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Post by velvet inkbrush of YiSoonShin on Aug 12, 2004 20:31:09 GMT -5
i can't wait for my website to get up and running
i'll have to have a page devoted just to the warriors ;D
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Post by luvarchfiend on Aug 12, 2004 20:45:11 GMT -5
i shall be resting my eyes in anticipation. ;D
luv those warriors. ;D
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Post by Choko on Aug 12, 2004 21:57:11 GMT -5
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Post by velvet inkbrush of YiSoonShin on Aug 12, 2004 21:59:02 GMT -5
hey choko
i asked you a question on page one of the thread...if you thought that the show was strategically timed to coincide with the ongoing debate over dokdo island with japan. i was curious as to what your thoughts were
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Post by velvet inkbrush of YiSoonShin on Aug 12, 2004 21:59:58 GMT -5
hm, i can't get the links to work
they might not be working yet...the webpage is still under construction
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Post by Choko on Aug 12, 2004 22:06:38 GMT -5
VIP, My elder sister is urging me now to go to shopping together. So... I can't answer it right now. Could you wait just for two or three hours? ;D
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Post by velvet inkbrush of YiSoonShin on Aug 12, 2004 22:08:14 GMT -5
hehe
there is no rush
i was just curious as to what you thought
have fun shopping!
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Post by Choko on Aug 13, 2004 11:44:25 GMT -5
I've come back. ;D I'm sorry I'm late, VIB. I think you are right in part, but that's not all. This KBS drama is based on two novels about Admiral Yi : one is "The immortal (ºÒ¸ê)" and the other is "The Song of Sword(Ä®ÀÇ ³ë·¡)". The latter--The Song of Sword---has been a million seller in Korea over the last 3 years. It is the first novel to deal with Admiral Yi as a man rather than as a legendary hero. It became more popular when South Korean President Roh Mu-hyeon said in a media interview he was deeply impressed by this novel and sympathized with Admiral Yi. I think you already know how great but miserable Admiral Yi was during the 7-year war. He had enemies inside and outside : Not only the Japanese enemy harassed him but also his King was leery of him and other generals felt jealousy of him. He suffered so much. The novel (and maybe the TV drama) is the first attempt to describe him not as a perfect savior (or saint-hero, Korean Jesus Christ) but as a man who has emotion and weakness. In addition, Admiral Yi's leadership is now drawing public attention because of the current external and internal crisis : sending more troops to Iraq to maintain constant U.S-Korea military alliance while calming down anti-war protests by civic groups, dealing with China and Japan's intentional plot to falsify Korean history, filling the increased generation gaps within the country, and recovering the faltering economy and so on. Korean people have a tendency to compare current situations with historical ones, as Emperor Wang gun was a symbol of new Korean leadership after the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Now, many people believe they can find a lesson from Admiral Yi's life. That's why Admiral Yi is dramatized NOW. ;D
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Post by Eowyn on Aug 13, 2004 12:46:30 GMT -5
yi sun shin has been my hero since i was little That's so cute, VIB. I can picture you as a little girl watching the old series and crying at the end. You must be so thrilled to see a new interpretation. lol, I'm more excited for you than for me in (hopefully) seeing the series.
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Post by velvet inkbrush of YiSoonShin on Aug 13, 2004 16:34:22 GMT -5
choko
yes i have noticed that the historical dramas do have their political commentary within them. even age of warriors currently can be somewhat comparable to the current state of politics in korea.
as for admiral yi sun shin as a man - well he was taht - a man, but i think that is why we admire him so. he must have been so burdened with duty and self-doubt but despite that he saved korea and gave his life to do so. as a christian i don't see any man as another Jesus, but he did amazing things being just a man.
i could never do something like that and i don't think i know anyone personally who could do that now.
it's hard to put aside your own personal problems to do what is necessary. i admire him for being able to rise above his own concerns out of devotion to his nation. in fact, i think i admire him more for it.
are those books available in english?
i tried to find his war diaries in english but i can';t locate them
and don't get me started on korea today. i could rant for hours on how it's gone downhill. the lesson they need to learn from yi sun shin is to once again realize a sort of national unity and put the good of the people before the good of the individual.
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Post by velvet inkbrush of YiSoonShin on Aug 13, 2004 16:40:56 GMT -5
i can't imagine how lonely it must have been for him during the war. it's so difficult to be a good person when you are surrounded by those less noble (as jang geum watchers can attest) i'm sure he was the victim of much jealousy and ill will. plus saving the nation doesn't leave much time for family but he still tried to do what he could. i read he stopped military service so that he could mourn his mother's death properly.
but history makes its own judgments. and as i said in a past post, others can try to falsify history, that will never change, but the truth always comes out
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Post by velvet inkbrush of YiSoonShin on Aug 13, 2004 16:42:50 GMT -5
It is the first novel to deal with Admiral Yi as a man rather than as a legendary hero. i think they did a good job picking this actor because you can see in his face that he has vulnerability and is very human. i could see that right off the bat when watching the preview. i like him already...
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Post by velvet inkbrush of YiSoonShin on Aug 13, 2004 16:43:58 GMT -5
That's so cute, VIB. I can picture you as a little girl watching the old series and crying at the end. You must be so thrilled to see a new interpretation. lol, I'm more excited for you than for me in (hopefully) seeing the series. yeah, i was so sad as a little girl. i just thought that the way history happened was so unfair. but it's the stuff legends are made of. okay i'll try and shut up now sorry guys but i'm all about the admiral ;D
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Post by luvarchfiend on Aug 13, 2004 16:46:57 GMT -5
well said VIB.....once again.
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Post by velvet inkbrush of YiSoonShin on Aug 13, 2004 18:07:06 GMT -5
great admiral yi beat the japanese navy with only twelve ships
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