King of Dramas: Episode 18 (Final)
by HeadsNo2
Everything gets tied into a neat bow as our characters go through the wringer trying to prevent a broadcasting accident. What goes around comes around, it seems, and Anthony is made to choose between saving himself or saving his drama. For anyone who knows Anthony, the decision he makes shouldn’t come as a surprise.
Last Ratings Report: The final episode of King of Dramas clocked in at 6.7%. Alas, no big shake-ups.
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FINAL EPISODE: “The End of the King or The Final King”
After the kiss, Anthony questions Go-eun’s resolve going forward only once, in reminding her that his blindness will be hard for her to endure. She’s adamant that it doesn’t matter to her: “Let’s go together.”
They go to see what could be Anthony’s last sunrise, as Go-eun thinks to herself, “Even if you can’t see, I will make you feel it. And I will be there beside you. Even if you can’t see the dramas you made, even if you can’t see my face or my drama, where you’re standing, whether you’re smiling at me or crying, I will see all of it.”
Once that’s over, Anthony asks her if they’ll have time to “sleep.” Go-eun, of course, takes another meaning from the word and stutters that she’s not that easy of a woman, to which he replies that he’d just planned for them to take a short nap in the car before driving back.
“So vulgar,” he teases her. Ha.
Go-eun ends up driving them home, and she’s absolutely terrible at it. Poor Anthony.
He gives a pep talk to the World Boys to prepare them for the live-shooting madness ahead, claiming that their only real problem will be Min-ah’s conflicting schedule since she’ll be doing a film at the same time. Go-eun promises to lessen her scenes and, if she must, to kill her character off. The show must go on.
No one’s happier than Hyun-min that Min-ah has less screen time, although he thinks it’s because his acting talent is finally being recognized by Go-eun, because he’s still keeping score of how many scenes he has compared to Min-ah.
Go-eun figures out a way to write the scenes so that Min-ah’s portions can be filmed all at once in order to save time. Anthony’s there to encourage her, and winks when she asks whether his sight is fine. “The other eye is still fine,” he reminds her.
Anthony surprises her by asking again when she started to like him. She asks him the same but he asked first, so she hesitantly replies that her affection started when he defended her during the plagiarism scandal.
And then, he cheats out of telling her when his affection started, saying he’ll tell her when she finishes the script. A very Anthony-esque reply, though it’s nice to see him not wallowing in depression.
On set, Hyun-min keeps flubbing the takes because he can’t remember all his lines. He’s all offended when Min-ah suggests he use a prompter, insisting that he can memorize it all and act it all perfectly.
After a short break, he still can’t remember… but a look to his right reveals writing on the wall, literally. Aww, cute – Min-ah wrote his lines there to help him out.
Oh, okay – so NOW Anthony’s Doc tells him that there might be hope for his eyesight yet from an experimental study in the States. The rates of success can’t be guaranteed, of course, but at least there might be a light at the end of the tunnel.
Go-eun’s Mom comes for a visit only to freak out a the sight of two toothbrushes and men’s skincare in Go-eun’s bathroom. She immediately thinks it’s that Kim Bong-dal fellow and vows to give him a piece of her mind, which is right when Anthony comes in to claim that Bong-dal isn’t a bad guy. Ha.
So Mom takes the initiative by calling “Bong-dal” from Go-eun’s phone… and of course, Anthony’s phone rings. He passes it off as his alarm and Mom seems to buy it, maybe because the thought of Anthony and Go-eun as a couple is that absurd to her.
Hyun-min offers Min-ah some coffee with sugary assumptions, acting cool as a cucumber as he begins, “Most women don’t know their own feelings. Fine. If your feelings for me are that deep, I won’t resist them any longer. Not like I did before.”
Hah, the look on Min-ah’s face. He’s sure she’s fallen for him, despite her running off at the first opportunity. “Cute. Lovely. She’s charming, just like coffee,” he remarks to himself with a smile. (Hi there, product placement.)
Min-ah gets an offer to work on Kim Eun-sook’s (Secret Garden, A Gentleman’s Dignity) next drama, and finds out that Anthony rejected the offer from Taesan in the process.
She calls Anthony to ask for the reason, only for him to reply that he’ll tell her once Kyungsung is over. In the meantime, he studies Braille.
Filming continues, and ratings keep climbing up. New Year’s is celebrated both on set and in Go-eun’s studio, since dramaland doesn’t rest even for the holidays.
They’re in live-shoot for sure, since Go-eun is sending over the script scene by scene. But the ratings keep climbing closer and closer to that sacred 30%, and Dong-seok’s love for the Maknae FD keeps going unrequited. Aww.
Finally, Kyungsung’s script is finished, though Anthony gives Go-eun no time to rest as he takes her out to see his Mom. After introducing her, Anthony tells his mother, “I kept my promise.” (To bring the girl that he likes?)
They’re interrupted by a call by Anthony’s doc, who at least has good news when Anthony and Go-eun go to the hospital together: Anthony is eligible for the clinical trial that might just save his eyesight.
The only problem is, he’d have to leave for the States the next day to make it in time.
Go-eun’s more than supportive of his going off to the States as she tells him, “You said before that a miracle is not something you wait for, but something you make.” If there’s even a shred of hope she’s all for it, so that he can achieve that miracle and come back to see her face.
She goes to her rooftop that night when she’s unable to sleep and finds Anthony standing on his. They share a conversation over their cell phones, as he tells her when his flight is and she assures him she’ll notify the team.
“You can’t sleep because you’re thinking about me, right?” she teases. Anthony scoffs that it’s not true, which causes another round of cute bantering. Now the “I’m acting like I hate you when I love you, for no reason” kind, but the “I love you and you know it but I’ll tease you anyway” kind. Which, in my opinion, is the better of the two.
We finally get a moment with Director Nam and Anthony, as the former fondly remembers how he punched Anthony the last time they met on the company roof. “Time flies so fast, right? Already it’s the last episode,” Director Nam remarks. It’s meta, and it’s true.
Director Nam is eager to work with Anthony again, although Anthony encourages him to hold onto Go-eun. “So far, I’ve been thankful to you,” Anthony admits, which has Director Nam curious. His words sound like a farewell.
“I’m thankful to you too,” Director Nam finally admits.
I was wondering when we’d tie up CEO Oh’s very loose end, as he and Anthony run into each other in the hallway. Anthony offers a sincere apology for CEO Oh having missed his father’s funeral, since he was unaware of it at the time.
