I’m sure the link for buying in the rest of the countries will be out soon!
Update: August 6, 2019 I checked to see if the magazine is still available and sadly it is not. If you want to see some of the content of the magazine, visit the section called Kribbit Translations. I’m still working on the last pages of the magazine and will post them soon. And now that his magazine is out of sale, I will create a page with all the images, PDF style.
We will finally get to see and enjoy Jung Il-woo’s new effort as a magazine editor! But more than that, we get to know a bit more of his heart. What does he like? What does he think? It is so kind of him to do this for all of us! Just one of my favorite thoughts about this: Our flower boy reading flower stories! How beautiful is he!!!?
So here are some images that are in that link for buying the magazine and others I created with frogs and Spring. After the Kribbit videos and screen captures from the videos!
And this video includes all the promotion he has been doing lately and some of my screen captures:
In this episode Jung Il-woo is arrested by the Saheonbu, only to then be transferred to the “Department of Justice” that is under the king’s authority. As he is arrested he hugs Yeo Ji to every one’s discomfort, and whispers in her ear that the killer was a girl and that she had the tattoo of “Murder the Master.” This was the symbol of a previously known group of slaves that killed their masters and had been wiped out. But now it seemed they were making a comeback, only that this time they were using children.
Crown Prince Lee Geum, runs into the “assassin” girl in the palace and asks her why she had done what she had done. She answered that because the rent of the farm was too high, her dad could not pay it and so first her sister was sold to the Qing (Chinese) and then she had run away when she was about to suffer the same fate. Then she had become part of the group “Murder the Master” as other parentless children. Lee Geum lets her go and says he will try to help her.
Crown Prince Lee Geum tells the truth to the king and because of a strike by the Saheonbu, gives him three days to find out why the girl had done what she had done. He and his supporters try hard getting as much evidence as possible. The episode ends when Lord Min Jin-heon walks int to the supreme court (Lee Geum’s trial) with the “assassin” girl in tow while Lee Geum’s is left gawping.
I would rename this episode “Lee Geum… the powerless Crown Prince! It seemed that everything that happened in the episode demonstrated this fact. From the first take where he knows that all the high officials would not attend his morning lecture, or how he defines it: The Crown Prince’s first lesson, to the last scene where he is caught with a dead aristocrat and his hands full of blood.
The best part, and funny too was when he sees Yeo Ji dressed as a Chinese and then Japanese lady and Crown Prince Lee Geum is completely smitten. He’s so adorable in this part! Sadly, we have to move from this funny part to him witnessing the murder of an official by the hands of a young girl only to then get arrested on suspicion of murder, as the girl runs away and he tries desperately to save him… By the way the actress who played the role of the aristocrat’s killer (the girl) is the same actress that acted in “Okja.” Remember this wonderful movie? Her name is Ahn Seo-hyun.
This is a great Behind the Scenes that came out a couple of days ago:
The original air date for this episode was March 5.
In this post we go through the angst and mishaps of watching Lee Geum become the crown prince. He was attacked twice, once by the dozen ninja like warriors sent by Mil Pung-kun and the second time by the killer that mistook Yeo Ji for him as she was dressed in his clothes. Like she said, it was fortunate that she was the one attacked as even that weird killer couldn’t somehow finish the job. It was so sweet to see all the man worry about her. The ending was well done… the way the action was shot it made it seem that the royal army was arresting him… in my head I was like what?! No! It can’t be! But they weren’t! They were their to ensure his safety back to the castle. And though this is not part of the plot: Jung Il-woo looked so beautiful !!! WOO-w!!! At the very end we get to see him become the Crown Prince in the palace ceremony… it was so colorful, so solemn… gorgeous!
Here are the photos and videos:
Behind the Scenes:
Behind the Scenes:
This man is Jung Il-woo’s manager! His name is Chu Yeon-sok and he made his first cameo appearance in this episode of Haechi. He was Jung Il-woo’s friend before becoming his manager.
And last but not least this is a Behind the Scenes video:
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Hello! I am so happy to be back… I missed doing this so much! Of this episode my favorite scenes were the part where the Royal guard goes to get him and they are really there to escort him back to the palace as he has been named the Crown Prince. And the end… WOOw! What a gorgeous ceremony! Such a feast to one’s eyes in every way!
