Revisit Jeonju Hyanggyo Confucian School (전주향교)

 

 Whenever I opened my drawer and saw this photobook, I wish it'

Nobita's desk drawer which can access to Doraemon's time
machine so I can travel back in time to the Joseon period~!


Safely arrived in Jeonju thanks to this comfortable free shuttle bus for foreigner.


 Take pictures so that we can show the taxi driver, as the pick-up point
will be at the same place as we dropped off.

The guide said we're the only group that not joining them back to Seoul, the rest of the tourists will take the bus back to Seoul at 5pm that day. So, if you're considering a day trip out of Seoul, quickly jot this down in your itinerary now... Feel Korea and Fall in Love in Jeonju!

 Amazed to see white Jeonju, I couldn't resist to snap few shots, but suddenly
gush of wind swirled and snow showered my hair. Ne~ naughty snow!!!

Journey back to Jeonju...this time round in Hanbok~! ^^

The guide brought the rest to Hanok Village, but we're left behind
as we're dragging our heavy luggage and couldn't catch with their big steps.

 
National Intangible Heritage Center (국립무형유산원).

 See you soon Hanok Winterwonderland~!

 
Cheongyeonru Pavilion (청연루) from far.

This trip, we didn't have time to stop by there, so if you're curious about this this grandiose wooden pavilion sitting on half of the bridge, please click the above link to read my previous posting.

  

 After climbed up the stairs, we noticed Hongsalmun (Red Gate),
which is the entrance to familiar building...

 

 Hyanggyo Confucian School (전주향교).

If you're a fans of Captain Yoo Shi-jin in mega hit K-drama "Descendants of the Sun (태양의 후예)", then you must knew that Song Joong-ki rose to fame in the historical drama "Sungkyunkwan Scandal (성균관 스캔들)".

The recent Sageuk drama “Love in the Moonlight.” appears multiple scenes in the drama especially Myeongnyundang Lecturer Hall that serves as eunuch Ra-on’s and Royal Guard of the Crown Prince's residence.
 

 

 Filming location of "Sungkyunkwan Scandal".

If you haven't watched it, you might not want to miss it.

You'll love his role as Gu Yong-ha (Yeo-rim) - a mischief, smart, cute and upperclass scholar. He was nominated for Best New Actor, Excellence Award Actor in a Mid-length Drama, Netizens' Award, Popularity Award and won Best Couple Award with Yoo Ah-in.

 

If you want to see their classrooms and dorm, altar and
archery competition place, please read my previous posting here.


We didn't go in because my hubby went to Tourist Information Center.

 We need TIC to help us to call and check whether kids are allowed 

to stay because the motel didn't reply my booking enquiry. 

Kids went up as they're curious on this pavilion on the second storey...

I played with snow... and my daughter snapped these photos.

  

Now my turn to go up for selfies... :P

There was a photographer came up, and asked me whether I'm an artist. He thought I was there for shooting film. I knew it's because I wore Hanbok... I told him I rented it from Seoul so I can travel around Korea and donned in Hanbok. He even asked me the price as if as he wanted to rent it too. Btw, he's Korean but maybe not from Jeonju.

Chatted with him in broken Korean. He told me he just came out from Hyanggyo, and asked me to  go there so I can take more beautiful photos...

Oh my... Jeonju was so pretty and dreamlike blanketed by white snow~!

 

http://www.jjhyanggyo.or.kr

Add: 139, Hyanggyo-gil, Wansan-gu, 

Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do, Korea.

Related Posts on Sungkyunkwan Scandal:

 King Jeongjo

 Gisaeng (기생 = Female Entertainers)

 

 Seonbi (선비 = Virtuous Scholar)

Modern Fusion Hanbok (퓨전한복)

Hanbok is a part of Korean history and cultural heritage that has been a treasured for more than 1,600 years as traditional costume of Korea. 

Started to love the beauty of Korea's hanbok after I watched 'Jewel in The Palace' (대장금). There are so many types of Hanbok dresses, and I particularly like Gisaeng hanbok, especially the hanboks of drama Hwang Jin Yi and Gu Family Book look so so attractive and pretty. That's the reason I went to GoGuan Photostudio for Gisaeng hanbok photoshoot on my previous trip.

Thanks to Koinmo for free ticket of Fantastick (판타스틱) Performance. I was so charmed by fanciful of fusion hanbok (퓨전한복) of The Gugak family. How I wish to have a hanbok, but the problem is do I really have chance to wear it in Singapore? I only have chance to war Cheongsam (Chinese Traditional dress) once a year.

I contacted few Fusion Hanbok stores after searching through their websites. But only two of the stores replied me. I decided to go to Mo Ran Bae Pil after agreed on rental fee stated on the website and free make-up and photoshoot at her house. Outdoor photoshoot with hanbok as background was not possible, as it's too cold outside.

