Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016)

Yes this is based on a Chinese Book, but this is a remake and they sort of buy the rights, so under the hands of a good screenwriter even a bad book would turn into a marvelous drama. Most of the actors are wasted in the drama, we did not see anything much of love. Scarlet Heart Back in 2011 was my first CN drama. It was the first year I started to watch Korean CN dramas did not know much about them, I accidentally discovered them on youtube.. I can only say this this was not as brutal as the original one.

I still want a S2 if all the fans get together and push them by petitions & twitter parties we'll get it but we won't get anything by sitting and hoping..

I am still not recovered by this drama, I want to go and watch it back, I have done the same on Scarlet Heart a couple of times.

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Since this drama is a remake of its Chinese cousin, I had high hopes before watching this drama. It took me a year of starting and putting it on hold to finally finish this. I must say, I liked the main cast better than the Chinese version because IU! and JOONGI! However, because of the many model-turned actors and idol-turned actor, Baekhyun, the acting was a bit sloppy and somewhat fake at times to be honest. No shades here, for Baekhyun to act this way for the first time is very good for an idol but sometimes I feel like he's over-acting for the sake of it (I do look forward his future works as an actor and see how he grows). The romance between the main characters and each character's development throughout the drama, from main to support, is what kept me watching the whole thing.

I do like a drama that has a good plot and good acting? But I guess this one only has a good plot, for a drama that has been remade. The ending though? I wanted to kill myself but sadly NO SPOILERS.

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Dor que transcende o tempo

Talvez esse dorama divida opiniões porque foge da lógica do que estamos acostumados a visualizar em histórias de romance. Foi tão marcante que não me esqueço de tê-lo assistido em 2016 e de sentir um completo vazio e dor. Acabei de reassistir em 2024 e, oito anos depois, saio com os mesmos intensos sentimentos.

Particularmente, gosto bastante de contextos históricos, e isso o drama soube fazer bem. Somos imersos na Dinastia Goryeo e, embora príncipes e reis sejam reais, ainda assim possuem características e histórias fictícias.

A cinematografia e ambientação histórica são deslumbrantes e a trilha sonora complementa perfeitamente as emoções das cenas, intensificando ainda mais a experiência.

Minha dica é: assista preparado para vivenciar diversos sentimentos e aproveite para mergulhar e vivenciá-los. São cenas engraçadas, muitas de amor, de ódio e de tristeza, todos aqueles sentimentos que compõem a existência humana.

São histórias fadadas ao sofrimento. Pode parecer estranho dizer, mas não evite histórias assim, também há uma estranha beleza, um certo tipo de poesia que permeia nossa existência.

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a cinematic masterpiece

when i started to watch kdrama i always saw "moon lovers" being highly recommended but after seeing a lot of reviews such as it's a very sad drama, ending is not good, iu's acting is not good in this drama because of these negativity i really hesitate to watch this drama but after like 2 years i finally decided to watch this drama and now i realize how much of a fool i was... this drama by far become my favorite drama of all the time... this drama really affect me both emotionally and mentally... after watching this drama i'm wondering "how can a drama can be so beautiful"... the story, the cast, the cinematography, osts, everything about is drama is so perfect and beautiful and after this drama i truly become a huge fan of Lee joon gi and iu to a whole another level, their acting in this drama is so freaking beautiful and the fact that i don't always cry while watching dramas and all but this specific drama literally made me cry like a mess and this really taught me so much about the life and relationships, truly this drama affects me to a great extend... If you're reading this review and hesitate whether to watch it or not i'm telling you don't hesitate just watch it and avoid watching spoilers beforehand, this drama will truly become a beautiful experience you've ever had in ur entire life, after finishing this drama i felt so lucky that i watched this masterpiece but also felt empty and depressed for days because this masterpiece is already over, that's why i truly truly want second season of it but it's been 5 years and yet there's no announcement of season 2, it makes me sad but i'm still hoping for it, with the same cast but in the different era... just thinking about it giving me goosebumps all over my body. I truly become a huge fan of this kdrama and i don't think any drama will replace it's place in future, this drama will always have a special place in my heart.

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Unrelenting, but beautiful storytelling

This was both entertaining and hard to watch. It was gripping, because I wanted to know what was going to happen next, but at the same time I had already figured - by the way the story was going - that bad things were going to happen over and over again.

I think the unrelenting aspect of this drama would make it difficult to rewatch, but I'd still recommend it. There's something bittersweet about the way the characters grow and their relationships to one another. Plus, the acting is superb.

(A second season of this drama, "in reverse", would probably have been amazing, too!)

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MOON LOVERS ????????????????...!!! This is the Best Historical Romantic Fantasy drama, you'll get mesmerized by this one if you love to watch romantic tragedy. It will take you in different world & you don't wants to come back to reality. I'm Spellbound . I knew it has Sad Ending but after watching the end, I think they gave us hint of 2nd season & I'm still waiting.????You'll definitely love it yet is has Sad ending because it is full of fantasy, emotions,love,conspiracy, sadness and hope. Each and every actor is Amazing, specially Lee Joon Gi & IU , Gosh they both are fascinating and their chemistry will won your heart from the beginning .Most Important & Beautiful thing of this drama is its music, you'll fall in love with it.How Beautifully they created it. One of the best Korean Drama I've ever watched in spite of sad ending they amazingly Ended it. I felt restlessness, curious, laugh, cried a lot & loved it from the bottom of my heart. Watch it if you can but if you know already its ending , you will still watch it & still criticize it then this is WRONG. So please don not misunderstand this drama just because you want Happy Ending because it not possible to change history overall. Watch it, feel it, Understand it & Love it .☺???????? It has been 3 years And still I Desperately hope for Second season.????

