The Kingdom of the Winds (2008)

WARNING-may contain slight spoilers

a marvellous mini series (if that's the correct term)which enthralls right from the start and never lets go. In it's 36 or so hours, it seldom puts a foot wrong. The performances from some of the actors including female are hard to gauge in particular the two leading men, and the leading actressess ie Oh Yoon Ah as hye ap, who i nominate as the sexiest female character I've seen in a long time, and we never even get to see her legs. Then there is Choi Jung Won as Princess Yeon, who is full of grace and serenity. But I have no doubt that the best performance comes from Jung Jin Young as king yuri. plaudits also to among others Kim Hye Ri as as Lady Mi Yoo (Yeo Jin's mother), and Han Jin Hee as King Daeso. yes, there are faults. There is plenty of fighting, but very little blood. At one stage, i thought a character who was being executed had survived. it looked like the excutioners blade had missed him. but no, he had been killed. when one of the main characters is killed in a rather inhumane way, and his friend has the oppurtunity to treat the instigator in like manner, he doesn't. perhaps it's to do with korean tv restrictions. the two leading male and female characters are not without fault. At one stage, she poisons someone, and he has a tendency at times to kill people who are no threat to him. perhaps it was just one person, i can't temember. i see those as positive aspects of the series. When one of the lead characters dies, my heart broke. and i cried like anthing. That is one of the great strenths of korean movies and tv dramas; the emotion they can get from you, and also how they involve you in the stories. highly recommonded without reservations

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Where to start..... I loved it guys, you will all love this. Love, Politics, War, Action ITS ALL THERE! you will not be bored i guarantee that. One thing i can say for your sure is that Koreans know their history and i`ve developed a strong liking for it. The Actors were good but the Main leads were GREAT! Jung Jin Young as king yuri i give you nuff ratings ma boss, very strong actor and have been a fan of you from watching Dong YI, keep it up. Princess Yeon YOUR NOW MY GIRL LOVE YOU. Do Jin nu seh a word mi boss u get standing ovation just keep it up. haven`t watched Jumong yet, but im now sure to watch it after seeing this. Anywayzzzzz enough of my glorification n ma native tongue go and watch it i highly recommend it.

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Эта часть трилогии все же больше сделала упор на драматическую составляющую. И не скажу, что это пошло ей на пользу. 36 серий - а смотрелось с таким скрипом, а ведь предыдущие 80-ть пролетали со свистом. И даже не знаю почему. Может быть химии между главными героями не получилось, может быть уж совсем все плохо тогда было в Когурэ. Исторически, думаю, все верно. Сильный правитель, создатель государства - умер, а его потомок не имел такого веса, даже в религиозном плане. Духовные скрепы, так сказать, не сработали. Да и устройство государства, а конкретно, с большим трудом притирание племенных структур, не давало развернуться единству. Борьба за власть племенных вождей здесь показана очень хорошо. Амбиции и жажда власти раздирают страну. Пока еще каждый мнит себя царьком, имеют даже на это определенное основание - Чумон все же создатель государства, а чем его потомки отличились? Докажите. Вот и доказывает король Юри - неуспешно - теряя сыновей и жизни. Его сыну приходится тоже проходить через кровь и страдания, и не дай бог такую судьбу.
Очень необычно, что внука Чумона сыграл тот же актер, что и Чумона в 1 сериале. Это очень интересно повлияло на восприятие материала. То ли я попривыкла к Иль Гуку, но тут он помужественней выглядит.

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I watched this drama after finishing Jumong, it is literally the sequel but just that this show is made by other TV network. The story is not as epic as Jumong but nevertheless it is good, it tells a straight forward story that is well paced from beginning to end, I watched a lot of historical drama and quite a lot of drama doesn't have a good ending to the show, even Jumong I find the ending quite rushed. What's makes it stand apart from Jumong is the music, continue to read on the music/soundtrack section of this review.

For the acting it's really good across the board.

Soundtrack for this show is beautiful and breathtaking. After finishing the drama I just can't get the soundtrack out of my head. Someone has made a Playlist on YouTube for the drama check out and listen the soundtrack for yourself (https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX2MqrE5k3wm9bhbsWp4OLvY9qj4xnun4). Because the music is so good, the scene incorporate with the music in the drama, you can feel the scene is being elevated and intensified.

I know I mentioned Jumong a lot, I really highly recommend this show to be watched back to back, not a lot of people know about this show, I accidentally found out myself (was searching jumong to rewatch and this title of the show came up in the search) and also both shows main character are played by the same lead actor.

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My take on Kingdom of the Winds… life of Jumong's grandson, Moo Hyul

Compared to the greatness that is Jumong… I would say this series is somewhat lacking. It's by no means as epic as Jumong. However, I genuinely enjoyed it, so much so, that I have seen it more than four times already (lol) Blame it on quarantine and a whole lot of free time.

I don’t know why I keep coming back to Kingdom of the Winds. Maybe because Song Gook played the lead (I think he’s so amazing in his Historical roles) Perhaps it’s purely the romance between Mu Hyul and Princess Yeon, who had such tender gaze and weak appearance. Oh gosh! I have such affection for these feeble female characters that our main leads always fall in love with. I mean, I also loved Lady Ye So Ya.

Anyways… Kingdom of the Winds is more deeply romance base compared to Jumong. Song Gook also express himself more... an issue I had whenever I watch Jumong. I hated that he didn’t talk enough.

I know I keep comparing but I can’t help it since the stories are connected! Hahahaha

I don’t know about anyone else, but I found the music in this series incredible! I am NEVER tired of listening to it. And I listen to it a lot! Emphasis on “A LOT”. If you ever get the chance—check it out on YouTube.

I gave the acting a full 10 because Song Gook NEVER NOT deliver in these roles.


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>> Do Jin is like every other pitiful second lead who find themselves in love with Fl, but instead of confessing—they stay quiet until ML comes along and steal Fl. Smh! Then they throw tantrum and reek jealousy.


>> Ma Ro is that loyal bestfriend everybody such have in their life.


>> Physically and mentally strong. Steady eyes. Firm character. Fight like a monster. The young man who played Jumong's son in Jumong, grew on me. So much so, that I wished he could have played Yuri in this series because honestly, I do not find the man who played Yuri compatible for the role.


>> I enjoy Ma Hwang character. He does play a lot of support role but he never not shine them.

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