Korean odyssey series#

Korean odyssey series#

One thing that I used to adore about the original Journey to the West TV series was how his natural monkey instincts always reiterated to me that he wasn’t a tame human, but still a monkey at heart. The only thing I wished that they had kept even more firmly about his character was the monkey-like behaviours the original Monkey King had. He doesn’t fail to encompass the personality of his character, and I can really see the cheeky, mischievous Monkey King within him. For one thing, for his first project since finishing his compulsory military service, he has done extremely well you can’t even tell that he hasn’t been acting for the past 2 years. *clears throat* But still, through an objective perspective, Seung Gi did great with this one.

I mean come on, Lee Seung Gi on the small screen?! Who can say no?!! I’m sure many decided on picking this drama up due to that reason alone. I’m sure this statement is self-explanatory. Positives: 1.The fact that Lee Seung Gi is acting again and plays an awesome rendition of the Monkey King And so, I’m just going to launch in and discuss what I liked and disliked about the drama. I discuss in fair detail about how I feel about the first half of the drama, and why I decided to continue with it for the remaining half.

Initial Impressions:įor both my opinion on the drama as well as my initial impressions/current trek of the drama, check out my previous post here: “A Korean Odyssey” Current Trek Her encounter with them is significant, as she frees Son Oh Gong from his imprisonment and makes a pact with him that binds the two. As a girl, Jin Sun Mi encounters both the Bull Demon, Woo Hwi Chul (Cha Seung Won) and the Monkey King, Son Oh Gong (Lee Seung Gi). Her blood is also something precious, with the scent of a lotus flower, overwhelming and drawing demons towards her. About a woman with the ability to see demons and ghosts, Jin Sun Mi (Oh Yeon Seo) learns to deal with her demons with the help of a talisman (a yellow umbrella). Synopsis (borrowed from Dramapanda who sums it up super well): Note: Followed after a handful of episodes had already been aired. So now, let’s finish this once and for all.īroadcasted Dates: 23rd December 2017 – 4th March 2018 Not only did it bring me a little hit of nostalgia, but it also kept me invested to see and follow these handful of characters who I certainly rooted for eagerly. This drama has definitely taken me on a ride, for all sorts of reasons. Hello and welcome back to the blog! I’m bringing to you all the much awaited review of A Korean Odyssey, which has been something that I’ve been following for the last 2-3 months or so. Huge lifesavers of the drama are definitely the side characters, as well as the evident character development with our leads. Not only that, the main purpose of the drama is made unclear as well. Instead of bringing much anticipation that most carried, it makes huge efforts to focus on just the added romance aspect which brings utter disappointment.

A take on an ancient folktale that doesn’t resonate with the original as such.