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Movie: A Frozen Flower
Revised romanization: Ssanghwajeom
Hangul: 쌍화점
Director: Yu Ha
Writer: Yu Ha
Producer: Tae-heon Lee, Kyeong-ho Shin, Cho Sung-Kyu
Cinematographer: Hyeon-ki Choi
Release Date: December 30, 2008
Runtime: 133 min.
Genre: Period / Drama / Gay
Production Company: Opus Pictures
Distributor: Showbox
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot

Under the influence of the Yuan Kingdom, the King of Goryeo (Joo Jin-Mo) is pressured to produce a successor to the throne, but the king is in love with his loyal general Hong-Lim (Zo In-Sung). The King then asks his lover Hong-Lim to sleep with the Queen (Song Ji-Hyo), with unexpected consequences.

Notes

"A Frozen Flower" is an epic drama set at the end of the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392).
The characters played by Joo Jin-Mo and Zo In-Sung share a homosexual relationship.

Cast



Zo In-Sung	Joo Jin-Mo	Song Ji-Hyo
Hong-Lim	King	Queen



Shim Ji-Ho	Lim Ju-Hwan	Song Joong-Ki
Song-Ki	Han Baek	No-Tak

Additional Cast Members:

No Min-Woo - Min-Woo
Yeo Wook-Hwan - Im-Bo
Lee Se-Rang - sachet shop owner
Kwon Tae-Won - Jo Il-Moon
Jung Sung-Il - Gunroyng corps
Hong Jong-Hyun - Gunroyng corps
Park Sung-Hoon - Gunroyng corps
Cho Sheong-Yoon - Gunroyng corps
Hwang Dong-Ha - Gunroyng corps
Do Yong-Gu - Ki Won-Hong
Jang Ji-Won - Bo-Deok
Son Jong-Hak - secret envoy
Ko In-Beom - Yeon Ki-Mok
Yeo Jin-Goo - Hong-Lim (young)
Seo Young-Joo - Han Baek (young)
Lee Poong-Woon - King (young)
Min Ji-Hyuk - King's security force
Baek Jae-Ho - King's security force
Ham Gun-Soo - Yuan envoy
Jo Yong-Hyun - young Eunuch
Choi Seung-Il - eunuch
Cho Jin-Woong - Queen's brother
Lee Jong-Goo - Ta-Sa
Lee Jin-A - Queen’s palace maid in charge of water for court ladies to wash their faces
Lee Sung-Woo - young king's bodyguard
Park Sun-Young - banquet dancer
Lim Hyun-Sung
Hwa Ran
Hyun Woo
Jo Gang-Hyun
Ham Sung-Min
Min Ji-Hyun - concubine

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Film Festivals

2009 (11th) Deauville Asian Film Festival - March 11th-15th - The Panorama *International Premiere
2009 (11th) Udine Far East Film - April 24th-May 2nd *Italian Premiere
2009 (29th) Hawaii International Film Festival - October 15th-25th - Spotlight on Korea
2010 (14th) Fantasia Film Festival - July 8-28 *Canadian Premiere
2010 (9th) Asian Film Festival of Dallas - July 23-29, 2010 *Southwest Premiere
2011 (9th) New York Korean Film Festival - September 20-October 3, 2010

Awards

Best Actor (Joo Jin-Mo) - 2009 (45th) BaekSang Arts Awards - February 27th
Best Music - 2009 (46th) Daejong Film Awards - Nov. 6th
Best Art Design - 2009 (46th) Daejong Film Awards - Nov. 6th

Comments

Mark Sep 04 2023 1:31 am It was quite a good movie ... better than I expected actually. The cinematography was excellent, the costumes were gorgeous and the acting was generally very good. The sex scenes were unecessarily explicit ... but as a heterosexual male, I'm not complaining.

KST Apr 24 2023 2:25 am This film is a masterpiece.

KST Apr 24 2023 2:24 am I felt sorry about Hong lim!

CY Dec 01 2021 4:22 pm SPOILER -

Phenomenal film. A masterpiece! I’m quite surprised how some interpretations can be so far from how I interpreted the film. I watched the film twice because I loved it so much. In my view, there was no doubt that HL loved the Queen but he was loyal to the King and believed in the latter’s benevolence to his child and the Queen till he saw what was outside the palace walls.

A major theme that tied the whole film together was the conflict between a man’s love (largely for a woman) and loyalty. In the beginning, HL was tasked to catch a fellow guard and chastised him for betraying the King to abscond with a woman implying that he will never betray his King. This is foreshadowing what is to come later in the film.

When he was tasked to impregnate the Queen, he was initially hesitant. I’ve seen comments on how the erotic scenes were unnecessary or too much. To me, the movie would have turned out very differently in impact if they were instead replaced with scenes that explicitly showed the HL “falling in love” with the Queen. It would have been cliche. The director made the right call to axe one such scene. The amazing thing about the sequence of erotic scene is that with each sequence we see them go from hesitant, comfortable to showing deep emotional and sexual intimacy. For example, when she pulls him up for a deep kiss. All without any lines. The director also contrasted the scenes with the rougher erotic scene between the King and HL which was devoid of emotional intimacy.

There were other non erotic scenes that point to the fact that the Queen and HL were deeply in love with each other before the point where he explicitly made that known. For example, he bought her the necklace which she always wore, how she waited for him all night in the library and how disappointed she was when he was a no show, how he was worried about her giving him the cold shoulder and ran to her place when she was outside the palace, how she personally cooked for him snacks that mongol girls give to the boys they love, how he quietly and happily accepts her food and gifts, how he bought tonics for her when she fell sick, how he how she wanted to abscond with him when the king informs them of the change of partners, how he lied to her about not loving her and wanted to shoulder all the blame, how she was heartbroken and attempted suicide, how he ran to find her when he learn she was pregnant, how they hugged and kiss before making love in the library, how she was ready to stay captive in the palace for life for him to run away, how he went into rage when he though she was dead and more.

He was in love with her for sure but he also loves the king as a brother, soul mate and loyal companion. For that reason, he told her that the King would love the child as his own and trusted that the Queen can be left safe in the palace so he did not chased further (in the horseback riding scene). But when he returned he found his friends dead and her necklace on a female corpse. To him, that was the King’s betraying his trust in the King. In the second last scene, when he realised that he was mistaken, he shed a tear of regret for his own distrust and ultimate act of disloyalty and treason.

Another allusion to the theme of love and (dis)loyalty is that of the Queen’s including how she betrayed the king by plotting his death as she knew that the king was luring HL back with his antics. So did the other guard.

Renwa May 27 2021 3:40 pm Well done drama on so many levels...intense graphic yet sensitive treatment of relationships not easily/openly treated in film...the narrative as it unfolds supports the choice of the erotic scenes...the more violent scenes were challenging to watch...the actors, professionals all the way, really demonstrate what it means to be an actor...thanks to all associated with a production breaking new ground. YES, I liked it a lot!

Jeanne Apr 16 2021 11:27 am I can't believe i just let this movie sit in my 'To Watch' list T.T I should've watched this sooner

K Jan 05 2021 1:28 am Incredibly plotted! Great actors! Can't fault it. Jo In Sung deserved awards for his performance in this movie! Incredible acting skills!! Joo Jin Mo is also a great actor!!

MaryJane Jan 04 2021 6:27 am This has to be the best k movie I've watched so far. Classic. I loved Jo Jn Sung. His acting skills are superb!!! Hong Lim didn't love the King. He was just groomed at a young age to think he is gay, hence he ended up having feelings for the Queen

Sd Dec 21 2020 7:17 pm Just watched it. I am stunned. The actors were so good that I felt a bit frozen while watching certain scenes. That movie leaves the audience with an impact....

Shana May 22 2020 11:57 am Hi,thank you for amazing move I love it . I watch it several times , if it is possible please let me know name of the song (light music) I am looking for that song. Thank you.

Cheng Apr 25 2020 11:35 pm I've watched it coz of Jo Insung, didn't know Song Jongki was here too lol. The storyline was shocking and It seemed that Jihyo and Insung were really doing IT! They're really great actors hands down! Very good film too

SkZwHoOP Dec 31 2019 3:07 am Honestly I felt no pity for any of the main characters to be honest each one of them were selfish in their own ways and even made me mad with the decisions they each took on. I wish there could’ve been more interactions and details of Hong lim and the Kings relationship to determine whether or not Hong Lim really loved the king or not.

I also felt maybe just maybe the homosexual relationship turned out that way because in Korea homosexuality is not really looked upon well. They didn’t want a happy homosexual couple so they kinda portrayed the fact that you can’t be happy like that and will eventually realize only women can make you happy or you’ll change later. Then again I may have interpreted it wrong those are just my thoughts.

I also at least want to believe Hong Lim was even a tiny bit in love with the king.

Banana Aug 20 2019 9:15 am Honestly, i watched this movie without reading whats it all about. I only watched it because i see theres jo insung ang song jihyo.

I got so surprised by the sex scene of the two guys. I mean i did not know theres a korean film like this. Ofc, im also surprised by the number of r18 stuff oh my god. Its my first time watching a movie like this ;_;

But despite all the r18 stuff, i shouldnt forget about their acting skills and the plot story which is really mind blowing and thrilling for me

haneul Oct 17 2018 7:54 pm agree with Paige's comment. I think HL didn't love the king

Rain Sep 26 2018 11:30 am Woo. This movie gave me chills, thrill, love and more.. I just finished watching this movie right now and Googled it after. I can't believe they got 3 awards only? I mean cmon, this is such a great movie. The executions are great. The story line is great. Even the actors did great. I esp. appreciate song ji hyo' s dedication for doing this film, however I can't believe they only received 3 awards? They deserved more recognitions for this film!

Beautiful _ghost Sep 20 2018 7:36 am Honestly for me i think Hong Lim was really in loved with the king but at some point he was confused and can't admit it because it's not a normal thing to love same sex back in those era.. But i felt real pity for the king. The queen was also brave for everything she did. BRAVO? this was such an amazing movie. I never thought a matured movie would have this much of suspense and thrill.. Great job to all the actors!!

Wang Jung Ji Soo Aug 22 2018 12:59 am ❤️ Zo In-Sung

k Jul 19 2018 9:44 am It was a different and interesting movie! Actors of the King and Han Lim characters were very good! It was interesting to note that Han Lim and Queen came from a compulsive sex to some romantic scenes, but for me, the relationship between Han Lim and the king was much more attractive, and I would prefer instead of long-sex scenes between Han Lim and Queen, the romantic scenes and more details of the relationship between the King and Han Lim, but it was very limited! In my opinion, the most innocent character was Han Lim, which was used to some extent by the selfishness of the king and the queen! They put him in a bad situation, and Hang Lim was confused and suffered about his feelings to the queen and his loyalty to the king!However, as Hang lim said, thanks to the king, he understood love and maybe even his true sexual orientation with the queen! Of course, at the end, all three characters,King,Queen and Han Lim were a victim and the viewer feels pity for all of them! But the character I liked most was the king's character! The king was very selfish,jealous and unfair but madly in love and I even thought that his lover's words were cruel to him and that made king crazy, Although Han Lim preferred to be cruel to the king rather than a liar, and the viewers can have different views from the sequence that Han Lim at the end of the movie looks at the king with tears from his eyes! In my opinion, you can make a good and strong drama from this movie but with a little more details about the relationship between the king and Hang lim and with a different point of view and less bitterness because the king's dream could have been beautiful!

Eyes Jun 25 2018 4:12 am The storyline was epic ? the ending was so sad, RIP my tears ?

Z Feb 13 2018 1:37 pm It such a good movie with brilliant script, actors, and actres. The director and also scriptwriter did a good job, i love the plot even it's a little too slow

Cath Nov 27 2017 2:40 am I accidentally found this movie cause mainly I am bored and wow, I am shookt!!! I'm convinced that at some point Hong Lim really loved the King. He doesn't even want to sleep with the queen, he was so loyal to the King he did it anyway. The King gone mad and jealous, he drove HL away. Kudos to the actors/actress amazing portrayal!

boiledegg Oct 21 2017 7:39 pm This movie was spectacular in every sense and simply gorgeous to look at. The costumes and sets were epic in scale. The acting was top notch, poignant, and very touching. Having recently gotten into Korean dramas, I was starting to think that all of them would be cliched with the same sappy, overused tropes. This movie, while still in the vein of Korean melodramas, is one made for adults. This really is high-brow entertainment for adults and is filled with political intrigue, passionate performances, and stunning visuals.

