'autant que les scénaristes nous ont épargné le cliché insupportable du ML qui utilise sa position de supériorité pour se venger de l'héroïne en la faisant trimer durant quelques épisodes, un passage souvent convenu dans les dramas et que je déteste. D'ailleurs, après une 1ère rencontre houleuse, j'ai trouvé émouvant que le prince soit immédiatement sous le charme de ce petit eunuque direct et spontané, au point de repousser le moment de lui avouer sa véritable position parce qu'il souhaite être traité en égal encore quelques temps.

Hélas, très vite les personnages perdent leur piquant, et sitôt achevé le premier tiers du drama, alors que l'histoire d'amour se précise entre nos deux héros , toutes les scènes deviennent larmoyantes et redondantes. Je n'exagère pas, à chaque interaction, dialogue ou échange de regards entre nos tourtereaux, ils ont systématiquement des larmes dans les yeux, qu'ils soient tristes, attendris ou simplement amoureux. Et ça pleure, et ça pleure encore, et ça fait semblant de sourire pour faire genre que tout va bien pour repleurer derrière, bref c'est chiant. En outre nos protagonistes n'ont plus rien à voir avec les personnages que nous promettaient les premiers épisodes, finis les disputes rigolotes et les échanges vifs, on dirait qu'on leur a lavé le cerveau et qu'on a affaire à des personnes complètement différentes. Même le petit-fils du 1er ministre et rival amoureux, qu'on semblait présenter comme un dandy impertinent au début, oublie sa personnalité pour devenir un gentil amoureux transi dont la seule fonction est de protéger l'héroïne quand le prince héritier n'est pas en mesure de le faire sans attirer les soupçons. Bref, tous les personnages sont stéréotypés au possible et ce drama manque clairement d'ambition.

Quant à l'intrigue politique, elle est vue et revue. On a les habituels ministres et autres nobles corrompus qui affament le peuple et sont prêts à toutes les bassesses pour conserver leurs privilèges, opposés aux gentils roi / prince héritier qui se veulent proches du peuple mais dont le pouvoir est limité par les manigances des précédents. On en viendrait presque à s'offusquer du manque de réalisme systématique de ces dramas historiques sortant tous du même moule, à croire qu'ils nous prennent pour des imbéciles en prétendant que le gars situé tout en haut de l'échelle est presque toujours un brave type désintéressé et que ce n'est vraiment pas sa faute si les gueux souffrent. Bon rien de nouveau sous le soleil, en théorie ce n'est pas très grave, et si les dramas étaient exempts de gros clichés ça se saurait (on sait très bien pourquoi on les regarde), mais si cela avait été traité différemment et que le scénario avait tenu les promesses du début cela ne m'aurait pas dérangée. Il arrive qu'on ait droit à une romance rigolote ou bien fichue malgré un background très classique, ou bien une romance moyenne compensée par des magouilles politiques bien pensées et capables de retenir notre attention, dans ces cas-là on pardonne plus facilement les défauts du scénario. Ici, tout est convenu et prévisible, en plus d'être larmoyant - sans oublier la petite musique triste et répétitive qui surgit à chaque moment d'émotion au point de me taper sur le système.

Enfin je trouve ridicule de faire jouer une actrice mince à qui on a très visiblement ajouté des grosses joues artificielles, au lieu d'une actrice qui porterait bien ses rondeurs. Déjà, on devine tout de suite qu'elle va perdre du poids au cours de la série, ensuite c'est un procédé aussi discutable que discriminatoire, surtout que son prétendant était déjà amoureux quand elle était bouboule (et il se fait d'ailleurs la réflexion qu'une femme à son goût doit avoir des formes). Je ne vois donc pas l'intérêt de ce choix scénaristique qui n'apporte rien de plus à l'histoire, d'autant qu'il s'agit de personnages très secondaires et que leur couple, bien que mignon, reste accessoire. A la place, ils auraient mieux fait de meubler par une romance entre n'importe quelle nana du casting et l'éternel garde-du-corps-canon-mais-mutique-qui-se-bat-comme-un-dieu (ce dernier étant souvent interchangeable mais il produit toujours son petit effet sur les spectatrices), au moins on aurait eu de quoi se projeter.

Cependant il faut aussi voir les bons côtés et reconnaître que les acteurs ont une bonne alchimie et leur histoire d'amour est saine, ceux qui n'aiment pas les malentendus lourdingues seront soulagés puisque nos amoureux se font confiance malgré les obstacles, les décors sont sympas et un peu moins vides que certains historiques coréens que j'ai pu visionner (ça doit dépendre de l'époque, j'imagine), la fin est satisfaisante - contrairement à d'autres spectateurs, celle-ci ne m'a pas spécialement semblée précipitée - et j'ai réussi à tenir jusqu'au bout, alors je mentirais si je prétendais que j'ai trouvé ça nul. C'est peut-être formaté pour coller au maximum à un cahier des charges déjà vu 100 fois, néanmoins le scénario sait ponctuer les nombreux moments romantiques par des passages plus politiques assez bien agencés et logiques pour proposer un peu de suspense, l'avantage étant que l'intrigue n'est pas compliquée à suivre ce qui fait de ce drama une bonne entrée en matière pour les novices dans le genre. C'est basique, vite oubliable, mais ça remplit son rôle.

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Charming narration of the girl-impersonates-man story

Although the FL’s impersonation of a man was even less successful that that of The King’s Affection, her cute demeanour and impish smile made watching this drama most entertaining.

It was also a big plus that I loved the ML’s charming smile and their chemistry together.

