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Post by truth on May 23, 2023 11:36:58 GMT -5
Which raises the question. Will she be a villainous consort as the protagonist just like the Jang Heebin and Jang Heebinβesque evil consort historicals of the past or are they gonna make her a sympathetic hero? More info on the drama : The drama will take place within 24 hours after the death of King Gogukcheon, who was the 1st husband of Queen Woo. Story will be about Queen Woo choosing and enthroning Gogukcheon's successor(King Sansang) as new king in order to protect herself and her family.
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Post by sageuk on May 23, 2023 14:17:41 GMT -5
So maybe anti-heroβ¦
Which just raises the question of why the need to protect her family is there. Does most of Gogukcheonβs brothers hate her? This have something to do with the five clans? Do the Gongsun clan have something to do with it?
Or is protecting her family just an excuse she uses to maintain their hold on power
Or she and Sansang were having an affair and having him as king would provide protection?
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Post by truth on May 23, 2023 14:50:41 GMT -5
So maybe anti-hero⦠This have something to do with the five clans? Looks like it has to do something with the five clans according to the article. Or she and Sansang were having an affair and having him as king would provide protection? Not sure how it will be portrayed in this show, but it is likely that she was already having an affair with Sansang before Gogukcheon's death. Historically, she talked to 2 of Gogukcheon's brothers about becoming a successor after Gogukchoen's death: Balgi and Yeonwoo(a.k.a King Sansang) When talking to Balgi, she did not mention Gogukcheon's death. Balgi rejected Woo's offer because he didn't want to be a traitor. However, she notifies Yeonwoo about Gogukcheon's death as soon as she meets him. Either they were already having an affair or she already had a deal with him prior to Gogukcheon's death. Anyways, hope they don't come up with fantasy costumes for the drama. There's a webtoon called "Queen's Empire" that has Queen Woo as the main character, which has a very accurate representation of Goguryeo costumes and architecture. I hope their costumes resemble costumes from this webtoon. bufftoon.plaync.com/series/1003907/3208391The drama doesn't seem to be based on this webtoon though. Queen Woo's name in this webtoon is Woo Seoran while her name in the drama is Woo Hee. Queen Woo's real name is not recorded in history.
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Post by MTR on May 23, 2023 17:18:16 GMT -5
tvN have a licensing deal with Netflix . If they pick it up it will be the third drama they have shown about Lee Bangwon or his wife in this case . The film Empire Of Lust made its debut on Netflix and of course My Country The New Age is still on Netflix .
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Post by truth on May 23, 2023 19:25:21 GMT -5
tvN have a licensing deal with Netflix . If they pick it up it will be the third drama they have shown about Lee Bangwon or his wife in this case . The film Empire Of Lust made its debut on Netflix and of course My Country The New Age is still on Netflix . Just to make sure some people aren't confused, the Wongyeong drama is still a tvN drama even if Netflix picks it up, not a Netflix original series. My Country is a JTBC drama that just happens to have been picked up by Netflix. There are only 2 historical setting Korean Netflix original series: Kingdom, My Only Love Song My Only Love Song is about a girl from 2017 time-slipping to Goguryeo and falling in love with On Dal. If the "Seven Years' War" drama gets funded and produced by Netflix, it would be the first Netflix original Korean historical drama based on actual history. Queen Woo is a TVING original series that will be produced by TVING, a Korean company similar to Netflix.
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Post by sageuk on May 23, 2023 19:35:10 GMT -5
Taejong Yi Bangwon is the new Jeongjo in terms of Korean monarch getting too much media attention now
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Post by truth on May 23, 2023 19:46:23 GMT -5
Taejong Yi Bangwon is the new Jeongjo in terms of Korean monarch getting too much media attention now I'd say he's even more popular than Jeongjo. There's a drama or movie that involves him as the main character or a sub-character almost every 2 years. Dramas KBS Great King Sejong(2008) : sub-character SBS Deep Rooted Tree(2011) : sub-character SBS Great Seer(2012) : sub-character KBS Jeong Dojeon(2014) : sub-character JTBC Maids(2014) : sub-character SBS Six Flying Dragons(2015) : main character KBS Jang Youngshil(2016) : sub-character JTBC My Country(2019) : sub-character SBS Joseon Exorcist(2021) : sub-character KBS King of Tears(2021) : main character tvN Wongyeong(2024) : probably co-lead character along with Wongyeong Movies I am the King(2012) : sub-character Empire of Lust(2015) : main character Pirates: Last Royal Treasure(2022) : sub-character
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Post by ajk on May 25, 2023 4:00:01 GMT -5
Imjin War and Lee Bangwon. Again. Sigh....
And if that's not disappointing enough, I saw the comment about Empress Ki being listed among "successful" dramas and I couldn't belive that. So I had to check. Yes it indeed was quite successful. Never knew that. I couldn't even watch the thing, it was so outlandish. Sigh....