Paige Sep 29 2017 8:43 pm

- - - - SPOILER******

So I liked this movie, but here is my opinion on Hong Lim. I honestly think he doesn't love the King. I agree with the comment below, He has been 'groomed' by the King since a young age. He was constantly around boys from a very young age. Never really exposed to girls much. There was a strict rule about courting the maidens. If you asked why did he just go with it? He is the King. He can't say no. That is considered an insult. It is pretty obvious he just rolled with it because that's all he ever knew. So, therefore, how was he supposed to know he liked girls? Here are some of the points I am going to make.

1. When the sub-chief mention him pillow talking the King to save one of their fellows' soldiers. Hong Lim attacked him. He attacked him because he felt insulted and he wasn't really liking the sex situation with the king. You can tell by his body language. Him saying that the sub-chief insulted the King was just an excuse to attack him. Plus, why would the sub-chief insult the King knowing he can be killed for it? 2. In the movie, they show that the King is constantly thinking about Hong Lim, he has dreamt of him, bought things for him, and even taught him to play an instrument. He is practically Hong Lim's Sugar daddy, but they never show Hong Lim buying things for the King. I understand he gave him Tea, but that's because he cares for the King in a different way, plus him defending the King during the invasion is his duty. He was practically raised by the King.

Yet, when he starts to have affection for the Queen. He is thinking about her, there are flashbacks and he even goes out his way to make sure she is okay. Plus, he buys gifts for her.

3. When Hong Lim turns his head away towards the end, I honestly believe that he didn't want the Queen to see his condition, plus look at her crying face. Yes, he did look at the King, but I feel like he was checking to see if he was alive. Plus, he just found out the King tricked him into thinking the Queen is dead. I am pretty sure he cares for the King a little bit underneath the rage. I also think the ending confirms that it was the King who had the one-sided love. Even after death, he is still dreaming of eternal peace with Hong Lim.

Yang penting komen dah Jun 29 2017 5:43 pm When I'm bored, I search a movie and accidentally I find this movie, At first I do not even know this movie about what and who the players, after know who played the famous actors and actress I starting comfortable and following the plot, then appear things that never before I suspect I continue to issue a curse because I was really surprised with what this film presented. for this movie, really I'm speechless, very nice movie but one point for this movie love is not just a mere lust

Spoilers** Feb 17 2017 11:37 am Initially I felt sorry for the King and even more sorry for Hong Lim since he was really confused with himself between the King and Queen (he eventually chose the queen). Yes, it's a nice love story but I feel like most of it was just lust. Hong Lim and the queen didn't do much together except a shit ton of sex - that I didn't like. I wished the director put in real love instead of super long and intense sex scenes, it kinda ruins the purpose. Anyway the King got really immature and started killing so many innocent people and treated the queen like shit like she was some sex toy (by getting some other random guy to fuck her instead of Hong Lim ever since he found out). The ending was really REALLY heartbreaking (my heart still aches ;-;), acting was really good too. If you think love = lust then this movie is a 5/5. For me it's a 4/5 just because I think that love wasnt portrayed correctly.

lily Feb 13 2017 8:14 pm SPOILER ALERT this one was epic, all of it. Just one thing is really ...well....kind of pissing me of-the King is so immature, and he is the freaking King , he only speaks well, that was the only positive thing I found on his character, basically, you are my toys...I do not give a damn about your feelings and honor and what not, I will use you the way I see fit to the max...really feel sorry for the Queen and Hong Lim. Another thing, Hong Lim loved the Queen, what he had with the King were orders and purely physical -my opinion

Pryate Jan 14 2017 12:19 am For those who wander if Hong Lim loved the King or the Queen, I think the answer is in the two last scenes: 1/ When HL turns his head towards the King before dying. 2/ When we see them riding horses, happy, maybe in afterlife. Well, it's my opinion. But again, this movie is one of the most beautiful love story ever.

Kawai Jan 09 2017 11:16 am Okay, so i just watched this last night after putting it off for so long and it was PAK GENERN! lol The sex scenes made my jaw drop! I just can t believed that the main actors are doing it especially Ji Hyo lol. Anyways, the story is superb, the cast is good in portraying their part, it's sad but i didn't cry though.

Like the comment down below said, the king groomed Hong Lim and he didn't know any better so it's just sad.. :( I also felt bad for the Queen because she's such a martyr..

What i want to know and confirm is, if Hong Lim really loved the Queen and not the King? Is it just out of loyalty that's why he's sleeping with the KIng? Why did he looked back at the King when he died? WHY? WHY? So the ending kinda confused me. So what do you guys think?

vetalan Jan 06 2017 3:44 pm Does anyone know the instrumental music from the sex scenes?? It really is amazing, can someone help please :((

hara Dec 30 2016 5:26 am I LOVED THIS! I cried really hard the time Hong Lim turned his head to the king at the end. Joo jin mo never fails me with his acting, i wish to see him more in the future.

Those who are disgusted from the sex scene..... poor you then. The plot is such a masterpiece, and seeing how brave they are to put homosexuality themed movie in korea, this deserves more attention.

How i wish HL would comeback to the king at the very end.... but yea. This is really worth to watch. Heartbreaking and left big impact to me.

Pryate Dec 24 2016 5:18 pm This is one of the most beautiful movies I have ever seen. I did not see "sex" but "love" scenes between men, and it's not disturbing at all. Everythin is just perfect in this film, and first of all the acting, thanks to marvellous actors. I watched the movie on line, then I brought the DVD, and now I'm looking for the CD of the soundtrack cause the music is wonderful too. Why can't I find it? The soundtrack does not exist? If someone have the information, thank you in advance to tell me.

Nancy Nov 14 2016 7:55 am I think why some people here are commenting regarding the film is not because of the sex scenes but they are probably cannot accept the fact thatt these now famous actors are in this film. Even I feel awkward watching Joong-Ki and Ji-Hyo.

George Oct 27 2016 10:41 am It was a great movie. None of the sex scenes were real and they got doubles for the scenes where bodies had to been shown. Regardless of how it was filmed, the movie itself did have to revolve around sex, but the whole story wasn't just sex. The story line was good and a lot of veteran actors were in that film. Sex might be a taboo in Korea, but just consider this. It was the 6th most watched film in Korea in 2008. :)

Dog Breeds Oct 27 2016 4:57 am This movie is really hard to watch. First, all the actors are really great. Love scene between two men is not easy at all for them, I think. Second, this is a R rated movie, not for children so don't pay all attention in sexual scene, they support the main story really well. And the last, Korea is not an open country for LGBT, this movie is something that all people who make it put their mind and heart. Btw, I'm surprised when find Song Joong Ki in river scene.

JKMac Sep 20 2016 10:06 am This movie was, at first, hard to watch. But once I got past my own personal issues I was able to appreciate the three leads in their roles. Sometimes it's hard to see past what we are used to seeing and not pass judgment. Zo In Sung's character never got the chance to decide if he liked women, the king 'groomed' him from early on. This was an interesting movie and I applaud all the actors for taking chances.

Moonieee Sep 02 2016 4:44 pm Sorry I Was Just Thinking How Much I Like Jo In Sung, Joo Jin Moo and Lee Joon Gi

Moonieee Sep 02 2016 4:40 pm Lee Joon Gi

BlackAngel Aug 01 2016 12:34 am Some comments are really ridiculous. Is sex that weird or a taboo that many people are getting disappointed or mad? Jesus, is their damn life and they can act in whatever movie they want. Just because they are in a movie like this does not mean they are a bad person or whatever you might think. I have a feeling that those are kids commenting. Welcome to reality, relationships don't only have those kisses you see in the dramas.

Ahahah Jun 09 2016 12:03 am This movie was hot

Grown-up unlike some of you Jun 03 2016 12:41 pm Aww the poor little children who couldn't bear to watch bodies touch... make sure you move to your mom's basement because you obviously can't handle sexuality. ANYWAY..lovely but sad movie. Song Ji Hyo truly impressed me.

whynot May 27 2016 11:56 pm a very good movie. impressive performance by Joo Jin Mo.

MJ May 25 2016 3:04 am I dont still yet watch this movie but im planning to watch this. Before watching a movie I always read the comments posted on this site, to see if its a good movie. As i read the comments here, lots say or reacted to the sex scene. Let me ask u guys, whats the probleam about the sex thinngy? Some are so funny, they say that Jo In-sung is their fave korean actor, but because of the sex scene hes out in the list. Like oh my gosh, seriously? Hahaha so funny. Why?, for those said that they are disappointed because of the sex scene, have u not tried sex or u will never try it? Oh common. Its a part of their job or its a part of the story or u guys dreaming to have sex with him. Hahaha. U know what guys, he dont care if hes no longer ur fave actor. Gosh.

dtc May 23 2016 7:37 am if you cant hand beautifully written movies then go watch your cheesy, cliché kdramas. dont need your 12 yr old asses watching this

Lee SeoHwa May 23 2016 6:09 am Joo Jin Mo had a same exactly character from Empress Ki??? Hard to believe..

Natalia Rosas Apr 08 2016 2:13 am I love this movie, true that the sex scenes were a little strong but I think that it went well with the movie. I love the story and everything. I love Ji Hyo ever since I started to watch running man she and Joon Ki were the ones that brought me to this movie. If anything this movie was what made me to become a fan of Insung since I was able to see what a great actor hi was.

I think all the actors in this movie are amazing and just want to tell those childish people out there that is pretty dumb to be so scandalized because of sex scenes. Come on we all need sex is part of our nature so why become so scandalized about the topic. Moreover, if you see a movie with an R rating please don't watch and then be scandalized and criticize the actors.

dory Mar 25 2016 6:26 pm If you have a brain, you're open minded and a little bit mature: you'll understand the nuances of this story and will not be scandalized by the sex scenes.

I can't believe it's 2016 and people are still shaming actors and actresses for doing their craft. I understand if you're from an incredibly sheltered culture....so why are you watching a RATED FILM if you know sexual scenes are going to put you off?

And FYI: just because korean dramas are generally devoid of anything overtly explicit does not mean their film industry is the same. ugh I swear some of you have no sense. I shall pray for your brain okay. peace.

Good Acting Mar 25 2016 10:56 am When I first watch this movie, I really enjoyed the mood and feeling between the leads when they first arranged for consummate... Totally felt their inner thoughts of awkward and novice skills of acting when I saw (alone) ...

Director got everyone's attraction from that moment. I kept my eyes closely unto the climax...

Very good acting especially song ji hyo expressions completes the acting fulfill the scenes with feelings, excitation and entertainment...

I felt so in sung as very supportive to the female lead in every romantic/A scenes...

Overall clearly attractive and entertaining way, the scenes and story been displayed in the screen...

Leila Mar 15 2016 9:43 am I saw this movie a long time ago, it's a great movie with a good story! I find hilarious some comments here saying the actors disappointed them due to the sex scenes...This is not a movie for children, if you are expecting this movie to be like a lovey dovey kissing only in the last episodes kind of drama, you better not watch it! Because on this movie they act like the grown adults they are and not like 30 y.o people who act like teens who are afraid to hold hands and kiss eachother...Those scenes were what made me watch the movie (and honestly made me want to be that actress

SRH Jan 31 2016 12:37 pm When i saw the sex scene of this movie i was shocked! I could not believe that my favorite actor did this. He dissapointed me, i am not used to sex scenes in Kmovies and i dont want to get used to it. So i just removed him of my favorite actors list. Bye felicia.

Noneed Jan 27 2016 8:24 am I started to like jo in sung after watching that winter the wind blows and so excited when know that jo in sung and song ji hyo paired in a movie since I watched runningman episode 251 (where jo insung and song joong ki made surprise). And needless to say that this movie is interesting but they should cut the sex scene like are you serious sex scene is horrible like hell. And i regret watching this movie. Jo in sung officially out from my fav k actor. Still sad.

