Post Candy - Why I Picked 'Almighty Eggs and Deers' And 'Charming Norigae'

Right, if any of you ever wonder why this blog is titled 'Almighty Eggs and Deers' or why this blog's domain is called 'charming norigae', I'll tell you why.

I titled this blog so because during the ancient times of Korea (especially the Kingdom of Silla), eggs and deers held a really significant supernatural meaning. Did you know, that King Hyeokgeose of Silla and King Dongmyeong of Goguryeo (both were the founders of their kingdom) were said to have been hatched from eggs? Yes, you don't misread. King Hyeokgeose was found in the Najeong well in the form of an egg. When it hatched, the people from the surrounding area considered him a 'son gifted by heavens' and so they made him king. Meanwhile King Dongmyeong was born the way a bird is hatched (I don't mean anything rude, but it is what I summarized from his birth story). The King's mother, Lady Yuhwa, was said to have been impregnated by sunlight and then gave birth to an egg. In the care of the Kingdom of Eastern Buyeo's royal family (a kingdom that preceded the Three Kingdoms of Korea), the egg hatched and Jumong (the King's childhood name) was born.

                                                     
                                                    Song Ilgook as King Dongmyeong in "Jumong"

Now you see how powerful your 'Eggs Benedict' can be. Because eggs to the people at the time were like, the cocoon of greatest rulers of ancient Korea. It is where these great men literally came from. And what of deers? Well, thanks to my favoritism of Queen Seondeok and the Kingdom of Silla, I can't really see the significant meaning of deers in each of the two kingdoms. However, you know very much well of the king's crown (or queen regnant) of Silla. What you don't realize, It was modeled from the antlers of deers. So, you can't very much deny its significance to Silla. Deers are also said to have been a symbol of longevity, since deers are the company of the god of longevity in Chinese mythology. And so, with that logic, it may really held a significant meaning not only in Silla, but the other two kingdoms as well (because the crown might have been modeled so it will bless the king with a long life). But you may have wondered, why deers particularly? I might have to thank my favoritism again.

And what about my blog domain? Well, I thought it would seem very unfair if I put any references of the Three Kingdoms again, so I scoured my mind for something from the later kingdoms (or should I say dynasties) of Korea. Then in an instant, I thought, norigaes (women pendant accessories in Joseon) are pretty charming. Why, because at least to me, norigaes were like a 'simplified version' of the sets of glamorous body accessories that were used to be worn by women of the ancients.
                                             
Since the Joseon dynasty favors humility and virtue above all else in a person, any excessive jewelries are best to be taken off. No earrings, since Neo-Confucianism (state religion of Joseon) abhors ear piercing, necklaces and bracelets were not worn since they might have thought to be immodest. And in my hypothesis, to create a good-luck charm (or I strongly think, new fashion accessories out of their boredom), the norigaes are made. They were usually made of precious stones and so, they are really the brand new luxurious jewelry. But I must say, I have no idea when norigaes were created. It could have been earlier, but I don't see them during the Three Kingdoms, so it could have been sometime in between that and the Joseon dynasty. (But, in the drama 'The Great Seer" which was set during the final years of the Goryeo dynasty, there's no norigae hanging from the ladies' clothes)

And so, to put it in summary, I chose the blog title 'Almighty Eggs and Deers' because of their own almighty qualities and their hallowed properties (yeah, I use the word 'hallowed' like J. K. Rowling) according to the ancient people of Korea, and I chose the domain 'charming norigae' because of it's high association with the era that was so often being chosen for the sageuk serials, the Joseon dynasty. But, really, all in all, because they were the first names that pop up in my head that was categorized as 'anti-mainstream sageuk review blog names', and they sounded quite catchy to my ears:D

Any comments, critics, and questions, just put them under here:)

Review - Queen Seondeok

Oh my god, it's been awhile. It really has been awhile. It was just recently that I had an itch to type something, then suddenly, bam. I actually forgot I had blogs!! Well, I didn't entirely forget. It's just that, I really spent most of the recent years after posting my last entry on this blog thinking about something else other than blogging. So, I would like to apologize very much to any of this blog's followers (if I had any) for realizing this now. Well, that and for me being coward enough not to publish any posts because I often make unfinished reviews and I didn't even have a flicker of will to finish it. Well, I hope I can make it up to you, because, what I'm about to review, is probably my most favorite sageuk drama I've ever watched: Queen Seondeok.