I’m curious as to how the design of that hat with the beads came about. It feels like the beads are like a vail of some sort… it must be uncomfortable to where that! Though the women have it worse… those headpieces look so heavy! Fascinating how clothing comes to be accepted as that fit for a king or a peasant…
…but never let us forget, they will never make up for what you lack inside. No matter how shiny and full of gold it is!
It was hard to give a name to this post. But basically I aim to do two things: one, to give a picture the state of womanhood in Haechi as tomorrow, and today in many places is International Women’s Day and to summarize what happened in this episode of Haechi.
So how does one look at what I call the “State of Womanhood”? There are a few websites out there that have extensive research on these topics. But the top one and my favorite is ‘The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media’. For those of you who may not know who Geena Davis is, she is an American actress, known for her role in Thelma and Louise from 1991. (She was Thelma). She founded this institute in 2004. Here is a short video that showcases her institute, what her goals are and what they have been doing…
And these are some of the figures from this institute’s research:
In movies, male characters received twice as much screen time and spoke twice as often compared to female characters. Lack of a voice on the screen can lead to a lack of a voice (or at least the perception of a lack of voice) in real life. Yes! Imagine all those little girls watching!!!
Many female characters have unrealistic bodies and behaviors: Unrealistic unless you are Jessica Rabbit. Four studies reviewed the appearance and presentation of women on a variety of shows, animated and live action and found lots of big chests, small waists, and generally unrealistic bodies. Such images may be good for some plastic surgeons but can’t be good for the body image, self-confidence (unless you are Jessica Rabbit), eating habits, and other behaviors of girls and women.
Advertisements feature twice as many male characters as female characters: The Gender Bias in Advertising study also found that 25% of ads had only men versus 5% featuring just women. Unless a quarter of all ads are about Viagra or testicle cream, something is wrong with this picture.
This is an excerpt from a study by Dr. Stacy L. Smith done for this Institute as well:
#2 Often Females’ Aspirations are Short Sighted
We assessed the goals or wishes of the female protagonists across the 13 films. Our analysis showed that Graded females can have a distinct set of desires. Some long for romantic love. Others wish for family, adventure, or even an attempt to discover who they are or what they want out of life. We can categorize their character cravings in one of three ways: as daydreamers; as those that get derailed from their initial ambition; or as daredevils that risk it all to achieve a particular goal.
The Daydreamers. Daydreamers are those characters that possess no particular goal or dream only of romantic love. In films with daydreamers, the female lead is more passive, i.e. unlikely to set a chain of events into motion or take action to seek her goals. Instead, the protagonist may respond to changes in her environment while other characters propel the action. A few females are shown with no explicit aspiration. These females are simply reactive to external forces impinging upon the course of their life.
The Derailed. Some leading females express a desire for one thing and are broadsided by romantic love. When this occurs, it can be said that the protagonist is derailed from her initial ambition. Characters evidencing this theme may desire adventure or express an urge to explore, yet they fixate their entire intention on romantic involvement with another person. As a result, the derailed females often make unimaginable sacrifices in the name of love.
The Daredevils. Protagonists in this category express a goal or make choices that will move them toward their ambition. Unlike the derailed, daredevils may encounter romantic love but are not willing to relinquish their initial pursuits or accept romance as their only prize.
Overall, in the sample, love seems to be in an integral part of female protagonists’ aspirations. Love may be an end state of, an interruption to, or an enhancement in the leading female’s life.
Another way to gauge the state of womenhood in a TV show or film is to look at the interactions between the female characters. What do they talk about? For this there is something called “The Bechdel Test.” Also known as the Bechdel–Wallace test, it is a measure of the representation of women in fiction. It asks whether a work features at least two women who talk to each other about something other than a man. The test is named after the American cartoonist Alison Bechdel in whose comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For the test first appeared in 1985. Bechdel credited the idea to her friend Liz Wallace and the writings of Virginia Woolf.
Virginia Woolf, one of the best female writers this world has ever known made the same observations in her 1929 essay A Room of One’s Own.
All these relationships between women, I thought, rapidly recalling the splendid gallery of fictitious women, are too simple. … And I tried to remember any case in the course of my reading where two women are represented as friends. … They are now and then mothers and daughters. But almost without exception they are shown in their relation to men. It was strange to think that all the great women of fiction were, until Jane Austen’s day, not only seen by the other sex, but seen only in relation to the other sex. And how small a part of a woman’s life is that …
I think that I can say personally that it’s not a small part… our families, husbands, children take at least half of our lives and in many cases even more if we don’t have an occupation that takes us away from our homes. But women like men have dreams of accomplishing other things… to learn, to travel, to create and do all kinds of things! And we should not be shamed for wanting it! It is our right!!!
