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Thursday, 19 April 2012

OST My Girlfriend is a Gumiho

Korean Drama : My Girlfriend is a Gumiho

My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox ~

My Girlfriend is a Nine-tailed Fox is a 16-episode romantic comedy South Korean TV Drama from the Hong sisters -- the same screenwriters who wrote the storyline of the hit Korean dramas, You're Beautiful and My Girl. This drama has a Korean title "Nae Yeojachinguneun Gumiho".

This mythical Korean drama ran in the SBS network from 11th of August 2010 to 30th of September 2010. It was directed by Boo Sung Chul.

This star-studded drama was lead by Lee Seung Gi who played the character of Cha Dae Woong. The leading lady, Shin Min Ah played the character of Gumiho ~ the legendary nine-tailed fox who can assume the form of a beautiful woman. Gumiho as the legend reveals is known to eat livers of human.

In this romantic comedy, will Cha Dae Woong get to keep his liver? Join me in watching this cute and funny Korean drama...

Official Website: http://tv.sbs.co.kr/mygumiho/
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My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox: Synopsis

Director: Boo Sung Chul
Writers: Hong Jung Eun & Hong Mi Ran
Network: SBS
Episodes: 16



On one stormy night, Cha Dae Woong accidently freed a nine-tailed fox who was sealed in a painting for 500 years. He did not realize what he has done though, until the nine-tailed fox (Gumiho) who took the form of a beautiful human appeared in front of him. Cha Dae Woong was so scared that he ran away and fell on the riverbank. He was severely injured so Gumiho came to save him and gave her most precious bead to share with him the mystic fox' strength, as she owes him her freedom. Gumiho then asked him if he can help her become human and how to act like one. In return, she will allow him to use her bead for 100 days- more than enough time for him to shoot for his dream action movie despite his body's severe condition. As time goes by, their mutual relationship grew deeper as they start to fall for each other. However, for Gumiho to become human seems to have a serious consequence which they later have to face.

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My Girlfriend is a Gumiho Korean Drama News

How Korean TV drama 'Playful Kiss' flopped locally but hit globally
And it's not just a domestic issue ? the producers of Korea's Playful Kiss saw their youth drama succumb to an inauspiciously short local-TV run back in the fall of 2010, going up against hit time-period competition from My Girlfriend is a Gumiho ...
Cium Ha Ji Won, Lee Seung Gi Disebut Playboy di 'King 2 Hearts'
Mereka menganggap adegan ciuman itu sangat sensual dan menyebut aktor "My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho" (2010) itu sebagai playboy. "Para penonton sangat bersemangat dengan adegan ciuman itu," ujar Seung Gi. "Mereka berkata adegan itu sangat sensual.
Ha Ji Won dan Lee Seung Gi Main Piano Bareng di 'King 2 Hearts'
WowKeren.com - Ha Ji Won ("Secret Garden") dan Lee Seung Gi ("My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho") baru saja melakoni syuting adegan romantis di serial "The King 2 Hearts". Di adegan tersebut keduanya diceritakan tengah bermain piano bersama.
Adegan Kocak No Min-woo dan Hwang Jung Eum di 'Full House 2'
Foto itu menampilkan adegan kocak antara kedua pemain utamanya, No Min-woo ("My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho"-2010) dan Hwang Jung Eum ("High Kick Through the Roof"-2009). Dalam foto itu, Min-woo dan Jung Eum tampak berekspresi lucu saat sama-sama terjebak ...

Meet the MAIN CAST

Cha Dae Woong

played by Lee Seung Gi


A cowardly action star aspirant who grew up with his grandfather and aunt since his parents passed away when he was still a child. He was usually reprimanded by his grandfather for being immature and for not living the values of human..

