The King 2 Hearts

North Korea is a mysterious place to me. This drama unveils the life of north korean to me. The plot is creative to let birth to a king in south korea. The story is rich with mutiple storylines. Besides romance there are politics, thrillers, action. Female lead is my favourite action actress. The character of male lead is also menly. I like very much his reaction when knowing that his wife has miscarriage. So brave and musculine. His transition from a playboy to a decisive king is so natural and encouraging.

A cute and young female lead prompts me to see the drama again and again.

What an exceptional drama and an ingenious screenplay!

What a scream against war!

What a crying loud voice for peace and love!

It's one of the best kdrama I've seen, and I've seen a lot so far!

Lee Seung Gi and Ha Ji Won were so excellent, so great, each one of them performing in two types of attitude! Such a superb acting from both of them!

Lee Seung Gi, you are the King of our Hearts! I love you!

It's a series that takes your breath away. You won't have a chance to get bored, not for a single moment. You might watch the whole series in one shot!

Due to its message, supported by great acting, I consider this series as one of the most precious gems of kdrama.

Don't miss it! :)

I'm a bit of a Lee Seung-gi fangirl so was looking forward to this but I'm finding it a bit hard to swallow with the tough as nails army girl going all gooey eyed saccharine all the time in a very Hello Katty way. The plotline is good, the story is interesting, the acting.... half is good (korean) the other half (non-koreans) not so good. The story is a bit implausible and IRL it just wouldn't happen without major ramifications, but this is a kdrama and it's just how it is in fiction. It gets better as it goes along, so just keep watching, even if it is exhausting.

I picked certain extras were Australian/New Zealandish before they even opened their mouths due to the wooden/cardboard nature Australian & kiwi actors generally have (it's like they overthink it and worry too much about what people think).

The badass woman protagonist stays fierce and strong even while exploring her vulnerable side to love and relationships. Her military and physical strength don't just disappear, and she is the one who saves him from physical dangers (a nice reversal of the damsel/ Princess in distress).

As many have noted the antagonist can be weird and over-the-top and the foreign actors can. not. act.

But, the Korean characters genuinely develop throughout the series and the tragedies had me crying. The love between romance characters and new family members feel genuine because of their growth.

In a South Korea with a monarchy the spoilt prince becomes enamoured with a North Korean special forces soldier. An interesting mix of romance and politics over the 20 episodes with lots of murder and intrigue. A megalomaniac boss of a large conglomerate will stop at nothing to destroy the royal family and because of his wealth he influences countries making him difficult to oppose. It stars the adorable Ha Ji-won although in this series she does have an annoying intonation to her voice, the rest of the cast give a Stirling performance although this does not apply to the stilted actors playing foreigners.