#Chang Ki-Yong

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Two (2) From Well Go USA

June 22, 2024 (NYC)– Two (2) from Well Go USA.   A Look at Two new international films, originating in South Korea,  distributed by Well Go USA, and hitting digital on June 25th.   Here is a synopsis and review of these Well Go USA Entertainment releases. HOPELESS Synopsis:       After spending his entire childhood in a town riddled with crime and violence, a teenage boy saves up his money in…

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The Many Faces of Ji Chang Wook

Sleeping Beauty (2008) - Jin Seo

You Stole My Heart (2008) - Lee Phillip

My Two perfect sons (2009) - Song Mi-poong

Hero (2009) - Park Jun-hyeong

Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp (2010) - Soo-il

Smile Again (2010-2011) - Dong hae

Warrior Baek Dong soo (2011) - Baek Dong-soo

Bachelor's Vegetable Store (2011-2012) - Han Tae-yang

Five fingers (2012) - Yoo In-ha

Empress Ki (2013) - Toghon Temur

Healer (2014) - Seo Jung-hoo / Park Bong-soo / Healer

The Whirlwind Girl 2 (2016) - Chang An

THE K2 (2016) - Kim Je-ha / K2

Fabricated city (2017) - Kwon Yoo

Suspicious Partner (2017) - Noh Ji-wook

Melting Me Softly (2019) - Ma Dong-chan

Backstreet Rookie (2020) - Choi Dae-hyun

Lovestruck in the City (2020) - Park Jae-won

Hard Hit (2021) - Jinwoo

The Sound of Magic (2022) - Lee Eul

If You Wish Upon Me (2022) - Yoon Gyeo-rye

The Worst of Evil (2023) - Park Joon-mo

Welcome to Samdal-ri (2023-2024) - Cho Yong-pil

Revolver (2024) - Andy

Queen Woo (2024) - Go Nam-mu / Gogukcheon of Goguryeo

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The Atypical Family: Review

Since no one is going on my blog I'll try to post my review here don't let it flop.

Synopsis: Most of the Bok family have superpowers. But due to various lifestyle choices they can no longer use them. Bok Gwi Ju (Jang Ki Yong) can go back in time to his happiest moments but can no longer do so as he has depression. Bok Man Heum can see the future in her dreams but now has trouble sleeping. Bok Dong Hee can fly but due to her struggles with obesity she can no longer do so. Bok In Ah has a smartphone addiction problem. Enter Do Da Hee (Chun Woo Hee) who is mysterious and seems to be the answer to the Bok family problems.

Review: This drama is quirky and mostly character-driven. It can be a bit slow for some people and it has a certain vibe. It’s well-directed. It isn’t exactly lighthearted. It’s about how the characters deal with not being able to use their superpowers and it takes some time for the actual reasons they can’t use them to be revealed. All the actors acted well. I had some issues with the ending but overall the show is quite good.

I am a sucker for kdramas that involve characters with depression. I like how they showed that depression isn’t something you always get over easily and that it can return but you just need support to be able to deal with it. Gwi Ju also had to deal with two traumatic events which is the reason for his depression. One of the issues with the drama is that the actress for Dong Hee wears a fat suit and the depiction and treatment of her obesity isn’t always great.

Otherwise the drama depicts most stuff well and is worth watching for that. The characters are flawed and they do change but some get a kind of redemption arc that isn’t always earned. And I am kind of confused and unsatisfied with the ending. Overall though, the drama is a solid watch.

My Rating: 8/10

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random thoughts about castaway diva, episode twelve

(read more because i always get carried away lol and this post might contain spoilers)

SO SAD THAT THIS IS THE LAST EPISODE :(((

Ki ho opening the bottle for mok ha... my heart is already full and we're not even two minutes into the show 💓

Even in his last act, mr jung is selfish and wants to drag his family with him. He wants them to keep his name because he still thinks of himself as their one and only father. I thought the questioning with the judge would have put him back in his place but no, that man is too lost in his head to think clearly. Mr jung is jealous of lee uk because mr lee has proven to the whole family what it means to be a loving husband and father. Meanwhile, mr jung has only made them suffer and live a fearful life.

I'm so happy lee uk survived the attack. What a beautiful moment to have him wake up when his wife is next to him and she reminds him her lifelong wish to become his wife. That's the power of love 💓

I'm so happy the brothers got their jobs back. Also their smiles when looking at their last names 💓

I know this is supposed to be a feel good moment (when the parents got their license to reopen the hair salon) but I can't help side-eyeing all their neighbors that gave them such a hard time when police came for the identity theft situation. Makes you reflect if you want such friends/neighbors around you.

I found it funny when mok ha and mo rae realized president lee is the one to blame for the song changes.

Seeing yong wan being part of mok ha's team was such a sweet moment. Saying he wants his next 10 years to be fun.

The moment where ran joo, the brothers and yong wan give out balloons and ask the audience to cheer for mok ha 💙 My heart is full of love

Fly away is such a great song. And seeing mok ha finally getting the recognition she deserves ad topping the charts <3 I'm so proud.

Some day, it was a delight to hear it as the closing song. Everything has come full circle.

I'm giving this a 9/10

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[HOT-THEQOO] TOP 5 best female acting idols selected by 31 industry experts

StarNews conducted a survey with 31 industry experts, including representatives of entertainment management companies and production companies (each expert to select 2 male and female), to select the acting idol with the most active performance this year and whose performance are most anticipated in the future.

5th place: Kim Sejeong (5 votes) (Latest works: The Uncanny Counter 2/Today’s Webtoon/Business Proposal) 4th place: Nana (7 votes) (Latest works: Mask Girl/Confession/Glitch) 3rd place: Suzy (9 votes) (Latest works: Anna/Start-Up/Ashfall) 2nd place: IU (11 votes) (Latest works: Dream/Broker/Hotel Del Luna) 1st place: YoonA (13 votes) (Latest works: King The Land/Big Mouth/Confidential Assignment 2)

■List of survey participants (in alphabetical order)

