Category Archives: Interesting Facts

Historical background of Warrior Baek Dong Soo

SBS drama Warrior Baek Dong Soo is a historical, martial art drama with the background of 18th century in Korea. Lee Dynasty’s 21th King Youngjo and his son, Sado Seja, Baek Dong Soo are all real historical characters but this … Continue reading

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Historical background of “Princess’s Man”

KBS drama Princess’s Man is a drama that is based on one of the saddest historical fact of the Lee Dynasty. The 7th king of the Lee Dynasty, Sejo became a king and killed his nephew, King Danjong. To become … Continue reading

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A Quote from Thorn Tree Bird

In episode 14 of Thorn Tree Bird, Lee Young Jo talks about how his grandfather always told him… 시냇물에 독을 타도 사는 물고기는 산다 시장이 아무리 어려워도 좋은 물건은 팔리게 되있습니다. Even if somebody puts poison into the brook, there … Continue reading

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Picasso Painting Seen in Secret Garden

In episode 17 of Secret Garden, Gil La Im and Yoon Seul go to the Picasso and Modern Art. They stand in front of Picasso’s Woman in a Green Hat (1947) and La Im talks about the lifestyle of Joo … Continue reading

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Queen of Reversals’ Romantic Run Down the Stretch

For some reason, it’s generally the case that the second male leads in many, if not most, Korean dramas end up winning a dominant chunk of the audience popularity vote and thus the male leads’ thunder. This almost never happens … Continue reading

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King Geunchogo, Mix of Historical Facts and Dramatic Fiction

KBS drama, King Geunchogo, which is based on the novel “Resentment of Continent” by Lee Moon Yul is getting a lots of interest from viewers these days. Mix of historical facts and dramatic fiction of royal succession of Baekje and … Continue reading

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Cheomseongdae of Queen Seon Deok Still Stands Today

Who would have thought that the Cheomseongdae, the mysterious observatory shown in last year’s sageuk (historical drama) Queen Seon Deok, would be still standing today? Very recently, my family and I visited Korea. On our way down from Seoul to Busan, we stopped at … Continue reading

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Field of Flower Boys

A while back, I posted the MV of Korean boy group Super Junior’s “Sorry Sorry” on my Facebook page to celebrate SuJu’s end of year reign on top of the South Korean and other pan-Asian music charts. The comments and … Continue reading

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Gumiho’s Final Cameo

Halfway through the finale episode, there wasn’t much expectation left on seeing anymore cameo appearances. But then there he was sporting his You’re Beautiful hairstyle recolored to plum purple instead of its former sunny blonde shade. If that’s not a … Continue reading

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Cameo Countdown on ‘Gumiho’

Notoriously famous for filing the cast from their previous drama through their current one, the Hong Sisters have already got the girls, UEE and Park Shin Hye, from their last trendy cult-hit drama, You’re Beautiful, in cameos in their running … Continue reading

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