Loved it!
This is one of the best shows I have seen this year. A very good sci-fi drama with wonderful acting by the cast. I do understand some character development has not been done in a proper manner but overall you will surely enjoy it.If we watch carefully there are small hints depicted by the director which took the story ahead beautifully. I loved the closed ending and not leaving it to the public.
This is definitely not for people who do not enjoy such genre or such concepts or want more chemistry to be shown.
Personally I loved it alot. And I do understand people have different tastes and choices. So that's alright.
Have a good watch.
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Too many Loopholes and questions, confusing
First, I'm referring to Manpasikjeok as Flute for easier typing.This had the potential to be great but too many loopholes, questions. Episodes 1 to 12 were good even with the unnecessary Jumps from one scene to another. Episodes were understandable even with Sudden switches from Corea to Korea. but from episodes 13 onwards it started to get really confusing especially if you watched 10 episodes in one sitting. It gave me headache to process everything. Too many JUMPS from one scene to another. Maybe bad editing/sequecing. Any websites which can help me understand? Like after the first time LG travelled back to 1994, how was he able to travel from that 1994 to different timelines and get back to the present day with only half of the flute in hand? Plus wearing the same clothes during the whole time. What was the disappearing plant meant when Jung Tae Eul woke up from a nap on her desk? In what time line was it when JTE was interrogating Luna was it before LEe Gon cameback or after? And what's the point of that? Filler? Also I thought they can only travel through different timelines if they have both parts of the flute? LG was only holding half of the flute when he travelled back to 1994 for the second time, he was with Young, since the other half was with Yee Rim. YEE RIM used it to enterthe gate with JTE. Sooo confusing.
What happened to the present lee gon? Like how was he able to travel back to his PRESENT timeline? Did he "steal" the whole/unbroken flute from the 1994 timeline in which he killed the 1994 Yee Rim? If he stole it and brought it to his present timeline, does that mean the "new" 1994 timeline in which he saved didn't have its own flute? The Flute that Lee Gon brought from his own timeline already vanished.
Also when he travelled different present timelines/universes to look for the JTE version that he loved, was he using the Flute from the 1994 timeline? Did he travel through 14,000,605 timelines? Difference between 2020 and 2021 aren't that long, I don't think that's long enough for his search for the correct timeline/universe to Find the right JTE.
Timelines/parallel worlds are complicated.. LEE GON saved his and her timelines but it doesn't mean all other timelines are fixed or according to the fate that they think is right. towards the end they make it appear that "fixing" one timeline fixes all the the timelines/universes. They make it appear so from all the time travels they've been to at the end. Fixed means no BAD GUY Yee Rim.
Since I'm not blinded by my admiration of the Main Leads Lee Min Ho and Kim Go Eun, i think I can honestly say this was not the best. Good but not great IMO. Great acting but really messed up execution in some parts. Don't get me wrong, I really liked episodes 1 to 12 and the last 36mins of episode 16, they really just messed it up at some parts towards the end. I LOVED every moment/scenes that Lee Min Ho and Kim Go Eun were together. They were cute. The last 36mins made all better since it's a happy ending for both. They can make you forget all the confusion from episode 13 to 15 and first 44 mins of episode 16
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A 20 hour long commercial with beautiful horses
First of all: so much advertising! I mean, at times it felt like watching an elaborate commercial.It was really distracting and my main reason for the low score.
Normally, I'm super into space-time paradoxes (among my absolute favorites within the sci-fi genre), but this is messy and, most of all, terribly boring (I'm so very disappointed in Kim Eun-sook).
I fell asleep multiple times.
By episode 5 one can easily guess the masked savior's identity and still fail to understand the mechanics of the parallel worlds created by the writer. For instance, how is it possible for universes that diverged for hundreds of years to have the same people, born on the same year and day from the same doppelgangers?! And how does it make sense to base everything on this premise and still assert that a different choice or being a second late can cause chaos in the space-time continuum?!!!
Despite their individual talent, the main couple was tepid throughout. The characters were dull and their love just came to be so suddenly that it was as nonsensical as the plot.
At one point I rooted for the prime minister, she looked like an interesting one with her political schemes and feminine outfits, but even that fell to nothing.
Honorable mention for Woo Do-hwan that tried his very best here and kept me watching to the end.
Female Empowerment Score 3/5: the three points go to the cool building owner and, in a smaller percentage, to the prime minister lady.
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Um...what?
