Rooftop Prince - Korean drama reviews - ending

The ending to me was clear. Bu Young died in Joseon. Lee Gak, was crown prince he had to rule. He can’t come to the present, because that changes the past and the order of things. He wrote to Bak Ha that their love will stand the test of time.

Basically, Lee Gak has been reincarnating over the years waiting for Bak Ha. Hence, the butterfly in episode 1, that drew Tae Yong’s attention to Bak Ha in NY. They were finally fated to meet. However, Tae Mu interfered. Tae Yong’s accident in the ocean and Bu Young’s death in the pond connected them and opened the gateway for them to make the connection that would have been missed again. The last scene was Tae Yong, with the feelings of their timeless love, and Bak Ha making that connection again.

I truly loved this drama. The chemistry between Yoochun and Han Jimin was off the charts. It was smoldering. Yoochun improved by leaps and bounds and I can now comfortably call him an actor, not just an idol actor. Han Jimin continues to be a dear and one of my favorite actresses. The rest of the cast were also awesome. I will miss the Joseon 3, and it was nice to see them in comedic roles, I hope to see them again in other dramas.

Some have issues with the corporate plot and I agree; I wish we had more scenes in Joseon. But, Koreans love their corporate and inheritance fights, it’s in every drama, so I can understand the writer giving in and adding more of that, since it is a Korean drama after all. I will say that unlike other dramas that unravel in the end, and seems like the writer is just making things up, as they go along. It is clear the writers knew where they were going from the get go. From the first episode when we see Bu Young rush in at night, to the last episode when we finally know why, it is clear they had a map of what they were doing.

The live shoots did cause some editing problems that could have made things tighter, but SBS seems to have a smaller budget than other non cable channels, like KBS and MBC. I think the cast and crew did an amazing job and delivered a drama that will stand the test of time. They were somehow able to add a sense of realism to a drama about Time Travelling. I will miss watching this drama. I say great job Rooftop Prince. Great job, indeed.