Guest zawlinnaing Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Thanks Viki team for subs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mskololia1 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Thanks semi-fly and meebo for the screencaps and links. I look forward to seeing how plans are working out along with the two nuptials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest venustiara Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Thank you very much for the subs, Viki team! We could not watch through viikii channel as it didn't reach our territory. Your subtitle helped us to understand the drama. Thank you again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kornpops Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 This drama is pretty fun and entertaining to watch. Sageuks are the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CricketVK Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Here are the URLs for Yacha episodes 4 & 5 English softsubs by Yacha Team @viki. Ep 04 - HDTiBiNET version: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RECXMMWY Ep 04 - 720 G version by eduardjr: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=G0QCH48Q Ep 05: CHAN version: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=U2ETGW26 Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest venustiara Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Thank you, Yacha Team @ Viki! Now i can watch Yacha and the drama is good... Keep it up! Fighting...!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mskololia1 Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Yay, epi 7 is out and boohoo only 5 more epis to go... Wow, is that soccer I see semi-fly? lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest meebo Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 File Serve Link Episode 10 (QOOK) Episode 09 (HDTiBiNET) Episode 08 (HEmAE) Episode 07 (CHAN) 450p Episode 06 (CHAN) 450p Episode 05 (CHAN) 450p Episode 04 (HDTiBiNET) Episode 03 (HDTiBiNET) Episode 02 (HDTiBiNET) Episode 01 (HEmAE) **enjoy** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mskololia1 Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 ‘Yaksa’ actor wants more sex, more gore 2011-01-23 17:49 Source Meaning ‘nature-sprit’ in Hindu, cable drama uses computer graphics for powerful special effects When cable channel OCN’s miniseries “Yaksa” exploded onto the small screen on Dec. 10, it lived up to its reputation as the Korean version of Starz’s “Spartacus: Blood and Sand,” flaunting an excess of gore and sex that more than merited its 19-and-over viewer restriction. “Yaksa” lead actor Cho Dong-hyeok summed up the allure of the drama when he told The Korea Herald, “It is a work that allows for more freedom of expression and sports computer graphics like what was seen on ‘Spartacus,’ in short, that it would have the stuff that you just can’t get on a major broadcasting network.” Lead actor Cho Dong-hyeok (right) films a gladiator action sequence for OCN’s “Yaksa.” (OCN) Massive carnage spliced with an orgy between the king and an entourage of half-nude women drew in average viewer ratings of 2.3 percent, according to AGB Nielsen Media Research, a figure considered high in the cable arena. Like the Spartan import, blood got its own artistic treatment in “Yaksa,” splashing, rocketing, spewing and hurtling through the air in slo-mo. Cho slid seamlessly into his role as the head of the king’s secret gang of assassins, whipping his heavy sword about in a flash of brawn and sheer force, a grim reaper with a mission, leaving a trail of bodies in his wake. So when the hunky model-turned-actor said, “I think it might have been better if it was just a tad bit crueler and a tad bit racier,” many might have countered with, “What?” That is, unless they watched the other episodes. The 12-episode series, which plays every Friday at midnight, just aired its seventh installment. Average ratings initially drifted down to 0.9 percent by the fourth episode, but then popped right back up again to 1.79 percent the following Friday when Cho’s hero, Baek Rok, morphed into a gladiator and, armed with nothing but a shield, slaughtered his opponents. Aside from Baek Rok, however, who gets most of the action, the nudity has been considerably toned down and the bloodbath curtailed, with the focus shifting to the narrative itself, the political intrigue between a mid-Joseon Dynasty monarch and those intent on keeping him a puppet, and the tale of a woman (played by singer-turned-actress Jeon Hye-bin) once loved by Baek Rok and his brother Baek Gyeol (“Spring Waltz” actor Seo Do-young) but now spurned and out for revenge. In short, “Yaksa” is vastly different from “Spartacus,” which was a sex-heavy gore-fest from beginning to end. In regards to that, “Yaksa” director Kim Hong-sun discussed certain concerns he faced when making the series. “Yaksa” director Kim Hong-sun discusses why he cut out certain sex scenes and how he worried over how to get the blood to look pretty in an interview with The Korea Herald. (Park Hae-mook/The Korea Herald) “Since we are for television, the viewers are more conservative,” said Kim. “We wanted to give it an edge of fantasy, make it less cruel.” “When we first latched onto the concept, we were concerned about how, exactly, we should spray the blood,” he continued. “We focused on making it look pretty and not like a horror flick.” “We did film sex