Sungkyunkwan Scandal music video – I Will Hold My Ground – Darryl Worley

YouTube ^ | 05 November 2020 | Mary Van Deusen

[mairdie]

A music video for a Korean drama, Sungkyunkwan Scandal. In a time when women were not allowed to be educated, a poor girl accidentally enters the academy that trains Korean officials. A video of surviving undercover, when being discovered means death for the whole family.

[mairdie]

Sungkyunkwan Scandal is a women’s lib, Korean drama set in the Joseon era. Having eavesdropped on the lessons of her brother before her father’s death, Kim Yoon Hee takes on the task of earning money to buy her brother’s medicine. When she’s tricked into applying to the Sungkyunkwan school for future officials, it’s worth her life and that of her family’s lives if she’s discovered, the education of women being then prohibited. A traditional college drama of bullying and first loves set in an historical context. 20 episodes.

One of my favorite Asian dramas. Acting is superb and the mystery of who killed the previous king brings out the conflicts between the Sungkyunkwan sons and their official fathers.

An HD version of the series on viki.com

A fuzzier version of the series on YouTube

[mairdie]

PING to music video post

By the way, the Trump memes video to this song has been found by the anti-Trumpers. Highest percentage of down arrows I’ve ever had on a video.

[nickcarraway]

Is this a remake of Yentl?

[mairdie]

I never thought of that!

So many of the asian dramas are remakes. There’s a Chinese remake of this Korean drama, too.

[Zhang Fei]

If you’re up for the tale of a Wei dynasty courtier who fought his way to the brink of usurping the throne (which his son did after he died), in mostly RP accents:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzfNoYeTnhXKDvhE2W-pipvdTiT5KqNkD
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzfNoYeTnhXLc6_fPvMoVjeuChEnwO3bQ

[mairdie]

Watching the first episode now. Love suggestions.

[Jess Kitting]

Thanks

[mairdie]

It’s also in HD on viki.com with no commercials.

https://www.viki.com/tv/36565c-the-advisors-alliance

The Advisors Alliance 8.1

Genres; Historical, Costume & Period
Cast: Wu Xiu Bo, Liu Tao, Li Chen and 2 more

42 episodes

[Zhang Fei]

[Thanks]

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I’ve found Chinese historical series to be like Game of Thrones for adults. PG-rated for violence. Realistic maneuvering with no dragons or zombies. The overriding theme - an obsequious front towards superiors (to avoid summary execution or worse*) while plotting behind their backs, since the only way to remove the Sword of Damocles hanging over them was to assume the throne.

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_familial_exterminations

[Zhang Fei]

[It’s also in HD on viki.com with no commercials.]

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Thanks. It’s coming up with commercials for me. I assume you have a Viki subscription.

[mairdie]

Now I couldn’t stand Game of Thrones. It was too graphic for me. I was raised on Chinese novels because mother was a mystery fiend and collected all the Van Gulik Judge Dee novels, which I still have. Actually, those are pretty bloody, too, but I can imagine less blood.

While all the historicals do stress the nobility vs the emperor, I want ones with good plots to offset the violence.

Best ones I’ve found are:

https://www.viki.com/tv/36690c-the-sleuth-of-the-ming-dynasty
Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty 9.5
Darren Chen
Fu Meng Bo
Sherlock Holmes meets Joyce Chen
48 episodes
BEST of these!

https://www.viki.com/tv/23841c-the-imperial-doctress
The Imperial Doctress 9.2
Wallace Huo
Huang Xuan
woman who wants to be doctor in male profession
50 episodes
intense

https://www.viki.com/tv/36696c-in-a-class-of-her-own
In A Class of Her Own 9.3
Song Wei Long
Wang Rui Chang
Chen Yi Long
girl enrolls as boy in Yun Shang Academy.
Chinese version of same plot as Sungkyunkwan Scandal
36 episodes

https://www.viki.com/tv/36657c-the-untamed
The Untamed 9.8
Xiao Zhan
Wang Yibo
clan warfare
50 episodes

[sit-rep]

Just got done watching Zombi Detective!! it was pretty good!!

https://www.viki.com/tv/37285c

[mairdie]

I first took the lower cost subscription, which was a good deal for number of series to watch (5 per month if I remember right). But watching 24/7 for months on end, I finally decided I had no option but to go for the higher cost subscription, which is still only 10 per month. First subscription series that I’ve had ZERO regrets taking.

[Zhang Fei]

[Now I couldn’t stand Game of Thrones. It was too graphic for me.]

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I couldn’t stand it because it wasn’t very realistic. And that’s without the dragons and zombies.

Thanks for the suggestions, re various series. I wish they were all dubbed. I watch only when I’m working out, but it’s a hassle to deal with subtitles when I’m curling a dumbbell.

[mairdie]

https://www.viki.com/tv/37285c-zombie-detective
Zombie Detective 9.5
Choi Jin Hyuk
Park Ju Hyun
12 episodes

Choi Jin Hyuk is one of the most popular South Korean actors working today. Born as Kim Tae Ho on February 9, 1986, Choi Jin Hyuk broke into entertainment in 2006 after he won the grand prize in the reality talent show “Survival Star Audition.” He adopted his stage name in 2010 before his role in the drama “It’s Alright, Daddy’s Daughter.” He also starred in “I Need Romance” (2011) and “Panda and Hedgehog” (2012), but it was his memorable roles of a fierce spirit god in the drama “Gu Family Book” and a moody chaebol in “Heirs” in 2013 that elevated Choi Jin Hyuk to superstardom. Leading roles quickly followed starting in 2014 with the popular dramas “Emergency Couple,” “Grandpas Over Flowers Investigation Unit,” “Fated to Love You” and “ride and Prejudice.” In March 2015, Choi Jin Hyuk enlisted for his mandatory military service, and he made his comeback after discharge in the 2017 drama “Tunnel.”

[mairdie]

I read somewhere that most of the asian series are studio dubbed because they don’t do good nat sound. I’ll often hear poorly done sound inserts of footsteps, etc.

[mairdie]

Let me tell you how desperate I get. When a new series comes up on viki.com and the crowd sourcing hasn’t been done yet, I watch it without any subtitles waiting for the version with subtitles to appear. By the way, viki.com crowd sourcing is PHENOMENAL and puts the YouTube versions to shame, which is why viki always tells you not to steal their crowd sources subtitles and put them on YouTube.

[Zhang Fei]

[I was raised on Chinese novels because mother was a mystery fiend and collected all the Van Gulik Judge Dee novels, which I still have. ]

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I would classify van Gulik as chinoiserie rather than Chinese. Being a mystery buff as well, I’ve read all of them. But the only Chinese novels I’ve read (and only in translation) are the Water Margin and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. They’re more like a sprawling collection of vignettes rather than a single cohesive work with a centralized theme.

[Zhang Fei]

[Let me tell you how desperate I get. When a new series comes up on viki.com and the crowd sourcing hasn’t been done yet, I watch it without any subtitles waiting for the version with subtitles to appear. By the way, viki.com crowd sourcing is PHENOMENAL and puts the YouTube versions to shame, which is why viki always tells you not to steal their crowd sources subtitles and put them on YouTube.]

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My complaint with the English dub for the Advisor’s Alliance is the similar sounding Chinese names. It would have been nice if they had at least provided subs to match the English dub so as to clarify which characters they’re talking about. Ironically, with the Chinese dialogue, you can match up the subtitles to the names (more or less), and figure out who they’re talking about.

[glennaro]

A fine tune. Converts well to mp3, too (excellent stereo separation; fine range even though compressed.)

Many thanks for posting the link!