[FAQ] Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

so is it true that there's a prince who killed his brothers?@.@

@Hessa - Ugh... even more confusion.  *sigh*  It might be a good idea to make a note in the FAQ that DramaLove isn't completely consistent with the episode versions. :(

I've been downloading from KissAsian (for the SBS Re-edited ver.) and HDFree (for the subbed Original International ver.) and can confirm that currently (episodes 1 - 9) these two sites have been consistent with the episode versions.

@Yozzora the character are true person in the history. But what did they exactly do that time, I think no one knows. Afterall, it's a fusion-sageuk haha
@atslipinbag kim gyu tae is the director. Jo Yoon Yung is the scriptwriter

@rairuma yes, that's why I definitely think that there's something going on behind the production. The OST too.. I like every song but sometimes it just come out weirdly, unmatched with the scene. This drama is co-produced by YG, you know. I'm not trying to make YG look all bad, but maybe that's why they got Epik High, Lee Hi, and Akmu to sing the OSTs. Aside from OST, everything look like a puzzle piece that didn't match with each other. The writer didn't have any outstanding work so far. But I think Kim Gyu Tae is pretty decent. I was totally disturbed with the zoom in shoot. Kim Gyu Tae used the zoom in shoot too in his previous work and I didn't mind it. But in this work, I hate the zoom in shoot so much because it doesn't have any meaning. I hate it more because I could see every pimple on the actor's face. Even I could see the lighting props reflected from the actors's eyes. And the zoom in shoot make the make up look so much bolder and unnatural. 

I am totally agree that LJK and KHN was amazing. But this drama has to learn that they couldn't rely on LJK and KHN (or other flower-boy actors) alone. I'm so sorry for the actors. Bad rating could affect their next project. And the re-editing doesn't help at all. With two versions floating around, I really hope that the reedit version of SBS slightly better. But sometimes it worse than the international version. I think the biggest mistakes of the production team is making us have a high expectation over Moon Lovers, long before it was broadcasted.

I really hope to watch Battle of Changsa soon :( But real life drained me enough.

@BlueberryCheesecake --- Definitely some conflicts behind the scenes ... Don't know much about YG, but he's certainly brilliant at marketing pop ... maybe he was pushing for the idols, the fan-service, the rom-com feel ... where director is pushing for the dark, deep, complex story... so they ended up w/ a mess ... and the writer is way too weak... maybe that's where nepotism comes in, along w/ the bad editor.

I agree, sometimes the SBS re-edited version is not better and is still choppy .... The zoom is awkward as it is hindering the telling of the story, we can't see the bigger picture to see how they are all related to each other .... Plus, focusing on LJK or KHN is OK, because their faces are very expressive... but focusing on IU at crucial moments is only pointing out her weakness... I don't understand how a good director does not see that!

BoC has a very realistic approach at showing the devastation of war from one family's POV .... There's a lot of comedy and hope to balance it out... No matter what, it is still about war ... So I completely understand you, because I feel the same ... I came to dramaland to escape life's problems and feel happy ...
However to me, a sad ending or a sadness in a show do not affect my joy level... crying can be pleasing if I love the characters and the story and the ultimate message is hopeful...
What doesn't bring me joy is stark realism showing a pessimistic point of view about life, depleting hope... Even if I don't cry or get emotionally involved, it still leaves me w/ a bad taste :P:P

@Neyjour --  Thank you so much for doing that!  :D

It is not 9th prince  in both versions  .... Hae Soo talks with 13th (Baek Ha) after the funeral .... 4th/Wang So is friends w/ 13th and talks w/ him in several scenes.

@Neyjour --- yes names are correct ... But I have a question... are u sure there is 
[34:01] - Slightly extended scene of Wang So [4th] and Baek Ah [13th] conversing  ?? ... I just watched the complete scene in both versions and didn't notice difference... Of course, i didn't put them side by side, so I could be wrong ... Just thought I should bring it to your attention. :)
 
Btw, since it is just  revealing both of them talking, I din't think it is a spoiler.

@rainruma - Thanks!  I'll update the .RTF in a few.  I re-checked the scene at [34:01] and it's roughly 10 seconds longer than the SBS version. :)  All the ones I've marked as "slightly extended" are very short extensions.  Some are almost not even worth mentioning (they're even shorter than that one), but since I'm going through the entire episode, I figured I might as well include them.  :)

@BlueberryCheesecake - I'm glad it's been useful! :)