I wouldn’t say ‘identity’ but it is common across cultures. But hey it is just again another thing claimed by the Koreans as their ‘identity’ right? Literally by looking the word Hwarang I can tell it is a sino-Korean word 花郎... its modern equivalent in pop culture actually originated from Japan in the 1990s. 😒
@@nehcooahnait7827 Beware, another CCP chinese keyboard warlord announcing ' Korean claims everything is originated by them Ah so bad Korean' .What a masterpiece.😂
@@Alex-pj8nz Korea had warrior classes / groups through out history especially during Goryeo period which was more feudal / warrior based society (defended against even the Mongols) However, during the ImJin war , Korea was under the Joseon dynasty that wanted to pursue an enlightened Confucius court where the educated academics were preferred over military /warriors. But to make it worse, when ImJin war started Joseon government was corrupt with factional infightings & low regards for national defense due to years of relevant peace. Some Korean officials even warned the court against Toyotomi’s Japanese conquest and how Korea should prepare for a possible defense, but the court ignored it & preoccupied with corrupt infighting. Tldr: - Korea had warriors I different times through out history - Korea was weak during the ImJin war, we did win eventually but Korea was in a poor state when the war happened
Hwarang was especially excellent in academics, martial arts, and art among young people from Silla's high-ranking status, and even their appearance had to be perfect. In other words, it is right to see them as a group of super-elites, not just flower boys.
HWARANG ?? The whole body of this dress is Chinese traditional clothing design (90%), a large number of Chinese characters (including jade), traditional Chinese patterns, and Chinese hanging decorations. The real Korean traditional costumes are pure white (the Korean people have been known as the "white nation" since ancient times), and women's clothes are exposed (the Korean people show their nipples to represent the beauty). This reflects the ancient Korean people and thoughts. Most of the history of Korea is fake. The whole world knows. Goguryeo is 100%of the history of the Han nation in northern China. Baekje, SILLA is not 100% is the history and cultural relics of Koreans. Their royal and senior personnel are not Koreans. Most of them are members of the northern Han nationality, while the lower levels and civilians are Koreans. They are wearing white and women's clothes show their nipples.
@@대한민국-v8i3l What part of history is being manipulated by the CCP in China? Ancient Korea being influenced by different parts of the world is not in dispute. The question was why they have pretty boys fight. I think it is very homoerotic. As I know Homosexuality is pretty common in ancient China, and Korea. So perhaps this is actually a plan to use sex to distract the enemy.
@@대한민국-v8i3l Yes of course, Kpop is definitely the reason SK has the lowest birth rate and highest suicide rate, not the toxic school pressure, overwork, the alcoholism, or the financial and social difficulties. Nope, Kpop is the real problem.
i actually wrote a paper back in college analyzing the unique brand of masculinity in kpop today and i structured my argument in the context of the history of masculinity in korea. and the hwarang were really interesting because they kind of embodied multiple brands of masculinity, such as the soft "flower boy" aesthetic but also the strong and powerful warrior, as well as the reserved and educated nature of a confucian scholar. and interestingly we see this combination of masculinity brands within kpop boy groups as well.
Perhaps the closest wording I may use in order to describe Hwarang (in the Western context) is.... the 'Athenized' kids with Spartan virtues. In a more modern context, they were pretty much like the school cadets, with some religious ideologies dictating their actions. Considering that they have been (and wanted to be) an integral part of Silla society & hierarchy, they would have indeed cared about their duty and beauty. Yes, pun intended.
@@luskaneseprince Not reaaaally.... Connecting Hwarang with some homosexual context is rather an unfounded claim, and that 'interpretation' is stretching things too far. Will you kindly share the sources that led you to believe so?
This is a completely fake Korean historical video. In 2003, China had applied for UNESCO to apply for the legacy of Goguryeo King City, king Tombs and aristocratic tombs, and was agreed. In fact, as early as 3 years ago, Korea applied for UNESCO. But it was rejected. Because Goguryeo is the history of the Han people in northern China. It is not Korean history and culture at all. * UNESCO = the United Nations Teaching and Science Organization HWARANG. This is 100%of the ancient Chinese clothes and the times decorated. Because people steal Chinese history and culture, they are dressed as Chinese to make Korean historical TV series (plagiarizing Chinese TV series) for brainwashing everyone. This is very shameful.
Silla and their unique culture was quite different from the other Korean dynasties/kingdoms. Also, they were super wealthy. They had so much gold their pets had gold necklaces and they built houses out of gold. There were music and songs filling the city. Trade routes all the way through Persia and Rome. They never had to worry about starvation and survival. So they had the leisure to focus on beauty and culture. They were very serious about all things beautiful. Hence the make up and young + pretty warrior culture, Wonhwa and Hwarang.
@@cjthebeesknees most of korean relics go missing in japan colony period.... And remaining relics burned and destroyed in 1950 ~1953. Few of the relics came back but still many left in Japan(and also museum in france and england) .
@@samc9725 I am very sorry for you’re people, that is one of the greatest insults one can inflict on another nation. Hopefully over time as S Korean power and influence continues increasing you can get some of those relics back safely and intact.
Maybe the term of 'make up/cosmetic' here is different with our understanding about make up/cosmetic this day. If I'm not mistaken, wearing red paint in your lips also can be understood as wearing your prey's blood, something like that. And in other many Asia cultures, theres also ritual dressing up before go to war that can be mean they ready to die in battlefield. Salutation and greet for Death, and goodbye respect for Life.
