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Yeah i think we are all taken aback by all the amount of deaths(at least i was), i didn't think it would be that kinf of drama when i started watching since the other period dramas i've seen weren't as tragic.

*le sigh ugh i feel so sad for maha and that he had to die and for WY being alone in this and that SN doesn't know T_T

 

At least it's finally clear that SN does care for TH finally!! Now he just has to listen to her and trust her and realize BA has turned greedy and evil!

 

Also the emperor geez how much lower can they take this character, not only is he having horrible nightmares but he is aldo sick and is being tricked and betryed by his most loyal eunich one which he treats so well =[

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Empress Ki's writers right now, be like :

 

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And it's not over, ED, BA, Dangkise, BYS, & co have to die as well. Oh, and Kolta and Junsu's twin brother. (and one of WY's men I guess, since it's his feast. :rolleyes: *sigh*

 

I guess the drama will really end with the coronation scene or the coronation scene will happen in the last quarter of episode 51. Even though I'm pissed off by all those deaths, the writers still manage to get us waiting for the next episodes like in the beginning. I hope they'll show a scene with WY somehow finding happiness with a new wife or something because I feel really bad for him.  :unsure:

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So I'm thinking of catching up on Empress Ki this weekend. I have been keeping up with the show, so I know all of the pain and character deaths that the episodes are going to bring, but I really want to finish the drama as it ends and not wait till the end to marathon it. I'll see what happens LOL.

 

 

I'm not hoping for a happy ending anymore; I just hope that by the end of the drama TH knows that SN loves him. 

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So I've google translate Knetz comments and here what I've understood:

 

About Bi Soo's death: the comments were all sad, they talked about reincarnation and said the writers were too cruel.

 

About the New Empress's depose: the comments were all joyful, using a lot of "ã…‹ã…‹ã…‹ã…‹ã…‹". They said Im Joo Eun's acting was awkward and by comparison, Baek Jin Hee was a really good actress. 

 

About Maha's death: They're sad and think the writers are Wang Yoo's antis lol.

 

About the cliffhanger: All cursing at Court Lady Seo, saying "geez".

 

About TH almost choking SN after his nightmare: Well, Google Translation translated weirldy, the only comment I understood was "Ji Chang Wook jjang ♥ really good at acting" lol. And word like "betrayal" etc..

 

About Lady Ki: Praises about HJW's acting. Saying that from Damo to Empress Ki, all her works have been daebak etc.. And that she looked pretty in her pink gown. + comments about her eyeliner, don't know whether it's positive or negative.

 

 

So I'm thinking of catching up on Empress Ki this weekend. I have been keeping up with the show, so I know all of the pain and character deaths that the episodes are going to bring, but I really want to finish the drama as it ends and not wait till the end to marathon it. I'll see what happens LOL.

 

 

I'm not hoping for a happy ending anymore; I just hope that by the end of the drama TH knows that SN loves him. 

 

Me too. At this point that and ED & co being dead will satisfy me. I hoped Maha would know who were his parents before his death but no.. T_T

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Just saw that not long ago (around april 2-3), TaNyang Korean shippers send gifts to HJW and JCW and the whole cast. LOL, I laughed so hard at their gifts, HJW, JCW and the rest's expression must have been priceless. And here I thougt I-shippers were dedicated, I take back my words.

 

Here's the gifts :

 

 

 

 

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more here : http://gall.dcinside.com/board/view/?id=empress&no=126148&page=1

 

HJW and JCW with their gifts:

 

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Empress Ki's writers are warned, if they mess up more with the TaNyang ship, K-TaNyang shippers will come for them.  :happy:

Must have been awkward to eat things with the lead actors' kissing pics on it..  :har:

Also, HJW's chinese and japanese fanbases both sent food to the Empress Ki crew. I was a supernumerary, I'll make sure to join a drama with popular actors in it so I can get free food.  :megusta:

 

And apparently Empress Ki is popular in China. I'm a bit surprised because the drama butchers China's history and is made by foreigners so I expected it to flop hard. Heck, even in Japan it's doing well since it's airing at the same time as in Korea. Well, I get people aren't that much sensitive about History.  :rolleyes:

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hahah i thought the same thing when i saw the food had stickers of their kissing scene hahaha XD

 

guys i don't think any of the TaNyang scenes today were meant to be romantic but they still seem to be~

like this one  :meow:  below

plus the way he looked at her in that scenes with the laundry hanging is like he had nostalgia and also mesmerized by the way SN looked walking towards him~

all i want now is that if they are going to make this such a tragic drama they have to at least give TaNyang a happy ending~

 

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So I've google translate Knetz comments and here what I've understood:

 

About Bi Soo's death: the comments were all sad, they talked about reincarnation and said the writers were too cruel.

