This drama makes me wanna wear a Hanbok. Doesn't it have the same effect on you?
I like this drama. But it's kinda slow. Took me 10 days to finish. That's how slow it was. 24 episodes , but what made it slow was the pacing, or editing of the drama. I thought it could have been better edited to keep the viewer's interest.
What kept me interested was the beautiful Hanboks. I think they really saved the drama.
The Gist:
Jin-I , daughter of a gisaeng, danced her way up the competitive ladder of life in the Arts scene. Of course, entertaining men, was part of the deal. There's no room for love in the Gisaeng world. You either love and go blind, love and die, or love and love and love and still never get to live with the love of your life. Well, that's the unfortunate life of Jin-I.
Basically, that's the whole drama. Oh, and of course there're lots of dancing, and twirling, brandishing weapons and scarfs, and poetry competitions, and BIG wigs.
Ha Ji Won was good. I thought she was very good, despite the weak story line. She's really grown up from the little girl in "My Lovely Slave 내 사랑 싸가지". And guess what! Kim Jae Won played her final lover. I mean, what a treat. I didn't read up on this drama prior to watching it. So it was a pleasant surprise to see both of them acting together again.
Remember Yoon Tae Joon 윤태준 the super cool bodyguard with the mole in "Really Really Like You?". He played a gigolo here. A cute one. He was so good that I actually hated his guts.
And how come Korean men looked so desirable in Hanboks, hat, moustache and beard? Huh? Seriously now....I mean, I used to think that only the old harabojis wear such get-ups, but with all these period dramas, they suddenly looked soooo gooooood.
I should buy a hanbok for my husband on our next trip to Seoul.
The ending of this drama? Hmm....I didn't need any tissues....
3 pop corns (because of the hanboks)
