Despite my initial predictions that The Legend will flop, it became a national sensation, confirming Bae Yong Joon’s power to move the ajumma force. I couldn’t endure more than one episode of the drama, so I can’t give you an accurate critique or praise, but I can tell you that the special effects are as good as Lord of the Rings and that I was completely turned off when Bae played Korean Jesus in white locks. But if you like that sort of stuff, check it out and enlighten the rest of us on what the hype is all about.
But more importantly, Bae tore a ligament in his finger during a sword fight last week and it almost gave his ajumma fans a heart attack when the news broke out. Bae was told that he needed to wear a finger brace for about 4-5 weeks, but Bae politely ignored the doctor’s recommended recommendation and returned to the set. Get well soon Bae Yong Joon!
The Legend’s OST sung by DBSK “Thousand Years Love Song”
I’m hooked into The Legend. The first episode isn’t bad, but the story gets better and better. The graphic can be compared to Lord of The Ring just popseoul said.
I cannot wait until the Popseoul girls become ajummas…with their beautiful short curly perms and all…..
Huahahaha let me wait beside you Pigbar
Honestly I just couldn’t understand what do the Popseoul girls have against ajummas?
Is admiring cute actor only a right for young girls?
You find joy in admiring some cute actors, don’t be harsh when the older ladies find joy doing the same thing. One day YOU be ajumma too…
We don’t have anything against ajummas! They are a powerful breed - they get what they want and nothing can stop them. Simple as that.
When I first read the post title, I thought wow it must be really serious. I hope he’s okay. Then, as I started to read the post, IT’S A FINGER INJURY!! He better get his ass back on set because if not, he’s a real pussy.
I’m glad the effects are good an all, but I find him so unattractive that I can’t stand to watch his dramas and Korean historicals are not my thing.
@Lyn,
PopSeoul clearly stated that Bae returned to the set, so your pussy comment was completely unnecessary, now wasn’t it?
Legend is awful. The plot is draggy and the acting is BAD. It is all style and no substance. Wait, I take that back. It doesn’t even have a style to speak of. In many scenes, you can tell Bae is too camera-conscious. When will people realize this man can’t act?
I couldnt even watch the whole trailer….
that face’s too freaky clean..but wait a minute he’s playing God..i guess he’s glad to be..
I haven’t watched this myself… but this is supposted to have amazing effects… not to mention the rating is like 40~50% [yea I know... I did lil exxeration.. =X]
bleh….never found him attractive at all….and his acting in winter sonata put me to sleep…
hahahaha! korean jesus in white locks…..lmao!
so the only thing going for Legend for a non Yonsama fan is the CG stuff…what if I fall asleep in LOTRs even with the freakyamazing effects? the story seems too cuckoo, but I must admit yonsama looks more normal/younger in motion than in the stills, at least way less gay.
I am just curious bout the ahjummas’ acquired gayish taste in men…is it because they r 2 fed up with normal st guys?
I’m currently watching this drama and it’s so good. It’s a drama where one has to analyze each episodes. It’s not the usual drama that is very predictable. In this drama, whatever conclusions one already has still does not give one a concrete answer.
Btw, sometime between in the week of Oct 15-20, 2007, TNS conducted looked at the viewership breakdown of the 3 historical dramas currently showing and here is the result ~
SBS ‘King and I’ was most popular among women in their 40s (37%),while female audience in the 30-40 age group tuned in to MBC ‘Yi San’ the most (30%),and MBC TWSSG (Legend) was most popular with a younger age demographics10-30.
TWSSG is even being viewed by younger audience. 7% for age 4-12 group. i think it also said that TWSSGs’ teen male viewership was around 11% while teen female was 19%.
KBS daily drama ‘I hate you I love you’ was most popular with seniors 60+ with something like 45%.
I guess the data explains how popular TWSSG is to young viewers too.
Oh yeah, BYJ is magnificent as the King.
The other main characters and the side characters are all wonderful. They all contributed to the good rating of the drama.
