Fanua 🌐Dec 25

#EYDC2025⁩ ⁨#EndOfYearDramaChallenge⁩⁩

23: A drama that made you think

#kDrama, #kMovie(s) actually, naval battles during the Imjin War (1592-1598) in Joseon period. Yi Sun-sin film trilogy - The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014), Hansan: Rising Dragon (2022), Noryang: Deadly Sea (2023). Brilliant strategies and resilience of Admiral Yi (one of history's greatest naval leaders), turtle warships (geobukseon) Yi built and designed, what if Japan succeeded instead of a stalemate after navy losses.

Show threadJenni SDec 25
@Fanua I still have to finish this trilogy. Really enjoyed Roaring Currents but haven’t gotten to the rest yet. (Also I think you mean #Kdrama #Kmovie πŸ˜›)
Show threadFanua 🌐Dec 25
@jcurries Oh yes, oops. πŸ™ƒ
Show threadEllenInEdmonton Dec 25
@Fanua @jcurries
Since I got a Kocowa sub for the next 6 weeks, I'm going all historical, pretty much! There's a list of unwatched shows.
Show threadFanua 🌐Dec 25
@EllenInEdmonton @jcurries Welcome to the unofficial #kDrama #saguek club! One historical will lead to another, and so on. πŸ™‚
Show threadEllenInEdmonton Dec 25
@Fanua @jcurries
They do. But then I need a palate cleanser where the director hasn't instructed all supporting characters to just stare at the camera, frequently shouting a name again and again. Excellent stories, but the wigs and cinematography are generally uninspiring.
Show threadFanua 🌐

@EllenInEdmonton @jcurries And, there's that.

μ „ν•˜ jeonha (Your Highness)

νν•˜ pyeha (Your Majesty)

Over and over ...

#kDrama #saguek

Dec 25 at 8:53pmWeb
Show threadEllenInEdmonton Dec 25
@Fanua @jcurries
And debimama and mama for the queens. So many titles for so many people. It gets old, at least for me.
Show threadFanua 🌐Dec 25
@EllenInEdmonton @jcurries In #kDrama #saguek #DongYi, which I liked, I think the majority of Dong Yi's lines are saying " jeonha" in various scenes (respectfully, lovingly, worriedly, sadly). I exaggerate, but still ... πŸ™ƒ
Show threadEllenInEdmonton Dec 26
@Fanua @jcurries
Yes, her range of dialogue was quite limited. I just finished Gu Family Book. The lead characters had a good range of lines, emotions, and actions that they displayed. Many of the supporting characters primarily stared at the screen, sometimes repeating names or titles many times. They could have been replaced with cardboard cutouts.
#kdrama
Show threadDeb Nam-KraneDec 26
@EllenInEdmonton @Fanua @jcurries I thought the same thing about #treewithdeeproots If you don't understand those words by the time it's over, you're literally not paying attention.
Show threadhanktank61Dec 26
@Fanua @EllenInEdmonton @jcurries 1/2 I understand not liking those repeated phrases and titles. British historical drama playing in the "Noble classes " has that too. Protocols for addressing officials or higher ranking people are still there in Germany, France and UK. In The Netherlands it is almost gone completely after the 1960's.
I worked in hierarchical large organisations my whole life. People who spend years learning and studying about whatever are addressed the same as the ones that..>
Show threadhanktank61Dec 26
@Fanua @EllenInEdmonton @jcurries
2/2 ..as the ones that cannot write three words without making at least mistake. I learned respecting someones earned status by studying and working opens doors. It can be overdone. The person who put me on K in 2009 , ( Chinese Canadian liberal upbringing ), assured me the abuse of status what we see in Kdrama is real. But seeing the results of leaving protocols all together is very visible , in Dutch politics anyway.
Show threadhanktank61Dec 26

@Fanua @EllenInEdmonton @jcurries
Adding: I donΒ΄t follow any blogs anymore. In the past I did. One of them "My Korean Husband". That one is going on for years by now. ( There are more similar ones now. The one in the link is a random episode from the original couple ). In one clip , husband who grew up in liberal Australia, explains how he automatic switches from casual Australian to strict Korean within a minute, without thinking.

https://youtu.be/5bhcr02Rlkw

My Korean Husband. λ‚΄ ν•œκ΅­μΈ λ‚¨νŽΈ.

YouTube
Show threadCeleste Ryder 🐾 πŸ€πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆDec 26
@EllenInEdmonton @Fanua @jcurries not the queens: the *dowager* queens πŸ€“
Show threadEllenInEdmonton Dec 26
@bougiewonderland @Fanua @jcurries
Yes, they are the ones with the true power in the royal courts. I haven't found the hangul for the actual title.
Show threadFanua 🌐Dec 26

@EllenInEdmonton @bougiewonderland @jcurries Is this it?

queen dowager

μ—¬μ™• 겸손

yeowang gyeomson

Show threadEllenInEdmonton Dec 26
@Fanua @bougiewonderland @jcurries
No, that's not what folks call her. She's mama or debby mama, something along those lines.
Show threadJenni SDec 26

@EllenInEdmonton @Fanua @bougiewonderland

λŒ€λΉ„λ§ˆλ§ˆ!

Show threadEllenInEdmonton Dec 26
@jcurries @Fanua @bougiewonderland
Papago thinks that means something about preparation.
Show threadCeleste Ryder 🐾 πŸ€πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆDec 26

@EllenInEdmonton @jcurries @Fanua yeah but that’s because there aren’t any dowager queens anymore!

λΉ„ is the queen, λŒ€λΉ„ is the dowager queen (where λŒ€ means great/big/large). And I think if there is a grand dowager queen, if I’m not mistaken, it’s λŒ•μ™•λŒ€λΉ„ (with λŒ€μ™• means great king/ruler).

Show threadEllenInEdmonton Dec 26
@bougiewonderland
Yes, I know λŒ€ for big, and the Chinese character is 倧. You see it doubled in businesses that are β€œjumbo” in English.