Flowers that Bloom at Night (2024)

Female Zorro

This is a refreshing drama, even if the women situations is well described and tough to watch.
Widow the day, Zorro at night this is our FL. Widow the day is an awful situation : she never saw her husband, dead the morning of the wedding, and since then, she lives the terrible life of the widows in that era, "managed" by her step-mother .
But at night she helps the poor and the underprivileged.
She will meet the guards captain in a fight and a slow romance will start.
And of course there is a political plot, well built
I liked :
actors and acting, all great
happy ending
fight scenes
the plot

I disliked :
-the widow condition of the female character at start is a bit too much, after 15 years it s a bit incredible to see what she has to endure without saying a word...
- the ending is too soft for the villains !
- the happy ending is too short

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the best hidden gem historical korean drama of 2024!!!! so much highly recommended!!!!

this story is so well executed with a realistic performed actors that they are acting their utmost best they could to add this unprecedented excitement that I felt ever when watching the historical genre!!! I binged watching for 2 days before the last release of the last 2 episodes!!!

if I am asked about what I like the most, I should say that everything was charming enough to captivate anyone in this outstanding historical era, the great outfit disguisement, the loyality and unlimited power of female lead in her skilled fighting scenes and the obvious firing eyes of male lead and facial expressions enough to tell being smitten with the female lead...

I watched this actually for being a noona romance with large age gap between leads though not the main plot as I am a huge fan of it!!!! but I should give it a higher rating if that was more focusing on romance with more screen time for leads being together but with this pleasant ending I should say it amends this shortage of needed missing romance!!!

however this is the most amazing historical korean drama that anyone could hope for!!!! the end was in the right place and SO SATISFYING for me that makes the show flawless and outstanding, love every details in this unprecedented series.

I like how the freedome of female lead after suffering from being jailed for her in laws with mourning for a fictional husband with a void marriage for 15 years going in vain as the funny fact was that the husband is unknown for being married to 2 wives and eloped far away making his parents thinking that he is already dead!!! she was finally being freed with the annihilation of this unrealistic marriage.

I like that fact too of the hidden identity of yeo hwa how she was rebellious and breaking the traditional rules of a mourning wife not allowed to get out of her home disguising in a masked man to fight astonishingly for giving justice for the wronged poor people and helping them amidist a corruptive nation and how she can handled to be at the same time a serious and funny actress.

the male lead su ho was too a great substantial element of this marvellous story beside the amazing performance of yeo hwa, his eyes tell a lot about how he is the most emotional toward the female lead and the most scene I was amazed with it when he prevented her by sword fighting to cut the head of her murderer father in law seok jo song and make the law dealing with him finally to be executed fairly and saying he could be able to kill jo song before her but he didn't want to be a criminal to avenge of jo song for su ho's killed family and the deceased brother of yeo hwa.

actually I didn't thought that the series will improve wonderfully in the last two episodes which gave the most worthiness of the drama is the episode 11 and 12 that I liked the most of overall the show!!! and I gave it a more high rating reaching the impressive penultimate and last part of it.

it was a really joy and happiness that I see like this exquisite final that if I could use all the terms and vocabs of being pleased by this show I will do!!! this is so highly recommended drama that I wish to be more valued than 8.5 in the future when it is more renowned and that I will add to my list of favorite korean dramas so easily though I dropped too much high rated dramas but this one is so special for all the fabulous content of it.

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La Romance à la coréenne de retour!

