(Left) SBS’Masa Chosun’, (Right) Netflix’Kingdom’
[인사이트] Reporter Ham Cheol-min = SBS’Joseongu Masa’, a Korean-style exorcism fantasy action historical drama depicting evil spirits trying to conquer Joseon using human desires and human blood fighting to protect the people, ended early in two episodes.
With Joseon as the background, there was a controversy over the distortion of history using Chinese food and costumes, and while showing real characters in a different way from the facts in history, viewers criticized them.
Compared to this, there is a work that is getting the light again, so it is the Netflix drama’Kingdom,’ which is the same fantasy action historical drama.
‘Kingdom’ has a background and setting that does not suit the times, but it is evaluated that it well implemented the method of wearing the shade and jungbok worn by Geumgun at the time, and the method of wearing the sword’Hwando’ worn by them.
‘Kingdom’ Director Kim Seong-hoon and Kim Eun-hee / News 1
This contains the director’s efforts to properly inform foreign fans of Korea’s history. In 2019, director Kim Seong-hoon of’Kingdom’ talked about the props of’Kingdom’ in an interview with a media.
At the time, Director Kim said, “When Netflix first created the poster concept art, I was really surprised,” and said, “I brought all the props from Japan or China.”
It was because Netflix did not properly recognize the difference between Korea, China, and Japan.
In response, Director Kim said, “At that time, I thought,’Our image is accepted this way.’ So, for some reason, I had a sense of responsibility and a sense of duty. I wanted to show the Korean charm well woven into the narrative.”
Netflix’Kingdom’ still cut
It is known that the artist Eunhee Kim of’Kingdom’ also made a lot of effort to properly embody Korea’s appearance in his work.
Artist Kim, who appeared in KBS’s’The Troubled Son of the Rooftop Room’, said that he also ran directly to the folk village to feel the feelings of the people of the Joseon Dynasty.
In addition, while looking at the map of Daedongyeo, it revealed that he even studied the terrain in order to realize the virtual village in the drama’Kingdom’ more realistically, showing how much he struggled to realize the appearance of Joseon in the work.
Viewers’ evaluation is bound to be generous. One viewer who was in contact with the historical efforts of’Kingdom’ said, “I didn’t know it was a work made with such extreme sincerity,” and “I wonder if I could only make Joseon Gumasa with good actors that way.”
SBS’Joseongu Masa’
One netizen said, “The Korean history teacher said that he fell in love with the history even though it was a virtual look at the Kingdom. (Massa Chosun-gu) Even if it wasn’t the Kingdom, it was half the expectation, but it was sad.”
‘Kingdom’, which was born after such efforts by the director and the writer, succeeded in a worldwide box office, and was produced until Season 2, as well as the release of the side story’Ashinjeon’.
Due to the controversy over the historical distortion of’Chosun-gu Masa’, the importance of historical testimony is rising.
Although the reflection of the historical testimony is not proportional to the workability, voices are increasing that a thorough testimony is necessary to avoid providing false social recognition and knowledge.