Luhyung Dec 29 2015 8:47 am I wanted to watch this after seeing that Song Joong Ki and Song Ji Hyo were acting in it. I could barely endure the gay sex scene (I opened another tab and just left the sounds on) but I couldn't watch past Song Ji Hyo and Jo In Sung's sex scene. (Sorry to all fans but) This is the worst K Drama I have ever seen and I just want other people watching to at least be prepared for what they will see.

mynch Nov 27 2015 12:06 am i seldom watched korean movies per se my passion is more on korean dramas. to the oldest korean dramas, to the not so old and the newest i followed them by heart. i also have my favorite actors and actresses to die for.

before i watch a movie or drama i read first the comments so while reading the opinions of the different viewers I got interested to say that I'm a big fan of Jo In Sung from that winter the wind blows and its okay its love to name a few.

what really make me watched is a comment of a fan saying that she hates the sexy scenes of InSung even though shes a big fan. It makes me laugh a lot and curious at the same time.

I love the movie and the story, ohh I never thought that Jo In Sung is soo hot. i was flustered who would expect In Sung to have that intimate, hot and sexy scenes? Aisst...I'm jealous.

really I say there's a big difference watching a kdrama from a korean movie.

looking forward from watching more good and relevant movies.....

Ann Nov 17 2015 4:21 pm Song Ji Hyo is sooo beautiful and sexy, the story is very captivating and sad, the intimate scene are sooo hot, I recommand this to everyone

Rita Oct 29 2015 6:04 am Omoo..ive fallen in love with Jo In Sung.. this guy is too gorgeous n damn sexy... whatever he plays ..movies or drama always daebak.. the sex scene made me so jelous... wish one day could see u in fanmeet..

BlackNeko Oct 17 2015 9:41 am Love this movie and the story even though the ending was heartbreaking...Advice for the people who is going to watch this movie,"watch it and know/see the story"..

Rina Masfina Oct 09 2015 5:57 am A really good movie. The ending scene was daebak! So tragic as hell. I was crying until i cant breath..

Laura Aug 05 2015 7:55 am I'd heard about this movie many times ever since it was released and I didn't want to watch it although I found the plot interesting, because I like none of the main actors. But since I'm watching gay/lesbian movies these days, I finally gave this a try and it was really good despite my disinterest for the actors.

The sex scenes were good and I don't generally say this about sex scenes in Korean movies: first time I haven't been annoyed by them. I don't mind watching sex scenes but when they make them too graphic or when the acting is bad/awkward, it ruins the movie imo: it just turns into cheap voyeurism and I'm like "why even bother?". That's my problem with Korean movies by the way and I'm surprised some people are shocked by the scenes in this: have you just arrived here directly from K-drama land??? Even Korean straight rom-com movies contain sex scenes like this!

I don't understand people who are bothered by same-sex relationships IN MOVIES: I'm straight but romance is romance, it's entertaining and it's just a movie. If your problem is that you just can't stand the idea of homosexuality, that's another story: a pro-hetero agenda doesn't really have its place here, go cry in your church or to your government idk.

ouch Jul 17 2015 2:18 pm

spoilers alert, maybe*

i was curious about this movie because of comments i saw regarding jo jin moo in eun dong page so i first checked this one out in youtube. im not really bothered by homosexuality or nudity (as long as its not pornographic). and from what i read in the comments, its just your usual hollywoodish kind of sex scenes, but what im bothered by is this one scene that i saw where zo in sung was being tortured/killed(?) by cutting off of his genitals?? *cannot be unseen* i dont know why people are talking about the nudity more than THAT scene. ouch. nasty way to die,man, nasty. LOL

hyeri Jun 22 2015 9:27 am now I realized this movie has so many famous actor oh my god... i forgot when i watched this movie, 2013 maybe? Hm idk all the actor except JiHyo bcs i watched this movie bcs of Jihyo lol (i was running man lover before (and stil now), and now i kdrama lover omg)

Layla Jun 17 2015 8:04 pm Let me start off by saying that this movie was fantastic. To those who are only focusing on the explicit scenes...I'm sorry, but were you not watching the movie? Those scenes were tastefully done and served to enhance the characters' emotions. If you're old enough to be watching a rated movie one would think you'd have the maturity to handle it.

The comment made by *justmeandonlyme* below illustrates how I feel about the romance in this film. Some people view the relationship between Hong-Lim and the King as romantic, which I can understand however the fact that the King had his sight on him from such a young age bothers me. I always tend to dissect and overanalyze anything I watch and this movie had me questioning the characters' actions.

(spoilers ahead)

I know the love scene between the King and Hong-Lim was a huge deal in Korea when it was released. While I applaud the writer and director for it, since Korea still has a long way to go when it comes to relationship equality, I can't help but view the relationship as a bit...problematic. And it's not because it involves two men.

We have Hong-Lim raised within the palace from a young age and trained to serve the King. It was never stated if the children and their families willingly sent the boys to serve in the guard or if the teenage King recruited them against their will. Alas this is their King and so the boys have deep respect and admiration for him. Seeing that they're essentially away from all that is familiar to them, it's expected that they would attach themselves to the one showing affection to them right? In comes the young King, overseeing their tutoring like a father and tucking them into bed at night. It's a tactic used to ensure loyalty and willingness to give up their life for the King. Training them from young and grooming them for his Guard to ensure his safety.

We see the young King take special interest in Hong-Lim and whilst it's innocent, his gaze speaks of something more when he looks at Hong-Lim. This is the part that had me cringing a bit. I was like, "This poor kid is so naïve...he has no idea what the hell is in store for him."

It's never stated if the King has always been into males but seeing that he had no interest in greeting his young Queen when she comes in favour of spending time with Hong-Lim - well, we can all take a hint.

What I'm trying to get at is - was Hong-Lim groomed to serve the King as a romantic partner? It's not like he could have refused and, if you've watched the movie, we all know how the King reacts to having his plans go awry.

I do believe Hong-Lim loved the King but would he still love the King if he was raised outside the palace and the King's influence?

As for the King - his love for Hong-Lim was dangerous and a little obsessive. In the beginning he asks Hong-Lim if he would also run away, like Han Baek did, which was a foreshadowing of what was about to go down. The King is affectionate and not afraid to shower him with gifts. Who he had in his bed wasn't a secret, everyone knew but it was one of those things that went unsaid until the matter of the heir couldn't be avoided.

I like that we're shown how uncomfortable Hong-Lim was with the Queen's presence in the beginning. He is very much aware of the fact that she resents him, which she voices and explains later on. Her husband preferred his company and she was left to fend for herself in a new country without him to lean on. I also like that she thanks him anyways for saving her maid and Han Baek from punishment and the little looks he shoots her way when she isn't watching. I think he's always been a little fascinated with the Queen, despite his love for the King.

Joo Jin Mo does a damn good job as the King. I have to commend him on that. It's the King who has the most explosive reaction to the relationship between Hong-Lim and the Queen. I admit I felt bad for him but like the Queen said, "Everything happened as you wanted it!"

The King pushed for Hong-Lim and the Queen to bed each other (which I found hysterical because, correct me if I'm wrong, the guards aren't allowed to consort with females - a very good loophole for the King to consort with Hong-Lim - and Hong-Lim has probably one ever been with the King sexually in his life).

So the King encourages his wife and his lover to have sex (lmao so awkward) and gets incredibly unsettled when they DO have sex. He gets jealous and starts suspecting that there is more going on between them. Of course with sex everything gets messy. The King becomes paranoid and possessive, Hong-Lim starts questioning his feelings for the Queen and the Queen finally feels passion. I think the passion between Hong-Lim and the Queen actually surprises them - they honestly did not expect that to happen and the King is disturbed by it.

The scene where Hong-Lim can't sleep, remembering what happened between him and the Queen, while he was out on a mission is the turning point. He can't get the Queen out of his head but he loves the King. Talk about being conflicted. Doesn't help that he buys a sachet for the Queen and leaves his mission to go and deliver it to her, all the while the King is bothered that Hong-Lim hasn't returned and goes in disguise to meet him. The King waits for Hong-Lim to return, without knowing the reason why he's taking so long and Hong-Lim feels increasingly guilt-ridden when he sees the King waiting for him.

My favourite scene is the one where Hong-Lim hugs the King in bed crying. I think he knows then that if the King were to ever find out that he loves the Queen, the King would be heartbroken and Hong-Lim honestly doesn't want that.

Hong-Lim is torn between the King and the Queen (honestly I wish this was a novel, I would have loved to read Hong-Lim's POV and his feelings about the matter!) and this story of love and passion between the three is tragic.

When Hong-Lim tells the Queen that her flower cake is exquisite, with tears in his eyes because he realized that she genuinely cares for him as much as he for her, that proved his sincerity for the Queen to me.

Of course the King doesn't like what's going on between them and seeks to destroy whatever connection they have together. He gets bitter, knowing that he doesn't have all of Hong-Lim's heart, and brings them together to watch them react to his whims.

He says he'll stop forcing them to sleep together and they both agree though they meet up secretly since they can't resist each other. After he slaughters all the traitors in his court he tells them he'll have his Sub-Chief sleep with the Queen instead since the first three times didn't work out with Hong-Lim (the King does this in revenge for Hong-Lim betraying his orders and letting the Queen's brother go, something he clearly takes to heart and is furious about). The Queen asks him why should he humiliate her so as if she's the sort of woman to be passed around like a toy.

Hong-Lim asks him why he's doing it and the King hints it is because he betrayed his orders resulting in Hong-Lim sobering up and realizing that the King is dangerous if crossed. Hong-Lim hardens his heart towards the Queen and asks the King to kill him, which the King obviously doesn't do. He tries to repent and recapture what they once had but even the King notices that his music has gotten quite dull (referring to their relationship). Despite all, the King still loves him and is willing to give him another chance - saying that it was just lustful curiosity with the Queen.

Of course before Hong-Lim leaves to go serve at the border, he's given the shocking news that the Queen is carrying his child and meets her in the library. He apologizes to the Queen for ignoring her (when the King announced that the Sub-Chief would sleep with her instead, she had begged Hong-Lim to run away with her and he had refused which resulted in the Queen trying to kill herself) and AGAIN LIKE BLOODY FOOLS they have one more tryst. The sex scenes between them are supposed to illustrate how passionate and desperate they are for each other - devouring one another. They've fallen hard for each other and like fools keep gravitating towards each other. While they're getting it on in the library, the King wakes up to find Hong-Lim gone from his bed and he is PISSED OFF.

When the King catches them and Hong-Lim confesses to loving the Queen all hell breaks loose for everyone involved. The one person the King loves above all else, willing to give up his country to, loves another. Joo Min Mo is amazing to watch in this role, his eyes conveying how hurt and angry he is.

Sorry for rambling. I have so much more to say but I think I wrote too much. Just...give this movie a chance. You feel for the King, Hong-Lim and the Queen. They're caught up in this messy love affair that turns on them in the end. As for the ending? I think Hong-Lim loved them both but the King hurt him in the worse way possible just like Hong-Lim loving the Queen hurt the King. This just shows you that the one you love has the power to hurt you.

lauren Jun 12 2015 8:52 am so I'm confused with the ending did Hong-Lim love the king or not

Stephanie Jun 05 2015 9:39 am lol.. probably people who over reacting about the sex scene ,,maybe because they not use to this kind of drama due to korean tv series

Lilith Apr 22 2015 2:27 pm Loved the movie! The actors were brilliant! The mature scenes must have been hard to film, but they did amazing! Heartbreaking and sad but at the same time brilliant movie!

lola Apr 03 2015 8:06 pm For those who complain about the sex scenes, come on, I know you like sex in the real life, so what's the big deal with that kind of scenes? This movie is great, beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time. Please watch and consider the whole part of it, not just the sex scenes.

dkorr Mar 30 2015 5:37 am OMG. I was really shocked knowing that Koreans were conservative. The sex scene was too vulgar. Is it really necessary? I mean the movie is more on sex scene, its kinda porn and I don't know what was the point of the story. anyways Song Ji Hyo, Jo in sung and Joo Jin Mo was really good in this movie. Their acting would really captivate you especially Jo in Sung. Hes so handsome.. His expression was so cool..

justmeandonlyme Feb 11 2015 9:06 pm I am mixed about this one. Sex scenes were fine. (Get over yourselves country who visit prostitutes but claims to be conservative) The king took advantage of the admiration of a young boy who was probably hetero, and groomed him from a young age to serve him sexually. The queen showed him love. I like that part. Two people caught in the kings selfishness find love and happiness together. I wish the queen and her love could have been together in the end and the king could haveverything moved on to an adult.

