Warrior Baek Dong Soo

Rating: (Not Rated - See Below)


Genre: Period Drama
Episodes: 29
Cast:  Choi Min Soo, Yoo Seung Ho, Yoon Ji Min, Yoon So Yi, Ji Chang Wook


SYNOPSIS:
"Set in the Joseon Dynasty during King Jeongjo’s reign, this martial-arts fusion sageuk is centered around the events involving Crown Prince Sado’s conspiracy. Warrior Baek Dong Soo was a real-life legend who created a martial arts guide in Joseon. His group who defends King Jeongjo is pitted against a mysterious organization of assassins who plot to kill the King."


REVIEW:
As some may know, I helped in the subtitling process for this show on Viki.  As such, I have to wonder whether or not the influenced my view on the drama.  That being said, I don't think I can properly review it.  Although it's probably worth watching again, I've seen it too many times because I was working on it. XD

Although I went fangirl for this drama, since there are some smexy actors in this one, I cannot say that the production was spotless.  Let's be honest here, the blood stains look like coolaid.  Do they not know that blood stains turn brownish after a little while?  (Sorry if I assumed wrong here, but I think the person who applied the fake blood was a man.  Most women know what blood looks like.)

On a final note, I think there was an issue with Episode 13.  Notice the sword is bloody before going into the person's body (even though it hadn't slashed anyone prior to its use), but it is clean when it's coming out of the body.  Isn't that a bit backwards?  If I'm wrong, please correct me, but it looks like the person who did the blood should have been fired.

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Legend

Rating: ****


Genre: Period Drama
Episodes: 24
Cast: Bae Yong Jun, Choi Min Soo, Lee Ji Ah, Moon So Ri, Oh Kwang Rok


SYNOPSIS:
"This drama portrays the life of the 19th king of Goguryeo, Hwanwoong, who was sent from the heavens to make the world a better place. He falls in love with Saeoh and gives her the joojak necklace; however, Kajin becomes jealous since Saeoh has given birth to Hwanwoong's son. She takes the baby and throws him off a cliff. Saeoh, thinking that her son had died, is overcome with grief and turns into the black joojak to destroy the world. Hwanwoong is the only one who could stop her. Afterwords, Hwanwoong returns to the Heavens and prophecizes that, 2,000 years later, the true Joo Shin king will come to Earth. With the help of the four gods, he will rebuild Joo Shin."


REVIEW:
I enjoyed this drama very much.  Although there were some errors in the special effects department, the show made me an addict for a few days.

Unfortunately, though, I kind of put off writing this review for a month. So, basically, I can't remember what I was going to write about.  My laziness is really getting out of control.  In any case, I hope you enjoy this series.  If I remember something else about this series, I'll update this post later on.

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Road Number 1

Rating: *****

Genre: Korean War, Romance, Drama
Episodes: 20
Cast: Choi Min Soo, Kim Ha Neul, So Ji Sub, Son Chang Min, Yoon Kye Sang

"Based on the events occurring around “Route 1”, which lies between Seoul and Pyongyang. The story about Officer Lee Jang Woo who finds himself in a war that he is not prepared for in order to protect Soo Yeon, the woman he has known and loved since youth. However, he is able to put it past him and he displays extraordinary survival skills, friendship, cooperation and ideology under brutal war conditions. Soo Yeon awaits Jang Woo's return, but eventually gets engaged to Tae Ho. When Jang Woo returns alive, however, Tae Ho discovers Jang Woo and Soo Yeon's unbreakable bond and feels betrayed."


I'll be honest in saying I was never really interested in this story. I was just bored one day and decided to give it a try since I heard good things about it. Well, I have to say, I'm glad I got bored. This drama is one of the best war dramas I've seen. I think a lot of melodramas get too caught up in the drama that they forget that it's supposed to be sweet as well. This drama really got a step ahead in the fact that it delivered a very balanced story. The bitterness of war and death was balanced perfectly with comradery and romance. I normally don't give melodramas the time of day, but this drama was definitely worth watching... Be advised, though, some of the scenes are very gory.