Comments on: Korean Drama: The Fifth Republic

By: Muninn

Muninn — Sun, 12 Feb 2006 04:26:57 +0000

Again, I haven’t seen it, sorry but I don’t know!

By: ang_catalonan

ang_catalonan — Sun, 12 Feb 2006 00:05:55 +0000

i just wanna ask, is Yang Mi Kyeong of Jewel in the Palace or Dae Jang Geum in this series?

By: Muninn

Muninn — Sun, 07 Aug 2005 14:16:58 +0000

No, I wish I knew….

By: Cool Korean Guy

Cool Korean Guy — Sat, 06 Aug 2005 19:51:42 +0000

Do u know if there is any place i can buy the whole series?

By: Muninn

Muninn — Sun, 17 Apr 2005 17:41:10 +0000

He Sechiong – I actually do think that something like that is possible in Taiwan now, especially given the textbook changes I have seen there.

Jae, I saw a website about that movie and all the criticism it got (wasn’t it sued by Park family members or something?) so I look forward to seeing it!

Portraying these things in a lighthearted or cynical manner is one sign that the event is, as you say, being “de-mystified” The comedy TV series M.A.S.H arguably indicates that for the Korean war (although the war never figures prominently) in the US.

By: tianan2

tianan2 — Sun, 17 Apr 2005 13:23:58 +0000

I guess you might have heard it somewhere, but I happened to see a movie (“그때 그사람들”)about Park’s assasination when I was in Seoul. It was kind of fun mainly due to an amazing lack of seriousness with which the director(maybe 임상수) deals with probably the most critical political event ever in contemporary korean history. Although criticized by some “serious” critics, I basically see something positive in this trend of de-mystifying Park.

Before watching dramas, I hope you see this movie first.

By: Sechiong

Sechiong — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 13:33:30 +0000

I should say someday there will be a drama in Taiwan talking about our martial law past
I thinks it will be the time when our public have the courage to face our embarraseing past and look over with justice

By: Muninn

Muninn — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 16:42:46 +0000

Thanks for your comment :-) I can only hope others haven’t also gotten the impression that I “glorify” Korea and believe it to be a home of purity.

I thought, for example, my mildly mocking tone when discussing the nationalist historiography of Korea in postings such as here (http://muninn.net/blog/2005/04/nobi-rescuing-the-nation-from-slavery.html) and here (http://www.froginawell.net/japan/index.php?p=28) and here (http://muninn.net/blog/2004/10/the-character.html) and here (http://muninn.net/blog/2004/10/koreans-in-korean-textbooks.html) might give a very different impression. I don’t think I have any major illusions about Korea, although I’m excited about giving it some serious study after having neglected it throughout my East Asian related reading and research.

By: Dude

Dude — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 15:44:49 +0000

I cant wait for you to understand korean better. You seem to glorify korea a bit. Usually, people like you think that japan and china are overstudied. You guys think that korea is this undiscoverd place full of beauity and purness that japan and china lost. Well keep at it my friend. I wish I can be there when you find out the truth.

I dont mean to be negative, just trying to tell the truth.