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Post by sageuk on Mar 12, 2011 22:03:15 GMT -5
For people who aren't familiar, the historical figure that the character Shin Yun bok was based on was actually male, or so scholars and historians say. This gender-change was first brought about when the book that the drama was based on was published. That change was most likely done for the sake of creating conflict. Not much was known about this person's life, so anything was possible. Of all artistic licenses one could take, they decide to change the historical figure's gender. Good move or bad move? THose who are history buffs and dislike genderbenders probably wouldn't like this. The person was also notable for his erotic style when painting, a trait that caused him to be kicked out of the artist bureau. Here are his paintings: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin_Yoon-bokblog.joinsmsn.com/media/folderlistslide.asp?uid=hwang450915&folder=14&list_id=10129671 |
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Post by TheBo on Mar 13, 2011 20:59:19 GMT -5
Sageuk, thank you for that valuable info! And spoiler free, as far as I can see. Congratulations.  Bo |
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Post by sageuk on Mar 14, 2011 18:10:28 GMT -5
In the same year the drama aired in, a movie about Shin Yun-bok was released, again doing the gender bending material. It was called Portrait of a Beauty ( 미인도), named after one of the real Shin's works. I haven't seen this movie, so I can't say whether its good or not, but clearly the studios were out to make a quick buck.
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Post by kathleen34 on Mar 16, 2011 9:05:55 GMT -5
This is such wonderful information sageuk. Thanks so much for details we wouldn't get by simply watching the drama.
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Post by MTR on Mar 17, 2011 17:09:04 GMT -5
Portrait Of A Beauty was released here and the DVD should still be in print .
Speaking of making a quick buck i always felt that this drama was made just to cash in on Yi San and as such after Yi San which was magnificent i just did not want to sit through another drama about the Art Dept plus yet another gender bender storyline .
Don't get mad at me but i think Wang Guhn which is on mysoju would have been a much better and more popular choice than this which has too much "seen it all before "for myself ,and again only speaking for myself so not being critical of anyone else .
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Post by Knov1 on Mar 18, 2011 2:31:53 GMT -5
Don't get mad at me but i think Wang Guhn which is on mysoju would have been a much better and more popular choice than this which has too much "seen it all before "for myself ,and again only speaking for myself so not being critical of anyone else . I don't necessarily disagree but there's certain things that need to be taken into account as to why we chose this drama, this lineup and DramaFever. As we explained in the future of the board thread, it's important that members are able to watch the dramas in a free and legal manner. DramaFever is not only legal but they have a large catalog of dramas available for free. I can understand why viewers flock to mysoju. They offer tons of content for free. Just understand, all that content could disappear without warning. No matter what the mysoju admin claims, mysoju isn't a legal site. We don't want to run into a situation in which we get to episode 30 of a drama only to see the rest of the episodes get taken down. That's why we're not using mysoju as our base. We have no issue with members adding threads for dramas shared at mysoju in Other Shows but we have no plans to put up boards based on what they provide. For our first lineup, we attempted to provide viewers with a variety of dramas. We understand not everyone will be happy with the current lineup but that's, in part, why we chose short dramas. All 4 dramas in the lineup are 20 episodes or less. In other words, they'll be over before you know it. Starting with the next batch of dramas, members of the board will have a say in the lineup. They'll, of course, be choosing from what's available at DramaFever. Now, if a viewer feels more comfortable watching one of the dramas on the lineup at another site, they are more than welcome to do so. I hope that helps you understand our side of the equation a little better. |
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Post by MTR on Mar 18, 2011 13:05:48 GMT -5
That make sense ,i do see your point sorry to sound like a grouch was not meaning to .
I tried to watch IYSS on soju about 2 years back and they yanked it after about 10 eps .yes i forgot about that .
I should give Painter another shot now Yi San is 3 years old
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Post by sageuk on Mar 18, 2011 19:47:06 GMT -5
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Post by ginnycat5 on Mar 24, 2011 17:51:59 GMT -5
What kind of edited version is there? I mean, was it edited to shorten it, or to make it more PG (i.e., removing violence or sex)? |
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Post by TheBo on Mar 25, 2011 9:36:58 GMT -5
They edited it down from 104 eps to 30 something, just so they could make a quick buck on the DVDs (IMHO). As far as I'm concerned, the edited version is cr-p. You can't even care about the guy, so much is taken out.
bo
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Post by griffin on Apr 19, 2011 8:31:41 GMT -5
Sorry, I moved the reply to spoilers because I'm not sure if I let slip anything. But these should be safe.
Shin Yun-bok plausibly died in 1825 but this is not confirmed. It's a plausible date from his last painting which seemed to be the same subject as the one that appeared in Mindo, albeit older. Danwon Kim Hong-do died in 1806, age 62. He had a daughter and a son, Kim Hyun-gi.
Danwon's fortunes turned when Jeongjo died. Jeongjo was afterall, an avid patron of his works. One of his last piece of painting lamented the passing of his youth and of his failure to provide for his young son.
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Post by TheBo on Apr 19, 2011 10:08:27 GMT -5
Aww, that is so sad! It seems reasonable, though, that once Jeong-jo was gone, Danwon would be on the skids. Even in this drama, their fortunes are intertwined.
Bo
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