Korean Television Drama Puns

What, then, is Chinese rap?

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Notable mentions from the comments:

• Spanish/Swedish/Swiss/Serbian hits

• French/Finnish art

• Country/Canadian rap

• Chinese/Country/Canadian rock

• Turkish/Tunisian/Taiwanese rap

A few years ago I watched dramas using dramafever. I was not really learning the language then but found them entertaining. Now I'm starting to teach myself but I just found out dramafever is not active anymore. The shows I saw on Netflix do not have English subtitles and I was wondering what some of you in this community use for Korean shows. I'm looking for something that is easily usable and I do not mind paying a little bit of money for a subscription. Thank you in advance.

There are two articles posted on r/television right now with thousands of comments each:

Full comments:

1. Dave Chappelle Gets Standing Ovation Amid Netflix Special Controversy: “If This Is What Being Canceled Is, I Love It”

2. GLAAD condemns Dave Chappelle, Netflix for transphobic The Closer

Some excerpts. There are like 8000 comments between both threads at this point though, so it's probably just the tip of the iceberg:

• "He clearly doesn’t hate any of the groups he makes fun of so I really don’t understand why people are so damn mad. You don’t have to watch his special or engage in the conversation if it’s not the type of comedy you enjoy."

• "Im so over old rich offensive men"

• "every single person going online to talk about how horrible and awful he is just continues to prove his point for him"

• On the suicide of Chappelle's trans friend: "Dave Chappelle contributed to her suicide and he made a bit out of it... He trotted her out in 2019 as his "I can't be transphobic I've got a trans friend!" and he's still getting paid $20 million a special and she's dead."

• "Having a bunch of Netflix specials is literally the opposite of being cancelled."

• "Uhh? Have you ever watched or listened to Dave Chapelle’s comedy?"

>He is multi multi multi multi multi multi multi multi millionaire with a platform on the largest streaming site on the planet. But yeah somehow he is a huge victim. Its absurd. >>You obviously didn’t listen to his special. He never cl

But will she leave me ?

Find out next week.

As per the initial post, Carole Baskin has sued Netflix over using footage of her in the upcoming Tiger King 2, as apparently the contract was only for the first series

Surprisingly, much of the drama does NOT revolve around whether or not she killed her husband (although some of that Tuna Oil is sprinkled throughout the thread) but rather if using unpaid volunteers for her animal sanctuary is exploitative, and if she should be happy with the fame the series has brought her

"Running your sanctuary on the backs of unpaid workers is shitty" "Dude are you 12?"

"Imagine suing the one thing that made you relevant"

"The cool cats and kittens are out in force here" "They're just projecting. Typical mistresses and mistress takers"

Debate over who's the "real villain" of the series or if they all are

Slapfight over if a season 2 was "really necessary" devolves into a discussion on Zoos being exploitative and a philosophical discussion over if any TV is "really necessary"

Whether you are a veteran watcher or a complete newbie, you probably have a top 10 list floating in your head.

Share your top 10 here and even better, share why these dramas are your top 10!

Your top 10 list does not have to be your all-time top 10, it doesn't even have to be 10! Your list can even be genre or year specific. Just make sure to explain your rating standard.

Maybe you will find your Korean drama taste twin or discover a hidden gem.

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I have discovered k-dramas through k-movies. However, it took me some time to transfer from one to the other, so I have been into Asian film for a while. Here is the list of common differences between the k-movies and k-dramas that I have noticed, aside from the format. Note that it is only my opinion and that I am generalizing a lot. Also, k-dramas produced by Netflix tend to include multiple elements of Korean Movies, but more on that later.

Here is the list:

• The makeup is different.

Makeup in k-dramas tends to be a lot more brushed than in k-movies and that is especially true for men. In fact, on numerous occasions I didn't recognize the actor at the first glance, even if I have seen him before in a movie.

