Jul 9, 2010

Every time I think, or am told, about living in Korea, I get excited. Tonight, I am reading about Lebron's decision to join Wade and Bosh in Miami (How American of me, yeah? Dan Gilbert is a tool.) and my aunt is watching a Korean show on KBS World--apparently, the most popular show--called Happy Together. The biggest celebrities get on to chat and laugh and do ridiculous things. When I say ridiculous things, I mean... like American Game show stuff. It's crazy, and I'm trying to imagine if American celebrities were this silly but the point is:

Watching this show makes me bummed about living in Korea.

If you've seen Lost in Translation, think back to the game show that Bob Harris agrees to go on; the spastic host with the technicolor suit and the flashy titles and the general feeling of ingesting something too sugary and obnoxious. I largely digress--my aunt, uncle, and cousin are kind of watching. My parents watch this show with vigor. A lot of people that I (at least) really, really like enjoy this show that I can't stand. I kind of grew up with this in the background, so I recognize some of the hosts (there seem to be several) with fondness... and by fondness, I mean I also grew up watching movies and stuff with Whoopie Goldberg in it. Whoopie Goldberg is on The View now (I know that because of Entourage) and I hate The View like I hate Happy Together, and for similar reasons. My cousins think I'll learn to like it.

1 comment:

  1. Elijah PalmerJuly 9, 2010 at 8:37 AM

    Dude, Korean TV is whack. I mean, I'm not a fan of much American TV, but this is a whole different level. I am perpetually confused when I watch Korean TV (not often, just at restaurants), and the language barrier is only part of that. They know how to make their money stretch on those shows though.

    I think the connection with Lost in Translation is very apt.

    Btw, I'm very excited for you to live in Korea too.

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