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Post by nuwildcats on Mar 17, 2012 14:17:37 GMT -5
(Apologies if this is a duplicate new thread.) Are there local K-stores to purchase the 2006 Queen of the Game, currently running on Ch. 41? In surfing online, I came across warnings about terrible English subtitling. Much as I love QOTG, forgoing $60 to get a poorly-subtitled home copy might make my head explode.  p.s. I posted a request a few days ago under the QOTG thread but it doesn't look like it's visited anymore. Kamsaminda. |
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Post by MTR on Mar 18, 2012 16:38:08 GMT -5
The problem with this is it is 6 years old and DVD's are long out of print .It did have an official US release years back and you can find copies on E Bay for 80 bucks and there are TV Rips for cheaper one of which i will post a link . I once had to fork out 80 bucks for a copy of the 2000 Japanese drama Aoi Tokugawa Sandai ,i had recorded it on VHS and lost it when i had to move it has never had a subtitled official release ,now its 12 years old and only 2 vendors had a copy as it was truly great it was worth the steep price to get it before NHK hunted them down . www.ioffer.com/i/queen-of-the-game-dvd-%28deluxe-version%29-korean-taiwan-drama-%28english-subtitle%29-6468354645 Bucks and it says good subs so its this or an official SBS copy from E Bay ,hope this helps out . |
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Post by nuwildcats on Mar 19, 2012 15:48:53 GMT -5
DYC, Korean hospitality is something else. I appreciate your efforts in answering my question! I've contacted ioffers which claims I'll get this with English subs. Any guesses on the quality of the ioffer copy? Like you, I'll probably go with the official SBS eBay for $81. Thank you for generosity in including a link!
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Post by MTR on Mar 19, 2012 16:20:11 GMT -5
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Post by nuwildcats on Mar 20, 2012 0:53:24 GMT -5
Thanks, DYC, for your added response. I had time today to check out ioffers comments. Seems like 11,000+ responded with good reviews about dvd copies. However, I also found a lot of complaints about Chinese knockoffs, etc. I've written to the vendor, walawalanet, twice now and he's responded both times. His latest response is: The $45 QOTC deluxe box set is a licensed release from Malaysia, good quality with no complaints. Have any comments on the latter? Since I love the show's soundtrack, at the very least, I'm willing to fork over $12 for walawalanet's CD soundtrack, and hope it's decent. Thank you for checking back here as well as going into the QOTG thread! Might I ask, what is a guy out in San Francisco doing on a Chicago site? Did you move from here? I used to be an active member here until KBS suddenly dropped out of the Chicago market 2 yrs ago, and at that time there were tons of U.S. websites for k-drama fans, so I can't help being curious during Chicago's current Korean programming drought (as in 3-4 programs daily).
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Post by soapygrams on Mar 20, 2012 13:49:29 GMT -5
KBS has gotten bit by the GREEDY BUG. From other sites I have heard they are hard to deal with and insist on their own way - they also want more money than some of the channels can fork over - so it's just tough for the viewers In those locales. but hey, KBS says you can JOIN their on-line site, of course it is NOT FREE, and still watch all the stuff you used to watch for free in your home on your TV -- yep just pure old-fashioned greed.
for myself, I have given up trying to watch anything on TV re: K-drama wise. I stick with Dramafever and am quite happy with the quality and trouble-free viewing I have enjoyed. Right now, I haven't anted up any money but am seriously thinking about becoming an ad-free viewer.
I haven't tried mysoju in a while so don't know how that one is and i heard that Drama Crazy is good too.
Digital TV just plain sucks and so I rarely even turn on the TV - get the news etc from onl-line.
NUwildcts - if you are in Evans ton, you will be able to find a lot of Korean book stores who also carry DVDs and CD of various OST. Try Bryn Mawr Avenue - west of Kedzie - there are stores on both sides.
Good hunting -
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Post by TheBo on Mar 20, 2012 16:25:46 GMT -5
Nobody says it like you do, soapy. GREEDY BUG. Amen! ;D
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Post by MTR on Mar 20, 2012 16:53:01 GMT -5
Nuwildcats yes i am in SF and there are board members in Arizona and Los Angeles and never been to Chi Town in my life ,almost played here once but the lead singer died ..long story .