I thought wearing makeup for both genders, men especially, was pretty common in that era. I think Silla and Goryeo were really known for the aristocracy's luxurious appearance, right? Makeup was an easy way to differentiate the nobility from the commoners. For me, Hwarang will always remind me of the drama 'Queen Seondeok', where much of the plot is related to the Hwarang's military training and political role.
Yeah you're right! In classical Korean society and culture both men and women put on makeup (obviously not all men put makeup, especially people who were Buddhist monks, serious Confucian scholars or gov't officials), mostly the upper classes but even some relatively well-to-do commoners as well
That's correct. Men wore makeup in Europe as well, not only in Asia. From around the 16thC -- 18thC, men aristocratic men often wore makeup in England, France, Italy -- especially to court and to balls.
@@samc9725 Silla didn't even fully incorporate former Goryeo/Baekje citizens. Instead, they were placed at relatively lower rank compared to Silla-born. And increase of internal fighting and destabilization of nation eventually broke up the nation. And after the war, Goryeo faction will be in charge of the nation.
I’m a Korean, history lover and a kpop concert producer Feels like the my boys, the cool history bros, made this video for me ! Also thank you for picking a topic (although well known in Korea) that is unknown abroad. - even many Korean pop culture still portrays them as noble pretty boys or as special forces assassins haha , so I liked your historical description. (Elite school for young nobles that got more militaristic due to Silla’s wars) - The biggest S.Korean army training camp is near the battle ground where the Silla’s HwaRang , GwanChang died fighting against the Baekjae general (GaeBaek) who was defending it with his life. So both GaeBaek (general of Baekjae) & GwanChang( HwaRang who sacrificed himself ) is mentioned in the military camp’s marching songs.
@@SuaNam08 That’s actually in the Seoul metropolitan area , not the place I was talking about :) However, around that station are few universities including a military academy which trains cadets and officers. So I think this is what you saw
Guanchang was once considered a brave boy hero, but recently, there has been a sympathetic public opinion that he was a poor child soldier who was forced to be sacrificed by bad adults to boost the morale of Silla troops.The movie "Once upon a time in the battlefield" followed this interpretation. War is a story of heroes from afar, but from a close distance, it is a terrible scene of human rights abuses.
I recommend watching Queen Seondeok for who wants to see more about Hwarangs being portrayed in a K-drama. The whole drama takes places in Silla and it's about a real historical figure of that time.
Seondeok’s rise to the throne is a good example of Silla’s insanely rigid social caste system. It should be noted that current academia questions if she was a good head of state at all: there were certainly many architectural and astronomic achievements during her reign, but she was also a terrible economist and almost bankrupted her country.
Hwarang doesnt mean pretty boys - it means beautiful male youth = elite warriors who are physically fit well versed in classics,poetry and knowledge therefore exemplifying near perfection
Hwarang were not elite warriors. They were just rich kids, the elite of the society. Only a few Hwarang pursued military careers, most ended up in governmental positions. Don't let Korean propaganda fool you. They were not like Samurai or Shaolin Monks.
wow Im amazed no foreigner would know about hwarang warrior from ancient time in Korean history I sincerely appreciate you for introducing hwarang as a Korean person
Kim Chun-chu, a very important figure in Korean history who started the unification war of the three Koreas, was the 29th king of Silla and once the 18th leader of Hwarang. During his diplomatic career, Japan and China recorded that he had a beautiful speech and appearance. He was the old classic K-Pop President! 😊
@@Samperor Since the battle site is not so far from the Baekje capital(nowday city of Buyeo), there are some excellent museums regarding not only the battle itself, but other Baekje related stuff as well. Still, I prefer to go to the battle site than visiting a museum, the mountains and chokepoints where Silla troops tried so hard to penetrate are still there
@@Samperor To be honest, this is a very unfortunate point. Baekje's treasures and remains are quite numerous in Buyeo, Silla's treasures, Buddhist temples, are all in Gyeongju. And both cities are UNESCO World Heritage sites. However, the last capital of Goguryeo was Pyongyang, so it is very difficult to study about Goguryeo because all the relics and treasures are located in North Korea and China. North Korea identifies Goguryeo as its own, so it makes a profaganda animation based on Goguryeo legends and history that glorifies the North Korean political system, but South Korea is hard to study Goguryeo in detail.