So now let’s take a look at Haechi’s Episode 7.
Who are the women portrayed? What do they talk about? What are their roles in this society? Of course, because Haechi is a Saeguk, we can automatically know… Joseon was a very Patriarcal society, where women had very little say if any about their lives, no matter what position they occupied. They went from fathers to husbands and many times as girls. But in spite of this Haechi has shown some moments in which women characters as ‘stuck’ and as little as they appear have very strong voices. There is a reason for this… the writer of this series is a woman.
Ms. Kim Yi-young, she is the writer of Haechi. She has written several dramas like:
I found all that at Asianwiki.com. And sadly that’s all I could find … Now let’s look at the world she has recreated, under I imagine the watchful eye of the SH Entertainment Production Company KimJonghak.
So when do we see the first image of a woman in this episode? And who is it? 6:32 minutes into Haechi Yeo Ji appears… she is suffering as Mun Su is getting beaten for disrupting the King’s passage and speaking his mind in discontent about the civil exam corruption.
She is the leading lady and well she is like a he in some respects right? She is a “Damo.” It’s funny because at first I thought that it may have come from Spanish as “Dama” is a lady, so I figured that she is like a he so she is a Damo… but no. A quick search and Wikipedia had the answer:
“Damo specifically refers to class of servants during the Joseon Dynasty who were considered lower than slaves in their overall ranking within Korean society. Their main responsibility was to serve tea to the gentries. (Damo is literally translated as “Tea Lady”.) Damos were also employed in the palace to work as attendants in various government departments.
Historical records have indicated that in certain times, Damos were used as police officers to investigate crime, mostly for adultery and other crimes involving women, where male investigators could not ask questions about the case without causing embarrassment.[1] They were required to be ” taller than 150 centimeters, be very agile, flexible, lift 40 kilograms of rice, and even withstand large quantities of alcohol without getting drunk.”[2] The damo carried special identification that verified their authority, and were equipped with a small iron flail that could be used to break down doors and rope to apprehend criminals. [3] Arguably, the damo were the first female police with arrest capabilities in the world.”
Ha!!! So cool! so even in this sense her character is historically correct, except her whole involvement with Prince Lee Geum is not… She is pretty strong being able to stop this man with her little arm:
And I like that she has the same purpose in a way as the main male character… a more just and fair Joseon:
Yet in the end, she does need her prince with a higher status to save her friend:
Well… might as well enjoy the prince shall we?
And take by take:
Alright…back to WOOmen… I meant, women!
Update March 9, 2019: Go Ara suffered an injury in her ankle while filming on March 7th. HERE is an article. (I think this is why we saw some photos of Jung Il-woo back in Seoul eating soup, he has unintended break…) I really wish she heals well and soon!
So back to this episode, when does the second woman appear? Well we had to wait a long time… At 19:38, we finally get to see another specimen of that rarity called a woman… but not only do we get one, we get three more! So first is Chun Yoon-young (the woman who wants to be the queen via Mil Pung-kun), then the Crown Princess (wife of Gyeongjong.) and finally the Queen Inwon, the Queen Dowager. And do they pass The Bechdel Test? Nope…they are talking about men…
but there is an interesting twist… that first character, the ambitious queen wanna be, she actually says:
While, the highest ranked female in Haechi eavesdrops and agrees with her!!! This was refreshing to see!
Promising… well as much as it can be… but sadly then Haechi took a huge step backwards for me. This part coming up actually bothered me. Remember the part when the three ‘brothers’ are discussing what to do? Well Yeo Ji has the idea of going to the scholars to turn the tables:
But then , this male character steals here idea…
and then the main character ( who could be say the boss, the director, the owner of the company) does not acknowledge her… he just says:
WHAT?!!! Not fair…!!! This is the kind of stuff females put up with constantly! Even in my teaching world it has happened to me… But now I’m older and bolder and I stand up for myself saying my favorite line: “Yes! wasn’t my idea great I’m so glad you guys like it!” HA!!!