It will happen though maybe this year if Chelsea FC play Soldier Field in July .
so what are we doing here ..simple of all K Drama boards we cover more dramas even films as opposed to "oh he is soooo hot " and being my area of interest is mostly historical stuff there are many here versed in both history and drama .
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Post by nuwildcats on Mar 20, 2012 23:00:10 GMT -5
DYC: You in a Korean band? Chicago's a great town for indie, experimental and just about any musical genre. From Evanston I moved to the U of C campus (Hyde Park), now I'm living in the Riv(iera), Aragon Ballroom, Green Mill Lounge area off Lake Michigan, always populated by younger followers.
You'd follow the Chelsea FC here to Chicago? Your interests are sure eclectic!
I'm still curious about walawalanet's Licensed Malaysian English-subbed QOTG copy. Never heard bad things one way or the other about Malaysian exports, tho I have about other Asian countries exporting to the U.S. You think it could be relatively average?
p.s. Your comments about the "oh he is soooo hot" made me laugh. Checking online and at YouTube for anything QOTG, all the comments revolved around the hotness of Joo Jin Mo and his degree of hotness. The currently runring QOTG is s-o-o-o old this guy is like over 40 now with grey hair and laugh lines no doubt.
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Post by nuwildcats on Mar 20, 2012 23:31:09 GMT -5
Soapygrams, Thanks for your heads-up!! The only cohesive Korean presence I've seen around these parts is in Glenview with churches, businesses, homes. And the somewhat dispersed Korean area near the annual K-fest on Bryn Mawr. Once I get to Pulaski at Bryn Mawr, am I going to find K-stores within the next 2 blocks or is everything dispersed over a 1 mile area? If you know of a CD store, would you share its name with me? I figure I'll try calling first before making the trip out there since that area is pretty far west of the lake.
To work myself back to the beginning of QOTG after jumping into it, midway, I tried a number of sites, even jumping ahead of WOCH's run. It's been pretty frustrating streaming online. And while the subtitles aren't terrible, now that I'm seeing SBS' subs, what a different slant it puts on the story although the variations in the dialogue could be called "small." I've viewed this drama on my Sony Google tv, laptop, and tablet or at least tried viewing it, and have jumped from mysoju which throws me after a couple of episodes into Rutube and some Russian alphabet, and always has "broken episodes." I've used dramafans mostly, because most of the episodes work most of the time. Dramafever and dramacrazy didn't work. One asking me to download something that wasn't accepted by my tv and tablet, and the other because there's a delay in the subtitles appearing after the dialogue. Hard to keep track of the story with that odd delay.
I've taken advantage of the K-fest to get and give info about KBS. There was some online K-newsgroup a couple of years back that had some contact with Arirang, and was going to pass on my comments about the dated nature of Arirang's dramas and the lack of need of Korean language shows for native Koreans. She told me KBS pulled out of Chicago because there was "not a large enough Korean market" here to support it, and would never be returning. I told her not to tell it to all the Korean grad students attending Northwestern and the U of C, living in senior citizens buildings off the lake at Lawrence, and the many native Koreans I now meet who say they only tune into Ch 41 for Korean news and nothing else. Both the K-fest newsgroup and the native Koreans I meet say the cable Korean programming has NOT worked out as marketed.
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Post by MTR on Mar 21, 2012 9:00:20 GMT -5
Hi Nuwildcats
No sorry i am not Korean though i do have a strong interest in Korean History, culture and same with Japanese and Chinese .
I was born in London hence my devotion to Chelsea Football Club and they are doing a U.S. tour in July but not playing the West Coast ,anyway they may play Chicago as well as Philly ,NYC and Washington if they do it will be my summer treat to myself .
Yes i played in many bands Punk ,Post Punk ,Shoegazing ,Goth ,Industrial ,Rock n Roll ect all but not anymore just got tired of it all /
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Post by nuwildcats on Mar 21, 2012 23:47:54 GMT -5
DYC, I also am non-Korean. I'd imagine that California would be very attractive, climate-wise, to Koreans as much as other Asians so I'm surprised you wrote that KBS also pulled out where you're at. Seems odd to me. I assume that NYC is the one US market that KBS targets for its programming, but what do I know about their marketing.