             

Well, favoritism can wait. Of course, I'm still reviewing this drama with the highest objectivity, but you know, I'm already screaming inside and so terribly excited to take you to the plot.

It all started with one scary prophecy made 'especially' for the royal family of the ancient Kingdom of Silla. Eochul ssangsaeng, seonggol namjin. It roughly means 'should one bear twins, seonggol males shall dry up'. What it really means, that should women of the royal family bear twins, the seonggol (birth-given status that gives right to the recipient to become king) males shall never live longer and eventually die before their parents. This prophecy is, by all means, tremendously dangerous to the queen of the kingdom, since she was VERY expected by everyone to bear male heirs (just like every sageuk I know, regardless of the historical time), and such problems associated with her fertility could lead to her being ousted no matter how good she had done her duties as a queen.

Well, at first, this prophecy means nothing. The drama even started with a glimpse of the later reign of King Jinheung of Silla. The King was a very wise and clever ruler, and his kingdom enjoyed great harmony and prosperity. But then, she came. The most notorious, bewitching, and brilliant woman of her time known to us as the Lady Mishil. No one, I repeat NOT A SINGLE PERSON AT THE TIME, may have been able to compete with her ingenious mind and her excellence of being a tactician. She was also the King's concubine and a part of the King's inner circle because of this. And so, with her help, the King managed to conquer vast lands and in turn prospering the entire nation. With her being so capable and talented, she might broke free of her allegiance to her liege. This worried the King, of course, not only by her being incredibly genius but also that his own concubine's ambitions to become queen could really reach the skies and completely destroy what he had created. And so, even after the king's own schemes to put Lady Mishil down, he could not really be able to defeat her. The King seemed to have exhausted every resources, but then, he suddenly had a vision (yeah, you know it). He then quickly delivered this vision to his most loyal subject, the Gukseon Munno (who may have been just as 'gifted' as the King is) that "until the stars of the Big Dipper has turned eight, there is no one under Heavens can ever compete with Mishil's might. Hence, the only person who can ever stand against Mishil shall be born as the stars of the Big Dipper has turned eight.". Yeah, that's about it. Sadly, the king died thereafter. The following sequence of the drama is really all about the early struggle for the throne after the king's demise. There's King Jinji, who succeeded his father the deceased King because he collaborated with Lady Mishil for a mutual agreement. He shall have the throne, while she shall have the throne beside him, that kind of deal. But the new King stupidly rebuffed Lady Mishil (stupidly, I strongly think) when she demanded her part of the deal. This upset her so much, and she even had already born him a son. But then, as cold as computer, she abandoned her so-called 'useless' son and steadily plans her next scheme. With ease, the Lady Mishil arranged for the King's dethronement and then, have Prince Baekjeong to ascend the throne and his wife kidnapped and thrown over the cliff into the water. This fabrication she made so that she could really walk her way to the queen's seat (really, really genius I must say:D). But then, by some REALLY miraculous event, the pregnant future Queen Maya (yes, she was already pregnant since her husband the Prince's enthronement to become King Jinpyeong) survived and sent shivers to the King's court and embarrassment, astonishment along with disappointment to the ambitious Lady, since she really thought it was impossible for the King's wife to survive.
Nevertheless, Lady Mishil's failed machination (on the latter part) really brought fresh wind to the royal family, especially with the royal baby still healthy and on the way. But, and really but, they never actually realized that the word 'baby' would be plural. NAH! This is where the prophecy that I mentioned the first time started to play along (and, of course, when we talk about the twins in the prophecy, it would be about twin girls). And so, when finally the queen firstly gave birth to a princess, it was quite disappointing yet a pleasureable moment. BUT, when the queen suddenly felt another labour pains, everyone in the room was shocked. Thankfully, during this second labour pains, the only people in the room other than the queen were the king and his loyal maidservant, Sohwa, so, when the other princess came out of her mother's womb, the king swiftly took actions. He decided, without a second to lose, to bring the OTHER princess out of the palace ASAP. But then, what they didn't realize in the room, is that somewhere on the skies, a miracle happened. The stars of the Big Dipper had turned into eight. Finally, the late king's prophecy actually came true. So, it is obvious that the king's firstborn (as everyone thought, but since the constellation turned during the second birth, in reality it was his secondborn) will surely be the one able to contend Mishil. Seeing this auspicious omen, the Gukseon, faithful Hwarang (multi-talented warrior and swordman) of the late king, knowing what's best for the royal family, barged into the queen's delivery chambers and helped the newborn princess escaped.
AND SO, the drama then elaborates the 'abandoned' princess' life with her mother (the king's maidservant) all the way in the Taklamakan Desert (that is, somewhere in China), her struggles and ups-and-downs until unknowingly returned back to her homeland, Silla. Blessed with intelligent nature and resources far wider than if she stayed in Silla all her life, she came back to the place she originally belonged to as a superior human to her contemporaries. This princess is later known, of course, as Princess Deokman, who is actually the princess that was born to defeat the most powerful woman of the court of Silla, Lady Mishil.
She started humble at first, not knowing her high status as a princess and she even disguised herself as a man to protect herself from any harm. But then, as time slowly revealed every facet of truth and shocking events to come, she resolved herself against her enemies and she, against all odds, finally reached the top of her world and becoming someone unheard of in her country: A queen regnant.