What started out with a great story and premise falls amazingly flat. We are immediately introduced to what seems to be a wonderful plot of fantasy, realism, intrigue, and action, but somewhere after episode 2 this series decides to turn into the average soapy romance of long stares, slow motion wide angles, and a main lead who can't seem to be convinced that his character is real. In all honesty, I was utterly disappointed with this series because it could not deliver what it promised in the description. Is this a case of bad writing, poor casting, or something else? I'm not even sure.But. What I do know is that the side characters carry this show.
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Okay, so I am no fan of any actor of this drama except Woo Do Hwan. And I just finished this drama. I am telling this because I want to let you know that my review is not going to be biased because of Love or hate towards a specific cast.
The drama wasn't the best. I admit it. But it wasn't the worst either. It was a pretty good drama with a good cast and definitely a unique story. The story had me so confused throughout the drama. But guess what... It all made sense in the end. Everything was answered. And I think the writer did a wonderful job handling such a difficult story. Also the last episode was one of my most favorite last episode of a Kdrama ever. And even most high rated dramas have disappointed me with their last episodes like World of Married.
Anyways,
The middle part was a bit boring. Other than that drama is definitely worth giving a shot.
The drama is definitely unpredictable and have some really jaw dropping moments. So that's a plus point.
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It's worth your time !!!!
Emotions, romance, each and every thing is so believable and put to perfection. Lee min ho is an amazing actor and how he has embraced the KING character is brilliant. He is so true to it. Gentle and respected. Same goes with Kim go eun. She is so natural and effortless. Woo do hwan steals the show with his sheer versatility, acting two opposite characters to such perfection.
There is no unnecessary drama or misunderstandings between the two leads which they usually add in such genre of drama, which is incredible because it will take some time to understand the story with its amazing twists and turns, we don't need anything else to keep us hooked.
The cinematography is so beautiful, the sets are awe worthy. What more can I say to bring justice to it. Everything is very believable. That is the word. I am so happy that I stumbled across this beautiful show. LMH made me fall in love with him again.
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The casts need to comeback for Part 2.
I watched this again for the 3rd time. They are one of my favorite K-drama shows in Netflix. Same as Crash Landing. To me, they are both first number one in Netflix. The reason why I love this kind a show is because. There’s not too much sex and violence. They captured the respect for women and the men are very gentlemen and well mannered. Not to mention the Actors and the Actress are good looking and they’re are great in acting. This how made me laugh and made me cry. I am entertained. I would like to know if there’s Part 2.This is rated 10 and way thumbs up!
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And WAAAAH! To my surprise, I actually really enjoyed this drama, contrary to the reviews I read. Like, yes the story is a little bit confusing because of the 2 different worlds and some actors playing 2 different characters. And of course the whole time travel thing. Any story that involves messing with time/space is always going to be confusing anyway. But still, I loved following and uncovering more about the story within each episode. The characters and the actors were also all just incredible.
I definitely think this is a drama to watch if you have patience for more complex stories and are willing to delve into understanding all the little details. However if you're not for that, you'll probably just get frustrated with this drama.
STORY:
The story is definitely more on the complex side. There's a lot going on. It's easy to get lost and get confused so you have to really pay attention whilst watching it. Now, I get some people may not be into these type of screenplays, maybe they prefer a simpler story or just one that's not as easily confusing.
But for me, I actually really really enjoyed the complexity of the story since it kept me intrigued throughout.
Yes there were some science and math garjon to do with time in this drama that if you're unfamiliar with will just confuse you. And since I am definitely not a science-y/math person, it definitely did confuse me a bit. So I would say/advise, try not to pay much attention to all those garjon stuff as it's just something that will just confuse you the more you try and understand them. At the end, all those garjon didn't even really play a big part to the story. They were more of a filler to add extra character to Lee Gon. Instead really focus more on the characters that are travelling back and forth.
With that said, the most confusing parts of the drama where some viewers might get lost with was trying to figure out which of the 2 worlds a certain character is at or a particular scene is taking place in. Unless it's the Busan palace in the Kingdom of Corea or the Gwanghwamun Square in the Republic of Korea, it's kinda hard to tell. Then once you add in the dopplegangers as well, I suppose it can get even more confusing. So this part of the the story could've probably been made clearer because once you don't know which world is which or which character the actor is playing then obviously the story will get all jumbled up.