Gumiho

played by Shin Min Ah


A nine-tailed fox who impersonates as a young lady with beauty that captures every man's eyes. She wanted to become human and experience human life after being imprisoned in the painting for 500 years. She has strong sense of smell and hearing, great speed and strength as those of the mystic foxes'. She loves to eat meat. Her Nine tails appears under moonlight and greatly scares Dae Woong.

Lenses about the cast of My Girlfriend is a Gumiho

Who they are in real life...

Park Dong Joo

played by No Min Woo


He is a veterinarian who explained to Gumiho how to become human. His clan is simliar to goblins which is weaker than mystic foxes.

Eun Hye In

played by Park Soo Jin


She is Cha Dae Woong's college senior and also his love interest. She wants to become an actress.

Director Ban Doo Hong


Action scenes director of Korea's top martial arts school where Cha Dae Woong attends. He is also the father of Ban Sun Nyeo. He is interested with Cha Dae Woong's aunt and always wear a black coat.

Ban Sun Nyeo

played by Hyo Min


Ban Sun Nyeo is the daughter of the director of the acting school that Cha Dae Woong goes to. Just like her name "Seon Nyun" (Fairy), she is the one-sided love of Dae Woong whose heart will beat wildly whenever he sees her.

Extended Cast and Cameo Appearances


Byun Hee Bong as Cha Poong (Dae Woong's grandfather)
Yoon Yoo Sun as Cha Min Sook (Dae Woong's aunt)
Kim Ho Chang as Kim Byung Soo
Im Hyun Sik as monk (cameo, ep1)
Min Joon Hyun as policeman (cameo)
Lee Soo Geun as policeman (cameo)
UEE as art student (cameo)
Park Shin Hye as Go Mi Nyeo (cameo)

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My Sassy Girl

My Sassy Girl

 

My Sassy Girl


Theatrical poster

Hangul

엽기적인 그녀

Hanja

인 그

RR

Yeopgijeogin Geunyeo

MR

Yǒpkijǒgin Kǔnyǒ

Directed by

Kwak Jae-yong

Produced by

Shin Chul

Written by

Kim Ho-sik
Kwak Jae-yong

Starring

Jun Ji-hyun
Cha Tae-hyun

Music by

Hyeong-seok Kim

Cinematography

Sung-Bok Kim

Editing by

Sang-beom Kim

Distributed by

Cinema Service

Release date(s)

July 27, 2001 (2001-07-27)

Running time

123 minutes
137 minutes (director's cut)

Country

South Korea

Language

Korean

My Sassy Girl (Korean: 엽기적인 그녀; literally, That Bizarre Girl) is a 2001 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Kwak Jae-yong. It tells the story of a man's chance meeting with a drunk girl on the train which changes his life. It is ostensibly based on a true story posted on the internet in a series of blog posts written by Kim Ho-sik,[1] which were later adapted into a novel.

The film was extremely successful in South Korea and was the highest grossing Korean comedy of all time.[2] When My Sassy Girl was released throughout East Asia, it became a mega blockbuster hit in the entire region, from Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, as well as Southeast Asia, to the point where it was drawing comparisons to Titanic.
An American remake, starring Jesse Bradford and Elisha Cuthbert, and directed by Yann Samuell was released in 2008.[3] A Japanese drama adaptation with Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and actress Rena Tanaka as the leads started broadcasting in April 2008.[4]

