Comments on: Little Sis takes on the tomboy look

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 10:00:54 +0000

Hey it’s me sonam u look cute in this pic

By: boeun

boeun — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 03:23:12 +0000

so cute…..
looks likes me at 13 years old ^_^

By: tenshi

tenshi — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:39:07 +0000

i love cross dress shows!!!! i wish ther were more

By: JJ

JJ — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:16:46 +0000

still cute…

By: Sue

Sue — Fri, 16 May 2008 01:32:14 +0000

those pictures have been around for a while now. at least a month? a friend of mine used them as his profile picture, LOL.

By: Felicity

Felicity — Thu, 15 May 2008 21:26:29 +0000

Thanks for the recommendation javabeans! Yes, I’m aware that Hong Gil Dong is a fusion sageuk. Still, I see some similarities in Gil Dong’s wackiness with some of the folklore heroes from Chinese wuxia. If you want a taste of comedy/action/palace intrigue wuxia, look no further than Duke of Mount Deer (Tony Leung’s version). It’s a classic. I’ve rewatched that drama like 5 times, lol. There’s this rivalry-friendship thing going on between the hero (Tony) and the King (Andy Lau) which somewhat parallels Gil Dong and Chang Hui’s relationship but it’s much deeper and more touching. Also, the similarities stops there as Tony is no Robbin Hood with high ideals but a cowardly, albeit very shrewd and charming eunuch. hehe. Anyways, amongst the korean sageuks you’ve listed, I’ve only seen Dae Jang Geum (it was excellent) and I’ve also seen Jumong and Damo. I might give Yi San a try later.

By: javabeans

javabeans — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:41:41 +0000

Psst, Felicity, Hong Gil Dong is a terrible example of a typical korean sageuk since it’s a “fusion” drama. It’s deliberately goofy and departs from the sageuk feel. I haven’t seen wuxia dramas, but to get a real sense of a true sageuk, you’d have to watch something more along the lines of Emperor of the Sea (aka Sea God), Shin Don, Immortal Lee Soon Shin, Dae Jang Geum (Jewel in the Palace).

By: Felicity

Felicity — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:36:26 +0000

That’s one of the reasons why I wasn’t totally wowed by Hong Gil Dong. Chinese period dramas have done the tomboy-sassy heroine mistaken as a boy thing many times over, and their plotlines are a lot more intricate and absorbing than the korean sageuks I’ve seen so far (granted, I’ve not watched that many). When it comes to saguek/wuxia, the chinese dramas and/or films are the most impressive. Watch out for Battle of the Red Cliff, everyone!

By: ok-jk

ok-jk — Thu, 15 May 2008 02:56:04 +0000

@Mics and Jessica:

I def. agree w/ Jessica about gender/bender series in ‘sageuk’ Chinese dramas (except they’re not called sageuk cus… it’s Chinese!). But there definitely has been an increase in non-traditional Korean female roles lately – referencing back to my one K-drama love (haha just kidding, but I seem to talk about it a lot here) is Yi-Nok in Hong Gil Dong. Though she doesn’t play a boy, her personality and characteristics are very unusual considering traditional female lead roles in sageuk dramas.

Yeah – what do you guys think though? Gender-bender = makes the show more interesting? Hana-kimi (jp or tw version) is another example… I guess it highlights a more homo-erotic nature to the shows?

By: marcel

marcel — Thu, 15 May 2008 01:22:24 +0000

yeah.. don’t tell Gwyneth Paltrow.. cuz there’s also this obscure, little-known playwright guy wil shakespeare who wrote twelfth night