Since I’m interested in the culture and tradition of Korea from watching all the sageuk or period kdramas, I decided to do some posts about it. I’m doing it slowly, one at a time, since I need to do some background reading about the topic I decided to cover.
For now, here’s the topics I’ve covered, mainly inspired by kdramas:
HANBOK
- Traditional Korean Clothing: Kdrama Style
- Moon, Sun, and Stars in Hanbok
- Joseon’s Court Attire: Kdrama Style
- Hanbok for Men: Kim Boong-Do’s Style
- Hanbok for Women: Lee Se-ryung’s Style
ORNAMENTS ETC
JOSEON
- Social Strata of Joseon Dynasty
- Introduction to Hanok
- Rulers of the Joseon Dynasty and Kdrama Interpretations
CULTURE
Works in progress:
- Joseon Court Titles
- Women of the Joseon Court
Still reading about:
- Joseon Hanbok
- Wedding Ceremony
- Goryeo Hanbok
Possible future post(s):
- Joseon Government Positions
- Food
If you have any inquiries or suggestions about something you’re curious about, do drop me a comment or two. I’ll look around for you and share the knowledge (^^,)
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I’m waiting for the second article..
strata and social live during Joseon
Hi, I really enjoy reading all your articles on the Joseon Dynasty culture..very informative and enlightened me, heart & mind..after watching SKKS, I am now addicted to sageuk kdramas..
In sageuks, I noticed that they have a spread of cakes on their tables when entertaining guests, even when entertaining a small time thief (in SKKS)..the cakes are colourful with interesting designs.. one of them is made of barley (in Moon/Sun)..
I will be more happy if you were willing to write an article or two on these..I haven’t watched the Jewel in Palace yet, maybe I can get more info in this drama…thanks
Hello!
I’m happy to be able to spread a little about Korean culture through the posts and glad you’re enjoying them!
Thanks for the question! You’re making me hungry right now
The cakes are commonly known as ddeok (떡). They are a variety of Korean rice cakes and the ingredients used to make them can vary from glutinous rice to nuts. One of the common dishes made from it is ddeokbokki (떡볶이). I’ll write up an article about it, so I hope this can answer your question for the meantime.
Thanks..
I remembered now that they only have rice cakes during that time, that’s why they were very curious & excited when introduced to ‘doughnuts’ in Time Slip Dr Jin…am waiting for your article, thanks again..
Could you do something on traditional ceremonies, like marriages and things like that? I’m actually really curious to know what kind of things they celebrated in those times.
I’ve found some articles about marriages but never really get around to write about it. Will do so once I have some time to work on it
I really like this section of your blog! I’ve watched tons of drama (Korea and China) featuring royal concubines, and I I’ve aways found their lives so fascinating. If you ever have time, and most importantly, the interest, it would be super nice to have a post about women in Joseon era! Their status was below men, but I’ve found that there is also a hierarchy among women. From slaves, to gisaeng, you also have the palace maid (different kind and rank) and the consorts and royal concubines… There are so many strata, and also the mystery of the selection process to enter the palace… that I just can’t figure things out!
You can read minds, right?! I was thinking about it these few weeks…and here you are, suggesting the idea. Hehehe! It’s an interesting thing actually but the source about the topic is very limited, especially in English. I tried reading the Korean sources but my limited Korean made the reading process super long. Can’t really give any promise…but yeah, I’ll try my best!
Yay! I’ll be looking forward to it
Hello! Very nice articles you have on the Joseon culture and stuff. Love it! Wonder if it will be too much to extend to the other dynasties and beyond? I am fascinated by the Korean history and the fashion shown in kdramas, so it will be great if you are able to cover more if possible
Other suggestions (for the Joseon era):
It will be good if we can find out more about the different government departments and functionalities, since they keep appearing in the dramas but we have a vague idea on what they do, along with their officials’ ranks (male/female) etc.
Ranks for the concubines and palace ladies would be interesting too, like what the previous commentor suggested.
Hello~! *waves* Thanks for the love!
I am planning to write one for Goryeo’s hanbok but still looking around for more resources and I have to finish those for Joseon. Hehehe. Stay tuned for it..although it will take months, I will do it 
Oh, government positions…that’s a nice suggestion! I’ll keep that in mind. thank you so much for the ideas!
No problem! Just looked at your about page and realize that we are actually ‘neighbours’! Hi from Singapore!
Wow! Glad to find a neighbour! Heeeee