It’s unclear whether CEO Oh will forgive him, but at least the apology has been made.
Go-eun sees Anthony off at the airport, and the two share a long embrace. Anthony assures her that he’ll be back soon, and both of them are reluctant to let go of each other’s hands.
Anthony makes it just past the gate before he gets an urgent call from Dong-seok that Min-ah’s filming schedule set her back, and she won’t make it to the filming site until seven that night, which means they won’t get her scenes in time for the broadcast that evening.
“It will become an unprecedented broadcasting accident,” Dong-seok says gravely. Anthony vows that he won’t let it happen, but it means giving up on his chance to see again. He’s going to choose the drama, isn’t he?
Go-eun’s ready to push him back on the plane when she sees him, telling him that there’ll be someone else who can take care of the problem. She’s treating it like we’ve seen in every drama before, where one missed flight means the end of everything ever.
However, Anthony subverts that cliche quite nicely by producing a plane ticket for a later flight to the States that evening. Because, as it turns out, later flights do exist in dramaland. Who knew? (Props for this one, seriously.)
Now they have to go into damage control mode, which means Go-eun has to revise the script in order to cut down Min-ah’s scenes in order for there to be enough time to film them. In absence of a laptop, she uses an employee’s desk at the airport. Ha.
Min-ah’s stuck behind an accident on a snowy country road, so Anthony instructs her to stop the first motorcycle that passes in order to take her to the filming site. At least this time he advocates slow, careful driving to avoid any accidents.
She agrees, knowing how grave the situation is.
While Go-eun furiously works on her script revisions, Min-ah bribes a motorcyclist with an autographed picture to be on her way.
Meanwhile, Director Nam and the rest of the crew at SBC gets wind of the delay. Their panic is understandable, but they have no choice but to wait it out when there’s nothing they can do.
Anthony does his part to help Go-eun by instructing the editing room to edit in about five minutes of flashbacks to help fill air time while Min-ah rushes to set on a motorcycle. Everyone on set waits nervously.
They’re cutting it close by sending in tapes to broadcast while they haven’t finished the end of the episode, but Anthony arrives on set to (hopefully) save the day. He suggests they film Hyun-min’s close-ups first, and they have the Maknae FD stand in for Min-ah. I bet this happens on real drama sets when time is of the essence.
Go-eun manages to send in the revised script just as Min-ah arrives on set. Things are looking cautiously optimistic.
Min-ah catches Hyun-min off guard by offering a sincere apology for being late, enough so that he can’t argue the point. They get to filming.
The last of the tapes is given to Anthony to deliver to the broadcaster on time, which is giving me bad vibes considering what happened the first episode. At least he’s not driving the car? And it’s an actual car?
Go-eun scolds Anthony for cutting his flight time so close with his insistence on delivering the tape himself, especially when it’s a job Dong-seok could have done alone. “Do you have to do this to the end?” she asks exasperatingly.
“Because this is the end, I really want to hand it over myself,” Anthony replies. She at least seems to understand, and agrees to wait for him at the airport. Dong-seok overhears the conversation even though he has no idea why Anthony is really headed to the States.
The SBC Execs are notified that Anthony is on the way with the tapes, and can breathe just a little easier.
While waiting, Go-eun finally thinks to check the board of departure times… and doesn’t find Anthony’s red-eye flight time listed. Which means he lied to her, and he really did give his eyesight up for the drama. Sigh.
At least she calls him up straight away to confront him on his lie, which he admits he used because he knew she wouldn’t let him go if he told the truth. Which is true, since she tells him this was the last chance to treat his eyes.
Anthony: “That’s right. It might have been the last, very tiny chance. Maybe I wanted to find that slightest hope, like a piece of thread. But this is my last drama. When I knew that my last drama could be horribly ruined, I couldn’t just leave it behind.”
Go-eun: “Are you saying it was more important than your own eyes?”
Anthony: “Yes. Because this is my last drama, as well as your first drama.”
He apologizes, but there’s nothing Go-eun can do now. Dong-seok asks about the phone conversation again, and Anthony evades the question. Again.
…And then they get in a car accident.
In the airport, the crash of luggage on the floor mirrors the sound of the accident and works to startle Go-eun from her thoughts.
Dong-seok stumbles from the car with a bleeding head, and makes his way over to Anthony’s side. Anthony all but falls out of the car with an even more severe head wound, and the lost look in his eyes has Dong-seok crying in fear.
But when Anthony looks up from the ground, all he sees is the bloodied face of the motorcyclist who died kneeling in Dong-seok’s place.
Despite his wounds, Anthony produces the tape from his jacket with a shaking hand. “Instead of me,” he ekes out, “you should go and hand it over.”
Dong-seok refuses to leave his side, and Anthony has to reassure him that the bystanders have called an ambulance. He all but orders Dong-seok to go lest he face his wrath later, and when Dong-seok finally does break away, Anthony falls unconscious.
Go-eun gets the call from Dong-seok, and her face falls. Anthony seems to be teetering on the edge of consciousness as he’s carted away in an ambulance.
Meanwhile, Dong-seok delivers the tape to the station, bloodied and drenched in tears. He can barely manage to tell them that Anthony was seriously hurt.
Go-eun rushes to the trauma ward as Anthony undergoes defibrillation. He can’t be revived, and terror starts seeping into Go-eun’s expression.
All the while, the show goes on, though when it achieves its goal and surpasses 30%, no one at the station has the heart to cheer when Anthony’s fate is uncertain.
At the hospital, Anthony flatlines. The doctors stand aside as Go-eun cries. This can’t be the end. We’re so being trolled… right? Right?
I don’t know if it’s a bit of meta that we get a series of flashbacks through Go-eun’s perspective, of all the times Anthony opened up to her and trusted her wholeheartedly.
“This person isn’t going to die so easily,” Go-eun assures the doctors as she kneels by Anthony’s side to take his hand. She urges him to wake up and open his eyes.
And then, as if on cue, Anthony comes back from the brink. He’s alive.
Some time later, Hyun-min and Min-ah work together on a photo shoot, with Hyun-min back to his old antics as he tries to push her out of the frame with his butt.
However, the atmosphere is a bit different as they share a few loving touches, only to be confirmed when the photographer notes that they’ve earned the fame of their title, “The best couple in the entertainment world.”
