Setting is a Korean-themed historical fantasy (Akatsuki no Yona universe).  I'm considering a story in which someone purposefully breaks a mirror for friendly reasons (a friend looks longingly at the character's mirror and they break it to give their friend a piece of it ( Read more... )

Setting: fantasy world in a land loosely based on the Joseon period of Korea ( Read more... )

I have a historical fic set in Korea. It's basically about the illicit love between a young prince and a rebel boy. Both are between 18-19 years old.

I would like to include a scene of them confessing their love to each other, basically blurting it out, and to emphasize their different positions in the society, I'd like to write the confessions in ( Read more... )

So is there a proper style for a ruler of Silla? (Thinking 7th century, CE.)  For instance, if a ruler were being introduced, would it be His/Her Majesty?  Something else? Korean dramas use His/her Majesty, sire/queen/lady/lord, at least in translation.  I guess I'm asking is how accurate are these translations?  The histories I've read (in ( Read more... )

Setting: 1910's to 20's, generally. Jumps around a lot (time travel), but the problem characters come from alternate Taisho-era Japan and a non-colonized Joseon-Dynasty Korea that doesn't morph into an empire ( Read more... )

I've been doing a tremendous amount of research into Korean surnames.  There are only about 250 currently in use; hundreds more have gone extinct over the millenia ( Read more... )

Setting: Yellow Sea coast of Korea, North or South, 1947, between WWII and the Korean War

I'm doing reverse research for an old time radio series that was originally aired in 1947.  One episode takes place partially in a Korean port city on the Yellow Sea, but I cannot identify the city.  The name sounds like Jen-sen.  It is the same name for both ( Read more... )

I found this while trying to find floor plans of a traditional Korean house, and I think it's awesome:

Asian Historical Architecture: A Photographic SurveyIt has selections from many Asian countries, but its Japanese, Chinese, and Korean sections are the best. There's historical information, photographs of interiors and exteriors, and even floor ( Read more... )