@@wudangmasterlee8123 I don't think your words are true. I don't know English, so I use Google Translate to answer. What is the basis? If there was an accurate thesis, there would have been controversy already. Not just Korean records Chinese records recognize Korean history. What the hell are you talking about? 『Tongjeon』, 『Sindangseo』, 『Suseo』, 「Sillajeon』, All the official records in China under 『Yangseo』 confirm the relationship between Goguryeo in Silla and Baekje in Dongwon Donggeun, that is, emphasize the homogeneity of the three countries. Besides, what you're talking about depends on what kind of history it was. There are Wieso (false historical record book), Yasa (records of the dynasty that were not recorded through the corps), and Jeongsa (records certified through the dynasty's record officers). I don't know which record you are referring to, but the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, which are Korean Yasas, are world UNESCO archives and there are originals that have never been edited. In addition, the very small Chosun recorded several times as many volumes as the Chinese librarians dozens of times larger. If all of the ancient Korean records are false, it is impossible to explain the specific writing of this vast record, and it is not possible to explain the fact that it is classified as Yasa, not as a false record book. And to put it that way, the Chinese record is not objective. After the fall of the Yuan Dynasty,'Wonsa (Won Dynasty Records)' written in the Ming Dynasty contains the subjective minds of the Ming and Han Chinese, and'Qing Dynasty (Qing Dynasty Records) and China's official records ignore and despise other immigrants. It is divided into Dongijeon (East immigrants) and foreign records (records about foreign countries such as records about Joseon and Japan). Such a record has China's desire to seek and justify domination over “Dong Yi”. Goryeo (Korea) received a rebuke from the Liao Dynasty, but this was done diplomatically. However, the content of Joseon's (Korea) rebuke on the Ming Dynasty was serious. The Song Dynasty was attacked by the Liao Dynasty established by Qi Lan, and surrendered on condition that 16 provinces (Lyeonyun 16), including Beijing, were separated. This surrender is called the "Alliance Medicine". After the alliance agreement, China's official records raised the records of neighboring countries to foreign records. Accordingly, the'Ming Dynasty History Book' made a record of Joseon, but it put in very uncomfortable expressions for Joseon. After saying, ‘Chosun is a benevolent country that acts as a fence for China,’ he wrote, ‘because Chosun is called a tributary country, it is no different from being within the boundaries of (Ming dynasty).’ By the way, the'Ming Dynasty History Book' recorded'Joseon is no different from the country of beon or sequel' in the Joseon record, even if the Joseon record was made separately. Although only the format was classified as foreign, seeing the content as part of China is the same as the distortion of Chinese-centered records. Thanks to the ``Alliance Agreement,'' Dong-i escaped from the Bunbu, but Seoyung and Bukjeok continued to be defined as Bunbu, and now they are part of China. China swallowed foreign countries by leaving a history record centered on China. In the recognized history of ancient China, including the Three Kingdoms of China, the expression of ignorance and contempt that ancient Korea also referred to as ‘dongyi’ was not different from what was called a tributary country. In China, the neighboring countries are called ‘Sai’, saying that they are the barbarians in the north, south, east, west, and north, and their records have been collectively referred to as ‘Saijeon’ or ‘Syroc’. Sai means Dongi (東夷), Seoyung (西戎), Namman (南蠻), and Bujeok (北狄), indicating the orangkae (barbarians) on all sides. The Sindangseo, compiled during the Song Dynasty, recognized that at least the territory of Baekje was acquired by Silla in the process of unification of the three countries. In addition, Balhae Malgaljeon was revised as Balhaejeon, but not only was it classified as a crowd, but Balhae was rewritten as'Sokmalmalgal (粟末靺鞨) followed by Goguryeo'. It can be interpreted as an intention to eliminate possible controversy. the Japanese Book of History are also certified records, no matter how much credibility is questioned and attacked. As such, some history books were written by humans, so subjective errors cannot be avoided. Of course, the Samguksa records of Korea would also apply. Nevertheless, when referring to history, it refers to the dynasty (authorized records approved by the dynasty), yasa (records not recorded by the royal investigator), and even the above books (fake records). I think you don't know how to watch history. Rather, I do not believe in China's position inconsistent with its record. Until the mid-1990s in China, China was in a position that'the history of Goguryeo after the transition to Pyongyang belongs to the Korean peninsula', but after the inauguration of the Northeast Project, China suddenly made a distorted claim that'the whole history of Goguryeo is Chinese history' At that time, along with the Shenyang Incident in 1931 and the founding of Manchuria in 1932, Japanese Oriental historians thoroughly defined Dongbei as a land of Japan and Joseon, which had deep ethnic and historical ties with the Manchu and Mongolian peoples. Japan tried to define the Han Chinese who occupied it as foreign invaders. If you compare the historical records of Mongolia, Japan and China with Korean history, if you say that Korean history is blank, then Chinese history will also be blank. In addition, looking at the THAAD boycott, he boycotted various Korean products such as kimchi and pork belly at that time and Korean culture. Now, however, China is distorting kimchi and hanbok as Chinese.
@@phy7 The basis is rather simple, Hwarang Sagi, that was "found" around 30 years ago, is considered as a fake recently forged document. Besides, even Samguk Sagi and Samguk Yusa were written around 12th and 13th century, very recently, According to the Ancient Korean HIsotrian The Samguk Sagi was compiled during the twelfth century for both ideological and political reasons. In the work's preface, Kim Busik states: "Of today’s scholars and high-ranking officials, there are those who are well-versed and can discuss in detail the Five Classics 五經 and the other philosophical treatises...as well as the histories of Qin and Han, but as to the events of our country, they are utterly ignorant from beginning to end. This is truly lamentable."[1] Samguk Sagi was intended to fill in the vast gaps in knowledge about Korea's Three Kingdom Era. So it looked like a historical cherry-picking and the creation of new history, rather than a fact.
