Comments on: Miss Korea’s Dressed Like a Samurai

By: Skookum

Skookum — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:54:52 +0000

#41
That Chinese legend does exist, and I recall it being written down in one of their chronicles. I guess this legend never made a blip on his Korea-centric radar screen. I wouldn’t be surprised if both Koreans and Japanese have some of their roots in the Yangtze river area, at least culturally. Rice cultivation must have come from that area.

By: Goethe's Lover

Goethe's Lover — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:47:58 +0000

I wonder how much Mr. Trump earns through this women business.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:20:32 +0000

arthjm — there’s a legend that says during the Qin Dynasty, Qin Shi Huang sent Xu Fu across the seas to find the elixir of immortality around 219-220 BC. Xu Fu took many ships and crew, plus 3,000 virgin boys and girls on his voyage and never returned.

Since Xu Fu couldn’t find the elixir of immortality, he feared that he’d have been killed upon his return. So he decided to land in Japan and settle there.

It’s a pretty fantastic tale, and some historians claim that Xu Fu’s arrival, along with the knowledge and technologies he brought with him, caused the decline of Jomon civilization & rise of Yayoi culture:

http://www.asiawind.com/hakka/history.htm#japan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xu_Fu

Needless to say, there’s no way to prove this tale, so consider it an entertaining read.

By: arthjm

arthjm — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:05:50 +0000

wangkon: Yeah, my comment was more for tongue-in-cheek purposes in regards to the generalization. I wouldn’t say they look specifically like one ethnic group though, and it’s understandable due to their genetic diversity.

#36, Could explain why my Chinese students used to tell me how Japan was founded when 1000 men and women sailed off with some official looking for some fountain of youth. Something along the likes that…it’s been awhile.

#40, I’m sure they would, but the propensity and stigma for East Asians to claim x is copying x prevents it (no need to mention the whole irony of it…).

By: David

David — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:06:47 +0000

I think it looks cool, whatever it is. However, for the Koreans, another controversy. If it is Yayoi Japanese (which would either be of Chinese or Korean influence) or just a jumble of differing Asian styles all thrown together in one outfit, the Koreans can’t look at it and say “You know what…that’s different and creative. I think it looks pretty cool.” But, no… Whatever. I think it’s creative.

By: WangKon936

WangKon936 — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:59:11 +0000

I have to disagree w/# 36 as it goes against the grain of a lot of research done in genetics and archeology of the Yayoi Period, which would point to a majority peninsular influence.

It would be helpful if camphortree at least provided a link to the studies that have pointed to his conclusions. Me? I’d have to refer back to William Wayne Farris’ “Sacred Texts and Buried Treasures,” Mark J. Hudson’s “Ruins of Identity,” Jared Diamond, Gina Barnes, among others.

By: stacked

stacked — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:44:07 +0000

That dress looks like a modified hanbok. That shinto crap is a copy of the hanbok sorry to burst your bubble.

I didn’t know the Samurai wore dresses.

By: stacked

stacked — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:12:03 +0000

One study done which was never published, never shown…Not to mention published by a Japanese newspaper.

Before that there are massive similarities between the tools and methods first introduce in Japan to the ones used in Korea at that time.

This is just more Japanese denial about the fact that Korea gave them civilization, religion among other things.

By: camphortree

camphortree — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:27:58 +0000

28Wangkon936,

Japan has numerous Yayoi Period archaeological dig sites throughout the archipelago. There are tons of Yayoi Period artifacts and quite a number of Yayoi bones that have been well reserched. The studies are going on, and so far the DNA indicates that majority of Yayoi people were not from the Korean Peninsula but from the Yangze River region and 山東Peninsula, China. 山東 Peninsula is where a southern Yangze River force, 越 state once expanded its territory after the famous 呉越 War in BC 473. Both 越 and 呉 war refugees made their way to Kyuushuu, Japan. Actually more ancient Yangze people had been coming ashore on Kyuushuu, Japan. If they made their way to Kyuushuu, probably to the Korean Peninsula as well. Just the Japanese side of the archaeological studies have proved the historical evidence more clearly.

By: bumfromkorea

bumfromkorea — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:01:52 +0000

Lol the initial accusations are not even saying her clothes are like a Samurai. I love it… the translation would be “the clothes are too Japan-y”.