[edit] Plot

[edit] Part one

The film tells the love story of a male engineering college student, Gyeon-woo, and "the Girl" (who is never named in the movie). Gyeon-woo just cannot seem to catch a romantic break. One day, at dinner, Gyeon-woo is interrupted by a call from his mother, telling him to visit his aunt and meet a potential date. At the train station on his way to his aunt's, he observes a drunk girl, standing precariously close to the edge of the train platform as the train approaches; he pulls her to safety just in time. Inside the train, Gyeon-woo cannot help but stare at the girl who is his "type" but repulsed by her drunkenness. Finally, she throws up on a passenger and faints but not before she calls Gyeon-woo "honey". The passenger aggressively chides Gyeon-woo and tells him to take care of his "girlfriend". Gyeon-woo, completely flustered, carries her all the way to the nearest hotel. Thus begins his comically ill-fated relationship with the Girl whom he realizes is a xanthippe. They meet each other again after Gyeon-woo gets locked up in jail over a misunderstanding, and over soju the Girl cries, admits to breaking up with her boyfriend the day before and gets thoroughly drunk, resulting in a second trip to the same hotel.
After this second overnight stay at the hotel, she begins to become a more active part of his life. She visits Gyeon-woo in school and pulls him out of class, telling the teacher that Gyeon-woo is the father of her soon-to-be-aborted baby. The Girl's mood swings wildly from joyful to downright violent, but Gyeon-woo puts up with it and lets her abuse him for her amusement.
She is an aspiring scriptwriter and throughout the movie gives Gyeon-woo three different screenplays from different genres. The first is an action movie—The Demolition Terminator—which switches gender roles, symbolically having the Girl save her helpless lover (Gyeon-woo). The second is a wild perversion of a Korean short story—Sonagi—in which the Girl, having died, asks that her lover be buried along with her—even though he's still alive. The last is a wuxia/samurai movie spoof full of genre clichés and anachronisms. All three feature the same common thread: the Girl is from the future.
Despite all the horrible things Gyeon-woo endures, he is determined to help cure the girl's pain. He decides to surprise her on her birthday and takes her on a nighttime trip to an amusement park which ends up quite differently than how he planned: the pair encounter an AWOL soldier who holds them hostage and rants about his misery after being jilted. Gyeon-woo convinces him to release her, and she in turn convinces the soldier to free Gyeon-woo and go on with his life and pursue another love.

[edit] Part two

The Girl and Gyeon-woo's relationship takes a turn for the better and he sends her home and meets her father, who is a habitual drinker. Her parents do not take to Gyeon-woo and on leaving, he overhears an impassioned argument between the girl and her mother over her relationship with him. He does not hear from her for quite some time and his life without her begins.
One day however, the Girl calls him and tells him to bring her a rose during class to commemorate their 100th-day anniversary. He does this, leading to a touching and romantic scene where he arrives in disguise into a packed auditorium and watches her play the melody of George Winston's variations on Pachelbel's Canon in D on a piano onstage. The classmates applaud in approval at his romantic gesture. As the night unfolds he is confronted at her house by her parents again, with her father demanding the two to break up.
The Girl does not contact him again and Gyeon-woo naturally thinks they have broken up, until one day when she calls Gyeon-woo to meet her for dinner with a blind date. The Girl introduces Gyeon-woo to the date and, while she leaves for the washroom afterwards, Gyeon-woo candidly offers advice on how to ensure her happiness by asking her potential suitor to follow ten rules: preventing her from overdrinking and giving in to her at every circumstance, even if it means enduring the occasional "violence". It is at this point that she realizes how well Gyeon-woo understands her. She abruptly leaves her date and searches for Gyeon-woo at the subway station.
Once reunited the two realize they are at a turning point in their relationship, but, for some unspeakable reason, the Girl decides it is time for them to part. As a gesture to their happy times the two write letters to each other and bury them in a "time capsule" under a particular tree on a mountain in the countryside. They agree to meet again at the tree after two years to read the letters together. After burying the "time capsule" they go their separate ways.

