[Drama 2016] Moon Lovers ❤ Scarlet Heart Ryeo, 달의 연인-보보경심 려 \^0^/ Soompi Kdrama 2016 Winner

[staygold]

1 hour ago, 40somethingahjumma said:

***** I am quoting the part of the post that stood out for me and also love the most *****

I'm constantly surprised by comments that Su doesn't love So enough or doesn't even deserve his love. Just because his love is so great and full of grand gestures it doesn't mean hers is small by comparison because she's not the larger-than-life figure that he is.

 

I am tempted to post this every time there is a post about how HS doesn't love enough. Or how WS's love is deeper than HS's.

Under the spoiler tag I am posting a write up from a FB page I love. It explains so well about how love cannot be compared.

Spoiler

https://www.facebook.com/Labyrinths.PhilipJohn/

THIS PERSON'S SUITCASE 

Say, you are in love with this person. The two of you have suitcases in your hearts. Your suitcase has this person's name on it. And this person's suitcase has your name on it. The suitcase represents love. Now as it must happen, someone's suitcase will be bigger. Perhaps yours is. That's because you've put a whole lot of things in the suitcase that bears this person's name – songs, scenes from favorite books, parks, the way moonlight falls on wheat in a field, kaleidoscopes, crab curry – everything that informs your love for this person. On the other hand, it is possible that the other person has just one book, one flower and one salad in the suitcase that bears your name. Now when you both collide in the garden of love, your suitcases fall to the ground, and break open. You look at this person's suitcase, the one with your name on it, and you ask yourself, 'That’s it? But I have all this stuff in my suitcase for this person! How can this person have so little for me in their suitcase?' This is a perfectly reasonable thought. But you don't say it out loud. It is not this person's problem that you have so much love to conjure up, and give. Instead of conducting this tally of feelings, you tell yourself that this person is already here, in the garden, with you. This person has brought a suitcase along, with your name on it. It has just one book, one flower, and one salad in it. No moonlight. No crab curry. But listen. This person's suitcase has your name on it. This person's suitcase has your name on it. This person's suitcase has your name on it.

 

Hope it makes sense and I don't come across as a crazy person! 

[riuenu]

Not too sure have this been posted...but our ladies updated their instagram for today dinner as well!

 

 

[SizzlerZ]

@ruizaio Thanks for that  . Really want those extra scenes!!

 

[meahri_1]

44 minutes ago, zi4r said:

Hey, Eclipses! I'm the crazy LJG fan that kept spamming here about hallyuvote.com and calling for reinforcements Monday and Tuesday.

Anyway, I was rotating on 4 different networks to vote (home, mobile and 2 vpns) to avoid blocking. Last night, work went crazy so I couldn't go back to the site. But today, whole day, I haven't been able to access the site at all. At first, I thought it was temporarily down or something, so I went to sleep for a few hours... but when I woke up this afternoon and realized I still couldn't access (And it seems you all have been able to?), I realize it's just me.

I don't know how they can ban me on all my devices (different IPs). All my network addresses (including the VPNs) are SG & Malaysia... so, can any of you from SG & Malaysia access? Have they geo-fenced it? Sigh... I dunno what's going on.

Anyway, if any of you chats there, please let other LJG Angels know that zi4r apologizes. I'm so pissed. 

@car148 @KdramaSwimmer @chi13lou @qwenli @rei_smasher11 @MadraRua @meahri_1 @Hanazumi @kyar7jizhenll @Yippeuni @gayatritunggadewi @soorani @dramu51ch0c10ve @MiharuD @Diana Blanche and whoever else that voted (I might have missed out a few of you that have messaged me), thank you so much. Fighting!!!

 

EDIT: In case you all are voting there and there's no one to coordinate, the way to do is

Vote again & again until "We've already counted your vote" appears on the yellow bar. That means, you've been blocked. If that happens, DON'T VOTE ANYMORE (your vote won't count), wait 3 minutes, refresh, and you can vote again. Don't do too fast; you'll get banned (The "cooling off period" message will appear when you're banned. It takes about 20 minutes to a few hours to get unbanned). 

