The King : Eternal Monarch (2020)

Fun for a glamour filled time-pass during quarantine times.

I’m not a LMH fan very honestly and only waited and finished this series for Do Hwan...and he did justice to his characters. Not a second of his screen time was a dreaded moment. Loved how convincingly he portrayed both his characters. Can’t wait for more shows of him as the lead.
As the for the show, I’m not gonna be very cynnically critical and say the show was terrible...sure it had loop holes and some bad acting moments and a weak story line overall but I didn’t mind much until the last 2 episodes. It was anti-climatic, extremely weak and just ridiculous. The whole build up of 14 episodes was deflated in the last 2. You want us to believe they lived in different time lines forever? He’s the King after all. Or does the kingdom end with him? And all the other dimensions angle though obviously scientifically it’s existence is a factor in the show, the way they portrayed it was just meh at best.
Instead of dialling up the necessary story lines and emotions, they dialled up stupidity levels and gave a ridiculous ending.

But thanks to the makers and the actors, we got some much needed time pass during these quarantine times. So for that and for Woo Do Hwan❤️ I’m grateful.

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Prince on a white horse

•Many reviews said its not as good as it should be, yes we all have high expectations as its LMH AND KGE drama.since LMH returned from his military service so more was expected.
And for kim go eun she was seen in goblin, one of the best kdrama till now, and TKEM is no where in comparison to Goblin.
Leave all the biseness aside and watch it with fresh mind.

•Story- read the synopsis, parallel universe have people meet by destiny and how they stay together and how they separate the wrong doers of the two world.
With the first episode LMH comes riding a white horse,My first thought was like this drama fulfills a girl dream of meeting a prince charming on a white horse.So based on this one thought i watched and enjoyed this drama.

•Acting- LMH and KGE had an amazing chemistry which really pulled the mass to watch it. Their time freeze scenes were done beautifully and makes me watch it again and again. as am a diehard fan of uniform, I must say LMH looked wow in navy uniform.
I liked kang shin jae,myung na ri. They just put more interest to the the story.myung na ri was really great to watch.

•Music-orbit by hwasa was up beat. Maze by yongzoo was soulful. These two osts are worth listening.
•Rewatch-I am watching it for the third time.it has amzing chemistry and story. So yes.

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Coulda done better as a BL

I've watched this show and honestly thought it could've done a bit better as a BL, I like the storyline but just not how they literally jumped time, universe travel, and all that stuff.

But the plot between that bodyguard and the King MMMMMM, okay. MMMMMMM. That is all I have to say, their bromance was what brought me to the show in the first place, and the first episode just shows all of it...

I've watched the bromance on some edits and it brought me to the show, I absolutely love Bromance.

But IMO (In my opinion) it would've done better as a BL and without the weird time and universe travel. (This ain't Multiverse of Madness)

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I am a romantic fantasy fan lord of the rings ,the wisher harry potter that kind of movies fan I am romantic by nature so some romance with historic background is my love. This is a background for what I will say
The king is a TV series I love to see more than once
The hero in that TV series is not the actors the hero is
1- The screen writer Kim Eun Sook she did an amazing job she made me know what a royal family should be and what an orphan baby that can have anything in the world still at the same time has nothing from this world all his world is his country its pride he is putting everything on hold for that with no care for himself or his happiness yes you can feel that the hero is detached from every one all the time as if he is documenting every frame move and emotion she made him a scientist that is his job and at the same time a king who his main gold is justice love and care for everyone her message was delivered with flying colors
2- The music is the second method to deliver that message thank you for entertaining our souls and ears with the same elegant way the screenwriter did
3- I thank the directors they made me feel the difference between the 2 world without even mentioning that this is brilliant thank you
4- About the cast every and each one of them has a talent and was put at the correct place and environment to act and entertain me and every one can watch
Than you all for the good work waiting to see more of the screenwriter Kim Eun Sook work when I see your TV series I am on another world this world is mine watched the Guardian: The Lonely and Great God I love it too

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Stunning Visually Beautiful Drama with a Great Story. A Tale of Parallel Universes.

