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dangermousie · 7 months

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Pre-Joseon Sageuks: a Biased and Incomplete List

So, as promised way earlier, a post on pre-Joseon sageuks that I’ve either watched or plan to watch so am aware of them. I am sure there are others but here is what I got. Obviously my takes on them are subjective blah blah blah.

Jumong - arguably the Daddy of all Traditional Sageuks, this one ran for over 80 episodes and had insane ratings. It follows the rise of the mythical founder of Gogureyo tho it takes fantastical elements of his story and changes them for historically plausible ones. It’s very long and very meaty and politics/battle heavy and has a large cast of complex characters (including pretty nifty women and a LGBTQ supporting OTP) but it is anchored by the incredible performance of Song Il Gook as the titular character as he slowly but believably grows from nothing to a hero if at the cost of losing his marriage.

The King of Tears Lee Bang Won - this is basically a half and half beast as (you can tell by the title), it’s set in the last days of Goryeo and early days of Joseon. The time period covered is the same as in My Country and Six Flying Dragons, but this is the most traditional take of them all, even more so than 6FD. Not a single pretty face in the cast (tho Joo Sang Wook is a mighty fine man, emphasis on “man”), this is for the real fans of traditional sageuks. I enjoyed it a lot but if you want to check out pre-Joseon sageuks but have mainly watched youth sageuk stuff before, you should probably start with another drama on this list.

The Great Seer - set in the reign of King Gongmin, the last proper king of Goryeo (his son King U is technically the very last but there are questions as to his status), this is for those of you who want to watch Ji Sang in a sageuk. It’s centered around seers but don’t expect mysticism, this knuckles down to politics.

Shin Don - hi there, another story set in the reign of King Gongmin! From the title, you can tel it centers heavily on the powerful monk who ruled for the King at one point. This has been on my to-watch list forever because this appears to devote a decent chunk of its time to Gongmin X Noguk and I am dying for a proper drama for those two. This is from 2005 so if you do watch, keep that in mind in terms of visuals etc. That cast is lit!

Bicheonmu - this is sort of cheating because it’s pretty much set in China but it involves Koreans so. It’s a drama take on the same story told in a pretty awesome movie. Tragic love, battles, young Joo Jin Moo etc. i am very fond of it. This said, find and watch the Chinese version, Korean one was shredded.

The Iron Empress/Empress Cheon Chu - set in Goryeo, this was another of women ruler centric dramas that had a mini popularity peak in late 00s/early 10s (a trend I wish continued.) it got overshadowed by Queen Seonduk but by all accounts is a solid drama. It’s on my list but I haven’t watched it yet.

The King’s Daughter, Soo Baek Hyang - by the writer of The Rebel and My Dearest. Have I got your attention? Another woman centric ruler tale set in Baekje. Yes, there is a love story. That cast is great, to boot. I have started and liked what I’ve seen but got sidetracked. Need to get back to it. Before you look at the ep number and faint seeing the number 108, keep in mind that the eps are half an hour long so it’s an equivalent of a normal 54 ep sageuk so if you can watch eg Empress Ki, you are good with this.

My Country: The New Age - Lee Bang Won but make it gay. OK, I kid, sort of (not really) but this is smart and passionate and heartbreaking. If you want a wide scope or lots of politics, probably not a take for you (Six Flying Dragons is RIGHT there), but if you want an intense, emotional tale, come right in!

Six Flying Dragons - to me, this is THE drama about Lee Bang Won. It’s smart and emotional, deals with politics and has heart. It has a large cast of characters I got invested in, OTPs that will blow your mind etc etc.

Faith/The Great Doctor - if you are a fan of old school shoujo like Red River, Basara or Fushigi Yuugi, this or Moon Lovers are your best bet on this list. A time traveling tale with other fantasy elements about a modern day plastic surgeon who ends up being kidnapped into Goryeo during the early days of King Gongmin’s (hi!) reign by a tormented, oath bound warrior played by Lee Min Ho at his hottest (and playing historical General Choi Young. Do RPS at your pleasure), this one is one of my all time favorites.

Seodonyo/Ballad of Seo Dong - I am actually currently watching this one tho I haven’t been posting about it. Set in both Baekje and Silla, this is an angsty love story with a side of politics. It’s filmed in 2005 and looks accordingly but if you don’t mind dated visuals, this is pretty great!

