My Best Sageuk Drama: Dae Jang Geum Review

       This is my first post on this blog and I'm planning to place my reviews towards different sageuk dramas (Korean Historical Dramas)  that I have watched. My first ever sageuk drama is the most popular Dae Jang Geum aired on 2003,  (Jewel in the Palace) which was directed by Lee Byung Hoon and produced by MBC. The drama starred Lee Young Ae as Seo Jang Geum and with her leading man Ji Jin Hee as Min Jung-ho.

        First and for most this is the best Historical Drama for me. This drama has everything you want in a drama. For those who enjoys mouthwatering food, great scenery, costume, outstanding actors and actresses together with different touches of action,  pain, revenge, power, romance, comedy and passion; this drama is the best for you.  

      Unlike other reviews I'll be writing about how I think about this drama and not the synopsis since almost all reviews do it.

     Dae Jang Geum shows great inspiration for women during times when females are compared to be just merely objects and to be owned by men. It illustrates how a simple female could help change how past society looks toward women. 

             

        This drama keeps me enlightened every time I watch it. The pain and joy that Jang Geum felt since she lost her parents, hardships she underwent as a palace or kitchen maid, as a slave, as a nurse, as the personal doctor for the king, a lover, a woman and a mother is just amazing and outstanding.

             

       Through her great intelligence and passion on her work and possessing impressive personality and principle, she was able to conquer both success in attaining her goal of becoming the Highest Kitchen Lady of the royal palace and having her revenge towards the death of her parents and Lady Han (her mentor in Royal Kitchen.)

       I am happy with this drama because it  demonstrates a person who is not perfect which often times make mistakes and even fails. Jang Geum even being an almost perfect character also shows her weaknesses as a human being. There were scenes when Lady Han sent Jang Geum to serve the nursemaid of the Queen as punishment for being too rash and stubborn on one of the competitions. Another time was when she was scolded by her professor during her training on becoming a licensed nurse because she became too proud by her ability and forgot to be humble which became her downfall during that time.

         It’s true that we all have done mistakes and sometimes we even think of giving up because we think it’s too hard for us to handle. Even I in times of depression use this drama to remind myself that I can do it. If I believe in myself then I can truly achieve my goal.

  

      The character Jang Geum makes it more inspiring to watchers since this person really existed in ancient times. Though of course the plot of the drama is fictional, there were records of Jang Geum being called as Dae Jang Geum or “the Great Jang Geum” who became the personal doctor of the king for that period only even if many rejected her position because of the issue of her being female.

             

       This drama touches the hearts of people since we all feel the pain, happiness, love and laughter of Jang Geum as she grows from a girl, a lady, to a woman because of how concise each episode was made to keep the viewers wanting for more.

           

       Though they didn’t concentrated much on the love story between Jang Geum and Ming Jung-Ho until the end parts, the impact on the viewers on the plot is just unimaginable.

             

       Even if I have watched this 54-episode drama four times already, I never get bored. So, if you aren’t a fan of sageuk dramas yet, it is best that you watch this drama first. You will surely never regret it.

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