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Director: Song Hyun-Wook
Writer: Han Hee-Jung
Network: KBS2
Episodes: 20
Release Date: October 11 - December 14
Plot: The Crown Prince's wife gave birth to twins, but twins were considered an ominous sign. The twin daughter was supposed to be killed, but her mother begged to save her life. Secretly, the twin daughter is sent out of the palace. A few years later, the twin son Lee Hwi is killed. The Crown Prince's wife hides her twin son's death and brings her twin daughter back to the palace and raises her as Prince Lee Hwi (Park Eun-Bin). Lee Hwi eventually becomes a crown prince, but she is afraid her real identity will be revealed. Because of her secret, Lee Hwi is unable to have anyone close to her. She hides her emotions from others and she makes biting remarks.
Jung Ji-Un (Ro Woon) is Lee Hwi’s teacher. Jung Ji-Un comes from a noble family. He is handsome, smart and an optimist who enjoys life. Crown Prince Lee Hwi develops feeling for Jung Ji-Un.
You can watch on Netflix.
Source: AsianWiki (Drama info & poster)
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Date: 2021-11-02 05:28 pm (UTC)i cant believe its already ep 8 though and i feel like we still have so much to learn about other side characters like hyun and the bodyguard (we only got the tiniest glimpse of his back story this week) among others, no wonder this drama is 20 eps and not 16.
- her little smile when ji un went to meet his friends! hyuns second look at her when she was like 'and my tutor' i hope that means hes getting a clue she likes ji un and not him i would feel bad for him if he was oblivious to it lol
- also feel like we should have got more of a big reunited moment with ji un and his friends considering he was willing to die for them one ep ago. but i guess theyre not going to appear much anymore?
- i love rowoon in this role so much! his monologue about her being an ice prince and acting like a lovestruck school girl is so cute lmao, the flower behind his ear!!
- how did they film this scene with hwi catching ji un falling lol i know eun bin can not support his 6ft+ frame
- its not even complicated but my brain switches off when it comes to power relations so is grandpa on her side? grandma on her side when it benefits her? everyone else against her? man i don't care lmao just show me people being cute together
- them putting that scene of ji un talking about how cute hwi is and giving her a gift right after that scene with family power drama and envoys....the writers know their audience (me)
- this is the most awkward not a double date ever
- the immediate bad vibes as the envoys arrive knowing something will inevitably go horribly wrong
- not him assaulting court lady kim!!!
- i know it will end badly but yesssss at her beating him up
- theyre so cute :( him telling her she did the right thing and not to be distant with him :(
- i really liked the scene with hwi and court lady kim, its good to see them still show scenes with the other important people in her life, sometimes (bad) dramas abandon them as soon as the romance starts taking off
- i dont want to see anything this weird envoy man feels is interesting
- i was right! what is this, like he wants some sort of deathmatch? why is this man such a freak
- okay i KNOW its for dramatic effect but not a good sign that her bodyguard cant sense a giant man is loudly running at him with a knife behind his back
- NOT ji un coming in with a sword i love an overly competent leading man too but him suddenly being able to stop the whole thing when her supposedly really competent bodyguard couldnt do anything is a bit too much lol
- ok i definitely feel hyun will head down some dark path in the future if hes constantly in the background threatening people and looking like he knows stuff he shouldnt
- is this hyun setting up ji un??? or like just sending him to do risky stuff not necessarily doing it knowing something terrible would happen. hes clearly starting to feel a little jealous over hwi and ji un but i feel not immediately to this extent? idk im confused
- hwi and ji un fighting together <3333
- okay theyre all now working together im clearly waaaay too suspicious of hyun lmao
- not here for moustached rowoon!!!
- omg how many wounds has ji un had in like less than 48 hours? and hwi being knight in shining armour again!
- good to know the bodyguard isnt useless but he couldnt have done that yesterday? lol
- i get hwi choosing to be kind and understanding with the horrible envoy man and proving him wrong that all royal people are the worst but i was having more fun when she was punching him
- drunk ji un being dragged away by the bodyguard lmao so cute
- the kiss on the cheek!!! how is he going to explain that when sober
the preview for next week! chaeyeon finally coming in <3 but already the 'forced to marry someone else to produce an heir' plot is coming! i will prepare myself for angst lol
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Date: 2021-11-02 06:01 pm (UTC)LOL that's exactly what I said! Also, I was like is he sure he can take him on, and all those other dudes - I mean he barely made it out alive the day before 😂.
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Date: 2021-11-02 06:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-11-03 03:32 pm (UTC)He's so smitten, OP! Absolutely besotted!
not here for moustached rowoon!!!