Whew, look what happened when you're really passionate about something. I would actually loved to elaborate to you even further, but I just remembered that this is not a post for drama synopsis:/. Besides, I may not have been fair to my other drama that I reviewed (Dae Jang Geum). However, this is the best I can do, so I can't undo what's been done:/.

Okay, to the reviews! This drama plot may have the same 'moral point' as Dae Jang Geum, by which the point is nothing is impossible. But this drama maybe, should I say, legendary (not the 'Barney Stinson' kind of way). It is legendary, in a way that it is a story of a legend. The mightiest figure of all, that is Queen Seondeok. Her unparalleled wits to avoid every antagonistic plans of Lady Mishil and to give her a really striking blow in the end. To become the best out of every opponent of hers and to successfully climb that ladder of success. I guess, what really differs the two dramas is that the Dae Jang Geum herself is not the person to really after that ladder.

To the costumes! You may have to bear in mind that the sageuk happened NOT DURING THE ERA OF JOSEON DYNASTY. The historical background happened a really long time ago (some time in the 7th century AD) during the times known as "The Three Kingdoms of Korea" which kingdoms consists of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla itself. And during those times, not only Silla, but also the other two kingdoms really look up to their neighboring big bro, the Tang dynasty (China), especially in terms of clothes and garments. It's not that they have the same exact clothing models, it's just that they're broadly similar. And they have one thing in common about their clothes, and that is freedom.
As you can see in the drama, the clothes they wear are absolutely elaborate (especially the royal family). But that's a good thing for the people at the time, since the more elaborate their clothes, the higher their status may seem. And this is where the freedom comes. Since they don't really have clothing norms that really dictates in detail how they should look (I may have heard somewhere that the clothes must, at the very least, long enough to cover your feet, but not anything else more dictating), they really had a chance to get creative about it. Not only elaborate clothes, but also any kinds of fancy jewelries and hairdos and don't forget luxurious and stylish hairpins out of gold and gems. This fashion, in a way, really mirrors the trending fashion of The Great Tang, where every woman might not really need to carry wallets anymore (since every 'part of her body' is precious).
And so, I have to say, the clothes they wore for this drama were fabulous! They were elaborate, true enough, but they don't really make my head spin. They were just beautiful and radiant in every possible way. You can really tell that the clothes were very well-made. And the women hairdos, oh my god. I could hardly able to create that kind of hairdo without proper training. They were just so beautifully done with precious hairpins sticking out of them that you wouldn't even need any decorating crown. And plus, the accessories. Much different than your everyday sageuk, the actors and actresses get to wear elaborate earrings and even necklaces. Yes, both genders of the ancient Silla aristocrats were big fans of them. And to men, they're more like a show of glory rather than feminity, so they don't feel any embarrassment at all.

Princess Cheonmyeong, the 'doom-fated' firstborn daughter of King Jinpyeong and Queen Maya and the elder twin sibling of Princess Deokman

                                                      

The eponymous character of the serial, during which she was known as Princess Deokman

               The 'bad woman' of the serial, The Lady Mishil                

The future of Princess Deokman

Next up, the execution. I gotta say, the crew film had outdone themselves with this. They really did their outmost effort and so the drama turned out incredibly great. Although there are still some dramatic clichees (I would blame the time for that), but it didn't hurt the drama really bad. I would also like to applaud the music crew for orchestrating such great soundtracks because they really get the drama so much. They're like condiments that really complement a food amazingly. But I have to say, the tributes really goes to the scriptmakers. They've just made possibly one of the greatest scenarios and dialogues I've ever heard. This is one of my favorite quotes from the series spoken by Lady Mishil:

[Episode 29] "Princess, this Mishil speaks of people's fantasy. And you speak of people's hope. However... That hope and that dream, in actuality is the cruelest fantasy."

