*Music Video: Cnblue "Can't Stop"

I like it. They have a nice sound. I like the chorus.

Its cool to see white girls in Korean music videos. Are Korean men getting "white fever"? (I like Asian men!)

Music Video: YDG "Jajaja" (English Subtitles)

Featuring Dynamic Duo and Crush

YDG
Genre: Hip Hop
Debut album year: 1996
He is also an actor

I like the message of the song.

Music Video: TVXQ "Spellbound"

Music Video: Ga-In "Fxxk You" (english subtitles)

warning: this does have some language

feat. Bumkey

Sochi Olympics 2014: Day 16 South Korea Medal Count

Day 16

Today was the last day of competition of the Olympics.

South Korea did not win any medals on the 16th day of the Olympics.

Medal Count

Gold-3
Silver-3
Bronze-2

South Korea is in 12th place by number of medals.

South Korea won a total of 8 medals in the Sochi Olympics. Those medals were won in figure skating, speed skating and short track skating.

I'm going to miss the Olympics!! I've enjoyed watching highlights almost every day. 4 more years and the Winter Olympics will be in South Korea! I think I might try to attend. I've got 4 years to save up! I want to go to the figure skating competition.

Sochi Olympics 2014: Day 15 South Korea Medal Count

Day 15

South Korea won 1 medal on day 15 of the Olympics.

Joo Hyong jun, Kim Cheol min, and Lee Seung-hoon won a silver medal in the men's team pursuit in speed skating

Medal Count:

Gold-3
Silver-3
Bronze-2

South Korea is in 12th place by number of medals.

Interesting fact: All of Korea's medals have been in skating--short track, speed skating, and figure skating

one more day of the Olympics...I'm going to miss it!

Music Video: Park Ji Yoon "Beep" (English Subtitles)

Very vintage!

Genre: K-pop
Debut: 1997

Sochi Olympics 2014: Day 14 South Korea Medal Count

Day 14

South Korea won 2 medals on day 14 of the Olympics.

Lee Sang-hwa won a gold medal in Women's 500m speed skating
Park Seung-hi won a bronze medal in Women's 500m short track skating

Medal Count

Gold-3
Silver-2
Bronze-2

South Korea is in 15th place by number of medals.

Interesting fact: All the medals have been won by women

Sochi Olympics 2014: Kim Yuna controversy

It seems like a lot of people are upset that Kim Yuna did not win the gold medal in figure skating. At the end of the short program she was in first place. After the free skate she was in 2nd place behind the Russian skater Adelina Sotnikova.

I was surprised that she didn't get the gold medal. Her performance was really good on both nights. She lost to the Russian skater by 5 points. I read that the Russian skater won because her skating moves were more difficult so she earned more points for them. Others think that the judging was unfair. There are tons of articles on the Internet about the controversy because a lot of people think Kim Yuna was robbed of the Gold medal.

I understand why people think the judging was rigged because the home country's skater won. I'd feel bad if I had just won a gold medal and everyone else is focusing on how the silver medalist should have won.

Kim Yuna won the gold medal in Vancouver 4 years ago. She was hoping to be a back-to-back Olympic champion.

Kim Yuna will be retiring after the Olympics.

Music Video: Kim Bada "Moonage Dream" (English Subtitles)

I like this video. Its good to discover some Korean rock music.

Kim Bada is a singer, producer, and songwriter. In 1995-1999 he was a member of Sinawe (heavy metal/rock). Then in 2003 he formed a rock band named Butterfly Effect (modern rock). The band disbanded in 2007.  That same year he became a vocalist in The Ratios (electronic rock). In 2009 he formed Art of Parties (garage, alternative, modern and psychedelic rock). He released his first solo album in 2013.

Genre: Rock
Debut (as solo artist): 2013

Music Video: Vibe "Haeundae" (English Subtitles)

Featuring Kang MinKyung

Genre: R&B
Debut:2002
Members: Yoon Min Soo, Ryu Jae Hyun

Sochi Olympics 2014: Day 13 South Korea Medal Count

South Korea won 1 medal on day 13 of the Olympics.

Kim Yuna won a silver medal for figure skating

Medal Count

Gold-2
Silver-2
Bronze-1

South Korea is in 17th place by number of medals

Sochi Olympics 2014: Day 12 South Korea Medal Count

Day 12

South Korea did not win any medals in day 12 of the Olympics.

Medal Count

Gold-2
Silver-1
Bronze-1

Sochi Olympics 2014: Day 11 South Korea Medal Count

Day 11

Today South Korea won 1 medal in the Olympics

Cho Ha-ri, Park Seung-hi, Shim Suk-hee, Kim A-lang, Kong Sangjeong won a Gold medal women's 3000m short track skating.

Medal Count
Gold-2
Silver-1
Bronze-1

South Korea is in 17th place by number of medals.

Sochi Olympics 2014: Day 10 South Korea Medal Count

Day 10

South Korea did not win any medals on day 10 of the Olympics.

Medal Count

Gold-1
Silver-1
Bronze-1

South Korea is in 18th place by number of medals.