The general story was the typical ones found in other palace dramas as well but this was told well and had little differences to the story that made it very engaging.

One of the earliest Korean period dramas I watched and I am loving the story telling style much more than the average Chinese drama.

A good watch especially if you find the ML handsome and the FL beautiful.

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-Por favor no se tomen tan enserio mi review, soy una simple persona que no se considera crítica ni nada por el estilo.

La trama fue buena y más que lo hayan ambientado en una época antigua de Corea, porque es bastante interesante saber el como sería ciertas cosas en esos tiempos. Pero... sentí que en ciertas partes decayó, la sentí media aburrida algunas escenas aunque después venia otras bastante entretenidas. Yo siento que hubiera sido mejor si no metían escenas de comedia ya que al fin y al cabo nunca más las pasaron después de ciertos capítulos (igual fueron un poco graciosas). Creo que en vez de esas escenas pudieron agregar otras con haciendo que el final no sea tan rápido (porque también lo sentí así jeje). Y por último, el final no fue lo que esperaba, sentí que faltaba algo aunque la toma fue bastante bonita viendo al Príncipe y a Ra On ahí.

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Saeguk with disney taste

If you like Park Bo Gum and Kim Yoo Jung watch it. If you are not that into them you may don't like this drama.

It's a saeguk where everything is too naive. I felt like everything was a bit "poor". The story was ok, the acting was ok.
If you want to watch a saeguk there are a lot of better choices. If you want to watch something similar but better you can just watch Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung.

If you still want to give this one a try you probably won't regret it. As I said, it's ok. Not great, just okay.

PD: Remarcable acting from Kwak Dong Yeon

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Light & fluffy turned serious & intense

I was hooked from the beginning of this drama! Boy was it so cute, fluffy and charming! However, I swear as soon as we got past the fluffiness of episode 7 and 8, the show got way more serious. I guess their kiss was the climax of the cute part and then that story got side shifted to focus more on Ra-on’s/Eunuch Hong’s situation within the palace.

For a minute I was very confused about the whole boy/girl situation. One minute I would be like, ‘Does he know she’s a girl,’ and the next I was thinking the opposite. Very confusing - anyway, it sorts itself out in the end and the Crown Prince finally realises that she is in fact a girl, and they have the best kiss scene (even though at that point I was still unsure where he stood on the whole ‘was she a boy or girl’ situation).

The later episodes got really intense. Being a period drama, I expected it to be more serious from the very beginning, not so light and fluffy. That’s what drew me in, otherwise I would have struggled to watch this one, but overall it was a pretty decent story and entertaining and interesting so I liked it very much.

It all started to take a turn when more of the palace people became suspicious of the Crown Prince’s relationship with Ra-on/Eunuch Hong.

I did shed a tear when I thought Byeong-yeon had died - and how did he not die might I add? I was glad he remained alive.

It was horrible how Ra-on/Eunuch Hong was pinned as being a traitor just because she is her father’s daughter (who she had not seen in forever!) Heck, she didn’t even know the reason why she had to pretend to be a boy until she was finally reunited with her mother.

I cannot believe that woman abandoned her baby and then even tried to have it killed.

The way this drama wrapped up was so beautiful it made me cry. The two of them in that field of flowers was gorgeous. These are the swoon-worthy moments that melt my heart. Just before that though, the Crown Prince really did sit down on the stairs instead of his throne lmao XD What a man! Trying to breakdown that hierarchy and become one with his people.

The OST is really good - I liked all of the music!

The acting was great, but MY GOD was there a lot of staring - this is a drama pet peeve of mine. Also, there was so much eye acting/acting with the eyes. I don’t know how the actors did it always tearing up. It became one of those things you always notice, like when someone continuously says ‘Um’ during a conversation. Also, shout-out to the little girl who played Princess Yeong-eun. She did such a good job! Very impressed.

Credits to the wardrobe and design team! All of the outfits were so beautiful and looked well made.

I think I would find myself wanting to rewatch the cute scenes of this drama. So heartwarming.

-E

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I've been turned into a Park Bo-Gum fangirl

This drama is what you would get if you were to mix a star crossed lovers story, a la Romeo and Juliet—except, you know, with a big social class gap between the two main characters—Mulan, and maybe a little bit of Cinderella, and set it all as a historical drama set in the Joseon period of Korean history.

This was my first foray into the world of sageuks, and I must say, it was an excellent choice.

Had its fair share of laughs as well as angsty, teary moments. I enjoyed it very much, and the leads were absolutely adorable together! Had great chemistry. The supporting characters were also very good.

I would definitely watch it again!

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I love it but...

I watched this drama two times already, I used to watch this before but never get to finish... cause I was a kid, the drama is good and the acting is perfect for me! Although I want the politics to be more emphasized than the romance, but that will be dumb because I am watching a romcom in the first place. But, since this is one of the first kdramas I watched and adored, it holds a special place in my heart. I recommend this to people who like female cross-dressing, cute, and kind of cliche romance. It's fun to watch, politics is ok, too. Plus yoo-jung unnie is very pretty!

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I love this drama so so so much❤️ I already rewatched it many times and still get inlove with the drama, worth to watch. I watched this before 2016 and still watching it, first ever kdrama that I got so addicted, the plot is also great and even the visuals of characters. At first I hesitated to watch this drama because it's kind of historical and I'm not into that kind of drama but then when I've watched this drama I've loved it, even though it's already years I felt like for me there's more much they should put on the ending, but nevertheless the drama is so nice.

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