[edit] Overtime

During the two-year span, Gyeon-woo works hard to improve himself, writing My Sassy Girl movie script after he details their love affair on the Internet. When the agreed upon date arrives, he travels to the mountain but the Girl does not show up. Eventually, he opens the time capsule and reads her letter and learns the root of her angst and behavior: Gyeon-woo reminds her of her previous boyfriend who, rather than breaking up with her, actually died before she met Gyeon-woo. All through the time the Girl and Gyeon-woo were seeing each other she had been seeing her dead boyfriend's mother, who wants to introduce her to a nice young man.
A year after Gyeon-woo visits the tree, the Girl finally arrives. Sitting under the tree is an old man. During their conversation the old man reveals the secret of the tree, that it is not the same tree; the original tree had been struck and killed by lightning a year before and a similar tree had been planted by a young man so that his someone special would not be sad. After the girl reads his letter, she tries to call Gyeon-woo repeatedly, but was unable to contact him.
At lunch with her deceased boyfriend's mother after a year later, the mother introduces her nephew - who turns out to be Gyeon-woo, whom she has been trying to introduce to the Girl for years. The mother, who is Gyeon-woo's aunt, tells the Girl to go out with him, hoping that he could make life easier for her. She tells Gyeon-woo that the Girl can give advice to him about his impending trip to England, to which he replies, "I don't have to go anymore".

[edit] Cast

  • Cha Tae-hyun as Gyun-woo
  • Jun Ji-hyun as The Girl
  • Kim In-Mun as Gyun-woo's father
  • Song Ok-suk as Gyun-woo's mother
  • Han Jin-hie as The Girl's father
  • Yang Geum-seok as Gyun-woo's aunt

[edit] Reception

My Sassy Girl was the second highest selling film in 2001 (behind the film Friend) and was the highest grossing Korean comedy film of all time.[2] 4,852,845 tickets were sold nationwide and 1,765,100 in Seoul over its 10 weeks in the cinemas.[2]
Koreanfilm.org praised the Jeon Ji-hyun portrayal of the character calling her the "undisputed star" and stating "it could not have succeeded anywhere near as well without her".[2]

[edit] Awards and nominations

EventAward
2003 Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Asian Film
2003 Hochi Film AwardsBest Foreign Language Film
2002 Grand Bell Awards[5]Best Actress - Jeon Ji-hyun
Best Adapted Screenplay - Kwak Jae-yong
2003 Fant-Asia Film FestivalMost Popular Film
2001 Blue Dragon AwardsBest New Actor - Cha Tae-hyun
2004 Awards of the Japanese AcademyNomination for Best Foreign Film

[edit] Soundtrack

The soundtrack album for My Sassy Girl features a performance of George Winston's Canon in C (a variation on Pachelbel's Canon in D) and a soundtrack of twenty-one pieces. The Korean song entitled "I Believe" by Shin Seung Hun (신승훈) is the theme song of this film. The song has been translated to different Asian languages such as Japanese, Chinese and Filipino.
My Sassy Girl Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album
ReleasedAugust 1, 2001
GenreSoundtrack
LabelLS Media
My Sassy Girl OST track listing
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Intro"   0:27
2."I Believe"  Shin Seung Hun4:41
3."Love & Longing"   3:00
4."Episode 1"   2:02
5."비내리는 밤 (Rainy Night)"   4:04
6."Hands Of Time"  Ueda Masaki3:56
7."Episode 2 (Bip Bop)"   1:32
8."이별준비 (A Stars Preparation)"  Kim Jo Han4:14
9."Big Money"  엑스틴, 빅 머니4:14
10."겨울 나그네 (Winter Traveller)"   2:36
11."Episode 3 (그녀의 생일 Her Birthday)"   0:54
12."자장가 (Lullaby)"   3:13
13."사랑느낌 (Love Impression)"  Cho Kyu Chan3:47
14."Another Life (Intro)"   0:47
15."Another Life"  Deen4:02
16."Behind Of You (Instrumental)"   4:53
17."Episode 4 (Reg Time)"   0:56
18."Lost Memory"   2:37
19."같은 맘으로 (It's the Same)"   4:19
20."I Believe (With Piano)"   4:45
21."캐논변주곡 - 영화 속 전지현 연주곡 (Canon Variations)"   4:27