I mean, COME ON! How did the scriptwriters manage to come up with such philosophical terms? And that quote, my readers, is just the tip of the iceberg. I would have been incredibly shocked if they actually come up with it by themselves.

But all in all, it wasn't really what make the serial my most favourite. To me, there is one thing. This thing, this particular thing, is what made the Queen Seondeok serial incredibly great to me. Ready? It is.. magic. It is the magic that was wonderfully delivered by stunning potrayal of the Lady Mishil by none other than the actress Go Hyeon-jeong. She was just.. perfection. The whole act that she was performing was just.. perfection. You know, this is the highest compliment that I may have been able to deliver. I have never seen any potrayal in any sageuk movie or serial, EVER, to even come close to her potrayal (one that I think may have been able to come close is the Dowager Countess of Grantham by Dame Maggie Smith, not that I'm saying she's a villainess though). I think, she has just created a new type of villainess (which I now believe to be the best), and that is the mixture of classy and masculine bitch. Why is it masculine? Because the real Lady Mishil was already masculine, and Go Hyeon-jeong’s potrayal accentuate it even more. Her potrayal of the Lady Mishil just created a new trend of idolizing someone. That charisma, that confidence. You may say that she's one of the most prominent feminist of her era.
 

Ugh, “what the hell is she so masculine about?”, so you think. Relax, I’m getting to the point. You know, in her time, she was what you would seriously consider as a matriach. Although such saying is inappropriate, since technically, she was King Jinheung’s royal concubine and thus, belonged to the King’s household, but uncommon to concubinage system of Korea, she was not legally exclusive to the king (if you know what I mean). She had a string of lovers, and she actually married one of them all the while becoming King Jinheung’s concubine. She even became concubine for the next two kings of Silla, King Jinji and King Jinpyeong (although her relationship with King Jinpyeong was not potrayed in the serial, she was only pictured in there as a lady who failed to become King Jinpyeong’s queen). Also, she bore children from most of her relationships, and her children, though you would call most of them illegitimate, would ultimately become some of the highest-ranking nobles of Silla. So, what I really meant back then of calling her a ‘matriach’ is actually how such combination of her being a highly respected high-ranking officer of the court of Silla, powerful affairs committed by her, and finally, high-standing descendants who really played their part in history, really make her worthy of being given such title. And it wasn’t just by being a female patriach that made her seemed so manly. It was her mind. When she had that many lovers almost at the same time, and since it would seem highly likely that Lady Mishil commited those relationships because of her ambitions for power, it would have been natural for her to be cold-blooded. Logically, it was necessary for such trait to occur because emotional baggages could really become an obstacle in her path. She kinda reminded me of the royal mistresses of the ancient Western world. There’s not that much of a sense of fidelity and virtue and also propriety as you would say in the British Victorian era, although you can see that some of the mistresses are already married or even of noble lineage. However, it is said that a Silla woman was allowed to have three husband if she so desired.

So, my bequeathed title of ‘matriach’ doesn’t come in vain. She could’ve been, if chance was given, probably one of the greatest ruler of Silla to match her contemporary, The Princess Deokman. And you know why such hypothesis is befittingly right? Because of what happened moments prior to Lady Mishil’s death (in the drama). Did you know, in her last couple of breath she’d ever take, she requested to her lover Lord Seolwon, so that every single person who followed her to be taken care of and led so that no harm will come to them? Isn’t that, possibly the best decision a leader or even, a villainess, could have come up with? I mean, in all my years of watching any dramas with its heroes and villains, I have never seen any villain to really care for their subject in their afterlives. Of course, it might have been fabricated for the sake of the drama, but it is still one of the rarest scenes to be depicted. You know, it is very common for villains to promise all kinds of glory, salvation, prosperity and in the end, never stick up their end of the bargain. But then again, Lady Mishil was no ordinary evil. I think, in her mind, there was no good or evil. It was just the people’s perception telling us so.