And we go to our next woman scene. Here we see Lee Geum’s two women, the wife and the concubine… and how could they possibly not talk about him? Another Bechdel Test Fail.
Then later on is this part… just read what she says…
What load of …!!! Selfless love… love your man no matter what he asks of you… yeah except everything has a limit! Because you should have something called self love and self respect! And stop him right there!
And here is the perfect portrayal of the woman who is boss over her feeble weak man:
Yes… here is your pacifier you wacko! She is definitely the strongest character after Yeo Ji!
And then…of course…what comes after… is classic:
Haechi had to fall for the Man shocked to see semi-naked woman part… heaven forbid should a man be shocked by a woman’s wit? or strength? All that she has shown him already? So many bad messages sent here to all the young girls: if you don’t look like this, you will not be admired by a man. Yes! Make your eyes bigger, straighten your hair, those curves means you are too fat… etc!
But yes… It was funny! And Jung Il-woo was so great in this part… the hit of his hat, the bewildered look… like oh my goodness, she’s got …uhhhummmm! WOOw~! He totally sells it…well…
OK…time for a WOOreak! I love…how he looks here:
Yes, I have to admit that as a woman I do look at looks as well… no doubt. I mean … hard not to with all the media screaming it! But many of my favorite actors are actually not handsome. But Jung Il-woo is really one of those rare packages that has it all! This man is smart, talented, sensitive, perceptive, kind, down to earth and handsome. Ok… enough WOOwness!
Update: March 14, 2019. Well maybe just a bit more of WOOOwness, I found these gorgeous images from this episode at the Haechi website:
Now moving onto the episode end… I loved the parallel balance between the female and the male leads in their fights:
Bravo Kim Yi-young! My final score for this Episode, in the state of Womanhood is 7/10. She manages to keep Yeo Ji strong, and give a little power to some of those other women.
So what happened in this episode? Well… I would call it table turning… both sides are trying to get their way… and the reunion of the the three siblings! and the most important… Prince Lee Geum is supported by key people to become the Crown Prince!
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Even though women and men are different, the respect for each other and the balance in their strengths is what will make a more just world for both. As one hurts, the other hurts too…even though they may not realize it. We’ve come so far… women… and men too! We still have way to go before we are balanced… Cheers for that day… ! May it not be too far… for now I will say goodnight…or good morning with these amazing ladies… and that amazing guy who ran behind them in trying to save them …
PS. Update March 9, 2019: I saw this amazing Oscar winning documentary yesterday on Netflix. It was so up-lifting… just what I needed to watch! It’s called “Period. End of Sentence.” This is the trailer:
It was created by a non-profit organization called “The Pad Project” and this is part of their about description in their website:
“When a girl gets her period in the United States, she may miss a class.
When a girl gets her period in a developing country, she may never go to school again.
A period should end a sentence, not a girl’s education.
But, unfortunately, that’s exactly what’s happening all over the world.
Too many girls cannot afford or access sanitary pads, which means that when they get their period, they have to turn to unhealthy alternatives like dirty rags, leaves, or ashes. On top of their high risk of infection every time their period comes, they also have to miss school–and the more school they miss, the more likely it becomes that they will fall too far behind and have to drop out entirely.
But there is a new invention that solves this problem.
A man named Muruganantham created a machine that makes affordable, biodegradable pads from locally sourced materials.
Better still, the machine does more than just supply girls with pads: it supplies a steady income to the women in the area who want to work on it.
In other words, this machine helps both girls and women gain independence.
Our job is to aid that independence, and here is how we do so:
Connect with activists on the ground who have communicated that they need the machine.
Learn about the area’s specific needs from the local experts and make sure that we can supply enough funds to cover each one (for example, we always check if an area has sufficient power, and if they don’t, we will supply solar panels).
Raise enough money for one machine, a years’ worth of supplies (after which the machine and its profits will become a self-sufficient microeconomy for the women in the area), and a team of local women who can educate other women how to use the machine and also how to destigmatize periods.
Help us spread the word about our award winning documentary, raise more awareness and launch a monumental movement through our newly created non-profit, The Pad Project, LLC, a California non-profit corporation.”