His acting is so good in this drama and this will be shown not only on TV but also in the theaters all over Japan.
never mind if you don’t find him attractive, so many others think he is.
No matter what you think of him, he is a responsible actor and individual. It’s the must important thing to me than being handsome or manly. He is made of good stuff and he has a good head above his shoulder. He is intelligent and smart. He contributes a lot to his country by paying taxes and giving his country men jobs. He gives to charity and he cherish his fans, co-workers, friends and staff.
and mind you, the younger generation in Korea is watching this series. Popseoul and only the media are not aware of this or you are just afraid to admit that you all get it wrong.
Tks Beanie for the information.
One thing I admire about YJ fans is that they are very resourceful. They can give you facts and figures.
I think they can give popseoul a lesson or two in responsible journalism.
His costume looks good. Lyn, it was ligament injury, not just a finger injury. He needs to ride a horse and ‘fight’ with a sword, so not listening to his doctor, could definitely aggravate the injury.
I love this portion of popseoul.
This may help popseoul to update its outdated info.
This is the trend now in Korea. From Edaily and translated in BYJ’s Quilt.
“Obba Troop’s are seen often in ‘TSG’ filming site thanks to BYJ’s popularity”
[Edaily]*
Hallyu star BYJ is extending fan layers by appearing in the ‘TWSSG’.
BYJ has solidified his status as a Hallyu star as drama ‘WLS’ gained explosive popularity among married women fans in Japan. Thus, it is true that people thought that BYJ fans are all in one color of married women troops for some time.
However, the ‘TWSSG’, being broadcast with BYJ in charge of main character Damdeok, has been attracting popularity recording viewing rate at around 30%, his fans are expanding into various age groups.
A staff in the ‘TWSSG’ told that “BYJ is getting Obba Troops. Fans appearing as middle school girls frequently visit filming sites and shout ‘Damdeok Obba’ whenever they see BYJ.”
Another staff in the ‘TWSSG’ told that “As the drama is gaining popularity, there are increasing occasions in which children’s magazines are inquiring data on the ‘TWSSG’ & BYJ, and Damdeok who becomes the Great King Kwang-gae-to,” and explained that “It speaks for children’s heightened interests in BYJ and the ‘TWSSG’.”
Reported by Kim Eungoo
Copyright(c) Edaily SPN
Yep, popseoul~ do you really have something against older actors and ajummas?? ㅋㅋㅋ don’t hate so much one day you’ll be ajumma too..ㅋㅋ
anyway I love Bae Yongjoon (and i’m not even on my 20s yet!) I first saw him in Winter Sonata and eversince I’ve been a fan. Watched his older 90s drama and I must say he’s good, and I have a lot of respect for him, he lives his life privately and no scandals for him, props for him for that. And Jumong, Daejanggeum~ hits not just in Korea but rest of Asia, I bet The Legend will be too.
i only watch episodes because of lee jiah lol
*not_an_ajumma_too*
Yep, popseoul~ do you really have something against older actors and ajummas??
**********************************************************
It’s not about ajummas. Popseoul loves to bash BYJ and Rain. Their names are enough to attract pros and antis.
not an ajumma too and im a senior hs student!(and i love him :p)!!!
just wait and see popseoul… the day will come when u wont be able to deny that he have many young fans now…
maybe about a month? hehe, u exited? :p
the legend is a very good drama and bae yong joon is impressive as the king.
and popseoul, you still can’t write an entry about byj without sounding so hopelessly biased ? or perhaps you just can’t understand the plot of the drama…too complicated for you??? then u better just stick to those cutey- shallow-all-histrionics korean dramas.
his hair is hot, yeah
I tried to watch this show and it really sucks. To me its a rip off of the LOTR in a bad way. Bae is good looking but he isn’t emough to make me watch that boring crap.
BTW i’m not an old lady i’m still in my teens. Young’un like him too.
