1. 树大根深/ Deep Rooted Tree (Korean)
Episodes: 24
Genre: Period
Casts: Jang Hyuk as Kang Chae Yoon, Han Suk Kyu as King Sejong, Shin Se Kyung as So Yi
Synopsis: Based on Lee Jeong-myeong’s novel “Deep-rooted Tree”. Work that highlights the serial killings during the 7 days before the announcement of the Korean script.
A series of murder occurred during the reign of King Sejong. As Kang Chae Yoon who is investigating these cases gets closer to the root of the truth, he finds himself embroiled in a massive conspiracy behind the serial killings which involves a group of genius who are willing to risked their lives towards their cause/goals and secret powers who will interfere with the course of his investigations.
Review: This is a nice one! I completed this drama on 6 Jan 2011. This is about the birth of the korean words, killing, revenge and political fights. Every episode is exciting and I had a better understanding of the korean words structure after this show.
2. 步步惊心/ Startling by Each Step (Chinese)
Episodes: 35
Genre: Period
Casts: Cecilia Liu, Nicky Wu, Kevin Cheng
Synopsis: A non-descript white collar worker from the 21st century who under an out-of-body experience, travels back in time after encountering a near-fatal accident. She was stranded in the 18th century Qing Dynasty for nearly 15 years in the body of her previous incarnation.
Review: This is showing or going to be shown on tv channel 8. I heard good reviews about it on tv and so decided to watch it. Interesting, it makes me want to read and find out more about the history of Emperors Kangxi and Yongzhen (and his siblings)! The last time I did that was for a HK drama series starred by Louis Khoo and I became very interested in Terracotta Warriors and Horses, Qin Shi Huang Emperor and his era!
3. 萬凰之王/ Curse of the Royal Harem (Cantonese)
Episodes: 31
Genre: Period
Casts: Jessica Hsuan, Myolie Wu, Sunny Chan, Gigi Wong, Nancy Wu, Joel Chan
Synopsis: Set in the mid-1800s Qing Dynasty, Curse of the Royal Harem is loosely based on the reign of the Daoguang Emperor of China and tells of the drama and romantic intrigue in the court's Manchurian royal harem.
Consort Quan (Jessica Hsuan) was Emperor Daoguang (Sunny Chan) elder brother's new wife. However, Daoguang's brother was missing after a battle and his body was never found. Empress Dowager Congci (Gigi Wong) devastated that she lost her beloved son. She saw Quan as an ominous woman and wanted her dead. Daoguang was already in love with Quan since he was young. One day, he announced Quan as his new concubine, which angered Empress Shencheng (Myolie Wu). Partnering up with Empress Dowager, the two vowed to eradicate Quan using many different schemes to harm her. As Quan wanted to protect herself, she did not hesitate to battle the Empress to the end. During their battle, Quan accidentally discovered a major plot happening in the royal harem. Who is behind this big plot? Who will be the winner in this intense battle in the royal harem?
Review: Now watching. I've always love HK's historical series. This can't be too bad since this was one of the three esp made in celebration of TVB's 44th anniversary! :) I just started watching the first episode today. Maybe it's based on the same dynasty as 步步惊心, I can't help but to compare both. The focus is different: China's 步步惊心 is on brotherly fight for power for the chair while HK's 萬凰之王 is on the concubines' competition for the emperor's love. 萬凰之王setting is very grand (and golden) and the empress and concubines clothes were very colorful compared to 步步惊心. I caught my eyes on the rings that the royalties wear... I may want to look out for such rings to wear! :P
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