For now, my two cents: Back in Ep. 3, he turned his back and left when his comrades attempted to “save” the Crown Prince from his Qing captors. Perhaps, unlike his fellows, he knew the Prince was going wilingly, and couldn’t stomach that fact, given that he almost lost his life fighting against Qing and owing his life to TH. So, he would be politically aligned against the Prince in favor of the King. It would explain, not excuse, his refusal to “rescue” the Prince, his support of the royal order to shorten the mourning period, his defiance of TH’s orders to the contrary (asking TH to behead him would give him an honorable death), his support of his father-in-law in accusing, arresting, torturing TH and his men. What he didn’t expect was his FIL upping the ante by demanding he, Chul Woong himself, murder Im Young and the baby Prince. But, after witnessing what his FIL was capable of, he surrenders and does his bidding, essentially selling his soul to the devil. What a poor, pitiful, enslaved man he turns out to be.

Love your site and that you upload songs from the dramas!
I’m not Korean so your site is of a great help to me.

I’m searching for the song that Seol Hwa plays on her string instrument in Chuno Episode 5. It’s the song that emotes the “sound of a young man’s heart while gazing at the lady next door”. It’s so poignant that it’s really gotten to me.
I found other songs from the Chuno OST but not this particular one. So I’d be really grateful if you could help me find this song when you have some time.

Thank you very much!
Keep up the great work!

He said they found there is some flaw in this scene, but they left as it is for fun.

http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/3738/chuno.jpg
(it’s screen-captured from original source, therefore it doesn’t include KBS2 HD in the logo and info about Haiti earthquake aid.)

Koreans call it “옥의 티” which roughly means “a fly in the ointment”

I hope you enjoy this quiz!

As Oh Ji ho said at interview, he had training etc in preparation for Chuno as ordered by director Kwak. Some nit pickers said that Lee Da hae does not listen to directors and do as she pleases. I hope to read an interview to know for sure if in fact she does as she pleases!!! Some nit picking have become not only ridiculous but hilarious.

Reading a play ,characters personality & background are described & explained just enough to understand their role in the play. Watching dramas is different…if you’re ignorant of the character’s background… what you see is what you think is all about…then…

@samsooki
Thanks for the list. Death list too…maybe Dae gil dies. Tae ha & Hw live. or all 3 die? I’m used to historical kdramas now. Dont expect for …& they live happily ever after! I dont want tell myself…GO SUCK A LEMON!! when nit picking!!

So, the next nanny to take over the duty is Un Nyun ?
Song Tae Ha is that your plan ? because she is a commoner, no suspicion ?.

How could you STH as a calibre general who fought many wars left your worn out beloved weapon behind ? can’t belive it !

Ahhhh, what’s gonna happen next episode if Un-hyun and Dae-gil bumped into eachother? Omg, omg! They can’t have her slip away from his sight again, or I’m not gonna get mad.. They deserve a break.. and I can’t wait for the Dae-gil and Tae-ha team up I mean, there has to be a Dae-gil and Tae-ha team up rightt?
& Choco, HAHAHAA.

And at Samsooki’s list of people who are gonna die – noooo, I have a feeling General Choi might die too, but I don’t want it to happen! He can’t be the good guy who gets sacrificed

While I’m a little dissatisfied with the characters of UN and TH at the moment – they seem to write just straightforward “white”, without complication – when I step back, I appreciate that some characters are beguilingly enigmatic (Chul Woong in particular, and Dae Gil to some extent) while others seem to be pretty what-you-see-is-what-you-get (Wang Son, Seol Hwa, UN, TH). It’s all about balance and rhythm and avoiding the monotone, and it pretty much works for me. It’s also nice that we get a decent balance (imo) of comic, epic tragedy and straight-on action-adventure.

And, of course, this shows that the casting was well-thought out. The villains and anti-heros are the hardest to portray and go to the best actors (hence the monopoly by British stage actors on Hollywood villains). OJH is just about coping (just about. I don’t understand Korean, much less antiquated Korean, but even I can tell that his speech is stilted), but it’s ok, because his character doesn’t demand very much more. The casting of LDH is a bit more of a puzzle, but hopefully it bodes well for UN-development.

Anyway, can you tell? — Love it! Love the hotness overload, love the over-the-top music. Love the confluence of hot men wielding their hot weapons (easily forgiving the bit of dodgy fight-scene editing). Love it all. I might have to break my “no watching without subs” rule…

most probably she will take over the role of nanny to the prince, that’s is why she has to be protected.
Oh Dae gil !! please don’t live insanely like what Jang Hyuk said in the interview.