It’s so great to see that seemingly small actions can be so helpful to our world. I knew about the use of rags by women in many third world countries… and even here when they can’t afford pads here in the USA. That’s what women used before pads came… but leaves? ashes? What?! And it can be so shaming and uncomfortable when you can’t deal with it properly. It falls on that list of basic needs of Maslow…and if you can’t cover the physical basic aspects of life, it’s harder to reach those mind higher ones…education, creation… this is what I’m talking about:
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs:
On my list to support from now on! Go women!!!
PS. Saw Google’s Women’s tribute… and I loved it so I’m including it last minute:
For 2016 Jung Il-woo in 10th Thank You Fan Meeting in Japan. Part 2. Go HERE.
For 2016 Jung Il-woo in 10th Thank You Fan Meeting in Japan. Part 1. Go HERE.
February 26, 2019
Spoiler Alert!
The episode starts with Prince Lee Geum’s Proposal to Min Jin, the Minister of Personnel and the head of the Norons, to consider him the puppet prince he needs to stay in power against the almost adopted Mil Pung-kun supported by the Soron.
Then most of the episode is Prince Lee Geum carrying out different doings that will compromise the strength of the Noron: elimination by corruption of a young potential prince, the cheating of the civil exams under the Noron, and the most important, loosing the prisoner to Mil Pung-kun who can use him against the Noron faction. There was an excellent fight scene where we see Yeo-Ji and Prince Lee Gum united in arms against what seemed like 30 men? Yeo-Ji had discovered that Prince Lee Geum has been supporting their cause all along and follows him (luckily) on that difficult night!
This sets in motion what Prince Lee Geum wants: a split in the Noron faction…
Then the episode ends with Mun-su hitting his gong really hard when the king is going by to denounce the tainted civil exam scores. He gets beaten badly but it ends with the intervention of Prince Lee Geum and then the king himself! In a way it marks the reunion of the the three characters Lee Geum, Yeo Ji and Mun su for truth, justice and…
SBS Photos:
Behind the Scenes:
These were posted by Go Ara in her Instagram:
Preview of the Next Episode:
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I like the development of the plot so far and I like how every character’s personality is well maintained. I hope that as the plot carries on and mostly that Yeo Ji does not loose her strength, and I mean not only in her ability to fight but also the strength of her mind and personality. This I find is a common problem (for me) in many K-drama productions. As soon as the female character falls in love she looses all her strength. A classic example is Cinderella and Four Knights. Do you remember Ha-won in the first episode… the fight scene where she beats that big mouth guy on her pizza delivery? Well sadly, we only enjoyed that once… and then there was that very rare moment of a female character pushing a man against a wall: when Ha-won pushes Ji-woon against the wall after he throws her all the money. Then as the episodes went by… the more she lost her physical strength until when she finally falls and breaks her leg and becomes the typical damsel in distress.
Please Yeo Ji… stay strong!!! I have faith in that you will as the writer of Haechi is a female writer!
And… I loved how gorgeous Jung Il-woo looked in this outfit:
This Episode aired on February 25, 2019. Spoiler alert!
At one point they mention in the episode “Return to the living” and that is what this episode is about… they continue the story by forwarding 1 year, when all characters have resumed their lives. They are still hanging onto the past and we see all of them doing their part in uncovering what happened to Lieutenant Han. Prince Lee Geum is more in contact with his royal duties now and when there is a surprising comeback of Mil Pung-kun as a possible adoptee by the queen, Prince Lee Geum makes the ultimate proposal to the Noron faction: Do you need a king you that can be your puppet? asking Lord Min Jin.
Photos and videos: Cr. SBS, & Kocowa. Screen captures by Fan 13.
Behind the scenes:
Update March4, 2019: An SBS video of this part (starts at 3:09):
When I saw the video of Jung Il-woo walking through the Yongin MBC Dramia Park, now known as Dae Jang Geum Park, I knew it was time to do a post about this place. I researched and had a great internet exchange with MGA, a fan that was there last year about how she got there and what she saw and she kindly shared many of her photos! Please if reposting any of them, do what is right and give her credit.
About the place:
It was built in 2005 and has a total area of 2,500,000 m²,out of which actual sets take up 165,000m². The complex features permanent sets imitating buildings from the Samguk, Goryeo and Joseon periods. The complex was opened to visitors and tourists in June 21, 2011 for the first time as MBC Dramia. Recently in 2015, it was renamed to its current name Yongin Dae Jang Geum Park (also written as Daejanggeum) based on the main character of MBC’s 2003 historical drama Dae Jang Geum for promotional reasons.