@@wudangmasterlee8123 No. The big reason that'Hwarang Fraud' is a fake record is that it is a manuscript, not an original, so there is no credibility in its contents. So the content is a matter to look at after it is resolved. Although the manuscript'Hwarang Century' described later may be a fake record, the book called'Hwarang Century' written in the Silla Dynasty itself is a real history book. At least, the Hwarang Century was compiled in the late Goryeo Dynasty. In addition, it can be proved that the original Hwarang Century existed after 500 years passed by being frequently quoted in'Three Kingdoms Sagi'(samguksagi)' and 'Three Kingdomsyusa(samgukyusa)'. In addition,'Three Kingdoms Sagi' was written based on a political and subjective position, but the historical records of China and other countries were also not without political subjectivity. Rather, there was a lot of subjectivity. It is also wrong to claim that everything in the record is false because of it. If it's your logic, it's like saying that all records in other countries are also fake records because there is a subjective position in all history books. Looking at the motive for the writing of the 'Three Kingdoms Sagi', the priority is to reorganize history from the point of view of Goryeo, the current country of which the people who write the Three Kingdoms Sagi are located. The noble and high-ranking Goryeo are focusing on expressing the recognition that they are an orthodox country that succeeded by defeating the fierce Hubaekje. Even, Korea, Mongolia, China and Japan both refer to records of neighboring countries and compare them. Although there may be subjective thoughts of the person who recorded the history, there is no distortion of 100 per cent. Or, it is impossible without the credibility of the record. 아니요. '화랑사기'가 가짜기록인것에 큰 이유는 원본이 아닌 필사본이기 때문에 그 내용에 신빙성은 없다는 것입니다. 그래서 내용은 그것이 해결된 후에 살펴볼 문제이다. 후술된 '필사본 화랑세기'가 가짜 기록 일 수는 있어도 신라시대에 쓰여진 '화랑세기'라는 책 자체는 실존한 역사책이 맞다.적어도 고려시대 후반에 화랑세기가 편찬되었다. 그리고 500여년이 지난 후에 원본 화랑세기가 존재했다는 것을 '삼국사기', '삼국유사' 등에서 자주 인용되는 것으로 증명할 수 있다. 또 '삼국사기'는 정치적 입장과, 주관적인 입장을 동기로 쓰여졌지만, 그렇다고 중국 및 다른나라의 역사 기록 또한 정치적 주관이 없지 않았다. 오히려 주관성이 많았다. 또 그것 때문에 그 기록의 모든것이 거짓되었다고 주장하는것은 잘못되었다.너의 논리라면, 모든 역사서에 주관적인 입장이 있기 때문에 다른나라들의 모든 기록들 또한 가짜 기록이라고 말하는것과 같다. 삼국사기가 쓰여진 동기를 보면, 《삼국사기》를 쓰는 사람들의 현 소속국가였던 고려의 시점에서 역사를 재정비하는 것이 우선적이라, 고려의 영토 대부분이 위치한 한반도 중부와 남부를 다스리던 국가인 신라가 고려 태조에게 귀부하고 고려는 흉악무도한 후백제를 물리치며 그것을 이어받은 정통성 있는 국가라는 인식을 표현하는 데 중점을 두고 있다. 심지어, 한국 몽골과 중국 일본등은 모두 주변국가의 서로 기록을 참조하여 비교하기도 한다. 역사서를 기록한 인물의 주관적인 생각이 있을지 언정, 100퍼 왜곡은 존재하지 않는다. 또는 기록물의 신빙성이 없으면 불가능한 일이다.
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Hwarang had quite average set of martial arts skills. They spend far more time dancing, singing, and studying Chinese texts about religion and government.
Silla is pronounced sheella 😊 Also, I heard that hwarangs wore makeup only when they're going out to battle, so if one saw a hwarang with makeup on they'd know a war is to be waged.
The comment section don't pass the vibe check, trying not to read any of it so I won't get riled up. But I like learning Korea's history and culture, reminds me of how everyone is so different.
Actually there is controversy whether hwarang started in 576 Because one of famous hwarang 사다함(sadaham) lived 547~563. Probably hwarangs existed before 576 but the time when it became official government system is 576
Most of Korean culture's beginnings started with the Eurasian horse nomads, and across the board they usually had some informal system of warriors of noble backgrounds having a posse that followed them in life and in battle.
@皇国臣民 A lot of people want to take credit from BTS success or trying sooo damn hard to discredit them, including you. Listen dude or girl or whatever you are. None of JPop acts have such deep essence I have found in BTS. If you only reseach the surface maybe yes... But NOT at the deeper level. The more relatable is that they have taken the root from US hiphop, R&B and Soul cultures. While the black community in US doesn't even whinning around about this. LOL. Stop spitting stupid thing like this... You sound jealous yet pathetic...just disgracing your own community or JPop.
@皇国臣民 i'm a korean and i hate kpop and like japanese culture, but your comment really makes yourself look more immature and dumb you know that little pal? But well people like you exist in Korea as well, so your existence wouldn't change my thoughts about Japan anyway.
I've always wanted to see the people that made the Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors games (Koei or Koei Tecmo as they are now known) make a game called, "Hwarang Warriors," but I don't know if there were enough specific Hwarang warriors mentioned historically by name in order to make the idea for a video game based around them work. Still I think it would be really cool to see. I actually have heard some interesting theories on just who exactly the Hwarang were, although I can't confirm whether there is any truth to what I've heard. Apparently, there are some who believe that while they were trained in various battle skills, they were supposedly also taught etiquette so as to serve as eye candy for noblewomen whose husbands were busy running the day-to-day in regards to advising/carrying out the commands of the Emperor, etc. While the Hwarang were by no means there to be these women's lovers, if any of these theories are true, they were still not exactly what we think of them as, or at least not by this point in history. Again I must reiterate, I can't confirm or deny as to whether or not any of this is actually accurate, but it's still pretty interesting either way.
"...taught etiquette so as to serve as eye candy for noblewomen whose husbands were busy running the day-to-day..." -- you made it sound more like they're body guards/lovers/warrior male concubines for the generals' wives or noble women.