Kwon Jae Young, CEO of A9 Media ● Kim Nam Hyung, CEO of GF Entertainment ● Kim Yong Seop, Managing Director of FNC Entertainment ● Kim Jong Do, CEO of Namoo Actors ● Kim Jiwon, CRO of SM Entertainment ● Kim Hyeong Gon, Director of P Nation ● Noh Hyun Tae, CEO of iNKODE ● Park Hee Young, Vice President of MLD Entertainment ● Bang Jae Hyuk, Director of KQ Entertainment ● Bae Ki Hwan, Director of Tango Music ● Baek Chang Joo, CEO of C-JeS Studios ●  Seong Hyun Soo, CEO of Noon ● Yang Hyun Seung, CEO of UL Entertainment ● Yeon Han Jun, Director of THINK Entertainment ● Oh Jong Heon, Production Division 2 Head of IST Entertainment ● Yoo Hyeong Seok, CEO of Yooborn Company ● Lee Sang Cheol, CEO of In Next Trend ● Lee In Gyu, Head of Division of Antenna ● Lee Jin Sung, CEO of King Kong by. Starship ● Lee Hae Jong, Director of DSP Media ● Lee Hoon Hee, CEO of Starship Entertainment ● Lim Seung Chae, Vice President of WM Entertainment ● Jang Doo Bong, CEO of Story J Company ● Jeong Deok Gyun, CEO of J Wide Company ● Jeong Wook, CEO of JYP Entertainment ● Cho Dae Kwon, CEO of Alien Company ● Jin Jeong Kyun, Director of GLG ● Tak Young Jun, COO of SM Entertainment ● Han Jeong Soo, CEO of Mystic Story ● Heo Seong Moon, Director of Media Lab SISO ● Heo Jae Ok, Head of Division of Cube Entertainment.

At time of posting 14 Sep 6pm KST: 47K views, 271 comments (Will only translate comments relating to YoonA)

2. Look at YoonA’s latest projects line-up, everything is going well for her ㅋㅋㅋ 7. All are doing really wellㅋㅋ 8. I thought YoonA wasn’t good at acting when she was Saebyuk (in her first lead drama ‘You Are My Destiny’) but these days her acting is really good. Not just as an acting idol, but she's just good at it (acting). ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I thought IU was good since the drama ‘Pretty Man’ that starred Jang Geunsuk, and for Suzy, Anna, is the best... 9. I watched YoonA well in ‘King The Land’ ㅋㅋ ​​She was a perfect fit ㅋㅋ 11. What? These are all the people I like!!!!! Everyone is pretty and their acting is great. By the way, Yoona's recent works are crazy, they're all successful ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 12. YoonA was so cute in ‘King The Land’ and her acting is so good ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 13. I watched all three of YoonA's latest projects. They were all good. So good. ㅋㅋㅋㅋShe is soaring especially in ‘King The Land’. 15. YoonA is also good at acting and is building up her filmography well. 16. Wow, just look at YoonA’s recent works ㅋㅋ 17. YoonA is really good at comical acting

19. YoonA, you acted so well, so natural ㅋㅋㅋ I'm looking forward to your next work. 20. I’m convinced (I agree) ㅋㅋㅋㅋEveryone's acting is good, and YoonA's batting score (percentage of her success rate) is especially good lately. 22. Wow, it looks like there aren't any (i)dols to remove (meaning OP agrees with all on the list). But it is surprising that Jung Eunji and Sooyoung aren't here.. I guess it's because there are a lot of female idols who are good at acting. 26. YoonA acted so well in ‘King the Land’ㅋㅋㅋ 27. Wow, 1st place for both men and women are ‘King The Land’ male and female leads ㅋㅋㅋ 28. It's freaking that both YoonA’s dramas and movies did well. The line-up of her recent works is insane ㅋㅋㅋ 30. YoonA’s latest works line-up are insaneㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 31. Yoona’s career is insaneㅋㅋ 32. It’s the same with male idol rankings, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places are the ones that always come up when acting idols are mentioned ㅇㅇ 33. YoonA's works line-up is insane 34. I really enjoyed watching Yoong’s ‘King The Land’, it’s my life drama ㅠ 35. Only the people who should have been chosen were chosen. 36. Nodding (in approval) ㅋㅋ 39. Oh, there are all these people who I thought they were good ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 40. They all act well... 41. Agreed 42. They are all good at acting and pretty 44. Her latest work ‘King The Land’, ‘Big Mouth’, ‘Confidential Assignment’ shivering (because of the awesome line-up) 45. YoonA's acting was really good in ‘King The Land’. She was just like Cheon Sarang herself👍 47. It feels like the differences in acting skills among the actresses aren't that big. The 5 people seem to be famous enough to be in the top 5 in terms of influence and reputation. 48. Do well, everyone 49. YoonA is really good 50. I acknowledged 51. They are all well-known faces. 52. I saw YoonA for the first time through ‘King The Land’ and she was really good. 57. YoonA was really good in ‘King The Land’. 63. I clicked in the article shouting ‘YoonA’ 65. Lim Yoona's latest work is insane...;; 68. These are all people I like 69. The votes are more evenly distributed here, so the difference in votes is not that big... The male idols were overwhelming. 71. I came in thinking YoonA would be here, but she ended up in first place ㅋㅋㅋ. 72. (Comment deleted at time of translation) 74. YoonA's acting in ‘The K2’, IU’s in ‘My Mister’, and Suzy's in ‘Anna’ were really, really good. I'm curious about the acting of this three people in their 30s, 40s, and 50s. 76. But this was released yesterday morning and suddenly both articles (male and female) came out as ‘hot’ topics. 79. To be honest, I was sad because I thought YoonA's (drama) filmography was bad, but these days, everything is really good.. ㅜㅜ And the movie filmography is good too. 80. I acknowledge everyone in this article, but it's a shame that Jung Eunji, Han Sunhwa and Sooyoung weren’t included. I really enjoyed Sooyoung's ‘Not Others’. 85. YoonA seems to choose her works well. 88. (Comment deleted at time of translation)