Backstage, Hyun-min talks future CF deals with his “darling” Min-ah, so that they can catch up to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. It goes without saying that they’re adorable together, with Min-ah playing into his ego by saying maybe the best thing Hyun-min could ever hear: “You’re smarter than Brad Pitt!”
Haha. He is on cloud NINE with that statement. “Then my honey is like Angelina Jolie,” he replies in a lovey-dovey voice as they prepare to do some smooching.
In voiceover, we hear Go-eun comment: “After one year, those two with a lot of rumors and scandals became a real couple.”
We see Daddy Chairman as Director Nam greets him with his son. In voiceover, Go-eun says that Director Nam was promoted to Chief Director of Production, and that he made up with his father.
In real time, Daddy Chairman gets to greet his grandson and his son happily.
Go-eun: “Now, there is no one who doesn’t know that Director Nam’s father is the Chairman of Empire Production. And Empire Production is still the best drama production company in Korea.”
The doors to Empire open as the new Chairman walks through the hall… and it isn’t Anthony, or CEO Oh, but CEO Oh’s minion. Hah. What goes around comes around, since CEO Oh finds himself in the same position he once put Anthony in.
Go-eun: “CEO Oh, who got kicked out, is trying hard to come back. That’s about it.” Ha. She goes on: “And Anthony Kim, the producer of my debut drama Kyungsung Morning… No, my Kim Bong-dal…”
We cut to Anthony giving a presentation about a possible comeback for radio dramas in Korea, but his eyes keep wavering from one spot to the other. …He’s gone blind, hasn’t he.
He introduces Go-eun to the audience as the top star writer in the drama industry capable of bringing radio back, and the audience cheers. Yep, he’s definitely blind.
She helps him walk out, both of them wearing the couple rings he’d originally bought. He pulls out his I’m Blind Sunglasses, which he claims make him look cool. They talk and laugh over who’s taking a loss if she turns to radio dramas, and walk with each other outside.
Go-eun: “Even though he’s just a third-rate producer now, he’s forever the king of dramas in my mind.”
COMMENTS
Having not been a huge fan of last week’s angst-filled episode, this week’s finale amped up the tension well enough and provided some thrills we’d been missing from the early days. I liked that we brought the drama back to the drama production, which is where the fun is at in this show. Lots of stakes, tension, and all of it riding on avoiding a broadcast accident.
Anthony’s blindness arc was much easier to swallow when he was being active about it, and I found myself hoping for a miracle after last week’s assuredness that all hope was lost. We were given that sliver of hope, Anthony was given that sliver of hope, and then it was taken away. The thing about the airport ticket scene that got me was that the writer was aware of the “If I miss this flight, everything is lost” trope, and had Anthony produce another ticket. I’m pretty sure I cheered.
Except the ticket was a lie, so really we just ended up at square one. Which wasn’t the worst thing ever since he clearly made his choice. It was handled well, his blindness wasn’t treated like the end of the world. He was able to function and pitch a classic idea to a roomful of less-than-enthused directors. He’s not going to be the King of Dramas because Go-eun tells us that he’s just a third-rate producer.
One could argue that the ending was realistic, and I’d agree. But this drama wasn’t peddling straight realism, and in fact mostly gave us a sort of hyper-reality, which I was fine with. But in one episode we went from a literal unexplainable miracle (Anthony returning from the land of the dead) to a scenario where we could use a miracle and didn’t get one, so our hero ends up blind. Again, I’m not sold on it, but would give it a tentative pass if there was some hope there. Sure, his radio idea might take off, but for the moment, he’s a third-rate producer. (I can’t get over that line.)
What’s most important is that Anthony as a character is able to live a fulfilling life, though I do feel sad for the boy who lived his life escaping reality through dramas. But I’ll admit it’s just wish-fulfillment on my part when I admit that I wish he could have achieved his dreams in becoming the best drama producer and the literal king of dramas – this time with a heart, a team of people to support him, the love of an awesome person, and a successful hit under his belt. One that didn’t require anyone to sacrifice their lives.
That aside, King of Dramas wasn’t a disappointment by any means, even though we didn’t end with the same kind of zippiness we started with. (Something that’s becoming like the rare white elk of dramaland, to end a show without any tonal or quality loss in the live-shoot system.) It was filled to the brim with endearing characters, even when the week-to-week story started to lag. When problems were presented and solved before we could blink, our cast was there to ground us and make us laugh. If nothing else, this was an insanely funny show.
Unfortunately it seems like we fell prey to low ratings and the live-shoot system, especially in instances like Min-ah’s fly-by-night makjang side, or CEO Oh’s constantly-changing perspectives on how to deal with Anthony. It sort of felt like the writer was throwing plot thread cupcakes at the ratings wall to see what stuck, introducing things here and there to test the waters. If a thread didn’t work, it was quickly cut. Which I suppose we can be thankful for, rather than seeing things we didn’t want dragged out for ages. But it did make me a little wary of every sudden turn, always curious whether it was going to really impact where we were going or whether it was just a fleeting thing that would disappear in the next week’s episodes.
Again, it’s not necessarily a bad thing, since we got a pretty breezy watch out of it all. This is a show that provided fun, escapist entertainment, and though it lacked any huge messages, the meta commentary was as fun to watch as our cast interactions. I loved everyone from Anthony down to Director Goo, and appreciated that we had a heroine with just the right amount of spunk and naivety. There wasn’t a dud to be found in the entire cast, with a memorable comic performance by Choi Siwon that never failed to have me in stitches every single scene.
I can safely say I’ll miss this ensemble, and I hope the World Boys will see a bright future waiting for them in the world of radio entertainment. I have a feeling that if only one adage survives from this drama, it will be this:
What Would Anthony Do?
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51 loveydovey
January 9, 2013 at 1:32 PM
question: are they married at the end or just an official couple?
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Mystisith
January 9, 2013 at 2:52 PM
We don't know really but they wear something which looks like wedding bands.
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52 magnus
January 9, 2013 at 1:49 PM
The ending made little sense, not in that it couldn't happen, but it was unnecessary. Why did the ticket need to be a fake? Why did Anthony have to get in the accident. Would it have been such a travesty and have them get the tape to the company on time and safely to the airport so he could board? Then he gets his vision back and becomes the King of Dramas with a Queen of Writing at his side. I loved all the other endings except that of the main pair. What the hell?