Emperor of the Sea - set in Silla and Tang, this was a huge hit and deservedly so. Our protag is a slave and gladiator and a great naval hero. This is grim and smart and epic. It’s from 2004 so once again, if dated visuals are no-go, skip, but if you want a great story and performances, this has your name on it.

The Kingdom of the Winds - an epic cursed prince narrative, our ML (Song Il Gook at his sexiest) rises from abandoned prince and slave and abused assassin to general, royal and king, sparing time for an angsty delicious love story with an enemy princess. This has serious sageuk bits AND the best shoujo tropes in the business, plus enough whump to keep anyone happy.

Gye Baek - Lee Seo Jin, another sageuk stalwart, stars as the title character in this tale of a Baekje commoner, war slave and general. This is grim but glorious.

Soldier/God of War - this is a traditional war-centric sageuk and grim as hell. Another slave to general tale.

King Geun Chu Go - this is on my watch list; it’s about a warrior king of Baekje. Haven’t seen it but heard good things.

Ja Myung Go - smart and unrelentingly tragic, featuring Jang Ryeo Won and Jung Kyung Ho as doomed lovers and Park Min Young in an evil role, this is great and has deeply flawed characters in the very definition of doomed by the narrative tale.

Arthdal Chronicles - this is obviously a fantasy but the tale of prophesied twins, magical priestess, wars and mysticism is clearly set in a pre-Joseon in terms of aesthetics world.

Alchemy of Souls - like Arthdal this is pure fantasy but also like Arthdal, a lot of its styling is pre-Joseon so on this list it goes.

Moon Lovers/Scarlet Heart Ryeo - ok I think if people have heard of only one drama on this very long list, it’s probably this one. Modern time traveling heroine ending up during the reign of Goryeo’s King Taejo, in the middle of his sons’ fight for the throne, having an epic but doomed romance with shoujo catnip tortured bad boy Lee Jun Ki.

Shine or Go Crazy - if you want a more historical take on Moon Lovers succession fight but still with plenty of hotness, angst and doomed romance, come right in. This baby stars Jang Hyuk, so you know it’s bound to be good. I actually started it and enjoyed it but got sidetracked. Need to get back to it. Fun fact: while Moon Lovers was hugely popular internationally, domestically Shine or Go Crazy (they aired around the same time), did much better.

The Legend/The First King’s Four Gods - for a long time this was my favorite kdrama of all time and is still probably in my top 10. Ignore the odd first episode, the rest is perfection. Expensive and wonderfully written, this was Bae Yong Joon’s last drama before he retired to rest on his pile of money (if you are young, you probably don’t remember what a big deal he was, bigger than all the Hallyu stars nowadays put together. He basically was singlehandedly supporting the kdrama industry at one point), but what a worthy way to go out. It’s an epic Goguryeo fantasy tale of a prophesied prince coming into his own, with such amazing characters and relationships and OTPs and battles and points about destiny versus free will. It is everything and I kinda want to rewatch now.

The Blade and The Petal/Sword and Flower - ostensibly a star-crossed Gogureyo love story, this really is more about politics. It’s a mixed bag. The visuals are insane but Uhm Tae Woong, while always solid in modern dramas, is out of place in a sageuk (in QSD Kim Nam Gil stole his thunder; there is nobody to do so here but that doesn’t help him.)

Queen Seon Duk - probably the most famous entrant into female power sageuks, this was a mad hit and centered on the titular character’s rise to power and fight for the same with her female nemesis Mishil. If you want love stories, angsty fighter Bidam propelled Kim Nam Gil to stardom as he stole the leading man mantle from Uhm Tae Woong.

Empress Ki - currently rewatching this. It’s set in the waning days of Goryeo but takes place mainly in Yuan. Still, the FL is Korean and a lot of the story revolves around one of her suitors’, a deposed Korean king, attempts to get his land back. As you can tell by my rabid posts, this is a great drama - politics, romance (I ship FL and the Yuan emperor like mad), murder, dysfunction and everything good.

Hwarang - it’s so brain dead it might as well be a brain-eating amoeba in drama form but it did give us both Park Hyung Sik and Park Seo Joon before they made it big in drama world. It’s terrible tho, stay away.

River where the Moon Rises - I have such a love/hate relationship with this drama - I loved the beginning, with our tormented assassin heroine slowly being warmed by the loyal rustic ML with his own trauma. And then Ji Soo’s bullying scandal happened and he was replaced by Na In Woo, aka the actor I like least from any country in all my close to two decades of watching dramas. I tried but I simply couldn’t and I am still mad. This said, if you don’t share my NIW allergy, it’s probably worth a watch.