90. Lim Yoona’s form is crazy!!!!!!! 92. (replied to 69th comment) Oh, it looks like they got votes from all over. Female acting idols are also good at acting. 94. Oh, they are all good actors ㅋㅋㅋI also liked Jung Eunji, Sooyoung and Sojin ㅋㅋ 100. YoonA, IU and Suzy's singing and acting careers are all top notch 101. I acknowledged all of them 105. I thought about Bona, but the acting idols in the article are all very good 106. I also thought about YoonA's ‘EXIT’, but it is not her most recent work. 107. I enjoyed everything YoonA has released recently. 108. I came in the article thinking of YoonA. 109. YoonA❤️ I like her very much 112. King-jeong (t/l note: It is a slang to of 킹 (king)+ 인정 (agreed), to describe being full agreement of something) 113. I approved 115. YoonA’s recent career seems really good 117. Approved approved. 119. YoonA and IU, king-jeong. I want to watch Suzy’s drama, why isn’t it coming out yet? 120. We selected the acting idols who showed the greatest success this year and who we are looking forward to in the future. ----------------------- This is the survey topic. 121. I think YoonA’s career is so good 122. I heard about ‘King The Land’ being a huge hit on Netflix and ‘Big Mouth’ also did well, hence it is a back-to-back hit. 125. I acknowledged it 127. (replied to 120th comment) It is in the text ㅋㅋ 128. As expected, YoonA! 129. Ah, YoonA’s acting is good. 130. I acknowledge all of them 131. Approved 132. Ah, I approved of everyone listed here 133. YoonA is good 134. YoonA seems to be in good form these days. Personally, I think Suzy’s ‘Anna’ was the best ever, so I hope Suzy do another such genreㅠㅠ 135. Good 136. Approved 137. I acknowledged everyone listed here, there are people who I am disappointed that they are not on the list, but there is also no one in the list that I objected too. 138. YoonA’s filmography is good. All her works are very good, and she acts very well too. 140. Everyone's form is good, but the acting skills of the female idols are ambiguous. 141. I like YoonA so much 143. (Replied to 140th comment) What?;; As expected, all the malicious commenters are like sh*t. All the 5 females here have a besting acting of their life for at least once, so what are you talking about? 144. Yes 147. IU and Nana are good. No, all the 5 people listed here are goodㅋㅋㅋ 148. For the female acting idols, the votes are considered more evenly distributed. 149. (Replied to 140th comment) ? 152. I’m looking forward to YoonA’s movies and dramas doing well. I’m also curious about the ‘2 O’clock Date’! 153. I agreed with all listed in the article, Nana’s acting is really good. 156. I like Lim YoonA to the point of dying ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ 157. King-jeong 158. YoonA is good. I thought her acting was good after watching her works recently 160. YoonA is so likeable these days. I've seen all of her recent works. Now, she is a ‘trust and treasure’ actress.

161. Wow, all of them are K-pop talent. 163.The 1st place for both male and female are Junho and YoonA, ‘King The Land’ couple is really good ㅠㅠ I hope they both do better. The chemistry was good, and their acting was good in ‘King The Land’ 167. King-jeong to all on the list

168. Wow, 1st place is YoonA, congrats congrats!! 169. The movies and dramas YoonA starred in, all received great success, so amazing 171. I clicked in the article shouting YoonA ㅋㅋㅋㅋI hope things go smoothly~ 175. YoonA deserves the 1st place. Her drama and movie careers are all good. 176. Regardless of her career, Yoona really showed off her acting chops with her ‘Confidential Assignment’ and ‘EXIT’, and she did well in King the Land as well. Nana and Kim Sejeong are rather unexpected, and I think Han Sunhwa or Jung Eunji are better. 178. All of them have improved a lot in their acting so it’s even better 180. I feel like all the idols mentioned in the original text and Sooyoung and Eunji are good at acting. 185. YoonA 189. YoonA has a good way of choosing projects ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 191. These are the actors who were active 'this year', but it seems like it includes only those who can be included... YoonA did well in ‘King The Land, and IU and Suzy are the queens of immense popularity who respond right away in surveys like this even if they didn't have any hit films or activities this year. (Just like stars who are ranked even if they are inactive that year when Gallup selects the best OO of the year...) Nana becomes popular because of ‘Mask Girl’ recently. 193. YoonA! 194. Even though Nana is really good, I recognize all 5 people there. 196. (Comment deleted at time of translation) 197. YoonA was such a perfect fit for ‘King The Land’ this time, so pretty 198. I'm waiting for YoonA's next work 200. YoonA! 201. Acknowledged acknowledged 204. I agreed with all the line-up here 205. Waiting for YoonA's next work 208. Line-up approved... 209. No, initially I thought how could Sejeong be in 5th place only, but as I scrolled lower (to reveal the top 4), the more I understood. 212. I only saw YoonA's works for a few seconds in passing, so I had the prejudice that I couldn't get into the character because I heard YoonA's voice that I used to hear.. I recently watched Exit belatedly and was so surprised that it turns out okay. I finally understand why her movies are so successful and how she gets casted so consistently. 214. YoonA is good! Han Sunhwa too!! 215. YoonA is really good 216. Even though I’m not a fan of all five of them, I acknowledged. 217. Oh.. everyone who are good are gathered here 218. Soshi is YoonA, but I was also surprised that Sooyoung was better at acting than I thoughtㅋㅋ 219. ‘King The Land’ influence is huge. Both sides (male and female) came in first place 220. YoonA is really good ㅋㅋㅋㅋ I watched ‘Big Mouth’ and ‘King The Land’ recently, and she did well in both dramas. YoonA would be a perfect match for a little bit of ‘Big Mouth’ – ‘King the Land’ – ‘EXIT’, a bright, cheerful, confident and u undaunted not in a villain way character 221. The experts voted but there are people here trying to start a fight so ridiculousㅋ What is it? ㅋㅋㅋ 224. They are all good 225. YoonA’s latest line-up projects are really awesome ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

226, Everyone are gathered here, they are all good 227. Oh, YoonA approved 229. Really, YoonA is really good. I think she has star quality, good screen control, and acting skills. 231. If its YoonA, its king-jeong. 232. YoonA is building up her filmography for movies and dramas well. Her acting in ‘Confidential Assignment’, ‘Big Mouth’, ‘King the Land’ were really good. I admit her acting in ‘Miracle’ was also really good. 233. (Replied to 232nd comment) All same as you and ‘EXIT’ too!! 235. Oh my, YoonA's acting was really good. 236. YoonA, approved 238. Agreed 239. YoonA, approved approved 240. YoonA, approved 241. YoonA, I really enjoyed ‘King The Land’. So lovely ㅠ 243. Hehehe YoonA>< 244. All are good 245. Acknowledged 246. YoonA, approved 248. YoonA, approved 249. Oh, they are all good. And popular too. 258. Even if there are people who should be added in, but there aren’t people that should be removed. I went ‘King-jeong King-jeong’ while scrolling down the list. 259. I watched every project of YoonA that comes out after ‘EXIT’. Really, she is good at acting in both movies and dramas. 260. Agreed 261. It's a shame that YoonA keeps getting underestimated because of the disgusting keyboard warriors. 263. I clicked in thinking of YoonA. 264. Didn’t YoonA filmed a drama in the early days of her debut, she did really well in that too. 265. Agreed, YoonA and Suzy are good at acting 266. YoonA and Suzy are both good at acting 267. Agreed 268. YoonA did really well 269. Agreed for all 270. When will YoonA's next work come out ㅠㅠ I want to see it soon 271. YoonA has become someone that can be trust and treasure (to watch). I am waiting for her next work.