@@ekozoidmajiker6186 Well if what I've heard is at all true, they almost were. The theory apparently sites them as pretty much that but not male concubines as actually engaging in sex was not allowed. After all, they were supposedly there to entertain married women, so going that far was taboo. As to whether or not the theory is true, I have no idea. Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction, and sometimes it's more in between. Anyway, it's an interesting topic of discussion either way. Oh and thanks for taking the time to read through my comment and for your response. I hope you're having a great day :D
" Hwarang Warriors " . This will become a complete ancient Chinese style game. HWARANG is a Han nation in northern China. Not Korean. The whole body of this dress is Chinese traditional clothing design (90%), a large number of Chinese characters (including jade), traditional Chinese patterns, and Chinese hanging decorations. The real Korean traditional costumes are pure white (the Korean people have been known as the "white nation" since ancient times), and women's clothes are exposed (the Korean people show their nipples to represent the beauty). This reflects the ancient Korean people and thoughts. Most of the history of Korea is fake. The whole world knows. In 2003, China had applied for UNESCO to apply for the legacy of Goguryeo King City, king Tombs and aristocratic tombs, and was agreed. In fact, as early as 3 years ago, Korea applied for UNESCO. But it was rejected. Because Goguryeo is the history of the Han people in northern China. It is not Korean history and culture at all. * UNESCO = the United Nations Teaching and Science Organization This is 100%of the ancient Chinese clothes and the times decorated. Because people steal Chinese history and culture, they are dressed as Chinese to make Korean historical TV series (plagiarizing Chinese TV series) for brainwashing everyone. This is very shameful.
@@barbiebarbie1813 The use of Chinese characters in Korea in the past does not mean that Korean culture is Chinese culture. At that time, Chinese and Korean costumes were completely different, so I don't know why they insist it's Chinese culture. You learned history with your butt. The Goguryeo relics currently on Chinese soil are not relics of China, because they used to be Goguryeo. It is not the dirty history of the Han Chinese, but the history of the Korean people on the Korean Peninsula. Plagiarism is your Chinese specialty. Squid's victory is plagiarism. Can you explain?LOL
I love the narration in this series. Great insights, mad sense of humour, total enjoyment of the subject matter. I love ancient history but this eastern history makes the west look pallid.
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i had seen hwarang in a game rise of nations special unit of korea i had search and watched in old korean historial drama what is a hwarang and its role its like the special forces of silla many hwarang became generals there the kpop star of there time
This is a completely fake Korean historical video. In 2003, China had applied for UNESCO to apply for the legacy of Goguryeo King City, king Tombs and aristocratic tombs, and was agreed. In fact, as early as 3 years ago, Korea applied for UNESCO. But it was rejected. Because Goguryeo is the history of the Han people in northern China. It is not Korean history and culture at all. * UNESCO = the United Nations Teaching and Science Organization Goguryeo is 100%of the history of the Han nation in northern China. Baekje, SILLA is not 100% is the history and cultural relics of Koreans. Their royal and senior personnel are not Koreans. Most of them are members of the northern Han nationality, while the lower levels and civilians are Koreans. They are wearing white and women's clothes show their nipples. In the video.This is 100%of the ancient Chinese clothes and the times decorated. Because people steal Chinese history and culture, they are dressed as Chinese to make Korean historical TV series (plagiarizing Chinese TV series) for brainwashing everyone. This is very shameful.
1) Silla was matriarchal society, which is opposite to Baekje and Goguryeo (patriarch). 2) Try reading Hwarang-segi, which is originally written by Silla, then copied by Japan. There's some controversy between original & copy (possible changes of story in copy), but the copy seem to be the original story as more evidence from both archaeological and carefully comparing with other books. (Cannot say 100% as original is lost). 3) If Silla and Habsburg had incest battle, Silla will make Habsburg a complete joke. 4) The reason it was forgotten is because most of the history book written during that period is lost. It was also "mentioned" in Joseon period (lost).
I believe Ancient Japan was also matriarchal. Silla royals had a small gene pool because of the bone rank system. They would preserve blood purity by marrying only within their own cousins and siblings. They must have had some genetic defects like Hapsburgs after several generations of that.
One of Silla's greatest generals and politician during the reign of King Jinheung was Isabu, (이사부) also named Kim Taejong, (and a few other names.) It is believed that he was one of the first Hwarang, although sources vary on the exact date of the establishment of the Hwarang. Although he's frequently referred to as "Isabu", his family name was Kim in the "Samguk Sagi". He was the 4th generation descendant of King Naemul, which also provides direct proof that his family name was Kim, and that he was part of the royal family. But in Samguk Yusa, his name is Park I-Jong (朴伊宗). He was known to be close to King Jinheung, ( Kim Sammaekjong) and they were fiercely loyal to each other. One of King Jinheung first acts as true king of Silla (after he took the throne from his mother who was the Regent until he was old enough to rule) was to appoint Kim Isabu as Head of Military Affairs, which occurred in 541. It was along that time, depending on the source, that the Hwarang were established. In the K-drama "Hwarang", Kim Isabu is played by Park Seo-Joon.
Goguryeo is 100%of the history of the Han nation in northern China. Baekje, SILLA is not 100% is the history and cultural relics of Koreans. Their royal and senior personnel are not Koreans. Most of them are members of the northern Han nationality, while the lower levels and civilians are Koreans. They are wearing white and women's clothes show their nipples. This is 100%of the ancient Chinese clothes and the times decorated. Because people steal Chinese history and culture, they are dressed as Chinese to make Korean historical TV series (plagiarizing Chinese TV series) for brainwashing everyone. This is very shameful.
@@dawisegenie The Mongolians are nomadic people. There is no culture. It will not govern the country. It is also impossible to use Chinese characters (classical Chinese文言文) and Chinese language. In ancient times, only Chinese use Chinese characters.
