Gu Family book (The Love Story of Kang Chi) - Review

I don’t watch historical dramas often and I admit I started this drama because of Lee Seung Gi. :D However, overall, I found the drama to be enjoyable. ツ

Gu Family book (The Love Story of Kang Chi) is really entertaining. You will fall in love with love more than a hundred times, will eventually fall for Kang Chi's killer smile, be lost in a whirlwind of emotions - hate Jo Gwan-Woong and want to stab him million times, fear death and will admire the strength, goodness and determination of all the characters.

Like what. So a mythical creature and a human completely DO IT?! And mythical creature knocks her up. Human pregoooooo.. And then realize she just did it with a beast? OTOKEHHHH?

She has the baby and he's half beast, half human. This baby is the legendary Lee Seung Gi. Bae Suzy (from Dream High) goes and fall in love with this half beast, half human. Isn't it amazing? Isn't it surprising? Isn't it? :D

Amazing dramas and you never expect what happens next. Face Death. Drama. Revenge. Evil. Rage. Love. Tears. Laughs. It's like an emotional roller coaster.

My favorite character will of course be Choi Kang Chi and Dam Yeo-Wool. They are my favorite on-screen couple now, their love isn't developed in a matter of seconds unlike other drama series, it was a progressive love story that ended up to be a real one. The strength they draw from each other made me realize that love like this is just once in a lifetime. They are willing to save each other even though it means dying.

I smiled a lot, got really scared when they were using their bow and arrows, fell head over heels for their love story and cried for the heart breaking scenes which almost lead them to death. They also had the best kissing scene ever, it's so passionate that you would really think that they were real couples in real life. Arghhh, sweetness overload.

We hear through gisaeng exposition that Jo Gwan-woong got hauled off to Lee Soon-shin, hog-tied and short of one hand. But… I wanted to SEE that. In all its bloody and ridiculous glory. What the hell? :X

In terms of the acting, Lee Seung Gi (as always)was awesome. He was Choi Kang Chi - the sexiest gumiho alive. :D This guy is just amazing at acting and singning and being a comedian. Choi Jin Hyuk and Lee Yo Bi were pleasant surprises, and I will definitely keep my eyes on their next projects. I know Suzy received a lot of hate, but I actually liked her in the role. =) Yes, she didn’t deliver an Oscar-winning performance, but overall, she met up my expectations. In the case of Sung Joon and Yoo Yeon Seok, well, they did whatever they could with their characters. The entire cast was overall good, and my problem was with the lack of layers and development in many of them.

Oh well, I just wish it had a Part Two. :D It's so good that I got addicted to it. LOL. Definitely, it's not boring. =) I think my standards for a Korean Drama just increased because of the good effect of The Love Story of Kang Chi brought me. I don't want it to end. LOL :3

Favorite Quotations form Gu Family Book

“Let’s meet again. I will wait. Let’s definitely meet again” -Kang Chi

“The time when we meet again, I will recognize you first. The time when we meet again, I will love you first” -Kang Chi

“Like that the sound of her breath stopped. And also, just like that… my time stopped” -Kang Chi

“And my time that stopped, started to flow again” -Kang Chi

“I’ve seen numerous people born as humans, but act less than animals. What makes you human is not your birth, but what you hold dear in your heart.” - Admiral Lee Soon Shin

“Whether you’re half human or not, she may not care about your outer appearance. No matter how your eyes and face change, you’re still Choi Kang Chi inside.” - Yeo Wool 

“The ones you love the most are always the ones that hurt you the most. You get hurt because you love and care about them.” - Admiral Lee Soon Shin

“A man needs a friend to share goals with… A woman to share his heart with… A nation to serve with all his heart. That’s the best life one can live.” - Admiral Lee Soon Shin-

“Living your life only to get acknowledged by others, that’s hypocrisy.” -Admiral Lee Soon Shin

“The weight of trust is the weight of one’s relationship. If you want to be trusted, first learn how to get along with others.” - Admiral Lee Soon Shin