Source: TheQoo Trans: mystarmyangel

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K-pop Boy Bands Stations

Seventeen

Choi Seung-Cheol (S. Coups)

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Yoon Jeong- Han (Jeonghan)

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Joshua Hong (Joshua)

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Wen Jun-Hui (Jun)

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Kwon Soon-Yeung (Hoshi)

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Jeon Won-Woo (Wonwoo)

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Lee Ji-Hoon (Woozi)

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Lee Seok-Min (DK)

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Kim Ming-Gyu (Mingyu)

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Xu Ming Hao (The8)

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Boo Seung-Kwan (Seungkwan)

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Hansol Vernon Chwe (Vernon)

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Lee Chan (Dino)

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TXT

Choi Soo-Bin (Soobin)

Choi Yeon-Jun (Yeonjun)

Choi Beom-Gyu (Beomgyu)

Kang Tae-Hyun (Taehyun)

Kai Kamal Huenging (Huening Kai)

Monsta X

Sohn Hyun-Woo (Shownu)

Lee Min-Hyuk (Minhyuk)

Yoo Ki-Hyun (Kihyun)

Chae Hyung-Won (Hyung-won)

Lee Joo-Heon (Jooheon)

Im Chang-Kyun (I.M)

EXO

Kim Jun-Myeon (Suho)

Kim Min Seok (Xiumin)

Byun Baek-Hyun (Baekhyun)

Kim Jong-Dae (Chen)

Park Chan-Yeol (Chanyeol)

Do Kyung-Soo (D.O)

Kim Jong-In (Kai)

Oh Se-Hun (Sehun)

Zhang Jiashuni (Lay)

Li Jiasheng (Kris)

Lu Han (Luhan)

Huang Zitao (Tao)

Stray Kids

Christopher Chan (Bang Chan)

Lee Min-Ho (Lee Know)

Seo Chang-Bin (Changbin)

Hwang Hyun-Jin (HyunJin)

Han Ji-Sang (Han)

Felix Lee (Felix)

Kim Seung-Min (Seungmin)

Yang Jeong-In (I.N)

Kim Woo-Jin (Woojin)

NCT

Lee Tae-Yong (Taeyong)

Moon Tae-Il (Taeil)

Seo Young-Ho (Johnny)

Nakamoto Yuta (Yuta)

Qian Kun (Kun)

Kim Dong-Young (Doyoung)

(Korean Name) Lee Young-Heum (Ten)

Jeong Yoon-Oh (Jaehyun)

Dong Si-Cheng (Winwin)

Kim Jung-Woo (Jungwoo)

Huang Xuxi (Lucas)

Mark Lee (Mark)

Xiao Dejun (Xiaojun)

Wong Kunhang (Hendery)

Huang Ren Jun (Renjun)

Lee Je-No (Jeno)

Lee Dong-Hyuck (Haechan)

Na Jae-Min (Jaemin)

Liu YangYang (Yangyang)

Osaki Shotaro (Shotaro)

Jung Sung-Chan (Sungchan)

Zhong Chen-Le (Chenie)

Park Ji-Sung (Jisung)

ENHYPEN

Yang Jung-Won (Jungwon)

Lee Hee-Seung (Heeseung)

Jay Park (Jay)

Jake Sim (Jake)

Park Sung-Hoon (Sunghoon)

Kim Seon-Woo (Sunoo)

BTS

Kim Nam-Joon

Kim Seok-Jin

Min Yoongi

Jung Ho-Seok

Park Ji-Min

Kim Tae-Hyung

Jeon Jung-kook

Solo Artists

Lee Ho-Seok (Wonho)

Kang Dong-Ho (Baekho.)

Cho Seung-Youn (Woodz.)

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Top 5 Sci-Fi Movies on Netflix

5. Predestination (2014)

Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller

Actor: Alicia Pavlis, Annabelle Norman, Arielle O’Neill, Ben Prendergast, Carolyn Shakespeare-Allen, Cate Wolfe, Christopher Bunworth, Christopher Kirby, Christopher Sommers, Christopher Stollery, Dennis Coard, Dick York, Elise Jansen, Eliza D’Souza, Eliza Matengu, Ethan Hawke, Felicity Steel, Finegan Sampson, Freya Stafford, Giordano Gangl, Grant Piro, Hayley Butcher, Jim Knobeloch, Katie Avram, Kristie Jandric, Kuni Hashimoto, Lucinda Armstrong Hall, Madeleine West, Maja Sarosiek, Marky Lee Campbell, Milla Simmonds, Monique Heath, Noah Taylor, Noel Herriman, Olivia Sprague, Paul Moder, Raj Sidhu, Rob Jenkins, Sara El-Yafi, Sarah Snook, Sophie Cusworth, Tony Nikolakopoulos, Tyler Coppin, Vanessa Crouch

Director: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig, The Spierig Brothers

Rating: R

One of the most original time-travel thrillers since 12 Monkeys. A brilliant subversion of the Time Paradox trope, with enough plot twists to keep you entertained until well after the movie is finished. Predestination is an amazing movie with great performances from Ethan Hawke and Sarah Snook. It’s a movie that will feel like Inception, when it comes to messing with your mind and barely anyone has heard of it. It is highly underrated and unknown, sadly.

4. Train to Busan (2016)

Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

Actor: Ahn So-hee, An So-hee, Baek Seung-hwan, Cha Chung-hwa, Chang-hwan Kim, Choi Gwi-hwa, Choi Woo-shik, Choi Woo-sung, Dong-seok Ma, Eui-sung Kim, Gong Yoo, Han Ji-eun, Han Sung-soo, Jang Hyuk-jin, Jeong Seok-yong, Jung Seok-yong, Jung Young-ki, Jung Yu-mi, Kim Chang-hwan, Kim Eui-sung, Kim Jae-rok, Kim Joo-heon, Kim Ju-hun, Kim Keum-soon, Kim Soo-ahn, Kim Soo-an, Kim Su-an, Kim Won-Jin, Lee Joo-sil, Lee Joong-ok, Ma Dong-seok, Park Myung-shin, Sang-ho Yeon, Seok-yong Jeong, Shim Eun-kyung, Sohee, Soo-an Kim, Soo-jung Ye, Terri Doty, Woo Do-im, Woo-sik Choi, Ye Soo-jung, Yeon Sang-ho, Yoo Gong, Yu-mi Jeong, Yu-mi Jung

Director: Sang-ho Yeon, Yeon Sang-ho

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A zombie virus breaks out and catches up with a father as he is taking his daughter from Seoul to Busan, South Korea’s second-largest city. Watch them trying to survive to reach their destination, a purported safe zone.

The acting is spot-on; the set pieces are particularly well choreographed. You’ll care about the characters. You’ll feel for the father as he struggles to keep his humanity in the bleakest of scenarios.

It’s a refreshingly thrilling disaster movie, a perfect specimen of the genre.