I guess the writer just decided to screw it all.
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53 Cherry
January 9, 2013 at 2:58 PM
I dont know if anyone has mentioned this already but if u're a non believer of KMM's acting abilities then the last episode's ending scenes where he is blind and talking to the audience or the way he walked out with LGE - that my friends is called acting talent. the way his eyes moved and the way he walked - its as real as a blind person. it felt like the ending was missing something but thats because we as drama addicts are so use to happy ending - any kind of happy ending where everything is tied up neatly. but the KOD was tied up neatly too - in a realistic sense. KOD has always portrayed the making of a drama realistically, as well as the behind the scene characters. in truth, a blind directors no matter how good will be surpassed by those that will come before him. not because hes not good but because he will be working for other new actors, camera men, etc who will doubt his abilities and basically have bias. The first episode Anthony Kim may have proven them all wrong but now he has LGE and i dont think he wants to fight against the tide anymore when he has found his happiness. all in all i have found new actors that i have great appreciation for and they have gained a fan in me! Thank you for recapping!!
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Dix
January 10, 2013 at 12:26 AM
I agree with you. He will have a lot of proofing of himself to do in the future as a disabled man. That he would immediately come up with the idea of radio drama shows how ingenious and determined he is. Someone else would have been wallowing in their misfortune and give up. He has a long way ahead to learn his way around producing as a blind man so that's something to look forward to.
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Koirv
January 11, 2013 at 4:55 AM
THE BEST COMMENT I'VE SEEN HERE SO FAR! OMG CHERRY! YOU'RE SOOOOO RIGHT! Everything you said and I meant EVERYTHING!
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54 Toystar
January 9, 2013 at 3:18 PM
Thanks for the recaps. I enjoyed eps 1-16 also I loved the actors they really made their characters come alive. Yet I can't accept the fact that Anthony the "King of Dramas" is now only a 3rd rate producer. Why was it so important to take away his dreams???
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55 Ben
January 9, 2013 at 4:09 PM
You can tell that the extension effected the way the ending was executed. It should have happened over two episodes instead of three so instead we got left with this stretched out sort of ending. It was still good but not as good as it could have been imo.
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wunderbar
January 9, 2013 at 5:14 PM
Sigh... screw all these extensions! More often than not, most seem to affect the good quality of earlier episodes. I remember loving "the ride" on Protect the Boss, wasn't too happy on the later eps, thankfully the ending was not bad.
I may have a phobia when I hear the word "extension"...
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56 MEL B
January 9, 2013 at 4:11 PM
I agree to all of those comments that said Anthony Kim should and could NEVER be a THIRD RATE PRODUCER. It wasn't a very fulfilling ending for me because of that. If at the end he would've lived happily in a countryside in a cute white picked-fenced house with a lovely garden with LGE as a novelist and he proofreads for her or something like that, it would've been way more satisfying for me than that damned THIRD RATE PRODUCER line. He's Anthony Kim for goodness sake! He creates miracle in drama productions!
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Ben
January 9, 2013 at 4:29 PM
Ya, to me I couldn't feel that Korean gender politics came into play with that. Why can't LGE be the breadwinner and take care of Anthony? She's the star writer now. Why would she settle for radio dramas?
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Ben
January 9, 2013 at 4:30 PM
*err I mean "couldn't help but feel"
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57 Kiki
January 9, 2013 at 5:02 PM
Thank goodness Downton Abbey came back this week, so the pain of no more King of Dramas will be easier to bear.
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58 SuziQ
January 9, 2013 at 5:10 PM
The conclusion of this drama was not as good as the beginning episodes.The ending left a bad taste in my mouth.
Why did the writer have to say AK was a "third rate" producer? Couldn't they have left that line out? He produced the #1 drama for his station so why are they doing radio dramas?
AK may be handicapped because he's blind, but he is still a capable and functional person who can produce more high rated dramas. Even though they are together finally, hated the last part which made no sense.
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59 Lucy
January 9, 2013 at 5:34 PM
Can anyone tell me if GE speaks informally with AK at the last scene then shifts to a formal korean when she says 'tepyonim'? After all they've been through I thought they would've dropped the formal speech, but I don't know korean and I'm curious if the last scene has some joke about their intimacy.
I'm still trying to understand why he pulled his hand when she said 'tepyonim' as if he were angry with her remark. Was it because of the remark or because of the formal language she used?
About the third-rate procuder, it was a bit to much. Personally, I knew a public attorney that was blind and he had some limitations (he needed someone to type for him what he said), but he was good at his job. I was amazed when I first met him, I've never seen a blind person achieve so much. The same thing could have happened to AK, he could still be good at his job with some limitations. All in all, I was happy that he didn't need to be the king of dramas to have a fulling life, I think he changed his dream the moment GE fell ill, I believe she became his new dream.
Thanks for the recap!
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ainigoguma
January 9, 2013 at 6:14 PM
Lee Go-eun used jondaemal (formal) language to Anthony till the end.
Somehow I feel it cute though.
She never be able to get rid of her "Daepyonim" for forever. Kekeke
I think it's the long-life struck since Anthony said to her "I'm not your Dangsin, but your Daepyonim". HA!
But, how it fall backward in the end that Anthony himself asking Go-eun "Can you stop that Daepyonim words?" HAHAHA, is too funny.
Ah! And I think Kim Myung-min and Jung Ryeo-won's ON and OFF camera chemistry is VERY GREAT! BTS proved it all! I even shipping them now, despite the fact that I know KMM is a married man. HAHA~ whatever. I LOVE THIS COUPLE SO MUCH!
KMM <3 JRW FIGHTING! :D
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Koirv
January 11, 2013 at 4:58 AM
Yeah! I remember in one BTS. He quoted that part:
“I’m not your Dangsin, but your Daepyonim.”
Kim Myung-min said to Jung Ryeo-won in the BTS:
"I'm not your Daepyonim, but your Chagi (Darling)."
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Lucy
January 15, 2013 at 1:42 PM
thanks for answering.
I'm really gonna miss their interaction too, They gave life to such wonderful characters that wouldn't be possible without good chemistry from them, I think KMM and JRW worked very well together, hope to see them work together in the future.
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60 klmeri
January 9, 2013 at 5:43 PM
I miss it already. Okay ending or not. It's really sad there is no more Anthony or Go Eun or Hyun Min...
