사극 Paradise

"Toghon Temur had more than one empress, the first humble and self effacing, the other proud and ambitious.** The first, Bayan Khuduq was a Mongol, became empress in 1337...She was 'frugal, unjealous, and thoroughly observant of ritual and regulation,' says the History of the Yuan, neatly opposing her to the second (기황후) who was a favorite from at least 1334, the Korean Lady Ki, otherwise known ..

카테고리 없음 2023. 7. 7. 02:13

I've only seen 하지원 in two other dramas: 기황후 and 황진이. I felt that 황진이 wasn't as well written as it could have been (I felt the story went sideways, when the real history was compelling enough that it didn't need to do that). Because it wasn't as well written as it could have been, her character wasn't as strong. 기황후, on the other hand, she burned bright and hot like a flame. And I'm most definite..

카테고리 없음 2023. 6. 28. 22:17

I just began "Our Blooming Youth." I watched all of Episode 1, and about 1/4 (25 minutes of Episode 2), which I hope to finish this evening. It's ok so far, but I'm not feeling too excited about it. Like I'm not enthusiastically anticipating the next episode, mainly because I'm a 사극 fanatic, many of the same themes are being repeated, and nothing has been presented to me to show that it will hav..

카테고리 없음 2023. 2. 16. 08:34

Empress Dowager Budashiri: In spite of her shortcomings, I still like her. For one thing, she has very elegant clothes and hair accessories. Although, many of the main female characters in 기황후 also have amazing clothing and hair accessories. Actually, for the Renaissance Faires last summer, I made a collection of 한복 based entirely on what 기황후 was wearing, as the wardrobe design on that show was ..

카테고리 없음 2023. 1. 29. 03:26

I'm sure some of you are thinking: "Enough with the 기황후 stuff! That drama is 9 years old! Get with the program!" And I get it. I actually didn't watch this show until either 2021 or 2022. (I don't remember the specific year, but I've watched this show many times since). I didn't actually start watching K-Dramas until 2018 or 2019. So, yeah, you could say I'm still a relative newbie. So, in spite..

카테고리 없음 2023. 1. 27. 09:47

Two strong willed women, one man. It's easy to assume, if you haven't watched 기황후 that Empress Danashiri and 기승냥 are fighting over the man, Emperor Toghon, but looks can be deceiving. They're fighting over what he represents: power, survival, and thriving. Empress Danashiri is under profound pressure from her family to bring forth an heir apparent, which is difficult when she is in a sexless mar..

카테고리 없음 2023. 1. 26. 14:31

"Grabbing the Tigers by the Teeth." This courageous and gratifying 11x17 Anime Fan art print by Two_ii is from Episode 32 of Empress 기/Ki when Imperial Concubine 기 decides she has had enough with El Temur's conspiracies and insidiousness, and therefore chooses to confront him and his sons. Not only does she confront them, she effectively scares them, as they realize that this Concubine is not a ..

카테고리 없음 2023. 1. 26. 10:57

This warm and cozy fan art image is from Episode 1 of Empress 기/Ki when 왕유/Wang Yoo is attempting to teach 기승냥/Ki Seung Nyang how to play the Geomungo, and in exchange, she is to teach him to shoot baby arrows, as her skill in archery is exceptional. However, at this point, 왕유 does not know that 기승냥 is a woman. He just assumes that she is a man with criminal tendencies, who needs a little direct..

카테고리 없음 2023. 1. 26. 01:04