favorite historical Kdramas [View all]
Been watching the Princess's Man on viki.com. There's a pay wall so I wasn't going to post anything but the drama is so good I'm finding an excuse to mention it anyway. It's set in the 15th Century and is a romance similar in nature to Romeo and Juliet, where family political allegiances preclude the relationship. It is so well acted and performed it definitely goes on my list of best historical Kdramas.
So I'll add to my list in chronological order:
Queen Seonduk, Silla dynasty 3 Kingdoms period
Empress Ki, Yuan dynasty (China) and Goryeo Dynasty (Korea)
Six Flying Dragons, transition from the Goryeo to the Chosun dynasty
Jang Yeong-shil, Chosun (King Sejong reign) (Korea's renaissance inventor)
Tree with Deep Roots (King Sejong's project to create a Korean alphabet)
The Princess' Man (Grand Prince Sujang's coup)
Yi San (King Jeongjo, 22nd ruler of Chosun)
The Merchant Gaekju (emerging commerce and social turmoil in late Chosun)
Nokdu Flower (the rise of a peasant rebellion in late 19th Century Chosun)
Different Dream (the Korean independence movement during the Japanese occupation)
I know I missed a couple of good ones, but these are ten I won't forget. There's been a dry spell lately for good Korean historical dramas, so I was surprised to find The Princess' Man. I didn't post a preview, because they are not well done, or there are spoilers in them. The wikipedia write up is a spoiler too.
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