Sochi Olympics 2014: Day 9 South Korea Medal Count

Day 9

South Korea did not win any medals on day 9 of the Olympics.

Medal count

Gold-1
Silver-1
Bronze-1

South Korea is in 18th place by number of medals.

Sochi Olympics 2014: Day 8 South Korea Medal Count

Day 8

South Korea won 1 medal on day 8 of the Olympics.

Shim Suk-hee won a silver medal in Women's 1500m short track skating.

Medal Count

Gold-1
Silver-1
Bronze-1

South Korea is in 17th place by number of medals.

Sochi Olympics 2014: Day 7 South Korea Medal Count

Day 7

South Korea did not win any medals in day 7 of the Olympics.

Medal Count

Gold-1
Silver-0
Bronze-1

Sochi Olympics 2014: Day 6 South Korea Medal Count

Day 6

South Korea won 1 medal on day 6 of the Olympics

Park Seung-hi won a bronze medal in Women's 500m short track skating

Medal Totals

Gold-1
Silver-0
Bronze-1

South Korea is in 16th place by number of medals.

Sochi Olympics 2014: Day 5 South Korea Medal Count

Day 5

South Korea did not win any medals on day 5 of the Olympics.

Medal Count

Gold-1
Silver-0
Bronze-0

South Korea is tied for 15th place by number of medals.

Sochi Olympics 2014: Day 4 South Korea Medal Count

Day 4

South Korea won 1 medal on day 4 of the Olympics!!

Gold-1

Lee Sang-hwa won a gold medal in the Woman's 500m in Speed Skating.

Total medals:

Gold-1
Silver-0
Bronze-0

South Korea is currently tied for 15th place by number of medals.

Sochi Olympics 2014: Day 3 South Korea Medal Count

Day 3

South Korea did not win any medals on day 3 of the Olympics.

Sochi Olympics 2014: Day 2 South Korea Medal Count

Day 2

South Korea did not win any medals on day 2 of the Olympics.

Sochi Olympics 2014: Day 1 South Korea Medal Count

Day 1

South Korea did not win any medals on day 1 of the Olympics.

Sochi Olympics 2014: South Korean Olympians

It's time for the Olympics again! I love the Olympics! The winter Olympics in Sochi will be held from February 7-February 23. I'll be keeping up with the daily medal count for South Korea.

This year South Korea has 71 athletes in 13 sports.

Alpine Skiing

Men
   Jung Dong-hyun
   Kyung Sung-hyun
   Park Je-yun

Women
   Gim So-hul
   Kang Young-seo

Biathlon

Men
   Lee In-bok

Women
   Mun Ji-hee

Bobsleigh

Men
   Kim Dong-hyun
   Jun Jung-lin
   Seo Young-woo
   Won Yun-jong
   Suk Young-jin
   Kim Kyung-hyun
   Kim Sik
   Oh Jea-han

Women
   Kim Sun-ok
   Shin Mi-hwa

Cross-country skiing

Men
   Hwang Jun-ho

Women
   Lee Chae-won

Curling

Women
   Kim Ji-sun
   Lee Seul-bee
   Shin Mi-sung
   Gim Un-chi
   Lee Hyun-jung

Figure Skating

Women
   Kim Hae-jin
   Kim Yu-na
   Park So-youn

Freestyle Skiing

Men
   Kim Kwang-jin
   Choi Jae-woo
 
Women
   Park Hee-jin
   Seo Jee-won
   Seo Jung-hwa

Luge

Men
  Kim Dong-hyeon
  Cho Jung-myong
  Park Jin-yong

Women
  Sung Eun-ryung

Short track speed skating

Men
  Sin Da-woon
  Lee Han-bin
  Park Se-yeong
  Lee Ho-suk
  Kim Yun-jae

Women
  Kim A-lang
  Park Seung-hi
  Shim Suk-hee
  Cho Ha-ri
  Kong Sang-jeong

Skeleton

Men
  Lee Han-sin
  Yoon Sung-bin

Ski jumping

Men
  Choi Heung-chul
  Choi Seo-woo
  Kang Chil-ku
  Kim Hyun-ki

Snowboarding

Men
  Kim Sang-kyum
  Shin Bong-shik
  Kim Ho-jun
  Lee Kwang-ki

Speed skating

Men
  Joo Hyong-jun
  Kim Cheol-min
  Kim Jun-ho
  Kim Tae-yun
  Lee Kang-seok
  Lee Kyou-hyuk
  Lee Seung-hoon
  Mo Tae-bum

Women
  Kim Bo-reum
  Kim Hyun-yung
  Lee Bo-ra
  Lee Sang-hwa
  Noh Seon-yeong
  Park Seung-ju
  Yang Shin-young
















 
 

Music Video: Rain "I Love You"

Korean Movie: "Pieta" 피에타

**This is from the top 101 Korean movie list. This is my 3rd movie from the list. 3 down, 98 to go!

My review: There was a ton of violence and cursing in this movie. It was a good movie though. It is very intense. There were moments when I wanted to cover my eyes because I thought I know what would come next. It makes you feel sorry for the man knowing his past, but also you think he is a cruel person for all the things he does to others.

