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Hwang Jin Yi (Korean: 황진이) is a 2007 South Korean biographical drama film directed by Chang Yoon-hyun.Based on Hong Seok-jung's 2002 novel Hwangjini (which won the Manhae Prize for Literature in 2004), the film is about the life of Hwang Jin-yi, the most famous courtesan (or "gisaeng") in Korean history, starring Song Hye-kyo in the title role.
Hwang was born around 1506 to a politician's son, Hwang Jin-sa (황진사; 黃進士), and a woman named Jin Hyeon-geum (진현금; 陳玄琴) who was either a kisaeng or of Cheonmin status. The story goes that her parents met while her mother was doing laundry, but the two could not get married and she became the youngest illegitimate daughter ...
A large amount of their poetry survive, Hwang Jin-I being one of the most famous kisaeng poets (Book: Songs of the Kisaeng: courtesan poetry of the last Korean dynasty). While very little of their painting survive, the National Museum of Korea has thirteen of Juk-hyang's paintings of plants and flowers. [ 70 ]
Hwang Jini is the illegitimate child of a nobleman and Hyun Geum, a blind gisaeng. A gisaeng is a singer, dancer and hostess who lives a life catering to the whims of the yangban elite. Fearing that her young daughter will follow in her footsteps and determined that she should become more than a mere plaything for men, Hyun Geum sends Jini to a ...
Hwang Jin Yi, a 2007 film, gives an introduction to the well-known kisaeng Hwang Jin Yi, and her legendary life. The film shows much about kisaeng. Also, in these films, there is clear description of the well-educated kisaengs' accomplishments in literature.
Im was known for his liaisons with Hanu and Hwang Jin Yi. The term in line 3, ch'an bi (찬비), literally translates as "freezing rain." It uses the same Chinese characters as the poetess' name (寒雨), but with a different pronunciation, and was intended by both poets as a pun.
Youn Yuh-jung was born on June 19, 1947, in Kaesong, southern Korea.She is the eldest daughter of a family with three daughters. Her father died when she was young. The family fled the city during the first and fourth retreat of the Korean War.
Yi-yeon/ Hwa-yi Sejong Center for the Performing Arts Main Theater December 16, 2013 – January 29, 2014 [39] 2014 December - Daegu: 디셈버 - 대구 Yi-yeon/ Hwa-yi Daegu Opera House February 21, 2014 – March 2, 2014 December - Busan: 디셈버 - 부산 Yi-yeon/ Hwa-yi Sohyang Theatre Shinhan Card Hall February 7, 2014 – February 16, 2014