The series features high production values, with impressive cinematography, a captivating soundtrack, and meticulous attention to detail in set design and costumes.
In today’s era of slick, fast-paced K-dramas on Netflix, Tree of Heaven feels like a relic — and that’s its strength. The cinematography is grainy, the pacing is slow, and the emotions are raw. Episode 1 sets up a classic Korean drama trope: fate-bound leads who begin as enemies . But the execution is so earnest, so aching, that you forgive every cliché. tree of heaven ep 1 eng sub