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61 klmeri
January 9, 2013 at 5:45 PM
I miss it already. Okay ending or not. It's really sad there is no more Anthony or Go Eun or Hyun Min... This is the first time I thought the entire cast did a stellar job and consistently too. I don't think I will view kdrama in quite the same way again.
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62 A-M
January 9, 2013 at 7:00 PM
Thanks for the recaps!
I'm glad everyone else is feeling the 'hmm.. that was an okay ending, but could have been better.'
It did what it needed to, but with this show, it could have gone above and beyond and really left us with a high note.
I'm cool with him going blind, the flatlining, while predictable, was a bit... silly to me.
I really would rather have left Director Oh with the apology scene and not revisited him as a fallen repeat of Anthony. Instead I would have liked to have seen the World Boys doing something. Like PD Joo getting some cutie.
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Fabmari
January 9, 2013 at 7:59 PM
I totally agree. I want to see how the World Boys are doing!!!
And how GE's mom business is soaring after her daughter's repeated successes. ^^
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ys
January 10, 2013 at 1:20 PM
Totally agree about Director Oh--they should have left it at the AK apology scene. They did the full circle thing with the ghost of the dead motorcyclists and the full circle thing with Anthony giving a speech to an audience. Was another full circle thing really necessary? With that weasel of an assistant becoming director?
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63 autleaf
January 9, 2013 at 8:12 PM
What a ride. Kinda bumpy but still fun. First off, a zillion thank yous to HeadsNo2 and jb (on the earlier episodes) for the recaps, analysis and for giving us KoD fans a place to dissect, analyze, gush, squee and raise our pitchforks together. Thank you to everyone who dropped by to share cheeky quips, intelligent discussion back and forth, cultural sharing sessions that made it a pleasure to be part of the club.
I was pleasantly relieved with the finale. Was glad to see the cheeky humour back in the ending, sorely missing that in Episode 17, even though not at its best as the drama had shown us earlier on. But I still get to smile at the end of the drama so I felt all is (almost) well with KoD world.
Noting the fact that the writer has been culpable before of killing off a hero, I was actually sitting at the edge of my seat during the hospital scene, looking at the clock with about 2 minutes to go and saying: Come on, there's still time for him to wake up and have a good ending, right? At the end, there was no need to fall off a cliff.
I was virtually kicking Anthony in the shin when he did not reciprocate Go Eun's reply of when hearts were changing but on second thought, maybe he did. He said he will tell her after she completed the script and he took her to visit his mom. So maybe that is his way to tell her that he starts to like her when she was there at one of his lowest points in life, having someone to discover his lies but that person with the most reason to hate him stood by him in support.
I chuckled out loud to see Kim Bong-dal start to become a producer in radio drama. Still so Anthony-esque, IMO. He worked hard to be the best in dramaland, not just to escape the poverty but also as a way to fulfill the inner child that finds escape and relief in drama. I like that now producing radio dramas allows him to provide the same enjoyment for blind people and I feel he relishes the challenge of reviving such a dormant medium of entertainment.
Lovely, lovely chemistry between the cast so definitely looking forward to KMM, JRW, CSW and OJE's future ventures on the small screen. To the writer-nim and PD-nim, thank you for showcasing what to me looks like a modern adaptation of Jane Eyre on a frenetic, modern K-dramaland set up. It speaks right up to my literary-nerd heart; not the fullblown glory, yes but what the storyline can potentially be.
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64 goldeng
January 9, 2013 at 8:21 PM
I was kinda disappointed.. The ending was okay but could b better... The whole.blindness thing wasnt interesting to me because i knew right away what whats going to happen and was unneccesary. And in te end it was... Anthony came a long way trying to change the way he was and whe he finally manage to change his prizes are: losing his dream,an almost incurable blindness, losing te miracle he needed, almost dying to then ending up being a 'third rate producer' and blind.. Wow life is not fair at times but life was def a b*tch with Bong Dal.
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65 twelvejan
January 9, 2013 at 8:31 PM
Love. Love. Love.
Thank god they do away with two cliches: 1) Anthony dies, 2) Anthony miraculously got his eyesight back.
I just want to thank KOD people who have brought laughter to my otherwise mundane life.
Now people, what do I do with my life now that KOD is over?
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orinji
January 11, 2013 at 5:00 AM
Give me answers too. I don't know what to do now.
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66 Bu Young
January 9, 2013 at 8:43 PM
I'm glad I wasn't the only one who felt iffy about the last episode...it just seemed rush in almost a laughable way.
I've noticed others people who've watched also commented online that even though the last episode was a bit off, the generally didn't mind because they enjoyed drama.
I love that as international fans we all agreed that the show needed higher ratings (to the fact the ratings were reported with every recap, which was liike a 'why aren't people watching this) oh the disadvantages of being an international fan!
I would like to watch the special though...
Thank you for the awesome recaps!
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67 Mysterious double
January 9, 2013 at 9:26 PM
All I have to say is if that is how CPR is really administered in Korea, I fear for anyone who gets in an accident there. I know this ain't no medical drama, but still! Arrgh!! Real CPR is ugly and there better be more than one person trying to save a life rather than just having useless people wringing their hands like he's a lost cause. >:( Seriously that dying scene probably lost any emotional impact to anyone who works in a real hospital :'(
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68 Kate
January 9, 2013 at 9:46 PM
Awww, I'm going to miss this show a lot. :') I think it's the only drama this year that I watched every episode with subs first before reading the recaps. Although I'm not too pleased with the blind storyline, and the ending seemed kind of rushed, I will still remember this show for its epicly awesome sense of humor. I really liked the ending for Hyun Min and Min Ah though. I thought it was hilarious how Min Ah ended up making all those annoying aegyo voices, which is so unlike her character. Trolololol. I think KoD is a good drama overall, one of the best this year and definitely the funniest IMO. :D I'm sad I don't have anything to watch now. Maybe I should hop onto the Flower Boy train because it seems like it's a fun show. But getting back on track, here's to the King of Dramas cast and crew for doing an excellent job! It's unfortunate how the ratings never took off as I believe this is one of the most enjoyable dramas this year, or even of all time (minus the last 2 episodes...although it could have been worse). If the show could have gotten the full 20-episode or no extension at all (just 16 episodes), maybe we could have had a perfect drama, sigh. Even so, I still love this show!