Example: Seo In Guk in k-drama Doom At Your Service vs k-movie Pipeline

(Me watchind Doom At Your Service: "I don't see what people find attractive in Seo In Guk". Me watching Pipeline : "Oh! I get it now! He is a really handsome man indeed")

Yeo Jin-Goo in k-drama Hotel Del Luna vs k-movie Hwayi:A Monster Boy

So Ji Sub in k-drama Oh My Venus vs k-movie Always (Great movie btw)

• Less censorship/more violence

I have to admit that I do not remember ever seeing crude nudity in k-movies, but they can get very violent. There is also a more transparent treatment of uncomfortable subjects.

Example:  Some scenes of A Bittersweet Life could have been filmed by Tarantino.

• K-dramas have changed a lot in a past 10 years (ex.: quality of cinematography, subject), k-movies didn't experience such a drastic change.

I can easily watch a k-movie from 2005, when I feel that k-dramas from 2005 are a whole different product.

For you see what I am talking about, here is the  Youtube link showing a clip from a 2001 movie My Sassy Girl.

For comparison, here is the  Youtube link showing a clip from a 2002 k-drama Winter Sonata.

• Different actors

A lot of actors shift between k-movies and k-dramas, but some tend to appear mostly either in one or the other. Therefore, if you only watch k-movies it is possible not to be aware of some really famous k-drama actors/actresses and the other way around.

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Hi, K-Pop and K-Dramas have recently spreaded around the world more than ever and has been attracting many people into coming to Korea, learning Korean, (wanting to) travel there, etc.

Yet, I have the feeling that lot of people, mainly those who consume korean popculture media, just want to come to Korea to live a "real life K-Pop/-Drama"-life (no judgement, just an observation).

I've been wondering what the reasons of people who are not very much or at all interested in dramas and K-Pop were to start learning Korean, move to Korea or just be interested in the country and the people.

Of course if your s/o has some relation to Korea or you got transferred to Korea because of work, it doesn't need any explanation (but feel free to write something if you want to!). But other than that, what got you hooked? The culture? The history? The nature? I'm genuinely interested and would be happy to hear your reasons!

Wishing a happy and healthy Christmas season:)

P.S. Not sure if it's the right flair. I'm sorry in!

Edit: Everyone, I've read so many interesting stories and reasons - thanks a lot for taking the time to answer to this post!

I'm sure a lot of us started learning Korean either formally or informally the more we dove into the KDrama rabbit hole and I'm no exception. As we might know by now, Korean is a very fascinating and complex language that is pregnant with meaning because of its context based usage. One speaks a different register of the language depending on who you're talking to and the more of the language we learn, the more we learn that some subtitle translations are not fully accurate (coughNetflixcough). To further this point, at least one Youtube video has been posted recently detailing how Netflix's English translation of Squid Game leaves out some very important points that people who do not know Korean at all do not pick up on, the knowledge of which completely changes the meaning of a scene or dialogue.

For those of you who learned Korean after getting into KDramas, have you ever rewatched a drama after learning the language and made a surprising discovery about the drama that completely went over your head when you watched it the first time and did not know it at all? Below are some examples from personal experience; I first watched the following dramas knowing no Korean and the following observations are from my rewatch months later, when I started picking up the language bit by bit:

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• The North Korean cast speaks in a distinct North Korean dialect with different accent and vocabulary (example: different words for "cellphone", Ri Jeong Hyeok pronounces "saranghae" as "sarangheo", and "yeobuseyo" as "yeobshyo")

• In one scene, Seo Dan's uncle calls Ri Jeong Hyeok "Jeong Hyeok-ah" to indicate his closeness to RJH as well as their age/position difference (RJH is a captain, Seo Dan-samchon is a 1-star general)

• Gu Seung Jun and Yoon Seri use banmal (casual informal speech) with each other; this means that they are not just ex-fiancees but also a lot closer with each other than they let on even though they do not often get along

• The North Korean characters call each other "dongmu" which means "comrade"; this is not reflected in the English subs

• In one scene when Gu Seung Jun meets Seo Dan's mother, he uses very formal speech to ingratiate himself to her (he's a conman whose job is to essentially win people over)

• In one scene where Gu Seung Jun meets his handler again after getting caught, he calls the handler "dangshin" which is a rude way of saying "you" to indicate that he is upset with him

• When meeting the neighborhoo

Hello Kdrama community!

