Dong Yi and King Sukjong episodes 45-60 FINAL
Here is the final post in the mini recaps of the romance about Dong Yi and King Sukjong’s relationship. Now it’s all about who will be the next King!
Read MoreInformation on Dong Yi, the 2010, MBC sageuk drama. Joseon history relating to the drama including concubine ranks and King Sukjong’s tomb.
Here is the final post in the mini recaps of the romance about Dong Yi and King Sukjong’s relationship. Now it’s all about who will be the next King!
Read MoreHere’s my third post of Dong Yi episode summaries. Dong Yi’s relationship develops with the king but Jang Ok Jung becomes an enemy
Read MoreJang Ok Jung, the future Hee Bin has changed from an ambitious but respectable lady to a vicious villain prepared to get rid of anyone standing in her way of becoming Queen.
Read MoreDong Yi (Han Hyo Joo) and King Sukjong (Ji Jin Hee) Here’s my first section of recaps of historical drama
Read MoreTHE SETTING The story begins in the 7th year of King Sukjong’s reign. During his reign there were some serious
Read MoreThe Hwangsa yellow dust season is here. So even though the temperature has been pretty warm and pleasant (16 degrees),
Read MoreMy posts on the drama Dong Yi (MBC 2010) are still the most read posts on my blog. And here’s
Read MoreThe historical drama Dong Yi (MBC 2010) is the love story of a servant girl (Dong Yi) and the king.
Read MoreI’ve just come back from a few weeks in the UK for a holiday and there was a pile of
Read Morehi, i have a question about the romanization of korean. for han hyo joo, on wikipedia it lists: revised romanization:
Read MoreDong Yi, MBC In episode 30, Dong Yi is promoted by the king to a special court lady, sung-un sang-gung
Read MoreThis post was inspired by a question I was asked about where we can find portraits of the Joseon kings. And in particular, King Sukjong and his concubine Suk-bin (Dong Yi).
Read MoreChoi Chol-ho as Oh Yoon in Dong Yi, MBC Dong Yi actor, Choi Chul-ho (40) who plays Oh Yoon, (the
Read MoreAccording to this article about the viewer ratings of Dong Yi in Korea, there was a lot of interest in Dong
Read MoreI read that Dong Yi heroine Han Hyo-joo has been getting lots of gifts from her fans and that last
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 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…
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