Hanbok's cutting is much on straight lines with slightly curved on sleeves. 

Harmonize combination of short jacket (Jeogori) and 

wide pleated skirt (Chima) brings out the 

gracefulness of the wearer's body.

high placement of the waistband gives a billowy look of flowing lines,
 while retaining an airy voluminous of the skirt

There are so many patterns of Modern Hanbok. I got a hard time to chose between long, medium or mini skirt. Though they're all pretty, however I still prefer the classic traditional long bell-shaped skirt allows greater freedom of movements and no restriction on sitting styles like these...

'Manly' Me ㅋㅋ

It's a bit awkward when I saw the above sitting position, with combination of cross leg and squat position (one leg up with foot on the floor). But it somehow amazed me too, as somehow it give some power to it... Wow, it's so manly!!!

'Flamingo' legs position

I didn't sit on the the floor or the previous photo.

Supported my back on the wall, bent one knee 

on top of another knee like flamingo :P

Jeogori (저고리) | Bolero (볼레로) | Chima (치마) only

Which style you prefer? Feminine with Jeogori? Gorgeous with Fur Bolero? 

or elegance in Chima without top jacket or vest?

Modernized looks with some accessories...

necklace, Matching handbag, sunglasses, bracelet, ring,... 

Photos before edited the backgrounds...

 Gisaeng style?!
Vintage corset with adjustable ribbon tie-up at the back
turned this chima to sexy dress without jeogori.

 (background photos credit to the owners)

Keen to rent or to own this fine and elegant fusion hanbok dress? Please don't hesitate to contact:

Our pretty and friendly Hanbok designer, Ms Kim Yoon-Ju 

Website: Mo Ran Bae Pil

Kakao / Line ID: moranbp

Message from Ms Kim:
세계인들이 퓨전한복 더 많이 사랑해주면 좋겠어요^^
(She'll be very happy if we all love fusion hanbok).
I'm pretty sure you all love these modernized hanboks too, right? ^^

Received these pretty Hanbok-style hairclips as souvenirs.
감사합니다, 윤쥬씨~^^

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Experience wearing Kimono in Kyoto.

Gorgeous Gisaeng Hanbok vs Fanciful Fusion Hanbok
 

 

 Go Guan Hanbok Photo Studio (고관 한복 스튜디오)

Dangui Royal Court Hanbok Dress

GoGuan Hanbok Photo Studio (고관 한복 스튜디오)

Received quite a lot of questions from my friends and relatives for my "Gisaeng" photos,  so they can go there to snap some lovely photos donned in hanbok.

Today, I'll update it on my blog, so they can read the details clearer and also saving my time to reply their questions such studio location, rental price, photographer, package,... .

Me wearing beautiful Gisaeng Hanbok at Goguan Studio

Some of you might have known that I was being 'cheated' for signed up for a so called "Wholelife Photography Package" with Naughty By Nature (nbyn) in year 2007. Well, this company closed down and cheated so many customers. I think my package is considered the cheapest, as some of them signed for more than $10K package...

I was so 'naive' to trust them, as I thought it's good that every year we can have family photoshoot. We went there after made an appointment with them on my birthday 09.09.2007. To cut the story short, we did file the case to police and court, but they had fled away. ㅠㅠ

Aaauuww! They're so cute!

  

They just gave us raw photos... I'd to retouched these photos myself.

The second time we went there... in Hanbok costumes.

We only had the CDs for the photos, not even a printed out photo,

as they asked us to take more photos next time, so we can have a have more photos

to select for our photo album!

There are a lot of rental studio (렌탈 스튜디오) in Seoul. I was thinking to go there and have family photoshoot. But, you know, it's quite hard to ask them to pose, unless if there are cute animals or funny objects, else they'll easily get bored and showing their robot faces! 

They didn't want to participate in photoshooting, so instead to rent a studio, I found that there's a nice Go Guan Hanbok Cafe from Seoulistic's blog, but only stated the location. It took me quite a long time to search for the new GoGuan's website. And I finally found it from a blog in Korean language.

I like Korean Traditional Hanbok, wanted to buy it last year when we're in Korea. But, the lady said that the dark purple color is for older woman. Maybe she thought that I was joking with her that I said I have 2 kids. She kept asking me to chose brighter color like pink... ended up I didn't buy it.

I also like to watch Korean Sageuk drama, which they're dressed in hanbok all the time. I love to snap photos to capture happy moments.Just for your information, I have 4000+ photos for these trip. In case if one day I lose my memory, please let me see my photos in Korea or just bring me to Korea... maybe I can recall back my memory after that :P

Wohoo~! We arrived in Korea 1 hour before my birthday! The ultimate happiest day in my life as my wish finally came true. My friends always disturbed me that I was born in wrong country!