[edit] Alternate versions

There are two scenes within the movie that have different soundtracks from each varying version, notably the EDKO and Starmax distributions.
  • During the scene where Gyeon-Woo (as villain) fights the heroine in the Girl's second movie script, the soundtrack to Ashes of Time by Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar Wai can be heard, whereas in the Hong Kong-EDKO release the score has been replaced with a Korean track.
  • During the scene where Gyeon-Woo exchanges shoes with the Girl, the song "My Girl" by The Temptations can be heard, whereas in the EDKO release the scene has been rescored with a Korean pop-track.
  • In 2007 the song, "I Believe," featured a change in lyrics in relation to the short story "Fish Cheeks" from the novel, Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan. The lyrics reflected a portion of the story concerning the humiliation which the young Chinese girl felt after her heritage was set at the table of a Christmas Eve.

[edit] Remakes

[edit] American film

This American remake of the film is set in New York City's Central Park and Upper East Side. Director Yann Samuell states "It's a fable about destiny, in the end." whilst Jesse Bradford who plays the lead protagonist surmised the movie as "a romantic comedy about how they pull each other to a more healthy place by virtue of their relationship." [3]

[edit] Japanese drama

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and actress Rena Tanaka are the lead characters in the Japanese drama of the same name which started broadcasting in April 2008.[4]

[edit] Bollywood film

A Bollywood version called Ugly Aur Pagli starring Ranvir Shorey and Mallika Sherawat was released on August 1, 2008. The movie is directed by Sachin Khot.

[edit] Chinese film

A Chinese sequel named My Sassy Girl 2 (我的野蠻女友2) directed by Joe Ma (film director) stars Lynn Hung and Leon Jay Williams was released on 2010.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

 

Ni Daodi Ai Shei 你到底爱谁 / Kau Sebenarnya Mencintai Siapa

yi ge ren hezui, hao xiang zhao ge ren lai pei
seorang yang mabuk ingin mencari orang untuk temani
一个人喝醉 好想找个人来陪

women zhijian you tai duo de wuhui
di antara kita terdapat terlalu banyak kesalahpahaman
我们之间有太多的误会

ai buneng zai chenshui, shi kebei shi cuihui
cinta tak dapat tertidur lelap lagi, itu adalah penyesalan, adalah kehancuran
爱不能再沉睡 是可悲 是摧毁

wo buyao zai wei shei diao yanlei
aku tak ingin meneteskan air mata lagi demi siapapun
我不要再为谁掉眼泪

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ai guo cai houhui, xiangyao yong jiu lai mazui
cinta telah pergi barulah menyesal, ingin kugunakan bir sebagai pembiusan
爱过才后悔 想要用酒来麻醉

women zhijian you tai duo de wuhui
di antara kita ada terlalu banyak kesalahpahaman
我们之间有太多的误会

ai buneng zai chenshui, shi kebei shi cuihui
cinta tak dapat tertidur lelap lagi, itu adalah penyesalan, adalah kehancuran
爱不能再沉睡 是可悲 是摧毁

wo buyao zai wei shei er xinsui
aku tak ingin patah hati demi siapapun lagi
我不要再为谁而心碎
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-----REFF-----
qiu qiu ni gei wo ge jihui
mohon kau berikanlah aku kesempatan
求求你给我个机会

buyao zai dui ai shuo wusuowei
janganlah acuh tak acuh terhadap cinta lagi
不要再对爱说无所谓

ruguo xiang'ai shi wanmei
jika saling mencintai adalah sempurna
如果相爱是完美

jiu rang women yong zhenxin qu miandui
biarkanlah kita gunakan ketulusan hati untuk menghadapinya
就让我们用真心去面对

qiu qiu ni gei wo ge jihui
mohon kau berikanlah aku kesempatan
求求你给我个机会



buyao zai dui ai shuo wusuowei
janganlah acuh tak acuh terhadap cinta lagi
不要再对爱说无所谓

liuxia le tai duo shangbei
telah tertinggal terlalu banyak kesedihan
留下了太多伤悲

gaosu wo ni daodi ai zhe shei
beritahulah aku kau sebenarnya mencintai siapa
告诉我你到底爱着谁
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Tuesday, 17 April 2012

