Am I also an attention seeker? 나도 관종인가요? - Run On 런 온 (Take 1)

It's the beginning of the SECOND SEASON!!! YAAAY!!! In this episode and in next week's episode I'll be featuring the kdrama Run On. It's a romantic drama and I still use Record of Youth as a reference for comparison. Now that I've talked about it in the episode, I feel like they're more different than I thought.

There are some SPOILERS in this episode. It would be best to listen after having watched the show if you don't like spoilers.

00:00 monologue, introduction, and some updates about the podcast
05:25 weekly vocabs: details below
11:15 Run On plot synopsis from Asian Wiki and initial discussion points, some comparison to Record of Youth
16:45 initial thoughts about the two lead characters, why I added Run On to my watchlist, industries presented in the drama, athletics and translation
21:45 controversial topics presented in the drama: violence in sports, religion intermingling with politics
25:30 sexuality and gender roles, asexuality, being a lesbian, empowering women in kdrama
30:00 my favorite characters so far, bromance, parallel relationships, my initial theories about how it's going to end
36:30 song recommendation of the week, study tips, Kdrama words of wisdom
and more!!!

For more information about the drama you can check out its Asian Wiki page: Run On - AsianWiki

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**Vocabulary Words of the Week**

1.  관종  關種 
관심 종자

an attention seeker

sample sentence:
나도 관종인가요?

Am I also an attention seeker?

2.  핑크빛
a metaphorical description of an optimistic and hopeful state 
a word that figuratively describes the atmosphere of love between men and women. 

sample sentence:
두 사람 사이에 핑크 빛 소문이 돌고 있어

There's a rumor that the two are romantically involved.

3. 알쓰
알코올 쓰레기

a lightweight drinker

sample sentence:
내가 알쓰인지 아닌지 너가 어떻게 알아? 내가 술 마시는 것도 못 봤잖아

How can you know if I'm a lightweight drinker or not? You haven't even seen me drink alcohol

4.  얼평
얼굴 평가

facial appraisal or assessment / judgement by physical appearance

sample sentence: (from VLive Fansubs)
얼굴로 평가하지 말라고? 얼평 하지 말라고?

Don't judge a book by its cover? Don't be superficial?

5.  무성애자 無性愛者 
asexual

sample sentence:
홈즈는 여자나 남자에게 성적 흥미가 없는 무성애자예요
Holmes is essentially asexual, with no erotic interest in women or men.

**Song/Music Recommendation of the week**

Run to You by LUCY (Run On OST)

**Study Tip**
Write something in Korean daily.
If you can, try writing your diary in Korean ;)

**K-drama Words of Wisdom**

왜 실패를 과정 안에 안 끼워 주지? 실패하는 것도 완성을 향해 달려가는 과정에 포함을 시켜 줘야죠 
Why not include your failures as part of the process?  It's also a part of your journey to success 

**Further Readings**

No further readings this week ;)