I absolutely loved this drama. An incredibly Creative Masterpiece from South Korea. Set in 2 Parallel Universes. Such a Great Storyline. The Main lead Character is every woman's fantasy come true. A Stunningly Beautiful Knight in Shining Armour. The Female lead was excellent. It is a Visually Exquisite Drama. Set In a Police Station and a Palace. The story moves across The Kingdom of Korea and the Republic of Korea. An amazing Clever Story of Treachery that Crosses 2 Universes. I have watched so many Korean Dramas and am amazed at the Creativity of the Script Writers and Production Teams, I have yet to come across any bad acting. Incredible talent that is well nurtured. There are also many stunning Chinese Dramas too but I prefer the 16 episode Korean set up above the 50-60 episode Chinese ones. This is in my Top 3 Favourites. I loved it.

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A Potentially Interesting Concept but Poorly Executed

Id like to believe that this drama and its concept/storyline had the potential to be a really interesting and fun one ifff done right...but unfortunately this just didnt hit the mark for me....there was no cohesive flow to the overall storyline. It felt very choppy to me especially with the transitions between the parallel worlds/dimensions. It kept going back and forth where sometimes i could literally spend about 10-15 seconds figuring out which world they are actually in because they are just jumping from one scene to another....The mains chemistry just seemed off to me...wasnt convinced especially since there was no real development between the two where we could see how and why they fell in love (espeically Tae Eul) she wanted nothing to do with him in the beginning...and now that hes gone for a little while she suddenly has feelings for him??? The romance scenes were honestly my least favorite part in this series although it was the main focus in this drama. It was very boring to me. And I dont know if my ability to focus longterm deteriorating or if the pacing was just reallyyyyyy slow.....I felt likeee i was watching these episodes for forever...with little movement...One of the few saving graces for me to continue on with this show was Captian Jo/ Eun Seob, Shin Jae, and the grandma (she was adorbs!!)

Overall...not a terrible drama, but not that good either. I felt like there was a lot of things thrown at us with very little explanations...I mean I dont mind a little guessing game and trying to figure out and piece together but here I felt like Im just guessing orr inferring on things most of the time without knowing if Im truly understanding whats happening or not...But maybe thats just a me problem *shrugs* But at least the ending was nice & satisfying so I didnt feel like I completely wasted 16+ hours....but Im still not fully convinced that the director and screenwriter knew exactly what they were trying to convey. Seemed like they had an idea but didnt know how to present it well enough in a cohesive and concise manner where it leads me to wonder if they even had a solid understanding of what they were trying to present to its audience to begin with....or if they were just banking on the popularity of the leads along with reputation of the screenwriters previous work to help make this drama a hit...

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Pretty drama

Obviously there are good and bad things to say about this drama as with many others.

One of the good things was the production. It looks well made. The scenes are beautiful. The sets are beautiful. It's a very pretty looking drama.

Another good thing was the cast. With the exception of Lee Min Ho, I think everyone did an amazing job.

The thing that attracted me was of course the premise. I think that was very interesting.

The bad thing is it's very inconsistent and doesn't seem to follow its own logic. The drama is very slow for the first 11 episodes. Things finally start to pick up and get interesting in episode 12, but then starting from episode 14 plot holes start to pile up. Many seem to feel that the plot is complicated, but it's not. It's just full of plot holes, that's all. It's fairly easy to follow, but if you want to enjoy it, I'd advise not to think too much or you'll just get mad at plot holes that could have easily been taken care of. I think most dramas that involve parallel universes or time travel ultimately encounter this problem where they start creating plot holes, because the drama doesn't follow its own rules.

Another bad thing, and that's just my opinion was the casting of Lee Min Ho. He can't carry this type of drama. He looks the part, but misses the charisma to pull off this role. His acting is very boring too. Again, this is a personal opinion, I'm sure there will be people who enjoyed his performance.

Another thing that bothered me were the obvious product placements. I would be fine if they just showed the products in the background or something, but they just went too far in this drama by pretty much shooting commercials for multiple products. It looked embarrassing and uncomfortable for the actors and totally took me out of the story.

All in all, I enjoyed it. I would have liked it to be a bit more fast paced, but it's definitely worth a watch, albeit only once.

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Syapha doramera

Rei eterno sem dúvida alguma é um dorama muitoooo bom fora que os dois personagens principais gente eles são maravilhosos sabe quando vc sente aquela química entre os dois ,então vc vibra com cada encontro deles é muito lindo de se ver fora de são autor /atriz que eu particularmente gosto muitooo do trabalho deles ...
E a a história oq eu achei foi o seguinte orei eterno conta o enredo de mundos alternativos oq já é muitooo interessante pq envolve mistério e um pouco de suspense e magia tbm e eu amooo isso. O vilão tbm é não deixa desejar sabe é muito construído o dorama é muito bom só que ...

