This comment is unforgivably longhollyxuApril 1 2010, 14:49:34 UTC
Heh, he's just not used to thinking, at the moment. I do like that he's starting to see his manager's an ass who's out to use his image - and possibly responsible for his inertia as an actor - so he's clearly due for a step out of the comfort zone.
I don't remember who said this, but Siwon's character is basically a child himself, so what we're really seeing is his growth into adult responsibilities. Helped, of course, by a plucky adjumma who is prettier than the average Korean housewife by a freaking mile.
Oh Hwannie, he was such an ass! I honestly wanted the 2nd male lead to win so bad, grr.
DY inaccuracies are due mainly to the fact that she was so insignificant: not much remains known besides her clan name and the fact that she was a slave-servant in the palace (seriously, mention slave in front of her son the king and you're screwed), so almost everything in the drama that's about Dong-yi herself is made up - Jang Heebin is the more interesting character, by far, but they wanted a villain, so...
Given the fact that she did not follow Queen Inhyeon after her exile, it's surmised that her position was lowly enough to not matter (all the important maids followed, whether they wanted or not), and she was only promoted to Sookbin after the birth of a royal son, so her survival in the palace may well be due to a combination of discretion and low enough status not to disturb any great movers or shakers in the noble factions. All this indication of Dong-yi being a vivacious darling, bla bla, is just to make the character interesting, and also, um, Sukjong was apparently very into skirt chasing.
DY's son, Yeongjo, was raised mostly by Sukjong's third queen, not his own mother, and he saw Queen Inwon as his own mother - went out of his way to be the perfect Confucian son (to be fair, she also favoured him over the crown prince, who was Jang Heebin's son).
I'm not knocking the drama - I actually like this tough and smart female protagonist trend, but it's a valid note, I think, to remember that historical dramas, while rooted in history, are still fictional.
Re: This comment is unforgivably longdangermousieApril 1 2010, 14:54:41 UTC
I ended up really liking Hwan by the end (I think BL, while not a brilliant drama, had really solid writing) but the first few eps - I haven't felt such fury at a male lead since when I first came across Hana Yori Dango :P
The Dong Yi information is really itersting, thank you. I guess that's the advantage of picking a really minor historical personage - you are free to make up whatever you want, within limits.
Siwon's character is basically a child himself, so what we're really seeing is his growth into adult responsibilities
Oh, yes, that makes sense. He never really had to grow up before so he hadn't. Does remind me of Last Scandal that way, a bit - shallow star, plucky ahjumma with a daughter, loser of an ex-husband. Let's hope I'll end up liking Siwon's character as much as I did JJH's.
I don't remember who said this, but Siwon's character is basically a child himself, so what we're really seeing is his growth into adult responsibilities. Helped, of course, by a plucky adjumma who is prettier than the average Korean housewife by a freaking mile.
Oh Hwannie, he was such an ass! I honestly wanted the 2nd male lead to win so bad, grr.
DY inaccuracies are due mainly to the fact that she was so insignificant: not much remains known besides her clan name and the fact that she was a slave-servant in the palace (seriously, mention slave in front of her son the king and you're screwed), so almost everything in the drama that's about Dong-yi herself is made up - Jang Heebin is the more interesting character, by far, but they wanted a villain, so...
Given the fact that she did not follow Queen Inhyeon after her exile, it's surmised that her position was lowly enough to not matter (all the important maids followed, whether they wanted or not), and she was only promoted to Sookbin after the birth of a royal son, so her survival in the palace may well be due to a combination of discretion and low enough status not to disturb any great movers or shakers in the noble factions. All this indication of Dong-yi being a vivacious darling, bla bla, is just to make the character interesting, and also, um, Sukjong was apparently very into skirt chasing.
DY's son, Yeongjo, was raised mostly by Sukjong's third queen, not his own mother, and he saw Queen Inwon as his own mother - went out of his way to be the perfect Confucian son (to be fair, she also favoured him over the crown prince, who was Jang Heebin's son).
I'm not knocking the drama - I actually like this tough and smart female protagonist trend, but it's a valid note, I think, to remember that historical dramas, while rooted in history, are still fictional.
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The Dong Yi information is really itersting, thank you. I guess that's the advantage of picking a really minor historical personage - you are free to make up whatever you want, within limits.
Siwon's character is basically a child himself, so what we're really seeing is his growth into adult responsibilities
Oh, yes, that makes sense. He never really had to grow up before so he hadn't. Does remind me of Last Scandal that way, a bit - shallow star, plucky ahjumma with a daughter, loser of an ex-husband. Let's hope I'll end up liking Siwon's character as much as I did JJH's.
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