‘Wife of the Grand Prince’ rebuke from Korean history instructor Choi Tae-sung, mentions ‘Brave New World’ “So you do not get confused…” - 스포츠경향
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Korean history instructor Choi Tae-sung. Photo Sports Kyunghyang DB
Choi Tae-sung, a Korean history instructor who had pointed out errors in historical verification in the MBC drama ‘Wife of the Grand Prince in the 21st Century’, this time mentioned its rival production ‘Brave New World’.
On the 22nd, Choi Tae-sung posted on his SNS (social networking service) account a message titled “Only those taking the Korean History Proficiency Test tomorrow, pay attention”.
Choi Tae-sung emphasized, “Not about the drama,” and explained, “The lead character in the drama ‘Brave New World’ calls Jang Hui-bin to mind, but Jang Hui-bin did not die due to the Gyeongsul Hwanguk; she died after the Gabsul Hwanguk. I am saying this in case viewers who watched the drama get confused; even if not, since it is a difficult part, it would be good to learn it with this opportunity.”
The scene he referred to appears early in the SBS Friday-Saturday drama ‘Brave New World’, where Kang Dan-sim, a villainous woman of Joseon, receives poison from the king and dies. In the drama, Im Ji-yeon, who plays Kang Hee-bin, falls out of favor with the king (Jang Seung-jo) and ultimately dies by poison, but her soul enters the body of the unknown actress Shin Seori in 2026 and is reborn through possession.
In the drama, there is a line stating that Kang Hee-bin receives poison and dies because of the Gyeongsul Hwanguk. ‘hwanguk’ refers to a ‘tables-turning’ situation in which, due to a specific event, the faction leading partisan politics changes, and this appears to be a reference to the inclusion of a character modeled on Jang Hui-bin, although fictional.
Earlier, when the MBC drama ‘Wife of the Grand Prince in the 21st Century’ became embroiled in controversy over historical distortion, Choi drew attention by saying,“While you pay actors fees amounting to hundreds of millions of won without hesitation, why try to settle historical verification costs with mere hundreds of thousands of won,” and, “I hope the historical academia will also establish a research institute for verifying historical productions.”
