2 Lessons From K-drama, Mr Queen

Hi everybody. How are you? I hope you're okay. I'm very happy right now. Because I will get a very long vacation. Before going back to Bandung, I want to go around Jakarta first. By the way, I want to tell you about the k-dramas that I like. This drama is set in a kingdom in South Korea. Actually, I don't like royal or historical drama backgrounds. But, this drama is different, packed in comedy and fantasy.

The name of this drama is Mr Queen in December 2020 which has 20 episodes. From the beginning of the drama to the end of the drama, I was made to laugh. The play is very entertaining. And made me learn about history. Honestly, I don't really like history. I had a hard time memorizing it, but with drama packed with comedy, I became ready to read history. Even though it is packed with comedy and the historical background of the South Korean empire, this drama also has a comedy fantasy genre. I have to deal with two thumbs up for this scriptwriter.

The drama starts with the youngest chef named Jang Bong Hwan (starring Choi Jin-hyuk) who becomes the chef at the Blue House. For him, cooking is politics. This drama tells that jang bong hwan has the most amazing cooking skills. In fact, he is very confident when he presents his best food for the South Korean food minister. But, one day, his cooking became a disaster. There is a kind of fishing rod in the food served to officials in South Korea.

That makes jang bong hwan hunted by government guards. Jang bong hwan fell in the pool. Because he jumped from the third floor, Jang bong hwan's head hit the bottom of the swimming pool. It took him to another dimension, namely in the Joseon dynasty. When chef jang bong hwan wakes up, he realizes that his surroundings are so strange. Likewise with his body that feels different. Chef jang bong hwan's soul is in the body of a queen in the joseon dynasty. It was hard for him to believe. While in the Joseon dynasty, Queen Cheorin Kim So Yong (starring Shin Hye Sun) plunged into the palace pool.

As a result he had to be unconscious for 2 days. The whole kingdom considers Queen Kim So Yong to be dead. The story becomes a comedy because of the exchange of souls between chef jang bong hwan and queen Kim so yong. Even though he is already a queen, chef jang bong hwan can't get rid of his masculine nature. Queen acts like a man. Starting with walking, the language is quite rough and happens spontaneously. It made the guards feel strange.

I learned a lot from this drama. I try to read history. King Cheoljong was the 25th king of the Joseon dynasty who ruled for 14 years. His reign is considered the most chaotic of all. The result of collusion, corruption and nepotism in the royal family. It is explained in this drama that the marriage of king cheoljong and queen cheorin is to strengthen the position of the Kim clan in the kingdom. Because both (the king and queen) are from the Kim clan.

It is also explained in this drama that the king fell in love with the concubine Jo Hwa-jin. But Concubine Jo Hwa-Jin realized that her marriage did not have the power to get involved in royal politics. King cheoljong fell in love with concubine Jo hwa-jin, but control of the kingdom was in the hands of the Empress Dowager, mother of king cheoljong. This situation is clearly seen in every part of this drama. A number of ministers in the kingdom always consult with the Queen Mother before making decisions in the kingdom. So, the King would not want to accept the decision.

In the story it is said that King Cheoljong was illiterate. It made it easy for the Kim clan family to manipulate the king. The drama tells that King Cheoljong comes from a poor family who has been exiled on Ganghwa Island. Even so, King Cheoljong is a descendant of Prince Sado. All this history is packed with comedy, I can learn it easily.

I didn't have high hopes for this drama. I am quite amazed by writers who connect comedy and fantasy with royalty in the Joseon dynasty. fantasy effect obtained from the body swap between Chef Jang and Queen Kim So Yong. For me, soul swapping is something that is hard to believe right now. Moreover, the exchange of souls occurs with different sexes, namely between men and women. This exchange of souls turns difficult historical stories into fun comedies. I love this drama. I admit, if shin hye sun plays a very good role in the character of men who live in the present.

There are several important elements in this drama. Lesson one, it's good to know nothing. For some people, sometimes for me too. I am always curious about the latest things around me. Maybe also about gossip. Learn from this drama, because there is an exchange of souls between the chef and the queen, so the chef cannot give an example of the true nature of the cheorin queen. If Chef Jang finds out about the queen's behavior, maybe Chef Jang won't be able to return to his original body. Chef jang bong hwan didn't even try to find out. Chef jang bong hwan, continues to live his life trapped inside the queen's body. Slowly, the memory of queen cheorin returned. Chef jang bong hwan feels the queen's memory returning. This is a good sign, between the queen's body and Chef's body to be able to return to their respective bodies. The second lesson, keep trying and face the situation. In this story, chef jang bong hwan accepts his condition in the queen's body.

Chef jang bong hwan has a mission to return to his body. All the ways he has, including losing the water in the pond when the queen fell. On his way, chef jang bong hwan who is trapped in the queen's body tries to learn about the state of the kingdom. Including royal politics. Even the chef who cooks the palace food so that the king is not overthrown by the government. Chef jang also tries to get into the king's love story. The thing that made me laugh was when the queen did her first night. Chef jang feels a little strange because he can fall in love with the king. Although the body of a woman but the soul of the Queen is a man. I laughed a lot in this drama.

Nurdiani Latifah

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