TBaby Jan 23 2015 11:03 pm i so dumb it took me reading the plot three times for me to get they were gay and when i realized it i was like like YAY!!!!!!!!!

YCL Jan 13 2015 5:47 am It's a good movie! To those narrow minded people who judged due to the nudity and the sex scene . Please grow up and get a life!!!!

Aiat Dec 26 2014 2:32 pm i don't understand what is the big deal about song ji hyo half naked!! we all have seen angelina jolie naked and she is still a great actress and person!! why are u all shocked and disappointed? because she is korean or what?

minjung Dec 10 2014 11:04 am That's really Song Ji Hyo?! OMG! Very bad movie to me.. :(, i'm very dissapointed with Jihyo eonni.

Ozmo Dec 08 2014 7:39 am To Yukku Nov 09 2014 If seeing nipples is too explicit for you, then please do not watch this. It is an adult movie, not for children, where naked simulated sex scenes are shown.

Yukku Nov 09 2014 11:30 am I don't know what to say..I really wanna watch this movie because JiHyo's acting looks good from the teasers but I don't wanna watch it if it's too explicit like showing her nipples and that kind of thing..I really want someone who watched to tell me how explicit it is before watching it, stopping halfway through and be all curious about how it ends..

Mimi Oct 21 2014 10:43 am SLIGHT SPOILER ALERT I watched this movie because I have recently discovered what a great actor Zo In-Sung is (by watching It's Okay, That's Love, of course), and I wanted to see more of his work. He did a great job, as usual, however..... now I have a new problem, I need, absolutely need to see more of Joo Jin-Mo :)))) No wonder he got an award for this role, he is absolutely captivating, mesmerizing.....he just outshines everyone and everything around him! Images of him clenching those jaws still haunt me.... Regarding the sex scenes..........I think the best one was between the two male leads - sorry if I'm grossing anybody out, and sorry to the homophobic chaps out there.....I actually replayed it.....twice.... :DDDD Honestly, it was truly memorable, it had a real consuming passion, it conveyed perfectly the love between them, their genuine affection for one another and made me feel sorry at the end, when Hong-Lim answered "No" to the King's question......I also didn't believe him, I think it was just the spite speaking. That scene was indeed necessary to show the depth of their relationship, which was more complex than the one between Hong-Lim and the Queen, which consisted exclusively of sexual intercourse and the very accidental exchange of 2 sentences... And they DID love each other.... I think that look in Hong-Lim 's eyes, when he dies choosing to face the King, is just the love resurfacing, after he realizes he hadn't killed her after all.... all his hate and disappointment are gone, and he looks for the last time at his man with the eyes of the little boy that had loved him all his life. Splendid!!! And let's just please admit that homosexuality has been around since the dawn of time, and it was a widespread and accepted practice especially in the Antiquity. i don't understand why we must be scandalized about it in the 21st century.

Livia Oct 08 2014 11:18 am "By the way, why isn't anyone complaining about the two men having a sex scene?" I'd like to complain about it if I may. :-) Being a bit conservative, I would loved to miss that one - I mean it was unnecessary to show it in such 'depness' but pretty disturbing (to me at least) - and this is the end of 'bad' things about this movie.

This movie is just so seducing, addictive, such a great one and I can't stop watching it again and again (and not because of sex scenes) but acting of Joo Jin Mo and Song Ji Hyo, both of them were just great and I imagine that roles were rather demanding to act especially that they are not in Holywood where some sex scenes won't make harm to anyone's reputation. As a woman I could feel with the queen and the pressure on her which led her to obey, humiliation, fell in love and have love first time in her life and so on. And I can't imagine how Joo Jin Mo was able to be such a MAN while playing a homosexual role, astonishing! If I could pick up a love from that movie it could have been him (homosexual or not), LOL. I felt sorry for all of the 3 characters, but especially for the king, I felt so much with him that my hand accidently raised to stop him to peek on that door and see his lover and his queen in the bed enjoying their "duty". It was like I felt every emotion of him, if I could be that king, I surely had exactly the same emotions and reactions. (And I have a filing that his acting was so good because his real personality probably not far from that king's.) I became a huge Joo Jin Mo fan nowadays and can't wait for his next project hoping that he will be fortunate enough to pick up a really good one.

To Tara: If you liked his moving when fighting (I loved it, too, beautiful) you should watch Bichunmu with him (possibly the chinese version, it is much better than the shortened korean one) and it is just another heartbreaking piece of Joo Jin Mo's work.

Rawr Aug 17 2014 7:37 am The movie is great! The plot was very captivating and overall fabulous. The sex scenes aren't considered "Porn" since there was no showing of their genitals, therefore it is alright. I found it sad for the king, he lost his lover and his queen. Oh and stop saying you won't see Ji Hyo the same way, she is an actress, she acted in many other dramas and either way she still looks fine with me.

REALLY nice movie :D

Tara Aug 10 2014 4:57 pm I find it amazing and a bit of a double standard that the actress Ji-Hyo, is the topic of so much conversation about the sex scenes. It was a movie! She isn't sleeping around in real life people! Besides, if actors and actresses don't take on roles that challenge them, they don't develop and get better. They don't grow. By the way, why isn't anyone complaining about the two men having a sex scene? I guess its okay for men but not for women to be daring and bold? smh

I loved this movie. I felt so much for the King. He was heartbroken and I felt for Hong Lim once he found out that he was wrong about what happened to the Queen. It was a beautiful movie. The final fight scene was beautiful. The view from above of the King... it was beautiful to see his flowing robe while fighting. It was like the most beautiful dance.

Bian Jul 21 2014 8:36 am Well, it was good I would say. A bit confusing but it is still okay. Song Ji-Hyo did for sure all her best in acting and it was shown. The story line was good just same as actors. I did good job to choose this to watch. At first I had predjuction but it is all far far far away from me.

tiger Jul 04 2014 3:51 am omg i was so shocked. song ji hyo is really naked. O__O

Reira Jul 01 2014 7:16 pm Contraire to what most people here are saying I didn't think the sex scenes were explicit at all, most probably people here are commenting like that because they are simply too young to be watching it. Sure there was a lot of them and a lot of nudity, however I think it was necessary as part of the story to highlight their intense lust and emphasise how forbidden their romance was. I don't think any less of Song Ji Hyo for playing the role, in fact I think she was pretty damn good in it, the first time she spoke I could hardly recognise her at all from her usual self in Running Man; her taking on this role only pegs her more as a mature and well rounded actress. Not every Korean film has to be flowery and happy and so shoujo,its more realistic like this, and clearly not aimed at the young fangirl population, so either grow up or don't watch, simple as. For those looking for something somewhat similar, this reminds me a lot of Sakuran (a Japanese film), its worth giving a shot, if you like the traditional forbidden genre.

RM ace Jun 29 2014 9:45 am I really need 2 version of Frozen flower at least 3 of them not die and jist let the queen froze

Ayee Jun 22 2014 10:56 am The sex scenes "were a bit much"?! They were disgusting … there was NO NEED to have such EXPLICIT sex scenes. So what if "sex… was the root of the problem"? There was absolutely no need for the "69" scene. Was the director making a Porn movie? For cripes sake … let the viewers use their imagination. Furthermore, implicit/implied sex scenes are more romantic. I recently started watching "Running Man" (now in Ep 15) … from now on, I will be viewing Song Ji-hyo with different eyes … and, a sense of shock of why, why, why she felt the need to take on the role in this movie!

Luci Jun 11 2014 12:23 am Although I know many believe the sex scenes were a bit much, I think they were a bit necessary to the film. It was the sex that was the root of the problem, and even though I am more conservative myself, I do not believe that it was disgusting or something that should have been taken out, you just have to be mature enough to handle it when you watch this, or choose to skip those scenes all together for your own sake. For those who "pity" the actress playing the queen... She is much more famous now than she was when she played in this movie, I have seen her in dramas post Frozen Flower, and she has done great in them. It was a beautiful movie, I honestly though I wasn't going to like it at first, but I loved it. I would recommend it to anyone (unless you're under 18).

Youngster May 28 2014 11:05 am This is a great Movie! I love the story line, But the bed scene? too bad I'm not old enough too watch that kind of thing. Still, I LOVE this kind of story. Forbidden love, homosexual and also tragic ending!

Alexis May 21 2014 9:03 am In performing such daring sex scenes and baring her all, any bf of hers will find it hard to take when whispers suggest she's already been knocked around by many. As one comment said that she felt bad for Song, ..really, she could have refused to act those '69' positions but she agreed...which means she had to be a willing party to agree. She knew what she was in for and what she had to do in the script...perform those parts.

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MT Apr 02 2014 12:37 am Love Joo jin Mo. He is so HOT even as a gay king. He is so deserving to be the best actor in this film. He is also an awesome singer. I really love the song he sang in this movie too. Hope he continue to make more great movies.

mimiya Mar 23 2014 12:17 pm to @pineapplesquare: Very well said!...Joo Jin-Mo is Superb! Movie is Brave in a conservative Korea! ... Sex scenes were necessary! They made me understand the love of the king and why he could not sleep w/ the queen, and then the love b/w queen and Hong-Lim... Totally agree about broadening the mind- it was my first time seeing anything like that... I would like to add that Song Ji-Hyo also is very Brave!!! I have become a big fan of hers (did you see her in Emergency Couple? Hillarious!)

Jocelyn Mar 18 2014 12:41 am Is it possible to buy the soundtrack to this film? The music is so beautiful. I have looked hard but can't seem to find any film soundtrack CD

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dailunid Jan 26 2014 10:28 am I think the sex scenes between the queen(jihyo) and hong lim(In Sung) was necessary since it was the root of the problem it made the relation ship of the queen, king and hong lim complicated. But I think there were too much positions and too much ji hyo frontal exposure. I feel bad for her as being in a very conservative country she is very brave to have that much exposure. But at the same time I envy her because ji hyo had so much intimate scenes with In sung. hahaha.

renaisance Jan 16 2014 8:42 am not for child & teenagers... just for over 18 age old only ....hihihi

Thabani Jan 11 2014 6:16 am At first I though this movie was going to bore me because of the language barea since I'm from South Africa and then I got into it, Oh boy oh boy I tell you I understood everything that was happening just by reading their body languge and the emotions on their faces.These guys really know how to act I loved this movie so much I'm going to recomend it to my friends.

Runners Jan 05 2014 9:18 am I dont know why I dont like the king how to treat his queen or maybe because Im jihyo fans?

pineapplesquare Dec 25 2013 2:39 pm Joo Jin Mo was superb in this. His presence as the King was powerful and emotional. He carried the complexity and sorrowfulness of the character perfectly. Sex scenes portray a natural part of life, an insight on the intimacy between lovers, and I believe it was necessary in this movie to show love via actions instead of words. Love and sex between a man and a woman is just as beautiful as love and sex between a man and a man. I like that this movie challenged the conservative viewership in the Korean public. It has taken a brave step ahead, focusing issues that are real and raw. I think the audience could do with something that expose and broadens their narrow minds.

And for the people who have a problem with the heterosexual sex scenes... How did you think you were conceived? You sure as hell didn't pop out of nowhere.

SJHFan Dec 24 2013 10:21 am I wish the ending was SJH and JIS together.....:( btw great movie just the gay scene is really discusting*vomit*

Frozen Flower Dec 09 2013 12:00 pm Good movie, and the song is suitable too. I really love Joo Jin Mo here, His acting is really great. No wonder he got best actor award for this movie.

Actually In Sung and Song Ji Hyo is good too here, but in my opinion after watch the movie, Joo Jin Mo is far better than them. I can feel how angry,sad,dissapointed, but have-to-endure-it at the same time with just one stare face he show in the movie.

