The two orphans who’ve been adopted by the restaurant owners seem to be related to someone of importance to the village that was destroyed. There is still a big gap in our knowledge which is how the uprising started in the first place. What horrific event compelled an entire town to revolt against the corrupt governor? And continue to be devote in their pursuit of justice a decade later?
The orphans have some good kind lessons they said they learned from their father that the restaurant owners immediately understood who he was, implying that their father was a respected leader in their village. It wouldn’t surprise me that the governor did something that hurt the people. Then this respected village leader peacefully but resolutely protested this injustice, only to be either executed publicly or murdered covertly by the governor sparking the outrage.
Also, it’s likely that the ‘bandit’ leader who was leading the rebellion was the brother of the respected village leader. He would have the best motivation for vengeance and this story has alot of parallels in the relationships between brothers. Hwan and his older brother, the original Crown Prince. The Right State Councilor and his brother, who was the former governor of the rebel village. Myungjin and his older brothers. Guardian Warrior Tae Gang and his probable twin ‘bandit’ brother. One of the main points of this story is that brothers can be your greatest strength or your greatest weakness.
hwan is dense because he doesn’t realize that he is the one that jaeyi is secretly in love with but she is equally dense because she doesn’t realize that he is head over heels in love with her and is totally jealous of this ‘other’ man. lol
It seems like the poison is in the bracelet. I think Young figured out the bracelet was poisoned so he grabbed Jaeyi's wrist when she was cooking to remove the bracelet but it accidentally got into the soup which then inadvertently killed her family. Which means they were only trying to kill Jaeyi so she couldn't marry Sungon and strengthen the King's allies.
Yay! Two of my recent faves. Loved Kim Young Dae in The Forbidden Marriage and love Pyo Ye Jin in Our Blooming Youth and Taxi Driver 1 & 2. I think they would be so cute!
Does anyone know where I can see all the countries it's gonna release in?
Of the 18 countries, only the following are listed in the source article: US, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Cambodia. So if you're not in one of these countries, check your local listings.
the implication is definitely there but we will see. Queen is hard to read tbh and i wonder if her weak/meek attitude…
It also makes sense why the royal guard and court lady were passing messages inside the palace walls if the person they were serving lived inside the palace as well. I don't think the queen would be necessarily wrong in wanting to depose the king because the current king doesn't seem to be a very good king and has made several big mistakes that we've seen. However, that doesn't apply to the king's children.
so is the youngest prince actually the child of the rebel bandit? did the queen seduce the king to cover her pregnancy and eventually plot her revenge? did she poison the first crown prince and send the ghost letter to hwan?
wait. so if jaeyi switched her bet to the crown prince at the last minute, does that mean that she openly rooted for sungon to spur the crown prince to win?! after all that talk, she didn’t back her fiance with her money? it wasn’t just her eyes that she couldn’t keep off of the crown prince. the crown prince may be trying (and failing) to keep his physical distance from jaeyi, but he’s already stolen her heart and mind, and he knows she’s already stolen his.
"If Kim Sung Cheol confirms his casting, this will be his comeback to the small screen after three years." Huh? Someone couldn't be bothered look up his credits cause he was in Our Beloved Summer which ended January 2022 only a year ago, not three.
Alot of Korean humor is not for me, I kinda suffer through it to get to the drama and characters I like, BUT THIS SHOW IS ABSOLUTELY MY CUP OF TEA. I was obsessed with it when it originally aired. I decided to rewatch it for the first time since it ended and I STILL LOVE IT. I was going to take my time doing a slow rewatch and accidentally finished it in four days because I just couldn't stop.
I bet Netflix had no expectations to this drama being successful, hence the lack of promotions. 😏
For most non-English language content, Netflix seems to only promote the show or movie in its country of origin. Unlike most the English speaking content which they intend to promote worldwide.
I was wondering that myself so I looked it up. Noble (yanban) widows couldn't remarry or they would be cast out…
I'm hoping the King annuls Lady Seo's first marriage since her husband died on their wedding day and never consummated their marriage which makes it invalid in most cultures. Then she and Poong would be free to marry.
Ok... probably I missed it... so Lady Seo can't remarry because of their Confucianism belief? Cos why they make…
I was wondering that myself so I looked it up. Noble (yanban) widows couldn't remarry or they would be cast out of society and interestingly physician was one of the 4 professions women were allowed to do.