I can't say I know many musicians but actors I have. They all seem to reach that point around age 30 of taking on some traditional job, like full-time secretarial and trying to find their way into some pr-type position at work. These folks said they just got tired of the grind of worrying about supporting themselves, of never being paid for vacations, Christmas, or just for sick time. At some point, we all choose to trade in that "funner" part of living for stability and indulge our "hobbies" in our spare time instead. Nothing wrong with that.
Me, I majored in psychology and minored in sociology. People and particularly ethnic groups fascinate me to no end. At Northwestern, I shared a house with international grad students, one of whom was Korean whom I adored. Then followed living at the International House at the U of Chgo for several years, but while there I never had a particular interest in Korea, outside of the Korean festival held there at the year's beginning. It was only when moving here to the northside and doing an automatic channel setup that I found a glorious transmission of WOCH-41. A Kdrama was on with attractive actors whose acting drew me in immediately and I was hooked, that is, until WOCH's changeover to Arirang, and its grainy, dated programming. Never in a million years would I have kept WOCH on my remote if it looked 4 years ago what it looks like today!
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Post by MTR on Mar 22, 2012 14:11:35 GMT -5
Actually Nuwildcats it has been cold and wet here ,CA is no longer the warm summer climate it used to be .
My currant apathy to things music comes from horror stories of life on the road and in bands although i must admit having put enough years between myself and the mental scars offers have been coming in for some late fall reunion shows of a couple of seminal California Punk bands to fill in for members who have passed and i am giving it consideration leaning to yes .
We used to have Japanese Programming on a local pbs station for years than the Japanese decided to raise the broadcast rates and ceased to subtitle the programs ,as such the gaps were filled with Korean and Chinese programing ,not to big on Chinese stuff but the Korean Programming was close in style and content to the Japanese stuff ...all was well for a few years than KBS decided on their mass yanking ,actually only Chicago and San Fran were affected ,NYC ,Philly and LA got to keep theirs so its been internet ,Thai boots or friends sending me dvd roms of dramas .
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Post by nuwildcats on Mar 22, 2012 23:17:41 GMT -5
Lots of luck with the music, DYC! I guess whether you choose to go on the road or not, you'll be gratified and regret whatever you decide. That's always too bad when it happens. If Chelsea FC comes and you follow, keep an eye out for Lollapalooza, the Pitchfork Music Fest, maybe even the Taste of Chicago. I myself know little about punk or goth but I think the Lolla and the Pitchfork do punk; not so sure about goth bands.
Thanks for the background on KBS. I didn't know only 2 US markets were hand-picked for KBS' pull-out. Boy, was it ever unexpected. (I imagine it sent the WOCH staff into a tailspin!)
Your comment about Japanese and Korean content raises a question I've wanted to ask for awhile. When my building engineer overheard a kdrama playing in my apt, he asked if I understood Japanese. I don't understand Korean, let alone Japanese, I might've answered. From being stationed in Japan in the '90s, he recognized similar words to Japanese. I know Korea was ruled by Japan at one time, so do you think Koreans melded some Japanese linguistic traits into their own language? Strangely, I find Korean the most euphonic language I've heard (and that includes French) and the way Koreans use their language adds to the overall effect. I realize I'm the only person on the face of the planet who thinks so, but for me there's a loveliness to their spoken language that balances both vowel and consonant sounds, and their phrases lay really nice on my ears.
So, just askin'. Nice talking to you...
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Post by MTR on Mar 23, 2012 0:28:02 GMT -5
As far as the music it will only be only 1 or 2 semi secret shows in Sept now i think i can put my pathological hatred of lead singers to rest .
To your question Korea and China existed long before Japan well at least they had cities and kingdoms before as the various Korean Kingdoms fell like Baekje many of the survivors fled to Japan ,pretty much the whole Southwest Coast is from Korean descent ,refugees from the various Chinese wars also fled to the North and East of Japan ,the original population were pigmy's called the Ainu they were driven North ,The currant Empress of Japan claims descent from Soseono the second wife of King Chuno (Jumong ) .Back in that time period both Korea and Japan assimilated Chinese culture and its believed they all spoke the same language .
Japan invaded Korea at the end of the 16th century but were never able to conquer the country the actual occupation lasted from around 1895 to 1945 .
I hope that gives you more clarity ,
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