I grew up with Korean popular culture through family and friends. When I was little, my mother and I would borrow videos from the nearby korean supermarket and watch dramas together at home. I was born here in the states so I learned a lot of my korean from watching korean dramas, game shows, and also listening to kpop with my cousins and friends. My neighborhood is highly populated with asians so I was also introduced to japanese popular culture and also some chinese.
2. What aspects of Asian popular culture do you enjoy? For example, what are some of your favorite films, dramas, groups, etc., etc.?
I mostly enjoy watching korean and japanese dramas and listening to kpop and jpop. I like the love stories that make up most korean dramas and I also enjoy how japanese dramas have unique but shorter storylines and how most of the dramas end up teaching you some sort of life lesson in each episode. I think my favorite korean drama would be My name is Kim Sam Soon, mostly because I could relate to the main character. My favorite kpop group hands down would be Dong Bang Shin Ki...or dbsk, dbsg, Tvxq, tvfxq, tohoshiki..whatever most people call them these days (: I also enjoy music from Japanese artist Ayaka.
3. What happens to you in the process of watching/listening/engaging in (different types of) Asian popular culture? How is it different from watching/listening/engaging in American popular culture?
Although I was born and raised here, I feel like I enjoy asian popular culture over American popular culture because I can relate to the storyline and I know that the asian dramas will end eventually unlike american shows which can drag on till god knows when (thank god LOST is ending). American tv is being over run by pointless reality shows. Americas Next top model was an enjoyable show for the first few seasons..this show needed to stop after cycle 5. In addition, American television is all about SEX, SEX, and More SEX. I like that in asian shows, I'm not forced to watch anyone sleep with their whole class every other episode.
4. What are some Asian popular culture blogs and sites you have found fun, helpful, or informative? Please provide links if possible.
Most people know of mysoju and crunchyroll (before it was ruined with anime). I usually watch my shows/movies/dramas by downloading them or streaming off of korean sites like joonmedia(no subtitles), daum, and naver. Dramacrazy.net is a good source for streaming korean, japanese, and also chinese dramas and movies. They provide subtitles and different streaming methods which is good. I prefer it over mysoju because I often find mysoju's episodes are always broken. You can watch both pasta and coffee prince from dramacrazy.net . Another place to discuss asian popular culture is through soompi or livejournal.
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