 

@zi4r Same for me. Can't vote and it seems a lot of other Joongi fans can't either. Have to wonder. Also question the length of the poll. There's still 4 days left and when you have 2 fan bases going at it like this, it requires almost 24/7 coverage by fans.

[virsvirs]

I literally screamed and my whole body shivered when I watched this scene! Omo omo look at them! Hae Soo held So's hand sooo tight! We could actually feel her fear, but at the same time we feel so safe right! It feels like he's telling her that she has nothing to be afraid of awwwww

4th prince really is a dark knight in shining armor kinda guy! I want one! 

 

 

cr: http://my-luhaen.tumblr.com/

[ucieh]

52 minutes ago, lyn_lyn said:

 

I start watching this drama, because i am fan of Lee Joon Gi. I was not happy when SBS announced IU as lead heroine. Because she is an idol, not actress.

However, in the first 3 minutes of ep 1, i totally changed my mind. In my opinion, noone else could play He Soo better than Lee Ji Eun. I don't care what other say. Moreover, her chemiatry with Joon Gi is 101%. And kiss scenes... I don't think some of previous Joon Gi's heroine did better kiss than her. So, Lee Ji Eun is the best.

About low rating of ep 14... Noone "bad" acting is reason for low rating. The real reason is baseball game. It was not sure when will be aired ep 14, so...

 

I second this! I was in doubt at first when LJE was cast even though I know she is really good in Producers (the only LJE's drama I've seen). After watching the first two episodes of Moon Lovers, I was wrong and yes, LJE fits the role perfectly IMO. 

I have seen about 6 of LJG's dramas so far and yes, LJG has the best chemistry with LJE.  I dont know how to express this, but the feels this couple gives is just different...in a very special way... I just love this OTP ^^

...And I hope one day they get a chance to have another project together again. 

[shiqin3381]

The only missing from the gathering is Wang Eun....

[pauexclusive]

1 hour ago, dears said:

Just finished watching the kiss scene BTS.

I use more than 40 GB of internet in a month. That's how much of an addict of Korean drama I am.

 

My provider disconnected me for over usage 

[zi4r]

2 minutes ago, meahri_1 said:

 

@zi4r Same for me. Can't vote and it seems a lot of other Joongi fans can't either. Have to wonder. Also question the length of the poll. There's still 4 days left and when you have 2 fan bases going at it like this, it requires almost 24/7 coverage by fans.

 

It's not even that I can't vote. I can't even go to the site. It keeps giving me timeout. So weird.

[junejungki]

13 minutes ago, Ainee Etp said:

 

I remember people commenting whether they can be the hammer that LJG hold in RM (because he kissed the hammer). Now, can I be the lady seated beside LJG? I think she put her palm on his back . What a good place to rest my hand. BTW who is the guy nearest to the camera on right (opposite LJG)?

Opposite LJG is Wang Moo. I dont know his real name

[kdramawriter]

6 hours ago, chi13lou said:

I think the rolling part is practice for when WS saves HS from Yo's arrow.

@kdramawriter Thank you so much for the fanfic. Waiting for Part 3!

 

YW!! Thanks for reading and really appreciate the comments from readers. Please help me upvote or by commenting. I <3 feedback. 

http://www.asianfanfics.com/story/view/1181374

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12180986/1/Escape-from-The-Palace

[qwenli]

27 minutes ago, Ainee Etp said:

 

I remember people commenting whether they can be the hammer that LJG hold in RM (because he kissed the hammer). Now, can I be the lady seated beside LJG? I think she put her palm on his back . What a good place to rest my hand. BTW who is the guy nearest to the camera on right (opposite LJG)?

