The Iron Empress

Lets just start off by saying that this Drama was VERY GOOD! i`m impress with the story line. The plot was very good and almost everything made sense. According to my reaserch the story line followed closely to actual evens that happened.
The Drama is basically about Goryeo told form the eyes of Empress Chun Chun. Depecting the hardship she when thru fighting to make her country prosper. Brace your self for ACTION, POLITICAL SCHEMING & INFIGHTING. It gets really emotional towards :'( i wont say more tho. You will love it if your a real Historical Drama like i.

Acting
the acting was above average and good. I wouldnt go that far to say it was awsome, but very good indeed. persons who stood out due to their acting skills.

* King Gyeongjong - The mad King, i really enjoyed his acting as a mad king lol.

* King Mokjong - like father like son, the rebelous son who didnt want to be king i must say well played. that laugh lol

*Empress Chun Chu - loved her from her younger days to her dying days. Strong woman both as a leader and mother in all aspect well played MAMA!

*King Sung Jong - Played the part of a very peace loving king, but the lengths he would go to preserve peace was too much of a price for the country to pay, Hense y Empress Chun Chu had to step in.

*Empress Moon Hwa / Lady Kim - she played the Empress for awhile, wife to King Sung Jong Empress Chun Chu brother. I mentioned her because her acting got to have an impact on me towards the end especially when her own village turned on her.

Music
It was ok especially during war and time high anticipation. i gave it a 8.5 because it aided they show in moments of happiness & sadness.

Rewatch Value
Good Drama indeed and lots of good moments i would rewatch, However the 8 was given due to its lengths and short coming in dragging out some episodes.

Some say this Drama was too dark & depessing, but all in all the era was a hard time for Goryeo with the Khitan invasions of the country. The last remaining episodes were very sad indeed i hate that chu anywayz I really enjoyed watching this for i`m real lover for Historical Dramas, Asian history and History overall

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WOW

What a journey, a long but good one i so enjoyed it. i actually had this on my list quite a while but i had to be mentally prepared before challenging all 81 episodes lol..... no skipping also (I HATE SKIPPING).
Jumong has managed to put all in one package: History, action, romance & drama it was all rounded for me. As for the Story it was every informative, i learnt tonnes of history from this show and helped me to connect the dots of the various tribes, states & kingdom along Korea`s time period. Oh Watch Kingdom of winds its a very good addition to Jumong and explains further about Goguryeo or Koguryo.
the last few episodes were very sad for me, it hurt to see some of my main charactors go( wont call any names) but i know nothing last forever. It pained me to see the Queen leave but i know it had to go that way for thats how Baekje came about, but i wonder how Silla fitted in all of this. i soon find out.

GOOD SHOW
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extremly good story i really enjoyed it.........BUT! WAT D HECK KINDA OF ENDING IS THAT! i mean the drama had a good vibes thru out. it was`nt horrible, bad, nor was it a master piece, but christ Y ruined the ending. I did have much faults with this drama & i eagerly awaited each wk on the next episode for it was very entertaining. :( but the ending was a major flop.
I really luv the whole historical concept of this drama i was educated abt another important aspect of Korea in another entertaining way.
Cant say much abt the music for it didnt reach out too me.

I really wanted to see more of the war when Japan invade and th see battles, but they RUSHED >: the ending like there was no tomorrow. Because of that now all i can talk abt is the crapy ending :'(
The story line was very good
The acting was good nothing to cry home about.
rewatch is ok not too long, not boring, entertaining
All in all a pretty good drama.....except for the ENDING!

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HA wat can i say about this drama. It started out extremely good, but just waned down after 2,3,4.... i drop it @ about ep 12,13 & picked back becuz i hate leaving unfinished dramas.
don't get me wrong tho there was some good scenes, Camera angles ( cinematography) were awesome and the music extremely good for the action scenes (the action scenes were good). However all that could not save this drama from my harsh grade of 7. the good aspects i will remember for sure, gosh its just not up to notch.
The Ending smh... so disappointed i expected more, i think the writer let down this drama, for it was indeed beautiful at times.

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Ok where to start. i started watching this Drama becuz of Queen seonduk and i was curious to see what this version wld be like. To be honest it was good, just a little above average. However it fell down in a number of areas for me. I did find it a bit drawn out in some episodes and that's rather funny tho becuz the ending seemed rushed. I mean major battle scenes between Goguryeo and Tang was rushed n kept on a small scale. Anyway i know $$$ probably caused that, historical Dramas can cost a handsome penny.
With all said it was a good drama that explored and explain Korean history to me for that time period. It basically surrounds the unification of Korea under the Silla kingdom. Showing what major players like Yusin did for the country, for that aspect well done. CHUN CHUN & YUSHIN carried this drama rather well, i missed Mishel wen she was dealt with.( she is a very interesting character). you`ll find a lot of battle scenes, politics, very very low romance for its main push was the history. Anywayz take it in small doses but its a good drama.

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Where to start..... I loved it guys, you will all love this. Love, Politics, War, Action ITS ALL THERE! you will not be bored i guarantee that. One thing i can say for your sure is that Koreans know their history and i`ve developed a strong liking for it. The Actors were good but the Main leads were GREAT! Jung Jin Young as king yuri i give you nuff ratings ma boss, very strong actor and have been a fan of you from watching Dong YI, keep it up. Princess Yeon YOUR NOW MY GIRL LOVE YOU. Do Jin nu seh a word mi boss u get standing ovation just keep it up. haven`t watched Jumong yet, but im now sure to watch it after seeing this. Anywayzzzzz enough of my glorification n ma native tongue go and watch it i highly recommend it.

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I will really miss this one for sure. Lets start with the songs they were good, got me singing it while at work and i dnt even speak Korean lol. I was watching this drama along with a historical one, and i realise it was a good match. For Full House Take 2 always made me brighter, turning my mood to happy and forgetting my stress from work. The acting was not all that and the story too, but the combination of everything was good and i really enjoyed. I would watch it back jus to re-live sum moments. the couple was cute and their behaviour towards each other beleavable. give it a try :)

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