Monday, April 20, 2015

K-drama Review: Rooftop Prince (2012)

This drama is definitely one of my most favorite dramas :D



ROOFTOP PRINCE (옥탑방 왕세자)
Genre: Historical, Romance, Comedy, Fantasy
Starring: Park 'Micky' Yoochun (JYJ), Han Ji Min, Jeong Yumi Lee Tae Sung, Lee Min Ho, Jung Suk Won, Choi Woo Shik
Total Episodes: 20
Favourite OST: "A Happy Ending" by Jay park; "After a Long Time" by Baek Ji Young



Synopsis (taken from Wiki)
Tae-mu (Lee Tae-sung), after killing his lost cousin in the United States, returns to Korea, claiming that his cousin, Tae-yong (Park Yoochun), could not be found in New York City. Meanwhile, Tae-mu has been having a secret affair with Se-na (Jeong Yu-mi), his secretary, who, in turn, runs into her long-lost stepsister Park-ha (Han Ji-min). Park-ha has been missing for a prolonged period of time and it is revealed that she was in the US after Se Na abandoned her on the streets at age 9.
Two years after Tae-yong's disappearance, four men dressed in Joseon era garments, fall onto Park-ha's rooftop house. Hungry, homeless and having nowhere to go, the four men decide to stick with Park-ha. Their leader claims that he is the Crown Prince of Joseon (Park Yoochun), along with his entourage Scholar Song Man-bo (Lee Min-ho), Personal Bodyguard U Yong-sool (Jung Suk-won), and Palace Eunuch Do Chi-san (Choi Woo-shik). One day, Crown Prince Lee Gak sees Se-na who is the spitting image of his beloved wife, who was found drowned in the 18th century. He is convinced the two are reincarnations of each other. Meanwhile, company president Yeo (Ban Hyo-jung) mistakes Lee Gak for her grandson, Yong Tae Yong, because of their exact same appearance, and believes that her long lost grandson had finally returned. Lee Gak realizes that he has time traveled 300 years to 2012, Seoul, to search for the truth behind the mysterious death of the late Crown Princess. In order to approach Se-na, who is also President Yeo's personal assistant, Lee Gak pretends that he is Tae-yong. Tae-mu, believing that he already killed his cousin in New York, lives in constant fear of his devious act being discovered by the family and Tae-yong aka Lee Gak who claims not to have remembered the event. Tae-mu has always been jealous of Tae-yong's favored position in the family.
On the other hand, Park-ha is shocked by the news that her new friend who calls himself the Crown Prince is, in fact, the grandson of CEO. But before long, her feelings for Lee Gak blossom and she is hurt when she finds out that Lee Gak is courting Se-na, who still holds very tender memories of his dead wife. Lee Gak also believes that marrying Se-Na in Seoul year 2012 would bring him closer to solving the mystery of the Crown Princess' murder in the Joseon era.


look at their eyes! XD ROFL

My personal opinion about this k-drama:
This drama is absolutely entertaining ^____^ I love its whole story line, unpredictable plot and chemistry between Yoochun-Jimin! (。♥‿♥。) ♥♥♥
Beside of its funny moments all over this drama, I love how this drama taught me some lessons :) I always love something that contains moral lessons (not only marvelous action, awesome effect without any moral lesson).

I will share to you guys, what I got from this drama:
- You will reap what you sow
- DON'T LIE. When you are lying, you are currently deceiving many people including yourself. Trust me, you will receive the punishment at the end.
- True soul mate won't go anywhere (kalo jodoh ngga akan lari kemana :3)
- Don't keep others' mistakes, forgive and forget :)


Pros
(+) Unique story line
(+) Verryyy good chemistry between two main roles
(+) Absolutely entertaining and addicting XD
(+) Romantic! 
(+) Not easily forgotten
(+) Unpredictable story line

Cons
( - ) Need more romantic scene at the end, LOL :P


Overall rating: 9/10

they're so cute together!! ♥♥ Park Ha & Lee Gak (///∇//)
Yoochun's acting was sooooo GOOD! So compatible with Han Ji Min's acting (≧∇≦)/
completing each other


the most heartbreaking moment ㅠ____ㅠ (except 2 last episodes of this drama)

300 년이 지나도.. 당신을 사랑하겠습니다... ㅠ.ㅠ
Some friends of mine did not satisfied regarding its ending, meanwhile I think the ending is good and not disappointing ^^ This drama is so dreamy and I love how Yoochun staring at Ji Min ♥♥

At first, I am not fan of Yoochun and I didn't think he is handsome. BUT, after I watched this drama, episode by episode.. I figured out that his face is NATURAL, not flawless as others idol. That means he didn't went to under knife, is he? O___O Untouched by surgery.. Please correct me if I got wrong information..
Based on my analysis, he has natural eyelid (deep double lid, almost like monolid) and imperfect skin... He is so mesmerizing with his SMILE, laughter, stare and posture.. Especially after he cut off his long hair (///∇//) ♥ 

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I love his haircut! XD

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Start from few days ago, I am become fans of Yoochun () I'm gonna look for his latest drama "I miss you / Missing you". Have you seen it, guys? Is it really good?


See you on my next drama review rambling then XD
Bye bye and have a nice day!!

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