Je l'ai attendue. Depuis 2019? Je ne sais plus. Cette impression désagréable d'avoir perdu quelque chose depuis quelques années me tenaillait et m'importunait. Je ne suis sûrement pas de ces vétérans qui ont vécu les balbutiements des dramas coréens. Pourtant 14 ans de visionnage acharné me faisaient penser que le déclin était bel et bien en route. En effet, à une exception prés ( Missing, the other side, Taxi drive saison 1, Happiness ou encore one dollar lawyer) j'ai été de déception en déception....allant jusqu'à pester contre mes scénaristes de coeur (le dernier des soeurs Hong...) ou contre mon chéri (My dearest...)...Tout cela, oui, oui, je blablate beaucoup, pour clamer enfin mon soulagement....Enfin un drama made in Korea, drôle, frais, léger ( oui par ce que je trouve que ces dernières années les Kdramas sont lourds, malsains, dur à regarder) avec un romance super adorable!
Alors soit, cela ne casse pas des briques et ne vous attendez pas au drama du siècle. Par contre, si vous recherchez une histoire simple avec une héroïne super attachante et drôle, une femme forte et fragile à la fois ( oui, par ce que je le dis haut et fort, une femme forte c'est super top, mais qui n'a aucune faiblesse, avec un mélange d'arrogance et de mauvais tempérament c'est assez casse-bonbon...), donc une femme qui sait s'opposer sans peur mais qui se fragilise face à celui qu'elle aime, face à ses peurs et ses angoisses, face à ses attentes, mais qui continue d'avancer, perso, j'adore.
Face à elle, un protagoniste ultra adorable (gros coup de coeur). Nous fondons en même temps que lui et c'est un pur délice que de les voir interagir avec maladresse et pourtant avec une sincérité et une complicité intense.
Certes, ici pas de passion charnel, pas d'intensité à vous faire battre le coeur. Mais peu importe, cette simplicité et ce retour au source est plus que bienvenu!

Si je le recommande? oui, car sourire et sentir son coeur fondre pour un couple plus qu'adorable, c'est une nécessité pour survivre à une semaine chargée au bureau. Alors n'hésitez plus et fondez sans remords à ce bonbon acidulé!

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a Makjang Historical Drama with Everything You Would Ever Want

I fell in love with this show. It just had everything.From comedy,to drama,to thriller,to romance,to action,to historical,to betrayal,to revenge...
First,I loved how they made poison from the flower petals, that was so cool .I loved the chemistry between the leads, the return of the husband and the filming location. The writing of each character was amazing and the comedy with Honey was so funny .I would laugh every second she did something funny. All the actors performed their roles perfectly ,especially the elder ones,like Kim Mi Kyung, the lady who poisoned her husband,her brother,and Yeo Hwa's father-in-law.( I don't know their names well).
This is an underrated masterpiece with only 10,000 watchers .

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Strong female character who is a super hero level martial artist

10/10 is my rating. This is a 2024 South Korean period costume comedy romance drama with 12, 64-72 minute episodes. Based on a webtoon.

First I provide a unique synopsis then review

Synopsis

Cho Yeo Hwa (Lee ha nee) was widowed after never even seeing her husband on her wedding day. As the daughter-in-law of of the most prestigious noble family, her mother-in-law forces her to follow the most strict rules that applied to widows of the era she must spend many hours at the shrine honoring her husband and cover herself modestly in public. She cannot wear anything but the drab mourning attire and must always conduct herself in such a way to be beyond reproach. That is the day time version of Yeo Hwa, At night she dons ninja like attire and rights injustices. After 15 years of keeping her night persona a secret, she runs across Park Soo ho (Lee Jong won) a by the book military officer who does not appreciate Yeo Hwa’s vigilante ways. At first he is determined to bring that masked menace to justice until he discovers the man is actually a woman and a very attractive and intriguing one at that. The more Soo ho learns about the mysterious martial artist and that her actions are actually noble, the more he finds himself helping her. They also share commonalities around events in the tragedies of the past. Intrigue turns to like then possibly something more.

Review

This is one of the best historical dramas I have seen because the focus isn’t on the politics, even though the politics are a part of the plot there’s so many other interesting things going on that it isn’t central. If you like action dramas with strong central characters and leads that are very interesting in their back stories, this would be a good one for you. The romance element is there but it’s certainly not highlighted and that could be a plus or a minus depending on how strong you want the romantic element to be. The series ends well and happy with all major plot points resolved.