Overall, is it worth to watch? I'd say a BIG, FAT, YES. This is, most importantly, a story of Deokman, a woman who really struggle from the bottom of the society to finally reach the top of the hierarchy. And not to mention delivering such a foreign concept of a 'woman rule' at such an ancient time. Watching the abandoned princess in every step of the way really encourages you to see that, things may not turned out the way it seem. Just imagine if you were Jukbang and Godo (Deokman's commoner friends). They surely would not have expected that the 'lowly man' (the princess met them when she was masquerading as a man) they used to hangout with casually was in actuality the heiress presumptive to the throne of Silla (and it shocked the hell out of them when they find out). And although Princess Deokman had already a birth-given right to sit on the throne and she was the only one left in her lineage to do so, she never really relied on her high status  to defeat Lady Mishil. She fought her like an equal, and she devoted every resources, all stratagems at her disposal to vanquish her. This 'sparring match' between two of the most intelligent women of their time really brings excitement and very exhilarating to watch.

Okay, there should be any fault in any dramas, because the people who made them are not perfect. Although it is my most favourite of any sageuk I've ever watched, I have to admit that this drama's biggest flaw, is the conduction. You see, this drama title is, without a doubt, Seondeok Yeowang or in English, Queen Seondeok. And of course, this drama, in essence, the biography of Queen Seondeok of Silla, the first queen regnant in the Korean Peninsula. But I get this sense, that the eponymous character was really overshadowed by the antagonist of the drama, The Lady Mishil. It overshadowed the heroine so much that people may have actually watched this serial and remembering this drama as 'Lady Mishil's story'. It's sad, isn't it? Not that I'm saying the actress who potrayed Deokman, Lee Yowon did a bad job in her potrayal, really. It's just that, as I said before that the Lady Mishil's portrayal is just so stunningly delivered by actress Go Hyeonjeong that people may actually forgot that it was Queen Seondeok's story. Even so, I can see that the actress Lee Yowon is stunningly charismatic too in her potrayal, especially during the Queen's reign. However, from the statistics of the ratings, it is said that the rating of the serial considerably dropped after Lady Mishil's death. Now this is really worrying. You can really imagine that considerable amount of people really mourned the villainess' death and stopped watching the serial anymore. Now you see that Go Hyeonjeong's 'bitchy yet classy' potrayal is really what you would say as magnetic. It's a shame really, since it is also said that the serial's real draw was the Lady.

I know, by sense I should not have put this serial the best sageuk serial ever, since it really failed to deliver what it should be delivered. I also feel bad for the actress Lee Yowon, for being overshadowed in her act this way. However, this sageuk will always be on the top list of my sageuk favourites. Why? Because this drama delivers the potrayals of the two most striking women in the world history I know.

I'm sorry, I can't resist to put more pictures:)
                                                         

                                                         

                                                             

Don't forget the men:)

                                                                 Silla's most renowned general, Kim Yushin

 

Silla's greatest swordsman and one of Queen Seondeok's 'people', Bidam

 

Silla's most ingenious tactician (second only to the Queen and the Lady) and the son of Princess Cheonmyeong and in turn, Queen Seondeok's nephew (sadly he was not eligible to the throne at the time, because he was not of the seonggol lineage, but when the lineage really dried out, he eventually became King Muyeol the Great, the first non-seonggol King of Silla *his accession is not potrayed in the serial)

Guys, any comments and critics, just put them under this post:)

Pause!

In this post, I must state first that I may not often have enough time to write posts and I may write posts at anytime, even in the most ridiculous of times. So, for any of you who might have expect any daily, weekly, or monthly reviews from me (like I have one), it would be better for you to put it out. But, if you'd like my opinion on any of your sageuk dramas, you can request to me by email apriliahussna@gmail.com. Although I'm quite slow in writing posts, I'll give you my best for the reviews of the sageuk drama you'd like.

Review - Dae Jang Geum

So, I begin my review with the oldest sageuk drama I know I've watched: Dae Jang Geum. This drama was so popular that it became the forefront of Hallyu wave. Well, I wouldn't blame it. How can anyone resist the drama brought by the life struggle of Seo Janggeum to finally became Joseon's first female royal physician? Even my parents couldn't watch it without tears after some heartbreaking scene.