Tem umas partes que te deixam confusas outras que são furos no roteiro ao qual eles não explicam e deixam vc ter suas própria conclusão por assim dizer , e aí vc fica com cara de ué kkkk oq parecem que eles esqueceram de explicar kkkk aí deixaram a conclusão por conta de quem tá assistindo oq eu achei meio que bleh sabe pq eles poderiam explicar algumas coisas muito bem sabe aí eu fiquei um tanto quanto decepcionada com isso mas não tira o fato de que o dorama é bom e que vc deve assistir e por mais que tenha essas falhas de roteiro sem dúvida o rei eterno fica no meu top ouro de doramas 💋

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Visually pleasing but messy in the second half

Likes:
1. Lee Min Ho looks so good in every single scene that he kept me watching even though this drama was boring half of the time.
2. The very interesting idea of parallel universe where there are two kinds of korea. I had to keep pausing the drama so that i could think of what happened. And after the show i still kept thinking and guessing what would happen next.
3. Thoroughly enjoyed Woo Do Hwan as Eunseop and Jo Yeong (but i like Eunseop more!)
4. The stunning visuals and ost
5. At first the blatant display of the PPL was laughable but it also made me look for them on the internet

Dislikes:
1. During the first half i was confused if we were in kingdom or in the republic. There were too many characters to track and questions kept piling up without answers until ep 11. and the biggest plothole just felt lazy like they didnt have time to explain because we're on the final episode.
2. Super boring like nothing really happens until the last 10 mins and then it makes me anticipate the next episode. The next episode will answer a little bit of the previous ep by first 15 mins then it becomes boring again until the end. I was honestly watching this because of Lee Minho. Good thing the second half saved this show.
3. This happens in every time travel drama that as we get deeper into the story, the less the time travel logic makes sense. Until we end up just following the story without thinking of the logic anymore.
4. The romance build up was rushed that i didnt feel invested in them. I was just forced to believe they are in love and they need to be together in the end..because they are our leads. .

Overall, you dont need to be an intellectual to watch and enjoy the show, but you need to remember that this is a fantasy kdrama, not scifi. You need to suspend an appropriate level of disbelief while watching the show. Dont overthink the plot and concentrate (on their lines and the small details) so you can follow the story.

Rating: 8.5/10

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Personagens Maravilhosos O Rei Eterno