That's the crown prince/king Moo ! The lady at the back of LJG is the writer who give us all these "sick stories" lol

@riuenu nearly all the regular IG users posted! except IU, who hasnt posted anything since 17 aug. hmmm, trying to avoid scandals...

gosh, this drama is equally exciting behind the scenes. Love their friendship 

[kdramawriter]

Great theory from Dramabeans which lays out the logic of the show really well:

78 patpat October 12th, 2016 at 12:39 AM

I keep thinking, what if the history that Jimong and Go Hajin knew is different than the history that we know now? According to the history, after King Taejo’s death, the list of the king is Moo, Yo, then So. But Jimong said that Yo’s crowning was out of his prediction. Yo was never meant to be king before, it should have been Moo then So. Go Hajin also thought that after King Taejo, Gwangjong was the next King (yes, I even rewatch eps 1 to make sure), probably because Moo’s reign wasn’t significant. Yo’s reign in history, if it existed, should have been remarkable for the destruction he had done so far, but Go Hajin didn’t have any memory about that. So I think it’s safe to say that the history that Go Hajin knew was different from the history that we know. Hence, we can say that the history did change. And the reason for that change, as Jimong said, should be a variable. What if the variable is Go Hajin’s Soo?

Let’s start from the beginning. The ones who were born under the star of the king were Moo and So. Despite of all the obstacles, So was destined to be a king, so it’s safe to say that with or without Soo, he would eventually become the king. But HOW he will achieve that goal is the true question and I think that is the exact reason of Soo’s time travelling to Goryeo.

The events from So’s arrival at the palace till the monks’ assassination were relatively free from Soo’s influence, so it would still happen that way even if Go Hajins’s Soo didn’t exist. So would use this chance to stay in the palace, and we may never know for sure how his character would develop w/o Soo’s influence, but giving his family’s cold shoulder and without love and care from anybody, I think he would grow up just as how King Taejo wanted him to be: ruthless but politically effective. So would lead the rain ritual (as planned by the king and Jimong) despite of his scar, he would eventually gain support from people, and there he was, ready for the throne. Jimong and the king knew that Yo was born under the star of treason, so they knew he would revolt someday, and I guess that’s why King Taejo tried to send him afar, much to his resentment. But even if he did revolt, they assumed that So would get rid of him completely, and that was what should have happened if only So delivered the fatal blow on Yo on the cliff. The real ruthless So, w/o Soo’s influence, would have no sympathy for Yo. Moo would be poisoned and drowned probably by So or Wook or Won or combination of them, it would be covered and his death would be written in history as a natural course of disease. With Moo and Yo gone, So would be the one who ascend to the throne. Given his ruthless nature, he would secure his position just like how Yo’s doing now: killing his brothers and those who had the potential of revolting against him. Wook and Won, the sly and powerful ones, might be one of the early victims. Eun would be killed for his powerful family.

Jung might be killed because of So’s jealousy for his mom’s love, and who knows that Baekah might or might not survive. So would be that cruel and ruthless Gwangjong who killed his own brothers for the throne, and that’s exactly the history that Go Hajin knew.

But now we have Go Hajin’s arrival in Goryeo (and strikingly at the same time as So’s arrival in the palace) and her fated encounter with So. The moment she offered him her sympathy, she took her first step into changing the course of history w/o her even realizing. His character grew up into different direction than how it should have grown, deviating him as far as from the ruthless king material to nothing of the sort. This version of So would never be able to kill his own brother and that’s the reason Yo remained and became the king, thus negated the history that Go Hajin previously knew. The history has indeed changed because of her influence on So.

One may wonder that if Go Hajin’s Soo did change the history, then why her premonitions still come true? The premonitions are likely the trace of Soo’s memory that remained when Soo reincarnated into Go Hajin. If the history differed from the one Soo knew, shouldn’t the premonition change as well? I’d like to flesh out each premonition. King Taejo’s and Moo’s death will simply happen the same way with or without Go Hajin’s arrival, thus they stayed true to her premonition. But for the premonition of Soo standing alone in front of the throne, we start to see that the reality differed from her premonition. Here she didn’t stand alone; So was standing there with her. Then on the premonition of Eun’s execution, So was laughing frantically as he killed Eun. But in the reality, as we see from the preview, So’s face was filled with horror and grief as he slaughtered Eun. That laughing So was the version of So without Soo’s influence, the ruthless So who would happily kill his brother to secure his throne. That grieving So in the present is So with Soo’s influence.

