Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People (2017)

I thought I will find this drama boring since I'm not a big fan of drama when it comes to historical thingy and it has a 30 episodes. But after I watched episode 1 I already got curious and thrilled on what will happen on the next episodes. I really love all the cast here especially the young version of Gil Dong (Lee Ro Woon) because he is sooo adorable. And I fell in love with Gil Hyun (Sim Hee Seop) too.

In short, this drama is absolutely a 10/10. I didn't even got bored on any episodes and all the characters are lovely. All the awards that this drama have won are worth it. You will love this drama and all it's characters. I would recommend you to watch this.

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The best historical drama ever!

The story for this drama blew me away. It's not your typical romcom saguk nor is it serious and depressing like Six Flying Dragons but it falls nicely in between the two. It takes you through every emotion imaginable. I've seen some people complain about the number of episodes, but in my opinion I think it would not have been as good had it been shorter, but that's coming from a lover of c drama.

The acting is amazing, I would say that there wasn't one person I thought was mediocre.
The music is what brings the drama together and makes the scenes so spectacular! I love the whole album, especially Spring in Ikhwari.

I'm already desperate to watch it again even though I've just finished it!

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I don't normally watch historical/sageuk dramas, but this one intrigued me for its supernatural elements, but man does it go so much deeper than that.

On surface level, it is a rather simple story of the lowest of the lowest overcoming their masters and ultimately the king with a typical "everyone is equal" sort of message.

But it's really about how each plot point is solved and overcome that's both intriguing and clever. The way that it captures the back stories of every single character really shows that everyone is really just a slave of the system.

The acting is superb on all accounts with my opinionated stand out performances being that of Kim Sang Jung and Yoon Gyun Sang. Without spoiling anything, their acting within the acting in the drama were the highlights for me, although this is partly due to their roles as well.

The music also really captures both the silly and quirky aspects of the drama, as well as the serious elements very well. Ahn Ye Eun's voice and music is absolutely made for historical dramas.

Not sure if I would watch it again (mainly because it is quite long, and does start to drag a little nearer to the end), but all in all this was a fantastic drama on all accounts.

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I'm always hesitant to start a longer show, but with this one, each episode was exciting and seemed to further the plot. Most of the characters have a special place in my heart, and I can even sympathise with some of the evil ones (which means fantastic writing!). The story captivated me and sent me on a rollercoaster of emotions. I found myself laughing at some parts and drowning in tears during others. The story didn't drag at all, in my opinion, even though I'd suspected it would. Definitely happy I gave it a try! 10/10! I recommend this to anyone who likes historical dramas.

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This was really brilliant. I was so happy watching this, like you could feel everything the characters were going through. I really like the fact that it was based on the legend, I suppose the magically powers of Gil Dong were exaggerated (usually legends are exaggerated stories), but at the same time it was very realistic portrayed the entire show. How people were suffering, the price you pay to be a king, and how absolut power can be destructive for both sides, were so beautiful tightened with the portrayal of the characters(the acting was really good).
Every scene was connected and this is something I really like, becouse in many dramas there are loose moments, but here everything had semnificance.
I don't usually watch historical kdrama, because it becomes stupid and unrealistic (from the point of history), but here you can say it was historically accurate in the case of how were treated the lower classes and how the absolute power of the king worked.

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This is one show that I kept skipping over when I was scrolling through shows to watch. The two reasons that I gave this show a chance were the story line and Yoon Gyun Sang. I just loved him in Doctors and I saw that he played the main character in this show so that's what ultimately made me give this show a shot.

Story: I liked how the story wasn't always serious. They put in some comedy as well to lighten up the mood. The Hong gang were just hilarious the majority of the time. The way that the story progressed was good. I didn't think that it went too slow. They made sure to cover all the characters they needed to cover in 30 episodes. The very beginning of the series makes you want to continue watching it so that you can find out what happens next. I liked that since I do need something like that to get me hooked. The story, in my opinion, gets 10/10.

Acting/Cast: I loved the casting choices in this drama. I recognized several of the actors from other dramas and they played their parts so well. Kim Ji Suk played the king so well. He was great at playing someone with the type of personality that the king has. Kim Sang Joong did a great job as Gil Dong's father and I just thought that he was perfect for that role. Chae Soo Bin did an excellent job as well. She is one of my favorites too so I was happily surprised when she appeared on my tablet all of a sudden. She was cast perfectly for that role. Acting/Cast gets 10/10.

Overall, this show was phenomenal. It will make you laugh and cry. It's also totally rewatchable. This series gets 10/10 in my book.

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A super entertaining sageuk with lovable characters. Yon Kyun-Sang's Hong Gil-Dong, a famous Robin Hood-like korean character, is both dorky and cunning, and his character development is engrossing.
Rebel is a show centered on relationships and families (real and makeshift) that happens to also have a lot of action and humor, which makes it unusual in sageukland. Besides, the romantic OTP communicates and has a trusting relationship with none of the usual secrets and lies and noble idiocy.
It also features a lot of interesting cultural manifestations, such as dances, traditional music and a funeral (also a wedding, but it is low-key). The OST is so good that it stands on its own.
Finally, female characters are interesting and have agency, which is always refreshing.

