Open Thread #24

18 April 4, 2008March 3, 2010

by javabeans

I actually came upon this link from Boing Boing, but check out this woman’s site. Going by the moniker ‘komusin’ (or gomushin, aka old-fashioned rubber shoes), the artist takes everyday photos and adds her own quirky illustrations. They’re adorable: http://komusin.pe.kr (photos are posted, message-board style, under the third tab on the top).

You’ve really got to be creative to see such diverse things into ordinary, simple images, like in this first one — the speech bubble reads: “I’m sorry… I was wrong…”

The dialogue in this one titled “Diet” starts with the first pepper saying, “Idiot! If you keep going, you’ll starve to death! Just eat!” The second pepper: “No… I still have to lose 3 kg…”

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1 estelle

April 4, 2008 at 8:59 AM

That's really cute! Too bad i can't read Korean...

Any chances of recapping Three Dads One Mom, Dramabeans? ;)

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2 royalpoohtato

April 4, 2008 at 9:03 AM

that's so cute~ and really creative!

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3 gailt

April 4, 2008 at 9:50 AM

oh, those are very cute. i like her drawing style. i'm assuming she's combining her love for photos and drawings. now, if only my korean were any better.

thank you for sharing the translations, javabeans. you're right, you have to be really imaginative to be able to see the comic humor in mundane things. who was it that said that imagination is a lot more important than we thought... something along those lines. could einstein have said something to that effect?

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4 giddygirl108

April 4, 2008 at 10:15 AM

Oh those pictures are awesome! I wish I was that creative!

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5 Rokku

April 4, 2008 at 10:29 AM

Awesome. As a graphic designer, I love the combination of drawing items + photos AND the website is so awesome with its simplicity and ease on the eyes. Now I wanna study Korean :P

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6 choram

April 4, 2008 at 10:41 AM

That is cute and super creative too....something that I wholeheartedly lack.

Anyhow, estelle, I can't believe I forgot about "3 Dads, 1 Mom" being out...must go check it out!

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7 estelle

April 4, 2008 at 11:15 AM

Haha choram, i just caught the first episode and i really really liked it! Jae Hee is still as dashing as ever, if not more. ;)

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8 emma

April 4, 2008 at 2:48 PM

Thank you so much for the website! what a lovely place.

I know you didn't take to on air, but do you byanychance know where I can find the OST?

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9 rocketfuel

April 4, 2008 at 5:10 PM

Koreans have this art form ability...they can make ugly things cool, cute, and hip.

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10 Javabeans

April 4, 2008 at 5:19 PM

emma, thanks! soompi.com is the repository for all things kpop- and kdrama-related. check under the kdramas forum and find the on air thread -- the first post usually has all the info you're looking for.

and yeah, it's ridiculous -- japan makes cute things cuter, while korea makes ugly things cute. like poop. (i do not get the cultural obsession with poop.)

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11 belleza

April 4, 2008 at 5:44 PM

Hey now don't hate on poop. Poop with circle lenses and eyelashes? Mr. Hankey would totally hit it! Ya feel? :D

Roses through concrete is how I see Seoul. If it looks good, then maybe the life will be good too.

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12 its_trish

April 4, 2008 at 6:22 PM

Wow, she is so creative and her drawing makes it look really cute - I laughed pretty hard at the 'diet' one! ^^

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13 Oh_Jo

April 4, 2008 at 7:01 PM

I was wondering if you're going to recap the series Why Did You Come To My House?
I know it wasn't the best first two eps....but it might get better.......(>...<) Cute pix, I have a couple of the same type of photos.

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14 emma

April 4, 2008 at 8:38 PM

Found it! =D Thank you~

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15 blake

April 4, 2008 at 9:53 PM

great song choice btw! <3 rachel yamagata!

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16 marcel

April 4, 2008 at 9:59 PM

wakaka :D adorable.. what are those two thingys in the 1st photo? are they ojingo gwaja? one's green though.. once again.. lol @ belleza.. seriously.. what's stinkier & funnier than poop? i love poop!