Dong Yi - Korean Historical Drama 2010


 

 

 

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Dong Yi

Dong Yi is the greatest historical korean drama of 2010. Directed by Mr. Lee Byung Hoon; the same director who directed Dae Jang Geum which is classified as one the greatest Korean historical drama of all time and Yi San

Main cast members are Han Hyo Joo who won the Best Actress playing Dong Yi & Brilliant Legacy and Ji Jin Hee from The Man who Can't Get Married.
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Title: Dong Yi
Also known as: Dawn
Genre: Historical
Episodes: 60
Broadcast year: 2010

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Sypnosis

 

This historical drama is set during the reign of King Sukjong who is the 19th King of the Joseon dynasty - year 1683-1724. It focuses about the life of Choi Dong Yi who later on become Royal Noble Consort Choi Sukbin and gives birth to a son called Geum who later on become 21th King of Joseon, King Yeongjo.


The story began when little Choi Dong Yi lost her father (Choi Hyo Won) and brother (Choi Dong Ju) to a wrongful death. Her father was the Chief of Sword Fraternity organisation which comprised of lowborns trying their hardest to protect the lowborn and seek justice for all the wrongdoings of the noblemen.

 

 

 

 

 

"Unfortunately, they were being framed because of the murder conspiracy by Oh Tae Suk, the leader of the Southerners. Dong Yi found the man (Jang Ik-Hun) who was murdered and found a key evidence. She managed to deliver the key evidence of the murder to Suh Yong Gi. But Oh Tae Suk then put all the blame to the Sword Fraternity. Dong Yi tried to let Suh Yong Gi knew that her father was in fact framed and she found out that a Court Lady knew something about the signs she found out from Jang Ik-Hun and she decides to enter the palace as a slave in the Bureau of Music to find this Court Lady.

 

 

 

Dong Yi as a slave at the Bureau of Music


As a diligent, smart, brave, curious, sometimes stubborn but always try her best to help others, Dong Yi met with King Sukjong when he was outside the palace to investigate the plot set by the King's mother to kick out His concubine, Lady Jang. Dong Yi didn't realize he was the King and helped him in several occasions solving the problems faced by the palace.


She then joins the Office of Investigation as Lady Investigator and she has King's favour much to Queen Jang's dismay. She uses her power to set up lots of traps for Dong Yi and she was almost killed three times. Fortunately, her luck always with her, she always survives.

 

Jang Ok Jung pleas to the King to save her

The King who realizes that he falls in love with Dong Yi decides to take Dong Yi as His concubine to protect her and Dong Yi becomes Lady Choi. During her reign in the Inner Court as Lady Choi & later on as Consort Sook and with help from her long-time friend, Cha Chun Soo, she is able to reveal all the plots and conspiracy set up by Jang Ok Jung and her brother Jang Hee Jae, brings back the deposed Queen to her throne and set justice to so many people.

Beautiful moment between Dong Yi and her son


Due to her involvement with Sword Fraternity, Dong Yi is sent to live outside the palace for several years with her son, Geum. The King vows for never seeing her again. He never sees his son for the first six years of his life. Dong Yi raises her son well by strict-discipline and educate him into a strong man who has a kind heart.



Dong Yi and her son are summonsed back into the palace when the King found out that someone is trying to kill her and her son by setting up fire at their house. And the King realized that his son is very smart and his characteristics are so much like her mother whom he misses very much when Dong Yi lives outside the palace.

King Sukjong asks Dong Yi to be His Queen


When the current Queen sadly passed away, Dong Yi was asked to be Queen by the King. She declines stating that she does not want to be a Queen, that it is enough for her to receive His Majesty's heart and decides to dedicate the rest of her lives helping innocent lowborn from injustice.

