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Post by KathyD on Jun 2, 2004 22:45:33 GMT -5
Since I'm fairly new to the whole Korean Drama thing, I have to say -- Being devoted to OMR and just having watched WINTER SONATA on DVD, I have noticed some very similar things: One, do all Korean women hit people as much as the characters do on these two dramas? I mean, between Granny just about beating everyone she can, even when HK was SICK she was hitting at him as well as almost all the other women in that show hitting, hitting, hitting......same thing in Winter Sonata, so it seems that hitting is the way to get the point across?  Two, do all the leading ladies in ALL Korean Dramas simply cry and let the men lead them around? While there are sub-characters with much more strength, it seems that the leading ladies just simply melt and allow the man in their life to have all the say even when NOT married to him AND when being strong in their jobs with good educations!! Is that a theme running through other dramas that I haven't yet been able to watch???  Three, no matter WHAT the situation, everyone stops, makes tea or gets a glass of water and insists the guest drink it no matter who the guest is or what the reason for them being there!! If I had to drink so much, I'd be floating away -- is that consistent with real life or is that just another "only on the show" type thing?  Just had to ask these things.......thanks!  Kathy D |
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Post by jacques on Jun 2, 2004 23:08:04 GMT -5
Oh yes, the characters do really get physical, don't they? (and not a single restraining order in sight, wat up widat? ). There's another modern drama entitled Stairway To Heaven which depicts a love quadrangle that is at times physically violent. Drinking culture is defintely present across diverse Asian cultures. Drinking copious cups of tea or coffee is considered socially acceptable behavior. When I go to one of these traditional tea sessions, I finish on average an entire Chinese porcelain teapot per hour. Of course, I do check for the nearest restroom location, especially when I bring ladies to such tea-drinking rituals. ;D The dark side of drinking is of course alcoholism which is THE dirty little secret. In this modern age, you'll be surprised how many people are not aware of its status as a disease, thinking that it's just some bad habit that the perpretator can just quit and walk away from. |
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Post by RichardG on Jun 3, 2004 0:20:08 GMT -5
You missed FOUR, food!
Eat eat eat or eat/drink out in a hut.
Very strange traits TO males if they do not own a company!
Patterns in them all.
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Post by HappyCamper on Jun 3, 2004 8:19:27 GMT -5
Still I find it fascinating and after watching a few Korean dramas those things become just part of the background. I can't imagine them not having tea or drinking at one of those tent like places when they have something heavy on their minds. Seems the only people that don't tie one on in a tent are men like Mr Oh and Mr Suh, who apparently are too wealthy to mingle with the common folk. Everyone else has shared a bottle or two in an outside bar/restaurant. It's all part of the charm of these stories to me.
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Post by jacques on Jun 3, 2004 9:14:07 GMT -5
Still I find it fascinating and after watching a few Korean dramas those things become just part of the background. I can't imagine them not having tea or drinking at one of those tent like places when they have something heavy on their minds. Seems the only people that don't tie one on in a tent are men like Mr Oh and Mr Suh, who apparently are too wealthy to mingle with the common folk. Everyone else has shared a bottle or two in an outside bar/restaurant. It's all part of the charm of these stories to me. Ah yes...there is a certain quaintness or charm to the way characters on dramas/soaps have their pow-wows in bars/restaurants. Don't forget, In-Hwan and Dong-Pyo had one such session at THE bar (always looks like the same one, doesn't it? ;D) where they were interrupted by a "lady in black" who bought them their drinks. 'Course turns out it was Malb-bong who was doing her 'Alexis Carrington Colby Dexter' act on them! (luvd that hat with the mesh veil, girl!  ).  Now, about the BAR. There is a certain familiarity about it, perhaps due to the fact that ALL bars in Asian dramas (Japanese, Hong Kong, etc) look ALIKE, probably inspired by the original Philippe Starck-ish design for on-set watering holes. ;D Funny how bars/restaurants DO figure prominently into the plots of dramas/soaps across various cultures: Wings (my fave Japanese drama set at Haneda airport, had its dim-lit cocktail lounge), Return To Eden (cla$sic Aussie soap, a contemporary of Dynasty, had the bistro), speaking of which, Dynasty, in its heyday, had an entire restaurant at Fallon's hotel! |
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Post by humble on Jun 3, 2004 9:26:13 GMT -5
that is not true in every drama. yellow handkerchief min-joo- ruled sang-min and he followed her every move.
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Post by TheBo on Jun 3, 2004 10:49:00 GMT -5
that is not true in every drama. yellow handkerchief min-joo- ruled sang-min and he followed her every move. Absolutely agree, humble. (Except for when she objected to him putting his son on his family register.) Also, on OMR, Yu-kyung and Hye-sung are always passing the "upper hand" back and forth between them. Bo |
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