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Kisaeng (Korean: 기생; RR: Gisaeng), also
called ginyeo (기녀; 妓女), were
enslaved women from
outcast or
enslaved families who were
trained to be courtesans...
- The
history of the
kisaeng covers the
entire second millennium from the
Goryeo dynasty to
modern South Korea. The
kisaeng system first emerged in the early...
- (Korean: 황진이; 1506–1567), also
known by her
kisaeng name
Myeongwol ("bright moon", 명월), was one of the most
famous kisaeng of the
Joseon period. She
lived during...
- Seo-hyun as
young Han Hee-jae An
intelligent and
outspoken woman raised by
kisaeng in Ihwaru. Jang Hyuk as Yi Bang-won Ji Eun-sung as
young Yi Bang-won A...
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expensive accessories worn only by
women of high
social standing,
alongside kisaeng. They were
decorated with silk objects, gold, jewels, silver, coral, jade...
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truth about his birth; and a
young woman who does not want to
become a
kisaeng in
pursuit of
revenge for her family. Jang Dong-yoon as Jeon Nok-du / Lady...
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usually worn by
female commoners.
Especially in the
western part of Korea,
kisaeng (female
Korean entertainers)
commonly wore an ayam, and they were also...
- to the
profession soon as they
reach puberty. In pre-modern Korea, the
Kisaeng were
women from the
lower caste Cheonmin who were
trained to
provide entertainment...
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Kisaeng Eori (기생 어리) (1398 - ?)
Princess Yi Ae-jung (현주 이애중) (1414 - ?)
Kisaeng Cho Gung-jang (기생 초궁장) (1385 - ?)
Kisaeng Jeonghyang (기생 정향)
Kisaeng Chil...
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point Geommu was
rearranged by the
Royal Court and
recreated by the
Kisaeng. The
Kisaeng learned the
formalized dance through the Gwonbeon, a pre-Korean War...
