Damn! Jang Dong Gun looks sooo fine with long hair. That's my only opinion about this show for now.

Jang Dong-gun's mane of glory is very, very beautiful.

This looks quite good and hope it will deliver into the fantasy and bring us some good mythology and intresting characters!

Past history tells me the more a show is promoted, the worse it really is. Looks nice though.

What??? The Description of his character said he was a half breed between a human (Homo sapiens) and a neanderthal (Homo neanderthalensis)???? WRONG!!!

1st: Homo neanderthalensis are said to be extinct since around 40,000 years ago when the early Homo sapiens reached the continent that we call Europe today (Out-of-Africa II for some Human Evolution info if someone wants to know);

2nd: Homo neanderthalensis are a species of the genus Homo that is predominantly European and Middle Eastern called Eurasia (including the Denisovan). There is no way that this genus was in South Korea. The early Homo genus that we know that lived predominantly in Asia (Out-of-Africa I) was Homo erectus, and several remains, were found in China. Other sub-species of the genus Homo were found in Oceania, namely Homo floresiensis in Indonesia (another sub-species were found recently).

3rd: There have been studies of DNA of breeding between these species (Homo sapiens, Homo neanderthalensis and Denisovans), and I read a scientific article that explained that the first half-breeds were mainly "sick" (first generation). Had lots of health problems, because of genetic cross-over. To me, Song Joong-ki is protrayed rather healthy, and he looks more Homo sapiens to me.

But, no Homo neanderthalensis in South Korea, and much less during the timeline that this drama seems to promoto.

Sorry, folks, what a joke. I know this is just a drama, and needs to be viewed just for entertainment. But, dramas also have an input on history and how it perceives, because many people nowadays don't bother to read or study. Dramas need to be informative and educational as well. And as a pre-historian and historian myself, this is a joke.

Song Joong Ki, how much i have miss you. I think his character here will be different than any character he is playing i think. Based on teaser I saw.
Gosh Jun and Jul will be my heaven, because my biased come back on my small screen. How much i have wait this moment to come.

you had me at song joong-ki half naked with or without the hair and jang dong gun sporting long frocks! seriously though i am rooting for this to be awesome and thrill us all with its epic story and characters!

I don't really see any similitudes with Games of Throne. If I'm not a fan of the story of the last season, the costumes, places, in short all the production looks great. I don't see that for now for this drama.

I have some issues with their looks. JDG looks great with those muscle, but the perfect brushing kills the bad guy vibe. And why a perm and brown hair for SJK? It looks kind of ridiculous and not like a charismatic "wild" man...

i'm just glad Jang Dong Gun isn't anorexic looking as he did in Gentleman's Dignity... this beefy/healthy look is fabulous on him!

Jang Dong Geun looks like Jesus with a side part

SjK's character sounds a bit like the kid in How To Train Your Dragon 🤣. From scrawny kid to saviour. Ehehe

And....he is channeling his wolf boy character vibes. I forgot the name of that wolf movie of his 😅

I'm distracted by JDG's triangle beard. But his hair can challenge Thor's fabulous locks. 💇🏻‍♂️💇🏻‍♀️

his father was a “Neantal” – which I’m pretty sure is what we think of as a Neanderthal

Now, that's one pretty Neanderthal there. Definitely not the face you'd expect from a Neanderthal

Oh, no! Due to all these comments, I'm pretty sure I'm going to laugh a lot if I watch much of this drama. I can't decide if they look manly or ridiculous.

I am digging this look on Song Joong Ki! and Jang Dong Gun looks amazing too!
Joong Ki looks like a cross between his werewolf character and Hrithik Roshan for some reason (well to me)
Actually, this is kinda like Mohenjodaro lol (kinda only in the sense that it is about a very very early civilization)

" In anticipation of the premiere of the show’s Part 1 (of 3) in several weeks"

What? It has three parts? Anyone, help?

The promo material looks interesting but I still need something more to get hooked.

It’s available on Netflix US so I may watch it. Not excited though. But looks like a high cost production so will check it out for that.

I'm just thrilled this is a historical (even if it is fantastical) that is set in a different period then Joseon. I love historicals but I'm burnt out on every drama ever being set in Joseon. I'm super excited for this and really hope it turns out well.

At first I saw SJK and I though "Daaamn". Then I read the article and at the end I saw JDG picture and my brain just got fried adhajshgjsfgjsdhgfjsadhfjsdfj
Like, HOW some people gets more and more attractive with age??? JFC asdhsakfdhksdjfhksjd

Hm, I don't know. The more I look at the stills the more I am unconvinced of this "fantasy world".. It looks to me like the whole appearance of the characters - mostly all the costumes and makeup and all, look so artificially done? Like they don't look lived-in, worn, real clothes; or real dirt on their faces.. looks very costume-y to me 🤷

And like you, I also saw similarities with GoT. Especially the stills of the lady in the red dress (the Villainess actress, forgot her name) and Jang Dong Gun wearing the fur coat/armour

I have incredibly low expectations for this...but also totally planning to watch it, so *sheepish shrug*

Why can't they just stick with the mythical story? There is no credible resources to go that far into historical territory.
The myth that this drama is based on was written during the 13th century by a monk as a hobby.

In the story, Song-ki's character is a son of a heavenly prince and a bear woman. This is the same story that is shown in the beginning of LEGEND OF THE FOUR GODS but the focus wasn't on Dangun but his father and his reincarnation as Gwanggaeto the Great.

This is almost as expensive as LOTFG (40 billion won) and twice the budget of KINGDOM.
Good luck to the cast and crew!

omg learned that One, the actor playing Cha Si An, is young Ta Gon!!!!!!! <3

lol i'm VERY worried this drama is going to try too hard and fall flat on it's face lol