2009 Korean Drama: Tamna the Island a.k.a. Tempted Again

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Title: Tamna the Island | 탐나는도다]
Also known as: Tempted Again | Shipwrecked | Tamra, The Island
Genre: Saeguk drama | comedy
Episodes: 16 (shortened) for Korean airing | 20 for DVD release and international airing
Note: 16 episodes for the Korea airing; 20 episodes for DVD-release and international airing. Episodes 1-10 for both Korean and international versions are the same. For the Korea version, the last 10 episodes will be shortened to 6 episodes (episodes 11-16).
Update as of November 12, 2009 Korean time: the DVD box-set will have 21 episodes instead of 20.

Broadcast network: MBC
Air time: Weekends
1st Broadcast: 08 August 2009; will replace Job Well Done
Written by: Lee Jae Yoon
Directed by: Yoon Sang Ho of Legend
Producer: Group Eight

Main Cast:
Im Joo Hwan (Kim Bum's older brother in Boys Over Flowers)
Seo Woo
Lee Sun Ho
Pierre Deporte a.k.a. Hwang Chan Bin (French model) as William

Synopsis
Tamna the Island is set in 17th-century Joseon times as a young English castaway, William, comes to the island and meets the characters played by Seo Woo, Im Joo-hwan, and Lee Sun-h.

It is based from a recently published manhwa of the same name

The name "Tamna" refers to what is now called Jeju.

Source: javabeans

Episode Recaps via dramabeans.com:
Note: Spoiler alert! Click at your own risk!
Episodes 01 & 02 by javabeans | 03 by Nazreal | 04by Gallivanter

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Still Images:
001 | 002 | 003 | 004 | 005 | 006 | 007 | 008


References / Trivia:
Credits given to: k-tvsub for the following subtitle references and terminilogies.

Do you know Tamra of 17th century?

1. Women are the breadwinners, they need to continue 'watering' in order to live on. When 'watering', one must wear proper clothes, 'Mool Juk Sam' and 'So Joong Eui'.
2. Men must obtain fresh spring water, and must do household chores while taking care of the tribute to the king.
3. Foreigners found in Jeju may not return alive.
4. During pirates or foreigner invasion, women will be drafted as well as the men.
5. You must make tribute to the king every month. Gon Jang (getting hit in the butt) punishment will be performed to those who cannot make the quota.
6. All rights for the pariah will belong to the household breadwinner who is keeping the pariah.
7. Diver ladies (Jam Nyuh) will go back in water after 3 days of giving birth.
8. Female of age 15 must become the diver of the household.
9. There is a diver's competition every year.
10. All diver ladies in Tamra cannot leave the island by law.

References for the terminologies used in the drama and its subtitles

• Yang Ban [양반] - The noble class during the Chosun years
• Mool Jil [물질] - 'watering' or the act of diving to acquire seafood. I will just use the term 'watering' for this expression.
• Ranks of Hae Nyuh (Diving ladies) [해녀] - Low, Middle, High - Ha goon, Joong goon, Sang goon.
• Tribute badges [진상패] are used to reduce the amount of tribute that divers need to give.
• William Spencer is a characterization of a real person named Hendrick Hamel from Netherlands, hence the Dutch reference.
• Tamra [탐라] - Old name for Jeju Islands
• Orabang [오라방] – Oppa (Woman referring to older man) in Jeju dialect
• Han Yang [한양] - Old name for Seoul in Cho Sun era
• Dae sang goon [대상군] - Commander in chief of the divers. Jang Beo Jin's mom.
• Mang Ah Ji [망아지] - a pony. An undisciplined person.
• Sun Bi [선비] - A scholar that has not achieved a government rank in Cho Sun.
• Hon Jeo Op Suh Ye [혼저옵서예] - "Welcome" in Jeju dialect. You will see this often if you ever visit Jeju. Usually written in old Korean characters.
• Harabang/Harubang [하라방/하루방] - Grand father, or an elderly man in Jeju dialect.
• Widow-door [열녀문-Yeol Nyuh Moon] - Door granted to widows who keep abstinence after their husband dies.
• Ahjubang [아주방]: Dialect for 'AhJussi." Used to call an unknown man similar to the word "mister."
• Ahjubang* - refers to an older lady who is married with a child.
• Nanbar [난바르]: When divers go to the far seas and stay over to gather seafood.
• Sul Moon Dae Hal Mang [설문대할망]: The legendary grand mother who said to have created Jeju Island.
• "to shorten words" - means that one is using a less polite address of speech in Korean. Similar to Tutear in Spanish.
• Ja, Choo, Tong - metrics used in Cho Sun period.
  Ja - Length about 30.3cm
  Choo - Measurement of bundles of threads
  Tong - Measurements used to count letters or documents.
• Orabang - Jeju dialect. a woman referring to an older man
• Hyung Nim - When a man refers to and older man
• Nyang - Unit of money in Cho Sun
• Gal ot - Traditional Jeju clothing (colored).
• Geng e Ju - traditional jeju alcohol made with crabs.

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