By far, Mr. Queen is my favorite historical drama and at the same time my favorite comedy K-drama. Also, the longest K-drama monologue I have done so far is in this episode. It's the monologue that resonated with me the most. I think I'd keep the things I've learned from this drama for quite a long time.
There are SOME SPOILERS in this episode. It'd be best to watch the drama before you listen to this episode, if that's your thing.
00:00 long monologue (haha) , introduction, greetings
05:45 weekly vocabs and study tips!!! (details below)
14:20 discussion starts here, general thoughts about the show and soul sharing
18:58 did Bonghwan really change anything, butterfly effect, time keepers, fixed flow of history, changing the past
22:45 too entertaining I couldn't write as much notes, all my feelings about the show, (sorry for forgetting your name Hongyeon), power dynamics and struggle
27:45 the message of the drama based on the characters: Grand Queen Dowager, Kim Byeongin, Lady Choi, Bonghwan/Soyoung, King Cheoljeong, the power should go back to where it really belongs to --- the people!
31:10 song recommendation of the week, Kdrama words of wisdom
and more!!!
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**Vocabulary Words of the Week**
1. 거세 去勢 castration
sample sentence:
수의사들은 숫말을 거세한다.
Animal doctors castrate male horses.
2. 간신히 艱辛히
barely, narrowly
sample sentence:
우리는 간신히 그의 차에 다 탔다
We all managed to cram into his car.
3. 승천하다 昇天하다
to ascend to heaven, to pass away
sample sentence:
전하가 승천하셨습니다.
His Highness / The King passed away
4. 연모하다 戀慕하다
to love or to have an affection for
sample sentence:
이 고백은 연모한다는 말입니다.
This is my confession of love.
5. 성동격서 聲東擊西
a confusion tactic, to lure the enemy on one side and then attack the other
sample sentence:
성동격소로 이겼어요.
We won by using a confusion tactic
**Study Tip**
Fall in love with the language and know that the language keeps evolving and so can you.
**Further Readings**
No further readings for this week ;)