Arthdal Chronicles

Part 2: The Sky Turning Inside Out, Rising Land – June 22, 2019 to July 7, 2019

Part 3: Arth, The Prelude to All Legends – September 7, 2019 to September 22, 2019

Synopsis:

Eunseom, Saya, Eunseom’s identical twin, and Tanya were born in the same ominous night where a rare blue comet appeared that speaks of impending calamity. All of them came from different tribes. Eunseom and Saya are Saram, came from the mixed breed of human and Neanthal, an extremely physically strong tribe that was annihilated by the Daekan tribe when Neanthal didn’t want to cooperate with the proposal of Daekan tribe. While Tanya is from Wahan tribe and the daughter of Yeol-son, the Great Spiritual Mother of Wahan tribe. She is anointed as the successor of the next Great Spiritual Mother. Wahan tribe lives peacefully in seclusion among all tribes until the Daekan wanted more power to enslave others. Tagon, the smart and charismatic head of Daekan troops invaded the Wahan tribe. Tagon, Eunseom, Saya and Tanya will all meet and their lives will be enmesh to struggle to get power and be loved that will eventually seal their fate and make the prophecy real.

Characters:

Jang Dong Gun as Tagon
Jung Jae Won as Younger Tagon
Song Joong Ki as Eunseom | Saya
Kim Ye Joon as Younger Eunseom
Kim Ji Won as Tanya
Heo Jung Eun as Younger Tanya
Kim Ok Bin as Taealha
Kim Eui Sung as San Woong
Park Hae Joon as Moo Baek
Park Byung Eun as Dan Byuk
Park Hyung Soo as Gil Sun
Choi Young Joon as Yun Bal
Lee Ho Chul as Ki To Ha
Hwang Hee as Moo Kwang
Ki Do Hoon as Yang Cha
Song Yoo Taek as Park Ryang Poong
Lee Hwang Ui as Dae Dae
Lee Do Kyung as Asa Ron
Son Sook as Asa Sakan
Seo Eun Ah as Asa Mot
Jang Yul as Asa Yon
Jo Sung Ha as Hae Mi Hol
Yoon Sa Bong as Hae Too Ak
Choo Ja Hyun as Asa Hon
Jo Seung Yun as Ha Rim
Go Bo Kyul as Chae Eun
Jung Suk Yong as Yul Son
Kim Ho Jung as Cho Sul
Shin Joo Hwan as Dal Jae
Park Jin as Moong Tae
Yang Kyung Won as Teo Dae
Kim Cheung Kil as Book Soe
Go Na Hee as Do Ti
Shin Moon Sung as Doon Ji
Song Jae Ryong as Kum Bool
Park Ok Chul as Ah Ka Ji
Kim Bi Bi as Woo Roo Mi
Yoo Tae Oh as Ragaz
Moon Jong Won as Rakeuneuroopeu
Song Jong Ho as Isseuroobeu
Choi Ro Woon as Rottib
Choi Moo Sung as San Wook
So Dang Character
Pyun Mi Character
Asa Moo Character
Hae Young Bi Character
Hae Heul Rib Character
Hae Ahl Young Character
Hae Ka Ohn Character
Hae Kka Dak Character
Hae Ttae Moon Character
? as Noon Byul Character
? as Seu Chun Character
? as Mo Myung Jin Character
? as Wool Baek Character
? as Teu Ri Han Character
? as Ra Im Character
Mooteuroopeu Character
Noseunaho Character

My Review:

I watched this k-drama because of Song Joong Ki. He is one of my favorite actors of all times, not only because he is such a pretty boy but he is such a great actor. He has depth when he acts his characters. I’m also quite curious about how he will be with Kim Ji Won being her leading man. It seems to be adulterous for them to be together especially if you’re into DOTS which I was, lol! I had high expectations on this k-drama because of the cast and what seems to be a grandous production. In the end, it was generally okay but something was missing that I can’t put my finger on and got even more frustrating with an ending like that.

So, What do I Like About this K-Drama?

(1) Song Joong Ki as Eunseom and Saya gave a stellar performance even if he is probably going through some difficult times during the shoot due to his real challenges at home. Song Joong Ki became popular and loved especially after “Descendants of the Sun” not only because he has the charismatic appearance as mentioned above but he is one of the very few elite korean actors who is gifted a talent to act. You forget he is Song Joong Ki and remember his character instead,

(2) Kim Ji Won has really bloomed as an actress but it still feels weird for me to see her being the love interest of Song Joong Ki in this k-drama. DOTS made such an impact to me as a fan that it seems seeing her and Song Joong Ki in romantic scenes instead of Song Hye Kyo and Song Joong Ki felt weird and unsettling. However, Kim Ji Won has indeed became one of few k-drama actresses that was able to make a huge impression of doing a supporting role in a k-drama series and was catapulted her to leading roles on her next projects. She excellently performed her talent here even if she doesn’t have a dialogue on certain scenes, you can actually hear what her character is thinking and feeling.

(3) I am impress with the details of the production, the probably painstakingly created set or organization of location, costumes and make-up to show the audience a truly different world from our current one. These really did make a difference in creating a whole new world and period.

(4) All the supporting casts including extras gave stellar performances, thus, even if sometimes the story is about power play among the tribes and sometimes difficult to follow due to too so many characters with difficult names that’s hard to remember, plus to mention the language barrier where I depend solely on English translation, the actors were able to all work together in unity as a cast to successfully bring life to the story even if sometimes what’s happening gets lost in translation.

