New Tales of Gisaeng
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Title: 신기생뎐 / Shin Gisaeng Dyeon / New Tales of Gisaeng
Chinese Title : 新妓生传
Also known as: New Gisaeng Story
Genre: Romance, drama
Episodes: 52
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2011-Jan-23 to 2011-July-17
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:45
Synopsis
New Tales of Gisaeng depicts the love, sadness and pain of people surrounding a gisaeng house, where only VIPs can enter.
Dan Sa Ran majored in classical dance while attending college. Her mother died when she was still young and her father remarried, bringing with him a new stepsister and a materialistic stepmother whom she has trouble warming up to. Sa Ran comes from a poor family, but she maintains her dignity around friends who come from rich families. Either fate or coincidence brings her together with Da Mo, to whom she feels an instant attraction, but her awareness of her poor background restrains her from voicing it. A head gisaeng at Buyongkak observes Sa Ran’s natural beauty and grace as well as dancing talent, and recommends her to become a gisaeng.
Ah Da Mo takes business administration training at his father’s company. He does not get along with his father, who is indifferent towards his family and only shows affection towards their pet dog. Da Mo is cocky and tends to look down on women, but begins to question his attitude when he meets Sa Ran by chance. He finds himself involuntarily drawn to her, and their relationship begins.
Cast
Im Soo Hyang as Dan Sa Ran
Sung Hoon as Ah Da Mo
Han Hye Rin as Geum Ra Ra
Sa Ran’s family
Kim Joo Young as Dan Chul Soo
Lee Sook as Ji Hwa Ja
Baek Ok Dam as Dan Gong Joo
Ra Ra’s family
Lee Dae Ro as Geum Shi Jo
Seo Woo Rim as Lee Hong Ah
Han Jin Hee as Geum Eo San
- Park Jin (박진) as young Eo San
Lee Jong Nam as Jang Joo Hee
Lee Dong Joon as Geum Kang San
Lee Sang Mi as Shin Hyo Ri
Da Mo’s family
Im Hyuk as Ah Soo Ra
Kim Hye Jung as Cha Ra Ri
Ahn Young Joo as Park Ae Ja
Buyongkak
Kim Bo Yun as Oh Hwa Ran
Kim Hye Sun as Han Soon Duk
- Jung Han Bi as young Soon Duk
Choi Sun Ja as Hwa Ran’s mother
Lee Mae Ri as Lee Do Hwa
Park Joon Myun as No Eun Ja
Seo Dong Soo as Ma Dan Se
Song Dae Kwan as Seo Saeng Kang
Oh Ki Chan (오기찬) as Oh Bong Yi
Kang Cho Hee as Han Song Yi
Kim Yul as Baek Soo Jung
Seol Yoon as Jang Soo Jin
Yoon Ji Eun as Song Hye Eun
SAT Kim Eun Sun as Ye Rang
Lee Sun Ah as Lee Ji Hyang
Oh Ji Yun (오지연) as Kim-sshi
Ha Na Kyung (하나경)
Other people
Jun Ji Hoo as Son Ja
Jin Ye Sol as Jin Joo Ah
Lee Soo Jin as Sung Ah Mi
Park Yoon Jae as Oh Jin Ahm
Kim Ho Chang as Yoo Tae Young
Michael Blunck as Kyle
Shin Goo as Master Joong Bong
Jun Sung Hwan as Master Jung Do
Lee Hyo Jung as Ma Yi Joon
Kim Joon Hyung as Do Suk
Son Ga Young as Choi Young Nim
Won Jong Rye as Young Nim’s mother
Kim Sun Il (김선일) as Min Jae
Min Joon Hyun as manager
Kyung Soo Jin
Production Credits
Production Company: Golden Pine
Producer: Oh Se Kang
Director: Lee Young Hee (from Episode 9), Son Moon Kwon
Screenwriter: Im Sung Han
Notes
Original air date was January 22, but due to the Secret Garden Special, both episode 1 & 2 will air on January 23.
Awards
2011 SBS Drama Awards: New Star Awards (Im Soo Hyang)
2011 SBS Drama Awards: New Star Awards (Sung Hoon)
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June 22nd, 2011 at 2:01 am
OK OK OK
Thank you for sharing that.. it made me cry..
June 22nd, 2011 at 10:17 am
@201 – hula808
Re Korea got talent from youtube – Choi Sung Bong — you are most welcome. 7 over million people have watched this video clib.
I really want to share with everybody about CSB talent. too bad — “they” have deleted all the links i posted in here. ha ha
New tales of Gisaeng – I watch till ep 8 and i stop becoz too long & also too busy.. will watch when got the times.
June 22nd, 2011 at 11:44 am
@hula, anotherday, dramaQ, Thanks for speaking up.
I only like to write updates n dont like to argue. But it is a bother when someone who doesn’t know the 1st thing abt how these things are done elsewhere, tells others what to do or not to, writes 2 comments n think they own the thread.
If only they read Korean or Chinese n can read the comments on those fan sites, they’d know that those fans dont mince words at all. If they so much as THINK an actress is ugly, they say so. Justice is not part of the fan landscape.