Location:
This park is located South of Seoul, about 2 hours! Here is map so you can get an idea:
So how does one get there? This is a brochure of the place saying how to get there:
If you are daring and rent a car and use a GPS device, just write Yongin Daejanggeum Park. The address listed in Google Maps is:
778-1 Yongcheon-ri, Baegam-myeon, Cheoin-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
If you are going in public transportation these are your steps:
1) Go to the Seoul Nambu Bus Terminal, this is a stop on the subway line 3. Do not get confused with the Express Bus Terminal! This is what the bus station looks like:
2) Once inside, get a bus headed to Baegam. This was her ticket:
3)Get off at the Baegam Bus Terminal. MGA said that she was so scared she actually did a search for this terminal and when the bus got there she knew to get off! This is what the terminal, more like a bus stop looks like:
4) From here you can take a bus #105 that takes you to the park. This was the bus schedule back then:
or 4) You can also take a Taxi. MGA took a Taxi. She said the scenery was very country like… and it was a gorgeous August day:
The taxi driver was kind enough to stop for her to get this photo:
And this was her first shot there:
MGA only visited one side of the park. 1-13. This is a map of the park:
This is 1. This is a commemorative film set celebrating according to them, the most popular Korean drama “Jewel in the Palace” . or Dae Jang Geum, which is the current name of the park as well.
This is a video:
Then in the map you see the trail of trees on the very right, she followed this path up to the first bridge. Along the way she saw my beloved Prince Yang! Look:
Then she walked into an area where there are two buildings, the bathroom, a cafe, I imagine dress up areas, etc. are all in this area. There are many photos of Jung Il-woo in this area taken by fans. Here is the area where he meets them the most.
Now let’s look at Il-woo here. The first photo and videos were taken by fan jiwww0909 in the times of The Night Watchman’s Journal:
MGA went up the hill and into the area between 2 and 12… where the first doorway into the palace is…
Then this is the throne room, or No.7 : Injeongjeon Hall, this is where the terrible death of Prince yang took place:
These images of Il-woo were taken there… they are so beautiful!
More? OK… I really love looking at these in the winter:
No question as to who is the most handsome!!! Il-woo Ssi!!!
Do you recognize this last photo? Maybe this can help you:
That’s right…these are scenes from Haechi when he goes to see his father the king to demand his punishment: to be exiled for taking the civil service exam.
This coming up is No. 8, Palace Pond:
I think those scenes in Haechi where they are walking those long uncovered hallways are filmed in this area:
And look who’s here! Haechi!!!
This No. 2 the House of Choe Woo:
This one is No. 3, the House of an Official, or Public offices:
This is the scene (Episode 5) of The Night Watchma’s Journal:
This is the traditional marketplace, No. 4, Jung Il-woo is walking all over the place in this part of the park in one of his latest videos…
Look at him here: it’s the spot!
Here is the video:
And this is No. 5, The Police Bureau. This is where they torture Wol in “The Moon that Embraces the Sun”… remember? and Prince Yang tries to rescue her…
And these Behind the Scenes were taken that day there too… so delightful!
Oh! I can hear his laughter!
This is an amazing view of the whole place. She is at No. 6. There is Muryangsurjeon Hall and Anyangru Pavilion, and “The Moon Embracing the Sun” Cafe. Yes! There is a cafe named like that there!!! I so want to go there!!! See it in the photos further down:
Ha… of their tea selection, I only know Honey Lemon Tea! Multi Grain Latte? Very interesting!
Ilwoo filmed that scene where he is asking his mother why can’t she think of him before she thinks of the king? Why can’t he for once do what he pleases… it’s such a heartbreaking part… here you can see this image in the scene:
MGA said of those buildings had like a museum with photos of each drama filmed there and its script… so great!!!
WOOw!!! What a view!!!
Then she went back into the market place through the tunnel we see in many of Jung Il-woo’s dramas… the one that leads to the outside of Hanyang.
This is Il-woo in Haechi Episode 3 right at this door:
This is No. 12. Donggungjeon Palace (Crown Prince’s Palace.) . This is where we see Jung Il-woo honor his parents in The Night Watchman’s Journal…
This are two scenes from this Episode 5 (remembering and honoring his parents).
