Dae Jang Geum

Jewel in the Palace’s Court Lady Choi and Little Jang Geum arrived in Shanghai airport.

Little Jang Geum and Jewel in the Palace’s casts in the Shanghai’s airport.

Appearance of several casts of Jewel in the Palace to promote Korean tourism and cuisine. In the event, little Jang Geum teaches audiences how to prepare some Korean dishes, signs signatures with smilies beside and gives away novel books about Dae Jang Geum.

Due to popularity of Jewel in the Palace drama, several actors and actresses in the Korean drama have been invited by Korean National Tourism Organization to China to promote Chinese tourists to visit Korea, in a series of events called “Korea Cultural Tourism - Finding Dae Jang Geum”. The three casts are Court Lady Choi Kyun Mi Ri, Little Jang Geum Jo Jung Eun and palace servant Li Jing Yuan (李京源).

Interview with Jo Jung Eun:

Jung Eun said she herself is very like to act in the movie, and temporarily don’t have the idea to study abroad. Later she promotes Korea as travel destination, “I recommended everybody to visit Jishan, the ginseng there is of high quality. It’s good for healthy even if eating as raw. When shooting the drama Jewel in the Palace, and now going everything to promote the drama are very tiring, and ginseng is my secret weapon, so my body is very healthy.” She also said she wants to be a good actress in future, as she really likes to act, thus has to forget old time dream to be pianist and writer.

Beside, she feel that she has grown mature. “Little Jang Geum is so thoughtful, after acting as her, I am more able to understand the feeling of parents. At home, I always helps to do house works, and becomes more thoughtful than last time.” Jo Jung Eun is only 10 years old. But she is so talkative, sharp thinking, and she admits it. “I am smart not because ate something. Because I myself is not a shy person, I have confident in myself, so when answering questions, I won’t feel nervous. I like others praise me, any praises will makes me happy. If you ask me if I feel myself is pretty or not, my answer is yes.”

When learnt that China’s children are very like her, she felt a bit shy, but thanks them. “Hope that everybody will live healthy and strong, and listen to the words of parents. In life there will be hardship, but we must be strong.”

Interview with Kyun Mi Ri:

Court Lady Choi no longer has the sinister expression in Jewel in the Palace, but looks solemn and beautiful. In her acting life for 20 years before Jewel in the Palace, she never acted as a bad character. After the drama, a lot of production companies approach her to act as bad woman.

There is rumour that Kyun Mi Ri is boycotted by Korean audiences because of the character of Court Lady Choi. She said, “There is no such thing. Viewers nowadays are rational, cast and one self are different matters. And a lot of people praise me indeed for good acting skills.” And because of changing to different role in Jewel in the Palace, Mi Ri attempts other role too. “Recently I also acted in comedy.”

After Jewel in the Palace, the biggest change is that audiences from a lot of countries start to know her, and then there is overseas production companies find her to act as villain. “Actually for me, Court Lady Choi is not a bad person, just that she felt too deep in her life.”

In Jewel in the Palace, the enemy of Court Lady Choi are Dae Jang Geum and Court Lady Han. Inside the drama, they are enemy, but out of the drama, they are friends. “Especially Lee Young Ae, she works hard even during the most critical and hard period. I learn a lot from this young girl.”

Beside, Kyung Mi Ri is expertised in cuisine too. “Although I know how to prepare common Korean cuisine, but a lot of kids prefer food prepared by their mums. I know how to do a cake most liked by kids. Korean food and beverage is very unique, other than stuffed dumpling and soup noodle, Korean snack shouldn’t be missed too.”

Interview with Li Jing Yuan:

He acted as palace servant in Jewel in the Palace, and he has expected to be just a supporting act on this trip to China. But it’s still a little bit awkward to face such an obvious ignore by the media.

So when there is question points to him, he is very excited and keep thanking. “I have wait for very long”, he said to the kind laughter. He said himself is also a fan of Lee Young Ae. “After coming to China, I meet with a lot of China female reporters, female writers directors, and I find that Chinese women is very tough too, also have the character of Jang Geum. He also said that China dramas have a kind of characteristics. “Just like in the drama ‘Genghis Khan’ that is popular in Korea, I feel some atmosphere that Korean dramas don’t have.

After the press conference, he approached that reporter to present a small gift, and expressed gratitute. “When I become famous celebrity, I will accept your interview only.”

Little Jang Geum wears Korean traditional costume in Guangzhuo.

Little Jang Geum is very adorable and cute, easily likable.

Little Jang Geum promotes tourism to Korea.

Little Jang Geum been interviewed in Guangzhou.

The Korean tourism promotion by KNTO also brought the celebrities of Jewel in the Palace to Guangzhou early November. Little Jang Geum said the impression of Hong Kong to her is the best, and for Guangzhou, she just feel that the trees here are more. About whether the frequent promotion tour will affect her study, she said that her result is still okay. When filming Jewel in the Palace, although affected a lot of her study, but didn’t affect much to her result.

Suddenly becomes a superstar from a little kid, a lot of her schoolmates want her signature in school. But when reporters asked if there is any guy going after her, she denied shyfully. Beside study, Little Jang Geum also practices acting to prepare for acting career in future.