Before watch this movie, from the conference and news, three of them is the leading cast for this movie, and I watch there are so many fans and news for In Sung and the leading woman cast is of course Song Ji Hyo, it's automatically make Joo Jin Mo as the third leading cast, and from the storyline, it should be In Sung as leading cast too. But I don't know why after watching the movie, it is suitable if Joo Jin Mo or the King Character is the leading here : about The King decision, unexpected result, the execution by King, and at the end the tragic ending for King.

Dalisa Nov 03 2013 12:06 pm I just cant believe tht i cry at the last part,because at first i thought this movie was unacceptable due to the gay stuff and yea u know what i mean..but at the ending part,when HongLim saw Jihyo alive,he turned back to the king and kinda felt guilty because of the misunderstanding,realize how much the king's love him and they live together after life.When,i saw the part they riding the horse i'm not see from the side tht the king love HL as a lover but love as a friend.

Quan Oct 12 2013 2:29 pm I'm glad I watched this film. I looked at the struggles of the three main characters. I find it awesome, how they handled it. The three actors did very well, always a tug of war between suppressing or expressing emotions. The king is frightening, the queen is courageous, Hong Lim is true to himself, wonderful set design and costume, and music. I think the 'flower' also refers to the CAPABILITY of the queen and of Hong Lim TO LOVE AS PERSONS, as an individual, that would have remained 'frozen' had there been only the king as the object of that love (Hong Lim as lover and the queen as wife). Had it remained so then Hong Lim would not have known passion of the like that he had with the queen. And the queen would not have gotten pregnant (you know what I mean). Unfortunately for the king an un-freezing/thawing/warming happened between the two persons closest to him and, well, he just had to do something to re-freeze it, so to say. I agree with 'jxchenn' below, that "the interpretation of the ending will depend on the person." For me I choose to see it as a happy ending for both the queen and Hong Lim because somehow, given the context vis-a-vis the capability/power of the king, both Hong Lim and the queen evolved into his/her "own person", they became 'persons' and not just 'bodyguard/subject' and 'queen', and they also came to know how it is to truly/selflessly love another "person".

jxchenn Oct 03 2013 10:00 am I think that the SOME of the sex scenes are necessary. With the first two, you can tell that both the queen and Hong Lim were loyal to king and very hesitant to do what he commanded. The other scenes show that both the queen and HongLim equally craved and enjoyed that intimacy between a man and woman as they both never experienced it before. For me, it was hard to decided who I felt bad for since they all three were pitiful. The king, betrayed. The queen, emotionally neglected. HongLim, confused on what love means.

Depending on the person, it'll be a hit or miss. You really have to watch it with an open mind. Everyone has their own definition of what love is, so the interpretation of the ending will depend on the person.

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Monday couple forever Sep 23 2013 4:54 am Can't imagined kang Gary oppa's expression after watching this. Did song ji hyo really go naked for the scene?

Monday couple 4ever! Sep 23 2013 4:48 am Did song ji hyo(the queen) really go naked for the scene? Oh my , can't imagine kang Gary oppa's expression when he watched this

Lennox Aug 27 2013 12:15 pm what was the instrument they were playing called? was it a gayageum?

natty Aug 20 2013 6:31 am I found this movie interesting. All the characters are pitiful especially HL and the queen. I couldn't understand why some ppl just bashing the queen of seducing HL at the library until they were caught and HL was castrated. As woman I put myself as the queen. To her HL is her husband. HL is the man he lost her virginity to and the only man she slept with. HL gives her the pleasure of being a woman and HL is the father of her baby. Of coz she is sad that HL is leaving her and wants her to continue be with the king. She has been with that man for more than 10 years and she was neglected emotionally ever since. She was also scared and knew for sure if the king found out she was pregnant both HL and her might get killed because they conceived behind his back and not to his dismay. Thats why she cried for HL and kiss him. That is the love of her life. The man that has safe her emotionally. HL in other hand respond n does kiss the queen affectionately and they end up doing the thing. Its mutual between them. Whether they did it or not they will eventually get caught. As the king search for them right away after HL left his bed. And the reason HL got castrated because he said that he love the queen and he said it straight to the king's face. I think the king was not that made about the sex as he maybe want to believe it is out of lust. But he feel betrayed when HL told that he love the queen without hesitation. N to him buy castrating HL he will not be sexually affectionate with woman. Just as him that can nvr turn on with a woman. At this time I think the king is shallow and I stop pity him. As for HL he is the victim of all. He is torn between the person he love and the person he respect n grateful for. He was forced to be with the queen n when he fell in love his putting his life on jeopardy. I think when he got caught he know he might died but he is manly enough to tell he love the queen coz he was tired to be the king sex puppet anymore as he already has a changed of heart. Even if he died he want to die as a true man. A man that fight for the woman he loves. Its such a pity that all 3 of them can't have the relationship they want. Their relationship is just like a taboo.

anon Aug 14 2013 3:18 pm Song Ji Hyo looks so old and tired in this film, as she does too in Sex is Zero 2. Felt the sex scenes were very gratuitous and unnecessary, and her acting left something to be desired. The two male leads' acting were better though. Extremely overrated movie.

mong ji Aug 11 2013 8:38 pm I don't know why king it's so crazy,give queen body to hong lim :(

cheergale Jul 28 2013 8:58 pm I love this movie. It's well plotted. I think it's more fictions than facts of history. I have deep knowledge of Chinese history and background. I think if without it, I might have difficulty to see the depth of this movie. The sex scenes are required in this movie. Because the society was extremely conservitive. The eyes, gestures and minor body languages could be interpreted into flirting. However, the bedroom became the place where the couple were able to show their passions. The scenes of the guard went to meet the queen when she went back her hometown were a little excessive. It's more like sex therapy. Other than that, I don't think this movie should be considered a XXX movie. I don't know how good the English subtitles are. Otherwise, I might introduce it to my non-Asian friends.

Straightone Jul 23 2013 5:47 am for my opinion, HL was under "supervision" for sexual orientation by the King. HL didn't have a choice to know himself as also he knew he had to serve the King fully and totally unreserved. Until the King pushed HL to do it with the Queen, he just started to realize that HL is a real man. His devotion to the King is different with the feeling HL had for the Queen. I can see that HL loved the Queen as a normal man, but to the King, HL dedication was more as a gratitude as a subordinate to the ruler. HL tried to be submissive totally to the KIng again in order to protect the Queen (like a man naturally will protect a women he loves). That's why when they had the final fought, HL shouted " You pushed me to Love". It is a sad story, .. beautiful but heartbreaking. I think why HL looked at the King before he died, as he knew that he will be a loyal subordinate even in the nether world ... what a tragic triangle love.

Ashley Apr 14 2013 10:24 pm

PS: THERE WILL BE SPOILERS I just finished watching this movie and it made me want to cry. How could both of them die! I wanted Hong Lim to live! Such a sad ending I was so mad at the King but also at Hong Lim, I know the king really loved him and was just jealous and he also gave him many chances to stop. I hate the queen and that time when he was about to leave but she called him to the library and had sex with him. WHY!! He was about to leave and she seduced him and got him castrated. I wish the king had told Hong Lim that he didn't kill the queen so that neither one had to die. Huh soo many wishes but none can come true. AWESOME MOVIE made me cry at the end, don't understand why rating is at 88. Come on people! Is it because of the sex scenes? Get over it or just skip it. The movie was amazing and one of the best I have seen, a MUST see :)

sleeping Apr 08 2013 8:44 am oh crap finally realized that the title related to the flower rice cake that the queen give to hong lim. 'A frozen Flower' i guess, so,it was the flower rice cake after all, the one that the queen gave to HL as her symbol of love. geez, people in those era are quite metaphoric in expressing their love. hahaa

ANGEL Apr 02 2013 9:20 pm why did zo in-sung accept this kind of role... i mean.. the sex scenes are too vulgar... he should have covered his body... hehehe...

Anne Apr 02 2013 3:05 pm @ Dianne, I do really agree with you. He is a great actor, expressions, bodylanguage and the way he speaks. This movie is sprinkled with great actors and actresses. A beautiful movie telling a difficult story. I wish he could get an award for his skills.

Dianne Mar 30 2013 6:15 pm I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!! I REALLY LOVE THIS MOVIE!!! After watching 2 episodes of "That Winter, the Wind Blows" with Jo In Sung, I had to watch "A Frozen Flower" for the third time. Jo (or Zo) In Sung is such a fantastic actor... I can't believe he didn't win Best Actor for this movie instead of the King. If he doesn't get best actor for TWTWBs, somebody just isn't seeing what an amazing talent he truly is! With both of these movies, bring plenty of Kleenex!!

ohwell Mar 30 2013 6:30 am Jo In sung brought me here.but why you have to act in this kind of movie?and what is the need to show all the bed scenes between in sung and both king and queen?why???im so frustrated..i watched this movie till the end bcoz i want to know who did he really loved.i guess he loves the queen but when he knows that the king really love him by not killing the queen so he decided to choose to stay by the king side in another life???oh..oh..but still why you agreed to act in this movie..i just cant take it.sigh..

jae-in Mar 13 2013 11:48 pm this is a great movie just cut those bed scenes. . . The last part, when hong lim saw that queen is alive., he twisted his head to look unto the king and shed a tear because he was grateful that the king had not kill his love the queen. . . those bed scene look real. . . my thoughts is wandering . .

myeon Feb 22 2013 5:00 am Well, nice story, it's really deep and somehow touch my heart. I love it :) but the one thing that i hate the most is.. the sex scenes. omg, it's too much ! I really can't bear it and always skip those scenes. it's too vulgar in my opinion.. and.. idk it's just like.. annoy me. although love somehow included sex, but love isn't always about sex, isn't it? why they need to make many sex scenes like that??

ugh, i don't know.. well, I love this movie's story afterall.. (but please skip all of those sex scenes)

Carole Dec 28 2012 10:16 am I loved this movie. The story was fascinating and the acting was superb. The beautiful costumes and sets were a feast for the eyes. Dont miss it!

fateme Oct 24 2012 1:51 pm it it was full of sex scenes but it was a great movie ...no matter of sex scenes story was rEAlly nice !! i like it . some times scenes like this can make movie more understandable !

andrea Sep 16 2012 6:35 pm controversial, authentic,weirdo but brilliant masterpiece.. lovers are truly blind

CyberChick Aug 09 2012 10:44 pm This was a great movie. I felt sorry for the Queen because the King didn't care for her, didn't even try himself to make an offspring, passed her around like she was a door knob where every body gets a turn. I thought he was very cruel to her. Hong Lim was very loyal to the King but sexually confused because the King smothered him for himself, from a child. Maybe the King could've loved his Queen if Only HE tried.

Gasenadi Apr 29 2012 2:12 pm What a little series of artificial insemination could have prevented! Yeah, I noticed what Ki mentions about the acting, but the story kept me in suspense. At times I was flabbergasted with the King, who seemed to have forgotten that he succumbed to pressure and came up with the cockamamie idea in the first place. Nobody expected the complications that arose from his "arrangement". The suspense and Hong's dilemma kept me riveted.

dhita.annissa Jan 08 2012 5:58 am Seriously, Running Man brought me here,, And I didn't know that actually Song Joong Ki played as No-Tak here. So there're two running man members here, Wow :D Okay, that was out of topic, back to review:

It was a good movie I think. Despite there's bed scene, but the romance was deep and there's conflict in the film (Hong-rim secretly fell for the Queen,though he also 'love' the King).

Okay, don't consider the rating or comments here.

But just watch it, and You'll have your own thought about this movie

dinia Dec 18 2011 4:47 am You know, I just love all of those characters. I couldn't bear myself to hate King, Hong Lim, or the Queen. It's not The King's faults to be gay. It's not Hong Lim faults to be confused between his lovers. And the Queen just needed to be loved. Man, I just love all of them. And although too much erotic scenes, that didn't really matter. Those just the flowers, you see? :D

Observer Dec 11 2011 3:20 am In my opinion, Hong Lim love the King but more like a student looking up at his teacher. You see, he wasn't given any opportunity to say no to the King since he was little right? It could be that all along he is actually heterosexual. Just didn't have time or opportunity to discovered that himself. And the King is obviously a bottom who couldn't even make love to a woman. And since Hong Lim used to top, it was possible for him to make love to the Queen, and along the way his heart desire a woman more than he desire a man. The way he was touched by the food made by the Queen and the handkerchief she embroided. This is just my opinion though.