He’s great yes, at least for me…….
do u really love to bash him Popseoul??
when Bae played Korean Jesus in white locks… That actually makes me want to check it out, haha.
Hey, I just realised that most Korean period dramas were about kings.
Hmmm, I listened to the song from the OST…sorry, I thought it was really I mean REALLY) LAME. I doubt I’ll ever try to watch this drama, but the costumes look nice, LOL…The horses also look nice!!
I think Bae is not handsome, but beautiful -maybe that is a problem.
@ Maybell,
Your post is really nice and I think it perfectly sums up why the people who like Bae feel strongly about him as a person. The person he shows publicly is more important than acting achievements because this kind of person is so rare especially among people who are famous in their field and who have achieved a certain measure of fame and wealth. I think this is what confuses a lot of people about his popularity. I also think it’s pretty insulting that people put him down because a large majority of his fanbase are older women. Is there something wrong or shameful about older women? I don’t go for the obsessed type of fan but I do not believe all his fans are like that. Many are intelligent and reasonable people that want to support this man that they admire. We can admire politicians or schoolteachers or scientists or atheletes. Why can’t they admire an actor? Even if he were not the best looking person around, he would still have this kind of fame because of the person that he is. When someone can catch him in a scandal or catch him being some kind of person other than what he has shown himself to be, I would love to see that. Until then, people really have nothing to criticize him for other than “I don’t like his acting”. So what? Liking someone’s acting or not is a matter of taste and should not be a litmus test for his worth as a person.
so..The Legend will be like the next Jumong/Dae Jang Geum?? If so, I’ll definitely watch it!! I like historical dramas like these..so I’ll probably enjoy if The Legend is really good. =]
well..most fans of bae young joon are ajummas..That’s not bad actually..I mean..ajummas have money..$$$$ to spend..isn’t that good..
It always seems PopSeoul always has a negative comment on the ajummas. That is getting old. Well I agree with others… you all will be there someday and that certainly includes me too!
From what I have seen it appears to be a fantastic drama. I really am impressed with it so far. I am a professional and like the intellectual type which he sorta falls into. The HOT HUNKS usually don’t have a brain and usually can’t carry a conversation but hey - you know - to each their own…I loved Coffee Prince but “that guy” did absolutely nothing for me and yet PopSeoul was always talking about his fab looks. Hey, that is what makes the world go round! Everyone has their own likes and dislikes. Just stop putting down others who disagree with you!
I was glad to see you make a confession that you made a mistake about its popularity. However, you still felt the need to put the series and BYJ down. So it tainted your confession. Simply put, this is a periodic piece so it won’t appear to everyone.
Yes, I guess from what I have read and heard he has a large older crowd following but yet he also has a younger crowd too, although the press and others never want to reveal that. Why is that? It has been proven basically what Dumpling, Pigbar and Maybell wrote is true. He is a very smart, talented and generous man. Now who can put anyone down like that. In fact, I had read and heard where several stars would like to have his fan base. Now that says something!
i actually watched the legend’s first five episodes..
the first two episode was SOOOO good, and then it went downhill after that..
i still see moon so ri as the first character she was playing..
same as bae yong jun and lee ji ah..
yeah the part where he was all cgi was bad, because he looked uurrggh..
got stuck in my head
If you are into hysteric to the max kind of acting, BYJ’s style is not for you. I want to share excerpts from great reviews from respected French film critics when April Snow was shown there in 2006. They don’t have any idea who is BYJ in ASIA. Thanks to camille for the translation.
From http://www.allocine.fr/film/critiquepublic_gen_cfilm=108687.html
Translated from French to English by camille
From Lafoudre – September 3rd 2006. Note : 4 stars
Oh the beautiful movie that we have here. This story is full of decency and delicacy. The 2 lead actors are excellent. If you don’t like Asian cinema (I think that you are wrong), still go to see this film which has a very Western treatment with nevertheless a small point of delicacy from Asian cinema. You are still reading this review ? Rather leave it and go to see April snow.
