Finally got down to making this post since I am now done with exams YAY.
Watched the highly rated and recommended drama King 2Hearts at the beginning of study break (yup) and I must say, it did live up to expectations. It is a production more than your everyday drama, good plot, good cast, nothing much to pick about. Although I am not a fan of Lee Seunggi's excessive (in my opinion) cheesiness in the show, I'm sure many other people are (ahem, @eunphoric) and would be. Good acting and good chemistry with your female lead definitely makes up for it. Lee Seunggi and Ha Ji Won are naturals, but really, in this cast, who isn't? The scenes where he played mind games with the villain aka the lunatic John Mayer had me clinging onto the tail of every episode and deserve many rounds of applause. Details like how John Mayer's isolated mansion had an entire maze of waterworks in the basement, and the barcode tattoo on his subordinate Bong Bong's neck were just one of the many things that fascinated me in the drama. Though I must say that the Bong Bong woman (who looks french but is probably american) scared the hell out of me. The irony of her name and her appearance and nature.
I have a low tolerance for horror, don't judge.
What I do love, is the second main couple (image) - the Princess and the Palace Guard - that never really ended up together. The only time I cried while watching the drama was because of Eun Shikyung; Writer-nim!! ㅠ____ㅠ His character was supposed to be exactly the reason why I have never liked 2nd male leads of dramas, because they always lacked balls, for the lack of a better expression, but I don't know he just got to me somehow with the perpetual frown on his face and his 답답해 and genuine character ㅠㅠ
And of course, a good drama will not be complete without a good soundtrack. While I have a love-hate relationship with Taeyeon (the reason why I got into kpop years back) she will always be my goddess. ㅠㅠ I can't escape it. ㅠㅠ which reminds me the first song that made me fall for her was also an ost track. Queen of OST ♡ I've been listening to this song since it came out, way before I've watched the drama. I sing this at karaoke, I listen to it on repeat, I've recorded a cover (that you will never hear) of it - this is how much this song means to me. ps. this is a live performance.
미치게 보고 싶은 사람
미치게 듣고 싶은 너의 한마디
and pps. happy birthday to me!
