Do you ever watch K-dramas that doesn't really consider you as its main audience. I'm a twenty something dude and I'm sure the target audience of True Beauty are high schoolers or teenage girls, but I'm watching this anyway. You're also doing just fine if you don't fit that category and you're watching it. We all watch K-dramas for various reasons and for this podcast the reason is to further discuss themes presented in these K-dramas while also talking about language and culture.
If you still haven't seen True Beauty, don't worry. There are no spoilers in this episode.
DISCLAIMER: There are people talking in the background from time to time. Please let it slide for this episode and just imagine that you and I are in a coffee shop talking about K-drama. ;)
00:00 monologue, introduction, and some shout outs
03:00 a simple request to the podcast listeners
04:00 monologue discussion, meaning of 여신강림, plot synopsis
08:00 My ID is Gangnam Beauty VS True Beauty, plastic surgery VS make up, natural beauty VS artificial beauty, Korean beauty standards
15:00 some interesting observations from the show, plagiarism in the music industry, comic book rentals, seeking life's answers through forums, non-verbals
21:20 vocabulary word of the week, language learning #cooltip, watching K-drama for language learning, song recommendation, K-drama word of wisdom
and more!!!
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**Vocabulary Words of the Week**
1. 쌩얼 生얼 화장이나 치장을 하지 않은 맨얼굴
bare face or face without make up
sample sentence:
사진 찍지 마, 나 쌩얼인데
Don't take pictures. I'm not wearing make up
2. 주름
피부가 쇠하여 생긴 잔줄
피부의 wrinkle, crease, 이마의 furrow, 눈가의 crow's feet
sample sentence:
눈가에는 잔주름이 져 있어요.
I have fine wrinkles around my eyes.
3. 성형수술 成形手術
plastic surgery, cosmetic surgery
sample sentence:
성형수술은 하셨나요? 저도 이제 하고 싶어요.
Did you get a plastic surgery? I also want to get one.
4. 눈썹 vs 속눈썹
eyebrow, brow vs eyelashes
sample sentence:
속눈썹이 긴 편인가요?
Are my/your/his/her eyelashes pretty long?
5. 수상하다 殊常하다
脅迫하다
to look suspicious, strange, shady, fishy
sample sentence:
네가 제일 수상해/수상하다/수상하네
You're the one who looks suspicious
**Song/Music Recommendation of the week**
빵 by 노라조#StudyTip - Set a clear intention when watching K-dramas
**K-drama Words of Wisdom** 희경씨랑 난 남이 아니고 우리잖아. 앞으로 힘든 일 생기면 우리 같이 아파해요
You and I aren't strangers. We're a we now. When things are tough, we should hurt together.
**Further Readings**
No further readings this week ;)
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