3. Serenity (2005)

Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller

Actor: Adam Baldwin, Alan Tudyk, Carrie ‘CeCe’ Cline, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Colin Patrick Lynch, David Krumholtz, Demetra Raven, Dennis Keiffer, Elaine Mani Lee, Erik Weiner, Gina Torres, Glenn Howerton, Hunter Ansley Wryn, Jessica Huang, Jewel Staite, Linda Wang, Logan O’Brien, Marcus Young, Mark Winn, Marley McClean, Matt McColm, Michael Hitchcock, Morena Baccarin, Nathan Fillion, Nectar Rose, Neil Patrick Harris, Peter James Smith, Rafael Feldman, Rick Williamson, Ron Glass, Ryan Tasz, Sarah Paulson, Sean Maher, Summer Glau, Tamara Taylor, Terrell Tilford, Terrence Hardy Jr., Tristan Jarred, Weston Nathanson, Yan Feldman

Director: Joss Whedon

Rating: PG-13

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Serenity is a futuristic sci-fi film that serves as a feature-length continuation of the story-line from the TV program Firefly (2002–2003). The story revolves around the captain (Nathan Fillion) and crew of the titular space vessel that operate as space outlaws, running cargo and smuggling missions throughout the galaxy. They take on a mysterious young psychic girl and her brother, the girl carrying secrets detrimental to the intergalactic government, and soon find themselves being hunted by a nefarious assassin (Chiwetel Ejiofor). The first feature-length film from Joss Whedon (The Avengers), Serenity is a lively and enjoyable adventure, replete with large-scale action sequences, strong characterizations and just the right touch of wry humor. An enjoyable viewing experience that stands alone without demanding that you have familiarity with the original program beforehand.

2. Sorry to Bother You (2018)

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Actor: Armie Hammer, Danny Glover, David Cross, Ed Moy, Forest Whitaker, James D. Weston II, Jermaine Fowler, John Ozuna, Kate Berlant, Lakeith Stanfield, Lily James, Marcella Bragio, Michael X. Sommers, Molly Brady, Omari Hardwick, Patton Oswalt, Robert Longstreet, Rosario Dawson, Steven Yeun, Teresa Navarro, Terry Crews, Tessa Thompson, Tom Woodruff Jr., Tony Toste, W. Kamau Bell

Director: Boots Riley

In the year of the Netflix TV Show Maniac, another absurdist title stole critics’ hearts. Sorry to Bother You is a movie set in an alternate reality, where capitalism and greed are accentuated. Lakeith Stanfield (Atlanta) is a guy called Cassius who struggles to pay his bills. However, when at a tele-marketing job an old-timer tells him to use a “white voice”, he starts moving up the ranks of his bizarre society. A really smart movie that will be mostly enjoyed by those who watch it for its entertaining value, and not so much for its commentary. It is like a Black Mirror episode stretched into a movie.

1. Ex Machina (2015)

Genre: Drama, Science Fiction

Actor: Alex Garland, Alicia Vikander, Chelsea Li, Claire Selby, Corey Johnson, Domhnall Gleeson, Elina Alminas, Gana Bayarsaikhan, Oscar Isaac, Sonoya Mizuno, Symara A. Templeman, Symara Templeman, Tiffany Pisani

Director: Alex Garland

Rating: R

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Ex Machina is the directorial debut of Alex Garland, the writer of 28 Days Later (and 28 Weeks Later). It tells the story of Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson from About Time), an IT developer who is invited by a billionaire CEO to participate in a groundbreaking experiment — administering a Turing test to a humanoid robot called Ava (Alicia Vikander). Meeting the robot with feelings of superiority at first, questions of trust and ethics soon collide with the protagonist’s personal views. While this dazzling film does not rely on them, the visual effects and the overall look-feel of Ex Machina are absolutely stunning and were rightly picked for an Academy Award. They make Ex Machina feel just as casually futuristic as the equally stylish Her and, like Joaquin Phoenix, Gleeson aka Caleb must confront the feelings he develops towards a machine, despite his full awareness that ‘she’ is just that. This is possibly as close to Kubrick as anyone got in the 21st century. Ex Machina is clever, thrilling, and packed with engaging ideas.

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This show is framed as a big corporate drama, but it's really about the relationships between three amazing women. I liked pretty much all of it. I particularly liked how the history between these women is given more weight than the romances.

My only complaint is that there aren't enough shows like this out there.

The lens the show uses for these characters is very matter-of-fact. If this were a Hollywood production, I'd have expected some kind of girl-boss power fantasy. The show just puts the women in charge, flaws and all, and trusts the writing and acting to carry the audience through. It does all of this remarkably well.

I had trouble with the first episode, as it kind of throws a curveball and puts you into the corporate / political deep end, but once the show gets going in episode two, it doesn't stop.

The Performances

Im Soo-jung as Bae Ta-mi (Tammy). Soo-jung does a great job as (pretty much) the main character and the center of the drama. I didn't always care about the corporate nonsense being thrown around by the script, but I never felt bored watching Bae Ta-mi. You get to see the whole range from charming and feisty, to exhausted, sad, needy/anxious, and even happy. Really fun to watch.

Lee Da-hee as Cha Hyeon (Scarlet). This was one of the standout performances. Cha Hyeon was the most active of the characters and all of the best moments came from watching her interactions with the other characters. Lee Da-hee was having fun with this role, and that showed through the entire performance.

Jeon Hye-jin as Song Ga-kyeong. The most subdued of the three leads. The writers chose to make this character a bit of an enigma. Jeon Hye-jin had a tough job as she had to have good chemistry with the other leads, while having the least amount of good character interaction, and she had to still seem believable. It took almost the entire series for me to really understand the character, but Jeon Hye-jin had enough charisma to keep me interested throughout.

Ye Soo-jung as Jang Hee-eun. The big villain of the series and one of the more interesting performances. Ye Soo-jung did a great job playing a harmless old lady (when it helped her get what she wanted) while switching on a dime to a menacing abusive terror. Her motives were relatively simple, but the character never felt like a cardboard cutout. Really interesting to watch and an amazing change from her role in Do You Like Brahms.

Everyone else! This was a true ensemble show and all of the characters brought something fun to the show, even that annoying two-timing ex (Pyo Joon-soo). Standouts: Kwon Hae-hyo as CEO "Brian", Jang Ki-yong as Park Morgan, Lee Jae-wook as Seol Ji-hwan (especially funny in the fake drama), and Oh Ah-yeon as "Ellie".

TL; DR:

Smartly written with very good performances from the leads. It's refreshing to see a show that has women in charge without pandering or falling into harmful stereotypes. The portrayal of the relationships between these three women blew me away.