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Main Cast Members

 

Kim Yoo Jung as Little Dong Yi

A smart, curious girl, she had to endure hardship when she lost her father and brother at only 11 years old. She believes that the Sword Fraternity is being framed by the government, and she enters the palace as a slave in the Bureau of Music to find the Court Lady who has a butterfly keychain who she believes holds the key to her father's and brother's injustice murder.





 

Han Hyo Joo as Dong Yi

Due to her diligence solving problems and issues in the palace, she is appointed as a Lady Investigator of the Office of the Investigation. She continues her journey of solving her family's death by searching the palace for the Court Lady who holds that butterfly keychain. Throughout her journey, she finds that the current Queen has been set up by Jang family and is deposed. With the help of her friends, she solves the case one-by-one and brings the Queen back to her throne. The King favours her and falls in love. Dong Yi later becomes Consort Sook and gives birth to the 21th King of Joseon.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ji Jin Hee as King Sukjong

King Sukjong is the 19th King of Joseon Dynasty. He is a brilliant King, a wise politician and during his reign he has to deal with the clash between the Southern faction and Western faction. With the help of Dong Yi, he is able to prove that all the claims made by the Western faction are indeed lies and he stripes all the ministers from the western faction all their titles and builds a new stable & strong government. A true gentlemen and soft at heart, King Sukjong favours Dong Yi and the Queen.





 

Bae Soo Bin as Cha Chun Soo

As a member of Sword Fraternity and close friend of Choi's family, Chun Soo promised the Chief to take care of his only daughter, Dong Yi. He enters the palace as a police chief purposely to protect Dong Yi and with Chief Su, Dong Yi and together with the rest of the Royal Guards, Office of Investigations & Police officers, he solves the crimes of Jang's family. He loves Dong Yi but decides that it's better to let her go and asks her to give her heart to the King instead.





 

Lee So Yeon as Jang Hee Bin

King's mother opposes to her because she was born from a lowborn family. However, she found King Sukjong's favour and enters the palace as his concubine. The Western faction follows her and her brother's plan; she's the mastermind of all the treason and crimes which happens in the palace. She is very ambitious and believes that her power as a Queen will help her to get all her wants. She manipulates the King and hides the Crown Prince's illness from him in order to protect her position as a Queen. She tries to kill Dong Yi several times because she is jealous of her.





 

Kim Yoo Suk as Jang Hee Jae

Together with her sister, Jang Hee Bin, he masterminds all the crimes. He is cagey and blames other people for his mistakes. All his followers are scared of him and prefer to do everything he asks rather than being killed by him.

 

 


Traditional Korean Instruments

 

Lee Byung Hoon always emphasizes an aspect of Korean culture in all of his historical movies. In Dae Jang Geum he focuses on Korean traditional food and culture. In Yi San, he emphasizes on art. And for Dong Yi, he brings out the best Korean instrument and music.

These are three parts of court music that are played in the palace:

1. A-ak which is often called "elegant music" brought to Korea in 1116 through a large gift of musical instrument from the Song Dynasty (China) Emperor Huizong. It is a traditional music which is performed at the Royal Court ceremonies in the ancient Korean state. Ah-ak uses two different surviving methods and currently, is the music for religious ceremony of Confucian shrine.

2. Hyang-ak, are traditional folk dances of Korea performed in front of audiences. Hyang ak includes a sort of oboe called a piri and various kinds of stringed instruments It includes the genuine ancient music before Dang-ak came in and the music from the western side of China before the Dang Dynasty. However, today's folk music is not included. The most music except Ah-ak and Dang-ak from Palace and the intellectual class are included in Hyang-ak.

3. Dang-ak, is a a genre of traditional Korean court music. The name means "Tang music," and the style was first adapted from Tang music during the Unified Silla period in the late first millennium. It was continued through the Goryeo (935-1394) and Joseon (1394-1910) dynasties, when along with hyangak and aak it made up the three approved genres of court music.

