Mi Príncipe por 100 Días (2018)

LOVED IT!

Almost everything about this drama was amazing!

I'll start off with the cast. The cast was excellent, I loved the main characters as well as most of the side characters. They played their roles well!

The story was great! Got a bit confusing every once and a while (possibly my fault, but who knows) but was still amazing nonetheless. It was good but never left you on your toes. There were serious moments, sad moments, and moments where you could have a good laugh. I really liked the development as well.

Overall, if you're looking for a drama with good development and to pass time, I recommend this one!

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Really enjoyed this drama - Kyungsoo deserves the hype, since he drew me in as Crown Prince Yul and Wondeuk. Nam Jihyun's character can frustrate you every now and then, but don't let it stop you from watching this drama. I'm not fond of sageuks - they're too politicky, too many characters with their hands stirring the pot and in the end I can't keep up. But if you're looking to start watching them, I think 100 Days My Prince is a good gateway drama - it just has the right amount of politics to keep me interested but doesn't take over the story, and also has plenty of fluff and comedy.

The romance also kept me going - I love a good fluff to balance out angst. The only things keeping me from giving this series a 10 is: one, Mooyeon and the Crown Princess' story had me rooting for them, but I can't say Mooyeon didn't have it coming. He had too much blood on his hands for him to escape from his life as an assassin cleanly. I just wish it hadn't been so sudden or tragic. Two, I CAN'T WITH HONGSHIM AND HER RELUCTANCE TO BE WITH YUL AFTER THE DEATH OF THE VICE PREMIER. Like I get you're thinking of him and his future, BUT YOU DESERVE IT TOO.

If you feel like the beginning drags a bit, I'd say power through it - the drama really does pick up towards its latter half, when Wondeuk/Yul starts regaining his memories and the small village world of Wondeuk and the palace life of Yul start to mix.

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Cinderella esque but with more depth and intrigue

9/10 is my rating. This is a 2018 historical romance with 16 (+2) 67-85 minute episodes. Alternate titles are 100 Days My Husband and The 100 Day Husband.

As the nephew of the king, Lee Yul (Do Kyung-soo) is told to keep a low profile and not do anything, such as excel in learning, that would make the king feel threatened. So, instead of studying he spends his days playing and unintentionally bullies the other kids. When Yoon Yi-seo/Yeon Hong-shim (Nam Ji-Hyun) notices Yul’s behavior, as a fellow noble, she scolds Yul for using his authority to make the other children do as he wishes. Yi-seo also teases Yul for his lack of knowledge. Yul has an immediate crush on the pretty and spunky Yi-seo and starts studying to impress her. Before the children can become closer friends, Yul’s ambitious father participates in overthrowing the royal family and killing them and all their supporters, including Yi-seo’s father who was a right hand man of the king. The intent was to kill the entire family but Yi-seo’s brother helps her escape. is the King's nephew who enjoys spending his days playing instead of studying.

10 years later Yul is a cold, distant crown Prince who is reluctantly married to Crown Princess, Kim So-hye (Han So-hee). The marriage was a condition of Vice-premier Kim Cha-eon (Jo Sung-ha) who carried out the overthrow of the former king which allowed Yul’s father to ascend to the throne. There is a lot of pressure on Yul to consummate the marriage with the Crown Princess and the current claim is he must to end the drought. His response is all unmarried people in the kingdom should become married instead. The punishment for not following the royal decree is flogging. Before Hong-shim can be punished for resisting marriage, an assassination attempt leaves Yul with memory loss and he is saved by Hong-shim’s adoptive father. To keep aging-shim from being flogged, her adoptive father hides Yul’s identity and tells the two they are affianced. Will this pretend relationship become real love?

*spoiler alert. I really liked the premise that he loses his memory and lives as a commoner. I like the backstory with the evil left chancellor and the fact that Hong-shim was also nobility that had to live as a peasant. I liked how his character develop from a cold noble to a person that wanted to be a contributor. I thought their relationship was really cute and believable and I loved her adopted father. The timing of when he discovered who he really was worked well. The only part that I found a bit disappointing was toward the end when Yi-sei was like we can’t be together because of what my brother did. I did not think that was a good reason for them not to be together and I felt like she was more using it as an excuse because she was intimidated by the fact that he was the crown prince. To me it made it as if she dId not love him enough to overcome that which conflicted with the relationship they had as commoners in the village. I also thought he should’ve insisted they be together more and reassured her when she was stubbornly insisting they would not work because of past events. I wished Yi-seo’s brother would have lived and fought with the prince to redeem himself. What he did was wrong but I did not feel there was any way he could’ve helped it. I was really happy that the king did not kill the crown princess. That was consistent with his character. The part where they finally got back together felt rushed after all they had overcome to be able to be together. I would’ve liked to have seen them together and maybe the wedding with the king there. Despite the small drawbacks it is overall a very entertaining and heartwarming story. I highly recommend it for romance, light humor, and historical components.

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Great acting

This is the first kdrama I’ve binged in awhile. I felt like there was a good balance between comedic fillers, fluffy moments between the leads, and politics. Most sageuks tend to lean more heavily towards political stuff during the second half (which I find kinda tedious to watch), but this show didn’t go too far down that route, which I appreciate.