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Mới đây, Song Joong Ki và các bạn diễn bày tỏ sự phấn khích trước lời mời tham dự LHP Cannes cho bộ phim "Hopeless" của đạo diễn Kim Chang Hoon. Bộ phim được mời tham dự hạng mục Un Certain Regard của Liên hoan phim quốc tế Cannes. Un Certain Regard nghĩa là "một góc nhìn nhất định", là một hạng mục trong danh sách tuyển chọn chính thức của Liên hoan phim Cannes hằng năm, được tổ chức song song với cuộc tranh giải Cành cọ vàng.Tác phẩm điện ảnh kể về câu chuyện của Yeon Gyu (Hong Xa Bin thủ vai) người gia nhập thế giới tội phạm có tổ chức cùng với Chi Geon (Song Joong Ki thủ vai) nỗ lực để thoát khỏi thực tế khắc nghiệt của cuộc sống của mình.Phim của Song Joong Ki trình chiếu tại LHP CannesSong Joong Ki trong "Hopeless". (Ảnh: IT).Theo Plus M Entertainment, nhà phân phối của bộ phim, Song Joong Ki bày tỏ niềm vinh dự và phấn khích trước lời mời. Anh nói rằng, "Hopeless" được thực hiện với niềm đam mê thuần túy và anh ấy rất vui khi được giới thiệu bộ phim trên sân khấu toàn cầu. Đây là lời mời đầu tiên của LHP Cannes dành cho một bộ phim của Song Joong Ki.Hong Xa Bin cũng bày tỏ lòng biết ơn về lời mời và cơ hội tham gia "Hopeless", trong khi đạo diễn Kim Chang Hoon chia sẻ ước mơ thời thơ ấu của mình là được tham gia liên hoan phim lớn nhất thế giới. "Hopeless" sẽ được trình chiếu tại Liên hoan phim quốc tế Cannes và phát hành tại Hàn Quốc vào cuối năm nay.Song Joong Ki sinh năm 1985 tại quận Dong, Daejeon, Hàn Quốc. Anh tốt nghiệp Đại học Sungkyunkwan danh giá với tấm bằng Quản trị kinh doanh.Song Joong Ki bắt đầu sự nghiệp diễn xuất của mình vào năm 2008, xuất hiện trong bộ phim "A Frozen Flower". Sau đó, anh được công nhận với vai Gu Yong Ha trong bộ phim truyền hình nổi tiếng "Chuyện tình ở Sungkyunkwan" năm 2010. Anh tiếp tục ghi dấu với vai Kang Ma Ru trong phim truyền hình "Nice Guy" năm 2012.Vai diễn đột phá của Song Joong Ki đến vào năm 2016, khi anh đóng vai chính Yoo Si Jin trong bộ phim truyền hình ăn khách "Hậu duệ mặt trời". Bộ phim đã thành công rực rỡ, cả ở Hàn Quốc và quốc tế. Song Joong Ki đã trở nên nổi...

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2023 World Baseball Classic South Korea Roster

Pitchers

#1 Young-Pyo Ko (KT Wijeu/Naju)

#18 Woo-Young Jung (LG Ssangdung-I/Seoul)

#19 Woo-Suk Go (LG Ssangdung-I/Incheon)

#21 Se-Woong Park (Lotte Jaieoncheu/Busan)

#29 Kwang-Hyun Kim (SSG Chaglyugseon/Seoul)

#30 Hyeong-Jun So (KT Wijeu/Suwon)

#34 Won-Jung Kim (Lotte Jaieoncheu/Gwangju)

#45 Yong-Chan Lee (Doosan Gom/Seoul)

#46 Tae-In Won (Samsung Iaionseu/Daegu)

#48 Eui-Lee Lee (Kia Holang-I/Gwangju)

#54 Hyeon-Jong Yang (Kia Holang-I/Gwangju)

#57 Yun-Sik Kim (LG Ssangdung-I/Gwangju)

#59 Chang-Mo Koo (NC Dainoseu/Cheonan)

#61 Gwak Been (Doosan Gom/Seoul)

#65 Cheol-Won Jeong (Doosan Gom/Ansan)

Catchers

#25 Eui-Ji Yang (Doosan Gom/Gwangju)

#56 Ji-Young Lee (Kiwoom Yeong-Ung/Incheon)

Infielders

#2 Hye-Seong Kim (Kiwoom Yeong-Ung/Goyang)

#7 Ha-Seong Kim (San Diego Padres/Bucheon)

#10 Ji-Hwan Oh (LG Ssangdung-I/Gunsan)

#11 Tommy Edman (St. Louis Cardinals/San Diego, California)

#14 Jeong Choi (SSG Chaglyugseon/Icheon)

#50 Baek-Ho Kang (KT Wijeu/Incheon)

#52 Byung-Ho Park (KT Wijeu/Seoul)

Outfielders

#17 Hae-Min Park (LG Ssangdung-I/Seoul)

#22 Hyun-Soo Kim (LG Ssangdung-I/Seoul)

#37 Kun-Woo Park (NC Dainoseu/Changwon)

#47 Sung-Bum Na (Kia Holang-I/Gwangju)

#51 Jung-Hoo Lee (Kiwoom Yeong-Ung/Nagoya, Japan)

#53 Ji-Hoon Choi (SSG Chaglyugseon/Gwangju)

Coaches

Manager Kang-Chul Lee (KT Wijeu/Gwangju)

Hitting coach Ki-Tai Kim (Yomiuri Jaiantsu/Gwangju)

Catching coach Kab-Yong Jin (Samsung Iaionseu/Busan)

Pitching coach Hyun-Wook Jong (Samsung Iaionseu/Goryeong)

Bullpen coach Young-Soo Bae (Doosan Gom/Daegu)

1B coach Min-Jae Kim (Doosan Gom/Busan)

3B coach Min-Ho Kim (Hangug Yagu/Seoul)

Quality control coach Jae-Hak Shim (Hangug Yagu/Seoul)

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Lee Sun-gyun, "I handcuff myself" voluntarily appeared

After Kim Hong-pa murdered Lee Ki-yeong, Lee Seon-gyun put the blame on Lee Sun-gyun, and Lee Sun-gyun was put in a position to become a wanted criminal.

In the 6th episode of the SBS drama 'Beopjeon', which aired on the 20th, Eun-yong (Lee Seon-gyun) and Park Joon-kyung (Moon Chae-won), who succeeded in putting President Myung In-joo (Kim Hong-pa) in prison in the last episode, fell into a ruse while executing revenge step by step. figure was drawn.

After Chairman Myung In-joo went to prison, Eun-yong made contact with CEO Oh (played by Oh Chang-hyun and Lee Ki-young), the biggest tycoon in the Myung line. He seduced CEO Oh by saying, "I'll give you the badge of a member of the National Assembly." Representative Oh was seduced by Eun-yong, who said, "Congressman Baek has no hope for the next election anyway, and he probably knows best." He decided to accept Eun-yong's offer and stood by his side.