The way I laughed. It was too much.
good to know the bodyguard isnt useless but he couldnt have done that yesterday?
I think he was caught off guard but yeah... that ain't a good look for a bodyguard lol.
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Date: 2021-11-03 04:55 pm (UTC)its soooo cute! the way he ran to her with the flower in his ear i nearly died
and i'm thinking with the bodyguard the writers needed a moment for hwi and the bodyguard to start to get to know each other? and thats why they injured him? it doesnt make sense he'd be that bad at his job lol
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Date: 2021-11-02 06:10 pm (UTC)Hmm I feel like plot-wise nothing really happened this week though? Anyways looking forward to next week's episodes!
Also, ugh rowoon is so fine. And very tall. And very fine.
(and yeah eff that dude for what he did to lady Kim 😤)
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Date: 2021-11-05 05:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-11-02 08:12 pm (UTC)Also Bodyguard must not have been hurt that bad or he healed really fast because wow.
But also his backstory is intriguing. If he’s secretly an assassin he is playing a really long game.
That Eunuch dude was scary but that moment with the apology was kind of beautiful.
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Date: 2021-11-02 08:38 pm (UTC)i can still see him turning out to be an assassin but he'll end up choosing not to do it and be loyal to hwi or something instead after following her for a while
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Date: 2021-11-02 10:53 pm (UTC)I think he is related (somehow) to the real Hwi's tutor, and when he finds out that real Hwi didn't abandon his tutor and died trying to say goodbye, maybe he will chill out.
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Date: 2021-11-03 03:35 pm (UTC)If he is, I'm more curious about who's he trying to get? Because it doesn't seem too much like Hwi anymore? Do we know the reason why Hwi's tutor was killed in the first place? Do I need to rewatch episode 1 lol
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Date: 2021-11-03 06:29 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-11-03 05:23 am (UTC)I tried to start last night but was too tired to read the subs + track all the old evil men. I'm so sick of power struggles and awful old men.
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Date: 2021-11-03 06:49 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-11-03 06:42 am (UTC)i find that it's unfair that ji woon gets all the credit for all the work that lee hyun did. and why is ji woon the first to comfort lee hwi after he was told off by the king??? it's more logical to have lee hyun there since he's part of royal family so he would understand the situation better. ji woon is just a royal tutor who isn't required to be by lee hwi's side at all time, unless if he's the eunuch/the bodyguard then it'd make sense. the connection and scenes between lee hwi and ji woon feel too forced. also at the end of eps 8, didn't lee hyun say that he would escort lee hwi so why would he wander off alone in the palace??? no bodyguard/eunuch with him???
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Date: 2021-11-03 08:13 pm (UTC)in general i really enjoy the main cast as a whole, even though i feel like we barely got to know some important characters like the mysterious bodyguard, for example, and we're almost halfway through the show! i want to know more about the daughter of the minister of war (? you know the one who has heart eyes for jiun), jiun's mom (loved her not wanting to pressure him into a particular career) and the grandmother (bizarre that this actress moved onto grandmother roles now??)
if this drama ends with the bodyguard being dami’s twin brother , the twin brother suddenly appearing or in general dami not being able to ascend the throne because she is a woman (the latter being very likely) i’ll be sooooo annoyed (despite knowing better) because she’s proving over and over again that she’s such a capable, empathetic leader. i really appreciated that they did not completely vilify the chinese-korean envoy guy and that she could empathize with his situation. i also loved the scene where she brushed her trusted court lady kim's hair (i was ready to fight when she got attacked!), that was just such a lovely touch. eun bin plays this character so well!
kind of confused that both the bodyguard as well as jiun were still able to fight after getting quite badly wounded but ok maybe jiun is a doctor of miracles who knows
like i said i am really enjoying the whole cast but i was particularly heart eyes for rowoon these episodes. 🥰rowoon all excited running to lee hwi with his little flower and when he tripped!!! 🥰 rowoon in that pink hanbok 🥰🥰🥰🥰 rowoon as an undercover assassin-type 🥰🥰🥰 and even rowoon in a mustache??🤔 i wouldn't say no tbh
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Date: 2021-11-05 01:00 pm (UTC)it is strange! i like everyone too but i feel there are probably too many characters and they won't probably get the time for decent character growth in only 20 eps.
and i agree about being annoyed if the bodyguard is damis brother, as far as i'm concerned the twin is really dead and any plot point that had him alive again would really annoy me and undo basically everything that was set up in the beginning of the drama and all of hwi's pain and growth would be for nothing. i'm really hoping they don't go down that path.