What I loved most about the show was the sense of community amongst the villagers. They ate together, laughed together, shared their heartaches with one another; most of all, they tried to make the most out of their hardships despite being oppressed and mistreated by those in the upper echelons of society. Although they initially made fun of Won Deuk for his pompous attitude and his lack of knowledge about the tasks villagers were expected to do, seeing them gradually warm up to him (and him to them) was very very endearing.

I also like that the romance progression felt really natural. I’m glad that they were given a chance to get to know each other as adults and fall for each other again (without knowing about the childhood connection)!!! I did find the lingering feelings over childhood love a little too far-fetched, but then again that’s practically a kdrama staple lol. Everybody’s pining over their childhood crush from 20 years ago and no one bats an eye lmao.

ALSO, everyone’s acting was so good! D.O.’s acting really exceeded my expectations, even after reading many rave reviews about it. I loved that he managed to portray a very imposing sense of authority, through his constant poker face and the iconic line ‘this makes me feel uncomfortable’. Nam Ji Hyun’s comedic timing was great too, and her chemistry with D.O. was very cute!! Special shoutout to Jo Sung Ha for making Lord Kim such a hateable character. Every time he appeared on screen I wanted to punch him in the neck. Hated his character in Save Me as well. Tis the mark of a true actor.

Lastly, the background instrumentals were super lovely too. They complemented all the scenes really well.

Although there were definitely some slow moments and the amnesia plot line dragged on for a little too long, I think the chemistry between characters and the acting really made up for that. I did feel like the ending was a little rushed tho! Would’ve loved to see more cute moments between the leads and more severe punishment for Lord Kim but oh well :’)

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There was potential.. but the execution was simply ok

There had been quite a lot of potential with the set up of the story, I really enjoyed the beginning portions. But a lot of the middle part of the show just fell flat for me. The intentions behind people's actions felt very one-dimensional and laking in actual human motivations. I was very disappointed in how they wrote both Hongshim and Yul's character decisions for majority of the show and skipped through a lot of it for the latter half of the show.

There was quite bit in the show that felt very much glossed over - for example how Yul found out he's not actually Won Deuk - the way the scene showed the interaction felt like there will be some sort of explanation but there was none. Some of the palace drama seemed petty/insignificant and felt very much like troupes being applied in the stories. Overall, I had high expectations on how the characters would develop/story unfold, but it did not meet what I expected.

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Sabotage, passionate romance and sexy men

I needed to take a few days away from this drama to think critically about it. I LOVED it, but there were a few flaws.

The production was great, with beautiful shots and gorgeous scenery: captivating and touching acting and great music. I have e a few minor gripes about the story.

I know that this is a similar story to Shopping King Louie, but it is infinitely more captivating and passionate. The acting gave a great benefit to the intensity of the scenes and the overall gravity of the situation. The overarching plot was incredibly stable, with no major shocking twists or changes. This isn't inherently bad, as the plot was interesting enough that I was motivated to complete the series. However, the resolution was quite underwhelming. The antagonist was sneaky and plotted the entire series cautiously, but his final "plan" left much to be desired.

This is my own personal annoyance, but I'm not too fond of dramas that have one person in the romantic relationship constantly deny and leave the other character for many reasons. This drama uses this trope several times until the very very end. By only allowing the characters to be together only at the conclusions, we do not resolve many other important subplots. For example, we don't really get to see the Crown Princess and her baby except for one tiny scene. Wouldn't the main female lead want to see her own brother's baby?? Also, is she just accepted easily into the family even though she denied having her social status reinstated? I thought there were very rigid social classes at this time. ALSO, Kim Seon Ho did NOT need to be so sexy in this drama; it may have been the driving motivator to watch this drama. I never heard of him before this drama, but I will be watching his career VERY closely from now on.

Anyways, besides the previously stated reasons, the romance was absolutely thrilling. Super romantic and touching, and as much as I thirsted for Kim Seon Ho, the main couple had incredible chemistry. Their chemistry reminded me of the passion and connection I felt from Oh My Ghostess. I will probably rewatch this drama; it really was heartwarming.

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100 Days My Prince (2018) - this korean drama is one of historical dramas that I wasn’t so attached with. Maybe because it’s a light drama, and romance is the main part of the story. It was unusual for me to watch a korean historical drama that is romantic comedy since most historical dramas I have watched are either comedic at first but eventually led to melodrama which I like. Both main leads did a really great job in their respective roles, but I’m not a fan D.O being a prince nor a king. Maybe because of his height? I don’t know, basically this drama is fun to watch especially if it's for binge watching since there is not so much struggle with the whole storyline.

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Not worth watching if you want to watch very good drama.

Not worth watching if you want to watch very good drama. It's the kind of story written without much importance to impress the audience. it rom-com. prices like 16old boy with 4year old brain and princess-like 25old.

Funny part:
He is a king without concubine and never sleeps with a girl till the drama end and all around him, all are sleeping with girls.