And I think this is No. 13, Junggungjeon Palace (Queen’s Palace)
Now the only one I can’t really place is The Return of Iljimae. So I’m going to add a few videos and photos here. This was the first time Jung Il-woo filmed some scenes in this wonderful place…
With this video I conclude this visit to Dae Jang Geum Park with Jung Il-woo. I hope you were delighted! I was delighted to write this post and see so many of the places where he has filmed! To think one can go there… and some fans do even when he’s filming! How lucky they are!
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This brings me to the next point…f any of you have visited there and have good photos of the second side (14-24) please contact me at kdrama.fan13@gmail.com and share them with me! I will give you credit and your photos will be enjoyed by other fans! Thank you for considering!
What a special place…it really must feel like a second home to him by now! A good place to resume your career…familiar…
This episode aired on February 19, 2019. Spoiler Alert!
Geez! This could be named “The Deadly Episode 4 of Haechi.” This episode is very dramatic and sad as three of secondary characters die! I was so surprised by this! I expected only one of those deaths… that of the young prince… but the rest…how! What?!!! No!!! Besides the body count what happens is, that Prince Lee Geum, pulls back on his witness statement, as Lord Min Jin threatens to kill his brother if he doesn’t. Then we see a very drunk Lee Geum, followed by a deeply saddened one… as he loses two beloved family members.
So now let’s rest in peace… 🙂 looking at the videos and photos for this episode(s). Cr. SBS, Kocowa & screen captures by Fan 13. I discovered that Kocowa also has a Haechi playlist, but with the benefit of English subtitles!
Behind the Scenes:
Behind the Scenes:
Ratings? Doing well!!! According to Wikipedia:
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I have to say that Jung Il-woo had an amazing performance in this episode. He totally killed it in this episode! (Meaning he did a great job!) . I think the scene with his brother dying, has to be one of the best I’ve seen him cry in, if not the best. It felt so real… the second one? I think when his character Yi-soo says goodbye to Yi-kyung in 49 days because he has to go back to the world of the dead… that scene made my cry and cry! Here I didn’t, but it was just because I did not feel that much for that younger brother character…
This brings me to my next observation, weren’t those deaths too fast? Aren’t they going too fast in this plot? If we would have gotten to know the characters more we would have felt more… but maybe these are too secondary and who knows what’s in store for us next…
My website is celebrating its second year tomorrow which is today in Korea. And two days ago (the 18th) I had the most visitors in a day ever… 219! In one day! I couldn’t believe it! So Thank you! to all of you dearest visitors! I’m so happy to see the interest in Jung Il-woo increase with every day that passes by!
Now what are people interested in seeing in my website? Here is the partial list for this day:
People are really interested in knowing about the condition of his health… and this is always bitter sweet to me. The second, the homepages on this day were about “My Little Old Boy.” and the homepage is usually 1 or 2. Another statistic is the highest amount of views ever… it’s 588! on February 6! And I have over 50K views in all this time! WOO-hoo!!!
I was looking for a video for tomorrow when this amazing gift of Il-woo opened up! I landed in a whole new part of Il-woo’s website! Eventually it changed completely into the opening page with the two options. There is a nice video in the opening page with his filmography. I think some of you have seen it had like 70 views… And it’s so worth it… so here it is:
Now about the website… Wondering what it looks like? This is is it:
When you press Kribbit to takes you here:
and below you can see this in the four language options:
Shall we delight in some more Kribbit? This is the video where he is wearing green:
And these are four videos he has posted behind the scenes… he looks so beautiful and fresh!
On his last message of Kribbit Jung Il-woo invited everyone to write a story about flowers! he posted this:
So are you going to write something? Come on! he’s worked so hard for this… write a story, it well get read by him!!! How amazing is he? To share his magazine with us like that?
Thank you for coming into my life… and for always making me so, so, so delighted! Il-woo Ssi!
WHAT?!!! Not fair…!!! This is the kind of stuff females put up with constantly! Even in my teaching world it has happened to me… But now I’m older and bolder and I stand up for myself saying my favorite line: “Yes! wasn’t my idea great I’m so glad you guys like it!” HA!!!
This is 1. This is a commemorative film set celebrating according to them, the most popular Korean drama “Jewel in the Palace” . or Dae Jang Geum, which is the current name of the park as well.
This are two scenes from this Episode 5 (remembering and honoring his parents). 
