Archive for the ‘Korean Culture’ Category

Janggeum’s Dream and the The Four Classes

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

It would have been nice if I knew the meanings of the “levels” in Janggeum’s Dream before episode 15. The subtitles in this episode used translations such as “orchid” rather than original Korean words like “nancho” for the levels, as seen in episode three.

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Braided Hair and a Hanbok: Korean Traditional Clothing and Style

Saturday, November 10th, 2007

Watching Janggeum’s Dream leaves me wanting to know more about traditional Korean culture. In Janggeum’s Dream, the two things which stand out right away are 1) the outfits worn and 2) the hairstyles.

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