Comments on: Return of Iljimae: Episode 16 http://www.dramabeans.com/2009/04/return-of-iljimae-episode-16/ Deconstructing korean dramas and kpop culture Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:01:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: MsB http://www.dramabeans.com/2009/04/return-of-iljimae-episode-16/comment-page-1/#comment-568088 MsB Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:59:48 +0000 http://www.dramabeans.com/?p=6528#comment-568088 Cinematography and fighting scenes=love; love conflicts between characters=on the fence. Wol-Hee is driving me crazy!! I too was surprised when she jumped but don't think she is dead either. I still like the first better even though I love JIW and the tendative, hesitant love story between Gu and Baek-Mae. But I'm at the point where the drama is too long. I was so enjoying this up to this point. Now, I'm not too sure!! Cinematography and fighting scenes=love; love conflicts between characters=on the fence. Wol-Hee is driving me crazy!! I too was surprised when she jumped but don’t think she is dead either. I still like the first better even though I love JIW and the tendative, hesitant love story between Gu and Baek-Mae. But I’m at the point where the drama is too long. I was so enjoying this up to this point. Now, I’m not too sure!!

]]> By: Angoles http://www.dramabeans.com/2009/04/return-of-iljimae-episode-16/comment-page-1/#comment-108342 Angoles Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:17:18 +0000 http://www.dramabeans.com/?p=6528#comment-108342 Thanks for the recap. Eyes are the windows to the soul. From Iljimae (Jung Woo Il)’s eyes I see the complicated emotions of a hero. He is not a god, but a human being, who feels pain, anger, frustration, and in many ways he is a loner, unable to share those feelings with the loved ones. (Like Frodo in The Lord of the Rings, to carry the ring of burden he must suffer alone.) I love this drama from the start, and because of the interest, I find your blog especially valuable and helpful. Boys Over Flowers might have a bunch of pretty boys, but they are just boys who try to act like man. The plot does not give the actors much room to mature, and many times I find it’s dragging rather than meaningful (too much unnecessary violence in this modern day drama). With too many characters in the show it’s hard to focus on the main storyline. To me, I lost the interest for BOF after the 6th episode (The best thing about this teenage drama is probably the music in my opinion, and beautiful location shots). As for The Return of Iljimae, from beginning to the end, it gives a sense of realism. The plot is focused, well planned, detailed but not dragging. JWI is not just playing Iljimae; he has become the hero thru this drama. Like Bae Yung Joon’s “LEGEND”, this is a drama that I can watch time and time again. A good show that I hate to see it end.

Thanks for the recap. Eyes are the windows to the soul. From Iljimae (Jung Woo Il)’s eyes I see the complicated emotions of a hero. He is not a god, but a human being, who feels pain, anger, frustration, and in many ways he is a loner, unable to share those feelings with the loved ones. (Like Frodo in The Lord of the Rings, to carry the ring of burden he must suffer alone.) I love this drama from the start, and because of the interest, I find your blog especially valuable and helpful.

Boys Over Flowers might have a bunch of pretty boys, but they are just boys who try to act like man. The plot does not give the actors much room to mature, and many times I find it’s dragging rather than meaningful (too much unnecessary violence in this modern day drama). With too many characters in the show it’s hard to focus on the main storyline. To me, I lost the interest for BOF after the 6th episode (The best thing about this teenage drama is probably the music in my opinion, and beautiful location shots).

As for The Return of Iljimae, from beginning to the end, it gives a sense of realism. The plot is focused, well planned, detailed but not dragging. JWI is not just playing Iljimae; he has become the hero thru this drama. Like Bae Yung Joon’s “LEGEND”, this is a drama that I can watch time and time again. A good show that I hate to see it end.

]]> By: eclipse http://www.dramabeans.com/2009/04/return-of-iljimae-episode-16/comment-page-1/#comment-106867 eclipse Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:18:27 +0000 http://www.dramabeans.com/?p=6528#comment-106867 Yes,the drama ended in eps.24. Because i watch the drama without subtitle so i need it to see the recap/summary, but it is minimize the emotional feeling that i should have. That`s why in eps.23 and 24 i stop myself from seeing any spoilers. I get the emotional one but don`t grasp in some scenes that in order to understand you have to know what they says. Yeah there`s pro and cons... What i like in this eps. is the angry-frustated face of IJM when he`s fighting those twins, he was so cool!! I don`t know why i kinda like his dark side.. :P Yes,the drama ended in eps.24.

