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ShurongI was so surprised that Jewel in the Palace has been broadcast in so many countries.
I also did not know the baby shark song was originally from korea.
From the article , the author analyzed the social issues behind the two dramas: Dad! Where are we going and the return of superman. The social issues like low birth rate, suicide rate, social statues between men and women are very valuable information to me.
From the Professor’s video , I learned how to watch Korean dramas from a broad perspective, especially social issues tied in them.
ShurongI learned about Gangnam Style in 2013. It was one of the shows we chose to celebrate Chinese New Year. From the professor’s lecture and articles, I think I understand the reasons better why this song has 4.4 billion views on youtube.
When I read the first article for this week, I learned the Korean song Tumen River of Tears and the story of it. After I watched the video of this song, there are two songs that came to my mind consequently. One is the Chinese Fable: MengJiangNu’s Bitter weeping and the other is the Japanese song:Song of wild grass(雑草の歌). All these three songs in Korea, China and Japan were sung about women's tough life in the past and present.
ShurongRegarding the Korean wave, a Korean drama Dae Jang Geum came out of my head. I watched this drama in the summer of 2005. This drama started to be very popular in China in 2003/2004. You could hear the theme song Onara very often in the mall and even today I still can hum the tune. Of course, I and one of my classmates were trapped in this Korean Hallyu. We liked the cuisine display, actresses' costume and hairstyle presented in this drama; we also liked the plot and the leading actress's character who was strong, patient, positive and diligent, so we stayed up overnight to finish watching this drama through DVD player.
Last night, I watched the film Train to Bushan. I don't have professional knowledge to interpret this film at all, but I was touched by the performance in which the major characters sacrifice themselves to save others when confronting dangers. It is hard for us uman beings to be humane,isn't it?
Nowadays, I enjoy having Korean food. I specifically like the side dishes Bachan.
The balanced combination of color, taste, and variety of these delicious dishes is a delicate art !
ShurongHello everyone! I am very excited to meet everyone here and thanks so much for Crystal Hisia, Professor Jennifer Jung Kim and US-China Institute to provide this opportunity for us.
Currently , I am a Kindergarten teacher in a private school. For last couple years, I had several korean students in my class. I wish I can learn some knowledge like language, culture, young children' s cartoons/books/song.etc. to help me connect with those korean students quickly.
