Historical Korean Dramas

K-Dramas

Posted By: Ajummah Posted On: April 26, 2012

I will be honest. I don’t really watch historical dramas. I’m not sure why because I have seen some that I truly love but they aren’t something I think of when I want to start a new drama. Perhaps it’s the way they’re dressed and the fact that I am not familiar with Korean history, which makes me shy away from them. I do know, however, that there are enough of them to have their own genre section in Dramafever and for that reason I am shining my spotlight on them.

One of the historical dramas, or sa geuks, that I truly enjoyed was Damo. Damo is about Jang Chae Ok, who is a police woman. It’s not the same as being a police woman in today’s society however. Chae Ok is a slave who has been given the job to investigate upper class women. She is an amazing swordsman from all her years practicing with Hwangbo Yoon. The series follows Chae Ok as she investigates a money counterfeit ring and searches for her mother and brother, with whom she was separated as a child. There is a love triangle but unlike the some of other dramas I’ve watched, I like both male roles. Hwangbo Yoon is Chae Ok’s police commander. They grew up together and trained together when Hwangbo Yoon was learning how to fight with the sword. The other third of the love triangle is Jang Sung Baek, leader of the rebel gang Chae Ok is investigating. She is supposed to bring him down but is starting to get feelings for him. From the first episode, I was a goner.