Jumong might be too long for Sungkyunkwan fans, but I think its worth for new fans of Sageuk from those who watched Sungkyunkwan to try watching a historical drama that was considered one of the best in the previous decade (2000s).
Here are the similarities:
=> Jumong is one of the few dramas BEFORE Sungkyunkwan Scandal was aired that shows a "romance" between two male characters
=> The same gender relationship in Jumong is more two-sided than the one in Sungkyunkwan
=> Like Sungkyunkwan, one of the two males who might be involved in a heartwarming relationship with another man is a hairy man while the other one is a flamboyant pretty man who likes wearing bright colored clothing (the flamboyant man in Jumong being more womanly than the one in Sungkyunkwan).
=> If you are in Sungkyunkwan for strong, determined, female characters, Jumong has them too.
=> Both dramas have some episodes dedicated to martial arts competitions. Examples including archery and swordsmanship (using sword sticks)
=> Both feature an evil male character close to the age of the male leads.
Here are the similarities:
=> Jumong is one of the few dramas BEFORE Sungkyunkwan Scandal was aired that shows a "romance" between two male characters
=> The same gender relationship in Jumong is more two-sided than the one in Sungkyunkwan
=> Like Sungkyunkwan, one of the two males who might be involved in a heartwarming relationship with another man is a hairy man while the other one is a flamboyant pretty man who likes wearing bright colored clothing (the flamboyant man in Jumong being more womanly than the one in Sungkyunkwan).
=> If you are in Sungkyunkwan for strong, determined, female characters, Jumong has them too.
=> Both dramas have some episodes dedicated to martial arts competitions. Examples including archery and swordsmanship (using sword sticks)
=> Both feature an evil male character close to the age of the male leads.
Fang Jia Hua is the successor of a business. His dream is to open a chocolate store and be an expert in chocolate. He ends up leaving his business and his family to fulfill his dream. Hong Xi En is someone who spent her days slogging and taking up part time work. One day, she ends up working for him and above all, she has to dress herself as a man for the job.
I'm surprised no one has recommended AMA. Its a masterpiece. A cdrama. Similar to SS, a female cross dressing in the Military. There is a lot of hilarity, and in similar way, she has to share the room with ML. ML finds out that she a woman quite early on and then helps her to hide her gender. Its so much fun, the characters are hilarious especially ML, he makes me laugh. It gets more serious towards the end as the war breaks out and they have to fight. But its a good ending.
One of my favourite cdrama. Highly recommended.
One of my favourite cdrama. Highly recommended.
Both have a girl dressing up as a guy to go school in around the Joeson period. Both contain two people falling in love blah blah.
Snow Lotus is a lot shorter and contains past as well as present, all about reincarnation and loving people and dreams.
Whereas Sungkyunkwan Scandal is more focused on the girl dressing up as a guy and going to school, entirely in the past.
Snow Lotus is a lot shorter and contains past as well as present, all about reincarnation and loving people and dreams.
Whereas Sungkyunkwan Scandal is more focused on the girl dressing up as a guy and going to school, entirely in the past.
Miki Ogawa yearned to live the life of a lovely girl and moved to the city from the countryside because of this. She holds a job at a fashion mail order company. Miki Ogawa also has a secret. She is transgender. Although she has a pretty woman's appearance, her sex is male. One day, Tadaomi Goto appears in front of Miki Ogawa. They graduated from the same high school. Tadaomi Goto is flustered by Miki's different appearance, but they happen to become roommates.
Both series are about crossdressing girls who get into schools (although it's in different eras). Seeing the romantic scenes between the crossdressing girl from ''That Whistling by Youth'' and a real guy that attends the same school really reminded me of the relationship between the main characters of ''Sunkyunkwan Scandal''. Both series have main characters that are plotting to find out certain secrets and both conceal their identity as a girl.
Both the show have similar vibes.
There is FL cross-dressing as man to enter into Sungkyunkwan university in Sungkyunkwan scandal while in Check in Hanyang also FL cross-dress and enter Yeongcheonru.
There is three MLs around FL and bromance/friendships between all four of them is fun to watch.
There is also slight palace politics going on as central theme of the drama.
There is FL cross-dressing as man to enter into Sungkyunkwan university in Sungkyunkwan scandal while in Check in Hanyang also FL cross-dress and enter Yeongcheonru.
There is three MLs around FL and bromance/friendships between all four of them is fun to watch.
There is also slight palace politics going on as central theme of the drama.
In 1867, Sin Jae Hyo leads the Dongrijungsa, which teaches pansori (traditional Korean musical storytelling). A young girl, Chae Seon, who wants to perform pansori, appears in front of him. Chae Seon has dreamed of performing pansori since she first heard Sin Jae Hyo perform when she was little, but Sin Jae Hyo turns her down because women are not allowed to perform pansori. Chae Seon then disguises herself as a man and enters the Dongrijungsa to learn pansori, but Sin Jae Hyo doesn’t accept her as his student. One day, he hears Daewongun, the most powerful man in Joseon and the father of the King, is going to hold a national competition of pansori performers known as “Naksungyeon”. Sin Jae Hyo decides to teach Chae Seon, who has a true voice to perform “Chunhyangga". If anyone finds out that Chae Seon is a woman, Sin Jae Hyo and Chae Seon will both face death.
