Yungnyongi Nareusya

This drama is just soo well written,well acted that it will make you go on a roller coaster of feelings, 50 episodes may appear as if it's a lot,i swear that it is faar from being enough

This work of art only explores the multitute of human emotions laying bare the complexity of human interactions and the unpredictability of life in every possible way that it feels wanting for more even after 50 episodes.

Non-stop excellence, each episode was engaging. Fifty episodes was not enough! The writing, the acting, the visuals, the sets, the characters, the action, the music, the costumes are all stunning. This is a classic for so many reasons.

This is a telling of thee life story of how Lee Bang Won became King of Joseon, by the same writer of. Another sageuk classic, "A Jewel in the Palace." The story is compelling, even with the complicated politics, relationships and ideology about how a nation struggled to reinvent itself. King Taejon's complicated rise to power and lead the new nation followed actual history.

This drama is so entertaining and educational; a "must-see" for fans of sageuks, After seeing hundreds of K-dramas, this tops my list.

The story is mainly about the founding of the Joseon dynasty with a smattering of star crossed lovers. It lasts for 50 episodes and most of them deal with the court intrigue and power struggles over many years but manage to hold your interest by their clever twists and turns. I would have given it nine but for some odd reason when a character first appears on screen and often subsequently they tell you their future status. If you know for example someone is going to be the king of Joseon then you know whatever predicament they face they will survive, at least until they become the king of Joseon. I did not like any of the main characters at the end because they all had serious shortcomings which is not a bad thing as it made them more human. The only character I liked and felt sorry for was Cheok Sa Gwang a deadly assassin, which sounds odd but hopefully you will understand when you watch this excellent series.

Extremely well written series. I loved all the characters with their good and bad. You get to see an amazing story and character development, you will get to love and hate the same character multiple times. Game of thrones is nothing compared to this!