King's Daughter, Soo Baek Hyang (2013–2014) User Reviews

A Thoroughly Entertaining Sageuk

[Multipleh · 9/10 · 29 April 2017]

King's Daughter, Soo Baek Hyang is one of the most entertaining dramas I have seen in a long time. It could it even be used as a framework for how to create an entertaining drama. It has great acting, great pacing, great writing, great chemistry between actors and great costumes. Even though King's Daughter, Soo Baek Hyang did not have the most ravish sets nor a high budget-it was able to do more than most fancy sageuks have done in the past.

I was most impressed with the acting in this drama. It was well cast with some veteran sageuk actors and newcomers to the genre. The lead actress Hyeon-jin Seo and actress Woo Seo were spectacular and nuanced in their performance. The most soulful performances were by the veteran actors Jae-ryong Lee as King Moo Ryung and Tae-young Yoon as Koo-Chun.

King's Daughter, Soo Baek Hyang had great pacing. The episodes were about 30 minutes each. The story did not drag on as some other dramas of this genre-the wars were short and the torture scenes were brief. The light comedic scenes also made the show very enjoyable to watch. A viewer would never become bored if other dramas of this genre added some light comedy as well.

Great writing was also very much present in King's Daughter, Soo Baek Hyang. It used many literary foils effectively. It's quite obvious that kind-hearted Seol-Nan is the protagonist and her sister Seol-Hee is the evil foil. As for the two princes who were switched, here is the other obvious literary foil. The upright yet dashing Prince Myung Nong's foil is Prince Jin-Moo who is charming but devilish.

Great chemistry between Seol-Nan and Myung Nong was another bonus to this drama. They had one of the best romances in Korean dramas. Scenes between Seol-Nan and Myung Nong were funny, sweet and sad at the same time. Koo-Chun's love for Chae-Hwa was also very tender and heartfelt.

Great but Not Satisfying Ending (Not Sad tho)

[chelsietristany · 8/10 · 9 September 2018]

I watched it because I had nothing else to watch. I'm a big fan of historical Korean drama.

Well, first of all, it is so sad you'll cry a river. It contains tragic love story that'll make you cry so hard. The power of this drama is not in the plot twist, but in how long the secrets will be unveiled. As a watcher, we know all the secrets but we are dying to know how much longer will everything revealed. That's the climax. At first, the plot is going a little bit slow but still enjoyable. Try to enjoy it as much as you can until you can do nothing but to skip some parts just to see how and when the secrets are revealed.

I hate Seolhee so much that I need to skip most of her parts when Seolnan is not there. I don't think her part bring any importance to the plot either. She's just an evil and selfish girl who think of nothing but herself. I've never hated someone so much before. They are success in making someone looks so bad if the character were alive we could kill her.

I couldn't wait any longer to find out how the king would know Seolnan is her daughter so I must skip lots and lots of part in the last episodes. I was disappointed because the king found his real daughter when he's going to die and he did nothing much for her, like, Su Baek-hyang has done A LOT for the country, even to the extent of risking her life. And it doesn't seem so rewarding. The end is not satisfying too. Seolnan made a perfect material to become the queen of Baekje but in the end, she doesn't even marry the crown prince. Even though they're allowed to. So... for me, personally it's enjoyable in the beginning toward the end, but you'll rush the episodes because you REALLY want to see how everything's revealed and how the bad guys ruined themselves.

That's all, thank you for reading this.

A drama about soul and tricks of soul;

[peterxnxn · 10/10 · 28 September 2016]

Where we are taken in a journey over an old story of Korea,were we can find how tricky's a person sometimes,how tricky is his knowledge, how can be someone a fool in his conviction;so many pains resulting.Luckily in plot we have Solnan,this kind of girl by a beloved naivety,she's royal bone but she will doesn't know along dozen of episodes.Near her is her half-sister Solhia,an devilish,exasperating person who's struggles for status;but on screen she is a terrible actress, she performs extraordinary. I love the character Solnan exactly for her charming naivety and gentle demeanor.She can make you pull the hair for all her credulousness,later all turns in great scenes of retrievals and encounters.She will make you cry at that episode when she'll discover the buried secret of her mother;she will make you laugh,truly,at point that appear in disguise;will delight you with pleasant night scenes at her innocent love meetings with Myungnang. I love many characters of this drama: Doltae for jokes,Muryeong's gently warm,teacher's Dorim gentle wisdom,funnily Queen,sadly Kochon,trustworthy MyungNang and pitied Jinmu,eunuch's Jung amazing kind.... Perfect timed great music at particular scenes.Never bored to see especially Solnan playing her role in specific episodes;her saga provoked me to appreciate the marvelous MBC's studios via internet.

BEST KDRAMA EVER

[shintiaaprila · 10/10 · 15 August 2021]

I wasn't a fan of sageuk drama before, but this drama is change my mind!!. Story, plot, scenarios, acting skills, actors, ost, are all excellent. Good job to the director and scriptwriter. Don't worry with the numbers of episodes because it's worth to watch. No skip at all, no boring moment.

I'm your father

[Park_Min · 5/10 · 9 December 2023]

It's the usually daily format so temper your expectations accordingly before proceeding any further. Both Seo Hyun Jin and her character contributed a lot to the drama to keep it decent enough. Her interactions were the most memorable. On the other hand, the writer robbed off Seo Woo from making her a decent character, writing wise. Meanwhile, Jo Hyun Jae was as static as always throughout his entire career, the man would rather die than changing his expression. There's no justification for the long runtime other than they were contractually obligated to follow the template dedicated to this time slot. At least give the high moments more time to sink in. Especially the ending, there was no need to make it this short, they had the time to take a more relaxed approach.