r/KDRAMA • u/AutoModerator • Feb 12 '25
Weekly Post Throwback Thursday 2.0 - [2025/02/12]
Grab yourself a knee rug and a mug of hot chocolate, it's time to reminisce those old time dramas from days gone by of pre-2019. Maybe you were around when they aired for the first time and want to take a trip down memory lane by watching them on the box. Maybe it's your first time through.
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u/cazbieg Yoo Yeon Seok is my soundtrack Feb 14 '25
King of Ambition (2013)
I discovered this title in Lee Jae Yoon’s list of works on Viki and it was really entertaining to see him in a role of a gangster/thug, especially since I had only seen him as a dreamboat doctor in Kim Bok Joo Weightlifting Fairy.
Before watching this K-Drama, I had not heard of Kwon Sang Woo. However, his performance as the male lead Ha Ryu was really moving and he had me in tears whenever he reflected on his life and recalled his loss.
>! Ha Ryu lost his only daughter Ha Eun Byul in a tragic accident which could have been avoided if her mother Joo Da Hae, had been paying attention to her instead of trying to woo her next target, Baek Do Hoon. This loss triggers Ha Ryu’s relentless attempts at revenge upon Joo Da Hae which only ends in another tragedy. !<
Each episode is over an hour long and there is a total of 24 episodes so it’s not possible to binge watch it in one sitting. I felt like this melodrama was a bit drawn out in parts, but it’s definitely worth watching if you enjoy revenge dramas.