Hwang Jin Yi (played by Song Hye Gyo)
30 Comments Published by CJ on Friday, July 13, 2007 at 5:32 PM.
Song Hye Gyo, a Korean actress, is in a new movie that came out about a month ago called Hwang Jin Yi. A period piece about an influential Kisaeng (the Korean equivalent to Geisha). Many of you might know Hye Gyo from the Autumn Fairy Tale, All In, Hotelier, and Full House. Here is a Bio of the real Hwang Jin Yi.
Hwang Jin-i (황진이, 黃眞伊) (1520c.-1560c.), also known by her kisaeng name Myeongwol (명월, 明月), is the most legendary kisaeng of the Joseon Dynasty who lived during the reign of King Jungjong. She was noted for her exceptional beauty, charming quick wit, and extraordinary intellect. Her personal life has become almost myth-like, having inspired movies, a TV series, operas, and numerous novels. Due to her renowned assertive and independent nature, she has become a modern popular cultural icon of Korea.
Although not much is known of her childhood (nor are the precise dates of her birth and death), records indicate that she was the daughter of an aristocrat in Gaeseong; accounts of her mother vary, but many suggest that she was the daughter of the blind kisaeng Hyeon Hak-Geum, who was renown for her talent in playing the gayageum.
As the daughter of a kisaeng, by law Hwang Jin-i also became a kisaeng. She received a typical kisaeng education, studying Chinese classics, law, philosophy, literature, and history along with a heavy concentration in the arts. Records state that she possessed a preternatural talent in playing the geomungo and in composing sijo, while also being a dance prodigy. Along with the aid of her remarkable beauty, she quickly rose to fame, becoming one of the most sought out kisaeng during her era. She was said to have carried on with various notables including Ji Jok-am and the renowned philosopher Seo Gyeong-deok.
Her tragic personal life has become stuff of legend, having been written about in numerous novels and made into movies and a TV series. Records indicate that at the age of sixteen, she and the son of the local magistrate were in love, but due to her cheonmin birth, were unable to marry. As a result, the young man is said to have died of a broken heart. Other stories tell of an adult Hwang Jin-i of having been in a passionate romance with another aristocrat, but once again, due to her inferior social status, she was unable to marry him.(according to Wikipedia)
Trailer for the movie below.
Hwang Jin-i (황진이, 黃眞伊) (1520c.-1560c.), also known by her kisaeng name Myeongwol (명월, 明月), is the most legendary kisaeng of the Joseon Dynasty who lived during the reign of King Jungjong. She was noted for her exceptional beauty, charming quick wit, and extraordinary intellect. Her personal life has become almost myth-like, having inspired movies, a TV series, operas, and numerous novels. Due to her renowned assertive and independent nature, she has become a modern popular cultural icon of Korea.
Although not much is known of her childhood (nor are the precise dates of her birth and death), records indicate that she was the daughter of an aristocrat in Gaeseong; accounts of her mother vary, but many suggest that she was the daughter of the blind kisaeng Hyeon Hak-Geum, who was renown for her talent in playing the gayageum.
As the daughter of a kisaeng, by law Hwang Jin-i also became a kisaeng. She received a typical kisaeng education, studying Chinese classics, law, philosophy, literature, and history along with a heavy concentration in the arts. Records state that she possessed a preternatural talent in playing the geomungo and in composing sijo, while also being a dance prodigy. Along with the aid of her remarkable beauty, she quickly rose to fame, becoming one of the most sought out kisaeng during her era. She was said to have carried on with various notables including Ji Jok-am and the renowned philosopher Seo Gyeong-deok.
Her tragic personal life has become stuff of legend, having been written about in numerous novels and made into movies and a TV series. Records indicate that at the age of sixteen, she and the son of the local magistrate were in love, but due to her cheonmin birth, were unable to marry. As a result, the young man is said to have died of a broken heart. Other stories tell of an adult Hwang Jin-i of having been in a passionate romance with another aristocrat, but once again, due to her inferior social status, she was unable to marry him.(according to Wikipedia)
Trailer for the movie below.
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