Daejanggeum

Daejanggeum (in Korean) aka Da Zhang Jing (in Chinese) aka Jewel in the Palace (in English)



Val is hooked into this korean drama recently after it has been lying at her house, gathering dust for a few months. I believe it was very popular back then and she could have finished it, if only she didn't thought it's juz another boring drama. hahaz.... Well, it's 70 episodes in total. If she's hardworking, she can finished it within a week by watching 10 each day. hahhahaz... I've watched till episode 15 only i think... made me realise that koreans don't only eat kimchi for their meal. They do hv lots of other delicacy!

And that kuku VaL have to keep telling me that all the females in the drama looks the same and same goes to the guys. The only difference among the females were the way they bun up their hair and the clothing colour. For the males only the different colour robes helps her to identify who is who. *bang VaL's head against the wall* Still say all of them went to the same plastic surgery that's why all look the same. *fell off from the chair*

To VaL: I hope u'll be able to recognize who is who by the 10th epidsode. If not u can bring me ur dvd so i can help u watch instead.

To the rest: Below is a simple synopsis, a true story about the 1st female physician in the Korean History to serve the king.

The drama series "Daejanggeum", like other famous historical TV drama series such as "Heojun" and "Sangdo", has a similar storyline: the main character, despite many difficulties, overcomes them all and works one's way to success. What is outstanding about Daejanggeum is that the main character is a woman while the setting is in Joseon Dynasty, where the social role of women was very low. The character overcomes her difficulties through hard work. This is why the story is different from the others.The main character, Seo Janggeum, spends her childhood with her parents in a town for butchers. Her parents live in the town secretly and avoid people because they were involved in a scandal. One day, there is an incident in which the king kills many of his servants, and Janggeum has to part with her father while her mother dies. She enters the palace when she is 10 years old, and works hard to become the best cook in the palace. However others plot against her and her teacher and mentor, Han. They are expelled from the palace and relegated to become maidservants at local government offices. Janggeum is sent to Jeju where she learns about medicine. She later enters the palace again, and becomes the very first female doctor in the palace. She is the first woman in the history of Joseon Dynasty to become the king's doctor. In an ancient record called Jungjongsilloc, "dae (great)" was included in her name when she was referred to, and this shows the accomplishments she has made.



one of the sets.. very beautiful rt.... can see more in the drama, or visit these sites => KNTO or Official Site



that's the portion for one person at the royal palace... geez... can be my 3 meals!

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Had mini primary class gathering at MSN chat today... it was really fun whenever such things happened. Text was flooding the whole window, u can't be lagging any second cos when u're back moments later, u realise u've missed out a whole lot and it's impossible to catch up unless u scroll up. It's hilarious! I was arrowed the most tonite. Kept getting remarks that i was dao and fierce when i was in Primary school. That i was in the bad books of everybody.... *grinte teeth* But seriously, it brought back memories. The good old days when we still have talent time, prefect duties to carry out during recess, hop-scotch, five stones and many more. Classmates that use to fight with each other became good frds now, rival class that we used to hate so much became buddies. We've all grown, some got attached, some became more manly. But the conversation we had just now brings us all back to how we used to speak to each other in primary school. Childish and full of crap! hahahhaz... can't wait to meet up with all of them again.

Khoon Li! First thing to do wen u get back! Go arrange with Asrie a 6G gathering!