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69 eleanor
January 9, 2013 at 10:30 PM
Why does being blind mean that he has to become a third-rate producer? (I am actually okay with his choice to forgo the possible miracle treatment and go blind (it's a lot more powerful than the stupid death scene thing). Being blind does not mean that he becomes mentally handicapped. Yes, I understand that he might not be able to actually see, but he could get audio versions of scripts, or be a mega-awesome producing consultant. Blindness doesn't mean that a person becomes sub-human. People can still be major contributors, they don't need to become third-rate. It's insulting to people who deal with handicaps like blindness. And why in the world does him being blind mean that she has to stop being a top writer? Really, we're going to waste her talent because she's married to/in a relationship with Anthony who has become third-rate in the drama world (only because he's blind)? That actually made me more angry than anything - it just seemed to hit home that the drama wasn't that concerned about being new and innovative, and was content to make sure that the formerly sassy, spunky, talented, go-for-her-dreams Lee Go Eun settled for working as a third-rate writer. And I think it's mostly because she's a woman, and heaven forbid that a woman actually be successful if her husband/partner can't be as successful! Doing things like this just undid the previous awesomeness of everything that had gone before. *sigh*
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70 grey
January 9, 2013 at 11:00 PM
Hi Ainigoguma! I feel the same with you and i did the same too :))
I love this drama too, eventhough it's still hard for me accepting the ending. But, it gave me a lot lessons from drama production. Gonna miss this drama and those characters so much..and the fur collar jacket :')
KMM rocks!
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ainigoguma
January 18, 2013 at 10:46 AM
thanks grey! so great there's someone who feels the same like me.
Seriously and honestly I still couldn't get over this drama till this second. I rewatch it everyday, I spazz it everyday!
This is truly the biggest drama withdrawal even in my life!!!
I love KMM and JRW so much!! :)
whatever people say, I SHIP THEM! mwahahaha
I even become an active BTS and video translator in KMM fansite just because I LOVE HIM SO MUCH! kyaaah!
THE KING OF DRAMA FOREVER!!!
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71 MsLuxedo
January 9, 2013 at 11:32 PM
Sigh, Drama... You were doing so well, and then you just had to disappoint me like that....
I loved that we got a sort-of happy ending with our OTP and alternate OTP (Hyun-min & Min-ah) ending up together but I didn't appreciate the unnecessary scenes and cliches we had to go through to get there.
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72 Dix
January 10, 2013 at 12:17 AM
Although I think it was to early to call him third-rate producer, I believe it makes sense and realistic that he hasn't produced anything noteworthy yet. It was also a smart choice to start over with radio since it is less demanding as TV producing.
We have to consider the time gap. He had only been blind for a year. He is like a child learning everything over so it would have made no sense had he been producing major projects already. Also she said third rate "now", which leaves the door open that he will make a come back in the future.
Overall I wish they hadn't gone the blind route but once I accepted, the rest made sense. The most touching part of the ending for me was when he laid down dying, he was in exact situation as the man who died in episode one. You can't learn empathy another way greater than that. I'm glad he accepted his situation and was happy at the end. That's more like Anthony.
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73 merry
January 10, 2013 at 2:29 AM
I think this wouldn't be kdrama if it did not end this way. The ending was really true to form -- raises questions and not set down pat neatly. I think that is how creative juices keep churning. Just like doing a thesis: you start with what others did before you and build your arguments and end with a hint of where else you could go but couldn't because of the limitations of your work. As you can see, the comments here indeed raised more possibilities. You could even raise the possibility that Anthony did not go blind-- Go-Eun mentioned when he put on his sunglasses that he did not need it and he replied 'but it makes me look cool'. So many ways it could have ended. However you want it; so don't despair.
This has been a most pleasant and satisfying ride. KHM you are tops. Congratulations to the stars and production staff. Thank you Heads for the 'live' recaps as well. I don't recall getting recaps this fast before; it added much flavour to the enjoyment of this drama. Well done!
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74 @RougeNail
January 10, 2013 at 7:34 AM
I'm one of those who's disappointed with the ending. Yes, it's a "happy" ending, in that OTP end up happily ever after & no main characters died. BUT Why did Anthony have to go blind?!!
Perhaps the writer wanted to avoid an overly optimistic, unrealistic ending whereby Anthony is saved by a contrived miracle. But do we really need that dose of reality? K-dramas r a form of escapism (from the harsh realities of real life) for me yo;)
Sigh... I would so much rather see a all-out happy ending whereby Anthony can live out his destiny as King of Dramas & Go Eun as the rising writer star. And they can both rule as power couple happily ever after in Kdramaland. Is that too much to ask for? Haha
To be honest, after I've acquainted myself w KMM past work, I did kinda have a niggling feeling that Anthony would go blind eventually. Because u know that KMM would so wanna challenge himself & add "blind man" to his already impressive repertoire of roles! Sigh... but I was keeping my fingers crossed that it may not happen.
But barring this disappointing ending, KOD is still one of the best Kdramas I've watched so far. Good script (mostly), tight directing & awesome ensemble cast!
I loved the show from the get-go. I was especially sold when Go Eun splashed OJ on Anthony in Ep 1!
KOD made me see Choi Siwon in a new light. Boy can act comedic roles well!
This is the first time I've seen Oh Ji Eun onscreen & gal can act! Look forward to seeing more of her in future productions.
Jung Ryeo Won rocks as a kick ass heroine! I'm compelled to check out her History of Salaryman now!
And the Great Kim Myung Min impresses as usual. Anthony Kim was charisma on steroids! AK made me see KMM in a new light too. I knew that KMM can act, but I never thought he could be slick & sexy as well! He totally rocks tight 3-piece suits! I'll miss seeing KMM in what is possibly his sexiest incarnation to date. Cuz u just know that this method actor gonna metamorphize into a whole other character later.
It's been quite a ride. Thanks for the memories KOD. Thanks for the recap, HeadsNo2 & thanks Dramabeans!:)
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75 will
January 10, 2013 at 8:19 AM
The ending with Anthony being a third rate producer makes sense in that its only been a year or so since he went blind. The doctors told him that most people take up to five years to get adjusted to daily life after going blind. His road to recovery was probably much faster assisted by Go-eun at his side. The show also started with Anthony taking 3 years to get over his depression of being cast out of the industry followed by his subsequent business failures. Fast forward another few years, Anthony could make another full comeback.
