In 2021, several costume Korean dramas have been launched in a row, and I believe that many fans who have a special love for costume plots have been looking forward to it for a long time. "Red Sky Machine" and "Longing" have been sought after by many audiences. In addition to introducing several new dramas this year, Yu Zeyan, Kim Hye-woo's "Yushi and Zuoyi" and Yu Seung-ho and Lee Huili's "Thinking of the Moon When the Flowers Bloom", we also review the classic classics of costume Korean dramas, "Step by Step: Li" and "Four Trees CP" abuse the audience, "The Moon Embracing the Sun" costume drama Sweet Abuse Ancestor, and "Sungkyunkwan Gossip" that you can't help but brush three times.
1: "Longing" Park Eun-bin, Kim Lu-woon Start: October 2021
"Love" has a 6.2% rating when it first aired, and the plot tells the story of Wang Shizi in the palace who was killed, and his twin sister took the place of Wang Shizi. In order to hide her true identity, her love for her first love can only be sealed in her heart, and around the beautiful man around her, she has launched a love story that is sometimes romantic and sometimes thrilling.
Korean dramas with women dressed as men as the story theme is not uncommon, such as "Moonlight painted by clouds", "Sungkyunkwan gossip", "Originally a beautiful man", etc., but it will still cause hot discussions, this time "Love" is also based on the theme of women dressed as men, plus the setting of twins, I believe that it can play a different interesting point.
2: "Red Sky Machine" Kim Yu-jeong and Ahn Hyo-seop Started broadcast: August 2021
The plot of "Red Sky Machine" tells the fantasy love costume drama between Hong Tianji, a beautiful painter who enters Gyeongbokgung Palace, and Helan, a visionary supervisor who recognizes constellations and celestial signs although blind, and The Prince of Anping.
Jin Yuzhen has already starred in many costume Korean dramas before this, from "The Moon Embracing the Sun" as a young smoke and rain, "Moonlight of Cloud Painting" as Hong Leyao, who plays a woman dressed as a man, to the female painter in "Red Sky Machine", with a fresh and beautiful face and acting skills trained from childhood, which is very suitable for acting in costume dramas. In addition, An Xiao xie, Kong Ming, Guo Shiyang, and a number of handsome and handsome faces also added a lot of bright colors to the series.
3: "Yushi and Zuoyi" Yu ze performance, Kim Hye-woo started broadcast: November 2021
I believe that many people are impressed by Jiang Yirui of "Sky Castle Sky City" and Yin Duanwu of "A Day of Accidental Discovery". This time, she collaborated with Tamazawa, who had just finished acting in Vincenzo, in the new drama "Goshi and Zuoyi", which tells the story of a conformist official who meets a woman who has been wanting a divorce after being assigned to a secret mission. They embarked on an adventure to investigate corrupt officials, what sparks would a foodie boy and a divorced woman make? We'll have to wait and see.
4: "Thinking of the Moon When the Flowers Bloom" Yu Chenghao and Li Huili Started: December 2021
This year's finale will be "Thinking of the Moon when the Flowers Bloom", which tells the story of friendship and love and growth between four "cross-line" young people during the Prohibition of Alcohol in North Korea. The male protagonist played by Yu Chenghao is a highly capable Si XianFu regulatory supervision of alcohol abstinence. He has a handsome face and a Confucian style, but he does not care about women, and only reads. The heroine played by Whaley is a poor aristocratic lady who is in the Prohibition era and starts to make money by making wine in order to pay off her debts.
5: "Red Trim on the Sleeves" Li Junhao, Li Shirong Start broadcast: November 2021
Adapted from the novel of the same name, "Red Trim on the Sleeves" tells the story of a palace girl who chooses her own life in order to protect herself, and the emperor who puts everything first in the country, and the tragic palace story between them.
Li Shirong, who was born as a child star, starred in the ancestor of the costume drama "The Great Changjin" at the age of 11, and starred in "The Man Who Became king" in 2018. The male protagonist is played by Li Junhao, a member of the Brutalist idol 2PM, and is his first TV series after he retired from the army.
6: "Queen Jeong-in" Shin Hye-sun and Kim Jong-hyun Start: December 2020
Adapted from the real history of South Korea, the Korean drama "Queen Jeol-in" tells the story of a Cheong Bong-hwan, a chef who lives in the modern Republic of Korea, and his soul travels to the joseon dynasty era, and the body of Princess Kim Joo-yong unfolds.
Also with the theme of Korean dramas that love to use old terriers to "travel through time and space", but the romantic and funny plot is deeply loved by the audience, the chemical reaction between Shin Hye-sun and Kim Jong-hyun is surprisingly good, full of jokes, and people unconsciously chase down episode after episode. Although after the broadcast, many Korean viewers said that the plot did not match the historical facts and there was a wave of resistance, but the ratings of "Queen Zheren" continued to reach new highs, and the final rating reached 17.4%.