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I started watching this drama a year ago but stopped at episode 7 or 8 because I was getting tired of the relationship between Haesoo and Wook.
I decided that i really wanted to finish this drama even though I already heard a lot of spoilers. I am very surprised that even though I knew what was gonna happen I really liked.
It's been a while since I've cried so much in a drama.
I don't usually like sad endings but I find that this drama needed it, there was no other option.

Would I recommend this drama? 100% yes. It's really good, you can see they thought about everything, even the smallest details.

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NO WORDS FOR THEIR AMAZING ACTING!!!!

lee joon gi made me cry with just a single expression in the last scene.Their is nothing special just turned his face but I could see his emotion through it AMAZING!!!!
A lonely hero can he have a great family after a great fight or becomes even more lonely??? this can be answered only by watching the drama.
I loved it for acting of the whole cast it was awesome.
bond between brothers was explained. the heroine mischief was admired by all the brothers which makes a complicated circular relationship which was funny and thrilling.
It keeps us awake making us think whats next.
A cruel mother I don't know if really exist but her role was good.
overall its a movie must be watched. May be its historical but can be related to present day in every situation.

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nice drama but im never watching it again like ever

at first i thought it was a cute little time travel story with some romance in it uk the usual storyline you get. However the amount of bloody DEATHS in this drama made me fall into a depressive state. LIKE WHY WOULD YOU MAKE ME SO ATTACHED TO SO MANY CHARACTERS IF YOU WERE GOING TO KILL THEM.
Ngl at the death rate the writer was going for, i was very close to being the next one gone?
then at the ending when she remembers everything. Let me tell you i have never cried more in my life. HAESOO HAD A LIFE THERE!! SHE FOUND LOVE, HAD A CHILD AND DIED THERE!!! HOW IS SHE SUPPOSED TO JS MOVE ON WITH HER CURRENT LIFE LIKE NONE OF IT HAPPENED.
A part of me died the day i watched the ending. Safe to say i have been emotionally broken down by this drama.

Side note i am an IU fan and i loved her in this drama. Like absolutely loved her. Stan IU guys (but watch her dramas with caution cause most of them sad asf)

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Just finished this series and I am speechless. Although I did not shed a tear, this drama twisted my heart this way and that way which physically hurt my chest. Sigh! The story, especially the ending, could have been so much better I have to be honest. I feel that that there could have been more warm moments to show how Wang So and Hae Soo’s relationship developed so we the audience can confidently fight with them. Wang So just made a decision to make Soo his “person” after she touched his face, that’s it. Too many episodes on the Wook and Hae Soo push and pull saga which I thought were unnecessary to the plot.

This series showed me how the throne forces to show man’s inner heart and how it is truly a lonely, a very lonely seat. It changes even a mother’s heart, such a tragedy.

Lee Joon Gi portrayal of agony over Soo’s death was the death of my heart (for a full minute at least). I have no words, one of the best moving moments in my kdrama viewing history. He is truly the shiniest star of this series. Jisoo is not far behind, Joo Hyuk could be better. IU had her moments as well. A favourite of mine, Kim Sung Kyun (astronomer), delivered as always. The OST was perfect in and of itself but was also perfectly timed each time. I love this drama and would be recommending it to friends.

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recommended !!! We always hope for a sequel

"I'm sorry for leaving you alone"
"If our worlds is not the same, I wil find you. My.. Soo...."
"Mornings will never be the same... Once you meet that someone who will be the sunshine even on your darkest moments"

Such heartbreaking drama. We lost the count of how many times i cried. Sadly, not every story have happy ending but is fair and realistic, being faithful to the facts, happened in history. The beauty of this drama is in all the cruelty and bitter reality it shows, how tragic was living in those years, especially for women. Even being royal wasn't better. It was horrible to see the royal family who used to be united, complotting, betraying each others, killing each others, in order to get power,The throne. None is completely good or bad. All of them act according to their desires. The brothers had been put against each others by their own parents, who never loved their sons equally, and this is what pushed the princes on being so greed and mean. The constant feelings of being in competition. The love story with Hae Soo and Wang So was so sincere, sad, loving, pure, obsessive. Hae Soo is the only woman who loved and showed him kindness and helped him, yet the corruption of the royal burden and the power, convinced him on giving up, even to her. The last scene where he remembered the most happy moments with her, brust us into tears.
We wished they added the original ending where Hae Soo and Wang So meets again in modern time at the museum/paint exhibition and he doesn't recognize her. It would have been great, but that's okay. It's been 5 years now
We always hope for a sequel
We won't ever forget this drama. Extremely emotional

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