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Just not my cup of tea

Despite all the good reviews about this drama, I couldn't continue the drama from Ep 11 onwards, it felt really draggy and boring, I started to use my phone often watching the show as I was bored so I also missed out alot of scenes. I watched this at first for Jung Dabin, but she didn't even come out yet HAHAHA but then Kyunsang and Soobin was in it so it was okay. The start was little draggy but was quite interesting, then it slowed down and I didn't know what was happening. I think it would really be a great drama if I appreciated the show but I couldn't continue anymore.

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Figure légendaire, Hong Gil Dong reste encore dans l'âme coréenne...

En cours de visionnage :
1 - Oui, j'ai commencé Rebel, (je racourcis le titre, hein ? ) et j'ai accroché dès le début, parce que je trouve la narration de l'enfance de Gil Dong très originale, et bien différente du côté souvent mélodramatique des sageuks. Le ton est très réaliste et les personnages pourraient vivre aujourd'hui, quant à leur psychologie et leurs sentiments.

2 - Par contre, autant les premiers épisodes de l'enfance de Gil Dong m'avait emballée autant je trouve la suite ralentie, et même pesante parfois... Un exemple : quand la fille va dérober le chapelet dans la chambre du chef de bande, et qu'elle repart, elle est en haut du mur, Gil Dong en bas, n'importe qui dans ces circonstances saute le mur en vitesse et se barre en courant !!! Ben non !!!Elle met un temps fou a sauter parce qu'il faut qu'il la reçoive dans ses bras, ("alors tu sautes, oui !!! ??? " Alleeeez ! "ça c'est moi devant mon écran... )et ensuite ils se regardent pendant d'inteeeeerminables secondes au lieu de se précipiter à l'abri !!
Et ça ça m'insupporte !!! Bon et puis j'étais sûre que le nouveau copain du fils aîné était le fils de la vipère, ça aussi c'était pas mal téléphoné, et si c'est bien le style drama, je suis un peu déçue, parce que justement le début me laissait espérer plus d'originalité !

3 - Je n'en suis qu'à l'épisode 18 (vus) et je suis ravie qu’on me dise que là il y a un tournant et qu’on n’a plus lâché le drama, parce qu'à mes yeux, le défaut majeur c'est son rythme lent ! Ce n'est pas qu'il y ait des longueurs, mais c'est une sensation générale de mollesse dans la réalisation, je suis sûre que la même histoire re-serrée en 24 épisodes aurait été parfaite !! Je n'en peux plus d’attendre que les deux frères se retrouvent et que Mo Ri(?) passe du bon côté de la force (parce que je suis sûre que c'est ce qui va se passer, il est trop mignon pour mal finir !! )
Pourtant l'histoire est belle, intéressante par l'originalité du personnage central qui ne ressemble pas aux héros traditionnels de sageuk.
J'aime bien la petite pointe de fantastique touchant les "pouvoirs" de Gil Dong, qui rappellent qu'après tout c'est un personnage légendaire ! Cependant cet aspect disparaît et c’est un peu dommage ! Et donner le même pouvoir à Mo Ri c'est bizarre et ça vient un peu comme un cheveu sur la soupe !
Là où j' ai été emballée c'est par Kim Ji Suk (le Roi ) !! Il est extraordinaire dans ce rôle difficile et complexe, et quand je me le rappelle en Wang So dans Chuno, je me dis qu'il a fait du chemin !! J'espère qu'on le reverra dans d'autres beaux rôles !!
Le personnage du Roi est tout à fait passionnant, c’est l’opposé de Gil Dong, commençant voyou, finissant révolutionnaire, le Roi commence en homme bien, et finit en affreux tyran, le pire de la Dynastie Joseon paraît-il !
Je me souviens aussi que c'est le Roi du beau film film le Roi et le Clown, (Yeonsan-gun or Prince Yeonsan, 10è roi de Joseon) et on voit se former la personnalité que j’avais déjà découverte dans le film, ainsi que celle de sa favorite et c'est intéressant comme parallèle !

Conclusions :
Les derniers épisodes sont magnifiques, vraiment superbes, avec une belle fin, qui annonce la légende. Hong Gil Dong et ses hommes, ses amis, ses frères, sur une colline, image de leur sortie du statut de la réalité vers celui de la légende, posent comme les protecteurs du pays, devenus des sortes de divinités prêtes à reprendre les armes en dépit du Temps et des siècles…

Pour ce qui est de Hong Gil Dong lui même, le personnage est souvent un peu falot par rapport à ceux qui l’entourent, père, frère, amis, femme… Il manque quelque chose à l’acteur, une force ?un charisme ?Mais en un sens ce n’est pas très grave, car la force de Gil Dong, le héros, tient dans ceux qui sont soudés autour de lui !

Magnifique personnage que le père à qui l’acteur Kim Sang Joong prête sa puissance et sa splendide voix… Je dirais que c’est lui l’âme véritable du drama !

Autre personnage intéressant, la courtisane Nok So, qui ne demande qu’à sortir de sa condition, qui réussit à être touchante et qui a une très belle scène.

Donc, en conclusion, 30 épisodes, c’est 6 de trop, dommage, mais beaucoup de points positifs : l’Histoire de Joseon si on s’y intéresse,, un scénario avec des aspects sociaux et historiques sortant de l’ordinaire, la VOST très très belle (comme souvent les sageuks) et une superbe interprétation

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