Genre: Drama
Year: 2012
Length: 104 minutes
Where to watch: Netflix (this movie is not on the Korean Film YouTube channel)

Main Cast:

Jo Min-soo as Mi-son (the mother)
Lee Jung-jin as Gang-do (debt collector)

The movie is the first Korean movie to win top prize at the Venice Film Festival.

Plot Summary:

Gang-do, a debt collector, travels around threatening people to pay back their debts. He doesn't have any family so he doesn't feel bad about ruining their lives. The debtors have to become cripples and he claims their insurance payout for their debt. One day a woman shows up and says that she is his mother that abandoned him 30 years ago. He rejects her at first, but slowly comes to accept her. One day his mother disappears. Then he goes to look for all the people he hurt in the past to see if one of them kidnapped his mother.

Korean Movie: "Yeong-ja's Heydeys" 영자의 전성시대

**This is one of the movies on the top 101 Korean movies.

My review: This was the first movie I watched on the top 101 movie list. I liked this movie. Young-ja was a funny character in some of the movie. She also suffers a lot of misfortune.

Year: 1975
Genre: Melodrama
Where to watch: YouTube user KoreanFilm (english subtitles)

Main Cast:

Song Jae-Ho as Chang-su
Yeom Bok-Sun as Yeong-ja

Plot Summary:

Chang-su returns from the Vietnam War and sees Yeong-ja at the police station. He met Yeong-ja 3 years earlier when he worked at an iron foundry. He met Yeong-ja at his boss's house where she was employed as a housemaid. He fell in love with her and proposed before leaving for the Vietnam War. Yeong-ja was kicked out after being exploited by the boss's son. She started working at a sewing factory, but the wages weren't enough. She tried working at a bar, but the job wasn't right for her. Then she became a conductor on a bus, but she lost her arm in a traffic accident. Then she became a prostitute. Chang-su reunites with Yeong-ja after the war 3 years later. He is shocked that she is just living with no goals. He takes care of her, but she leaves him so he can have a better future. After a few years Chang-su finds out where she lives and goes to see her. He finds out that she is married. Her husband is also disabled and they have a child together. He wishes her happiness and leaves.

Korean Movie: "The Marriage Life" 결혼이야기

**This is one of the movies on the top 101 Korean movies list.  It was the fourth most highly attended Korean film between 1990 and 1995.

I'm trying to watch movies from the top 101 Korean movie list. This is the 2nd one I have watched so far.

My Review: I found this movie on the Youtube channel (KoreanFilm) where the top 101 movies are uploaded. The movie is very funny. It shows what happens after marriage. Before getting married you are happily in love, but then once you are married things change. You start to notice all of your partners bad habits. The guy who shines shoes was my favorite character. He was so funny and kept reciting metaphors against marriage.

Year Aired: 1992
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Length: 95 mins
Where to watch: Youtube user KoreanFilm (with English Subtitles)

Main Cast:

Choi Min-Su as Kim Tae-gyu
Shim Hye-Jin was Choi Ji-hye

Plot Summary:

Radio producter Kim Tae-gyu and voice actress Choi Ji-hye get married for love although their family and friends don't approve. At first they have great passion and their new marriage is good. Then the realness of marriage sets in and their marriage suffers. They start fighting over the correct way to squeeze the toothpaste, making dinner, and doing dishes. They are fighting so much that they are considering divorce. After they have been apart Tae-gyu tells Ji-hye that he still loves her and wants to start over. Ji-hye doesn't want to start over because the memories are too painful for her. Tae-gyu sends a letter of apology to the radio show where Ji-hye works. She reads it and tries to find him. They run into each other at a cemetary.

Korean Drama: "A Gentleman's Dignity" 신사의 품격

My Review: I watched all 20 episodes in 1 week on Netflix. The summary on Netflix said it was the male answer to "Sex and The City" so I thought it would be interesting. The drama is really funny! The drama follows the lives of 4 men in their 40's who have been friends since high school. The drama follows their career and love lives. There is a married man who cheats, a widower with an admirer 17 years younger, a man who is dating someone for a year, and a single man who eventually starts dating. You'll have to watch to find out the rest!! There is a happy ending!

Genre: Romantic Comedy
Year Aired: 2012
Episodes: 20
Main Cast:

Jang Dong Gun as Kim Do Jin
Kim Ha Neul as Seo Yi Soo
Kim Soo Ro as Im Tae San
Kim Min Jong as Choi Yoon
Lee Jong Hyuk as Lee Jung Rok
Yoon Se Ah as Hong Se Ra
Kim Jung Nan as Park Min Sook
Yoon Jin Yi as Im Me Ah Ri
Lee Jong Hyun as Collin

Plot Summary:

Kim Do Jin is an architect dating a high school teacher named Seo Yi Soo. Im Tae San works with Kim Do Jin and dates a pro golfer named Hong Se Ra. Choi Yoon is a widower who is a lawyer. Im Tae San's sister is in love with him, but is 17 years younger. Lee Jung Hyuk is a cafe owner who married a rich older woman named Park Min Sook. His wife is unhappy and wants a divorce.