"Women were expected to be faithful to their husbands beyond death so widows were not allowed to remarry.[27] In lower classes such marriages still happened, as families, for financial reasons, married off the burdensome widows to men who could not afford to marry otherwise. While the breaking of the rule in lower classes was widely ignored by authorities, yangban widows were forbidden to remarry, or their children would be cast out of the noble class.[28] Members of the royal lineage were treated even more strictly, with Seongjong of Joseon ordering the execution of his cousin when he discovered she had cohabited with a servant after being widowed.[29] As women could not be the heads of a household anymore, widows often were considered financial burdens and sometimes driven to commit suicide. Women were expected to protect their virtue at any cost, and by the late Joseon era they often wore small knives called paedo (패도; 佩刀) attached to the norigae (the colourful pendant hanging from the upper part of the hanbok), to commit suicide rather than dishonor their families even by giving cause to gossips.[22]
Men could have second wives besides their first wife and have several concubines, as well. Being a second wife or a concubine of a nobleman was considered a rise on the social ladder for commoner or slave women, but their children were considered illegitimate and denied any yangban rights. First wives and legitimate children of noblemen often despised these women and their offspring. Society considered these children outcasts.[22]
Women could only have four types of "professions" in Joseon: they could become gungnyeo (palace women), shamans, physicians or gisaeng.[30] The latter, who are often compared to Japanese geisha, could live a freer life than most women. They could read and write, were skilled in music, arts, poetry and served as intellectual companions to men in a period where wives were not allowed to be true companions because of the Confucian restrictions.[22] The most famous gisaeng is probably Hwang Jin-yi, who lived in the 16th century and is considered a role model of progressive, self-conscious women in Korea.[31] " [source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_in_the_Joseon_dynasty]
The orphans have some good kind lessons they said they learned from their father that the restaurant owners immediately understood who he was, implying that their father was a respected leader in their village. It wouldn’t surprise me that the governor did something that hurt the people. Then this respected village leader peacefully but resolutely protested this injustice, only to be either executed publicly or murdered covertly by the governor sparking the outrage.
Also, it’s likely that the ‘bandit’ leader who was leading the rebellion was the brother of the respected village leader. He would have the best motivation for vengeance and this story has alot of parallels in the relationships between brothers. Hwan and his older brother, the original Crown Prince. The Right State Councilor and his brother, who was the former governor of the rebel village. Myungjin and his older brothers. Guardian Warrior Tae Gang and his probable twin ‘bandit’ brother. One of the main points of this story is that brothers can be your greatest strength or your greatest weakness.
so he grabbed Jaeyi's wrist when she was cooking to remove the bracelet but it accidentally got into the soup which then inadvertently killed her family. Which means they were only trying to kill Jaeyi so she couldn't marry Sungon and strengthen the King's allies.
"Women were expected to be faithful to their husbands beyond death so widows were not allowed to remarry.[27] In lower classes such marriages still happened, as families, for financial reasons, married off the burdensome widows to men who could not afford to marry otherwise. While the breaking of the rule in lower classes was widely ignored by authorities, yangban widows were forbidden to remarry, or their children would be cast out of the noble class.[28] Members of the royal lineage were treated even more strictly, with Seongjong of Joseon ordering the execution of his cousin when he discovered she had cohabited with a servant after being widowed.[29] As women could not be the heads of a household anymore, widows often were considered financial burdens and sometimes driven to commit suicide. Women were expected to protect their virtue at any cost, and by the late Joseon era they often wore small knives called paedo (패도; 佩刀) attached to the norigae (the colourful pendant hanging from the upper part of the hanbok), to commit suicide rather than dishonor their families even by giving cause to gossips.[22]
Men could have second wives besides their first wife and have several concubines, as well. Being a second wife or a concubine of a nobleman was considered a rise on the social ladder for commoner or slave women, but their children were considered illegitimate and denied any yangban rights. First wives and legitimate children of noblemen often despised these women and their offspring. Society considered these children outcasts.[22]
Women could only have four types of "professions" in Joseon: they could become gungnyeo (palace women), shamans, physicians or gisaeng.[30] The latter, who are often compared to Japanese geisha, could live a freer life than most women. They could read and write, were skilled in music, arts, poetry and served as intellectual companions to men in a period where wives were not allowed to be true companions because of the Confucian restrictions.[22] The most famous gisaeng is probably Hwang Jin-yi, who lived in the 16th century and is considered a role model of progressive, self-conscious women in Korea.[31] "
[source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_in_the_Joseon_dynasty]