dorama: Damo: I must have this dorama

[meganbmoore]

I discovered this dorama yesterday, and I absolutely must have it.  It sounds like "House of Flying Daggers"(which I adore despite the flashy padding) but with most ofthe attention given to "oooo...pretty" and "Dramatic tension" being devoted to story and characterization.

This is how DramaWiki describes it:

A drama on an unprecedented scale, Damo tells a tale of love, conspiracy, loyalty, and honor. Taking place in Korea during the 17th century, the story focuses on the relationships and destinies of three central characters. Damo sets a new standard for the meaning of an epic and classic drama. A case of counterfeiting money troubles the Police Bureau of Hansung, the old capital city of Korea. Jang Chae-Ok (Ha Ji Won) a young lady police detective, is sent by Commander Hwangbo Yoon (Lee Seo Jin) to investigate the case. However, what appears to be a small case of counterfeiting turns out to be a much larger national conspiracy. Soon, Chae-Ok finds herself faced with an insurrection lead by the very charismatic, Jang Sung-Baek (Kim Min Joon).

http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Damo (also has a good review)

Also, while it was the story that interested me, along with the extremely high praise everywhere I could find mention of it, it also looks so very pretty.

 





   

         

  
so very, very pretty

Comments

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Gosh. Now I must have it too. We are cross-infecting each other!

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

it is not fair to our friends, social lives,pocketbooks or computers, but it is just.

Hopefully you were infected by Nobuta, too.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Heeee. No, Nobuta (even though I know it's very highly regarded etc) didn't sound like my thing.

But this does.Oh boy, does it.

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

Heh. If the very first thing I heard about Nobuta hadn't been "this dorama I'm about to start sounds like Wallflower" I would be saying the same thing...

And given that I seem to recall you having a House of Flying Daggers icon, I'd say Damo sounds like your thing.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Yup, I do love HofD so this sounds awesome

[allbloomedout.livejournal.com]

This seems really great. I would read your other posts on it but I'm a spoiler chicken. I will save them and read them once I get a chance to watch :)

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

oh yes, save youtself(well, maybe read the post on the first couple eps, as I don't think there's an enormous amount more than is in most descriptions) theres also a picspam thats just on the community.

[allbloomedout.livejournal.com]

I think I'm going to save it. I'm already extremely tempted to watch from all these pictures. I hope I can find some time this weekend to watch it. I want to first finish some of the dramas I'm almost done with first. Thank you so much for posting the pictures/recommending Damo :)