The world is made up of different cultures. We need to respect that. This site has ppl coming fr all corners of the earth. They don’t all live by 1 set of rules or sensibilities. Climbing up on a high perch to judge others around the world n accuse them of not living up to certain standards is a case of ethno-centricism. Go apply it to nursery school, not to citizens of the world.
Actually there is an etiquette to these fan sites:
You dont go to a thread where ppl r obviously in love w a star or a show to speak ill of it. If u do, u get spit on. By the same token, if sb isn’t insulting your idol or their show, you leave them alone. It’s that simple.
True, it is a running gag of mine on this thread, but I stand by what I said:
1. I dont watch KD to see ugly ppl.
2. An actor’s attractiveness should be proportionate to their screen time in a show. The less attractive, the less screen time.
3. Evil step-mom IS the ugliest actress I have ever seen. Tell me who is more ugly?
June 22nd, 2011 at 11:54 am
Gals,
BTW, when this drama ends, a new one called
Scent of a Woman will start airing on 7/16. It stars Kim Sun Ah of MNIKSS n Lee Dong Wook, just returning fr MS. He’ll be released fr the military this Sat, n fly to Australia the next day to start filming. Looking fwd.
June 23rd, 2011 at 3:22 am
@ KDADDICT yes i want to watch that one too ..watching city hunter too! so far it is pretty good .
June 23rd, 2011 at 3:41 am
Lie to me.
June 23rd, 2011 at 7:23 am
Been offline for a while…I have a lot of catching up to do!
June 23rd, 2011 at 10:39 am
@KDaddict
Thanks for not quitting this thread! Part of the fun of watching this show comes from reading your comments here!
Yup, I’m looking forward to Scent of a Woman too. KSA is such an amazing thespian! Not only can she act, she also has this incredible ability to bring out the best in her co-leads. For those who have only seen her in MNIKSS, go watch her other dramas and movies, and you’ll see what I mean.
June 23rd, 2011 at 11:15 am
Gals,
Word is this show has just been given a 2 ep extension! The follow-up show just isn’t ready yet! SaR will have to go around the loop a couple more times b4 she meets her parents; n no wonder Papa san was hit by a truck! Sb else might need to get a terminal illness just to kill time. I’d not sneer as long as it is Dog shit face. And pls let DaM go to the pool or hot spring a few more times. Poor guy has turned into an ahjussi sitting on the bed w his prudish wife, both in PJs!
@USA-Mary:
“Where r u?” I held back fr saying it for months cos it isnt cool! I m glad u r well, just busy. I know how it is: I need to cut down on my viewing too. Are you caught up with this show yet? Wait till u get to ep 41+. It’ll drive u nuts. Ep 44 is the worst. So much histrionics from dog-shit face evil mom it drove me bonkers. I needed to vent my frustration but Orlando wouldn’t let me. Oh, how I miss you! Heehee, I should quit b4 this turns into a love letter n freaks u out!
June 23rd, 2011 at 11:52 am
@jangerr, @anotherday:
Thanks for liking my comments. I appreciate it, esp. anotherday taking the trouble to register for it. I comment on diff boards in diff languages. Each one has its own dynamics. This site, not only this thread, is generally so quiet. It’d be nice when more ppl pipe up n engage in Pleasant discussion abt the show n actors. Hope to see more of you guys later. Good day!
June 23rd, 2011 at 6:17 pm
WOW another few episodes ,,,hmmmmm ok i can deal with it..lol I will have too @ KD lol the pj’s I know rt. and she still acts like they never had sex b4 ..one time i just want to see her not pull away from him!! . Gonna check out scent of a women too, hope you are all having a great week !!! Hope SAR;s real mom tells her at the temple or something…
June 24th, 2011 at 11:05 am
Ep 44: Have u seen the subs?
She refuses Son Ja as a son-in-law with so much hair-pulling (not her own). She calls him a dog n an illegitimate son–a great insult in Korea. And, she says she didn’t cook a dish (raise a daughter) to feed it to the dog! They r living in his apt, sans rent. She takes a monthly stipend fr him. Her husband asks: What’s so good abt us? She says: “Gong Ju’s sister is Sho Dung’s daughter-in-law!”
What does the actress think she is doing wearing a black sequined dress early in the morning to cook breakfast under such circumstances? Why does the actress have her char dressed up like an Ahmonim to go out when they’ve no income, if not to make herself look pretty?
Ep 44, at 38:26;
RaRa’s mom says to her husband, abt my fav char n actress:
“I don’t want to be related to such a low class person. JUST LOOKING AT HER FACE IS SCARY.” I rest my case!
Thx to Orlando, it is no fun telling it straight, sans insults!