There was also a lot of focus on the bits to do with the parallel world (i.e. characters crossing back and forth) and the Uncle's actions (building a secret army) that the romance bit of the story was rushed and there wasn't really a build up to it, except for the ID card and the main characters meeting each other.
Maybe Kim Eun Sook could've probably taken out a couple bits from the base story i.e. the lightning burn, since they didn't even fully explain why some travellers had it and some didn't. Or maybe even took out some characters from the uncle's army like the pregnant lady or the stable guy.
If she would've taken some unnecessary bits, it would've probably been not as confusing and then maybe she could've also put more of a build up to the love story instead.
CHARACTERS/ACTING:
Kim Go Eun was great as Tael Eul. I watched her for the first time in Goblin and was really impressed by her performance there. She did a great job in this drama too. Her emotional scenes were very moving, that they could really bring you to tears. She was a badass in the first few episodes when she fought off criminals too. Her doppleganger character (Luna) was just alright. It was a quieter, darker character with a more haggard look so I don't think it took much to deviate from her Tael Eul character as she just had to tone it right down and make it seem like a sick, more depressed version of Tael Eul to be honest.
Lee Min Ho was also great. This is the first time I've ever watched him and must admit he does have that king aura and charisma to him so he carried the character really well. Though it would've been interesting to see him play another character in the drama as well to see a different style to his acting.
The supporting cast also did an excellent job. Their chemistry was a joy to watch especially the Violent Crimes Unit Squad, the bromance between Lee Gon & Jo Young and that familial love between Court Lady Noh and Lee Gon. A special shoutout and applause to Woo Do Hwan (Jo Young) as well for playing 2 very different characters so well. He was the best in duality among the whole cast.
Overall this drama is really not as bad as I expected and I'm pleasantly surprised at how much I actually enjoyed it. The story was good overall. It could've done with a bit more character/love story build up but the basic plot line was well written in my opinion.
The one negative thing I must agree with among the reviews I read was the insane amounts of product placement. There were far too much that it became ridiculous. I don't mind product placements in dramas since ads, sponsorship and product placement is literally in everything BUT there should be a limit. It wasn't like the drama was promoting 1 or 2 products either. There was at least 6 different products. And there was a placement in almost every episode.
WOULD I RECOMMEND:
If you enjoy complex stories, 'don't-beat-around-the-bush' kind of love story and don't mind product placement then I would definitely recommend. But if you prefer simpler story lines, love a good character/love-story build-up and don't like ads in your dramas, then I would give this a miss otherwise you'll just get annoyed.
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One of my favorites!
I know a lot of people don't love this drama, but I absolutely adore it! The OST is to die for, and it makes the drama 10 times better!! It can be a bit confusing, but everything gets cleared up later on. I wouldn't recommend it as a good first drama for anyone, it may be too confusing for people who are new to k-dramas and don't quite know how k-dramas run yet and because of that, it could give them the wrong impression about them.Lee Minho's and Woo Do Hwan's bromance in this is literally the best! Also, the bromance between Jo Eun Sup and Jo Young! I live for bromance and this is everything. Definitely give it a shot! 1000/10 recommend!!
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The King : éternel sur mon cœur
J'avais plusieurs fois remis à plus tard le visionnage de The King: Eternal Monarch à cause de plusieurs critiques que j'avais lues et qui le dépeignaient comme un drama passable voire très mauvais et puis, je me suis dit "allez, on essaie, autant se faire son propre avis" et la chose que je déplore le plus c'est... d'avoir écouté ces critiques!Je ne dis pas que c'est le meilleur drama de tous les temps mais il m'a paru vraiment bon avec l'expérience que j'ai acquise dans ce domaine, donc j'ai décidé de vous faire par de mon propre ressenti.
L'histoire :
Le drama nous emmène à la découverte d'une Corée différente de celle que nous connaissons, un monde parallèle, qui va, par l'intermédiaire des personnages, rencontrer la Corée du Sud de notre monde.
L'histoire va donc sans cesse passer d'un monde à l'autre et j'avoue que, parfois, ce fut un peu déstabilisant. Il ne faut pas regarder les épisodes quand on a du sommeil en retard ou quand on a décidé de faire sa compta à coté sinon on ne comprend plus rien très rapidement et c'est pourquoi je ne conseillerai pas ce drama a des personnes qui ne sont pas déjà familiarisées avec l'univers des K-Dramas, car ici on n'a pas le temps de parler des différences de cultures, d'habitudes, ou de tradition, les différences sont posées et il faut rapidement le comprendre pour avancer dans l'histoire et l'action.
