Gisaeng Kisaeng 기생

Hot to become a kisaeng?

This video clip is a scene from from KBS' mini series: " Conspiracy in the Court / Seoul's Sad Song / 한성별곡 "

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[antisocialist87]

She strikes me as looking like a mix between a Japanese Oiran and a Maiko.

[ilovesamsungverymuch]

Yes, without the white on the face ^,^

[YuMiistar]

no no no. that isnt true. kisaengs are the most highly educated females in the country. they are not slaves, they are entertainers for the noble, and rich men.

[fightingjigglecow]

Wikipedia can be edited by random people. They are not slaves but they are low class. They have the body of a low class but has the mind of an aristocrat.

[LaBelleMichelle2010]

Listen to 'Speaking Flowers' to know more about Kisaengs...

cbc.ca/ideas/episodes/features­/2011/04/05/speaking-flowers/

[moonlightmenuett]

@xfantasyinyoureyes thats what I mean =_='

[xfantasyinyoureyes]

@moonlightmenuett The music is. rofl

[isaytrue]

Korea Government was promoting the Kiesaeng houses. The sales pitch was enormous !

[moonlightmenuett]

@xfantasyinyoureyes lol wut? its not from Dong Yi

[SarahLee1]

@YuMiistar They were made government slaves in 1650.

[AThousandTales]

@ho9pkins I understand now, I just have misinterpreted what you said and thought you meant that geisha were not very educated. Sorry for that. I now see that gisaeng are much different in that aspect and thank you for explaining that bit. :)

[ho9pkins]

@AThousandTales I didn't say much about Geishas.. so I don't know why you're telling me all these... But I can tell you that while Geishas were just used as "tools" in meetings, Gisaengs were actually included in the debate and they freely shared their thoughts and refuted if they disagreed on one point. And these "debates" were mostly government related topics, current events, and literature. So here, you can see what kind of people Gisaengs encountered with.

[AThousandTales]

@ho9pkins I don't know much about Gisaeng, but I do disagree with your opinion about geisha. Geisha don't just dance, sing and perform tea ceremony at a very high level: the main point of the job is to hold a good conversation at any point with any person. Meaning that during one appointment she might talk to a CEO, while during the next she'd meet a poet. She'd have to know all about those people, their work and their interests. Sounds to me like she would have to be highly educated after all.

[ho9pkins]

Gisaengs were not only entertainers, but also highly educated intellectuals, unlike Japanese Geishas. Gisaengs often met up with country's most renowned scholars, and even government officials to share their thoughts about current events and other related things. Even during the Chosun dynasty, when Chinese confucianism was widely spread, when women couldn't take much role in the society, Gisaengs could express their thoughts freely. (now, prostitutes are different story..)