Thu 19 Nov, 2009
Korean dramas on TVR1
Comments (5) Filed under: Free time, MoviesTags: Dae Jang Geum, Furtuna la Palat, Giuvaerul Palatului, Jewel at the Palace, Ji San Kang Jeong Jo, Korean, The Wind of the Palace
As I said yesterday, on TVR1 (national television) they have started airing Korean dramas.
And I can’t complain not one bit, because I’m loving them and so are my parents. It’s been a long time since I could sit down and watch TV with my parents without having an argument about what we were watching. Well, TVR1 is “famous” for introducing new things to our country. They even broke the records when they aired “Devdas” one Saturday evening, some years ago. And since then, Hindi movies and soap operas are regular on TV.
I tried to find information about these two dramas and I was surprised when I found a lot of Romanian blogs writing about them. And none of them had a bad thing to say. On the contrary, they were incredibly pleased with them. Some even saying that they were “close to perfection” with the acting and the plot.
The first Korean drama that was aired was “Dae Jang Geum” (English name: “Jewel at the Palace” or Romanian name: “Giuvaerul Palatului“). I must say I really loved it, cause it main focus was food. I was just sitting there and just drooling (since I’m such a foodie) and interesting enough, my parents (since they come from the country side) could relate with some of the ways of cooking. I found that fascinating, since I though Asian cookery is extremely different from European. But, it seems we have more things in common that I thought.
I also loved the actors and the plot itself. It was do different from what you usually see on TV that it was hard not to like it. There weren’t exaggerations (like you usually see in soap operas) and it ended very much the way I like it. Did I say I loved the actors? I loved even the bad ones, especially Court Lady Choi.
The second drama, that was aired right after “Dae Jang Geum” ended was “Ji San Kang Jeong Jo” (English name: “The Wind of the Palace” or Romanian name: “Furtuna la Palat“). I hope I got the Korean name right.
It seems that both dramas were directed by the same person, Lee Byoung-Hoon. Some of the actors I could recognize from the first drama, but I haven’t been watching this one as much as I did the first one because I always get home late and miss it. Or is it because the lacking of food? Either way I only watch it once or twice a week, but mother keeps me updated (but you can’t even talk to her when she’s watching it).
I’m actually really happy that Korean dramas have made their way to Romania. I just hope that soon enough Korean music will also make it’s way here. I know that might be a distant dream. But, I still have the Internet to keep me in touch with the Korean wave.
PS: I’m thinking about buying Korean cooking books for mother.
Loredana says:
Super pagina de blog . Sunt o fana a dramelor koreene . Eu una am vazut foarte multe serii si , si mai multe filme koreene . Mi-am permis zilele acestea sa le scriu celor de la tvr1 pentru a ii ruga respectuos sa nu renunte la a achizitiona si altele . Eu le urmaresc prin cablu si cu subtitrare in engleza . Dar imi doresc sa apara la tv tradusa pentru romani , pentru ca incepand cu bunica mea , matusile mele , veri si verisoare le si le-ar viziona .
Felicitari pentru blog .
cre-cre says:
Si mie imi plac filmele koreene dar in ultima vreme nu le-am mai prins. Oricum, merci mult pentru comment. Chiar nu ma asteptam sa am un comment in romana.
AXOMME says:
Si eu sunt dependent de serialele koreene mai ales astea doua cu tentativa istorica. Iubesc mult atmosfera din filme: palatul, soldatii, sabiile, obiceiurile si garderoba. Totusi mi-ar fi placut daca ar fi scoase si pe dvd la vanzare cu subtitrarea in romana cu toata ca nu mai locuiesc in Romania, dar sunt multi fani din cate observ si ar fi fost frumos sa le putem achizitiona. Eu unul sunt inebunit dupa culturile orientale, sper ca intr-o zi sa ma stabilesc pe undeva pe acolo.
cre-cre says:
Momentan, la koreeni serialul “Queen Seon Duk” este foarte popular si ti-l recomand.
Ar fi frumos sa apara pe DVD dar ma indoiesc, de abia au dat serialele pe TVR1.. dar cine stie poate se naste un fenomen nou (cum a fost si in cazul fimelor indiene) si o sa fim asaltati de filme koreene.
Eu as vrea sa vad “Boys over Flowers” varianta koreana.
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