scenes, but then we took them out because they didn’t work,” he said. Quite frankly, however, even the toned-down version is far more hard-core than, say, KBS’ action-heavy period blockbuster, “The Slave Hunters.” Computer graphics, or to be more accurate, the way that CGI has been used, seem to be playing a key role in giving “Yaksa” its allure. “We wanted the concept of the action to be about power,” said Kim. “We wanted to do powerful action. We wanted the swords to cut through the bodies. You can’t do something like that on a major broadcasting network, but you can do it on cable.” To achieve those effects, Kim revealed that they had to use swords that were only half their intended length, so that computer graphics could be used to create slicing and piercing effects later on. “At first it was very awkward for us,” Kim said of using the half-swords. “Yeah, we got this half sword, like, literally, half a sword,” Cho recalled when they started the four months of filming that ran from August to November last year. “We would use real swords for one take, then, we would have to do it again with half swords.” He chuckled as he remembered what it was like. “There were a lot of outtakes,” he said. “It was all so new to us, so when they called, ‘Cut!’ We would burst out laughing.” “Yaksa” action director Baek Kyung-chan, who racked up critical experience working on “The Slave Hunters,” explained how time-consuming the process was. “We had to film each choreographed sequence about three times,” Baek said. Kim confirmed that, for episodes one to five alone, they used around 600 cuts worth of CGI, which, he also confirmed, is the approximate amount used on average for an entire film. Still, Kim confirmed that production costs for “Yaksa,” which totaled a whopping 3 billion won ($2.7 million), were still cheaper than what it cost to make “Spartacus.” Not only was “Yaksa” less expensive to make than “Spartacus,” it relied less on green-or-blue-screen technology than the C.G.I.-saturated hit. “We filmed 80 percent of ours outside, on location, and did 20 to 30 percent on blue screen,” he said. So, while “Yaksa” may not be peppered-to-bursting with green screen, it definitely has more than its fair share of “real” action. According to action director Baek, Cho did almost all of his own stunts, a challenge that left him close to blinded at one point. “Physically it was incredibly difficult,” Cho said, flexing his rough, large fists, which still looked battered and bruised despite the fact that approximately two months had passed since filming wrapped up. “I felt like I got more of a thrill out of using my bare hands to fight than when I wielded a sword.” According to Cho, at one point he and a fellow action actor actually started to duke it out while filming. Afterwards Cho said his forearms were so bruised that he could barely prop them up. “We tailored the action for Cho’s character, for instance, to make his fighting style heavy and rough,” explained Baek, who recalled the incident with a bit, it seems, of good-natured humor. For Cho the action presented a new challenge. Though he had starred in four films and six TV dramas before he did “Yaksa,” he had never done an action or a period piece before. “I think I watched ‘Spartacus’ three times to check out the action because you just can’t get that kind of action in Korean dramas,” the 33-year old said. Looking like he got a kick out of the experience ― though he admitted to wanting to throw in the towel numerous times ― he hinted at the gore to come by saying, “This is just the beginning.” “Lots of people die and I kill most of them. I kill them all. But the ultimate action to end all action comes in the final episode.” By Jean Oh (oh_jean@heraldm.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mskololia1 Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Yay!!!! I am looking forward to this week's episode. We get to find out what happens to BR and Meeyo....I hope she is not violated by the dojo nutjob....aigoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CricketVK Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 English softsubs for ep 6 by Yacha Team @viki. CHAN version http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7VRUL9FS Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest venustiara Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 English softsubs for ep 6 by Yacha Team @viki. CHAN version http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7VRUL9FS Enjoy! Thank you for the subs, Yacha Team! Without you, it will be miserable to watch Yacha! Thank you very much...!! Cheers Always :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest kpopstar Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 im wondering what are the rating for this movie so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Luchs Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 u should add "yaksha" on the title since this spelling is quite widely used. just started watching this one and so far it looks good. main character sorta looks like oh ji ho ;p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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janglover Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Thanks so much for uploading the videos! I can't wait till the latest episodes are subbed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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