The King 2 Hearts

As I mentioned before (yesterday) that I'd like to write ALL THINGS in my taste. Now I'd like to post  one of my hobby, WATCHING. I like watching movies in the cinema, or DVD or the one that I'd like to discuss now is a foreign language drama. The one I finished today is so good and I'd like to rate it 8.5/10. I'm pretty generous in giving scores and though it has a plot that I really don't like, many good persons died in it, it still has good story line, good screenplay, good music, good actors/ actresses, just prove it yourself if you are curious. So this is it.

 Title: 더킹 투하츠 / The King 2 Hearts
Previously known as: 킹 (King) / 더킹 (The King) / 킹 투허츠 (King 2 Hearts)
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2012-Mar-21 to 2012-May-24
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55
Original Soundtrack: The King 2 Hearts OST


This drama is set in modern day where South Korea is governed by a constitutional monarchy. Lee Jae Ha is a handsome and materialistic crown prince that doesn't care about politics. He falls for Kim Hang Ah, a North Korean special forces agent. With a political story line, these two characters have chemistry as a couple though there is an age difference of 8 years between them. Ha Ji Won looks so young and as attractive as always. It is after I finished watching that I realize Lee Seung Gi has won 2 awards for best couple with different actresses (Han Hyo Joo and  Shin Min A) so maybe we can conclude that he can create the chemistry. He looks awesome in the picture and I always dream of having a soldier-uniformed guy beside me. 

A noticeable beauty in this movie and an apple of my eyes is the love story of Eun Shi Kyung and Lee Jae Shin (a royal soldier and a princess) which is a sad epic however cause this honest, straight minded, brave, unforgettable soldier who loves the beautiful, funny, strong-willed singer princess was dead in line of mission, that is why I deducted the score by 1 point. The fact that the previous king and queen passed away is tolerable for me since it is a part of the plot, but the director also had to take this one lovable character and left the princess alone is so unfair. I can't bear to watch another tragedy like this. They can't have the one they love and the end of this sad love story was the scene where princess was talking with herself and an imagination of the soldier (in form of a bird which was given by him) about her arranged date. Not only they had to make her cripple for whole life, but also took her lover, so princess is the most pitiful character going through so many pitiful events. Though according to Bethany (May 30, 2012), "However, as much as I hate to admit it, his death was not something that could have been avoided by the drama. Shi-kyung and Bong-gu are on such opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of ideologies that in order for Jae-ha to bring Bong-gu down, he had to suffer some kind of loss as well. Even though the death of Jae-kang had already hit Jae-ha hard, that only signaled the beginning of Jae-ha’s determination to bring Bong-gu down. Obviously, it wouldn’t make any sense for the writers to have Hang-ah die, so the only other person important enough in the drama to really make an impact by dying would be Shi-kyung". I'm still mourning for him and can't be more agree with Bethany's comment "Shi-kyung pretty much became my favorite character in the entire drama by the end. His personality and just the way that he was depicted was spot-on throughout the storyline — his seriousness about his job, the way that he helped Jae-shin overcome the obstacles she struggled with, and of course, his bromance with Jae-ha".

If by chance director Lee Jae Kyu read this, please please consider of removing any unnecessary tragedy from the dramas. Maybe this is a selfish request from a young lady far ways from you, but I really love Korean dramas (not tragedy) so please think of it like this. People know drama is not Disney story which will end in all miraculous ways, but the tears on process is enough, so I hopefully demand that dramas we watch from all over the world will entertain us and cherish us. The fact and reality people face everyday in life is already suffocating and a burden to one's mind. Can't I just afford the happy stories from dramas. Please to all Korean directors, grant our wishes of a story worth to be dreamed of, instead to cry of. Up till the moment I write this, I can't believe Eun Shi Kyung was dead, I (and I'm 100% sure not just me) am still hoping that they were able to save him and he will show one day. I am wishing that there will be a drama with them as leads so I can live their characters in my heart.

Cast:
Main Cast
 Lee Seung Ki as Lee Jae Ha
 Kang Han Byul as young Jae Ha
 Ha Ji Won as Kim Hang Ah
 Jo Jung Suk as Eun Shi Kyung
 Yoon Je Moon as Kim Bong Goo / John Mayer
 Lee Yoon Ji as Lee Jae Shin
The Royal Family
 Lee Sung Min as Lee Jae Kang
 Park Gun Tae as young Jae Kang
 Yoon Yeo Jung as Bang Yang Sun
 Lee Soon Jae as Eun Kyu Tae
WOC Members
 Jung Man Shik (정만식) as Ri Kang Suk
 Kwon Hyun Sang (권현상) as Yeom Dong Ha
 Choi Kwon as Kwon Young Bae
Extended Cast
 Lee Do Kyung as Kim Nam Il (Hang Ah's father)
 Jun Gook Hwan as Hyun Myung Ho
 Samanda Daniel as Bon Bon
 Yum Dong Hyun (염동현) as Park Ho Chul
 Lee Yun Kyung as Park Hyun Joo
 Lee Shi Un as Hang Ah's first love
 Ra Mi Ran (라미란)
Production Credits
 Director: Lee Jae Kyu
 Screenwriter: Hong Jin Ah, Hong Ja Ram

Source: http://wiki.d-addicts.com/The_King_2_Hearts
http://seoulbeats.com/2012/05/king-2-hearts-ends-with-a-bang-not-a-whimper/