The Best Drama You Are Probably Not Watching

[dangermousie]

I am in love with (The Return of) Iljimae. In love, in love, in mad mad mad love. In fact, sacriledge though it must be, it just might be THE drama of the season for me, more so than even *gasp* Boys Over Flowers. It's perfect.

Also, OMG! I think it has the best opening sequence I have seen the whole year, since last January's Hong Gil Dong!



It is, also, one of the most gorgeous dramas I have seen: I just might buy the DVDs, even if the DVDs won't have subs, in order to watch something so beautiful on the big screen.



In case you don't know the story, Iljimae is based on a very famous manhwa about an illegitimate son, a result of his mother's rape by her master, who is taken away at birth and abandoned. He does grow up and undergoes all sorts of experience before becoming a sort of Robin Hood figure - a masked avenger of wrongs. There is also (1) the strong-willed, intellectual woman who loves him (and who looks like his dead first love); (2) his mother, a remarkable woman who managed to survive and even acquire status and position, and who still looks for him. And (3) the police commander who is charged with catching the mysterious rebel, but who cannot help but sympathize with him (and who is also the man who loves Iljimae's mother, btw).



So yeah, did I mention the pretty of it all?



You can find subbed eps streaming on viikii, though the screen is relatively small and this is a drama that deserves to be watched on as big a screen as possible (you can dl high quality raws in all the usual places).



(All caps are from dramabeans)



Oh, and here is the drama opening:

Comments

[wingstodust.livejournal.com]

!! I'm watching Return of Iljimae too!! Granted, I'm behind and only just finished ep. 2, but I'll definitely stick around for a while because it is pretty and Jung Il-Woo is oh so fine in this. <3

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Yeah...so lovely. I am gladI am not the only one!

[ilonga.livejournal.com]

thanks for the rec, I probably will watch it, looks interesting and that guy looks gorgeous :p

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Yes, he really is!

[miss-dian.livejournal.com]

Do you think it'd be fine for me to watch this without having to watch Iljimae first?

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

This is a completely separate drama from the earlier one, just with the same name so yeah :)

[timescout.livejournal.com]

It's gorgeous, innit? Like a painting that's alive.

But it really needs subs to be fully apreacited which is why it's such a pity no subbing group has picked it up yet. So, what I'm doing is watching raw then going to Viikii for the subbed version. Sigh.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Yeah, no idea why it wasn't picked up. I hope for a dvd set though - big period epics usually get one.

[lydzi.livejournal.com]

I just download the 8 first episodes ^^!! Now I just have to search for the subs but I heard that sub2 is doing it :).

The beauty of the screencaps just did it. It looks as pretty as The Legend which is saying something :).

By the way, is your baby allright? ^^ And you?

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

We are both fine *knock on wood* - I am so happy!

I haven't seen dl subs for this but viikii really has good quality for this.

[animeshon.livejournal.com]

Looks very pretty. I shall have to add it to my list :)

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Yay!

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

I so hope this will be subbed soon - it seems that this year quite few good dramas don't seem to have subs. I wonder what is it - is it because of viikii and the fact that the dramas can be watched there?

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I don't mind watching on viikii but I do with there were proper subs to dl. Hopefully since this is a period drama it will have a proper dvd set - a lot of those do.

[outof-focus.livejournal.com]

I didn't realize NO ONE IS SUBBING THIS until I downloaded the first episode! :/ I'd rather watch raw + softsubs over streaming video. Thank goodness for recaps on dramabeans.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

viikii quality is not bad, honest. But yeah, I yearn for softsubs.

[joonni.livejournal.com]

I'm waiting for this drama to finish. Then I will watch it in one setting.

Or maybe I'll just succumb someday and just watch it.

But I want time to appreciate every singe detail of this drama but I don't have the state of mind to do that right now!!!!

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's too beautiful and needs detailed attention but I am greedy and can't wait.

[mishane.livejournal.com]

So is this a sequel to the first?

I was going to buy the first yesterday, but bought a few others instead.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

No, completely separate, different story and all...

[ren-squared.livejournal.com]

oh sweet it's on viikii thank you so much for that information!!!

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Yup, good quality, too!