Because i watch the drama without subtitle so i need it to see the recap/summary, but it is minimize the emotional feeling that i should have. That`s why in eps.23 and 24 i stop myself from seeing any spoilers. I get the emotional one but don`t grasp in some scenes that in order to understand you have to know what they says. Yeah there`s pro and cons…

What i like in this eps. is the angry-frustated face of IJM when he`s fighting those twins, he was so cool!! I don`t know why i kinda like his dark side.. :P

]]> By: Fenzonima http://www.dramabeans.com/2009/04/return-of-iljimae-episode-16/comment-page-1/#comment-106747 Fenzonima Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:35:28 +0000 http://www.dramabeans.com/?p=6528#comment-106747 has the drama really ended? does anyone know how many episodes are expected, if it hasn't? Thanks for all your hard work javabeans. Really, really enjoy your site!!

has the drama really ended? does anyone know how many episodes are expected, if it hasn’t? Thanks for all your hard work javabeans. Really, really enjoy your site!!

]]> By: ... http://www.dramabeans.com/2009/04/return-of-iljimae-episode-16/comment-page-1/#comment-106688 ... Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:33:42 +0000 http://www.dramabeans.com/?p=6528#comment-106688 thank u for the lovely recap as usual! thank u for the lovely recap as usual!

]]> By: bbm http://www.dramabeans.com/2009/04/return-of-iljimae-episode-16/comment-page-1/#comment-106596 bbm Thu, 16 Apr 2009 05:52:00 +0000 http://www.dramabeans.com/?p=6528#comment-106596 i was shocked when i read Wolhee tried to kill herself (i hope it didn't work out), i was like gasping aloud in the office, and then look around to see if my collegues heard it... and haven't watched the drama just follow it through solely by reading your recap that scene caught me off guard really hard... thanks again for the recap, i didn't know the drama has ended, did it? i was shocked when i read Wolhee tried to kill herself (i hope it didn’t work out), i was like gasping aloud in the office, and then look around to see if my collegues heard it… and haven’t watched the drama just follow it through solely by reading your recap that scene caught me off guard really hard…

thanks again for the recap, i didn’t know the drama has ended, did it?

]]> By: yumi-chan http://www.dramabeans.com/2009/04/return-of-iljimae-episode-16/comment-page-1/#comment-106565 yumi-chan Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:06:30 +0000 http://www.dramabeans.com/?p=6528#comment-106565 I'm really loving ROI right now. I feel that he way things are flowing is really easy for us the audience to adapt to unlike BOF where I was angry every monday and sometimes tuesday what a let down xD But ROI makes sense to me, it isn't choppy and hectic, even the fighting scene though exciting keeps me calm & collected. I’m really loving ROI right now.
I feel that he way things are flowing is really easy for us the audience to adapt to unlike BOF where I was angry every monday and sometimes tuesday what a let down xD
But ROI makes sense to me, it isn’t choppy and hectic, even the fighting scene though exciting keeps me calm & collected.

]]> By: Ilbum noona http://www.dramabeans.com/2009/04/return-of-iljimae-episode-16/comment-page-1/#comment-106553 Ilbum noona Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:05:10 +0000 http://www.dramabeans.com/?p=6528#comment-106553 One of the greatest saeguk series i've ever known..Great act, Great picture, Great story..Best in everything..They got it all.. Btw, thanks for the recap, javabeans..It's too bad knowing not many people watch this drama..They'd been swept away by BOF( which in fact, i can see the poor act from its leading roles; that's why i can't see any chemistry between Jandi and Junpyo). Still for me, Return of Iljimae is the best!!! Way to go Iljimae ^_^

One of the greatest saeguk series i’ve ever known..Great act, Great picture, Great story..Best in everything..They got it all..
Btw, thanks for the recap, javabeans..It’s too bad knowing not many people watch this drama..They’d been swept away by BOF( which in fact, i can see the poor act from its leading roles; that’s why i can’t see any chemistry between Jandi and Junpyo). Still for me, Return of Iljimae is the best!!! Way to go Iljimae ^_^

]]> By: Annie101 http://www.dramabeans.com/2009/04/return-of-iljimae-episode-16/comment-page-1/#comment-106541 Annie101 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:47:01 +0000 http://www.dramabeans.com/?p=6528#comment-106541 ROI is just amazing :) ROI is just amazing :)

]]> By: elaine http://www.dramabeans.com/2009/04/return-of-iljimae-episode-16/comment-page-1/#comment-106540 elaine Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:44:49 +0000 http://www.dramabeans.com/?p=6528#comment-106540 <b>"Maybe that’s the difference between a well-written character and a poorly written one — when a character is given depth, the flaws make him real, but not hateful."</b> true. that's why i hate jandi and the rest of the boys over flowers cast? forgettable (don't hate them but don't like them either).

“Maybe that’s the difference between a well-written character and a poorly written one — when a character is given depth, the flaws make him real, but not hateful.”

true. that’s why i hate jandi and the rest of the boys over flowers cast? forgettable (don’t hate them but don’t like them either).

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