Amouneh Dec 04 2011 3:34 am oh and i dont think honglim loved the queen..cmon man lets be realistic ..1st interaction with a female?..nah buddy not LOVE ! but lust.. ;D yaaay naa jks umm and i think hong lim also killed the king because of his anger bkuz he got castrated.. daymm id feel da same if sumwun cut myy ****.. too bad imma femaayleee hahahahahahahaaa.. ^-^ the end made me sad.. nwz dats all.. thumbs upp ! XP

Amouneh Dec 04 2011 3:31 am thumbs uppp

Amouneh Dec 04 2011 3:30 am Okaay..nice movie..too many sex scenes.. well i dunno i guess its a good movie i love the storyline,costumes,the cast <3 and after watchin this movie ummm... i wanna be korean or any type of asian possible.. this coming from an arab loll <3 only korean movie ive probly eva watched but i loved it

keviene Nov 20 2011 4:49 am just had watched it~~ if i am to rate this... i would give it an "A"..!!! i am not on the LUST that this movie showed unto me (admitting that, it was full of erotic scenes, which will sometimes carry you to the world of.......kekeke! PLUS the body physique of honglim and the king in their libidinous bed scene which made me drool till the end of the movie~ and I admit...until now~!!!! haha!^^*) BUT honestly i am on its real score which is LOVE!!~ I actually feel an eerie watching honglim having sex with the queen while the king was in a wait to give to honglim his present!!!! (badshot!!)~ If I were Honglim, i would choose my loyalty to the king! though i cannot blame honglim on what he did since he felt this damn libido of him~ i believe that it wasn't love that honglim felt for the queen but a lust since he, honglim hasn't experienced yet sleeping and having sex with a woman.. maybe he was just being dazed by a woman's pussy! shit!!!~ yeah~ I am a woman.. but i prefer the relationship of the king and honglim rather than honglim's lustful relationship with that bitch queen!!!~ ERRRRR!!!! so sad that the two men died in the end but still i am happy that none of them (the king or honglim) happily lived with that woman in the end! at least the both of them - king and honglim lived happily without worries anymore even if it was in the next life! THUMBS UP!!!!! ^_^ P.S. I want more!!! hahaha^^~ more of Honglim's.. u know!!! hahaha^^

Vera Nov 19 2011 12:06 am Very beautiful story. The eyes and body language of Jo In Seong is electrifying. I wish him best in earning more awards, after his military service.

love the king Nov 12 2011 12:42 pm I am a straight woman.. But why i feel so sad for the king??? and I want the king and HL together.... Its weird... Yeah, the king is a stupid lover who does everything to have the one he loves,,... *crying*

song ji seong jo Oct 12 2011 2:10 am this movie is cool, i still watch it eventhough it's 2011... jo in seong <3 Song ji hyo... their love is pure.. hong lim's feelings for the queen is pure.. and that's what i call true love.. hong lim kill the king just for the queen.. how sweet.. that's all...

martin fennell Sep 22 2011 7:33 pm I loved this movie. I can't fault it.

ana Sep 13 2011 11:38 pm BEAUTIFUL MOVIE. PERSONALITIES, LANDSCAPES DRESS .., HAS NOTHING TO EXCESS, in perspective ... CONGRATULATIONS ....

ana Sep 13 2011 11:34 pm HERMOSA PELICULA .PERSONAJES, PAISAJES, VESTIMENTA NO TIENE NADA DE EXCESO , EN SU JUSTA MEDIDA,...FELICITACIONES....

Samantha to Daegu Aug 22 2011 1:50 pm It's your opinion and don't impose your opinion on others. I liked the movie.

nouma Aug 15 2011 11:41 pm Aww how cud honglim killed the king whenhe definitely once love him. And he knows he is the love of the king's life and all the moments they had together. Sure he castrated him but heck even a woman under those circumstances do such things. I doubt the king cud bear to kil him, giving him chances after chances. Alas HL is just blinded by his newfound lust..just lust and nothing else. Soo cruel of HL..

6543 Jul 08 2011 3:23 pm After reading the plot above, I was thinking why didn't the kind just sleep with his queen to produce an heir instead of telling his lover to do that...

LoverKorea Jun 30 2011 6:12 pm This movie was fantastic! One of the best ones I have seen in a long time. It was full of angst, romance, and betrayal. A must see for all those looking for a intense romance movie! It brings tears to my eyes every time! Its not just all about sex either, has true plot and meaning. :D

Yudith Jun 13 2011 3:43 pm Okay this is my are thoughts on the movie.... One of the greatest movie i seen, the costumes, songs, scenery, and of course the story was perfect. To me Chief Hong was not IN love with the king but he did feel a love for him. The love you feel for some you admire, who takes care of you etc.. think brotherly love. If u guys remember chief grew up next to the king, under his protection and since he was a young boy taught that he must give up his life for the king. So, chief hong felt loyalty and a very close bond to the king and he grow up confused, believing that loyalty, that close bond that he felt to be real love. He didnt experience the love of a woman before the queen...so the king's love is all he knew. Thats why I think the chief wasn't gay, he was just confused. After he got close to the queen he slowly felt in love with her it wasn't just lust. There is a big difference between love and lust. If he was truly in love with the king and just felt lust for the queen, he wouldn't have slept with her some many times behind the king's back. He would have stopped searching for her when the king told him so, but when you are in love you only listen to your heart and not your mind, the only thing that matter is to be close to that person and express you love to them. He wouldn't have felt enraged when he thought the king killed the queen, he wouldn't have kill the king for her.

Daegu Jun 10 2011 5:36 am A disgusting movie! I was disappointed by all the sex scenes. Too explicite, too full nudity, homosexual sex. It is a semi-porn movie. I was dissapointed by the Song Ji Hyo which i saw her in Jumong. She is so a bitch! If you don't want to see a semi-porn homosexual and heterosexual movie, don't watch this film.

sara Jun 07 2011 2:07 pm Do you call it a master piece? why? just because of gay love and lust love sence? God! I cant believe it. you all are horrible disgusting and some sort of people who just follow westrn culture with no idea. shame on you!

Nessa N May 25 2011 3:50 pm I think this movie is typical "jealous gay lover." It's so funny & awkward at times because I haven't seen many gay movies before (except Milk) and especially not Korean.

My initial guess is that Hong Lim is bi, and someone confirmed it here. The sex scenes were indeed emotionless & painful, not erotic. Obviously they did it out of lust, quickie, not in a romantic setting.

I agree that you might feel affection for someone after sex . But I don't think Hong Lim loved the Queen. It's almost as if he said that to piss the King off, which pisses me off!?! Why??

I hate how many people have to die because of this. He leaves the King with no choice but to vent the wrath of jealousy. After all, he is King, he should be able to punish those who've done him wrong. He was so betrayed by his only love/partner!

Ballow Daniels May 21 2011 7:06 am I am currently watching this movie now. I've read the summaries and look forward to seeing the end scene. I will probably cry, but I can't tell now. Actually, going to add commentary as I go along.

I'm about 1 hour and 20 minutes into the movie now.

1) Nooooo. He didn't kill the the guy he was meant to? :'( That's tantamount to betraying him. How could you, Hong?

2) Yeah, go King! Keep them apart and force a different guy onto her. That'll learn them both.

3) Bitch, you're going to get Hong killed. I hate the relationship which is developing between them. >:C P.S *SQUEE* I love it when guys admit their afraid.

4) He'd never be able to kill you, Hong. Were you counting on that? Yeah, Hong. YOU GAVE YOUR LOVE AWAY. How could you? To the king that was more precious than life. :'(

5) Oh-no she didn't! At least, she could've done it properly.

6) I CAN TELL YOU'RE LYING, HONG! Don't believe him, king! :( This is depressing me. I want them together, but I want them to be honest.

7) THE KING loves you, Hong. Why don't you see that? :'(

8) BONDING! I love this moment. They sit there and smile at each other. AWWWWWWW, he's painting a picture of them both.

9) WHY!?!? Why leave now? He wants you to stay by his side. Stupid Hong.

Well, I think I've teased you enough now. You all know this is wonderful. And sad. And depressing.

I think I'm going to love the ending. But hate it too.

Fellovia May 01 2011 3:51 pm i just watch the movie. REALLY beautiful film. It mixed all of emotion that human could feel. All the sex part just part of the drama, not necessery. This film could be done GREAT even without that. but, it's okay.

I love Zo InSung acting skill. And also all of the males' act in this film. Song JiHyo hve done a great role. So brave... i'd like to give 4.8/5 for this movie. Great Job for the director, Yoo ha and team...!!

Jimbo Apr 20 2011 1:23 pm anyone know what the name of the main song in this movie is....?

sy... Feb 07 2011 2:49 pm I've just seen the movie. It's wonderful; the feelings and actions of these three misfortunate people so confusing, so realistic. And it seems to me at the end, that everything somehow very subtle way falls into its place; the queen starts to behave as a real calculating monarch and relationship between the king and his lover shows its true depth. Beside the rightful anger, taking the king's life was in Hong-lim mind probably the only way how to save his honor and dignity-his last respect to the king he once was; and he puts into it everything. He cries for the man he loved and lost to the monster he unintentionally helped to create. Stating that he never loved him was more powerful than his skills with a blade, and it both metaphorically and literally killed the king. I would like to get an "uncut" version to understand better what the director wanted to say; here, he leaves it on us -audience.

ira Jan 31 2011 7:24 am oh my god, jo in sung....please no more kiss and bed scene in your movie or your drama....don't do that anymore. It's too wild and really not good to see...

Joseph Jan 20 2011 5:06 pm Ahem, THEY ARE GAY! This is a GAY love story. Get over it! This is not a story of bisexuality or a story about a period in Korea's history when aristocrats "experimented". These guys are gay. They love each other. They have gay sex. It is QUEER CINEMA. PERIOD! We get to have our love stories too, you homophobes hiding in fancy rhetoric!

Shion Jan 01 2011 12:17 pm I sincerely believe that most of you are too engrossed in the homosexual relation to draw accurate parallels to a scenario that any heterosexual unison would experience. It is quite evident that the chief is bisexual at best; given his affe...ctionate displays towards to King, it would be obtuse to conclude that the chief was coerced into a same-sex liaison with the King and was in fact straight just because of his sudden physical obsession with the Queen. If we were to compare this fiasco with modern day relationship woes while disregarding the salient homosexual elements, it would be akin to a heterosexual man having an affair with another woman and unable to rein himself in because of the excitement, the forbidden allure of its nature and the desire to experiment driven by pure libido. In part, infidelity would be integral in the movie's theme, considering that the director himself has described the movie of be of love between two men. Yet majority are misled by the superficial gender indicators and erroneously conclude that the chief had romantic feelings towards the Queen. In fact, the dying gesture of the Guard to turn towards the King seem to quite implicitly connote his real affection target and his remorse and regret from the single tear shed, suggesting that his previous impulse was really result of the shock from the Queen's supposed death. I believe this movie has achieved the effect of treating a homosexual relationship as would a heterosexual relationship, truly handling love as simply love, which many viewers are unable to relate to because of their inability to see past the same-sex genre, absorbed in the appearance of a "gay-love-gone-wrong".

franzi Nov 24 2010 2:29 pm one of the best movies i've ever seen. <3 The story was so touching and the actors awsomeness <3 i watched the movie 3 times now i cryed every single time. q.q i belive that the moment befor HongLim died was the moment he felt love for him, otherwise its too tragic for me.