Elenco
Principal
-Lee Min-ho como o Rei Lee Gon do Reino da Coreia. Lee Gon é um rei bondoso, inteligente e dedicado ao seu povo. Ele atravessa um portal mágico seguindo o rastro do coelho branco ( Alice no País das Maravilhas) e acaba em um universo paralelo, onde encontra a Tenente Jung Tae-eul, por quem se apaixona.
-Jeong Hyun-jun como jovem Lee Gon (Reino da Coreia) e jovem Lee Ji-hun (República da Coreia)
Kim Go-eun como a Tenente Jung Tae-eul. Jung Tae-eul é tenente na República da Coreia. Extremamente marrenta e casca grossa. No começo não acredita que Lee Gon é um rei de um universo paralelo, mas quando isso se prova verdade, Tae-eul e -Lee Gon lutam com todas as forças pelo seu amor. / Luna é uma ladra no Reino da Coreia e sósia de Jung Tae-eul. Ela é ambiciosa e vingativa.
-Kim Si-woo como jovem Jung Tae-eul
-Woo Do-hwan como Jo Eun-seop / Jo Yeong. Jo Eun-seop é um amigo de Jung Tae-eul na República da Coreia. Brincalhão, abobalhado e medroso, mas faz de tudo para proteger sua família e eventualmente, o Rei Lee Gon. É também apaixonado por Myeong Na-ri. Diferente do seu sósia, Jo Yeong é o capitão da Guarda Real do Reino da Coreia e melhor amigo do Rei Lee Gon desde criança. Ele é inteligente, centrado e extremamente protetor do Rei. Ele também é apaixonado pela sósia de Myeong Na-ri do seu mundo, Myeong Seung-a, mas não admite.
-Jung Si-yul como jovem Jo-yeong
-Kim Kyung-nam como Kang Shin-jae. Ele é Tenente no Reino da Coreia e apaixonado por Jung Tae-eul, o que faz ele não confiar e detestar Lee Gon.
-Moon Woo-jin como jovem Kang Shin-jae / jovem Kang Hyeon-min
-Jung Eun-chae como a Primeira-ministra do Reino da Coreia Koo Seo-ryung / Koo Eun-a. No Reino da Coreia, Seo-ryung é Primeira ministra. Extremamente gananciosa e manipuladora, ela deseja se casar com o Rei Lee Gon, mesmo não o amando, mas seus planos são frustrados quando o Rei encontra Tae-eul. Na República da Coreia, sua sósia é Koo Eun-a, uma simples estudante.
-Lee Jung-jin como Lee Lim. Tio do Rei Lee Gon, ele não tem direito ao trono por ser filho de uma concubina. Desejando mais do que ser rei, ele realiza um golpe onde assassina o irmão, e rouba a flauta mágica Manpasikjeonk, mas seu plano falha quando Lee Gon, ainda criança, corta a flauta ao meio com a espada dos Quatro Tigres e pega uma metade para si. Assim os dois tendo acesso ao portal que conecta os mundos.
De apoio
-Kim Young-ok como Noh Ok-nam, Dama da Corte. Ela é um senhora gentil mas rigorosa, que com a ajuda do Príncipe Bu-yeong, criou o rei. Ela ama muito o rei, tendo o criado como seu próprio filho e tem uma forte amizade com o príncipe Bu-yeong.
Jeon Bae-soo como Jung Do-in, pai de Jung Tae-eul.
Seo Jeong-yeon como Song Jung-hye, mãe de Lee Ji-hun, sósia de Lee Gon.
Ko Eun-min como a jovem Song Jung-hye
Park Won-sang as Park Moon-sik, chief detective of Violent Crimes Squad Three
Kim Yong-ji como Myeong Na-ri, melhor amiga de Jung Tae-eul na República da Coreia / Myeong Seung-ah, nova contratada para o Gabinete Real de Relações Públicas no Reino da Coreia.
Kang Hong-seok as Jang Michael (Jangmi), new recruit of the Violent Crimes Squad Three/ Jang Mi-reuk, trainee at the royal guard
Jeon Moo-song como Lee Jong-in / Prince Buyeong, second-in-line to the throne after Lee Gon
Lee Hae-young as Yoo Kyung-moo
Hwang Young-hee como Min Hwa-yeon, Kang Shin-jae's mother / Park Sook-jin, worker at the palace
Park Ji-yeon como Park Ji-young, Koo Seo-ryeong's friend
Kim Jung-Young como mãe da Primeira Ministra Koo Seo-ryung
National Police Agency, Republic of Korea
Heo Dong-won as Detective Shim, detective of Violent Crimes Squad Three
Ahn Si-ha as Kim Hee-joo
Song Sang-eun as Kyung Ran
Imperial Household, Kingdom of Corea
Baek Hyun-joo as Secretary Mo
Lee Hong-nae as Seok Ho-pil, a royal guard
Outros
Park So-jin as Jo Hae-in, Kang Shin-jae's therapist
Choi Woo-sung as Kim Ki-won
Kim Hyung-woo as Yoon heon-soo
Lee Ho-cheol as Dalgoo, gang member
Tae In-ho as Choe Min-hwan, Chairman of KU Group and Koo Seo-ryeong's ex-husband
Participações especiais
Jeon No-min como Capitão Choe Gi-tae
Lee Kyung-young
Kwon Yul como Lee Ho, pai de Lee Gon
Park Hoon como o pai de Jo Yeong
Jo Jae-yoon como um trabalhador de arcade encarregado do jogo de tiro #wikipédia

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perfect ending

This the first time I am writing a review . To be honest in the starting of this drama I was a bit confused and felt a bit wired that someone who have just met you for 1 episode and thinks of you as his queen. But as the story progressed it felt a lottt meaningful and complete .Loved the new concept that the writers were trying to show . The story was very sensible as both the leads were smart and understood each other . I saw a lot of comments saying that the ending should have been different, but I felt that it was the most logical end. I mean of course she wont be able to leave everything in her world and be the queen or it wasn't possible for the male lead to leave being a king and stay with her , so without leaving anything they were still together and happy what else do you want? So to conclude I would say that it was really a good series

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