June 25th, 2011 at 6:25 pm
That is so true KDaddict blew me away when she acted like that about Ja,, he is 20 and has more then she ever had and will ever have and her husband is such a whimp ,I want to hear him once to tell her to shut up!!!. She is truly annoying .I think she going down!!!! we will see in the episodes to come…. I was thinking maybe grumpy had fast reflexes from his veggie drinks and jumped out before the car got hit..lol oh well we will see soon enough,, i guess this will take some time to get moderated … …aloha
June 26th, 2011 at 5:16 am
ARE MY EYES DECEIVING ME DO I NEED THEM CHECKED? I thought grumpy was in the front seat, before the truck hit ….but it shows him in the back seat??well it was a higher power then the veggie juice but i did think he would get out be fore the car went over. the ghost saved his butt. … looks like sar AND HER REAL MOM are getting to know each other.lol rar and kyle ..everyone seems to be pairing up.
In an earlier episode grandma ask her husband while looking at his picture ..why has he not come to her in a dream to reveal her granddaughter .I wonder if thats how it will happen? hmm ok enough thoughts..
have a great weekend all!!!
June 26th, 2011 at 3:23 pm
Ep 45:
I came to watch this at 1am. The 1st thing I saw was the ghost! It scared me so I ran away quick quick!
The ghost has come to carry Grumpy out of his car just b4 it gets hit. (hula ah, he was in the back seat the whole time.) Logically, that should be DaM’s harmoni, but it’s not the same face. Don’t tell me ppl change appearance after they die!
RaRa’s mom is turning out as a normal person. I guess in the early eps, that actress acted bitchy, whereas she should have shown that she was just frustrated abt not being able to call RaRa her own. Sometimes acting that is not up to snuff leads a character to be misunderstood.
The rest of the show is cute, what w the other 2 young couples. I miss our love-sick DaMo oppa tho.
June 26th, 2011 at 8:27 pm
It seemed in episode 44 when they were driving b4 the driver got out to do his thing . .lol… that grumpy was in the front seat. and in ep 45 back seat .Yes i do miss the fire Sar and Admo had wahh they are like old married couple now always in the pj’s!!! I thought the same thing about rara’s mom KD she is so cute now !! I just would like to know who the heck the ghost is????
June 26th, 2011 at 8:43 pm
ok LOL i went back to ep 44 he was clearly in the back seat !! maybe i was multi -tasking or just plain not paying attention to grumpy !!!
June 27th, 2011 at 9:13 am
Episode 46 .
That is one busy ghost!!! and hungry too. I liked this ep. mama lets grumpy have it!! good for her. lots of things going on . can’t wait to see the subs i wanna know what soon duk’s fortune said and the dream was cute!
June 27th, 2011 at 1:46 pm
Ep 46:
was worth it just to see DaM’s mother go ballistic!
Han Sun Duk’s fortune cookie says for her to spend an enjoyable day with her offspring. Well, she did spend that day with SaR.
Sun Duk goes on to have a pregnancy dream (for SaR), which Koreans have a deep belief in. Only the next of kin could dream your pregnancy dream. When SaR finds out she is pregnant in the near future, would that make them think abt their true relation?
I am happy there is no mention of any incurable disease, so far!
June 27th, 2011 at 8:10 pm
This is the 1st time I see Ah Da Mo NOT look good in some item of clothing. In Ep 46, fr 35:00 on, he wears this light grey suit that is cut too loose for him. He looks like an ahjussi in it. Contrast that with the way he looked in a Valentino or Boss black suit with black shirt early on, my goodness, it’s like he has aged by 10 years+.
This KD is called New Tales of Gisaeng. Who is/are the gisaeng? SaR? SaR was in BYG for abt a month. That’s when DaM left home for a month to live there. RaR? She was there for even less time. If it is really abt the lives, struggles n love stories of gisaeng, shouldn’t it be the true gisaengs, like President Oh or Manager Lee? The actress who plays SaR could play Pres Oh when she was young, while the actress playing RaR could play Manager Lee’s younger self. Or the girls who really live n work in BYG every night. The name seems a little off.
June 27th, 2011 at 10:30 pm
@ KDaddict
Once again, I have to agree with you – the light grey suit just doesn’t suit DaMo. The colour, the cut, the fit and the double-breasted style are all wrong for him. I think it makes him look kind of bulky too which we know he’s not… After all we’ve see his droolsome body…
June 30th, 2011 at 3:31 pm
I really enjoyed ep 46 ..I agree with that suit it deff did not fit. I was happy to see grumpy treating SAR human. and the Concepcion dream too cute like i said before. I see KD was right there is another 2 ep. i was on other threads and people were ranting saying that this is just dragging but in all in it really is a good Drama. I was wondering if the ghost is grumy’s wife’s mother..hmmmm
July 3rd, 2011 at 3:35 am
EP 47 bravo!!!! bravo!!!! LOVED IT
July 3rd, 2011 at 4:38 am
wow…saran is pregnant
July 4th, 2011 at 12:57 am
yaay, finally Sa Ran’s preggers! I just hope that they don’t creat a “omo she lost the baby” drama. And okay this random ghost coming and going is really annoying. I’m trying to look past it but really …..it’s seems so useless. I hope the writer actually explains its presence soon:S I can’t believe this drama had an extension.More draaging till the birth secret comes out -_-