New user here, so not entirely sure if this is going to work, but I’m giving it a try.

I'm a master’s student at the University of Leeds (UK) and I am doing my dissertation on romance-focused Korean dramas. The focus of the research is masculinity representations and international audiences perception (most research out there is based on Asian audiences only, whereas I’d like to get a better understanding of what global audiences perceive).

In particular I’d like to talk to English speaking global audiences that are situated outside of Korea. This is because I want to find out if the representation of masculinity in romance-focused dramas does, or does not, influence viewers perception of masculinity in real life, and, in general, how global viewers decode this kind of masculinity (How does it compare from the masculinity represented in your home country’s media? Is it similar or not? How so? Things like these). For this purpose, I am looking for some volunteers to participate in focus groups, via Zoom preferably. English doesn’t have to be your first language, but the focus groups will take place in English so we need to be able to conversate in said language.

The published research will be completely anonymous and when logging into Zoom you can choose your own pseudonyms to maintain anonymity! For anyone who is interested, I will provide more info regarding how your data will be used, consent form, etc.

Unfortunately, I don’t have much to offer, apart from a nice chat about Korean dramas and the chance to, possibly, make friends!

If you’d be happy to participate, please leave a comment under the post and I can contact you with more information via private message.

Thank you and I hope to talk to you soon about Kdramas! :)

I've seen US-made rom coms that featured AMWF as the main romance arc, but I was wondering if there were any Korean dramas that have done so.

Or are we not there yet?

The post in question:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Scams/comments/qx4ina/hello_fam_i_have_a_south_korean_beautiful_woman/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

But ,Op is a careful person:(he won't get scammed , are you kidding?)

https://www.reddit.com/r/Scams/comments/qx4ina/hello_fam_i_have_a_south_korean_beautiful_woman/hl74s88?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3

Redditors come and shatter op illusion: (he is still trying to withdraw guys)

https://www.reddit.com/r/Scams/comments/qx4ina/hello_fam_i_have_a_south_korean_beautiful_woman/hl72o1n?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3

GG?

https://www.reddit.com/r/Scams/comments/qx4ina/hello_fam_i_have_a_south_korean_beautiful_woman/hl7dj5p?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3

Kinda sus?

https://www.reddit.com/r/Scams/comments/qx4ina/hello_fam_i_have_a_south_korean_beautiful_woman/hl71yqu?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3

One redditor is jealous for op:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Scams/comments/qx4ina/hello_fam_i_have_a_south_korean_beautiful_woman/hl77jez?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3

Op ask for future reference:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Scams/comments/qx4ina/hello_fam_i_have_a_south_korean_beautiful_woman/hl7gftb?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3

Very small drama , enjoy!

I am huge fan of korean movie and series. Can anyone please recommend the same looking forward similar to welcome to Waikiki. Thanks in advance

I’m in my 30s and have always been hesitant to get Botox / fillers / plastic surgery because I always find the results unnatural looking (and of course, the people who have natural looking work done, I won’t notice). But while watching a Korean drama with my roommate, she asked me to guess the age of the female lead (Shin Min Ah) who looks about 28 on the show, and I was shocked to learn 1) she’s 37 and 2) Koreans stars frequently get work done. So does anyone know - what are these women having done to make them actually look naturally younger, versus looking the same age but with work done? Is it the same procedures (Botox / fillers / etc), just done  more skillfully by better estheticians in Korea? Do they start younger so they need less done? Is there something in the water there?

In comparison, I find a lot of stars in Hollywood like Selena Gomez and Ashley Benson have recently gotten work done that is detectable and less natural looking. But if there's a tasteful, natural way to get it done, I'd love to learn about it!

Then what is french art?