The Great King’s Dream - if you liked QSD and can’t get enough of the period but want an even more traditional tale, you can do worse than this drama. I liked what I saw but this baby is 70 eps and lacks Bidam so I peaced out. Maybe I will get back to it sometime, but probably not.

Jeong Do Jeon - as you can tell by the title, centers on JDJ and the last days of Goryeo. Not really my bag (time period been done plenty in other dramas and I don’t have that much interest in JDJ) but supposed to be solid.

My Only Love Song - a short silly mess but still probably better than River (which tells the same story) because it doesn’t have NIW.

King Gwanggaeto the Great - 92 eps. I can’t!

The King Loves - delicious love triangle (that goes ALL ways), angst, prettiness, a side of bodyguard romance. What’s not to love in this Goryeo tale?

ETA: this post was so long that when I tried to tag every drama I mentioned, tumblr told me you hit the tag limit of 30 tags no more tags for you. Oh well, sorry dramas that ended up I tagged!

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swordsandparasols · 5 years

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King’s Daughter Soo Baek Hyang, episode 80

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penguinyonok · 6 years

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odetoalibrary · 5 years

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Currently watching

I’ve shamelessly copied the structure of this post from @dangermousie who has many interesting posts about Kdrama so check them out

Touch your heart Korea romance, contemporary

Watched 3/16 I was disappointed with Goblin (sorry) but the chemistry of the secondary couple, Sunny and the Grim Reaper, burned a hole through my screen so when the actors got their own series I was super excited. Finally started watching it after a sageuk binge. So far I’m enjoying this light fluffy story about a washed out starlet and an uptight lawyer. It’s like a sparkly romantic series you’d want to watch during the Christmas holidays.

Extraordinary You Korea fantasy, school, romance, comedy, mystery

Watched 8/16 Ohh how do I list all the ways I love this! I never thought a high school drama would probably be my favourite of the year but this show has captured my heart. Our protagonist discovers she is a supporting character in a comic book and starts a journey to try and change her fate.

This drama has everything: clever meta poking fun at classic tropes in Boys over Flowers and Heirs, a funny and strong heroine, a cast of quirky characters, a huge mystery and a love that can transcend worlds. I’m only halfway through and I don’t want it to end.

Angel’s Last Mission: Love Korea fantasy, romance, melodrama

Watched 1/16

Beautiful outfits, ballet, cocktail glasses full of angst, a pretty angel and a bitter tragic heroine. I’m not sure about this drama yet but it’s very pretty and looks like an old fashioned melodrama. I’m impressed with Shin Sye Sun’s depiction of an arrogant and miserable ballerina but L’s fluffy angel character hasn’t made any kind of impact on me yet.

Dropped

Melting Me Softly Korea Sci-fi, romance, contemporary

Watched 7/16

I’d already seen cries of “wtf where is the plot” over tumblr but bravely decided to jump in anyway. The problem with this show is it doesn’t know what it wants to be. Is this scene meant to be comedy? Angst? It switches so fast between both it gave me whiplash. The comic moments were hilarious but when they were over the lack of chemistry, character development and plot became obvious

The King’s Daughter: Soo Baek Hyang Korea sageuk, historical

Watched 13/54

I had just finished re-watching Queen Seondeok and needed to fill the Sageuk shaped hole in my heart so I decided to check out this Sageuk based on Sillia’s neighbour Baekje and meh...it was ok but not gripping enough to keep my attention. I found the characters pretty one dimensional and it was irritating to see the villain forgiven over and over again by her stereotypically kindhearted and honest sister. After the epic war of the minds between Mishil and Deokman it was pretty boring to watch.

#kdrama #touch your heart #extraordinary you #angel's last mission: love #melting me softly #the king's daughter #currently watching #words by me

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blairtonkin · 6 years

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Currently Watching: The King's Daughter, Soo Baek Hyang

"The Daughter of the Emperor" is the life story of Soo Baek-Hyang and her family during the Baekjae times. This is the story of Su Baek-hyang, born as the elder daughter of King Mu-ryeong but unable to retain her title of princess due to her ambitious younger sister, Sol-hui. Humble and hard-working, she was taught never to want or to desire beyond what she has, but the fate given to her isone that will affect not only her life and her family's lives, but the entire nation as she struggles to find her place in life and fight for love.