Les personnages :
Je connais maintenant très bien l'acteur Lee Min Ho (Lee Gon) et il ne se départ pas de sa façon habituelle de jouer, surtout concernant la partie romantique de l'histoire ce dont je le remercie. Il plante un personnage de roi charismatique et fonceur mais il sait aussi montrer un côté vulnérable et drôle également.
J'avais déjà rencontré Kim Go Eun (Jeong Tae Eul) dans le drama Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (Goblin pour les intimes) et elle ne m'a pas déçu non plus, elle nous montre un personnage féminin fort et assuré qui affronte les épreuves qui se présentent à lui, elle ne succombe pas au désespoir et cherche plutôt les solutions existantes.
Je donne ici une mention spéciale pour l'acteur Woo Do Hwan (Jo Yeong / Jo Eun Seob que j'avais déjà rencontré dans le drama Tempted que je n'avais pas particulièrement apprécié et c'est donc une bonne surprise de le voir ici avec non pas un, mais deux rôles qu'il joue à la perfection. Mes plus grosses barres de rire, je les ai eues avec lui et il développe, encore une fois, non pas une, mais deux bromance que j'ai adoré. Du coup ça m'a donné envie de voir plus de productions avec lui, affaire à suivre donc...
La réalisation :
Je l'ai déjà dit, les passages entre les deux mondes et raccorder chaque scènes ensemble peut être parfois déstabilisant et j'ai dû donc quelque fois m'accrocher mais le drama fait souvent reculer l'action en début d'épisode pour nous montrer comment on en est arrivé à la scène finale du précédent et j'avoue que c'est quelque chose qui m'a beaucoup aidé et ce à plusieurs reprises, d'autant que j'avais souvent l'impression de regarder comme des "secrets de tournage" de l'action en elle-même.
Les décors sont juste magnifiques et le monde de "l'entre deux" est oufissime, au niveau des effets spéciaux, on arrive a un très bon rendu, ni trop, ni trop peu mais je sais que ce sont des techniques qui demandent beaucoup de travail et d'investissement financier donc bravo la prod!
les scènes d'action et de combat sont très bien jouées, voire même orchestrées car on a souvent l'impression d'assister à une danse (sauf qu'ici il y a des morts).
La romance est belle et bien assumée des deux côtés, on marche souvent sur le fil du rasoir entre bonheur qui explose et désespoir de l'attente mais fort heureusement, les deux leads sont des personnages qui ne se laissent pas faire et qui feront tout pour être heureux ensemble, je vous laisse regarder pour voir s'ils y arriveront.
J'ai beaucoup entendu parler des placements de produits de façon négative mais je répondrais que quelque soit le drama, d'où que vienne même la série ou le film, les placements de produits sont partout, tout le temps, si on s'arrête à cela, alors il faut arrêter de regarder des films ou séries actuels et ne voir que des œuvres historiques.
Le "Deus Ex Machina" m'a un peu déconcertée par contre, je pense qu'il n'est pas assez explicité, je ne veux pas dire qu'il faut tout expliquer en long en large et en travers mais là ça m'a paru un peu trop flou.
Enfin, le final m'a bien plu malgré le fait qu'il reste des questions importantes en suspens et, attention spoiler!
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Comment va faire le roi concernant la succession, voire même avant son mariage? Peut-il passer tout son règne sans se marier?
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et à nouveau mention spéciale pour la même personne pour qui je suis triste avec cette fin proposée.
ATTENTION SPOIL
Jo Yeong et Jo Eun Seob tous deux joué par Woo Do Hwan ne se reverront jamais après leur séparation déchirante, ça m'a fait un coup au coeur!
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Finalement, comme je l'ai dit plus haut, je ne pense pas que The King: Eternal Monarch soit un drama pour débutant mais c'est une œuvre dont je me rappellerais longtemps avec émotion et nostalgie. On se sent bien dans ce ou ces mondes et on aimerait y rester aussi. J'y penserais parfois avec un petit sourire en coin.
Maintenant, à vous de vous faire votre avis.
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The King: Eternal Monarch is about parallel worlds with one being the Empire of Korea and the other the Republic of Korea. The emperor (Lee Min Ho) of the Korean Empire teams up with a detective (Kim Go Eun) from the Republic of Korea to try and stop an evil man from gaining control of the kingdom and causing havoc in both worlds.Lee Min Ho plays the emperor of Korea, Lee Gon. He was thrust into power when he was a child after his father was murdered during an attempted coup. Those events have haunted him as well as piqued his curiosity surrounding a mysterious person who saved him during that time.