From Gan – May 20th 2006. Note : 4 stars
Almost perfect. A beautiful movie to watch, to watch again, and to put in the rank of In the mood for love, and others good movies !
Ok, since I’m seeing some sensible discussion and postings here, which is very rare in popseoul, I am sharing some good points from free lance reporter Lee Geumni (Root Lee) who had an exclusive interview with BYJ when he first visited Japan in 2004. She wrote this article about BYJ Fans in Oct. 12 2002. Translated from Korean to Japanese in BYJ’s Quilt by Joanne.
“The biggest characteristics of BYJ fans is the fact that they are greatly logical. Fans have such outstanding talent in writing that I would think they are certainly professional writers. I think that probably among the fans of popular stars at present, BYJ fans might have the highest standard. Probably because there are many who studies overseas , when the writings by overseas fans are posted, translated writings would be followed instantly not only in English but when Chinese fans or Japanese fans post writings, they promptly translate and post them.
I confirmed on many occasions that the happenings on BYJ’s official homepage would be reported on sports newspaper right away on the next day. They would post critics on the article the next day. I tend to think that there might be many who go in and out like me because of the behaviors of high standard BYJ fans than are far more interesting than the fact that BYJ is great. The range of BYJ fans who appear in his official homepage are very wide from 10th to later 50th. BYJ fans Openly say that because they cannot meet his kind of man in their real lives, they would love him throughout their lives from far away.
I know it hurt Popseoul to admit that ‘Legend’ is a success, lol!!!
BYJ is a good actor.
popseoul Oct 30th, 2007 at 5:41 pm
We don’t have anything against ajummas! They are a powerful breed - they get what they want and nothing can stop them. Simple as that.
=============================================================
Owwww….really? Are you THAT sincere in saying that?
No offense lady, but by the way you write all about ajummas feels like how you’ve hated ajummas very much, and how you’ve almost regarded them like even inferior than the youngsters.
Is there a big deal in having ajumma fans? Is that shameful?
If I am Bae Yong Joon, I would be very very very flattered for having ajummas as my fans because they are an age group with much experience in life, much knowledge garnered, and certainly much fuzzier in observing an ideal male idol. While I don’t wanna underestimate teeners, ajummas are keen and scrutinous in judging male celebrities than teener groups. Teeners’ judgement is kinda a bit limited than ajummas and to the teeners, only 20something and below guys are cuter and if you turn 30 above, you start to get fugly.
Teeners tend to underestimate guys of midlife years, while ajummas know how to explore every handsome side on a midlifer men and absolutely know how to appreciate them.
No offense to the teeners. I’ve been through the teenage years so I know the difference between ajummas’ and teeners’ preferences especially based on their education, level of observation, and range of knowledge and experience. I know how teeners can be kinda’ childish.
Popseoul, I guess you better contemplate with what you are writing. You just ending up bashing at every celebrity and, in the end, seems like you are forced to admit your mistake or offer a so-called apology.
Oh well, I guess you are god-damn embarrased with your false assumptions that The Legend will friggin’ flop! Hahahahah!
What makes me crazy about the “ajumma hating” is that in Korea even a woman in her early to late 30s is considered an “ajumma”. This is not only the same age group as Bae himself, but in the U.S. tons of actors AND actresses have fans in this age group and no one makes fun of them. I think the mentality about ajummas is a uniquely Korean perspective and it needs to go. No one else in the world thinks like this. No one. I love Korea and Korean culture but this obsession with breaking people down into age groups and then forcing them into age-related boxes is cruel, disrespectful and unreasonable.
daewanghumamaroxy
hey!!! im a BYJ diehard FAN AND IM STILL IN MY TEENS!!! HOW LONG? for 3 years already!!!
i know, crazy for my age…
Urm. Wow I see that popseoul does have something against ajummas. Its kinda evident in most of her posts. Isnt it good that BYJ(or Korea), for that matter, has ajumma fans? If all of the fans in Korea were made up of murderous, cyworld bashing teengage girls, war would have broken out within the fan world in Korea already. Imagine hardcore DBSK fans fighting with crazy Super Junior fans.
