The Red Sleeve
Overview
Based on a novel of the same name, it tells the record of a royal court romance between the King of Joseon who believes his duty is to his country first above love, and a court lady who wants to protect the life she has chosen.
Cast
Lee Jun-ho
Yi San / King Jeongjo
Lee Se-young
Sung Deok-im
Kang Hoon
Hong Deok-ro
Lee Duck-hwa
King Youngjo
Park Ji-young
Head Court Lady Jo
Jang Hee-jin
Queen Jeong-sun
Jang Hye-jin
Court Lady Seo
Jo Hee-bong
Hong Jung-yeo
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Some soundtracks were brilliant and went hard while other ones were pure rehashed garbage picked up from your local free-licensed store. However, the drama itself suffered from being painfully long-winded, with excessive and unnecessary long shots that reflected negatively on the cinematography. Especially when the chemistry was average at best. Plot-wise, it fell into the trap of being extremely formulaic, treading familiar ground seen in many dramas with the girl/prince trope. It didn't dare to try anything new or to spin its own twist. The male lead made the whole experience significantly uncomfortable and challenging, his personality didn't exude any attractive qualities in the slightest; in fact, I found his behavior to be quite repulsive, appalling and off-putting, catered exclusively to the fan-fic obsessed mindset, which may explains its ratings.