What I do Not Like About this K-Drama?

(1) My main issue on this k-drama is the ending. After supposedly having 3 seasons divided into 3 parts with 6 episodes each – “Part 1: Children of Prophecy”, “Part 2: Turning Sky, Rising Ground”, and “Part 3: Arth, The Prelude to All Legends”, a lot of the story of the characters were left open ended. I don’t mind endings like this but this one is too much. It seems the main conflicts and what really happened to the characters were not resolved. It is like watching 18 hours of k-drama that shows only the journey of each main characters until they kinda reach their intermediary goals, for Tagon to be the King; for Taealha to be with Tagon and be the Queen; for Eunseom to have enough followers to free the captured Wahan tribe; For Saya to have freedom and be recognized as son by Tagon and for Tanya to have the power enough to wait for the coming back of Eunseom. The end goals were never shown. It would have been better if the production states that this is just Season 1 rather the pretentious 3 Seasons as the network claims.

(2) I often read that netizens keep on comparing this as a Korean version of Game of Thrones, which I have yet to start watching, but, personally, k-dramas as it evolves as to what it is now always provide its own unique stamp and flavor on its productions and delivery of story lines whether it maybe an adaptation or an inspiration from other foreign TV series. This k-drama may not have excited me as the same way as I felt with DOTS due its numerous characters and difficult names to remember and a bit slow sometimes in pacing but, at the end of the day, it is still a good k-drama to watch.

Would I recommend this K-Drama? It is okay especially if you’re a fan of Song Joong Ki as an actor.

My Rating to this Drama
( See My Rating System: ) 3/5 Stars

OST:

01. The Poem of Destiny – Ailee
02. Bloody DreamsHa Rim
03. 아스달 연대기 – Kim Joon Suk
04. 아스, 그 모든 전설의 서곡 – Park Sung Il | Kim Sun Kyung
05. 아스달, 그 영원한 꿈! – Jung Se Rin
06. 전설의 시작 – Kim Joon Suk
07. 타곤의 노래 – Park Sung Il
08. 그래도 나는 너를 바란다 – Judah Earl
09. 끝나지 않은 이야기 – Kim Joon Suk
10. 굳센 의지 – Lee Yoon Ji
11. 버릴 수 없는 이름 – Judah Earl
12. 고요 속의 전쟁 – Noh Yoo Rim
13. 예상치 못한 침입자 – Joo In Ro
14. 널 구하러 갈게 – Shin Yoo Jin
15. 대제관 니르하시여! – Lee Roo Ri
16. 빛나는 죽음을 위하여 – Park Sung Il
17. 태알하 – Goo Bon Choon
18. 뒤집히는 하늘 – Kim Hyun Do
19. 대칸의 추격 – Judah Earl
20. 아버지를 죽인 자 – Judah Earl
21. 모두 죽이게 될 것이다 – Kim Hyun Do
22. 타곤의 진격 – Son Sung Rak
23. 세상의 끝 – Lee Roo Ri
24. 욕망이 부딪치는 땅 – Greg Johnson
25. 혼돈의 연속 – Kim Hyun Do
26. 조여오는 검 – Greg Johnson
27. 살아있는 신, 아라문해슬라 – Park Sung Il
28. 은섬과 사야 – Lee Roo Ri
29. 눈물에 묶인 자들 – Jung Se Rin
30. 대흑벽 – Lee Yoon Ji
31. 모모의 바다로 – Kim Sun Kyung
32. 폐허가 된 마을 – Lee Yoon Ji
33. 외로운 왕 – Kim Joon Suk
34. 운명을 가른 선택 – Jung Se Rin
35. 달빛 아래 마지막 인사 – Jung Se Rin
36. 어긋난 힘 – Noh Yoo Rim
37. 푸른 객성, 그 예언의 아이 – Lee Roo Ri
38. 비운 – Lee Yoon Ji
39. 슬픈 고백 – Jung Se Rin
40. 탑 속의 아이 – Park Sung Il
41. 참혹한 죽음 – Lee Yoon Ji
42. 이야기는 이어진다 – Judah Earl
43. 같은 날 태어난 우리 셋 – Lee Roo Ri
44. 혼돈의 연속 – Goo Bon Choon
45. 숨겨둔 이야기 – Lee Roo Ri
46. 분노의 대립 – Noh Yoo Rim
47. 수 싸움 – Kim Jung Wan
48. 지키려는 힘 – Goo Bon Choon
49. 죽음의 저주 – Shin Yoo Jin
50. 피 묻은 팔찌 – Lee Roo Ri
51. 이그트의 피 – Joo In Ro
52. 아스의 위기 – Kim Hyun Do
53. 단칼의 승부 – Joo In Ro
54. 폭포의 심판 – Kim Jung Wan
55. 피의 맹세 – Kim Hyun Do
56. 순백한 영혼들 – Seo Ye Rin
57. 모모의 샤바라 – Kim Hyun Do
58. 이나이신기의 재림 – Shin Yoo Jin
59. 아사론의 음모 – Joo In Ro
60. 일어나는 땅 – Kim Hyun Do
61. 위협의 칼날 – Seo Ye Rin
62. 비극의 시작 – Shin Yoo Jin
63. 피로 물든 추격 – Joo In Ro

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