and even rowoon in a mustache??🤔 i wouldn't say no tbh
no encouraging moustache rowoon in my posts thank you lmao
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Date: 2021-11-05 05:31 pm (UTC)no encouraging moustache rowoon in my posts thank you lmao
lmao encouragement it is not! i just shamelessly admit that it's difficult for me to find rowoon physically unattractive lol, even with a fake clearly painted on moustache
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Date: 2021-11-05 07:26 pm (UTC)lol thats fair! all my male family members had big moustaches growing up so i associate them with relatives so anyone who has a moustache automatically becomes unattractive to me lol not even rowoon can break that trend
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Date: 2021-11-04 04:41 am (UTC)- Ji-un needing his ass to be saved by Hwi is my new favorite trope
- Hyun is definitely sensing something between Hwi and Ji-un. I think he’s equally as surprised about how close Hwi is letting Ji-un get as he is surprised that Ji-un has warm feelings and/or loyalty towards a royal considering his general thoughts about them
- Fanboy Ji-un! Flower boy Jung Ji-un! Could he be cuter?
- Her FACE when he saw him with the flower is *chef’s kiss*. That entire scene is *chef’s kiss*
- He is WAY too tall for Joseon era structures LMAO
- Who hasn’t had their stomach growling when their next to their crush. I felt that second-hand embarrassment in my SOUL.
- I love that landscaping is Ji-un’s love language. Even the way he watered the flowers was graceful.
- I like Park Ki-woong but was really confused by his character… was he just drunk the entire time?
- I know it was supposed to be serious, but I couldn’t help but go, “She’s so cute!” when she had to reach up to punch the him. I love her.
- That hug. Eun-bin’s acting *heart eyes*
- I LOVE how Ji-un deals with conflict resolution! I love that he addressed the guesthouse thing head-on and didn’t let it be a thing that would fester between them.
- I love Hwi’s relationship with Court Lady Kim.
- Ga-on being caught off guard does not make for a good look for a bodyguard. And not him being tossed around like a toy caught by an over-energized puppy.
- Did Ji-un go into a sword fight… without a sword!?
- Oh, pretty hanbok! And that weird laugh of theirs is hilariously sus
- I cannot with Ji-un’s moustache. I know it’s supposed to be comical, but good lord
- Can we get some protective gear for this boy, please?
- What’s the time period between Ga-on getting a severe slashing and his recovery?
- The Eunuch’s story was sad, but like Hwi said, doesn’t excuse his behavior.
- Drunk!Ji-un! Props to Byungchan for keeping it together lol
- “I’m not drunk!” *gets dragged*
- I’m living for potential Ji-un/Ga-on bromance
- Ugh, he’s crushing so hard. Smittened. Besotted!
- I’m getting increasingly concerned at Hwi walking around the palace by herself without any protection
- Can I get Ji-un to design my yard, please? He did so well!
- I cannot wait to witness the fallout of that kiss on the cheek
I continue to be so impressed with how well Rowoon balances humor and drama within his character. Each side is never feels out of character and makes perfect sense for his character in each situation. I’ve seen comments elsewhere saying that they don’t like that Ji-un is a bumbling lead, but I actually think that it fits with Rowoon really well. Park Eun-bin is just so wonderful in this role. I can’t say enough nice things about her. She’s carrying the story and character well and it’s great seeing her with all these boys who tower over her lol
So apparently the male lead in the Manhwa was actually Ga-on (bodyguard). The storyline is quite different because I think he was much older and there was a cross-dressing aspect there as well. I’m still reading through it, albeit very slowly. I can’t say I hate the change since I feel like the bodyguard thing has been done a lot in the past.
Also, was this drama pre-produced? It feels like it’s completed but couldn’t find information anywhere. And give me more Ji-un/Ga-on bromance please.
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Date: 2021-11-05 01:18 pm (UTC)i was torn between being like 'yesss hit him' and also 'eunbins fists are so tiny and cute' at that scene lol so i understand.
I LOVE how Ji-un deals with conflict resolution! I love that he addressed the guesthouse thing head-on and didn’t let it be a thing that would fester between them.
we love a male lead who properly communicates lol, but its so true and why i'm liking them together so much. hwi obviously isnt able to always feel or communicate what she wants or feels so its great that he's so open and doesnt let her second guess things.
this doesnt surprise me because i feel like they may still go there a bit with the bodyguard? he's already had two 'cradling/protecting her from harm' shots and i feel like there will be a lot more. i don't think he would be an official third male lead but i can see them having him catch feelings for hwi too but it just wont be touched on as much as with hyun for example.
it's not totally pre produced because i don't think its completely wrapped up yet? i think they're due to wrap up filming in a week or two.