Haha and I know this is kinda stupid, but perhaps due to the frequent flying to different countries of these 5 (cute)boys, was the OST by DBSK in Japanese? I couldnt figure out.
just curious, dumpling…are you korean?
anyways…the legend is worth watching because of all the side characters!!! Their so funny and Lee Ji Ah is my all time favorite actress!!! popseoul should write something on her because she is getting hella popular right now with this drama. she’s getting so many offers from lg, lotte, samsung you name it.
@ PeePoo
No, I’m not Korean. But I’m curious, too: Does it matter?
I love Koreans.
“Their so funny and Lee Ji Ah is my all time favorite actress!!!”
Did you know she just got hired into Bae Yong Joon’s company? I don’t know the details on this stuff but I did read a blurb that she’s now onboard with whatever the company is that manages Bae. I guess she made an impression! Probably Bae gave her a good reference. LOL.
Not an ajumma yet:>but dont be hatin* you know byj is Hawt!(hoT*)
oh yeah, _ALL_the ladies Love him doesn’t matter the age just so ya*knoe-
happy reading:
The MBC drama series “The Legend” will be featured on screen for 6 months in theatres in Japan.
The drama production company said on the 29th, “The theatre premiere of ‘The Legend’ has been finalized. SSD which is in charge of investment, distribution, and others of the series will hold a press conference on the 30th in Tokyo with T-Joy, a Toei company with a national theatre network in Japan, announcing the premier schedule of ‘The Legend.’”
The 24 episode drama series will open in theatres in Japan, edited into 12, 2 hour episodes. Each episode will be viewable in theatres for 2 weeks each over a period of 6 months. Details on schedules and how many times they will be showed are still in discussion.
A drama series being released on the big screen after airing is a rarity not only for Korea, but also all countries throughout Asia. 5.1 channel digital sound, HD filming, and high CG quality are said to have contributed to this accomplishment.
“The Legend” will start airing in NHK BS-H1 on December 3rd, and at the end of 2008 on the regular NHK network. A manga series, DVD, making book, mobile novel, and others will also be released.
“The Legend” which draws the story of King Kwanggaeto starring Bae Yong Joon, produced by Kim Jong Hak and scripted by Song Ji Na.
source : broasia.com
Dumpling: BOF (is the name ofthe company, meaning B’oundaries O’f F’orest.
HAH, CAN u imagine? e ji ah is working w. her bOSS!
“cyworld bashing teengage girls”
pls dont think that all of the teenagers now, are like taht…
u were a tenneager yourself before right?
and no that mv above is not japanese, it korean!
I just like DBSk song ang the girl is pretty though..
dont hate me!!..=)
To meLL
Don’t worry meLL, I think no BYJ fan likes the word “hate”.
Probably bec BYJ has given us positive influence on how we should live our lives. We respect your opinion as we respect others too. It will be a shame to BYJ if his fans will act beyond his standard and class. Just my 2 cents.
A good read. An excerpt from the Joynews 24 Feature Series ‘Star Prism’ in time for 3rd anniversary of its foundation on November 1 “Actor who has become a god, Bae Yongjoon!”
◆BYJ’s status, and road to move forward
Although there are opinions that there won’t be ‘the second BYJ’, we cannot let spirit of Hallyu, having been kept on with difficulty, to let down by itself despite of that, can we? From that perspective, it is certain that BYJ is fighting in the most front line of the Hallyu, although he might be condemned that he is fighting only for himself.
I would like to send hand clapping of encouragement to BYJ, who is maintaining himself well without breaking down in that difficult situation, embracing loneliness and mental suffering that others cannot feel. Although the Hallyu will not be bent down at once even if BYJ breaks down, let’s recognize that BYJ is the actor who represents the Hallyu. Also, it is good to give him strength so that he can exert further more power.
