The King 2 Hearts Official Stills From Episode 18

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• Thank you for sharing these stills!! They're spectacular and lush.

  Yes, the WOC bit did slow down things a bit but I will commend the writers for being brave in tackling a difficult & complex subject matter. On a week-to-week basis it kept its momentum and maintained that emotional connection that's often times lost in the latter half of dramas.

  In my two years of watching K-dramas I will have to say this has become my favourite! Prior to this drama I either liked a drama or not and now I love every aspect of this drama whole-heartedly! Adore it for being cerebral, with loads of heart, and encouraging dialogue in the int'l audience. On a shallow note, I'll thank this drama for providing me with my very first humongous fangirl crush on a K-actor!!

  And, thank you for recapping and covering tidbits that fed to my fascination with this gem of a drama!! <3

• I love reading your recaps and thanks for the OST. I'm actually thinking of how I could survive while waiting for the last 2 episodes. So, OST? Check! Spoilers? I plan on visiting your blog daily for updates! Hehehe :)

• thanks for the OST! I've been loving this drama too, and it's been fun reading your thoughts (and previews)! The end is going to be epic! Can't wait...

• Thanks. I am dying from lack of K2H news in order to avoid reading any spoilers on soompi. So this OST is a godsend.

• Of all the kdramas I have watched, this drama seems to me the hardest to film.
  You need a big budget for all the costumes and palace set, and location filming.
  You need to get a lot of non Korean extras who wants to act, and try (sometimes not so well).
  You need to make the cast speak many languages they are not good at (French, English, Japanese, Chinese).
  You need a lot of difficult outdoor location shoots, for example the WOC war games.
  You need to be brave to face the controversies without changing the story you want to tell. PPTV the online site who owns the rights to show the drama in China have censored off all the scenes that has political tones involving China or depicting China in a bad light. And there is currently a backlash with China netizens.

  I'm not sure if another drama like this will be attempted any time soon, given the return on investment seems to me not good. The ratings and public reception isn't good till now, and overseas sales will surely be impacted. Though not flawless, to me this drama is a huge step up.

  • Actually, it's more popular here than you'd think. It's in reruns literally all the time, and frequently on my way to tutoring or shopping or wherever I can overhear ahjummas chattering about how much they love it (and Seunggi's acting).

    Part of the problem, I think, is that Drama Time is also usually Family Time (10pm is late, sure, but not, ridiculously so), and K2H is a bit heavy for most families here to comfortably share with their children. The girls I tutor are mature enough that their parents let them choose (unfortunately, both girls happen to be DBSG/JYJ fangirls and chose RTP instead, although they also watch K2H in reruns), but many parents would probably prefer the fluffy safeness of RTP over K2H.

    There's also EM, which I'm not up on at all so I can't vouch for its appeal, but it's a classic story of revenge and angst (you know Koreans love their makjang) and stars the super-popular UTW, so it's not surprising it has a decent fanbase, which of course makes it harder for K2H.

    Initial ratings aren't great, yes, but they're not terrible, and rerun ratings are fairly decent as well.

    So basically, don't discount Korea's interest in K2H. It's there, I promise.

    • TK2H internet live streaming is doing pretty well though, beating EM and RTP. Episodes downloading in 3 of Korea's largest download sites are doing very well too.

    • Glad to know that!
      Actually my main point is that from a business viewpoint, it is a bit hard to justify going the extra mile, if you can get the same results by going the safer route, for example by doing rom-coms and makjang type dramas. I suspect you can do 2, maybe even 3 dramas with the budget used for TK2H. Plus the difficulty and risky subject topic.

    • To topper,

      I am glad that not every decision is a business only decision. I am glad that some people chose to do something because they felt compelled to. I am glad that some viewers felt the same way and came on board this daring and at times scary ride of TK2H.

• Many thanks for the OST.....love love love it=)

• I really like this OST ! Thank you

• No matter what,
  I LOVE TK2H!!! and I will SHOUT it out proudly!!!

  • Me too Jia Min and I super love King JH. Love live the King !

• Hi miss Koala I am always lurking at your blog and I know you have mad love for K2H , so i was quite surprised why you said this " This drama will never make my top-10 best list, but in terms of how much I love it, it’s impossible to deny."

  It is definitely your favorite but , dont consider it as one of the best you've watched? I am just curious heheheh

  As for me it definitely toppled the number one from my favorite and best list :)

• I will also add this drama on my top-10 favorite list IF my 2 OTP's are alive and kissing ... er kicking in the end *wink* ... i wish the princess and her cutiepuppyguard will sing during the royal wedding/reception. JJS is a great singer ... i super love this clip from 'what's up'
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mf9IBCKVWU