#the king's daughter #soo baek hyan #The King's Daughter Soo Baek Hyang #Currently Watching #my gif #kdrama #kdorama #i love it #historical

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fairfarrenare · 6 years

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Joseon era and Kdramas

italicized queen gave birth to heirs

1. Taejo/ Yi Dan

reign- 1392-1398 (d.1408 at the age of 72)

Queen Shinui+ Queen Shindeok

dramas portrayed in: The Great seer ( 2012), Jeong do jeon*( 2014), The pirates( 2014 movie), Maids( 2015), Empire of lust( 2015 movie), six flying Dragons( 2015- 16),jang yeong-sil**(2016),Tears of the Dragon(1998), 500 years of Joseon(1985) * Prime Minister and scholar of the time ** peasant inventor hired by 4th king Sejong

2. Jeongjong/ Yi Gyeng

reign- 1398-1400 (d. 1419 at 62)

Queen Jeongan

Dramas portrayed in- the great Seer, Jeong Do Jeon, six flying Dragons, Tears of the Dragon(1998), 500 years of Joseon(1985)

was overthrown by the next king i-e his brother

3. Taejong/ Yi Bang-won

reign- 1400-1418 (d. 1422 at 55)

Queen wang-yeon Min

brother of the previous King brother of the previous King

Dramas portrayed in: Tears of the Dragon(1998), king sejong the Great( 2008), Jang yeong sil, deep rooted tree( 2011), the Great seer, i am the king( 2012 movie), Jeong Do Jeon, Maids, Empire of lust, Six flying Dragons, 500 years of Joseon(1985)

4. Sejong the great

reign- 1418-1450 (d.1450 at 52)

Queen Soheon

Creator of Korean alphabets portrayed in: King sejong the Great( 2008), Jang yeong-sil, the divine weapon( 2008 movie), Queen insoo*, Deep rooted tree, I am the king, Splash Splash love( 2015),Tears of the Dragon(1998), 500 years of Joseon(1985)

* She was the daughter-in-law of the 7th king and mother of the 9th King

5. Munjong/ Yi Hyang

reign- 1450-1452 (died of disease in 1452 at 37)

Queen Hyeondeok Kwon

Never had luck in marriage, his second wife, Sun Bin Bong, was a lesbian

Dramas portrayed in: the princess' man( 2011), Queen Insoo, the face reader, Jang Yeong-sil, 500 years of Joseon(1985)

6. Danjong/ Yi Hongwi/ No San

reign-1452- 1455( death 1457 at 16)

Queen Jeong-sun Song

Dramas portrayed in: the princess' man, Queen insoo, the face reader

Was overthrown and supposedly murdered by his uncle, the next king sejo

7. Sejo/ Yi Yu

reign-1455-1468 ( death 1468 at 50)

Queen Jeonghui

Son of sejong of the Great and queen soheon

His grandson becomes 9th king

Dramas portrayed in: Queen Insoo( 2011), 500 years of Joseon(1985), Han-Myung Hoi( 1994), the king and the queen( 1998-2000), Sayuksin(2007), the king and I ( 2007), the princess' man, the face reader( 2013 movie), the king and the Clown( 2005 movie), Jang Yeong-sil

8.Yejong/ Yi Gwang

reign-1468- 1469( death by illness on 1469 at the age of 19)

Queen Jangsun + queen Ansun

portrayed in: the king and I, Queen insoo

9. Seongjang/ Yi Hyeol

reign-1469- 1494

Queen Heheon yoon (mother of 10th king) + Queen Jeonghyeon (mother of 11th king)

Son of Sohye/ Queen insoo

portrayed in: Eoudong(1985 movie), The King and I(2008), queen insoo, Rebel: thief who stole the people**( 2017), Queen for seven days(2017) ** portrayed as the dying king

10. Yeonsangun/ Yi yung

reign-1494- 1506( died. 1506 at 29)

Queen Sin

Known as the worst tyrant of chosen period, made a prostitute house inside Palace where scholars used to be trained etc

caused a coup and him being overthrown by his half-brother

Portrayed in: Prince yeonsan(1961 movie), diary of king Yeonsan ( 1988 movie), The King and the queen, king and the Clown( 2005 movie), The King and I, Queen insoo, the treacherous( 2015 movie), Rebel: thief who stole the people( 2017), Queen for seven days( 2017)

