"Kisaeng were women from outcast or slave families who were trained to be courtesans, providing artistic entertainment and conversation to men of upper class." (...) "kisaeng were the government's legal entertainers, required to perform various functions for the state" (...) "Throughout the Goryeo and Joseon periods, kisaeng held the status of cheonmin, the lowest in society." source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kisaeng
also, I'm not sure if they're actual brother or not lol
siblings* his noona is often referred as a kisaeng*
They are not biologically related. Nakyum was abandoned by his parents and left outside of the Kisaeng household, where he was taken in by Kisaengs. Heena was directly born a Kisaeng, I believe, or she became a Kisaeng later on in her life. Either way, they are not related.
exactly, ty! I couldn't bring myself to remember why I was convinced they were not related but I also didn't want to re-read lol
Thank you both!!
So is the noona Nakyum’s biological sister or just a terminology? She’s rich enough to have guards yet I was under the impression Nakyum was from a poor family
This is probably my lack of understanding of history if someone can enlighten me