Hwang Jin Yi

Most of the cast were underperforming on their roles. Aside from the main female lead, there wasn't much appeal going for the drama. Which made the drama utterly boring with its insane 24 episodes nascence runtime, it felt painfully infinite. The drama had a poor pacing with every section/period. The first 10 episodes all served as an intro and could've been condensed down to couple of episodes at best. Some gisaeng "training montages" were laughable and straight up ripped from anime-esque training arcs followed by an instant skill power up, despite having all the time in the world to flesh out the gisaeng journey from an artistic point of view. A drama about gisaengs that doesn't put the effort and needed attention into the gisaengs. To top it all off, they couldn't even deliver with the ending, I hated the last episode, everything felt force for the sake of progressing the drama. By the way, Jang Geun Suk shouldn't be listed with the main cast since he's only there for a few episodes.

I like very much the character of the boy king. Male lead acts vividly a weak king. His facial expression, behavour and way of talking well match his weak character. It is surprising to find his acting as a brave hero in another drama. He can act equally well in a totally opposite role.

The plot is ok. The story line is a bit repetitive at times. A shorter story will enhance the attractiveness of the drama.

This was the first historical Asian drama that I was able to finish and loved. There was nothing that I hated about the show. It was never boring. If you don't like historical shows with lots of politics in it then this is your show, you will like this a lot. I loved all the outfits and makeup and hair that was done in this story. There was lots of drama which I liked a lot. It was sad that they had a kill off quite a few people that we have grown to love through this year but they made the right choice by doing that. The story wouldn't have been as good if the main character did have to go through all these deaths. I liked the instrumental songs that were played throughout the story. The actors and actresses did a great job in this show. I loved all the poetry, dancing, musical instruments that were done in this story too. The director who made this put a lot of heart, time and care and passion into this show and it shows. The director did a great job with this show.