 

About the New Empress's depose: the comments were all joyful, using a lot of "ã…‹ã…‹ã…‹ã…‹ã…‹". They said Im Joo Eun's acting was awkward and by comparison, Baek Jin Hee was a really good actress. 

 

About Maha's death: They're sad and think the writers are Wang Yoo's antis lol.

 

About the cliffhanger: All cursing at Court Lady Seo, saying "geez".

 

About TH almost choking SN after his nightmare: Well, Google Translation translated weirldy, the only comment I understood was "Ji Chang Wook jjang ♥ really good at acting" lol. And word like "betrayal" etc..

 

About Lady Ki: Praises about HJW's acting. Saying that from Damo to Empress Ki, all her works have been daebak etc.. And that she looked pretty in her pink gown. + comments about her eyeliner, don't know whether it's positive or negative.

 

 

 

Me too. At this point that and ED & co being dead will satisfy me. I hoped Maha would know who were his parents before his death but no.. T_T

 

I feel like people in general just love Ji Chang Wook and his acting (no complaints here). I've never seen a bad word about the actor, nor his character. He is always given positive comments. :)

 

 

Isn't that the saddest thing though? He spent most of his life hating his mom, not liking his real dad, and being despised by his 'dad'; the emperor. In another world, he could have been happy, with his mother and father in Goryeo but he was cursed with an awful fate. :horror:  

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I feel like people in general just love Ji Chang Wook and his acting (no complaints here). I've never seen a bad word about the actor, nor his character. He is always given positive comments. :)

 

 

Isn't that the saddest thing though? He spent most of his life hating his mom, not liking his real dad, and being despised by his 'dad'; the emperor. In another world, he could have been happy, with his mother and father in Goryeo but he was cursed with an awful fate. :horror:  

 

As if his mom was better. She hated him since the beginning before realize that the kid she has been avoiding for years was her lost child. And then, a week after he dies again. *sigh* I would've a mental breakdown if I were in SN's shoes.  :derp:

As for WY, well, he took a bit care of Maha when he was a toddler before living his life. All that to see him die when he finally learn about him. I wonder how it feels to discover you have a child and then to see him die before he even knows you're his father. Gosh, the makjang on this show is up to level 9000  :unsure:

 

I wonder how TH will react, not good I think. Or will Court Lady Seo really tell him? It wouldn't be surprising if she got cut before spilling the tea, the writers trolled us like that in the past as well.  :rolleyes: Anyway, he'll 100% know Maha's true parents. Whatever, I'm happy Maha died before TH use him to kill WY like in the books. 

 

 

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hahah i thought the same thing when i saw the food had stickers of their kissing scene hahaha XD

 

guys i don't think any of the TaNyang scenes today were meant to be romantic but they still seem to be~

like this one  :meow:  below

plus the way he looked at her in that scenes with the laundry hanging is like he had nostalgia and also mesmerized by the way SN looked walking towards him~

all i want now is that if they are going to make this such a tragic drama they have to at least give TaNyang a happy ending~

 

 

Yeah, even after all the things which happened, I'm still shipping with flop ship  -_-

Can't help myself but feel my heart flutters when I saw that scene  :ilove: Please, writers-nim, let the TaNyang have a good last moment, at least once before the end.  :horror:

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So I just watched episode 46 and it was so sad  .... Maha leaving the palace was so heart-breaking  :cry:  I can't believe writers are gonna kill him in the next episode , this is too cruel , the boy has never been happy in all his life /sigh 

 

I enjoyed seeing the Dowager's mental breakdown tho oh , and Ayu's corronation scene too , I love it  he's so cute  :ahmagah:  It's crazy how identical he and the emperor look 

 

Anyway I'm bracing myself for the upcoming episodes  :._.: 

(anyone has a link for ep 47 with subs ?) 

 

 

 

 

 

Empress Ki's writers right now, be like :

 

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this tbh  :>_>: 

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So I just watched episode 46 and it was so sad  .... Maha leaving the palace was so heart-breaking  :cry:  I can't believe writers are gonna kill him in the next episode , this is too cruel , the boy has never been happy in all his life /sigh 

 

I enjoyed seeing the Dowager's mental breakdown tho oh , and Ayu's corronation scene too , I love it  he's so cute  :ahmagah:  It's crazy how identical he and the emperor look 

 

Anyway I'm bracing myself for the upcoming episodes  :._.: 

(anyone has a link for ep 47 with subs ?) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

this tbh  :>_>: 

 

Here the link for episode 47 with eng subs : https://www.facebook.com/EmpressKiHouse?ref=hl

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DID THAT LITTLE BITCH JUST RAPE HER???!!!!

