Manyeo Bogam

This drama could not get any better. Such a wonderful mind boggling drama. Every episode's ending makes you wait in awe for another episode. Eagerness Bundled up at every cliffhanger. Such a great quality product. Cast is beyond excellence. Everyone did justice to their role. And not to mention, the CG Work is out of the world classy piece of work. Sometimes it looks real and so natural and blends with the scenes. The set, Forest and other natural scenery are epic definitely makes you awestruck. Delight to watch this exemplary. Full of suspense, thrill and undeniably emotional roller coaster. Incredibly well done drama. I am so glad they chosen Kim Sae Ron to play the main character. she is slaying the role with her finesse acting prowess.

It started with an interesting plot and a superb acting skills from the characters. It just got boring in the end because I think they stretched it to 20 episodes when it could be finished with 16. They try to link the male and female leads but the girl looked like a thousand year old younger than the guy. The villain is great in acting but again... repetitive story line of fighting with her is just exhausting.

A cursed princess Seo Ri Yun Hee played by Kim Sae Ron has been abandoned in the mountains surrounded by talismans. Any man she falls in love with will perish and in trying to lift this curse she creates many potions and magic that help to cure sick villagers. Into her life comes an unhappy man Heo Jun who inadvertently burns the book of magic so decides to stay to help treat the locals and lift the curse. It is an ok supernatural historical drama and the acting is all good but the pacing is slow and times and I think would have benefitted from fewer episodes. A lot of people complain about the ending but personally I did not mind it as life isn't always rosy.

This historical drama is full of mysticism, with curses, spells and dark forces. It is a story of love and of good against evil, refelecting a lot about how Koreans appreciate mysterious forces and even chang form. I have travelled a lot in Korea and Japan and it taught me a lot about their approaches to viewing things. I have often wondered how Korean dramas have been so popular in Japan and China, and I can see the reason for such strong appeal. Having said that, I think westerners will have to open their minds to an eastern approach to really grasp this amazing drama series. I loved it.

The idea is good but they wasted screen time. When characters use their abilities make sure to be consistent. Do not make them able to do something and then not be able to the next. It wastes time spent on more important scenes. Items disappear through frames multiple times. The story could have been halved with all the waste.