11. Jungjong/ Yi yeok

reign-1506-1544( died at the age of 54)

spouse: queen jangyeong

Son of Queen Jeonghyeon

Portrayed in: ladies of the palace( 2002),Dae Jang Geum( 2004), Hwang Jin Yi ( 2006), the king and I, the flower in prison( 2016),Saimdang: light's diary, Queen for seven days

12.injong/ Yi Ho

reign- 1544-45 (died of poisoning 1545 at 30)

son of jangyeong

portrayed in: The fugitive of Joseon, Saimdang; light’s diary

13.Myeong jong/ Yi Hwan

reign-1545-1567 (d.1567 at 33)

queen jungjong/munjeong

portrayed in: mirror of the witch, flower in prison

14. Seonjo/ Yi Yeon

reign- 1567- 1608 (death at 55)

Grandson of the previous queen, queen jungjong.

Queen Uiin (portrayed in): the king's face(2014), Mirror of the witch

Queen inmok/Soseong (portrayed in): Hong Gil Dong, the king's face, splendid politics, 7 years of War/Japanese invasion

King also portrayed in: West Palace(1995), Hur Jun( 1999), King's woman(2003), Immortal admiral Yi Sun-sin(2004), Tamra the island(2009), Blades of blood( 2010),Hur Jun(2013), goddess of Fire( 2013), the flower in prison( 2016)

15. GwangHaegun/ Yi Han

1608- 1623 (d. 1641 at 66)

Portrayed in: masquerade( 2012 movie), King's face, splendid politics, Warriors of the dawn( 2017 movie), The King's woman( 2003), (is also portrayed in Dramas and movies same as the previous kingYi Yoon)

16. Injo/ Yi Jong

reign: 1623-1649 (d. 1649 at 53) son of the 14th king, Seonjo and half brother of the previous king

During his time coup of 1623 happened, also war with Manchus(Qing Dynasty) was going on later pleaged loyalty to them

Spouse: queen Inyeol + Queen Jangryeol (portrayed in): cruel Palace: war of flowers(2013), Jang Ok Jang, splendid politics King portrayed in: Iljmae(2008), strongest Chil Woo ( 2008), Tamra (2002), slave Hunters(2010), horse doctor(2013), Three Musketeers(2014)

17.Hyojong/ Yi Ho

reign: 1649- 1659 (d. At 39)

Queen Inseon ( portrayed in ): the king's doctor( 2012), cruel Palace

King portrayed in: slave Hunters( 2010), the man who sells the river ( 2016 movie)

18. Hyeonjong/ Yi Yeon

reign: 1659- 1674 ( Death at 33 )

Queen Myeong-seong/Hyeon-yeol (portrayed in): Jang Ok Jang, King's Doctor, Dong Yi (2010)

19. Sukjong/ Yi Sun

reign: 1674-1720 (d. at 58)

Queen Jang Ok Jang/Jang Hui Bin (portrayed in): Jang Ok Jang(2013), Dong Yi, Royal story: Jang Hui Bin (2002), Daebak/Royal Gambler(2015), Femme Fatale: Jang Hui Bin (1968 movie)

Queen Inhyeon (portrayed in): Queen Inhyeon’s man (2012)

Queen Choi suk Bin, mother of Yeonin Geum (portrayed in): Daebak/The Royal Gambler (2015), The King’s Doctor (2012)

20. Gyeongjong

reign: 1720-1724 (death of illness at 35 on1724)

son of Jang Ok Jang

portrayed in: Daebak/ The Royal Gambler

21. Yeogjo/ Yeoning Geum

reign: 1724-1776 (d. 1776 at 81)

son of Choi Suk Bin

Spouses:

Queen Jeongseong: The Throne( 2015 movie)

Queen JeongSun/Jung Soon/ Ye Sun (reigned as regent from 1800-1804) Queen is portrayed in: the royal way(1991), the king and the queen(1998), Hong Guk Yeorg (2001), Leesan, wind of the palace(2007), painter of the Wind(2008), Warrior Baek Dong-Soo ( 2011), secret door( 2014), the fatal encounter( 2014), The Throne( 2015 movie), 8 days assassination attempt against king Jeongjo(2007)

King also portrayed in: Jang HUi Bin (2002) by Lee Minho, the royal tailor( 2014 movie), The Royal Gambler/Daebak (2015)