JFC I HAVE LITERALLY NEVER ENCOUNTERED A CHARACTER MORE UNLIKEABLE THAN THIS PATHETIC EXCUSE OF A RULER

UGH AND WHAT WAS ALL THAT SHIT ABOUT 'YOU SHOULD BE THANKFUL TO ME I MADE YOU CONSORT' LIKE BITCH SHE IS LITERALLY THE SOLE REASON YOU WERE ABLE TO GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER AND DEFEAT EL TEMUR IN THE FIRST PLACE. YOU DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO READ BEFORE SHE CAME ALONG! 

UGH I AM JUST SO PISSED RIGHT NOW

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DID THAT LITTLE BITCH JUST RAPE HER???!!!!

JFC I HAVE LITERALLY NEVER ENCOUNTERED A CHARACTER MORE UNLIKEABLE THAN THIS PATHETIC EXCUSE OF A RULER

UGH AND WHAT WAS ALL THAT SHIT ABOUT 'YOU SHOULD BE THANKFUL TO ME I MADE YOU CONSORT' LIKE BITCH SHE IS LITERALLY THE SOLE REASON YOU WERE ABLE TO GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER AND DEFEAT EL TEMUR IN THE FIRST PLACE. YOU DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO READ BEFORE SHE CAME ALONG!

UGH I AM JUST SO PISSED RIGHT NOW

Nobody knows he did. They were both fully clothed and SN's words afterwards were about how much she is afraid that he could abandon her for someone else. Would a rape victim talk about that right after he did it to her?

I assume he did harrassed her at some point but stopped right after that specific point and only slept beside her.

Besides SN doesn't seem to hate Tahwan at all afterwards. Yes she was disappointed that he drank again but in the next episodes she seems more concerned and worried about her husband. And again I doubt she would have if he did that horrible thing to her.

 

I'm not gonna justify what the Emperor did. He harrassed her which is not okay and if he also did that other thing, he has to be punished. But the major fault goes to the poor writing at that point. They wanted to show the craziness of the Emperor and completely choose the wrong way. It was too much out of character since we all know that Tahwan loves SN deeply and wouldn't dare to harm her even if he was that drunk.

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News:

 

Because the variety show programming for Sunday has been cancelled due to coverage on the ferry, episodes 46 and 47 of EK will replace the usual broadcast of Sunday Night (5pm - 7:55pm KST).

 

And episodes 48 & 49 will be broacasted monday and tuesday, as usual.

 

Still not sure if episode 48 & 49 will be broadcasted monday and tuesday...

 

#PrayforSouthKorea though..  -_-

 

Edit: I think the writers will def end the TaNyang ship by following History. LK stopped being TH's favorite after Ayu was made Crown Prince..  :unsure:

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ok watching ep 47 right now and im very confused. so we know who the head of eagle house is, but what is his motive? why is he doing it? he's done a complete 180, if we recall the previous eps he's feen funding el temur's corruption right? yet he's "loyal" to the emperor. is he playing both fields?

 

 

wow you never would have expected

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ok watching ep 47 right now and im very confused. so we know who the head of eagle house is, but what is his motive? why is he doing it? he's done a complete 180, if we recall the previous eps he's feen funding el temur's corruption right? yet he's "loyal" to the emperor. is he playing both fields?

 

 

wow you never would have expected

 

On the Soompi thread, some people assumed the writers wanted to portray how ambitious eunuches were at this time. In the old days, Mongolian/Chinese eunuches were often slier than ladies and were the ones who really ruled the country. During Empress Ki's era, it was Bulhwa, LK's eunuch who rule along with Ayushiridara and Tal Tal. I guess Kolta has been double-faced all his eunuch life. More surprised about his accomplice, that guard dude.

 

I read not long ago a translation about an article on the cost of Empress Ki's costumes :

 

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The price of Sageuks costumes are even higher.  Regardless of the earlier criticism on the historical accuracy of the drama, MBC's 'Empress Ki' still manages to garner over 25% ratings, allowing them to fully display the Yuan costumes.  All the designing and embroidering work is handled by the Empress Ki team, production is sponsored by Soo Han Hanbok.  Due to the high costs of costume production, it makes it hard for the production team to absorb the cost.
 
