Kisaeng (Korean: 기생; Hanja: 妓生; RR: Gisaeng), also called ginyeo (기녀; 妓女), were enslaved women from outcast or enslaved families who were trained to be...

(Korean: 황진이; 1506–1567), also known by her kisaeng name Myeongwol ("bright moon", 명월), was one of the most famous kisaeng of the Joseon period. She lived during...

Seo-hyun as young Han Hee-jae An intelligent and outspoken woman raised by kisaeng in Ihwaru. Jang Hyuk as Yi Bang-won Ji Eun-sung as young Yi Bang-won A...

truth about his birth; and a young woman who does not want to become a kisaeng in pursuit of revenge for her family. Jang Dong-yoon as Jeon Nok-du / Lady...

Kisaeng Eori (기생 어리) (1398 - ?) Princess Yi Ae-jung (현주 이애중) (1414 - ?) Kisaeng Cho Gung-jang (기생 초궁장) (1385 - ?) Kisaeng Jeonghyang (기생 정향) Kisaeng Chil...

prostitutes in Japan have been blocked within South Korea by the government. Kisaeng Prostitutes in South Korea for the U.S. military "US State Department Human...

enforced. Kisaeng's ability to create artwork admired by the yangban—upper class men—was remarkable. Many scholars note that the sijos written by kisaeng contain...

Castes, who are sometimes referred to as "Jogini". In pre-modern Korea, the Kisaeng were women from the lower caste Cheonmin who were trained to provide entertainment...

expensive accessories worn only by women of high social standing, alongside kisaeng. They were decorated with silk objects, gold, jewels, silver, coral, jade...

the 1970s, Japanese business men started going to Korea for so called "kisaeng sex tourism" with Korean prostitutes which Carolina Norma compared with...