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Koirv
January 11, 2013 at 5:04 AM
This really made sense for me. It did.
Anthony, after 1 year, is still in a state of recovery and he's having a hard time adjusting with his blind eyes. Therefore he cannot do things the way he did, though he is trying his best. He's Anthony, isn't he? Give it 2 years or 3 years, he can compete with Empire too — with Go-eun as his writer and PD Joo as the one taking over. Thanks for this, will!
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76 grey
January 10, 2013 at 8:29 AM
Anybody knows what is special episode?
They said they've cancelled it. But i'm wondering what it is for and what is all about. Sorry for this stupid question.
Thanks :)
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Koirv
January 11, 2013 at 5:08 AM
Hello grey! The korean dramas' special episodes can be in different forms. Example, "Lovers in Paris" special included the bts, NGs and the coverage of their drama launch. "War of Money" special was more of an independent story. Same characters, but it was more like a movie which has nothing to do with the series. "Beethoven Virus" special was full of interviews and the like.
The other specials are like the wrap-up part — connected to the story, and characters wrap up the final conclusion of their story. Like tying the loose ends. That's the usual drama special format. What happened to this character and this character. Did they love each other? Did they get married? This type of special is what "King of Dramas" needs.
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77 WM
January 10, 2013 at 2:55 PM
Just loved "An-so-ny" and all the characters. Yes, all, even the annoying evil guy. lol Yes, there were tropes, but what made it fun was that you knew they were poking fun at their own drama. Plus, most of the tropes didn't drag on and were met pretty much head on, in a much more realistic, grown up way. Confrontations were had, life went on, and our couples came out the other side happy and fulfilled. I'm satisfied.
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78 Edith
January 10, 2013 at 5:12 PM
Kim Myung Min is my favorite Korean actor. And his status is undiminished. He was consistent through a very hit or miss drama.
I have only seen one K-drama (out of all the ones I've watched) that had what I'd call a satisfying ending.
I think because of the nature of Korean t.v. it is almost impossible to end any show with the same intensity and consistency that it starts with.
If ratings could be done away with for one year, and if shows could be allowed just to run until the logical and dramatic conclusion, things might change.
Meanwhile, despite a lot of flaws, I'm planning to watch King of Dramas through again.
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wunderbar
January 10, 2013 at 9:40 PM
So, what's that one K-drama (out of all the ones you’ve watched) that had what you’d call a satisfying ending? Just curious...
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Chickletta
January 13, 2013 at 2:54 AM
KMM is the best! My other fave actors in Korea ( I mean really good actors, I don't go by the "idol" popularity or age): Seol Kyoung-gu (Haundae, Oasis, Choi Minsik (Old boy). Im Juhwang ( an unknown actor, almost, from antoher great little drama with dismal ratings called Taman the Island). They are AWESOME!!!
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79 Jasmine
January 10, 2013 at 11:31 PM
The ending was fine, but it was not up to par with the show I fell in love with. I am afraid the extension really did not help the show. Right from the beginning when they introduced the Anthony going blind track, I had a feeling it was not going to end well. At least the last episode was better than episodes 16/17. With that said, I'm going to miss Anthony! and did PD Joo end up getting the girl because that had me a little confused? Did he at least ask her out because I was expecting him to?
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80 mjfan
January 11, 2013 at 12:24 AM
I love this drama so much , even with the blindness thing :)) it deserved a spot on my all-time favourite dramas list .....
I totally love kim myung min and jung ryeo won , I hope to see them again , they are so comfortable together and have great chemistry ....
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81 weissman
January 11, 2013 at 4:27 AM
Good drama , the blindness thing was not that good
Thats all I have to say
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82 thursdaynexxt
January 11, 2013 at 4:55 AM
What a great drama!
Thanks to Heads for making the whole KOD experience so much more fabulous, as well as everyone's great comments here. Totally agreed with the posts about the ending let-down, but it doesn't change the fact that it's one of my all-time fave K-dramas ever!
Honestly, I was so hooked I couldn't sleep the night before Ep 18, having convinced myself that they'd kill Anthony off. Had to watch Ep 18 raw and unsubbed (never done that before) to reassure myself it wasn't true, 'cos they'd flipped almost every other drama cliche up to that point (yay for a story where there's not too much angst, people get straight to the point and don't agonise about it for 3 eps, and where they actually act like they've got jobs to go to)
Was so inspired by all the insights here that I thought I'd jot down a few highlights of my own:
So many cute moments!
- All the interactions between Anthony and Go-eun, of course.
- Siwon deliberately flubbing his lines and making hysterical faces to mess with Min-ah. Taking a swim (or 20 - poor guy, I really felt for him). It cracked me up every time he said "Oh my Jesus", "Oh Jesus Christ", "Oh motherfather", "Brad Pitt cheoreom?" ... and The Garlic. Oh, the garlic.
- let's not forget Kwang-soo ya (luv a good bromance)!
- the Love Letter references were great. Classic movie, with another compelling actor, Etsushi Toyokawa.
Great music throughout. Lee Hyun's song had a nice old-fashioned touch that was very Kim Bong Dal-esque! Speaking of music, Yesung's ending theme song played throughout the drama is about blindness, right? (well, about being blinded by love, maybe?) Does that mean the Anthony-going-blind twist was built into the plot from the start? It's just a thought...
Finally, local ratings might have been low, but clearly, KOD has the love of fans all over the world!! Even though it's over, hope that lots more people can discover this drama later - it's a keeper! And to all the hardworking, underpaid staff and crew who work tirelessly to create the dramas we love: cheongmal kamsahamnida!!
And to sign off: "What kind of woman in the world would like a man like him?" Answer: mememeMEeee!!!
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ainigoguma
January 18, 2013 at 11:09 AM
Hi Thursdaynexxt, my answer for your question:
"Does that mean the Anthony-going-blind twist was built into the plot from the start?" is YES.
I've been researching the meaning both literally and definitively of the song lyrics since the first episode. And from my other favorite drama's OST analysis experience, I believe YES since a MAIN OST is usually prepared WAAAAAYY before the drama even shoot the first scene. So IMO Anthony's blindness, despite the extension or no extension, was patterned from start in the the first line of Yesung's song "Because I'm blind, I only see you".
It's sad, but from the ending's point, it's beautiful.
