List of Korean historical films and dramas

For all who plan to take Korean history, here are a few dramas and films that really helped me get into the period! Note that the content in them is should be treated as fiction, but it's nice to have historical background, as well as the ability to picture Korean actors and costumes in one's mind when reading a picture-less textbook filled to the brim with information.

Mythological beginnings- Jumong (haven't actually seen this one...will probably save it for this summer, or for spring break)

Three Kingdoms Period- Queen Seon Duk (a beautifully done drama, riveting and thought-provoking in every way. Note that a lot of it is fiction, as well as nationalist fabrication, but there are some historical details mentioned. Don't get too caught up in the Hwarang. They're amazing young warriors, especially with their dramatic makeup that they put on before they kill themselves for the sake of honor, but there's apparently little evidence that they actually exist. This also means that Mishil and Munno might have been fictional, but my book doesn't go into that much detail. Bidam is probably fictional, but Kim Yushin is real as can be. Apparently, he and Chunchu were the heroes of the unification of Korea. I guess that was when Chunchu was older. He really was Seon Duk's nephew, which means that Seon Duk had siblings. What I couldn't really figure out, though, was the fact that he was actually Kim Yushin's brother in law. I'm still trying to use the events in the drama, which I won't spoil any further, to figure out how that might have worked out)

Koryo- None that I have watched so far...I'll start looking for them.

Choson/Chosun- Untold Scandal (R-rated for sexual content, but a beautiful story in an aesthetically beautiful film, probably a classic by now...very interesting interpretation of the defiance of Neo-Confucian values for the sake of happiness); Ladies of the Palace (again, an interesting take on how women acted within Neo-Confucian expectations, while still getting their way and making their voices heard); Dae Jang Geum (I didn't finish this one...it's not a personal favorite, but it's okay); and many, many more that I intend to watch. I guess Goong counts, in its own special way.

What I want to watch, but haven't fully watched yet- Jang Hui Bin, The King and the Clown, Yi San, Hwang Jini....google "sageuk" or "taeha" for more. Oh, the joy of palace conspiracies and royal strife!