Well I should at least thank truth for keeping us up to date as usual with so much good information. Much appreciated. No sigh!
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Post by truth on May 25, 2023 9:36:54 GMT -5
Imjin War and Lee Bangwon. Again. Sigh.... As I said in my previous post about how not everyone in Korea watched the LBKT drama, not everyone in Korea watched Jingbirok. Highest rating for that series was about 12%, so that means 88% of Korean population didn't watch that series. Some may have watched it online, of course. KBS traditional historicals like Jingbirok is also mostly watched by older generation. Younger folks who watch these type of historicals are usually history buffs. Most of the younger generation probably don't even know the Jingbrok drama even existed. In addition, it has now been 8 years since Jingbirok and might have passed 10 or 11 years by the time this new Imjin War drama is made. Most of the general public are probably more familiar with Kim Hanmin's Yi Soon Shin Film Trilogy rather than the Jingbirok drama. Both Roaring Currents and Hansan were No.1 in Korean Box Office. As a matter of fact, Roaring Currents is the highest-grossing film in Korean history. No Korean movie has yet to break Roaring Current's record. I'm assuming the final movie in the trilogy Noryang will also be No.1 in box office as well. I'm sure his Imjin War drama will be more popular than Jingbirok ever was if he does end up making it, especially if this ends up becoming a Netflix original. And if that's not disappointing enough, I saw the comment about Empress Ki being listed among "successful" dramas and I couldn't belive that. So I had to check. Yes it indeed was quite successful. Never knew that. I couldn't even watch the thing, it was so outlandish. Sigh.... Unfortunately, we are in the minority. You might wonder why dramas like Empress Ki keeps being produced. It's because there's a big demand for it.
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Post by sageuk on May 25, 2023 11:15:09 GMT -5
Do these people even realize theyβre technically rooting for someone who is practically a collaborator?
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Post by truth on May 25, 2023 12:04:25 GMT -5
Do these people even realize theyβre technically rooting for someone who is practically a collaborator? If you mean Empress Ki by collaborator, most people who watched the series probably didn't realize and didn't care. The people who watch Empress Ki type of dramas don't watch it for historical accuracy, they watch it for romance and main actor's handsome face.
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Post by sageuk on May 25, 2023 15:12:45 GMT -5
Their damn fault for being so ill educated I guess.
And what exactly is it about Yi Bangwon that makes him popular now? Do they find his family drama compelling? Do they find his ruthlessness relatable somehow?
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Post by truth on May 25, 2023 15:47:12 GMT -5
And what exactly is it about Yi Bangwon that makes him popular now? Do they find his family drama compelling? Do they find his ruthlessness relatable somehow? Think it's both. One reason why LBW is so popular is because the last days of Goryeo and early years of Joseon dynasty are probably the most dramatic part of Korean history. Powerless Goryeo king, political battle leading up to foundation of Joseon dynasty, and feud between princes. It's almost like Korea's own Romance of Three Kingdoms. It's also the part with a lot of detailed records remaining. Korean history record prior to Joseon lacks a lot of detail due to most history books getting burnt during the Mongol invasion, Imjin War, and the Qing invasion. Joseon's history books luckily remained. The last days of Goryeo and the foundation of Joseon dynasty are especially more detailed since it is about how their dynasty began. This makes the timeline as everyone's favorite subject to make a drama out of.
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Post by truth on May 28, 2023 16:22:20 GMT -5
Netflix Song of the Bandits (Fall 2023) Director : Hwang Junhyeok Writer : Han Jeonghun Time period : Japanese Occupation Synopsis: Set in 1920s, during turbulent period of Japanese occupation, the people of Joseon have been deprived of their place of living and expelled to Japan. Those who headed to Gando, a land of lawlessness with different stories, unite as one to protect the homeland of Koreans. * All characters are completely fictional Kim Namgil(Bidam in MBC Queen Seondeok) as Lee Yoon, a former member of the Japanese army who became a bandit helping Koreans living in Manchuria Seohyun(member of Kpop girl group "Girl's Generation") as Nam Heeshin, an independence fighter who is disguised as a member of the Japanese government of Korea. This looks like a drama version of the 2008 film "The Good, the Bad, the Weird" based on this picture and the setting.
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Post by truth on May 28, 2023 17:30:59 GMT -5
Hmmmβ¦.I dunnoβ¦. What else was said about the matter? Since he said itβs another adaptation of Jinbirok, Iβd imagine that it will focus a lot on the politics, but this guy is primarily an action genre guy and didnβt always follow the source material in his films. More info : Looks like it might be more focused on politics. The main character of the drama will be Lee Deokhyeong. He was played by Nam Seongjin(Ha Ryun in the LBW drama) in KBS Jingbirok The article said the drama will be based on Ryu Seongryong's book "Jingbirok," but I think it might at least partially, if not entirely, be based on the novel "Seven Years' War" which was published in 1990.
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