Con:
Once the price is missing they search for new people found in every village and town. but no one checked him for missing prince.

ML's crush is already married to ML. then why is she stand as a single in the end?

He didn't show in the end where the ML crush ends up as queen or concubine or he never marries her after the end card kiss...
they show ML as a mock who only kisses sometimes.

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Enjoyable as a chick flick

If you're going into this drama expecting a super deep convoluted plot with twists and turns and grand moments of satisfaction this is probably not it. This drama is mostly a cute romance with some intrigue happening in the middle and not a lot of suspense.

I think I've become a bit used to these Joseon period dramas to have a more thriller vibe so that's why I was a little taken aback when things turned out to be pretty simple. This does not mean the drama is not enjoyable. It's actually a well acted and visually gorgeous, but the story itself is predictable and pretty straightforward. It's something to watch on a lazy sunday when you don't want to think much.

That being said awesome job to the cast for making all the characters lovable with their acting. I think ML is the star here, his character could have been incredibly unlikeable from the way he's written especially at the start, yet he has a charm and a presence that drawns you to him. He has a good mastery of micro expressions that tell you that not everything his "rude" characters says is what he means or comes from the heart and whenever he acts like an ass in those first episodes you can tell there's more to it. FL is pretty good too. She's brave, lovable and kind, though towards the end she became a bit tiring for me to watch her as her decisions were a bit too self-sabotaging and that is one of my pet peeves.

I do have to give especial kudos to every side character. I'm personally not a fan of side characters usually but this is one of those dramas that made everyone so lovable so they upped the drama and raised the raiting for me. Just awesome job.

Overall this drama is enjoyable and a fun watch.

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really loooooong time ago i didn't watch a drama that capture my attention like this one
i loved it cause it has very logical events & the plot is really strong
i was sooooo eager to finish it as soon as possible
the events attracts me much
i don't like the FL i think someone else 'll be more suitable for the role she needs to work on her face expressions especially when she is crying she is so fake and close her eyes too much as if she is squeezing her eyes to make tears fall

i think most of EXO's fonds wont like my review cause i am not fond of D.O at all
first time to watch him in historical drama
this is really was a brilliant choice
but he needs to work also on his face expressions specially when he is angry and when raising his voice
but in general he was really good in historical roles

i was soooo fond of Kim Jae Young, first assassin i loved in drama
and i hate his end so much i saw it unfair totally unfair i really cried T_T

i was fond too with Kim Sun Ho i was questioning my self the whole drama
come on guys y u should make two great cute men love the FL
it broke my heart seeing him till the end continuing alone

the only thing i didn't figure out & pissed me off so much till the end y Han So Hee tried to kill Kim Jae Young
and i wished that the writer focus a little more on their story and how it began and made it happy one T_T

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Skipped like half of the series

If you come because of DO, go and watch it now!

Now onto my review, I watched it because True Beauty needs a Viki Pass so I wanted a romance series ASAP, and I wasn't disappointed at all. But I spent skipping half of the series, I didn't really enjoy the parts that involved the king, queen, crown princess and the left state councillor because, for me, they were so boring and slow!! I could handle their parts until ep 4 and when in ep 14 I actually decided to watch the entire episodes (because the series was about to end) I realized that I didn't miss that much (huh kinda weird don't you think so?). Nevertheless, I really liked the parts of Won Duk, Hong Sim and pretty much all the things that happened in Songju, they were the opposite of what happened at the palace: fast and exciting. So episodes 11, 12 and 13 were kind of a waste of time (I think I skipped like 75% of each episode tho).

The cast was great, I didn't really know much about DO but he definitely made me fangirl so hard (I guess it's time to stan EXO and not only listen to their songs) Ji-hyun was also great, I've always liked the way she acts. I just have 1 problem: the CHEMISTRY between the leads, their acting was great but I felt nothing when they kissed or had romantic scenes (ofc I was happy for the characters but still) that kinda messed up the experience.

I wouldn't watch it again, it's a likeable series in some ways but not as much to give it a second watch (and even less considering I would just be skipping many things).

To end my review I will say: The soundtrack was PERFECTION, I loved all the songs! (I guess they are really my style).

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First of all, if you're going to watch this because of the cast, just do it. Whether you like the plot or not, the cast will definitely not disappoint you.

Now for a more detailed review:
This drama feels dated in the sense that it follows a lot of the common tropes of kdramas which was pretty standard in 2018. I'm not saying it's completely unoriginal but it does fall into that simple kdrama plot. It doesn't tackle a lot of issues and is very straightforward. Don't misunderstand, I am not saying that the drama is boring. Although the end or outcomes are predictable, it still gave a lot of misdirects and suspense through the process.

I still enjoyed it a lot because everyone in the cast bring so much to the drama from out main leads down to the least significant random palace server, book vendor, or small-shot scammer. They all give so much life to their characters and I think it is also because all the characters, down to the smallest roles, were written with care. The chemistry within the cast (not just the main leads) was very convincing.

I can definitely see myself rewatch this drama because it has a lot of clever lines. The comedic timing of the actors in this drama are great.

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