Back when I bought Janggeum’s Dream, I did so because I remembered being recommended the series at one time. The only thing I knew about it was that it featured “a young girl who wanted to be a cook in a castle” or something like that. When it comes to Jewel in the Palace, I was again going in not knowing what I’d be seeing. The difference this time is that I had a background of the characters from the animated spin-off. I put my trust in the animation that the original drama would be worth watching. Furthermore, by watching Jewel in the Palace, I hope to have any unresolved information in the first series of the animation to be revealed. Actually, the only thing I’m still in the dark on is what happened to Janggeum’s mother, and what the origin behind Janggeum’s purse is, and there’s no guarantee the purse will even appear in the original drama.
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