Splash Splash Love

Kim Seoul-gi plays Jang Dan-bi who is a high schooler and on the day of an important test she decides to run away but ends up in a time portal which takes her back to the Joseon era. Here she meets king Sejong played by Yoon Doo-joon who is massively impressed with her knowledge and soon develops feelings for her. I believe this was initially released in 10 minute segments as a web drama and I watched it over two 50 minute episodes which may have affected the flow of the drama. The two leads had great chemistry and some funny interactions. Overall a well acted entertaing mini series which is short and sweet.

Splash splash love is so adorable and surreal while still having emotional substance to go with it, even if it ends up feeling repetitive and grating at times. It gets into some incredibly weird territory towards the end which was so visually inventive and exciting to see. It's a super fun watch, even if it doesn't leave much of a lasting impact.

Years have passed and I still think fondly of this film, which I have watched again and I think I will return to it again someday.

It starts out as a simple movie about time travel and a girl pretending to be a eunuch, but it's so beautiful. It touches on the subject of success in life and academic validation, of the fact that each of us is perfect at something as long as we believe in ourselves and as long as we have people by our side.

Also, the narrative thread of the love relationship between the two protagonists is sublime. A forbidden love between a girl from the future and a king from the past becomes one of the cutest love stories I've ever watched.

What is amazing is the cinematography of the movie, the scenery, the setting, I fell in love with them the first time I saw the movie. I laughed, I cried, I was happy for the characters watching the story, which has such a peaceful, but also dramatic vibe. It keeps you in suspense, captivates you and transports you too into the world of the palace.

It's also a movie that teaches you about and honors King Sejong. It shows you that there are strong people who care about the people, who want to make a change.

And the friends you make throughout your life, whether you spend a little or a lot of time with them, change your life forever. It's a movie that teaches you to have more faith in your destiny and to believe that something magical can always happen to you.

I just happend to find it. I'm so glad that I did. Koreans did everything right with this one. I literally have no complains. Even my favourite kdramas have something I dislike. Of course it's not perfect, thus the 8 stars. But it's an all around 8 for me, wich is extremely rare. I'm actually feeling joy while writing this review, just because I've watched something this good!

One thing I have to point out is that this is a comedy with some romance. Not the usual Joseon "rom-com" kdrama, where many of the characters end up dead. It's extremely funny at some points. At least for my taste. Also don't watch expecting realism. This is purely fantasy and it's good at it. I think this has to go in my "Favourites" list.

A mini series with a good story and an interesting theme. Back when the k drama land wasn't filled so fully with the go back to the joseon dynasty theme, this drama had kind of an interesting and original story. And they did make it work, using lots of humour and a nice romantic story. The chemistry between the two main actors was nice and helped a lot with the love story, though it was odd to begin with. The plot had a good pace as well and managed to complete the story officiently enough in just about two hours. So, 6 out of 10.