@@barbiebarbie1813 I think you're talking about the Three Kingdoms period of Korea. Probably a different era of Goguryeo. During the 1300s, many of the royals and officials were Mongolian. Goguryeo is so hard to study, mostly because of the placement of it in modern day, which is North Korea. Most of the artifacts found are found by China. Not the most trustable source, but then again, neither is Korea.
chinese in the comment section stop spreading fake news about korea u don't even try to research all you say 'it is fake!!!!!' without logic this channel puts hard effort on researching explaining and making a video
Warriors that fight til death with makeup on...yes, i would be so confused too 😄 kind of terrifying in a sense. There is also a korean character name "Hwoarang" in famous video game Tekken!
I think the make-up was supposed to terrify the opponent because it consists of painting the skin white and accentuating the eyes with red and blue paint.
- I think the make-up on worrios back the was more common to see (war-paints and stuff) and also it differenciated them from the other soldiers! - (It all concurs to form a symbol, something unique).
@皇国臣民 So when is your bronze age? Was there a Bronze Age? Korea and China have their own Bronze Age, and although the timing is certain, the history of Japan begins with iron.
If you like the story about Hwarang, and Korean folk tales, i recommend a manhwa titled "Shin Angyo Onshi". Its a story of wandering "judge" with vibe somewhat reminiscent of a mix between "berserk" and "cowboy bebop".
@@ベストカジノボーナス you are really interested in korea 🇰🇷 even it is not a content about japan haha that is love you know ? Live you life first , care of your parents so silly 😂
Finally, an explanation for the K-Pop look. As a Canadian girl, I just did not get why this was a look that was put forth as masculine . I thought it quite crazy and way off what a "a Real Man " should look like. However, after getting hooked on Asian Drama, my ancient European idea of a Tall, very well muscled, broad shoulders , somewhat hard looking in the face meant strong and shorter slender fine boned as less so--- my perceptions have somewhat changed. Thanks for adding to my knowledge of Asia and her people . You know, my best friend from Childhood, looked very Asian as did her parents and brothers. However, they had a German surname. Somewhere, along the way it seems, the Asian genes mixed in. Her maternal Aunts did not look Caucasian either, her grandparents looked European. Her daughter was a mini version of herself, but the grandchildren you would not know to look at them, that they had Asian genes. It is interesting to see how genes mix, remix thru the generations, and what we see as feminine or masculine, what dictates standards of appearance. My brother and I are adopted. He had very fair skin, thick white-blonde curly hair, and his beard was auburn red. Tall, broad shoulders, looked like he played football. His Scots genes were very evident in those merry blue eyes. He was a very cute baby with his curl on top. I, on the other hand was not born with a full head of hair. My mom thought I would be bald forever. My hair started to show dark brown around one and a half. I cannot tell you how relieved my mother and myself was ... were... is.... I assumed hair color, and eye color was the one constant I could depend on. Not so, my hair lightened to med. brown with a wave, fine but thick texture, now salt and pepper, my eyes have gone from dark brown to a muddy hazel green with bright yellow eyes if I am sick, If I am really angry, no one has said so far. Even what I consider good-looking in men has changed. I blame it on Korean Dramas.
You know, most Asians appreciate the kind of masculinity the kpop industry promotes, as it is similar to their ideals too. The general Asian male ideal is way more diverse (and hence accepting of boyish, beautiful masculinity among the many variations) than the one we have here in the West. There's a very easy general rule as to why that is: it's because their female gender role is so very narrow. In most societies the only important factor in deciding the gender roles is that they're supposed to be easily distinguished from one another. Women and men are supposed to have vastly different roles in society, and that includes the ways they look. In modern day western societies, because of feminism and sometimes simply because of practical matters, women are relatively masculine and allowed to look that way too. They can have short hair and wear "unisex" clothing and become strong leaders and so on. Our societies are far from equal or perfect, but women have a lot of space in terms of fashion and basic behavior (even if they're pressured to become mothers and girlfriends and learn how to cook). Western men on the other hand, have it pretty strict: they can't explore femininity at all in order to make themselves appear distinctive and different from women. They can only go even deeper into masculinity and appear extremely buff and strong. But it's the opposite way around in Korea and many other Asian nations. There, women don't have much space to explore their desires when it comes to fashion and freedom of expression. They're expected to be tiny, cute, flimsy, pretty and extremely feminine. In contrast to that, almost anything Asian men then do, appears relatively masculine - so they have a lot of freedom to express themselves without having to fear that they actually appear feminine in their own context. They don't have to be buff, in fact, they're not expected to. Asians in general favor philosophical intelligence, quick wit and education over brute force, so I'm assuming most Koreans think it looks barbaric or stupid if you're too focused on building strength.
Maybe your best friend had an asian gene because their ancestor marry an asian. If you look at history, there are 2 asian group who always trying to expand their territory into europe. They are the turks and mongols. The hunnic empire almost destroy the Roman empire and the mongol almost conquer the whole asia and europe. There are other powerful Turks and Mongols dinasties like the Seljuks, Khazar, Ottoman, and Golden Horde. The world is very connected even in the ancient world. South east asian is also interesting too because some of them even can colonize Madagascar and trying to invade Africa long before the european started to colonize Africa. There are genetic footprints that show the people in the western part of Madagascar is related to Malay people group which can be found in today Indonesia and Malaysia.
Koreans also prefer tall broad shouldered and muscular... How does looking youthful and pretty exclude that? Do you know how tall all the K pop artists are? If you look at them on screens you wont know, but they are taller or tall as most western ‘rugged’ men.
