Wow...thank you so much for the explanation! It will make viewing the dramas so much more enjoyable when we know some of the some of the "secrets" in the...
Thanks for all thsoe that responded to my request for Anglicized pronounciations of the Korean phrases. I alsways try to pick out familiar words and see if I...
I found a series of Korean stamps showing Korean costumes including myon-ryu-gwan. The portrait below the myon-ryu-gwan stamp is that of Emperor Soon-Jong of...
Well, it looks like next week we are going to get some action! Tonight was a good set-up for next week... Xue Ren Gui is facing a lot of drama and gets to...
This isn't one of Choi Su-Jong's best efforts. Lack of blinking seems to be a part of lack of acting in this one. He emoted a lot more as Wang Guhn . But it...
Just because... So I'm painting the woodwork in my bedroom and listening to Big Joe Henry... Bybe Bye Miss American Pie comes on... I'm singing away... OK we...
Hi Nancy, and everybody, I didn't understand what they were saying, except for a few words, but that YouTube clip of the Li Wen actor and the others was great!...
with these shows puts me at a disadvantage.Having only seen DJY and Immortal Yi Soon Shin.But I have never seen so many good looking men and beautiful women as...
... Every woman I've introduced to Korean historicals has a similar reaction, Lotus -- e.g. "How come the Koreans I know don't look like that?" Well, it's for...
HI Everyone, Just catching up with my messages (118) I guess I haven't been on for a while. Anyway, I do read them on my cell phone from time to time. I...
From what I've read I think we may have to wait until Episode 110 for the Xue Rengui melt down. We're getting to the point though where the odds of surviving...
Yes. I agree with you. Costuming is important in making ancient people look different from modern day people. And as Sandy already pointed out, another factor...
Another question for those in the know... tried finding info but just didn't know how to phrase it... What is written on the white "tiles" the men in the court...
Do you mean this one by the ancestral shrine placques? The title and name of ancestors are written on it. In the photo linked below, the left vertical lines of...
Thanks for the ancestral shrine info... the white "tiles"... maybe they are pieces of painted wood... I don't quite know how to explain them... Perhaps they...
OK. Now I see. The name of the "tile" is "hohl." It was made of ivory (for high rank officials) or wood (for lower rank officials), and originally used as a...
That was a most excellant idea. I imagine you could become flustered in front of an Emperor and loose your cool and your train of thought. I could probably use...
Okay... I couldn't resist, but... Must they be "the Magic behind the throne"... LOL! Ahem, uhhh, yes, well... Nancy <keeper4804@...> wrote: From what...
From Korea... "In the final episode Sunday, the portrayal of the Balhae kingdom gaining amity with China's Tang dynasty's impressed the viewers. Many...
