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You should definitely try a second time ! I think Secret Garden is good, good enough for me to close my eyes on some problematic things about it. Hyun Bin's Kim Joo Won and his tracksuits are the iconic thing EVER ! And HJW's Gil Ra Im was as badass as Seung Nyang. Here some random gifs/caps :

 

 

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So happy to see Empress Dowager's tricks aren't working anymore on TH :lol:

Now, he needs to do the same with SN !

 

 

 

 

 

Ah yeah, sorry it's right ! He's just some guy in flashbacks lol.

 

I read that article on NB about her, she's so respected :ahmagah:

 

http://netizenbuzz.blogspot.fr/2013/08/ha-ji-won-sets-up-her-own-one-man-agency.html

http://netizenbuzz.blogspot.fr/2013/04/reader-requests-1n2dyoo-hae-jin-ha-ji.html

 

Lol, the upvotes would be ICONIC, I predit +20,000 upvotes :hurr:

She is respected because not only is her reputation good but also because she is working pretty hard. Usually k-actresses take a break once they had a hit drama/movie or generelly get popular. For example Jun Ji Hyun is really popular but she only takes a drama once in awhile. YWCFTS has been her first drama after quite a while. Same goes to Won Bin who's popularity is huge but he hasn't had a drama after years now.

Ha Ji Won works almost every year. If she is finished with a drama, she starts working on a new movie. If that's finished she is concentrating on getting a new drama.

 

yes the upvotes would at least reach 10,000+.

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She's a quite generous actress. I've watched a few of her dramas and movies and she was always amazing. A stunt in Secret Garden, a great Gisaeng in Hwang Jin Yi, ping-pong player in As One, military woman in King 2 Heart. So many different roles. When I see actors like HJW, I can't help but be amazed. She's genuinly passionate about her job. You feel like she's living for her job since there isn't a year without her on TV or on theater. I like stanning her too because I know that with her, I'm 100% sure to see her every years (and not only on CFs lol). Besides, she always takes badass roles or surprising roles, not the typical snow-white Candy you see on your average kdrama. She isn't afraid to look like a man or not being pretty. I'm quite worried if she gets married. She'll likely rest and build up a family. I want her to do that but I want to see her too. *sigh* I hope she'll play in another drama next year (if it's with Hyun Bin, it would be great) !

She started to do so much more recently (than she already did before) from Cf's to dramas to movies, so that I have a feeling that it's because of her wanting to build/announce something soon e.g relationship, marriage plans or something in that way.

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http://youtube.com/watch?v=G0-Zbhu3VGY

OUR EMPEROR's PUPPY (JCW) OWN OST "BUTTERFLY"!!!
The last part of the song, when he says : " Don't Go, Don't Go, Please Don't Go My Love." :cry:

Complete lyrics trans:
Empress Ki OST Part 7 (Translation) - To The Butterfly / 나비ì—게
Kor-Chi: Baidu forums (foxbeary)
I've tried to keep as much of the original feel as possible, but faults are inevitable, because the original emotions the lyricist wanted to express cannot transcend fully over 3 languages (Kor-Chi-Eng).
It is translated as "To the Butterfly" because 'nabi/나비' is butterfly and 'ege/ì—게' is to [you].

Can't you see me, I'm breathing right beside you.
You probably can't even hear the sound of my devoted heart.

Even though you remain by my side, and it seems as if you are tangible -
I continue to wilt slowly, because I can't seem to get any closer.

Can't my loving words keep you by my side?
Even if for a day, can't you accept me?
Does my devotion to you cause you to be ashamed?
Sorry, sorry, because I love you.

Even though you circle around me, and it seems I can touch you if I just reach my hand out -
My heart slowly turns into ash, because it can't seem to get any closer.

Can't my loving words keep you by my side?
Even if for a day, can't you accept me?
Does my devotion to you cause you to be ashamed?
Sorry, sorry, because I love you.

Because I love you, my Love.

My loving words probably can't keep you by my side.
Even if I offer my everything, I still won't be able to have you.
Unknowingly, my heart weeps.

Don't go, don't go. Please don't go, my love.

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Such a sad confession that he makes to SN. My heart breaks reading these lyrics.

Edit: Recap of episode 38 are out!!!
http://thetalkingcupboard.wordpress.com/2014/03/18/empress-ki-eps-38-39/ Edited by yoonbora
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Ep. 39

 

 

 

So I think I like the new empress she is evil but very entertaining. I kind of miss TN.

TT is not on her side, which is good. I think this empress will be even more evil than TN and dangerous. Her purpose on this drama was achieved, for me, since she made SN jealous. However, now SN is super cold towards TH ;u; he is so sad.

 

There was a happy TH-SN memory :ilove:

I think since SN is acting so cold. TH may be comforted by the two-faced new empress since she is so nice in front of him.

