I'm less than impressed with her performance, as it is unimaginative, and limited to pouting (as are all the actresses portraying the damos in the art dept in this story), looking confused, stuttering, and saying "huh?" or "what?". After a while, it's really irritating. Again, it could also just be the script and/or the director, especially since many actors and actresses from "Dae Jang-geum" have shown up in "Yi San".

The addition of odd background sound effects seems mismatched to this series; the costume, props and sets often outshine the performers. The scant handful of truly good performers are outnumbered by the campy, stereotyped ones. Strangely, there are scenes in volume 2 involving secondary characters that don't add to the story, and they seem to be more "contractual obligation" scenes than anything else.

I hope volumes 3 and 4 get better.

The beginning of the story is well written and well-performed by the child actors, whom I found refreshingly non-obnoxious and very talented. The shocking death of Crown Prince Sado at the hands of his father, the king, is a strong contrast to the innocence of the young leading characters. It also makes me wonder exactly what kind of person the king was. Later, the story becomes a bit confusing with so many people involved in conspiracy, but remains interesting. The painfully restricted Confucian attitude that dominated Korea at that time shows in the horrified response to Song-Yeon (a "mere art damo") being able to draw and paint on her own. Yi-San, known for his original ideas and fairer rulership, sees nothing wrong with his friend's talent, making him even less popular with the palace crew and creating more ammunition for the conspirators.

I'm eager to see the next installment of the series.