this show proved to a huge success in some parts of asia. it is one of the highest rated korean dramas of all time. maganda siya, it's refreshing. pero nakakagutom panoorin kasi parang ang sasarap ng mga niluluto nila jang geum hehe. i wonder if it's doing well here, because in real life i know only 1 person aside from myself who watches it hehe.

Ako I watch jewel in the palace. haha. I didn't like it at first, but okay na ngayon.

kaya ko siya gusto dahil:

• maganda ang plot. hindi usual yung mga complications (eg amnesia, switched babies, etc.) and it's focused on one character, si jang geum. walang gaanong mga subplots na di naman kayang i-resolve o i-develop man lang.

• and contrary to what some people might believe, it's not a show about cooking. yes, jang geum was a cook for the first 1/3 of the series. it's part of character development. but it's not the whole point of it.

• malinis. walang mga love at kissing scenes na hindi naman appropriate sa prime time. ang pinaka-daring na yata run nung naglaro sila sa dagat ni kapitan, haha.

• the main character doesn't have to be excessively pretty or feisty to get attention. at litaw na litaw yung talino at tibay ng damdamin ni jang geum. nakakasawa na yung mga cinderella at damsel in distress types.

• the love angle isn't overplayed. at least hindi pa sa ngayon.

• halatang pinagkagustasan. costumes pa lang eh

at marami pang iba na di ko pa matandaan sa ngayon.

i'm not sure since i haven't seen the original korean version yet, but i think the translation was done pretty well.

Ako! Pero yung pinapanood ko yung korean version, hindi yung GMA. Weird yung dubbing e. Una, naput-off ako dahil SOBRA ang haba niya, pero sinubukan ko siya at naadik rin. Gusto ko siya dahil:

• Hay salamat, heroine na NORMAL at hindi sobrang pushove kagayar ng mga Stairway to Heaven at Endless Love 2 at hindi naman sobrang OA, pakipot, at palaging nanampal kagaya ng mga 'feisty' romantic comedy heroines. Inis na INIS ako sa kanila dahil hello, may tao bang ganyan sa totoong buhay? At least maganda yung characterization ni Jang Geum.
• Mahilig ako magluto
• Mahilig rin ako sa court intrigues.

Wala lang akong time para mag-elaborate, pero, hindi ako mapalagay pag di ko to napapanood. (So many reasons, so little time. Worth mentioning is the cute Captain of the king's army and Jang Geum's special friend, Jung Ho.) Naging masipag pa daw akong magluto sa bahay namin - with matching presentation and decor pa!

Next time: why JITP is to treasure.

He he ako rin, nanonood din ako palagi

JEWEL in d palace???hm mganda n xa panoorin
un lng po,peru astig FORBIDEN LOVE

Masmaganda ang Jewel in the Palace.

Jang Geum rocks! hyukhyukhyukhyukhyuk!!!

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