My Love From the Star

Team Netherworld members are co-watching the Korean romantic sci-fi drama "My Love From the Star." 
You can find it here.

~Little Fairy~

Netherworld Cinema: He Was Cool

I must be a little touched in the head, but I thought it would be fun to watch this Korean video with Spanish subtitles before I go to bed for the day, and challenge myself to see if I can remember the six years of Spanish I took through junior high and high school. It was many, many years ago.

I had a teacher who believed that one of the best ways to learn a language was to watch films or television programs in that language. I doubt I'll end up learning much Korean because I can't read their alphabet, but I actually did end up learning a little Korean watching King of High School while reading the English subtitles. 

We here at KHEL 666 are unanimous in our agreement that South Korea is creating some very fine entertainment at this time. We love our K-Pop and the Korean-made film and television that we have been able to find. 

Exploring media from different cultures also helps end prejudice, in my opinion. When one finds out more about other cultures, one comes to realize that at the core, we all want the same thing: happiness. Hate and mistrust can never manifest happiness. Only love and understanding can do so.

If you're crazy like me, you might enjoy this little cross-cultural exercise too.

Here is the movie with English subtitles, if you prefer.

~DJ Hell's Belle~

Bromance Moment: Myungyeol Piggyback

Cute bromance moment between Kim Myung-soo and Lee Sungyeol of the K-pop band Infinite.

~DJ Thalia~

A to Z Blogging Challenge 2015: World Music: K is for K-Pop

K-Pop simply stands for "popular music from Korea," particularly South Korea. Above is a playlist of of well-loved "K-Pop" tunes.

First gaining popularity in East Asia in the late 1990s, K-pop entered the Japanese music market towards the turn of the 21st century. In the late 2000s, it grew from a musical genre into a subculture among teenagers and young adults of East and Southeast Asia. Currently, the spread of K-pop to other regions of the world, via the Korean wave, is seen in parts of Latin America, Northeast India, North Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and immigrant enclaves of the Western world.

(source: Wikipedia)

By learning about one another through our music, we begin to see that we really all have very much the same basic needs and concerns.

~DJ Illin' Illsa~

A to Z Challenge 2015: World Pop Culture: H is for Heartstrings

Heartstrings was a popular Korean television mini-series. The series aired in 2011 and starred Park Shin-hye, Jung Yong-hwa, Song Chang-eui, So Yi-hyun, Kang Min-hyuk, Woori and Lee Hyun-jin. It aired on MBC from June 29 to August 19, 2011 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 15 episodes. Heartstrings was a youth melodrama about love, friendship and dreams, set against the backdrop of a performing arts college. 

Many Westerners have a fascination with Asian culture, making programs such as Heartstrings very popular in the United States and Western Europe as well as in Asian countries. In fact, because of Park Shin-hye and Jung Yong-hwa's strong overseas fanbase from their previous drama You're Beautiful (SBS, 2009), broadcasting rights to Heartstrings were pre-sold to eight countries including Japan, China, Hong Kong and North America, ahead of its premiere in South Korea.

~DJ Koni~

Information taken from the Heartstrings Wikipedia page.

King of High School

Greatly enjoying this fun Korean You Tube original romantic comedy. Here is the synopsis.

A romantic comedy between a high school student who enters a major company who then becomes part of a management team and a woman who is a temporary employee at that same company.
Lee Min Suk is a high school student who plays ice hockey for his school. One day, he suddenly begins works as a company director through his resemblance to his older brother. At work, he meets Jung Soo Young who is a temporary employee there.

- Seo In Guk as Lee Min Suk
- Lee Ha Na as Jung Soo Young
- Lee Yul Eum as Jung Yooh Ah
- Lee Soo Hyuk as Yoo Jin Woo

~DJ Opal~