All the while, we heard news on and off that due to influence from BYJ, Korea’s international image and status changed. In the past, who has ever thought that one entertainer in a country could exert such a big influence. BYJ’s popularity did not stop at a personal glory but became a pride in our show business. In a moment when Hollywood stars and films are invading Asia, a fact that one of our Hallyu stars holds up big is a pretty secure and inspiring thing.
dumpling,
no, it doesn’t matter. although it’s interesting to hear the views of koreans vs. non-koreans on korean topics. so do you love just koreans or asians? i like them asians myself but then again, i’m a bit biased cuz i’m asian!
I love Asians, the Oriental ones specifically.
# Dumpling Oct 31st, 2007 at 10:17 pm
What makes me crazy about the “ajumma hating” is that in Korea even a woman in her early to late 30s is considered an “ajumma”. This is not only the same age group as Bae himself, but in the U.S. tons of actors AND actresses have fans in this age group and no one makes fun of them. I think the mentality about ajummas is a uniquely Korean perspective and it needs to go. No one else in the world thinks like this. No one. I love Korea and Korean culture but this obsession with breaking people down into age groups and then forcing them into age-related boxes is cruel, disrespectful and unreasonable.
======================================================
nice one dumpling!
even in filipino fans also suffer from what can we call “ajumma discrimination”; i.e., you are deadmeat if you are a celebrity in 30s because they regard them as “laos” or phased-out celebrity in tagalog term, and you are even deadmeat and a butt of malicious name-callings if you are having fans falling under 30+ age bracket.
belittling of “ajummas” is absolutely irrational. how the friggin’ hell could you have the nerve to discriminate those in 30s to 50s? they are really powerful breed and not as rabid as teener fans. no offense, but having fans fall under 30-50 age group is far very flattering because these are working groups with knowledge about everything and not as naive as teeners do.
=====================================
# 41 lol Oct 31st, 2007 at 10:58 pm
daewanghumamaroxy
hey!!! im a BYJ diehard FAN AND IM STILL IN MY TEENS!!! HOW LONG? for 3 years already!!!
i know, crazy for my age…
————————————————–
sorry lol, not meant to discriminate or name callings on you, but you are acknowledgeable because you’ve got a keen appreciation for male celebrities in their 30s!
its not ‘male celebrities’ its just clebrity bec i only like yong joon oppa and yong joon oppa only!
lol, your filipino? im half fil…
dumping…ahh, i love my asian men too. i use to date white guys but find them un-interesting and a bit 1-dimensional.
i’ve always thought BYJ is popular with the older ladies but after checking out some clips of this movie…i can see why the younger kids are worked up about him also. i realize that some of the younger girls find him sexually attractive but i can see how the other young’ins see him as a hero…like in x-men or spiderman.
Good comments, PeePoo.
just want to share something… there was this magazine, they made a survey… the survey is about YJ oppa’s fans,
the survey was to ask the korean fans and japanese fans what do they like about him…
here is the result
korean fans:manliness
japanese fans: softness
>>>
pls think it as like this the japanes fans are the ajummas and korean fans are the young ones…
>
the point is yong joon oppa have these “two important characteristics, thats why he have fans in differnt ages…
>
and pls put your situation in our ‘teenage fans place…
you wan to go to the airport to welcome him but you see thousand of ajjumas. you still go to the line and welcomed him…
but the other day the medea reported that he onlly have ajumma fans..
what will u do?
of cos just hide and peek around…
but like what other said bae fans are talented try talking cahtting and peeking around them and you will be tmpted to join them after that you can t turn away ever…
i hope i can write a book report like this or else i think ill get a A+++++++…
lol
yes lol! I’m a filipina!
Two weeks ago a fellow employee lent me the Winter Sonata dvd. Fell in love with it and had watched it over and over again until I decided to buy my own.
Am a Dong Gun avid fan but switching to Bae (sorry Popseoul) due to what I’ve observed recently when Dong Gun was interviewed by CNN as compared to Bae’s interview and bloopers included at this Winter’s.