However, Chairman Myeong did not remain silent. Representative Oh was taken aback when he received a text message of a picture of him with his adulteress in the middle of the night, and met Chairman Joo, the master, on the roof in a state of anger. Chairman Myung In-joo got angry at CEO Oh, saying, "I'm going to go crazy saying that the old men are supporting me, but are you going to wash your mouth like that? What is my appearance like this?" I'm going to give it to you, so let's be patient for a little while" and soothed Chairman Myeong.

Chairman Myung said, "I only believe in you." Chairman Myung poked the money envelope containing the forged will into CEO Oh's pocket, who grumbled, "Erase some useless photos." Then he shouted, "I'll keep my mouth shut about the prosecutor, forever" and pushed CEO Oh from the rooftop to the floor.

Oh's death was disguised as suicide. The next day, the news pointed to Eun-yong as the culprit behind CEO Oh's death, and Eun-yong's company was seized and searched.

Then Eun-yong voluntarily headed for the prosecutor's office building with firm determination. His nephew, Prosecutor Jang Tae-choon (Kang Yoo-seok), shouted, "Are you crazy?", but Eun-yong said, "You handcuff me, so that you won't get hurt," and reached out both hands toward the nephew, and the drama began. It's finished.

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IT’S OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY // KDRAMA DİZİ YORUMU

UYARI : Yazılar genel olarak spoiler içerebilir. İçermeyedebilir.

İmdb puanı: 8,6 Benim puanım: 10

Drama: It’s Okay to Not Be Okay / Psycho But It's Okay

Hangul: 사이코지만 괜찮아

Director: Park Shin-Woo

Writer: Jo Yong

Episodes: 16

Date: 2020

Language: Korean

Country: South Korea

Cast : Kim Soo-Hyun , Seo Ye-Ji, Oh Jung-Se , Park Gyu-Young, Kim Ju-Hun, Jang Young-Nam, Kim Mi-Kyung, Kim Chang-Wan, Kang Ki-Doong

 2021 (57th) BaekSang Arts Awards - May 13, 2021

Best Supporting Actor (Oh Jung-Se)

Art Award

 Uzun zamandır listemde olmasına rağmen sığ ve bunalım bir aşk hikayesini anlattığını düşündüğüm için izlemeye elim gitmiyordu. Oylanma oranı ve puanı yüksek olduğu için listemden çıkartmaya da kıyamıyordum. Diğer yandan başroldeki Kim Soo Hyun 'un Kore sinemasında bu kadar ünlü bir oyuncu olmasına da pek anlam veremiyordum. Sonuç olarak bir şekilde diziye başladım.

İtiraf etmeliyim ki kelimenin tam anlamı ile büyülendim. 1. bölümün sonunda, neden olduğunu bilmediğim şekilde dizinin hikayesine kolumu, bacağımı, kendimi kaptırmış gibi hissettim.  Sanki bir masal dünyasına izinsiz adım atmış gibiydim. Karakterlerin her biri Tim Burton'a el sallayarak sahneye çıkıyorlardı. Her birinde coşkulu ve ölçülü bir aura vardı. Asla nedenini anlayamadığım bir heyecanla izlemeye devam ettim.

Dizide üç yalnız insanın yollarının kesişmesi masal gibi anlatılıyor. Ko Mun Yeong (Seo Yea Ji); İnsanlardan bağımsız yaşayan, gotik havası ile herkesin çekindiği bir çocuk kitabı yazarı. Moon Kang Tae (Kim Soo Hyun), 10 yıl içerisinde 15 hastane değiştirmiş psikiyatri kliniğinde hasta bakıcı. Moon Sang Tae (Oh Jung Se), Kang tae'nin zihinsel engelli abisi. Bu üçünün bir arada olduğu sahnelerin birçoğu tablo gibiydi. Çekimler ve hikâye anlatımı ise o kadar lezzetliydi ki, diziyi izlerken doyduğumu hissettim.

Her bölüm klasik olarak bildiğimiz peri masalları ile başlayıp, farklı yorumlanması ile tamamlandı. Bir masal dünyasının kapısından içeri adımımı attım ve kendimi Charlie'nin çikolata fabrikasına ilk kez adım atan bir çocuk gibi hissettim. Masalların ve hikayelerin dizinin içinde yorumlanışları, karakterlerin hikayelerden çıkarımları ve izleyiciye yansıtma şekilleri muazzamdı. İlk başta dizinin sığ ve bunalım olduğunu düşündüğüm için kendime çok kızdım. Bütün romantik detaylar bile o kadar incelikle işlenmiş ki, klasik Kore dizilerinden fersah fersah sıyrılıyor.

Sadece ana karakterler değil dizideki bütün karakterler için hikayeler incelikle yazılmış. Her karakterin kendi travması ile yüzleşmesi ve üzerinden gelme çabasını çok başarılı anlatıyor. Hiçbir oyuncu ve karakter diziye fazla ya da abartı değildi. Oyuncuların içtenliği ve profesyonelliği su götürmezdi. Oyuncuların yanı sıra, yönetmenden senariste bütün ekip çok başarılıydı. Dizinin çekimleri, kullanılan mekanlar, kıyafet seçimleri, diyaloglar gerçekten beni büyüledi.

Dizinin konusu için bir iyileşme yolculuğu diyebiliriz. Karakterlerin birbirlerinin yaralarını sarmasını, kendi travmalarını fark etmelerini izleyiciye çok doğal aktarmışlar. Özellikle Moon Sang Tae karakterini canlandıran Oh Jung Se, inanılmaz bir performans sergiledi. Kesinlikle önünde eğiliyorum. Ko Mun Yeong karakterinin insan hislerini hiç öğrenmemiş bir çocuk olması ve her yeni duyguda teyit etmek istemesi çok tatlı bir detaydı. Onunla; birini sevmenin ne demek olduğunu öğrenmesini gözlerim dolarak izledim.

Hikaye boyunca karakter gelişimlerini parmakla gösterebilirim. Hiçbir tutarsızlık yoktu. İlk saniyede izleyiciye verdikleri dark hava ve grotesk atmosfer son bölüme kadar havasını hiç bozmadı. Sezon boyunca dizi yalnızlıktan beslenerek ve doyarak noktayı koydu. Benim en çok hoşuma giden şeylerden biri de Moon Mang Tae ismini verdikleri bez bebek oldu. Yükledikleri anlam gerçekten güzeldi.

Eleştirmem gerekiyor ise, beni rahatsız eden yalnızca iki nokta oldu. Birincisi, Ko Mun Yeong karakterinin bütün sezon boyunca makyajının bozulmamış olmasıydı. Yağmurda, çamurda, uyurken, ağlarken hep porselen bebek gibiydi. En azından 1-2 kere de olsa keşke makyajsız görseydik. İkincisi ise, Ko Mun Yeong'un annesinin hikayesi. Ölmediğini ve hikayeye bir yerinden dahil olacağını bekliyorduk ama gösterdikleri o ölüm sahnesinden nasıl kurtulduğunu hiç anlatmadı. O durumdan kurtulabilmesi çok mantıklı değildi.