East Asian Beauty standards are often associated with class: pale skin, delicate hand, smooth skin with no blemish, and "young master" look (equivalent to preppy look). Hard looking face was seen as low class in ancient Asia.
@Cool History Bros Even tho I have to point out a wrong information in the video, still thank you very much for uploading videos about my country. 00:12 The map is wrong. You forgot to put ‘Gaya’ between Silla & Baekje Gaya was one of the most important country of ancient Korea with Pre-Goryeo(known as Goguryeo), Buyeo, Balhae.
Before the People's Republic of China, the Chinese Dynasty was in a so-called "colonial" state dominated by kings and aristocrats from northern nomadic peoples, not modern Chinese ‘Han Chinese’. Sadly, the Han Chinese, the modern Chinese people, have never had their own Country in their 5,000-year history. (Qin-Xiaoyong(西戎), Han-Dongi(東夷), Tang-Xiānbēi(鮮卑), Song-Baekwal(百越), Yuen-Mogolia, Qing-Manchuria etc.) They're poor peoples who are enslaved under the ruling class, which changes with time. From birth, the Han Chinese in China had to obtain permission from their nomadic masters (which varied depending on the era) for minor aspects of life, such as marriage, feasts, and taxes. Even everything from the possession of a single kitchen knife in the house to women's right of the first night were controlled by nomadic rulers who advanced throughout the province. When the Han Chinese, who were enslaved at the time, refused or resisted it ‘How dare they.’ strict punishment was followed by nomads who were the ruling class. This was done until relatively recently, for example, the Manchurians, the ruling class of the Qing Dynasty, disposed of hundreds of thousands of ‘slave class’ Han Chinese in Yangju over 10 days as a result of the disposal of the then slave class Han Chinese But Fortunately, Mao Zedong, an outstanding figure, succeeded in creating the first national state of Han Chinese people in the wake of the Japanese invasion. In other words the first Han people’s nation was modern China, which was founded in 1949.
Hwarang only knew about basics of combat as were the requirements of most able bodied male population of the time. Most of hwarang pursued government positions rather than warfare.
I think the Pungwolju is a government post to manage the Hwarang bands, while the Gukseons were chosen by their groups or the Pungwolju to lead the Hwarang bands.
The intro is funny ahah, because Kim Taehyung did star in a K-drama with the same title "Hwarang" and same basis. (Spoiler) He died ;v Good K-drama, y'all should watch it.
This class went out after the Baekje clan fled to Japan’s Imperial family. It was said they were warriors from Silka practiced in the art of Hwa-ren-Do or Imperial Flower poets. The bisexual Buddhist monks corrupted them like P. Diddy, Jay Z, Beyoncé , The Kardashians, and Drake. The group were destroyed after coming upon bisexual warriors. They couldn’t make babies or have a family. Normal men after marriage start to grow beards and live domestic lives. The Snow Flakes ended up as unics or flower boys. Their test of strength included having a giant tree swung into their testicles. Many of them ended up having high pitched voices and not deep dark warrior voices.
The richest countries in Korean history are Silla and Goryeo. Men and women were equal, and various clothes were popular. In particular, Silla had a luxury competition because even ordinary people had too much money. They competed with each other to buy new products from overseas, including China. so, the king of Silla once ordered a ban on luxury. Rather, Joseon, the most recent country, was the most frugal by worshiping Confucianism.
Ancient Korea is very primitive and poor. China and Korea are the relationship between owners and slaves. So there is no need to annex. No China provides them with materials and food. They cannot survive. The Japanese invaded the Korean Peninsula many times. Finally, they were repelled by the Chinese soldiers. The Korean Peninsula is a three -faced sea, and it borders China in the north (the north was also the place where the northern Han people lived and the Chinese army left behind). The ancient Chinese have long banned Koreans from entering China. The Korean Peninsula is like a slave area that is in power in China. Like a prisoner.
@@koreantraveler-u9b The ancient Korean Peninsula("朝鮮" is the name of China) has always been a place where Chinese territory and Chinese regime. Until 1900. Yi Seong-GYE 李成桂(1335-1408) established a Chinese local regime on the peninsula . He is very sure that he is the descendant of Chinese immigrants (Yi Seong-GYE 's father is the Han people - Chinese). Yi Seong-Gye 李成桂 leads some Chinese people to establish a Chinese local regime on the peninsula (Chinese royal family and nobles). The aristocracy also claims to be HanChinese. They use the Chinese emperor as their parents. Tribute to China like other Chinese cities. The founders and royal members of the ancient Korean dynasty (Joseon) were Chinese. They spoke Chinese dialects and official Chinese language. Use Chinese characters. Wearing Han nationality clothing. Building a small Chinese palace on the peninsula (Gyeongbok palace景福宮).Royal members use Chinese coins. They bring Chinese culture to the Korean Peninsula. Koreans are called as slaves (become subordinate civilians). They were wearing pure white (no dyes and technology) and women showing her nipples as beauty. This is the traditional custom of Korean . However, the Chinese emperor on the peninsula has always forbid slaves and indigenous Koreans to learn Chinese language and Chinese characters. Koreans use indigenous language (Korean language). There are no character (until the 15th century). Almost all of them are illiterate. No coins. The trading of ancient Koreans has always been carried out in the way of exchanging items. (Until 1910). Until 1895. China was in a war of foreign invasion.China loses the right to control and protect "Joseon ". 1900 was occupied by the Korean Peninsula in Japan. The Japanese abolished Chinese language and Chinese characters. The Korean language and character (invention of the 15th century) of indigenous language began to popularize on the peninsula. >>> * In 1948, the Koreans renamed the "Chinese City 漢城" to "Seoul" ------------------------------ 1910. Japan has swallowed Korea. The Japanese believe that some of the low -level Korean traditional culture and primitive (women expose their nipples and transport things on their heads) are very primitive and backward. The Japanese banned Korean women from exposing the nipples (the traditional Korean costume. Hanbok). The Korean people strongly resisted. Koreans believe that this is a traditional culture of Korea. They insist on retention. In the Korean capital city. As long as the Japanese see those Korean women who show their nipples, they will give them penalties and slaps. After that, the Korean capital city gradually reduces Korean women's nipples. They cover the nipples with a piece of cloth. (But in the place where there are fewer Japanese soldiers. Korean women still maintain the traditional culture that exposes nipples). Until 1950, Westerners were still taking photos in Korea. A photo of Korean women showing nipples on the street (traditional Korean clothing). In 1970, this kind of Korean traditional culture disappeared completely. ------------------------------ Historically, Korean women's clothes show their nipples (about 11 years old. After they get married and have children), until they are old, they use their heads to transport things (and the original culture of Africa). * Ancient Korean traditional costumes are pure white (the Korean people have been known as the "White clothes ethnic" since ancient times), and women's clothes are exposed their nipples (the Korean people show their nipples to represent the beauty). This reflects the ancient Korean people and thoughts.