Empress Ki costume manager Lee Hye Han "Yuan costumes is a reflection of the it's predecessors, the Tang and  Song Dynasty cultures.  Empress Ki's female costumes are primarily influenced by the Tang Dynasty styles, the designer(s) put their best efforts to also include Korean styling within the designs."
 
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The costume worn by Ha Ji Won in episode 1 of the drama during the coronation scene (the red cover piece) -- all the embroidery was done by hand, making it hard to place a price tag on it.  It took two months to complete the production of this costume piece, therefore if a price must be put on it, it can be viewed at a value of close to 1 billion won.  The other gowns worn by Ha Ji Won (I assume they're referring to the consort gowns) are all worth close to 4-10 million won.  As a result of the high cost and long production time of these costumes, there are no extra copies of these costumes, even Ha Ji Won pays extremely close attention when putting on these costumes.

 

cr: Baidu, Ha Ji Won's Soompi thread

 

Edit: 1 billion won = $1 million

4-10 million won = $4,000-10,000 

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I wonder if those crowns are painful. IIRC Ha Ji Won said the worst thing in Hwang Jin Yi wasn't practicing traditional instruments or dancing but wearing heavy weaves and having her hair pulled to the max  :horror:

As for the broadcast of Empress Ki, I'm 98% sure it'll get delayed. Still no preview for episode 48...

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News:

 

Because the variety show programming for Sunday has been cancelled due to coverage on the ferry, episodes 46 and 47 of EK will replace the usual broadcast of Sunday Night (5pm - 7:55pm KST).

 

And episodes 48 & 49 will be broacasted monday and tuesday, as usual.

 

Still not sure if episode 48 & 49 will be broadcasted monday and tuesday...

 

#PrayforSouthKorea though..  -_-

 

Edit: I think the writers will def end the TaNyang ship by following History. LK stopped being TH's favorite after Ayu was made Crown Prince..  :unsure:

I think I'm seriously going to cry if this happens. 

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I think I'm seriously going to cry if this happens. 

 

There's still hope. If episode 48 gets delayed then maybe the writers will think of the depressive state of the nation and change all that unnecesserary angst into some fluffly light-hearted romance. #delulu

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News:

 

Because the variety show programming for Sunday has been cancelled due to coverage on the ferry, episodes 46 and 47 of EK will replace the usual broadcast of Sunday Night (5pm - 7:55pm KST).

 

And episodes 48 & 49 will be broacasted monday and tuesday, as usual.

 

Still not sure if episode 48 & 49 will be broadcasted monday and tuesday...

 

#PrayforSouthKorea though.. -_-

 

Edit: I think the writers will def end the TaNyang ship by following History. LK stopped being TH's favorite after Ayu was made Crown Prince.. :unsure:

Lady Ki was always TH's favorite even in History. Like it was mainly SN's fault that TH distanced himself from her because she insisted of Ayu being made the Crown Prince. I think the writers already did that part of seperating Tahwan and SN at this point. He mistrust her already, went to the other concubines for comfort and Ayu is the Crown Prince already now.

 

I'm more scared that they will kill off Tahwan in order to get the SN x WY ending.

 

Saw this soompi comment:

 

"This is just a random thought. I wonder when Ta Hwan had his nightmare and woke up wanting to visit Nyang but then asked for a paper and ink to write in order to calm down that he had written love letter to Nyang also drawings too with the butterfly symbol as he did have her pose for him when she was still a palace maid. Perhaps he had written letters and drawings all along to Ki. Ki finds them later upon his death and reads them. It would be a beautiful ending and I would be bawling my eyes out. Of course, I am only imagining this."

 

BEST ENDING TBH. Sad but satisfying if they would go with that ending. Writers make this the ending.

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ugh the scenes with wang yu and maha were heart breaking  :cry: 

was it really necessary to kill him?? could have at least give him a good life with wang yu in Koryeo!

 

soo we're like 3 eps from the finale i sense no beggining of resolution?

are they really gonna try to pack everything on to the last 2eps????

 

 

SN..really, why can't to tell him your thoughts when he is conscious!!! he's like this because he doesn't know your 

true intentions so then let him know already "how you truly feel"!

then maybe he can throw away bayan and do away with ED!

 

if it wasn't for the scene in the first episode i would think they were going to kill of TH

at least that's where it feels like it's headed.

 

also the eagle house stuff was just unnecessary, i'm so confused about that story line

and the point of having Golta be the leader...?

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