 

 

 

 

I loved that scene where Tahwan asked SN who she likes more, him or Ayu and she answers back with who does he like more, she or Ayu.

This whole scene was really warm and lovely. SN's emotions were so real and sincere.

 

The script writers changed the plot. In the novel, Tahwan went to SN's chamber instead of the new empress. I really wished he would have gone to SN that night.

 

 

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I want more happy SN-TH moments TT__TT they looked like a loving family ugh politics

 

 

 

Idiot Tahwan messed it up by going to the new empress.

I really wished he would have grown up and didn't do the same shit he did with Tanashiri, especially since SN isn't just a maid anymore.

Yes, we saw SN being jelly but now she is treating him like shit and this can cause misunderstandings. On top of that if she keeps seeing WY in private, Tahwan will come up with crazy ideas.

 

 

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I take back everything I said about SN not having feelings for TH because of this episode.

 

Here is the flashback scene

http://m.dcinside.com/view.php?id=empress&no=109788&page=1&exception_mode=recommend

 

 

Aww she is jealous :(

TH really messed up.

 

 

 

 

She was so crushed when she heard that he went to the new empress.

She pretends to be strong but inside she really wants a family. She knows how it is to be raised by only a mother, having no real family.

I even think that she became power hungry just because she wants to protect her family.

 

Tahwan messed up big time. She feels like he didn't "man up" yet, thus not telling him anything regarding her plans.

I'm sure that if he didn't go to that damn empress, she would have told him at least some part of her plans.

But no dude has to go there. He is the emperor for god's sake. He can do whatever he wants.

The excuse not wanting to cause problems is kinda lame imo.

 

 

 

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It was understandable when ET was still there since he could end in his life anyday but now there is no one who can have his head, especially not Baek Ahn. Ugh. I'm happy writers let us see SN's true feelings :chu:

 

 

 

That's why this whole thing felt so OOC. The scriptwriters messed that up. Tahwan is head over heels when it comes to SN, hell he would give up his throne for her. Why would he go to the new empress when he could go to his love?

There is nobody that would have killed him for going to SN.

Especially since Ayu was almost poisoned, it would have made more sense that he would have spent his night with his son and his love.

The rift between SN and Tahwan is so forced. Blame the scriptwriters.

 

 

 

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http://thetalkingcupboard.wordpress.com/2014/03/18/empress-ki-eps-38-39/

 

Recap of episode 39.

The story of EK get repititive. Again an evil empress, again TH not being the grown up man he should be and again SN vs everyone on her on.

If the scriptwriters don't get their shit together, the ratings will drop so much.

And I don't want that ;A;

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Yes I did. It was one of my first drama, maybe the second drama I watched, or the third. Song Hye Kyo was so gorgeous in it. I couldn't with her. :ahmagah: But thanks for the suggestion !

 

 

 

 

My dream exactly ! :ilove:

 

 

 

 

 

 

+1 lol

 

Also about speculations why viewers' ratings dropped, I asked NB countless times to translate some comments about Empress Ki, but she ignored me. -_- *sigh* We'll probably know viewers' opinions just in the last episode. :unsure:

 

(page 20 yay !)

The top comment of the God's Gift drama article is about how much better it is than EK. The amount of upvotes makes me nervous. While EK lost a huge amount of viewers, God's Gift gained much more than before.

I'm worried. They should have ended the drama with 40 episodes and after ET clan got punished. SN coronation could have accured afterwards. Perfect ending + good ratings.

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Please take this with a grain of salt.

 

Credit: Amazing Couple Facebook

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English trans by Alice InJiwonderland

 

Empress Ki will be extended to 51 episodes, but the proability of the broadcast of the special episode will be higher. MBC has the thoughts of extending 3 more episodes, but there were many objections about the extension of an extra episode among the Empress Ki production team. Empress Ki had removed and rewrote the first 15 episodes in the beginning of the drama because the distorted historical events. The reason of the dropping of the viewer ratings to a ratings of 16% in the beginning part of the episodes is also caused by the rewrote script, And because of the unprecedented follow up of the drama, they also considered before about the issues of an extension of 10 episodes.

 

Another trans by Alison lee

Empress Ki will be extended for one episode. It will be released as a special episode. There were opinions to extend for 3 episodes but they gave way to the one episode extension. Early on, due to a history distortion incident, 15 episodes had to be eliminated from the original series and that part of the play had to be rewritten which contributed to the fall of ratings to 16%.

 

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I guess that's why WY and SN didn't have much chemistry scenes since they rewrote everything because originally WY wasn't part of SN x TH story.

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LMAO But it's actually good debut ratings. :derp: Especially with a controversy tied to it. :omg:

20+ % = success

15-20% = good ratings

12-15 % = OK ratings

less than 10 % = flop

Because they are A-List actors I guess they expected more?

 

Idk I also found the ratings okay at the beginning.

