I had fun reading this article so thank you for posting it.

However - a suggestion. I love spoilers myself so I don't care about it, but this is a spoilerphobe's nightmare - the very first sentence gives away the ending. Since this only aired in Korea yesterday, I'd think most people who rely on English subs haven't had a chance to watch it and so this would be quite a spoiler.

Is there any way to put a warning to that effect?

I really enjoyed Lee Byung-heon, Kim So-yeon & Kim Seung-woo acting. They did a great job!!!

i love LBH...

they did a good job, the rating should be higher.

Yikes! i think only 4 or 5 whole episodes have aired in los angeles (i think 1 episode is being shown every 2 nights) and now i know the ending. i haven't been that drawn in and now that I know the ending, this may kill it for me.

Thank you for the translation. I enjoy IRIS over the past 10 weeks and also think the ending is really cool. The last scene/memory of LBH's smile and tears will be a classic in many years to come.

LBH, KSY and KSW were magnificent. Clap! Clap! Clap!!

LOL i like how the writer described TOP. perfect until he opened his mouth.

I thought the spoiler didn't give away the ending entirely, but I found it a bit obvious in implication and my guesses were correct when I went to Soompi, which I probably shouldn't have done anyway, seeing as I'm on episode 10 still. Thanks for the article though! I haven't seen IRIS in a while so it was good to see something related to it. :)

i dun follow iris but got a glimpse of its "epic" ending just to see how the end measures up to its high ratings. guess what? i laughed.

Lee Byung-heon and Kim So-yeon were definitely the best. I wished they had ended up together. I disliked the ending. Oh and I loved this article.

kim tae hee was definitely lacking in the beginning, but also in the end, i thought. somehow her scenes with hyunjoon were.... eh, boring. i thought she shone when she wasn't with hyunjoon. except for the scene where she tells HJ to throw away his gun, when he and his team broke into NSS.

totally agree about jung junho's character. his betrayal just wasn't believable, but still i thought his acting was great. it wasn't his fault that there were holes in the writing (IMO). he did the best he could.

TOP was just completely random. haha he was given top billing just to draw in the idol fans. i thought he would have a bigger purpose to the plot, and it just didn't seem believable that he was defeated by hyunjoon- seemingly so easily. his storyline fell dreadfully flat for me. disappointing.

kim soyeon- i wanted so much for her to do a little better. i think she was trying to get there, but her voice was a bit on the weak side, and when she confessed to hyunjoon why she didn't tell him that she knew seunghee was alive, the emotions definitely seemed forced to me.

and i loved kim seung woo. no complaints there.

Haven't seen this but isn't the Not Good category a little bit harsh...maybe they could say, Needs Improvement or maybe they should have gone with the star ratings..JJH gets one star!

I agree that Lee Byung Hyon, Kim Soo Yeon and Kim Seong Woo acted very well in this drama, but I do think that Jung Jun Ho is not bad. I am much impressed by his struggle between friendship, love, selfishness and loyalty in the latter half part, and I think he's doing a quite good job. (Perhaps I seldom watched his past projects, so would not be affected by his comdey image.)

I think Kim Tae Hee need some more hard work before she could be named as a leading actress. Fairly to say that her performance is much better than her early projects, but still needs some improvement. The charisma of Kim Soo Yeong has put her in shadow.

Lastly, I consider the tragedy ending is unnecessary. I don't mind sad ending, but it should be meaningful and coherent with the story development. Even the last scene is deleted, I don't think the completeness of the story would be compromised. It seems to me that the director just want to make audience to remember a sad ending, but it is not persuasive, at least to me.

I love the poster of LBH with the gun. He is the only actor I know who makes a gun look sexy. Chow Yun Fat made guns look cool but in LBH's hands it's pure sex.

lbh! <3
i dont think it was jung jun ho's fault completely.. i think the script is partly to blame. how can a "blood brother" betray you that easily and join the "bad guys"?
i HATED the ending. and refuse to watch iris 2 if there is one.

Lee Byung Hun .never fails me in his excellent acting again since Beautiful Day n All In..really feel the emptiness now after IRIS ended..

Sun-Hwa's tearful farewell....amazing acting from both actor n actress..there is indeed strong chemistry between them better than byung-hun n kim tae hee.

Don't like the ending at all but again lee byung hun last scene of dying.....those tears and acting.... just take my breath away and bring me to tears!!(keep repenting the last part many times..just too classic!)
hope he will continue his good job !!!!!...bravo Lee Byung Hun!

i love the kimsoyeon's acting in this drama..kim sun hwa=cool!!

* Everbody are amazing except Kim Tae-hee , Jung Jun-ho, they made Iris is abit boring and their acting skills are different class compare to others co-star in this drama.
I watched Iris because my T.O.P, then I enjoyed many actors acting skill : Lee Byung Hyon, Kim Soo Yeon and Kim Seong Woo.Plus actor who play the captain north korea torrorist and all teams, beak sang,chielf park , people from bluehouse too.
I enjoyed star acting skill more than plot, i don't like ep. 15 -20. and isn't enjoy enough to claim up rating past 40 %.

I liked IRIS. I'm not sure if I'll watch IRIS 2 if it's made. Loved LBH, KSY and KSW.
Top notch acting.

JJH was a puzzle for me. I think he did a decent job especially at the very end, however, I'm still not sure why he changed so completely. It seemed awkward. He did look pretty badass firing those machine guns. Damn!

At times the continuity of the story line seemed to disappear. I wasn't sure how we got from point A to point B. I don't want to give away too much of the story, but I knew something tragic was going to happen at the very end.
I didn't care for the end of the story. I'm not sure why. It seemed like the director wanted it over quickly. Felt rushed.

LBH, WHY ARE YOU SO BRILLIANT??!!!

Aghghg!! The ending broke my heart!! I'm still crying!! In the end, IRIS was bigger than all, even the heroic Hyun-joon. TTT_TTT

LBH...there are no words.

LBH is definitely a "star". Great on big and small screen. I loved Kim So jeon in Iris. A very different role from Gourmet. I think she did a great job being cool and emotionally contained. I was hoping she'd end up with LBH. I really thought Kim Tae Hee's character would be killed at the end.

I don't know if you have watched the ending but yeah...

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... I find it ridiculous. I got so mad I'm sure I won't watch the sequel -.-

What a great series! I was very engaged with the characters throughout the whole show. Superb acting by everyone. Although I wasn't too impressed with TOP.

I thought one of the many memorable parts was the North Korean spy revealing her feelings to the South Korean spy!! Hot!!

Be sure to check out the second IRIS OST!

http://koreanmusicblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/iris-ost-special-2cd-soundtrack-kbs-tv.html

Just finished watching IRIS and I agree with the opinions expressed in the posting but it's a bit harsh on JJH.
I guess if you've not finished watching IRIS yet it's too late to warn you not to read this post and its comments!