Just let me captured these beautiful moments in fun way... Gisaeng outfit!

Please click the above photo to make an Appointment Online

GOGUAN PhotoStudio

Tel: +82 2-790-4224

E-mail : dreamstudio08@hanmail.net

Add: Insadong - 143, Jongno-gu, Seoul

I'd made the appointment online, so when we arrived the guy knew immediately when I said we've appointment. He told his colleague that we're from Singapore! Then he guided us to the 3rd floor to store our belongings, and they just waited for me there...

watching "Running Man" and sipping Korean Traditional Tea

(provided free on the waiting area)

You can write or draw using brush and ink on Hanji (Korean paper)

I was guided me to dressroom on second floor to choose my costume. The wardrobe have partitions to separate different types of Hanbok and the sizes (S,M and L). Then, the lady asked me to choose from Gisaeng (M compartment). Then, she needed me to change my cloth to  Sokchima and Petticoat (Tutu skirt).  After that she covered me with a piece of cloth looks like big 'bib' on my chest, then I've to wait for a while as three make-up artists were busy...

Oh yes, it's pretty crowded that day, a group of 6 Japanese arrived the same timing with us, but they went up first but they just walked-in with no appointment. Few of the staffs understand and converse in good Japanese language.

Ok, it's my turn and the make-up artist asked me the hanbok that I wanted to wear. I pointed to her, and she asked me to sit down and started to make-up my face, then put on the fake eyelashes. Aaahh!!! my eyes felt so heavy, especially I only slept for about 1 hour in jimjilbang! 

Then after bunned up my hair, she helped me to put on the Chima (치마) and Jeogori (저고리). She took  underbust bodice belt (black color long cloth  with flowers emboidery and secured with velcro) and fasten it. 

After that another lady, helped me to pin the Jeogori as it's a bit too big for me. Then she chose  norigae (노리개), traditional ornament and hang it  on my belt. After that she decorated my skirt by pinning it and it looks like tiered waves... love it~! ^^

Tadaa~!!! Me in 'Gisaeng' makeover for photoshooting :P

Ok, time to put the hairwig (가채 = Gachae). Two ladies helped to sit that heavy wig which already decorated with Binyeo (used to fasten a crown or a wig and hold braided hair up) and Dwikkoji (smaller accessories added onto the hair as decoration) on my head.

Heol~~! The wig really heavy and constrained the movements of my neck, especially when tilting or turning my head. 

Then the accident happened! Tried to lay the pillow, but the wig dropped on it before my head reached it. Sigh~ so embarrassing. Though not all noticed that incident, I quickly carried the wig and rushed to the dress room to look for my make-up artist. They looked at me blankly or rather unbelieveable as if asking me whether I just came back from the war?!

So, now I'm really curious how can Gisaeng or Queen wear that heavy wig everyday and for almost the whole day?!! It must be really tiring!

  

Ok, here is the breakdown for this package :

- Experience (One dress + Self photo): KRW 20,000

- Korean Gisaeng (Hwang Jin Yi), Royal dress or Wedding dress: KRW 5,000

- Full make-up: KRW 15,000

- Hair-Setting: KRW 5,000

  Total: KRW 45,000 (SGD 60,000)

  

Package and Price

  

It's quite crowded, therefore we'd to wait and take turn so you won't be capturing other people on your photos. So, we spent about 1.5 hours in GoGuan for these photoshoots. I'd to go else my kiddos will complain that I stop the whole world for taking these photos. :P

  

 GoGuan studio is decorated with 8 themed spots with

Korean Traditional furniture and backgrounds 

  

 

Edited the photos to look like the wall painting on Goguan studio :P

Pretty Jeonmo (전모), an umbrella-shaped hat made of bamboo and paper or cloth

   

Did you watch Hwang Jin Yi or Gu Family Book on how the Gisaeng

perform this charming yet powerful Traditional Korean Drum Dance, either with

3-drum dance (SamGomu/삼고무) or 5-drum dance (Ogomu/오고무)?

  

Uh Ho! What's that on your hand?

Don't play play!!!

  

Add caption

See you again next time~^^

  

   

사랑해요... I love You!

Edited Hair-wig~^^

Hwang Jin Yi

Check out discount coupon from Trazy

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[Bettl Hanbok] - Travel back in time~!

[Bettl Hanbok] - Travel back in time~!

Experience wearing Kimono in Kyoto.

 

Fusion Hanbok (퓨전한복)


Dangui Royal Court Hanbok Dress  

Gorgeous Gisaeng Hanbok vs Fanciful Fusion Hanbok