I chopped off four inches of my hair, it still hits a little below the shoulders. It was growing like there was no tomorrow.
If you watch K-dramas, you’re probably familiar with 가체, traditionally worn during the Silla period till they were banned during the Jeoson dynasty. Of course, theirs was more ornate, bigger, and heavier.
My K-girlfriends rolled their eyes when I bought one at the Korean festival. I’m almost tempted to wear it out and about, I have other headpieces that they could wear too if they wanted to.
My family’s descendants of a royal Korean family but ask me if that means anything now? Ever since the Japanese colonized Korea, the Korean monarchy ceased to exist. Japan effectively annexed Korea and became part of the empire of Japan. Koreans were forced to change their names and speak only Japanese. Other atrocities occurred at that time but I don’t feel like getting into it because it’s a sensitive subject for a lot of Koreans, specially those who are older.
I feel like I am removed from it because it happened so long ago but if I were to ask my grandparents, great grandparents, RIP, they would love to tell you all the war crimes that were committed back then.
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