Heng Ron Nov 16 2010 8:50 am Did both of them really have sex? Someone tell me pls! OMG!!

sunny Oct 25 2010 10:37 am i watched the movie and it was shit becuase it says boy love but all i see is the sex scenes between the queen and that guy. it should have been gay sex!

jim92 Oct 03 2010 5:22 pm nice movie i love sex eyy.,.,

MR BISHONEN Jul 31 2010 1:05 am GOSH ITS AMAZING FILM... BUT HAD A VERY SAD ENDING... IT MUST HAVE BEEN GOOD, IF HONG LIM REALIZE OR JUST TOLD THE KING THAT HE LOVE HIM... 2 THUMBS UP FOR THE ACTORS AND PRODUCTION...

yen Jul 29 2010 9:53 pm This movie I watched 2 times and I really like it. I find this movie romantic and soo touching. It worth watching. Yeap there are a lot of sex scenes, but doesn't it shows up the growing of love between the Queen and Hong Lim? Love can happen after sex. Even that I feel that Hong Lim may have loved the King when he turned his head toward the King before he died. I liked all the actors.

Chuum May 26 2010 6:28 pm OMG, what a crazy story, truly chaotic. Poor King, poor Queen, poor Chief of Guards. Can't honestly blame any one of them. That's why what happened was the result of being HUMAN. Gah. Conclusion: AWESOME actors!

I liked the outfits, and the King's chambers too, which looked really awesome unlike some scenes in other saguek dramas.

NYgirl May 11 2010 9:48 pm Movie was great. King was gay. The boys were chosen to protect hom and of course to keep him "company". He no doubt groomed HongLim at a young age to become his lover. So whether HongLim is gay is questionable. It is very possible that he realized he is not gay when he "met" the Queen. I think he did love the king (since he didn't know better or any other way). But the king castrated him and he thought he king killed the queen so he was angry and told the king he never loved the king.

The queen was really cute in "going" but she looks really tired in the film and those dark circles! Was that by the makeup people? If not, why didn't they "fix" them so she can look prettier?

It's a sad story cuz nobody won- they were all losers in the game of love.

anna Apr 12 2010 1:55 pm guys, did jo in sung and song ji hyo REALLY HAD SEX? I was watching it and they are both Naked, and they are both Pumping! I just want to know if they even have plasters or they really HAD SEX on set??? OMG!

It was a great film. I believe the characters was able to give justice to the role.

johana Mar 23 2010 9:50 pm I think Hong Lim fell in love to the queen because he become a real man after their relation.

Jules Mar 13 2010 7:00 am I hated this film!!!! Sorry, but I love the king too much<3 Jesss they ruined what would of been such a great gay film :( Too much straight sex!!!! Need more men SMEX!!!! XD

DvilD Mar 03 2010 11:28 am Just finished watching this movie... Too many many many sex scene lo... Quite disappoint as from why i read its kinda great movie :( The storyline kinda weak.. Is this movie based on real Korean history? Cannot grasp anything historical from this movie... all it shown was queen and chief hong having time of their life and guards killing people.

Kim Ni Ka Feb 23 2010 11:52 am I watched this yesterday and I was a bit surprised with Song Ji-Hyo's acting (and appearance in the film). She looks way too old for her age, as compared to her "Goong" days. Also, she did seem uncomfortable doing the sex scenes. Okay, Hong Lim "fell" for the queen after doing the "you-already-know-that" part. However, do they need to do it that OFTEN? Plus, the scenes were so graphic and disgusting. I'm trying to compare it with Kim Nam Gil's Portrait of a Beauty. Too bad for Song Ji Hyo, she wasn't able to pull off that character. Her sex scenes with Jo In-Sung lacked emotions!

daniel Feb 11 2010 11:46 pm Before commenting on the theme and scenes in the movie, please understand the context and the story of the movie. Please let's not be superficial in reviewing and understanding the movie. The movie was great, the actors and actress was great, the filmography was great. Let's go beyond what we see in this movie and try to understand things without prejudices.

Fango Dec 26 2009 10:23 pm It is one of the motion picture master pieces. Two male actors performance are amazing. Back in 1990s, I watched the homosexuality drama "Farewell my Concubine by director Chen kei". There are some similarities between younger male partner emotion and loyalty to his older male partner. Bring back the memory of late Leslie Chung.

The actress is a bit reluctant and uncomfortable about her bed scenes. She is not the perfect choice as Queen. She looks older and tired in her bed scenes. Mechanical motion is not sufficient for making the perfect erotic art . Her facial expression is not willing even she likes her partner. Library sex scenes are exactly like a "Unfaithful" Hollywood movie with stand up position. It is more drama oriented movie although it has a lot of bed scenes.

Although there are a few flaws, I have to admit that Korea historical dramas are the best at the moment. HK, China and Japan directors and actors can not match their extraordinary performance.

clee Oct 25 2009 1:38 pm The King was amazing... his emotions just smoldered through his eyes. The film captured Hong's emotional ambiguity and turmoil, as well... he did want to remain loyal to the King at some level.

This is supposed to be based on a true story. Which Goryeo King does this refer to? I know that at least one of the Kings was bisexual, but did not know that one way gay.

Jungle Walk Oct 16 2009 9:12 pm igoo..aigoo…aigooo…! Makes BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN look like peanut. Can beat HOLLYWOOD. Song, casting, great acting,costume, decor cinematography etc… are FABULOUS….!! All thumbs up to KOREA,….! Great ending… PERFECT to the dot… A MUST TO SEE..!

Kun Oct 04 2009 11:26 pm I really like the frozen flower movie very much. Even at the end of the movie( in the war of battle between king n honglim) He still ask hoglim about his love....But after i finished this movie i feel so sad cos all of my idol in this movie are die. i have some suggestion for the writer and producer to improve the subtitle in english. cos it still have alot of mistakes. I love in- seong jo, Jin-mo Ju, Ji-hyo Song. I watch this full movie from internet the first time it is very attract to me. Unfortunatly i can not understand what is the actor say. so i go to but other DVD n i on the sub title in english. So i watch it 4time per that day. Very great movie

Rae Sep 17 2009 2:12 am This movie was beautiful. I am a female and hate American Hollywood versions of romantic movies they are a bunch of shit, but I love Asian romantic movies. They are more pure and realistic in the way the love is not cheap and easy, and is convenient at that moment. Also they have beautiful costumes, sets and actors. I just happen to come across this movie by accident on the internet and fell in love with it. I was watching it on a website in sections but one of the parts was not in English subs so I ended up buying it on DVD, I was not disappointed. It actually made me cry and I never cry during movies. All the people complaining about the story take it for what it is, don't pick it apart it is confusing but, beautiful. I think the director wanted us to figure it out ourselves. Are there any suggestions on other movies like this that someone can tell me?

Camila Sep 14 2009 11:29 am This movie is perfect in every sense!

yes, there is a lot of sex, but all the scenes are very elegant and nowhere near obscene.

The ending is magistral to me, even though Hong-Lim says he doesn't love the king, and confesses to loving the queen... doesn't that death scene just make you doubt it? it's VERY emotive.

the acting is spectacular, specially from both men.. i seem to think that the queen's part wasn't all that challenging. but the KING! oh my god, his acting is so delicate and perfect! it leaves no doubt for what he was feeling in each scene.

i've read a few comments saying that the sex scenes between HL and the queen are quite emotionless and that doesn't cut it for them. HOWEVER, i believe that detail could be the very essence of the movie! see, how many times do HL and the queen actually SPEAK? in love? maybe not. Everyone seems to be forgeting that HL left the queen to return to the king! HL had refused to see the queen again, and only went that last time because he found out she was pregnant, even then, the sex starts on the queen's actions, let's not forget HL was leaving...

I'm not saying HL didn't feel anything for the queen, that's what i find most beautiful about the movie. it's realistic. you can love two people, you can be confused, you can feel lust and betrayal and not know what you want or what you should do. this is perfectly portrayed in the film, and very beautifuly as well. there is trully a part in the movie where you just don't know what HL is up to.

to me, the ending clearly leaves HL relationship with the king as the strongest one, but i guess that's up to the viewer, maybe the director didn't even want to be so clear!! :0 !!

WATCH IT. Stop reading reviews! this movie is a different world to each person. go watch and build one of your own! if you, like some people , don't like the story, you at least get 2 hours of beautiful costumes, beautiful people, beautiful scenery and even a couple of beautiful songs. go ahead, there's not a single negative to this one.

fazran Sep 10 2009 7:43 am What a beautiful 'unarranged' film. The acting from all the actors almost perfect. The homosexuality element in this film was not as much as I expected, and there were some 'awkward' moments when it comes to the situation where the King needs to be close to the Chief. But overall it was great. Personally, the scene where Hong Lim tried his hard to turn his head around to see the King's face and shed a tear was pretty amazing. He brought the emotion up to the bomb!

Woody Sep 05 2009 6:19 am Just finished A Frozen Flowers !! (쌍화점) and it's great. The King is not good as we expect but at least we can see what he can do for his love for his loyal general Hong-lim. I've never blamed the King but Hong-Lim I will, but who can tell right??

andrea Sep 02 2009 10:24 pm Wow, seriously, I waited six months to see this film. I've been searching for it everywhere. I wanted to see it because, what I gathered from the trailer, I sympathized with a monarch that is forced between his duty for his country and his love for a man. Love, to me, is such desperate meeting of the heart, no matter between whom. But, then it turned out that it's the story about the guard and his love for the queen. It gives the impression that the king lured the boy in and kept him to himself, and then the boy (now gaurd) tastes the true fruit of love (that between a man and woman) and cannot turn back. I wasn't sure if at the end he was lying about not loving the king. I have to admit that I cried. I felt betrayed by the director. I am a black woman who love men, korean men, especially Jo In Sung (wow) and it was a little uncomfortable watching the sex seen between the two leads. But really , I think that the love between two men is so pure, just to overcome so many social obstacles to be together. I can't even imagine the test they struggled through in those days. Other than feeling immense betrayal with the ending, I think the director did really well on the artistic aspect of the film. The actors also took some strong leaps to do this project.

dos Aug 30 2009 2:12 pm After seeing this movie "Frozen Flower",I felt really ashamed instead of all members in the scene,however I thought that the story was important and actually we should stop at its details for many times because it's our bad-fate generation. But was it necessary to show at whole world this hot scene which pretext was "prouve the definition of pure and true LOVE" ??

cathy Aug 27 2009 6:33 pm I watched this movie out of curiosity after watching The King and the clown . Honestly , sex scenes are not too bad , not disgusting as in some hollywood movies and in most chinese movies . But my question is : do Korean artists need to undress to express their love ? i think with their talented, excellent acting skills they don't need to use to undress to express their feelings . Violence and selling sex are dominant hollywood movies , i'm really tired of that .

In this movie , the Queen is so inattractive , spoiling this movie .my opinion .

Miss V Aug 23 2009 12:56 am (Spoilers)

Just saw this movie on dvd, and it was very disturbing imo.

After The King's Clown(?) or The King's Man, I simply had to watch another homosexual-oriented olden days-era Korean movie.

It was pretty good, very beautiful sets and acting was not bad. Except for that one guy who had no expression whatsoever during a scene where he was supposed to be angry. He was pretty cute, though.

What can I say about Jo in sung? He's definitely a pretty boy, just like Lee Jun ki, and maybe that's why he was cast as the one whom the king fell in love with, then went crazy, and died. One thing that puzzles me is that why do all the main characters die in movies like these? It's said that this movie is based on a true story back in those days, and that seriously sucks lol.

If you're into pretty boys, sex scenes between a pretty boy and a not-so-pretty woman, blood, war and good acting, then you should watch this movie.

lily Aug 13 2009 6:09 pm I thought the story was wonderful! I loved it! What can I say. It is VERY interesting that the king makes the one person he loves the most, the chief, do the unthinkable and when the chief starts to slip away, he wants to hand the job off to someone else. WOW! ^-^ Kings and their authority...but the thing is, I can actually see this story happening back in the old dynasties etc...(no offense to anyone).

oepaij Jul 13 2009 10:50 pm @Laurent He pushed himself to see the King because he'd just realized that the Queen was still alive and it means that King did not kill the Queen as what Hong expected before when he thought he saw Queen's head on stake (which urged him to take King's life away). And I guess it made captain Hong feel so guilty or regret (?) that's why he shed a tear.

