If you have not heard of Kimchi Warrior yet, then think of it as the Korean Version of Popeye. Well not exactly, but Kimchi Warrior has done to kimchi what Popeye has done to spinach. Based on the premise of Popeye, Kimchi Warrior obtains supernatural strength by consuming the most prominent Korean dish, kimchi, to defend mankind from the world’s most notorious diseases like The Swine Flu, Mad Cow Disease, ...

This year too Google has published the zietgeist for 2012 highlighting the top 10 most searched Korean Dramas in South Korea. The Moon that Embraces the Sun and City Hunter tops the list both in Korea as well as abroad. The popularity of various dramas in Korea was also measured by AGB Nielsen for the Outstanding Korean Drama Prize. So I have a list of Top 20 dramas by combining the results of both the list ...

This year too Google has published the zietgeist for 2012 highlighting the top 10 most searched Korean Movies in South Korea. Concubine tops the list as expected. A sultry erotic drama well-crafted in a Joseon Dynasty palace in which a royal consort is thrown into a merciless game of thrones, but it's more than a sexed-up Korean Movie, as it skillfully interweaves compelling lust-hate relationships, charact ...

If you want to learn Korean, or you are a big Korean Drama fanatic, or you love watching romantic dramas, or it is snowing outside and you are locked in your room with nothing better to do, or you have a Korean boy friend / girl friend, or you want to watch something different yet romantic or you are in love with Korean Culture, or you have heard of hallyu but dont know what it is, or you are just a die-har ...

If you are looking for a Korean musical you are in luck but only partially as I can only find two true musicals but multiple other films with singing/singers. Here is an overview. [caption id="attachment_5377" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Korean Musical - The Fox Family"][/caption] 구미호 가족 (Gu.mi.ho ga.jok) The Fox Family One of my favorite Korean films turns out to be a black comedy musical wher ...

I've written a few pages on Korean films I recommend but haven't mentioned how to view them in Korea. Here are some options. Theater Korean films don't have English subs in theaters with rare exception. A few years ago the government wanted to promote Korean cinema and helped to add English subtitles to one current movie at only one location in Seoul. Both the movie and the location would change on a weekly ...

Horror films in Korea typically involve an apparition and there are plenty of these films. But not all ghost movies are scary. These are my favorite friendly ghost films from Korea and all are comedy-drama genre. 헬로우 고스트 (Hel.lo.u Go.su.tu) English Title – Hello Ghost Hello Ghost - Korean Movie (Licensed version with good English Subtitles) Yes the Korean title of this film is actually English but said with ...

These are my top unique situation romantic films from Korea. They deal with time travel, an alternative universe, and getting married to a high school student because grandpa says so. [caption id="attachment_3887" align="aligncenter" width="250" caption="시월애 (Si.wol.ae) - Il Mare"][/caption] 시월애 (Si.wol.ae) literally "Time Transcending Love" English title - Il Mare Il Mare As the literal title means this is ...

Watch the Top 10 Movies in South Korea for the year 2011. These movies were searched the most on Google for the year 2011 as per Google Zeitgeist data for South Korea. And the best part is that, 3 Hollywood movies have featured in this list. [caption id="attachment_3767" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="써니 - Sunny"][/caption] 1. 써니 - Sunny This is the story about Nami who is married and is living wi ...

Park Chan-Wook, the South Korean director who gave us the most popular Korean movie - Oldboy in the year 2003, has surprised us once again. This time he has gone a step further and shot an entire 30 minute movie using his iPhone 4 camera. The movie is titled, Paranmanjang (파란만장) in Korean and Night-Fishing in English and has won the prestigious Golden Bear Award for best short film at the 61st Berlin Intern ...