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Not really.. YWCFTS has Jun Ji Hyun as a top star in it and it started at 15 %. But "Heirs" was before YWCFTS so it also helped the ratings while EKi was preceded by Goddess of Fire's special episodes which got 4 %.

oh well.

 

btw I have to say EK has one of the best OST instrumental.

AMAZING.

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That OST is no joke. :ahmagah:

I love every single track. I even consider buying the OST.. :smile:

Some cute/random/sad pictures to make the waiting until monday more tolerable :

 

 

 

 

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ET's best line :

 

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Baek Jin Hee's last days of filming *sobs*

 

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Just saw this picture on HJW's insta, wtf she looks like Hyuna :derp:

 

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I heard all on youtube and they are all amazing especially Destiny. Tahwan's intro voice :ilove:

 

And where did they get such a cute child like Ayu.

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After 6 months of working together, Ji Chang Wook and Ha Ji Won started following each other on instagram.

He started to follow her and 2 mins later she followed him back.

 

What took them so long to follow each other considering he followed other people from the cast such as Goltal/Junsu's brother way before her.

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BTS of the royal family moments.
They look so good as a family :ilove:
It looks like Ayu is crying in the last picture though.


btw Ji Chang Wook posted a video on his insta in which there is a shadow play shown. Remember the episode when Tahwan showed SN a shadow play and she was so fascinated and happy? Maybe he tries to show her one again, to reconcile with her.


EDIT: It was a shadow play for the drama:

Episode 40 written preview:

Dangkise escapes after being injured during the ensuing fight. (No mention of any heros - so I assume gwi-bi mama got the chance to kick some butts.)
Due to Khutugh's schemes, Dowager decides to give SN's power to Khutugh, ordering SN to give up her treasury records and seal.
After watching the shadow play TH prepared for SN, she realised the connection between the circulating song and the secret stash.

Credit: Baidu forums Edited by yoonbora
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Weird... Aren't they close to the point HJW consider him as her manager lol ?  :derp:

 

 

 

AAWW Beautiful pictures  :ahmagah:

Thank you for the preview ! I thought I was going to die from waiting  :derp:

 

I'm happy to read SN handle the matter without the need of a man. At least the writers didn't make her a damsel in distress. Also props to TH, he tries to please SN and isn't trying to force her to be by his side as I thought.  :smile: Can't wait to see Kwibi mama get that treasure and have her own army.  :datass:

 

 

 

Also, "Empress Ki's Im Joo Eun" is trending at #2 on Nate  :hurr:

 

WY x SN shippers are so pissed lmao

 

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lol they thought WY was going to save her and revive their love~ Not in this lifetime. Did they forget in the first ep we learn SN saved WY's ass at the end ? But wasn't it SN who always saved WY btw ? :soul: 

 

 

Not only that, they are also complaining that the scriptwriters make SN x TH reconciling too fast.

Yeah actually SN was always saving his ass and not him. Yes WY supports her but in difficult situations there was either herself or TH by her side.

 

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It's not like this time, he killed with his words someone from her family, let's not forget she hated him for that for like 29+ episodes so she isn't the kind of person to forgive big things. But stupid stuffs like that (especially when he didn't sleep with KT) are just love's wound, nothing more. Yeah, when WY helped her, he didn't help her only, he also helped himself btw. The difference between WY and TH is that the throne is first in WY's mind while it's second in TH's mind, but WY/SN shippers always forget this.

 

 

 

 

 

Those ones are good.  :derp: My shipper feels right now  :lub:

 

 

Tahwan is the type of person that would llleave his throne for SN. Remember when SN came to him and he asked her to forget her revenge and just run away with him and live a happy life?

 

 

 

http://youtube.com/watch?v=j3DKWq1kaZ4

 

PREVIEW OF EPISODE 40 !!!

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This fanvid is everything  :ilove:

 

 

 

 

 

How to forget that iconic line for a TaNyang shipper ?  :ahmagah:  :chu:

 

 

It's me or Bayan said "jaebal kwibi blabla" ? I bet he'll try to turn TH against SN.  :donthinkso:

Lol @ KT crying about Kwibi and manipulating the evil maids.  :rolleyes:

yeah that new empress is so faking everything. probably saying that our SN did something to her. tsk

 

yeah I think Bayan said something regarding SN but I loved how Tahwan seem to stood up for her

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Yeah, finally TH realized he's the Emperor here and he can do whatever he wants. Please, don't give in to ED or Bayan again !  :cry:

Next level : complaining to Bayan a la TN's style.  :rolleyes:

 

 

 

Gosh, I'll never leave that ship after all these vid  :lub:

So much angst in this drama, damn, I dislike angsty stuffs and yet I'm addicted to this drama. Is this drama using some black magic a la TN's priestess on me ?  :derp:

Actually after seeing that empress, I want Tanasmirky back ;A;

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