Laurent Jul 07 2009 7:22 am I just want to know what the director really wants us to see at the end of the story. Why did captain Hong pushed himself to see the king in his last breath? and why did he shed tears in the end?

limone Jun 20 2009 11:25 pm Watched the movie, but the entire time just stare at how good looking the guard is... ^0^ Don't really like the storyline though, but will watch it again for the sake of the seeing the cutie again. Just love him with long hair, so sexy...

Shin Tae Joon Jun 17 2009 12:40 am Possibly the film is supposed to come out as a different movie. I did like the film but it fell short of my expectation as it was formerly assumed to be a homosexual-oriented or gay-eroticism movie but it eventually became to contain a lot more heterosexual scenes between the bodyguard and the queen ( though I can get what the director tried to explain to us ) but he still needs to make the movie come to life at its best. I thought the film will favor homosexuality but I was wrong. Joo Jin Mo tried his best, I think he really acted with heartfelt feelings appearing in his eyes..and Jo In-sung wasn't that good....he always tend to appear naked in the film all the time ( of course with the queen-very flirt while she's pitiful) And the sex scenes between the queen and Honglim (Jo In sung) isn't very realistic (even the Hollywood films are not as daring as this film) Anyway,,best wishes for Jo IN-sung for his military service and best wishes for Joo Jin-mo (my favorite actor) for his future career (but next time do not easily accept to act this kind of character)..In-sung sshi,,I'll be waiting for your return..and I'm looking forward to see Joo Jin-mo more often in the classical films...both are my ideal persons...aw oops the queen Song Ji Hyo,,,,,,I like her personally but not in the movie( of course she was also burdensome with her incapable husband who's not interested to have sex with her, and who attempted to kill her lover, Honglim only after she had really fallen for him..The conclusion was such a tragedy...Gam Dong Nim i duu,,,fighting...!!!!!!!!

Dandhilion Jun 15 2009 8:05 pm This movie just left me speechless. Yeah i do agree that certain sex scenes were somewhat unnecessary (most were essential to depict the emotional state between the partners) but on the whole, the movie was just captivating. It brought the concept of star crossed lovers to the extreme. Think Romeo and Juliet meets Brokeback Mountain, but much more. The actors were awesome. I cant point out any one as the weakest link seriously. You can sense the oppression, the dilemma between obligation and the desire to follow the heart. Basically I enjoyed the movie albeit the violence and sex, so watch it with an open mind that it is after all a love story, and not from a moralistic point of view.

chris Jun 07 2009 5:48 am i love the film but i was just disturbed that if i have it watched by my students in literature they would also be disturbed with the sex scenes (a lot). could the director possibly had done a different ending for the film coz the tragedy is too way much of a disappointment for me. Please if the director and the script writer are reading this. Make another one that deals more about the story of the king and his bodyguard but make an alternative ending for the movie and please change that part where the bodyguard has been castrated, its gruesome and inhumane. and please do not change the actors, matured people who does not have problem with homosexuality and who are open minded appreciated the movie very much. i was asked by my friend to have an on line signature campaign for my request. and please send me more titles of the movies done by the actors and the actress. i would also like to request pictures of In-seung jo and all the actors in the movie because i would have this as a book report for my students (could you possibly have submitted here an edited version of the movie with less sex scenes or no more sex scenes). here in the philippines had made the movie a box office on dvds. please please please approved my request.

Maggie Jun 02 2009 12:37 am the story is not that great, so dissapointing... Actors like Jin Mo Ju and In Seoung Jo deserves better projects. I hope their fans will still continue supporting them after watching this film:-(

deceived May 24 2009 8:26 am i ve seen d movie but honestly speaking there was nthg i remembered, but the sex scenes! god that was really exagerated n done eroticaly althaugh there was a great lack of feeling,the movie was based on sex that wat we can say! nthg was interesting ! i m wondering how did that actress sign the movie she was only having sex like animals; n the guy also he was being naked all the time, didnt know that korean were that :sexualy open! my god ! the scene btw the gays wasnt that offenciv than d queen n guard 1! i think both of them have no problem having sex n get played by the director! this kind of movie indeed could make a lot of money buy 0 Eward n critics will be given! i feel sorry for jo jin mo, cas beside from his acting nthg was touching! cas the sex scene were real! n that s so desapointing n disgusting for d actors fan! at least they should keep korean history's pride not show it as valuless! any way i ve been really waiting for the movie since i ve heard abt it, never could imagine that korean cinema will show that amount of sex even hollywood doesnt do it that much , well i v e seen many of them but no 1 has gone far as this 1. well all i can say is plz jo jin mo do make right choises next time ur a good actor n it s not by doing this cheap movie that u ll b recognized ur level is higher than this.n in sung he planed it really well knowing that he ll be going for the army will calm his fan after his comaback but the harm is done! good luck cas i think he needs it to regain his popularity after being bare butt! cas no man one has been showing his back as in sung did!! abt the actress i think she doesnt care abt her image but abt her bank account she mus b quiet rich by now!!!!!!!!!!!!! shame !!!

ed May 14 2009 2:22 pm this show is so disappointing for me. it's incoherent. the director can't decide if he wants the two men to be lovers, or to hate each other. also, the earlier bits about the sex, give way to the heterosexual romance between queen and bodyguard but later, devolves into the background again, only to have the finale showing the guard and emperor.

the director needs to be clearer about what he wants to say.

Crazy4Drama May 14 2009 1:43 am I saw the sexual scenes on youtube UGH... I think it’s disturbing to me to see two homosexual guys. All the Historical Korean Dramas I have seen never have any sexual scenes between a woman and man or even kissing, but why this drama? Oh well that is just my opinion.

Ki May 11 2009 12:42 am After the runaway success of the homo-erotic period film “The King & The Clown,” it was bound to happen that someone would attempt to make a similar film. Fast forward three years later and we get “A Frozen Flower” - a film that shares a similar gay period theme involving kings, queens, and the other kind of queens. The film stars two very popular South Korean actors, Jin-mo Ju (200 Pounds Beauty) and In-seong Jo (A Dirty Carnival) appearing in out of character roles. It should also be noted that “A Frozen Flower” is a purely fictional work set sometime in the late Goryeo Dynasty when Goryeo was under the influence of China.

In “A Frozen Flower”, the king of Goryeo (Jin-mo Ju) comes under heavy pressure from neighboring China to produce an heir (his wife is of Chinese descent) or become possibly replaced. The king meanwhile has no interest in women and is incapable of producing an heir because of his homosexuality. The king spends the majority of his time with Hong Lim - his chief royal bodyguard. The king nurtured Hong Lim into the role of his personal bodyguard since they were children. Their relationship has now progressed into a sexual relationship.

One day, the king asks Hong Lim to father a child with the queen. Hong Lim is taken back by this request as he has never been with a women before. The first evening that Hong Lim attempts to conceive a child with the queen he is unable to perform. The second night they attempt to conceive a child things turn out differently. Passion arises between the two and they successfully have sex. Their third night together they find themselves falling for each other. Meanwhile, the king suspects that something has changed within Hong Lim and is willing to do whatever it takes to keep Hong Lim for himself.

“A Frozen Flower” will receive the most attention because of its homosexual angle, but the film contains very little in gay eroticism. There’s one kissing scene between the king and the bodyguard, while the film features numerous graphic sex scenes between the bodyguard and the queen. While the film does open with a prominent gay angle, the film eventually settles on the heterosexual relationship between the bodyguard and queen as the crux of its story.

With a character driven film like “A Frozen Flower” the movie really sinks or swims with the performances of its main actors and in this regard the movie sinks. You can say Jin-mo Ju and In-seong Jo take completely different paths to arrive at the same disappointing destination. Jin-mo Ju opts for the hammy “over-the-top” road, with eyes and veins that constantly appear on the verge of popping. His ultra-charged performance fails to spark any type of onscreen electricity and made me wonder if he didn't watch one too many Al Pacino films. In-seong Jo takes the reserved stoic road and consequently comes across as a robot. The many sex scenes between himself and Ji-hyo Song were surprisingly graphic, but failed to exude a level of eroticism needed to make those scenes work (if you ever wondered what it looks like when robots start humping reference those scenes).

Visually the film is bright and colorful, but occasionally veers close to late night cable TV quality (the dungeon scenes and the countryside horseback scenes in particular). The story is also nothing to write home about sans the gay angle, which gets thrown out the window when the heterosexual relationship develops.

“A Frozen Flower” isn't a terrible film by any stretch of the imagination and I can see how certain fans may enjoy the movie outright. For myself, I found the movie to be disappointing with sub-par acting, a bland script, and visuals that lacked imagination. In retrospect, the film seemed to lack true “heart” to make its story come to life.

anna Apr 28 2009 4:52 am It's not that great. All I remember is that they have sex .. a lot!

animesrey Apr 25 2009 2:53 pm i saw some of and let me tell you..awesome...even though its not translated to english sub but you can at least get some ideas of what is going on. very beautiful and jaw dropping movie because it shows how different times dealt with certain issues and like i said very beautiful movie.

Dottie Apr 25 2009 9:40 am One of my most indelible memories of Korean movies came from "Wang-ui Namja" and for the past four years, I've come across a few other movies on homosexuality but NONE has ever rivaled Lee Junki's vulnerable character.

I am not a fan of Jo In-seong since I feel that his speak more for his talents. However, that was changed in 2006 when I saw him "Dirty Carnival", directed by Yoo Ha.

So you're probably wondering why in the world am I giving so much pretext.

Well, Jo was so impressed with Yoo Ha from his experiences in 2006 that he signed up for "Frozen Flower" even without knowing what it was about and he wanted to make it his last movie before enlisting for the army.

Secondly, I have finally found another movie to put at par with "Wang-ui Namja" and in many different ways, much much more (excuse my triple superlatives) profound in terms of depths.

I don't want to give anything away. Go to www.tudou.com to watch this movie. Jo and Joo played their characters so beautifully and gripping; I was literally left speechless. Song Hi-Jyo, whom I only know from "Goong" did a wonderful job as much playing the ice-queen.

Again, I wish I could tell you everything but I don't want to spoil it for you so PLEASE WATCH IT.

Warning: If you have an issue with homosexuality, please don't watch/bash it. Just stay away. This movie is NOT for everyone so don't expect it to 'fit' into the box.

RamenLover Apr 19 2009 8:52 pm Thanks for the review Leslie, looking forwards to watching this myself though I'm not sure what the heck I'm going to think of it...which makes it more interesting in a way.

leslie Apr 19 2009 8:39 pm the acting by the males was amazing, the female was so-so.

i think the captain of the guards (jo?) didn't really fit my image of a person feasible of swinging for both sides. that's just his look tho, his acting made up for his looks.

tbh the film could have done without the graphic sex scenes. i was expecting more homo than hetero sex, so i was quite disappointed. all the hype with the sex scenes and they couldn't even get the positions correct. (another dissapointment) some of the action was blatantly simulated (unless the actors have organs that stem from unconventional places).

i think 63/100, a 2:1 but nowhere near a 1st.

kei Apr 05 2009 4:38 am where can we watch the movie..link please

mimi Mar 25 2009 9:31 pm best movie ever! you can find it at bada.us, type in the korean name in the search, I warn you though, it dosn't have subtitles and is all messed up (voices dont match the lip movement).

TokyoBoots321 Jan 03 2009 8:42 am

POSSIBLE SPOILERS*It seems like the gay played by Jo In-sung turns out to be straight,after the King tells him to sleep with his wife.Am I right?Damn I really want to watch it!Any site online where I can watch it?

bubbless Jan 02 2009 8:52 pm where can I find this movie cuz I relaly wannt to watch it!

orange Dec 31 2008 7:07 pm I saw this yesterday! Pretty good in my opinion, although the homosexual parts are overdone and waaaaay to intense to be realistic. And too many sex scenes in my opinion.

Trishy Dec 16 2008 11:43 pm OMG!! I wanna see this!!! I am captivated by the trailer..it looks so beautiful!

Funnya Dec 12 2008 10:30 am i really want to watch this movie!!!! i cant get enough of the trailer XD i have really a long time to wait !!!!!!!! Jo In Sung <3 In Seong Jo <3

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