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Post by CaptainVideo on Feb 27, 2006 12:41:47 GMT -5
I thought I would share this little bit of trivia that aired a couple of weeks ago on some show called "VJ". Apparently, tea houses were quite popular in the 1970's and each house had it's own resident disc jockey; much like the dance clubs of today, but people aren't dancing to the music, they just listen and sip their tea with friends. The patrons had a certain loyalty to their favorite DJ's and each DJ specialized in a particular type of American music they played as well as having their own distinctive signature speaking styles. The patrons acted almost "groupie" like and would bashfully approach their favorite DJ with song requests whilst being careful to never make direct eye contact. These DJ's weren't broadcasting their performances, but some of them did wind up in acting and broadcasting. The reason I brought this up here is the obvious depiction of the collection of vinyl records at the cafe and Sukhyuns's dad was a popular tea house DJ (as was Soonie's MIL in "War of the Roses" and the male host on "Variety Talk Show", although that guy went into stand up comedy before landing these hosting gigs on TV.)
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Post by Ducky on Feb 27, 2006 19:37:28 GMT -5
. Apparently, tea houses were quite popular in the 1970's They were just playing some BeeGee's in the cafe, I think they still are using the same records... the male host on "Variety Talk Show". That guy looks like the Korean Casey Kasem, or Regis...Just put a pretty girl next to him and turn on the camera....
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Post by CaptainVideo on Feb 27, 2006 20:21:13 GMT -5
. Apparently, tea houses were quite popular in the 1970's They were just playing some BeeGee's in the cafe, I think they still are using the same records... Uh, that was my point; they don't make too many of those anymore, yet, there they are as the main form of entertainment, not CD's. And on top of it, that guy chooses one of those places to hang out; I think it's more than a coincidence. But thanks for reading and responding; it shows I'm not the only one that thought it was cool.
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Post by Teresa on Feb 28, 2006 9:27:58 GMT -5
Ooh, that is delightful trivia! I did think it looked incongruent that folks would go to this cafe with the very latest in phone cell technology while simultaneously enjoying spun vinyl!! Wouldn't it be funny if it spawned similar trends: listening to your MP3 player while (gasp) HAND washing dishes; listening to a transistor radio while your automatic vacuum cleaner whizzed around the room; surfing the internet while listening to your 8-track player!
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Post by Lucy on Feb 28, 2006 13:53:16 GMT -5
So, are we to gather from what the two cafe ladies were discussing (about Suhkyun's dad and what the partner thought when she caught the romantic one crying) that the one with the whispery voice now knows that he is a married man? Before she thought he was widowed, but now she says, "Don't worry--it's just platonic." Why would she say that if she didn't have to justify their relationship? Even if she doesn't know he's married, what is the deal with the partner, who keeps warning her off? I don't understand what's going on with these three.
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Post by ginnycat5 on Feb 28, 2006 14:42:40 GMT -5
I think he brings all his girlfriends to the cafe, so the partner knows he's a womanizer. If she knew he was married, she'd use that fact to beat the soft-voiced one over the head, and threaten to tell the brother, too. But wouldn't some of the women return to the scene by themselves? It's a risk, I'd think. Maybe he enjoys the risk, just see the number of phones he has in that drawer, more than the 9 Nara knows about, I think.
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