Kim Go Eun is Jang Tae Eul who is a detective. Her reality gets shaken up when Lee Gon suddenly appears and she discovers he’s from a parallel world. As she works to help him stop a traitor from his world, she begins to fall in love.
Next is Woo Do Hwan in dual roles as Jo Young, the stoic right hand man and close friend of the king as well as the good-natured Jo Eun Sub in the Republic of Korea.
Then there is Kang Shin Jae (Kim Kyung Nam) as a conflicted man who works with Tae Eul. Next up we have Yi Rim (Lee Jung Jin), the man from the Korean Empire who attempted the coup and still seeks to gain power by traveling between the worlds.
The latest drama from hit writer Kim Eun Sook is The King: Eternal Monarch. As usual, there was a lot of anticipation for this one. I usually fare well with her dramas, and luckily, that was the case here.
The opening episode was strong with a good hook as we were introduced to the back story that sets everything in motion. The next few episodes move into more set up as we learn an interesting story of parallel worlds with one being the Korean Empire and the other the Republic of Korea. A bit of a mystery and a struggle for power is also introduced.
Then there’s the romance. Of course, love between worlds has the makings of a grand story. Lee Gon and Jang Tae Eul have a fun banter in the beginning that nicely progresses into a very dedicated and powerful relationship. Lee Gon is very regal with a matter-of-fact type personality. He’s kind but blunt and doesn’t hesitate to say what’s on his mind. I found this to me a mix of charming and bland. I definitely liked it when he relaxed a bit more and had fun. He never becomes super engaging, but I liked him more as the drama progressed because of how much he had to overcome and what a honorable and dedicated man he was.
Jang Tae Eul is also very straight forward. She’s a solid character with a bit of roughness around the edges. I enjoyed seeing her soften some as she grew closer to Lee Gon while also maintaining her strength and never-give-up attitude.
We also get a bit of a bromance here between Lee Gon and his right hand man Jo Young. Gon was more playful while Young was completely serious. It made their relationship fun to see. These two also completely trusted each other which was a great thing.
And be prepared for a serious villain here with Yi Rim (Lee Jung Jin). There’s not much to him other than the fact that we wants the throne, and he will stop at nothing to get it. He mostly works behind the scenes moving the pieces of his plans into place and appearing at key moments. He’s not the most thrilling of villains, but he does his thing and causes plenty of trouble for everyone.
There are a few things to be aware of concerning this drama. First, it really takes some paying attention to catch everything. Some parts of the story were a bit confusing because of how the information was presented. There are several times you may be left feeling a bit perplexed as to exactly why things happened a certain way.
This drama also has plot loopholes galore. Mixing in parallel worlds and time travel just opens things up for all sorts of problems. I think the show tried to do a bit too much as a whole. There were so many characters and plot lines mixed in with some iffy rules as to how the worlds worked. The story is grand, but in a very messy sort of way. I think this is definitely a case that you just have to role with it or you may end up very frustrated with how things play out.
So in the end, I had the exact same experience I do with all of Kim Eun Sook’s dramas. I always love the grand plots and world building with interesting stories to explore. I tend to find the humor on the dry side which is not my favorite, and the characters are very matter-of-fact at times. The finer details are a little rocky too.
The grand stories and high stakes romances tend to outweigh those things for me though. So with an interesting story, a big romance, a good writer, and solid production, The King: Eternal Monarch was a very entertaining watch.
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Not a background TV show
Overall I actually really enjoyed watching this drama, but I know a lot of people that didn't. I get that many people thought the storyline was messy and too complicated but that's why I enjoyed it as most kdramas I can guess basically the whole storyline from the first episode.The acting is on point as expected from Lee Min Ho, Kim Go Eun and Woo Do Hwan and their characters are enjoyable to watch, especially Jo Young and Jo Eun Sub (both played by Woo Do Hwan) meeting each other.
The music from the drama is actually one of the best I have ever heard, the songs used are so good I listen to them a lot more compared to other drama OSTs.
The only reason I didn't give it a 10 for rewatch value is that I feel the mystery is what makes it worth the watch, if you know the ending I don't think it's as interesting and I can image it would feel like it drags on.
Overall I wouldn't suggest watching it if you're looking for something you don't need to focus on. I would definitely recommend this drama to my friends though.
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