Exploring Korean-American Heritage & Interculturalism
Why Do Koreans Say “Fighting”?It’s common to hear “fighting” or rather “hwaiting” (because there’s no “f” sound in the Korean language) in Korean television shows and movies. And it’s usually said whilst pumping a fist, or both fists, in the air.
Korean Ddakji – an easy, cheap, and FUN gameMy toddler is in a throwing things phase. It’s incredibly annoying!
Even though I’m happy he has a good throwing arm, it can be destructive at worst and disruptive at best. (I think our senior dog is going to have a heart attack!)
So I said to myself, ‘Self, what activity can we do that allows him to throw things and improve his aim but isn’t so destructive?’
The answer was staring me in the face! Literally, it was on tv! I was watching Running Man, per usual, and they were playing…
DDAKJI! [Read more…]
A Korean Christmas Movie (Sort-of) – “Christmas in August”It’s a poignant story about love and life and how fleeting they are.
This is one of those movies that you think it’ll take a while to get going…only it never does. That’s not to say it’s a bad thing though.
Honestly, I thought it started off excruciatingly slow. But once I let go of preconceived notions that anything should happen, I found myself engrossed in the simplicity of Jun-won’s, the main character’s, life.
This film is beautiful in its simplicity. And yes I just called it a film instead of movie. Because it’s just that artistic. It definitely feels like it’s meant to relay a message as opposed to just entertain. [Read more…]
A Korean Christmas Movie – “The Tower”Every Christmas I watch certain movies because it puts me in the season’s spirit. I usually watch the first “Harry Potter” and “A Christmas Carol,” just to name a couple. But I wanted to add some Korean movies to the mix this year.
So this year, I watched “The Tower.” Yes it came out back in 2012 but I’m only just finding it now. It stars Sol Kyung Gu, Kim Sang Kyung, and Son Yejin.
There may be spoilers in this post. So if you really want to be left in the dark, just know it’s a good movie and don’t read on. [Read more…]
November 14th is Movie Day in South KoreaBy now you know that every 14th of the month is some sort-of unofficial “holiday” in South Korea. It’s usually a couples thing but some times it’s not (e.g., April 14th Black Day).
Well today is Movie Day which means couples in South Korea go out in droves to catch a flick. [Read more…]