 

 


Walk in a Dreamy Road by Jang Na Ra - Dong Yi Official Soundtrack

Play this video while you are reading this page and you'll be surely touched by the beautiful melody played by Haegeum instrument and beautiful voice by Jang Na Ra. This video is made by Dramatomy.

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Cheonaejia (haneul kkeute ireuneun baram)
Walk In A Dreamy Road
by Jang Na Ra

Jeo haneurwi nunmullo geurin
The green sky above,

Baramui soksagim
The wind whispering of tears

Goun geu bit ttaraga
Fall asleep

geu soge jamdeunda
in a long winding road

Geurium da gajin geugoseun
Yearning for a place

aryeonhan gieok sok geu goseun
that looked vaguely in memory

Deulkkoccheoreom sarajyeo beorineun
Like the wildflowers that disappear

Haneul kkot geuriumdeul
And the longing for the sky that lay

(Chorus)
Noeura noeura
You, you

haneureul naeryeora
(you) are the sky

kkumgil gadeuk bureuneun sori
that filled with flowing dream

Noeura noeura
You, you

byeolbitto ullyeo narara
(you) are the star that raise and fly

(Chorus)
Geurium danneunda.
Yearning to walk in closed dreamy road

Kkumgireul geotneunda.
Yearning to walk in closed dreamy road


 

Translations by gigilicious
Source: Dramatomy

 

 


Musical Instruments in Dong Yi

 

Below are some of the instruments used in Dong Yi Movie:

Choi Dong Yi plays Haegeum

Haegeum

Haegeum is a traditional Korean string instrument, resembling a 2 stringed fiddle. It has a rodlike neck, a hollow wooden soundbox, and two silk strings, and is held vertically on the knee of the performer and played with a bow. The instrument is played in performances of court music and folk music. The haegeum is one of the most indispensable of instruments in almost any ensemble. The haegeum is related to similar Chinese instruments in the huqin family of instruments, such as the erhu. Of these, it is most closely related to the ancient xiqin, as well as the erxian used in nanguan and Cantonese music. Choi Dong Joo is Haegeum musician. Choi Dong Yi is also plays this instrument.



 

A musician plays Daegeum

Daegeum

Daegeum is a large transverse Korean bamboo flute, dated back to 7th century Shilla dynasty. It is one of the Samjuk (three transverse bamboo flutes), which consists of daegeum (large one), joongeum (medium one), and sogeum (small one). Of the three, joongeum is not currently played any more.
Daegeum has one blowing hole, six finger holes, and an extra hole covered with a thin membrane called 'cheong' (located between the blowing hole and finger holes). Cheong is a white resonant membrane cut from a reed's inner film. There are also one or two more additional holes, called 'chilseong-gong', which lies in the end of the instrument. Chilseong-gong is used only to adjust pitches. There are two different types of daegeum: Jeong-ak daegeum (for classical/court music) and sanjo daegeum (for folk music).



 

A musician plays Ajaeng

Ajaeng

Ajaeng is a large Korean bowed zither having seven strings. Its body is about 160 cm (62 inches) long and 25 cm (10 inches) wide and is made of paulownia wood. The ajaeng's strings, made of twisted silk, are supported by separate movable bridges. The bow with which it is played, some 65 cm (25 inches) long, is fashioned from a peeled forsythia branch that has been hardened with pine resin. The instrument, which is placed in a transverse position on the floor, is supported on its bowed end by a stand. The player sits on the floor behind it and moves.


 

L Shaped Stone Chimes

Pyeongyeong

Pyeongyeong is a stone chimes. There is an insident about this stone chimes in episode 5-7. The Pyeongyeong is constructed of two rows with eight L-shaped stones in each row. Imported from China as a court instrument.

Teukgyeong

Teukgyeong is a single stone chime. The teukgyeong is a single L-shaped stone and is used exclusively in court ceremonial music.



 

source: statemaster/Music-of-Korea & Culture Art and Experience Center

 

 


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