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These stats are startling, and for child abuse, tragic. They also explain the source for stories we get in k-drama.
https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/1080636.html

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Bts Hidden Blade. This gives me so much joy.

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Innate creativity. Koreans having something to say:

https://m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/article.asp?newsIdx=340385

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    Thanks for sharing it was an interesting article. The link didn’t work properly for me it kept reloading the page but I googled it and read it that way.
    It made me think of the very small theatres we see in the dramas where the audience is really close to the stage and there are usually only a few people present to witness the actors at work.

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On cultural insensitivity in kdramas
https://m.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20221109000713

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    Thank you for sharing!

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    Thanks for the article. It was a good read.

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    I called it out several times on this very website and more people were telling me I did not understand or there was no problem. Since it was their favorite, it should be overlooked.

    Huh. Funny that.

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How Webtoons Became Go-To Source Material for Screen Adaptation in Korea
https://m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/article.asp?newsIdx=337444

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Carter, with Joo Won will be a must-see film. I\’ve been wondering what he\’s been up to. https://m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/article.asp?newsIdx=333795

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Sword, Snow Stride
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    My precioussses

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      Lol. Those little guys! I have completed 28 of 38 episodes (Viki US). I love it especially ML Zhang Ruo Yun.

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        I loved their attitude. All the mythical beasts were random, but I loved them, but most of all the Hukui (the baby tigers). The whole drama is staying with me. I loved Zhang Ruo Yun. What a great character. Like Joy of Life, he played a similar character, but different too – more exuberant in JOL. He manages to get humour into his roles, so he’s not boringly earnest. I’m wondering if I should watch another drama with him in it. Any recommendations?

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This …

https://www.allkpop.com/article/2022/07/baz-luhrmann-director-of-the-film-elvis-says-he-wanted-to-work-with-k-pop-icons-after-watching-2pms-performance-6-years-ago

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    Oh, interesting! As a historical note, I was in SK in the 80s and the Koreans all sang Elvis songs for karaoke (in the days when you had to actually know the lyrics, there wasn’t a screen with the words projected) so I can confirm Baz’s opinion.🎶

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      I love the way Koreans borrow, adapt and make their own into something entirely wonderful and original.

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    @eazal

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Dragons, the weather and the dubious influence of makgeolli ( because dragons are real).
https://m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/article.asp?newsIdx=332363

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https://m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/article.asp?newsIdx=332031
Korean studies and the K-Vibe.
I like what David Tizzard says about Orientalism and the switch from government funded soft diplomacy.

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So excited to see Son Seok-koo in My Liberation Notes.

https://www.tumblr.com/everythingsouthasian/681235331040870400/son-seok-koo-as-mr-goo-in-my-liberation-notes-%EB%82%98%EC%9D%98

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    I’m yet to start My Liberation Notes but so looking forward to see the charismatic SSK in my screen again!!

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    He does mysterious so well.

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      I “discovered” him in Designated Survivor. It was difficult to know what sort of person he was in that for a while. V mysterious.

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        I loved him in that role, and that show did such a good job of casting a lot of men who look like they could be up to shady business. You just didn’t know who was being honest for a very long time.

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        Yup, that was my first encounter of him too. Great ensemble drama that I’ve watched twice already. SSK plays so handsomely as the President’s Chief of Staff.

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Adding this because it has a list of new films I\’m wanting to catch up on.
https://m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/article.asp?newsIdx=327108

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    What a list! But when will we be able to see these outside Korea??

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      I’ll go to the dark side to see some and I’ll keep an eye out at the local cinema most likely to show, as well as Netflix and our TV station that may pick up some, as well the Korean film festival when it rolls round in my city. I’m always on the lookout.

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        Broker is the one I look forward to most. Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Shoplifter is among the best movies I’ve seen in recent times.

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          Another non-Korean film that features a Korean actor is Ana Lily Amirpour’s Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon, set in New Orleans and starring the stunning Jeon Jong-seo (Burning, The Call). It was at some film festival quite a while ago. I wonder when it will be released in cinemas.

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          I’ve only read about Shoplifter. It’s had v good reviews.

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Anyone who has suffered from student evaluations will recognise this.
https://m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/article.asp?newsIdx=326343

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    I feel you. It seems like language instructors / private school teachers get universally treated like rubbish 🙄

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And this, Dr Romantic E1, S1

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Current dramas popular in SK.
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2022/03/398_326084.html#.Yj1YJOyOypM.link

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A review of Pachinko in The Atlantic Magazine. https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2022/03/pachinko-apple-tv-series-review/627071/

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    wait… a season 2?? how can they tell the story and have a season 2………. i’m disheartened to read that the perspective was changed to be more relevant to the american audience… or did i misread that part…

    well, i’m looking forward to watching it, regardless… hoping it does justice to the book.
    *fingers crossed*

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      From what I’ve read, they envision it as a four season show though as of now, it’s only been picked up for the first eight episodes.

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        well dangit… i only have a 3 month subscription to appleTV+…. grrrr.

        might have to sign up later, becuz i really liked The Morning Show and i’m starting a few other shows…. man, they know how to suck you in, don’t they…

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      No, you are right, according to the reviewer… less focus on her story and more on the contrast between Korean and American cultures. I haven’t read the book, but on the basis of this review, I’m going to read the book and not sully my experience of that with the drama, or maybe decide later.

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        i totally recommend reading the book – i bought it because i wanted a copy for myself to reread over and over later…

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    That explains why I can’t find who played Noa 😒

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      i forgot that Noa is supposed to be the spitting image of Hansu… i’m assuming Lee Min Ho will be playing both parts? hmmm…. can’t wait for friday….

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Credit to Tumblr #adaptationsdaily
For keepsakes.

https://www.tumblr.com/adaptationsdaily/677844722004410368/%EC%82%AC%EB%82%B4-%EB%A7%9E%EC%84%A0-business-proposal-episode-1

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