See how things that involve So start to take on different pathway? Soo may still think that she can’t change anything but the truth is, it’s changing before her very eyes.

To wrap it all, the purpose of Soo’s time travelling to Goryeo is to change the history, by changing So’s personality and the way So takes to become Gwangjong specifically, in order to make the history the way that we know now. Without her arrival, So would still become the king, but the pathway he took to become Gwangjong would be by killing his own brothers, his loyal staffs, and many more. He might not be doing any good to his nation given to his nature, which explains why Soo could only remember him as a horrible king in history. But with Soo’s influence, the present So is a much more better man who won’t go on killing spree his brothers (Eun was exception under Yo’s command), and as we know in our present history, he only killed the ones who revolted and threatened the stability of the nation. As Gwangjong, he also did many good things for his people and had a long reign of 26 years. Soo might not exist in history, but her presence is what shapes the history the way it is.

 

[junejungki]

10 minutes ago, ucieh said:

 

I second this! I was in doubt at first when LJE was cast even though I know she is really good in Producers (the only LJE's drama I've seen). After watching the first two episodes of Moon Lovers, I was wrong and yes, LJE fits the role perfectly IMO. 

I have seen about 6 of LJG's dramas so far and yes, LJG has the best chemistry with LJE.  I dont know how to express this, but the feels this couple gives is just different...in a very special way... I just love this OTP ^^

...And I hope one day they get a chance to have another project together again. 

Spoiler

I watched Two Weeks recently. The part LJG communicate with his daughter Soo Jin in that drama through the glass panel in the hospital, really heartbreaking. I wonder what would LJG like if he has a daughter or son.

 

Edited October 12, 2016 by LyraYoo
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[SizzlerZ]

4 minutes ago, virsvirs said:

I literally screamed and my whole body shivered when I watched this scene! Omo omo look at them! Hae Soo held So's hand sooo tight! We could actually feel her fear, but at the same time we feel so safe right! It feels like he's telling her that she has nothing to be afraid of awwwww

4th prince really is a dark knight in shining armor kinda guy! I want one! 

 

 

 

cr: http://my-luhaen.tumblr.com/

 

LOL I love this scene too but I was confused if HS was trying to let go of his hand because of the 9th prince or she was holding his hand tighter because she was worried. Thank you for clearing that up for me and I'm glad she held on well     

[Ainee Etp]

@junejungki Ohh!! That's Wang Moo, can't recognize him without the moustache.

[SizzlerZ]

7 minutes ago, shiqin3381 said:

The only missing from the gathering is Wang Eun....

 

Busy idol . 

[qwenli]

15 minutes ago, shiqin3381 said:

The only missing from the gathering is Wang Eun....

No, 13th prince, 14th prince and Yeonhwa are also not around.

@ruizaio lol the prince in the queue for the DVDs is just brilliant! Thanks for the coordinating.

By the way, just to confirm in the press con, did the director and JG said the ending will be happy?

Thanks!

[ktcjdrama]

Watching ep.15, I cried three times. First, when JM finished reminiscing about his evening chat with young WM and WS.

Second, was when WW cried sharing his inner struggle with his mother and YH (yeah, throw rocks at me, I won't even duck). I can see the pain that pushed him to the delusion he is in now. He feels that nothing he's doing is wrong, because he wants so much to get back what he felt he had lost. Still no justification for him though I sympathized him.

Third, was when WE pulled away from HS's hand which was followed by stunned HS' tears, knowing her vision is going to unfold.

Next week is going to be so hard for me to go into the episode. Maybe I should just skip the first few minutes...

[junejungki]

10 minutes ago, SizzlerZ said:

@ruizaio Thanks for that  . Really want those extra scenes!!

 

Sorry, can you enlighten me how to participate this survey?? This is my first time to participate so I didnt really understand how it works.