Whoever in the plot department thought it was a good idea to put Ha Ram in a jail for the entirety of two full episodes and separated from Chun Gi deserves a spanking. They are the only interesting aspect of Lovers the Red Sky and without them together the entire drama devolves into (1) Chun Gi must restore the royal painting! and (2) HOMG the Demon (Mawang) is inside Ha Ram whatever that means for the various folks. There is nothing else going on, whether from Chun Gi growing as a painter organically or Ha Ram moving his revenge forward, though I guess what the drama will do is have it all dovetail in the end when Chun Gi is good enough to restore the painting and in getting rid of the Demon then Ha Ram also will get his revenge as a by product. It’s pretty lazy writing but the pretty is still enough to keep me interested. There was a good scene when Chun Gi and Ha Ram touched hands and got transported to the spirit realm and encountered the Demon together. I wish the Demon was scarier but he just seems douchey and all he does is yell “my eyes” and try to grab Chun Gi’s eyes, over and over. That’s the problem with the wafer thin plot now of this drama, it’s just the same main problem getting repackaged in different scenes without anything new in recent episodes.
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I'm not convinced by the main couple. HGC is ready to become crazy for a guy she doesn't know. She thinks he's a nice and bling astrologist. She doesn't know about his revenge and his double life (he had a lot of occasions to tell her about it when she had issues with Jung Shwen-Nae).
This series has a potential to be a big hit but, SBS is not promoting this well. Hence, this was stuck in 8-9% ratings, which was same like River.
it is so absurd yet hilarious for hcg to wail hardly when haram was arrested. what is more absurd was her line "scholar ha, why u said like that as if we'll never meet again?". then she cried hardly...haha..this line is so awkward and so sudden lol. can't she pretend to be a strong lady instead of being a crybaby? did the novice writer want this to be a heart wrenching scenes? well, it failed. it doesn't work for me at least. i feel pity for yj for having to do this scene.
then for the latest ep. i don't know what had happened to yj's acting skill in this episode. i like her crying scenes in the previous episodes, but I've to say that she really overdid her wailing acting in the prison scene which really turned me off. I'm confused whether she is supposed to cry or angry coz there is only little tears came out. also sorry for saying this, she even looks like a madman at some point. it remind me of male actor in eastern palace. but maybe if it's the director who wanted her to cry like that, then it's understandable.
as for haram, most of the time, he doesn't act like a blind person at all, which doesn't make senses. like when he looks at hcg, it seems that he knew where hcg eyes were. and he can hit accurately despite being blind. blind person doesn't act like that.
and for yang myung, he suddenly turned into evil from such a sweetheart. arghhh.. i blamed the novice writer for writing such plot. is the prince in the novel also like this?
lastly, sorry for saying too much here. i know many fans will come at me for being too direct. so I'm sorry for voicing out my honest opinion about this.
Don't apologize for giving your opinion, you were nothing but sincere. I agree with most of your criticisms, I believe most of it is because the show just doesn't have enough plot for a full series. It goes around in circles, and in the end the actors suffer because their performances are attached to sub-par and straight up shallow scenes.
Personally I fail to see the Big Romance between the OTP because she's completely devoted to the point of risking her life to save HR multiple times including the painting which can ruin her, while HR is devoted to his Big Plot For Revenge that she has absolutely no clue about (while she tells him every single detail of her life lol). Seems quite unbalanced imo. Ironically, I do support YM even though I usually don't like the actor. He's stuck in the middle of 463 plots coming from the king to the painters to his brother(s) to the gvt officials ksjnskjsns Dude can't catch a break haha He just wants some normalcy but everyone keeps going further and further into crazytown.
It's a pity because I loved the first few eps, but now I can't wait for this to END ALREADYYY. I can't believe there are 4 episodes left, it should end next week argh D:
@magnolias
If u don't like the drama u can stop watching it, why wish to end the drama soon.
There are many who are enjoying the drama so plz let them enjoy.
Yes u can state ur opinion and thats what it is, 'YOUR OPINION' so let others enjoy the drama who has other opinions.
@ana I do not understand what will come from me hoping the drama would end faster and why it matters to you, it's not like they will cut it because the SBS CEO cares about my opinion. For me, it's a way to say that I don't see how many more conflicts are there when most of them should be resolved in the next 2 eps and the show has been dragging for the last 4 eps. It is, as you notice in your comment, just my opinion (I say "Personally" in my comment so that's quite clear that I do not consider my POV universal or the factual truth). Me not liking it, or more like feeling disappointment, shouldn't stop fans from liking it. I'm just some guy on the internet. Have fun! Cheers!
As for me, my love for this drama is still very strong. The plot is mesmerizing specifically if we talk about supernatural stuff. I love the flow of the romance. Chungi and Haram are worried about each other. Dare to sacrifice themselves for the people they love very much, whatever the risk they have to bear. They keep sending me poetic love chills.
This drama combines both the genres that I love, fantasy and sageuk. It is actually a delight to watch. Having finished 12 episodes, so far, I have been enjoying it. It has all the elements that make it a unique sageuk,fantasy romance for me. I love that the leads has subtle romance and just by watching them smile from side to side and having cute dates, their chemistry is already off the charts without too much skinship. All in all, I just love this drama and it's on the list of my favorite dramas this year.
Beyond the protective aspect, I think both Cheon Gi and Ha Ram have a role in the schemes of destiny and fate. The Demon has to be sealed or the world will have to live in fear, darkness and evil.
