Before he was the flower-sword-wielding hero in Again My Life , Lee Joon-gi perfected the "tired, traumatized, but still lethal" archetype here. Eun-oh is a swordsman who gave up on life. Watching him slowly thaw thanks to Arang’s relentless chaos is a joy. His action scenes are fluid and brutal, but his silent, pained stares are what steal the show.
In the golden era of early 2010s K-dramas, sandwiched between hits like Moon Embracing the Sun and The Master’s Sun , lies a ghostly little gem that often gets overlooked: (also known as Arang and the Magistrate ).
