{"id":149,"date":"2025-06-05T22:17:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T20:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kdramakopi.com\/?p=149"},"modified":"2025-06-05T22:17:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T20:17:05","slug":"dear-hongrang-my-opinion-after-11-episodes-and-why-you-should-see-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kdramakopi.com\/en\/dear-hongrang-my-opinion-after-11-episodes-and-why-you-should-see-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Hongrang: my opinion after 11 episodes (and why you should see it)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Hongrang<\/em> (or Dear Hongrang<\/em>for the more French-speaking among us), it was the<\/em> The historic K-drama I've been waiting for in the first half of 2025. And for good reason: it's on, Lee Jae-wook<\/a> <\/strong>(unforgettable in Alchemy of Souls<\/em>), Jo Bo-ah<\/strong> (Tale of the Nine Tailed<\/em>, Knock Off<\/em> ), as well as Jung Ga-Ram, Park Byung-Eun, Kim Jae-Wook and Uhm Ji-Won. A five-star cast, an intriguing synopsis and a visibly polished aesthetic... Suffice to say, I was ready.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Adapted from the novel Tangeum: Swallowing Gold<\/em> consisting of 11 episodes broadcast on Netflix, Dear Hongrang<\/em> plunges us into a dark and tragic Korea during the Joseon era. The story opens with a chilling scene: a young boy on the run in a snowy forest, stalked by a figure with long white hair. The boy is Hongrang. The next day, he disappears without a trace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A mysterious return, an impostor... or not?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Twelve years later, a young man (Lee Jae-wook) reappears and introduces himself as Hongrang. He says he survived by becoming a soldier, but he has no memory of his childhood. Physical marks, a scar... everything seems to fit. Everything except the eyes of Jae-yi (Jo Bo-ah), his half-sister, who doesn't recognize the man she's been looking for. She doubts. And she's right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It soon becomes clear that this return is not as straightforward as it seems. That it's not his brother. And that this impostor has a much darker past than he lets on: that of a murderer nicknamed Soul Ripper<\/em> (soul reaper in French). And yet, as the episodes unfold, an ambiguous, troubling... and sincere relationship develops between them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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