I think I'm in the minority, but I'm literally in love with the story, the characters, the acting, the visuals, the cinematography and everything. I first watch it because I love the PD's past works,but I also ended up loving the leads chemistry and great acting. The past 12 eps has been a roller coaster of emotions,The more you watch this drama, the more you'll crave for every next episode. At least for me.
Anyways, for me, Red Sky is really different from other sageuks so far. It made me laughed, confused, and also makes my heart beat so fast! I also love the acting of main leads. Plot is really interesting and different...
Ratings nowadays, 2021 are not that high especially for monday/tuesday schedule. You might be lucky if the drama is on friday schedule or weekends.
Miniseries that reached double digit so far this year. (Even just a single episode)
Penthouse 2 & 3 - SBS
Mr. Queen -TVN
Love 2 - TV Chuson
One the Woman - SBS
Vincenzo- TVN
Hospital playlist 2 -TVN
Taxi Driver -SBS
Royal Secret Agent -KBS
Hometown Chachacha- TVN
Uncanny Counter - SBS
Mine - TVN
HongChunGi - SBS
For 2021 dramas aired in public channel for Mondays and Tuesdays schedule, Lovers of the Red Sky has the most good ratings so far. They reached 10% in episode 6 and it's timeslot is being sandwhiched from kbs and tvn, but they still manage to be number 1 from episode 2 up to 12. They are still the most watched monday and tuesday dramas in the rival timeslot. I just hope it will still increased to double digit again in the remaining eps because they deserve it.
Whatever you say, Red Sky performed underwhelmingly. Yoo Jung continues her streak in starring at flop and underwhelming dramas. CWPFN, BSR, LORS. HAHAHHAA
Sorry to hear your comments are too much jealousy of KYJ.. her performance is getting better and deeper compared to the previous drama. She is definitely a good actress.
RWTMR also reached double digits despite of B-list writer and director. LOTRS is not performing well because it was helmed by popular director and the drama is based on the work of a popular novelist. LOTRS did not live up to the expectations.
It's not counted as double digit per episode. It should be the whole episode. Don't mention that drama because you know, you will start unnecessary fan wars.
I beg to disagree that it did not live up to the expectations. You probably don't know how it's doing in korea.
Nope. It is counted. The 2nd part is always considered the final rating.
Further, we can say that it is doing well in Korea. But, not LITM level like what fans hyped it to be. As said above, LOTRS lacks the proper promotion. The reason why its ratings are stagnant.
no they aren't. it's royal secret agent who has the best rating for monday Tuesday schedule, while lotrs rating has similar performance with rwtmr rating. i agree with RAE. the rating isn't live up to expectations after being hailed as the most anticipate drama in 2021, directed by one of most popular pd, and adapted from highly critical novel from popular novelist. btw, before blindly copying the info from twitter, please check that uncanny counter isn't sbs, but ocn. and i don't know whether it's intentionally or not, but almost everytime, u guys always excluded rwtmr from the list. 10% is still a double digit, only 0.2% less than 10.2% from lotrs. and there are tons of naver articles that mentioned that rwtmr is among the 2021 drama who had reached double digits in rating. just because they divide the part, but the 2nd part is still considered as a single episode.
@jijie LOL Don't bother with that emma, she's most likely a biased KYJ fan so of course she excluded River Where the Moon Rises lmao
The fact that she said that Red Sky has the best ratings among Mon-Tue 2021 dramas so far, when Royal Secret Agent (it aired up to early 2021, so it still counts) is considered a literal hit, and she also said that Uncanny Counter is from SBS, should tell you all you need to know about her comment's credibility lol
I see. Thanks for the correction about the Uncanny Counter. I see, it's Royal Secret Agent who did great on that time slot in terms of rating. Ok. Thanks.
LOL. It's not really counted. It's just half of an episode and if you combine it to the other half, the whole episode is not double digit.
You keep mentioning that River drama when I am focused on the LOTRS achievement. Didn't live up to it's expectations? It did. You just want to bring it down so you can mention that River drama when I never mentioned that in the first place. Why bother to insist that. You should focus to what you like rather than bringing down this excellent drama.
@Emma Don't mind them.
They will keep comparing to their hearts content. I also don't know why they keep mentioning that drama when I know that you just want to highlight the achievement of LOTRS. That comment from @EZ speaks so much jealousy from the main actress. Hahahaha! Whatever they said, it is well loved in Korea and still number 1 in ratings for its timeslot despite rival competitors in public channel as well. They want to bring up the drama that you never mention. That speaks jealousy in all ways. I will stop here and if they comment again, don't bother to reply anymore. They will just continue to make no sense.
i mentioned rwtmr because it is supposed to be in the list but ppl denied its achievement lol. no one would be bothered to mention rwtmr if it's included in the list.
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Red sky has a lot of charms that of course, far from perfect but also very worthy to watch for me. They just keep my interest in every episode that every ending is a cliffhanger. I am just so glad that it is a fantasy sageuk and didn't have the same fate of what happened to Joseon Exorcist which airs in the same channel. I'm totally loving each episode as it gives me different flavor. I just really like the drama in general.
Ep 11 and 12 I can say,not that bad but not that good as well. But totally, this kind of drama a bit new concept and love it. With these actors, I don't mind waiting and watching.I do really love both main character and they did a good job and gave justice to their characters but I do hope next episode will be much better and interesting.
Red sky has a lot of charms that of course, far from perfect but also very worthy to watch for me. They just keep me interested in every episode that every ending is a cliffhanger. I am just so glad that it is a fantasy sageuk and didn't have the same fate of what happened to Joseon Exorcist which airs in the same channel. I'm totally loving each episode as it gives me different flavor. I just really like the drama in general.