Yine de sonuç olarak, izlediğim şeyden o kadar memnun kaldım ve beni o kadar tatmin etti ki, mantıksız bulduğum bu iki noktanın da üzerinde hiç durmadım. Dizi bittiği için resmen içim burkuldu. Ama söylemeden de geçemeyeceğim, izlediğim onca Kore dizisi arasında gerçekten tatmin edici sona sahip tek dizi olabilir. Başından sonuna kadar hikayesinin arkasında durup gereksiz detaylar ile izleyiciyi hiç boğmadı.

İmza etkinliğinde Ko Moon-Young'un korumacı tavrı, abinin karavan almak isteme sebebi, birbirlerini hatırladıklarını itiraf ettikleri sahne, Ko Moon-Young'un kabus görüp ağlaması, Moon Mang Tae için kavga ettikleri sahne, Ko Moon-Young'un doğum gününde dizilerin kadrolu annesi Kang Soon-Duk'tan yosun çorbası istemesi, Ko Moon-Young'un Moon Sang Tae'den onunda abisi olmasını istemesi diziden sonra uzunca bir süre aklımdan çıkmayacak sahneler arasında olacak. Abi her ne kadar otizmli olsa da kardeşinin ve  Ko Moon-Young’un ona gerçekten bir abiye ihtiyaç duyarak yaklaşmaları çok derin düşünülmüş detaylardı. Engelli olmasından dolayı onu eylemiyor, gerçekten içlerindeki abi ihtiyacını onunla dolduruyorlardı.

Ayrıca dizi içinde geçen masallar ve hikayeler hem konuyu hem karakterleri çok güzel tamamlıyordu. Bence en güzeli Yalancı Çoban hikayesini anlatma sahnesiydi. Bütün herkesin sımsıkı sarıldığı yalnızlıklarını nokta atışı özetliyordu.

Sonuç olarak; oyuncuların birbirine çok yakıştığı, hikayesi doldu dolu, anlatmak istediğini izleyiciye geçiren bir dizi olmuş. Bu kadar övgüyü ve puanı kesinlikle sonuna kadar hakkediyor.

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Janet Suhh - Lighting up your world

Raven Melus

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Parasite & Globalization

Cassandra Villela

English 495

Professor Wexler

12 December 2022

Globalization: Korean Films in Westernized Society 

Korean cinema has experienced growth in Hollywood’s growing global control. Hollywood films have influenced Korean films. Movies such as Bong Joon-Ho’s “Parasite” can be seen as hybridized movies with Korean and Westernized aesthetics and issues. Mass media and modern technology play a crucial role in enhancing Globalization as it helps increase foreign films. Globalization is the term used to describe the relationship between the world’s economies, cultures, and populations; It is the process of change and interdependence between countries brought on by trade and communication. In the film Parasite, by Bong Joon-Ho, the Kim family uses the ideologies of Western Education and modern technology to scheme their way into employment by the wealthy Park family. 

Parasite shows the contrasts in the social gap: being underprivileged or exceedingly rich. Although the film takes place in Korea, poverty is understood globally. The film emphasizes the lives and struggles of people in the nation but incorporates elements of horror and drama, which might be why America has opened its arms to the film. According to Jin Dal Yong, Hollywood makes films for entertainment, including action, horror, and comedy themes (81). Korean movies have also incorporated Hollywood’s film formulas. The divide between classes and dreams of climbing a social and financial ladder is prevalent in American culture. Parasite presents these identical issues but also adds elements of shock value. The Kim family first gains an opportunity to work for the Park family through their son Kevin because of his best friend Min’s advocacy in becoming an English tutor for the family’s teenage daughter. Ki-Jung, also known as Jessica, also becomes employed by the family because she pretends to have studied art in Chicago, Illinois. Cultural Globalization is showcased when Cho Yeo-Jeong buys headdresses and a tipi tent from America because of her son’s current obsession with Native Americans.

Another way the film introduces Globalization is through technology. Within the first few minutes of the film, we are placed into the semi-basement of the Kim clan while they are scavenging for a WIFI signal. The mother deems it necessary to have a working connection to communicate with a pizza place through WhatsApp for their job. Modern technology has created quick movements for money, materials, and other economic assets. Jessica tells her family she got the Park mother to believe her credentials because she Googled art, and the term “art therapy” came up, so she used that. Kevin and Jessica also used Photoshop to create fake documentation of collegiate studies. The internet has increased the sharing and flow of information and allows people to exchange culture and knowledge.

The movie satirically exemplifies how in Korean society, it is idealistic to study or purchase outside goods in the US to obtain a better societal position and reputation in Korea. English is seen as a powerful tool and good credentials for aspirational status. I enjoyed the film because I connected the Kim’s financial position to those who live on Downtown Los Angeles—Skid Row streets. Parasite displays the constant hunt for a job, or money, to stay afloat; its insightful division of class shows how Capitalism works on a global spectrum— the work of the lower class feeds profit to the upper class, and their earnings feed the low-class consumers. 

WORKS CITED

JIN, DAL YONG. “Cultural Globalization in Korean Cinema.” New Korean Wave: Transnational Cultural Power in the Age of Social Media, University of Illinois Press, 2016, pp. 68–90. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/j.ctt18j8wkv.7. Accessed 11 Dec. 2022.

Wexler, Steven. Multigenre Literacy in a Global Context: World Text. 2022, 

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1P3xQD3Kadr0tC6Qqya9d2UkOJVtzdWWoTwKqXXAl2xw/edit#slide=id.g1996be9706_0_124, PowerPoint Presentation.

Worthy, Blythe, et al. “The Appeal of Korea: Transnational Korean Screen Culture.” Australasian Journal of American Studies, vol. 39, no. 1, 2020, pp. 149–90. JSTOR, https:// www.jstor.org/stable/26973006. Accessed 13 Dec. 2022.

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Does anybody else have two types of celebrity "crushes" ?

The ones you would kiss if they were in front of you .

Lee Jong Suk

Lee Seung Gi

Gong yoo

Park Seo Joon

&

And the type you would murder for if anyone even looks at them the wrong way.

Park Bo Gum

Song Joong Ki

Ahn Hyo-Seop

Jung Hea In

Seo In-Guk

Then there's this marshmallow that is in both categories

Chang Ki-Yong

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Scarlet x Tammy

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"I'm glad you didn't change"

"You could be wrong."

"I bet I'm right."