The huge difference (for me) between the two : chivalry is dead to Dong gun while very much alive to Bae period ! The former didn’t even help the CNN lady interviewer get off the van! Reading all the goodness about him . . . I was definitely disappointed! Was it because he’s worried what his fans might think otherwise ? Or simply because he lacks it ? An “ajumma” (didn’t know the meaning ’til I read all this comments) like me scrutinize every little moves pertaining celebrities most especially the one I admired.
I admit Dong Gun is handsome and all but when you’re with a man who’ll make you feel every inch a lady I’ll prefer a lesser goodlooking guy who’ll make me feel as such ! And Bae (gay or not) to me will do justice to that category !
Hopefully “The Legend” will be shown here in my country otherwise will just wait for its dvd.
I am truly and immensely grateful/thankful, Popseoul, for your website. The comments give us so much information not to mention the hilariousness it has from time to time.
All I could say is everyone is entitled to each own opinion and Popseoul is no exception.
he is not a gay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
do you want me to write all girls that he dated and the ones who became his girlfriend?!?!?!
……….no, bae fans respect his privacy,sors…
just look in the net and youl find 2 celebgirl name
one director and other one was onece a love theme…
period.
I’m a white, blond, hazel-eyed biker chick. I’m one of BYJ’s fans from the USA - there happens to be thousands of us here.
I’ve mentioned the credibility thing before, and I’ll do it again - once you’ve lost that, it’s almost impossible to get it back.
This blog, if done right, could be your livelihood - but not if you don’t have credibility as a writer. Sniping at the heels of your betters is not a very smart way to go about it.
I never was a fan of Bae, and haven’t seen any of his other dramas. Wait, I did watch a bit of “Winter Sonata”..which I thought was good, but not good enough for me to watch all the episodes. So far, I think “The Legend” is at least very entertaining, and educational(it is very loosely based on national myth). It’s true that Bae is portrayed as a bit of oddity in media, and it seems like he is even being compared to MJ. I don’t think Bae deserves such comparison…it’s not Bae’s fault that some Japanese ajumma are over the top Bae-manias. Besides, I haven’t heard any plastic surgery or unusual friendship with minors in Bae’s camp. So those of you who wants to make half-assed comparisons, please find more constructive use of your times..maybe take time to watch “The Legend” before you declare it a “Flop” ;>
HE IS SOO CUTEE* but he is 37?? but he look so young he can pass as 28 omg i dont really like korean war drama’s but dude this is really good i actually like it soo much
soo much better than jumong and deajoyoung… just saying 
and this sword figting is soo good 
this drama is like one of the BEST eVer crEated so for those who haven’t seen this NEEDS to watch….it is the BEST..i don’t know how anyone can just stop at one episode….it’s so sad now that the whole series has come out…i wonder what’s going to be the next big HIT drama!!!!
yuor sooo……………. cute.
i love bjy!
Finished watching the drama in a matter of days.
TWSSG is the best for historical/period dramas alongside Dae Jang Geum and JuMong. Great enough to make me into a new period drama fan. I agree it reminds me alot of LOTR one of my all time favourite movie. The whole white Gandalf look for BYJ only last for an eppy. His main character will outshine in the latter parts.
my only disappointment will be the lack of spaces for love stories in this drama to keep the audience in romance mode other than all the battle scenes but if the rumours true that there WILL be a sequel, I’m sure they’ll focus more on the unfulfilled love.
great great great series…. i just finished watching this one and yeah, the ending left me a little dejected but after reading the posted “”supposed-to-be”" ending, my what ifs were erased…
anyway, i couldnt think of anybody else acting as Great Gwanggaeto…
im not really a Bae Yong Jun fan but i loved him here…
I’m not into historic dramas and i tried watching The Legend and didn’t get past episode one either.
definitly watching it!!
omg!! dbsk singing!!! xD yaaaay!!!