7: "The Moon Embracing the Sun" Kim So-hyun and Han Jiaren Launch: January 2012
"The Moon Embracing the Sun" is a classic in costume dramas, which has set a record of 42.2% of the highest single episode ratings, and 52.59% of the highest instant ratings, and has been named a "national TV drama" by the Korean media, and the male protagonist Kim So-hyun has also won the best actor award at the Baeksang Arts Awards for this drama.
In the play, he played actors such as Kim So-hyun, Lu Jin-joo, and Kim Yu-jeong in his youth, and now he is already a first-line actor in South Korea. In addition to the plot and actors, the theme song with super memory points is also full of memories, and the mind is full of scenes in the play.
8: "Moonlight of Cloud Painting" Park Baojian and Kim Yu-jeong Started: August 2016
Set against the backdrop of the 19th-century Joseon Dynasty, Moonlight tells the romantic love story between Ri Yong, a son who intends to revive the Joseon Dynasty, and Hong Leyao, an expert on female issues who dressed as a man and entered the palace.
At that time, this Korean drama also caused a lot of trends, and the actor Park Baojian won many awards such as the 2016 KBS Acting Awards Male Best Acting Award, the 2017 Seoul International Television Festival Awards Korean Drama Best Actor and many other awards.
9: "Step by Step: Li" Lee Joon Ki, Lee Chi Eun Start: August 2016
This is definitely the common memory of Korean costume drama fans, "Step by Step: Li" is adapted from china's novel "Step by Step", although the ratings broadcast at that time were not very eye-catching, but the drama gathered Jiang Ha-na, Hong Zongxuan, Bian Boxian, Kim Ji-so, Nam Joo-hyuk and other "super high-value" actors, playing the princes in the palace, or let this Korean drama cause a strong topicality. Among them, the romantic and sadistic love story of "Four Trees CP" made the audience shed tears with their hearts, and finally ended in tragedy and cried many fans.
10: "The New Dark Journey" Kim Myung-so and Kwon Na-ra Began: December 2020
"The New Secret Royal History" tells the comedy suspense story of Sung Il-hyun, Hong Do-jin and Park Chun-san, who accidentally became the royal family's secret search officer "Secret Traveling Royal History" trio in the Joseon Dynasty era, and the three of them went everywhere to punish bad government and eradicate corruption.
The plot combines suspenseful, action, and funny elements, and the rhythm is bright, so that the main search plot is full of jokes and not too heavy. The male and female protagonists kim myung-so and Kwon Na-ra in the play are also born from the idol group, and they are all the facades in the group, and the high-value faces make the audience look pleasing to the eye.
11: "Hana-roon" Park Su-joon and Gao Ya-ra Began: December 2016
"Hua Lang" tells the story of the fiery enthusiasm and love of the members of the youth group "Hua Lang" of the feudal aristocratic class, as well as the dazzling history of growth. In addition to the plot, the style of this drama is also a hot topic of discussion, although the long hair style is somewhat strange, but the appearance of Park Su-joon, Park Kyung-sik, Choi Min-ho, and Kim Tae-hyung still supports the whole play.
12: "Sungkyunkwan Scandal" Park Min-young, Song Joong-ki, Liu Yaren Start broadcast: August 2010
When it comes to costume Korean dramas, I have to mention "Sungkyunkwan Scandal". The plot tells that in order to take care of her frail and sickly brother, Kim Yoon-hee dresses as a man and maintains her family by copying articles, and desperately takes risks to conduct scientific research for others. After passing the scientific examination, she formed the "Gang of Four" with Lee Sun-joon, Moon Jae-shin and Gu Ronghe, and began the Confucian life of Sungkyunkwan together.
The plot is light and funny, and it has the setting of women dressed as men, which has left a deep impression in the hearts of many viewers. At that time, the "Female Lin CP", played by Song Joong-ki and Liu Yaren, often appeared in the play if there was a vague interaction, and also won the "Best Couple Award" at the 2010 KBS Acting Awards.
13: "100 Days of Lang Jun" Du Jingxiu and Nam Ji Hyun Began: September 2018
"100 Days of Lang Jun", starring EXO member Do Kyung-so and actress Nam Ji-hyun, describes the story of Wang Shizi Lee Lu, who is a perfectionist, who suffers a killer attack, loses his memory after falling off a cliff, becomes a commoner Luo Yuande, and marries an elderly woman Hong Xin under the fate of fate.
From "It's Okay, It's Love" du Jingxiu, who played Han Jiangyu, has been very eye-catching, and after serving as the main actor, he has pushed his acting skills to a new height, humorous and funny, and the climax of the plot has made the finale of "Lang Jun of 100 Days" set a high rating of 15%.