22. Jeongjo/Yi Sun

reign: 1776-1800 (d. at 47)

son of Yi Sun (who was grandson of the previous king) and Consort Hyegyeong ( portrayed in: The memoirs of lady Hyegyeong 1988)

Spouse Queen Sunbin

King portrayed in: Leesan, WInd of the Palace(2007), 8 days assassination atempys on king jeongjo(2007), Painter of the wind (2008), portrait of beauty (2008 movie), SungkyunKwan Scandal (2010), Warrior Baek Dong Soo , FAtal encounter (2014 movie) by HyunBin, The Throne (2015 movie)

23. Sunjo/ Yi Gong

1800-1834 (d. at 44)

Jeongsun (queen of yeongjo as regent

24. Heonjong/ Yi Hwan

1834-1849 (d. at 21)

grandson of sunjo the 23rd king

25. Cheoljong/ YI Byeon

1849-1864

great grandson of Yeongjo

was illiterate

26. Gojong/ Yi Hui

1863-1897

Queen Myeongseong/ Queen Min

Empress Myeongseong (2002), Sword with no name (2009 movie). Ji Jungwon (2010). Gun man of Joseon (2014), The Last Princess (2016 movie)

i tagged a few with links to mydramalist.com but honestly ..exhausting. You can find all these there. And if i missed some that you know dm me and i’ll update this list

Thankyou!

#korean #korea #history #joseon #kdrama #sageuk #historical #Joseon era #kings

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mysageukinbio · 7 years

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Hello! I'm very new to the sageuk world but the ones I've seen so far all had sad endings :/ I'm very sensitive and, even though it sounds silly ; unhappy ending in movies or series make me really sad... That's why I want to ask if you can tell me what are the sageuks (especially if they have been made in the recent years) that have the traditional happy ending : the couple gets to live happily ever after! Thank you so much for your help 🙏🏼

Sure~ I understand that not everybody likes how the average sageuk ends, a few in which the main characters live happily ever after include Dae Jang Geum (MBC, 2003), The Princess’ Man (KBS, 2011), Jeong Yak Yong (OCN, 2009) Joseon Gunman (KBS, 2014), Scholar Who Walks The Night (MBC, 2015), Ruler: Master of the Mask (MBC, 2017), and Rebel Hong Gil Dong (MBC, 2017)! If you can find them, The Great Ambition (SBS, 2002) and the Legend of Hyangdan (MBC, 2007) ended happily as well!

If you’re in the mood for a movie, Seong Chun Hyang (1961), The Legend of Chunhyang (1961) and Chunhyang (2000) end happily, being adaptations of a very famous Korean folktale, after all! The Wedding Day (1956) and A Happy Day At Maeng Jinsa’s (1962) are also very light-hearted from beginning to end~

The happiest drama by far, in my opinion is Moonlight Drawn By Clouds (KBS, 2016), because barely any of the leads die, making the happy ending all the less bittersweet; but my favorite happy ending is the King’s Daughter, Soo Baek Hyang (MBC, 2013) which, despite being rushed near the end due to the 16-episode cut, gave a satisfying conclusion to such a long drama~

Conditional Happy Endings I’m Not Entirely Sure You Might Like:

Arang and the Magistrate (MBC, 2012) is a supernatural romcom, that ends happily with the main characters “living” in the afterlife together, if that counts!

Hwang Jin Yi (KBS, 2006) had a beautiful ending that’s happy for the main character, but none of the romances last to the end because this drama doesn’t hold romance very high in the priority list - at least, in the second half of the drama.

Seven Day Queen (KBS, 2017) did end happily… I guess… but that all depends on whether you buy the premise of the drama itself; I personally don’t, so the ending was rubbish for me.

The 7th episode of Hometown Legends (KBS, 2008) is very comical, and ends just as comically, but as this is a very light-hearted episode of what is generally a horror series, there’s no romance.

Merchant Kim Man Deok (KBS, 2010) also leaves romance in the dust, but by no means to the main character’s detriment.

I’ve heard that Sunggyungwan Scandal (KBS, 2010), Warrior Baek Dong Su (SBS, 2011), My Sassy Girl (KBS, 2017) and The King Loves (MBC, 2017) ended happily, but I haven’t finished any of those, so don’t take my word on these…

If I’ve missed any, anyone else may suggest titles as well!

#asks #blackroseamy

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