I highly recommend this series and will likely watch it again.

Spoilers

The only critique I have of this, as somebody who likes romance, is they never fully kiss. That disappointed the romantic in me. I like displays of affection, to see chemistry, or lack there of. In the end they’re together, but it’s not like any level of commitment is made. She just reappears and it’s pretty obvious they’re going to be together from that point forward, but you only get to see just a few seconds of that reunion. After waiting through all of the episodes for them to be together, only getting a few seconds at the end of the final episode, just wasn’t enough to satisfy my desire for strong romance. Honestly, the show was so good though I couldn’t decrease how I rated it based on that small aspect. It was just something that would’ve made it even better if they had given a little more time for the satisfying union of the two main characters.


I felt so sorry for the widows in this and I was curious how real the severity of the social restrictions were. I’m sure some of it was accurate but I’m not sure how overblown the sacrifices they had to make in this series were. I have the sense that it could be individuals’ families deciding how the widow could behave. I was glad Yeo Hwa helped the other widow escape with the man she loved. I also liked that she broke free if that miserable existence.

Personally, I really like characters that are strong physically and I enjoy complex martial art scenes were the good guy defeat the bad guys believably and repeatedly. Yeo Hwa was super hero status in her martial arts ability and it was fun to watch.

#KnightFlower

#LeeHanee

#LeeJongWon

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best way to start 2024

historical dramas lately follow the "text book" to the T. everything feels the same so this was a breath of fresh air
the good,
strong female character
sweet adorable male lead
great noona romance*
secondary couple*
*yeah romance wasn't the focus, and non romance genres have the best romances ;(
everyone was smart
no unnecessary misunderstandings
the bad guy being nice to his family, I actually had a hard time because old historical "ministers" looked the same, so when he was nice at home and evil at work, it took me a while to realizes that was him
the husband was a cutie ;(

the bad
it was short
the ending felt a bit rushed
not enough romance

the grey
the "age gaps" were great in both couples, but becasue the fl was strong and independent, the ml was overshadowed, though it gave us a great "fl saves the day", I wish he had more scenes with his work to highlight him more, though they did highlight his pure heart well

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Unforeseen Romance: A Pleasant Surprise

I initially approached this drama with the expectation of abandoning it if it at the first sign of boredom, hoping only to enjoy Lee Honey's comedy talents that I admired in 'One The Woman'. With no anticipation for romance, given its absence in the MDL tags and my personal disinterest in 'noona romances', I embarked on this viewing experience unsure of what to expect. To my delight, the outcome exceeded my expectations. The narrative unfolded into a heartwarming tale featuring two endearing couples, whose pure romance and undeniable chemistry—despite the noticeable age gap—kept me thoroughly engaged. While the storyline may have had its flaws, it still surpassed many lengthier historical dramas that often fall prey to repetition.

Encountering such high-quality historical comedy is a rarity, I didn't come across any since 'Mr Queen'. Every moment of this drama was a delight, to the extent that I found myself eagerly watching certain scenes even without subtitles.

I rate it 9.5/10—an admittedly subjective rating, but wholly justified by the sheer enjoyment it provided to me. This drama was an unexpected delight and thoroughly worth the watch. Highly recommended.

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Delightful!

I originally put off seeing this since I thought it was another Noona romance, but I found the series to be so fun to watch . The premise (noblewoman as a ninja-like avenger) is sightly ridiculous but presented with a sarcastic “tongue in cheek” that made it surprisingly fun. Lee Ha Nee is a talented actress, not afraid to do comedyic scenes. She tried hard to create some chemistry with Lee Jong Won but I found the 11 years age difference too much to overcome. They kept it sweet, though, and that made the romance more believable. Lee Jong Won is very attractive and capable actor. I enjoyed this series, which I am glad they kept at 12 episodes, short but sweet.

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