“Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938” (구미호뎐 1938)
A look at how “Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938” reflects on colonization.
Tag: Kim Bum
“Tale of the Nine Tailed” (구미호뎐)
In Korean folk-lore, 구미호 — which literally translates into nine-tailed foxes — are cunning creatures who live to be about 100. As they age, they grow an extra tail. 구미호 are usually young women who seduce men to eat their livers or hearts. But in the K-drama “Tale of the Nine Tailed,” the alpha fox is Lee Yeon. Once the mountain God of Baekdudaegan, he was kicked out for a variety of reasons that revolved around his love for a human woman named Ah-eum.
“Boys Over Flowers” (꽃보다 남자)
I had a difficult time reconciling myself with the fact that I enjoyed “Boys Over Flowers,” while being disgusted that the showrunners never addressed how cruel the main characters were to kids outside of their circle.