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thursdaynexxt
January 19, 2013 at 7:28 AM
@ainigoguma,
Hi there and thanks so much for your reply! I'd like to think so too - it's easier to reconcile it with the way they chose to end the story and seems more in line with the focus on KBD's journey, and the arc of starting with his blind mother and him ending up the same way, but he's still an infinitely richer human being.
There was a great point someone made earlier:
"I enjoyed the idea that Anthony produced something he believed in (and it ended badly for others) then came to understand like the point of making dramas. (“I have finally found the reason why I must produce dramas, and I have also found the person who pointed it out to me.” ep. 17)
So now he’s “back” at being Kim Bong Dal who’s blind, and has a mother who’s also blind, it makes sense he would want to produce something suitable for blind people." (by @colors)
Apologies if I haven't referenced it correctly - I'm a newbie, and this is only my second post on this forum :)
On another note, since I'm not quite ready to let go of the awesomeness that is KMM (although FBND makes Mon-Tues a lot more bearable!), I've just finished "Beethoven Virus", and been enjoying all the "making of" KoD vids (including Siwon actually swimming in the sea, not to mention KBD & LGE's "sweet and teary kiss"- omg!) Will check out all of KMM's other dramas n films next ... so excited to have discovered KMM!! Long live the king!
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83 Koirv
January 11, 2013 at 5:13 AM
On the other hand, I find Writer Jang genius because he knew that the ending will stir up controversies and possibilities and love and hatreeed. Hehe.
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84 Abbie
January 11, 2013 at 1:05 PM
King of Dramas wasn't perfect by any stretch of the imagination. It had a lot of heart, but even it gave in to the same old drama trope of terrible illness. But at least it was something new, and not memory loss. I've had enough of that one for awhile.
The characters were endearing and hilarious. Anthony didn't mince words and knew what he had to do, usually. Go-eun was badass all the way, and one of my favorite drama heroines in a long time. Hyun-min kept me laughing and I liked the more serious turn his character took in the last few episodes, but was glad for the funny when it returned. Min-ah was a hard character to like and a hard one to hate too. But in the end, I'm happy with where she ended up.
I thought the ending was plausible and made me cry some, too. I'm happy with it. I will miss all these characters, but I'm looking forward to what the actors and actresses do in the future.
Side note, I recently saw a movie that Kim Myung-min was in called Open City. I saw it on Netflix, and enjoyed it, even though it had a sad ending. He is a good actor, and I liked his character in the movie and in King of Dramas.
Thanks for all the wonderful recaps, Heads!
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Chickletta
January 12, 2013 at 7:18 AM
for an uplifting moviw with KMM you may want to try "Pacemaker"
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85 grey
January 11, 2013 at 5:11 PM
Thank you koirv for the explanation :) Too bad they did not air it. I am just curious :)
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86 Chickletta
January 12, 2013 at 7:16 AM
LOL so many spectators not happy with the ending. Maybe we should start our KOD related "fan literarute" site and post our own versions of the ending. Well, the drama only a year after Anthony goes blind. In this short year he seems to have adjusted quite well to his blindness - trying out new things, wearing sunglasses 'that make him look cool,' speaking to the public, living obviously quite a happy full life. If , god forbid, things ever go awry with Goeun, I'm keeping my door open. I'm already missing the drama and you lovely debaters.
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87 laraffinee
January 15, 2013 at 10:47 AM
...and yet another lazy ending in Korean drama. Do the writers just get tired after 15 episodes and just spit out whatever? This is my biggest problem with Korean dramas - the lazy WTF? endings. Anthony a Third Rate Producer? That is so out of character. What - he didn't try to get into another clinical trial? So many good episodes done a great disservice with a lazy, dumb ending.
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88 Chickletta
January 20, 2013 at 4:31 AM
While watching the making of the sad yet beautiful kiss in ep. 17, I got curious about the song playing in the background that to me was more beautiful than any of the KOD OST's (as lovely as they are). I kept digging until I finally found that it's called "lean on me" and it's sung by a Korean Indie band Mate. BTW, for all you K=pop fans, maybe you should forget about it for a while and check out Korean Indie scene that is AWESOME! Here's the link to the song. Hope you will enjoy it. also you can watch the making of the sad kiss on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ML_iKW2H2c
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89 Dimas
January 24, 2013 at 5:21 AM
is great!
I am very happy with this
drama!?
(Y)
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90 iamdeb
March 19, 2013 at 5:35 PM
I loved this drama while it was on but I' was so upset and turned off about Anthony going blind that I still haven't watched the last 2 episodes...gah...
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91 thay
March 28, 2013 at 1:37 AM
what a memorable perfoemance of Choi Siwon! I was never really interested in him in all his previous role,but in this drama,he really steals the show! I keep waiting for his scene for every episode..HILLARIOUS TO THE MAX! Good job Shiwon ssi,good job.
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92 marie
April 4, 2013 at 8:29 AM
I love this drama....it was very surprising.....Choi Siwon: u rock!!!!!!! u can beat Brad Pitt :)...Kim Myung Min...always the best......:)
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93 norisarang
April 18, 2013 at 4:46 AM
Anyone know what song it is around 45 min ep 1. The instrumental background music when Anthony Kim was drinking at home?
Very appreciated!!
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94 arina
July 24, 2013 at 11:05 AM
One of my favourite korean dramas..the actors are all amazing..esp the leads and Choi Siwon's shows that he can be a better actor than singer.
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95 NannyOgg
August 29, 2013 at 6:05 PM
I really LOVE this drama! It grabs me from the very beginning with its connections with LOTR - the titles of the episodes and especially the Ring and how Anthony lost it (my preciouss) :D The cast was amazing, even Siwon who is usually unbearable to me was cute with all these "Jesus", "Sparta" and so on.
But there were many unfinished things. I was absolutely sure that they will use the "Love Letter" and Proust's book - that Anthony will put his love letter there explaining to her all his love, how she changed his character and his life and she'll read it all in tears. In a similar scene in "Secret garden" I cried for hours...
Well, low ratings (really, WHY the numbers are that low?!) probably made them change the script.
Watching K-dramas for years made me to expect everything in the last episode. So this ending is pretty acceptable to me, having in mind how bad it could be...
Thanks to dramabeans team for your recaps and all the articles. I've just found your great site and am amazed by your work. Hwaiting! :)
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96 dramabird
October 16, 2015 at 3:36 PM
I'm going voting crazy!
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