What
is Korean drama? Have you asked yourself where does Korean dramas came
from? What is the Cultural life and History of Korea? These are the
questions that are bothering me.
I
never put any attraction to Korean dramas and culture, until I get
addicted watching it. Korean dramas for me came from Korea. And I don't
know more about it, so I looked for an answer to my questions and I came
across in this article that says everything about the Early Days of
Korean Drama.
"Korean
drama had its origin in the religious rites of prehistoric days. During
the Shilla Kingdom (57 B. C. -935) dance movements and musical
accompaniment were developed into a kind of drama called Ch'oyong." stated in the article I read.
The Ch'oyong was not a drama by the definition itself. Ch'oyong is a traditional Drum Dance of Korea. "The Drum Dance of Ch'oyong derives from the second dance of a two-dance suite that is said to have originated during the reign of King Hon'gang (r. 875-886), the forty-ninth ruler of the Silla kingdom." The dramatic elements that followed a narrative story line are included, it was also made up of a set of dramatic dances. Dancing with music has always been included in Korean classical shows of all kinds regardless of their official theme as dance or drama.
The Ch'oyong was not a drama by the definition itself. Ch'oyong is a traditional Drum Dance of Korea. "The Drum Dance of Ch'oyong derives from the second dance of a two-dance suite that is said to have originated during the reign of King Hon'gang (r. 875-886), the forty-ninth ruler of the Silla kingdom." The dramatic elements that followed a narrative story line are included, it was also made up of a set of dramatic dances. Dancing with music has always been included in Korean classical shows of all kinds regardless of their official theme as dance or drama.
The Sandae
drama of the Koryo Dynasty (918-1392) contains more defining dramatic
elements than the Ch'oyong. It was performed on stage by masked actors
following a script with a story and occasional spoken lines. Dances and
songs dominated the play.
The sandae was further developed during the Choson Dynasty (1392-1910), when it became one of the official functions of the court. Eventually, it lost royal patronage and became an entertainment for the common people. This most representative of Korean classic dramas found wide popular acceptance, as the subjugated masses of agrarian Korean society found solace in the humorous, satirical mask dramas that ridiculed the privileged class--Buddhist priests and the yangban aristocrats.
The sandae was further developed during the Choson Dynasty (1392-1910), when it became one of the official functions of the court. Eventually, it lost royal patronage and became an entertainment for the common people. This most representative of Korean classic dramas found wide popular acceptance, as the subjugated masses of agrarian Korean society found solace in the humorous, satirical mask dramas that ridiculed the privileged class--Buddhist priests and the yangban aristocrats.
In my point of view, without the prehistoric days of Korea, or even their culture. There would never be a Korean drama created today. The old fashioned of their drum dance tradition was made up of dramatic dances, that they used to create a classic show. And they started to create a drama, that filled with emotions to touch the heart of the watchers.
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