I don’t think I can say much about JUMONG that has already been said and said so well that I would presume to improve on it. Nabokov says that the real drama of any book isn’t between the characters but between author and reader(s). Reading KING LEAR is a good example of this notion. It’s a condemnation of perceptions arrived at by the easiest of routes which people tend to do by no fault of their own as their education is lacking and/or they are too naïve and trusting to take words at anything but at their face value. I first saw Song Il-gook in BODYGUARD. Recognizing his face in JUMONG made me smile. I doubt the recognition was mutual, but I like to think it was. In any event, there were other actors and actresses who I recognized from their previous screen incarnations, and my general thought was “Hey, it’s you again.” I suppose I could mention all their names paying each and every one my respects but I’m sure that would only exacerbate my exorbitant debt which is growing still and at an exponential rate. So I humbly submit my thanks or as Hamlet says “Beggar that I am, I am even poor in thanks, but I thank you.” By the way, the drama is first rate as is the soundtrack.