Min Jong Ho (Ji Jin-Hee)

[kinoeugene unlogged]

Fyi....

according to my recall, before jang-guem became a medical lady, sir.Min called her "Seo Na In".
"Seo" is her family name.
"Na In" is a title for the young palace ladies before they become "Sang Gung" like lady Han or lady Choi.

when jang-guem worked as a medical lady, sir.Min called her "Seo Ui Nye (Nim)".
"Seo" is you know what.
"Ui Nye" means "medical lady".
"Nim" is used to call someone with respect.
(when jang-guem called lady Han "Han Sang Gung MaMa Nim" )

it's so cold in seoul where i am.
take care..

[pearblossom]

thanks for the clarification kinoeugene (and keep warm in beautiful wintery seoul

re: han sang gung mama nim, i understood sang gung to mean imperial attendant, and mama nim is the respectful form of address.

there was also a term for imperial cook which now escapes me

[leone5680]

I like Sir Min.Definitely. I mean he's so cute and caring. I wonder if there's a guy like him on earth.How old is the actor acting Sir Min? Just curious.

[KrFan]

He's only in his early thirties. He got married in Nov, 2004. His wife is a graphic designer, and he met her when he's still a photographer and has been dating for 5/6 years. I think she looks very elegant & lovely, and very compatible with him.

[new fan]

I just finished jewel in the palace and has become a fan of ji jin hee!

Just wondering if anyone out there thinks the ending wasn't very good for sir min? how can sir min be happy?

da chang jin can continue practice her passion of being a doctor. sir min on the other hand, has to give up his passion of writing, literature etc..., to do manual work.

i mean, his wife can treat patients, can cook well etc and the daughter looks up to her. sir min, on the other hand does nothing except sewing leather shoes? that's not what he likes to do at all.

so i am quite disappointed in this sense.

[pearlblossom]

on the contrary, i think sir min made the decision to live in obscurity in the small village with jang geum (chang jin).

his knowledge and love of writing and literature is put to use when he teaches the children of the village.

furthermore, life in the village is much preferable after so many close calls with death while living as an official in the cut-throat environment of the neo-confucian jeoson royal court.

lastly, the romantic in me would like to think that he sacrificed worldly glory in order to be with his precious jang geum

[new fan]

well, guess i have to think like you to not let the ending disappoint me so much. i think this is such a great show and i am sorry to say that after the show i have become the 'rare ones' of being more of a ji jin hee fan than a lee young ae fan! that's not to say i don't like lee, just that i like ji more! he's my new idol! ;D

[new fan]

by the way, has ji jin hee become very famous in korea and asia now? his popularity seems so so only (?) though the show has made big stars of other actors and actresses?

[pearblossom]

he's more low key relative to the other k-drama stars for sure.

i think that's part of his real-life charm

[Alexa]

leone5680 said:

I like Sir Min.Definitely. I mean he's so cute and caring. I wonder if there's a guy like him on earth.How old is the actor acting Sir Min?

I was wondering the same thing ;D

[Cha Geum]

He is 2 years younger than LYA, i guess should be around 32. I like to think he is a down to earth person, coz he is a photographer before and he began acting similar to LYA not at a young age. so there are not really hype up bout being really famous but bout being a good actor. so it happens that LYA is a famous model before and the popularity of DJG makes her even more popular. 1 more thing, he says because of the beard, most fan didn't recognize him ^^

[Jazz]

Yeah I would agree too .. that JJH is quite low key actor. He is quite cute .. I remember the first drama I see him act in was the the 4 sisters. But at that time he is just a supporting act .. althought he didn't play the big role but I found him quite attractive at that time .. haha !

LYA - she is great as always !!! Don't what others think .. but I find the 30's to 40 actors & actress quite acttractive.

[Jade]

;DMin Jong Ho (Ji Jin-Hee) is so sweet & charm. Love Jin Jin Hee very time I see him! His smile, his kindness, his gentlemanly good looking!

[Lina]

I've started watching jewel in the palace series and has become a great fan of Ji Jin Hee. He is so talent & very charm.

[Young]

I didn't know Ji Jin Hee got married in Nov, 2004. His wife looks very lovely. Anyway, Congrated to him. Thanks KrFan for posting his wedding picture on this web. ;D