Women’s History Month, Day 3: Writer #ChoNamJoo is best known for her 2016 novel Kim Ji-young, Born 1982, which has sold more than a million copies and is often credited with propelling a new wave in the feminist movement in South Korea. - ThreadSky

kdramanews.bsky.social • 2 days ago

Women’s History Month, Day 3:

Writer #ChoNamJoo is best known for her 2016 novel Kim Ji-young, Born 1982, which has sold more than a million copies and is often credited with propelling a new wave in the feminist movement in South Korea.

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kdramanews.bsky.social•2 days ago

Cho grew up in the poor outskirts of Seoul, borrowing some of the free books her local public libraries had that she loved. She went on to graduate from Ewha Womans University with a sociology degree.

kdramanews.bsky.social•2 days ago

#ChoNamJoo began her career in television as a screenwriter. She spent nearly a decade as a writer for TV programs about current events at a broadcasting station, but left her work to raise her child which subsequently inspired the novel #KimJiyoungBorn1982.

This book sparked a nationwide debate.

kdramanews.bsky.social•2 days ago

Becase of Cho’s sociology degree, Kim Ji-young, born in 1982 is considered not just a novel but also cultural "reportage" and a "social treatise." It is filled with footnoted statistics that reveal real gender inequalities in South Korea.

kdramanews.bsky.social•2 days ago

A film adaptation of #KimJiYoungBorn1982, featuring actress #JungYumi in the titular role, was released in Korea in 2019 to critical acclaim.

The film also marks actress-turned-director #KimDoyoung ‘s debut feature film.

You can watch the film for feee on Tubi. It’s also available on Viki, & more.

kdramanews.bsky.social•2 days ago

During the entire production of the film, the crew and particularly the cast received hateful online comments and harassment from anti-feminists but #JungYumi and #GongYoo both stated “they didn’t mind the haters as much as many had feared and instead, their desire to do the story justice."

prah-thai.bsky.social•1 day ago

Every month should be women's history month

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