I never knew a story about time travelling
can be so exciting and at the same time, so heartbreaking. Moon Lovers: Scarlet
Heart Ryeo (what the title means, I have no idea but it does sound a very
romantic) is the very first and so far, the only Kdrama I ever watched and it
shattered my heart to pieces. I don’t remember alternating between crying and
laughing during each episode of the same serial. In fact, I was so hooked into
the plot that I finished all the twenty episodes each an hour long in the span
of six days. So, I won’t go into the plot details since you can find it on
Wikipedia and other sites, but, I will tell you why you must watch it.
First of all, if you like romantic
and historical fiction, this is right up your alley. It has the most classic
blend of heart-warming romance, tad bit of sci-fi, historical setting and
stimulating drama…a lot of it. In fact, the series has some of the most
impelling plot twists ever (which I won’t give away and you should look it up).
Basically the story is about a young girl (played by Kpop singer IU) who’s
going some life crisis when due to a splash of fate, she happened to go 500
years back in time and finds herself in the body of another girl who looks
exactly like her called Hae Soo. She may be stuck in a new body but her mind is
totally in present time. Her lack of knowledge about her current time period
and the familiarity of her face ensues a lot of drama, especially when she gets
herself involved with the royal family.
The first few episodes of this
wonderful drama lets the viewers get familiar with the world and direction of
the story which is very light-hearted, amusing and full of laughter-inducing
moments; especially the scene where IU and Baekhyun (actors playing roles in
the drama) has this little “debate”. These episodes also depict the main
character Hae Soo slowly falling in love, growing up into a mature thoughtful
woman from a childish playful little girl all the while keeping the fun alive.
But as the series progresses, the viewers are given the real picture of the
trouble Hae Soo has gotten herself into.
Why I like this series:
If
you have read this far and my description of the drama did not peak your
interest, then let me tell you the reasons why this drama stood out to me.
Firstly, I am not really into drama, especially the romance ones. So, when I
first started to watch it, I guessed it will be typical and predictable. But,
nope! I was wrong.
Yes, I agree, this drama does have
some eye-rolling moments, typical main character sacrificing herself and all,
but there are a few points which made it seem different from the others. For
example, the romance. Yes, Moon Lovers has one of the most refreshing romance
plots I have ever watched. In fact, it’s not only the main characters’ love
affair that will enchant you but also the supporting characters’. Before you
know, you will rooting for the supporting couples as well.
The series also shows the duality of
a mother’s nature. Normally, mothers in drama are shown as the wise old person
or pretty much non-existent supporting figure. But in this drama, the mother is
both the hero and the villain (I won’t disclose how). The Mother of the main
character’s love interest is quite a diverse character and even though she is
supposed to be the evil one, you cannot help yourself from sympathizing with
her situation. And if this still does not interest you, then you should simply
watch it for huge cast of sexy South Korean men featured into it.
I guess I should end it here before
I give away spoilers. Let me know what you think of it. I very much recommend
this series. Trust me, it will be time worth spending.
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