☊ eye candy: beautiful men of deep-rooted tree ☊

☆ E.P.I.C. ☆

This drama has EVERYTHING going for it ... addiction is just inevitable~
Of course, I was already hooked with the passionate portrayal of young King Sejong from Song Joongki. And I thought that maybe my fangirl love would die out since he transformed into the mature Lee Do just too soon on Episode 3? or 4? Ahhh, but the gripping story is JUST too compelling. Besides, there are still some flashback and manic depressive scenes bringing back Joongki's devastatingly clean-cut grandeur~ And then ofcourse, there were some new beautiful faces to cheer on!

Kim Hyunwoo as 성삼문 is ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤!


Ahh, such a bright adorable character. He's the icon of young mischief, boldness, intelligence, and passion which basically makes him PERFECT! I would have voted him the next King if that even made sense ㅋㅋㅋ.

Seriously, why can't the entire scholar population at that time sport this clean cut look? Must everyone really grow into the mustache and beard? I mean, this is just scholarly brilliance~~~











And then, we have this unearthly beautiful Lee Soohyuk as the warrior 윤평. He has this Legolas-feel to him (and oh yeah, with arrows sometimes too) which comes off as almost alien on some scenes ...







And again can't all villain be this pretty? ㅋㅋ Wouldn't hurt, right?
His sleek action scenes add tons to his appeal though. I'm just not too sure about that DEEEEEEEP voice. Well, everyone seems to have that deep resonating voice but Pyung's was more unreal hehe ...

Well ofcourse, I shouldn't leave off Jang Hyuk who plays the most hilarious tragic character ever! His facial hair is still well-kept (comparably) so I'd say he can still qualify for my clean-cut








Kang Chaeyoon's close-ups are always welcome! He is sooo JohnnyDepp-ish here and that's certainly a good thing.



Can't complain with the choice of other characters as well. I'd say this saeguk drama has more pretty faces than Sungkyunkwan Scandal. And that is ofcourse a good starting point to consider watching it. But really, it's the elaborate mystery that draws you in ... the amazing imagery ... the tragic destinies of the characters ... and that sinking feeling that things wouldn't and can't just work out nicely for everyone ... Ahhhh, such a drama!

And then ofcourse, there's nothing like re-watching Joongki scream "Moo Hyul!!!!!!!!" You know this part, right??