snap of the day: kimchi pot shop
In Seoul I stumbled over this cute shop selling kimchi pots all ready to be filled with chili paste, soy bean paste,
Read MoreIn Seoul I stumbled over this cute shop selling kimchi pots all ready to be filled with chili paste, soy bean paste,
Read MoreIn episode 12 of the historical drama Dong Yi enters the 궁관 kung-gwan (court) and joins the Court lady Investigation
Read MoreThe concubines and court ladies in the Joseon palace were collectively called the ne-myeong-bu (내명부 內命婦) but they were divided into two groups:
Read MoreA truck selling garlic by a market in Seoul Garlic season is here. In Korea it’s harvested in June and
Read MoreThere was a strict hierarchy in the Joseon court for men and women. All the ladies at court answer to the Queen who is followed in rank by the concubines and then the court ladies. In this post I’ll look specifically at the ranks of the concubines.
Read More(updated 2021) Thanks to his controversial love life, King Sukjong appears in lots of Korean historical dramas! But although his most famous relationship was with his concubine Jang Hee Bin, they are not buried together at King Sukjong’s tomb. In this post find out about the different types of Royal Tomb, where King Sukjong’s tomb is, who he is buried with, and why young women in particular want to go to Jang Hee Bin’s grave…
Read MoreTae-young (Kim Jung-eun) and Ki-joo (Park Shin-yang) in Lovers in Paris (2004) SBS Synopsis I’ve just finished watching Lovers in
Read MoreI hear that Chae Rim is going to make a cameo appearance in the upcoming Chinese version of the romantic
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