Expecting the Unexpected

"Even if 300 years will pass... I will still love you" - -- Lee Gak and Park Ha (Best quote ever!)      During my summer vacation, I started watching the new drama of SBS "Rooftop Prince" out of the habit of wanting to watch any sageuk drama that would be showing. But I didn't expect to fall in love with the drama so much. In my ranking of best sageuk dramas, Rooftop Prince became my 3rd best, obviously having my 1st and 2nd, Dae Jang Geum and Dong Yi which I have already reviewed about in my last posts.      So, this time I am giving my insights on another hit sageuk drama for this year, The Rooftop Prince. For the past few weeks, Rooftop Prince have been the hot topic for viewers who greatly enjoyed the drama. The plot of having to time travel from the Joseon Era into the current year is certainly a new and fresh story for the viewers; though now other dramas like Queen Inhyun's Man and Dr. Jin has also incorporated this concept.  ...

    Another great sageuk story is a 60 episode drama entitled "Dong Yi". This was aired last March 2010 on MBC which was once another hit project by director  Lee Byung Hoon who also produced the successful "Dae Jang Geum".      This drama which was set on the Joseon dynasty captures the hearts of many especially for the youthful viewers since it depicts a love story between King Sukjong (Ji Jin Hee) and Consort Suk--Dong Yi, a lowborn (Han Hyo Joo).               Honestly, I was really curious on how director Hoon would produce another historical drama that could surpass his past projects and would be able to entice viewers as well on his new project.          Like the drama Yi San he made after Dae Jang Geum, the drama slowly showed that many characters are being portrayed by actors and actresses from Dae Jang Geum which also makes viewers excited to see familiar faces making...