if you traveled across the world during this time, you would've come across dark ages in the EU, the golden Islamic age in the middle east, and pretty soldiers in the korea.
@@swee2251 due to sound changes in korean, the ㄴ actually becomes a ㄹ despite still being written with a ㄴ. somewhat confusing, but it’s just a pronounciation rule to ease pronounciation :)
I think it would be really cool if you did a video on the Chinese tributary system, especially its role in maintaining geopolitical order in east Asia! I think a lot of people mistakenly equate it with the Roman system of client states, or middle eastern satrapies, without realizing the virtual independence of the vassals that participated in it or the fact many foreign kingdoms were happy to secure the lucrative trade deals and cultural exchanges that it provided. Anyways, love your channel!
This is a good point. China has been a trade platform over the entire Asian history. This subject will shed light to even today's Chinese people to realize that they did not ruled the world in the past. They were just a geographical platform service, ran by various ethnicities over the years.
@@물개작두 Under Korean history related videos I'd see comments like that, usually from Chinese. I think it's related to politics since history does factor their right to control over certain areas of land (such as Manchuria).
Peter Lee and Dr. Richard McBride are two Korean history scholars that wrote on the hwarang, with the latter specializing in Silla's history. Both orgsnizations were youth training programs and were not a military unit, but rather like boy scouts/girl scouts since all nobles partook in archery and martial art training. Interestingly enough, non-Korean wiki sources highlight a warrior aspect that doesn't exist in the Korean wikis. Searching the term 원화 and selecting a Naver or EnchKorea page and using the Korean->English translate feature of most web browsers can cover the basics.
@@robinfa1477 ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9B%90%ED%99%94%EB%A1%9C There is a road in Gyeonju city nowadays, named 원화로(Wonhwa-ro). You know where it came from, right?
@@robinfa1477 It's the forerunner of the Hwarang. After the primitive community society, there were youth organizations by age in Silla. Through this group, organized as a village or clan unit, teenagers learned the traditional values and order of society and practiced manners and martial arts. The youth organization was not only an educational institution but also a basic social organization that maintained the social structure. However, as Silla conquered the surrounding small countries one by one and finally grew into an ancient country that occupied Gyeongsang-do around the first half of the 6th century and reorganized the cultural system, it needed to train and select talented people to cope with this new situation. As the fight between the three countries grew worse, the need for such a system grew. Thus, the existing youth organization was newly expanded and reorganized in the spring of 576 (the 37th year of King Jinheung's reign).This is Wonhwa. The group consisted of 300 to 400 people, As the head of the group(This head of the wonhwas also called Wonhwa), a beautiful middle-class female virgin was appointed. , and they taught filial piety, friendship, loyalty,and faithfulness. This became a great way to govern the country. At first, the women appointed to the Wonhwa(boss) were Nam-mo and Jun-jeong, Junjeong was jealous of Nam-mo, lured Nammo to Junjoeng's house and forced her to drink alcohol, dragged him to my northern stream and buried her in a stone to kill him.The group of Nammo searched for the missing her, and a person who knew about this wrote a song for the children to sing on the street. After hearing the song, a group of Nammo found her body, and Junjeong was executed. The Wonhwa was abolished due to this incident, and a Hwarang was established a few years later to inherit the role. The appointment of women to Wonhwa, the head of the organization, reflects the position of women in religious ceremonies. Therefore, it can be seen that the youth organizations reorganized in the king-Jinheung's age were still requested to perform their religious roles.Since then, the Wonhwa system has been reorganized into a Hwarang as the Silla's bureaucracy has been overhauled. The Wonhwa changed to a Hwarang as the need for men increased in the war between the three countries. [Source: Korean National Culture Encyclopedia (원화)]
@@이창민-y1w Thank you for this. I keep running into things saying either the wonhwa were a group of warrior women, or just the female leaders of a hwarang-like group, or some religious thing. It seems like there is a lot of dispute over what it actually was. This is the best description I've seen. So from my understanding, there were similar organizations prior the the wonhwa and hwarang? And these just got instituted by the king?