 

Link : http://www.koreandrama.org/wp-content/uploads/2006/06/daejanggeum2.jpg

Although so, it even started when Janggeum had no intention of being a physician. All she ever wanted was to prove her mother's innocence by becoming the top sanggung (palace matron) of the royal kitchen. But fate wanted her otherwise. After being framed with her esteemed teacher and her mother's friend, Han Sanggung, by their rival, Choi Sanggung (hateful but slightly 'conflictuous' sanggung, that woman) on the charge of attempting murder by food poisoning upon the king, she swore to return to the palace and to prove both her mother and her teacher's innocence. And so, figuring out that becoming a physician is the only way, she struggled through books of medicine with a rather harsh tutelage from a renowned Jeju female physician. The hardwork finally paid off with her being the brightest student in the royal academy. After being admitted to the royal hospital, she would still face lots of obstacles on her way, given by the trembled Matron Choi, until her patience ran out when she was abandoned at a village with outbreak. But then, she regained her confidence and returned to the palace once again. After taking a big leap and challenging the ancient laws of Joseon, she was made the king's personal doctor with title Dae Jang Geum.

That's what I would say of 'the short version' of the story, for those of you who don't remember or interested in this before. Anyway, I would put this serial into word as 'pretty good'. Why, you ask? Because I thought that it's not easy to make an inspirational movie. You must always be careful with every scene and you must mind the viewers' feelings when we make it. Also, seeing how things were in the past, watching the life of surviving, plus a woman as the main character, who wouldn't fall for that?

I didn't actually mean that last sentence negatively. Wouldn't we fall for that in the present too? Girls nowadays won't easily roll up their sleeves and get down on their knees. They would rather sit back, beautify themselves, and do nothing. But Janggeum? I'd dare say she wouldn't mind to even jump to the mud if she knew it was necessary.

Okay, now, judging the appearance. From the whole picture, it looks good, the props they used are also nice, it really pops to our eyes when we watch it. The clothes, I would put it as 'simple good', since the attires are not much but it really looks good. The acts they put are also good, they don't sound cheesy. The special effects they used are quite nice, for that time, although there aren't many of them, since it's not exactly an action movie.

So, a good overall appearance, and a good, selling plot. Where's the poop? Well, what I regret, most of all, is the duration per episode. Can you imagine how heartbreak people must have suffered when the story finally reached the climax, but suddenly, it was cut with credit? We won't have any of those problems now, since Dae Jang Geum is available on DVDs, but still, when I, who watched it in God's speed to catch just the essence of it felt tired just to know the next thing you do after forwarding to a new episode, is forwarding to another one.

What else? I think, the movie lacks an emphasis backsound. You might notice that other than emotional scenes, the other scenes don't really have a backsound. Which is why I think the movie felt kinda quiet. It's a pity, since I think such backsounds are like spices in food. When you apply it correctly, it values could change significantly. But I don't really blame them on that one. I would really blame the time for that. And so does the visual smoothness the movie had. They aren't quite friendly in our eyes. I think, with the right amount of magic this movie will just make do.

So, the big question: is it worth to watch? In my opinion, yes. With the progress of technology and science, we would rarely see any working hard now. Working hard isn't always a tiring thing. Working hard trains our body and mind, and with that we could survive for the next day. I would say, even if the laziest person on earth watch this movie, although that person doesn't really change his/her ways of living, that person would still had a change of heart.

I will never be perfect in my every posts. If you have critics, just comment right under the posts.

Opening Post

Nice to see you in my other form? *what are you, ghost? No, I don't mean that kind. But I mean it, in terms of spirit. I believe people could keep any kinds of spirit within, be it may contradicted to their personalities or even principles. So, you may say, I wouldn't freak out if someone with the least expected suddenly turned to the most. So, I have different spirits in me. In my other blog, apriliahussna.blogspot.com, that's my 'disciplined' me. Here, it's my 'free' me.

Much different from girls in my age, I have a particular interest in sageuk dramas. For those of you who doesn't understand, sageuk dramas here meaning 'korean historical dramas'. Why, you ask? Well, I've always loved any kind of historical dramas, but what made me fell for the first time are the beauty the sageuk dramas delivered. You can guess alone what beauty I refer to, but with that, I quite learned deep and understood sageuk dramas, hence, the history within, more than any countries' historical drama (even mine:|). And so, in this blog, I will give you my view of sageuk dramas so you could take in consideration whether or not to watch it.