The Jalgeum Quartet
From left: Moon Jae Shin (Yoo Ah In), Lee Sunday Joon (Micky Yoochun), Kim Yoon Shik/Hee (Park Min Young) together with Gu Yong Ha (Song Joong Ki)
Me ticker Jalgeum Quartet of Sungkyunkwan Scandal!! Among them, I honey Moon Jae Shin (Yoo Ah In) the most. Just because he read all the books at the library - my kinda men..hhahaha. I mean, a sexy human being inwards ninja adapt who loves books? Where tin you lot abide by a human being similar him, right? LOL
Omo..omo..I should acquire dorsum to reality.
For the yesteryear i week, I tried to cram all the twenty episodes of Sungkyunkwan Scandal inwards a few days. That's the argue I was kinda lazy to postal service anything inwards my blog. I was infected yesteryear Sungkyunwan Scandal fever. Argghh..I postulate an antidote, please!
Truthfully, most of the fourth dimension I stray away from watching sageuk (historical/period) drama particularly those amongst heavy plot together with Korean dialects which are non familiar to my ears. Rest assured that Sungkyunkwan Scandal does non autumn inwards that category. ^^ It dictates the life of 4 students of Sungkyunkwan University together with how they tackle missions given by King Jeongjo during Joseon Dynasty.
If I should say, the plot consists of:
20% friendship
20% Joseon history
20% academic together with life values
20% Ha In Soo's piercing stares ^^
20% Kim yoon hee / shik's together with Lee Sun joon's tidings or...love story?
Hence, the floor is non a heavy sageuk for me. I am glad no i is dead at the end! ^^
Although I loathe history (as a discipline inwards school), but I would similar to betoken out the historical plot inwards the drama.
(Spoiler Alert: Don't read if you lot only desire to taste the drama).
The floor started during Joseon Dynasty amongst Kim Yoon Hee (a lady) entering Sungkyunkwan University bearing her ailing brother's shout Kim Yoon Shik together with cross-dressed equally a man. Women was forbidden from entering academy dorsum together with then together with it's a big no no for women to live cleverer than men particularly academically. (Hmmm..I wonder how women would plow out to live instantly if they already offset learning during that period?).
Joseon Dynasty is considered i of the nifty Korean Dynasties during Korean historical period. The 4 students: Kim Yoon Shik/Hee, Lee Sunday Joon, Moon Jae Shin together with Gu Yong Ha bonded good inwards Sungkyunkwan University during this catamenia together with afterwards their friendship was tested because of Geum Deung Ji Sa; precious remnants left yesteryear the slow Crown Prince Sado.
The ruler at the fourth dimension was King Jeongjo the boy of late Crown Prince Sado; whose buy the farm is forced upon yesteryear King Jeongjo's grandad - King Yeongjo. The Norons were believed to live the prime number suspect behind the death. Hence, King Jeongjo requested the jalgeum quartet to abide by the Geum Deung Ji Sa inwards guild to clear his father's shout together with consecutively practice a novel Joseon Dynasty (perhaps letting women to acquire into university? ^^). He intended to motion the electrical current authorities to Hwaseong because of his slow begetter equally mentioned inwards i the episodes but was opposed greatly yesteryear the Norons.
I volition write close Hwaseong Fortress inwards Suwon together with King Jeongjo to a greater extent than comprehensively at unopen to other postal service later.
IMHO, finding Geum Deung Ji Sa is the sole argue why Kim Yoon Shik/Hee together with Moon Jae Shin could or SHOULD live together hehehe.. I am their worshipper instead of Kim Yoon Shik/Hee amongst Lee Sunday Joon. Dang! ^^ Anyway, that's close it..I don't desire to spoil the floor farther for the residue of you lot who haven't acquire addicted to this drama yet.
Isn't Park Min Young lovely? Put her plastic fantastic aside, I would similar to applaud her for her acting might together with how good she commanded the enshroud equally the witty together with vivid Kim Yoon Hee/Shik. Funny how she wore the pupil robe amongst the fur shawl, eh? I bet this painting was taken when autumn reached Naju/Jeonju - where they filmed the drama.
About the drama
The drama is based from the novel The Lives of Sungkyunkwan Confucian Scholars 1 together with 2 written yesteryear Jung Eun Gwol. Bad Milk has written a comprehensive translation of the novel inwards his blog here.
Drama download - Medium Quality
Subtitle download - Sungkyunkwan Scandal Soompi Forum
Official Website: KBS
I got a glimpse of Sungkyunkwan University amongst my proficient friend Chi Won inwards Dec 2009. Read all close it here.
How to acquire to Sungkyunkwan University / SeongDae (Seoul Campus)
Go to Hyewa Subway Station, Line 4, Exit 1. Then, walk to SKKU / Sungkyunkwan University motorcoach halt inwards front end of Dunkin Donuts. Ride the shuttle motorcoach for 300 won. The shuttle motorcoach runs on Mon. - Fri. 07:00 23:00 / Sat. 07:00 19:00.