Korean drama
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New rom-com “Twenty again” with Choi Ji Woo
This weekend has presented me with quite a few pleasant surprises. Friday night I received a text from a friend telling me that Saturday would be Korea day in our city. That meant a day full of Korean entertainment and (of course) Korean street food. Needless to say I dragged my hubby along for the…
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New medical suspense drama Yong Pal
When I first read about Yong Pal earlier this summer I was intrigued. I was excited to see one of my favorite actresses Kim Tae Hee return to the small screen, although I was a bit doubtful about her male co-star Joo Won. I know there are many Joo Won fans out there, and I agree that he…
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“뭐”라고요?
This time I’m going about my Korean drama watching in a new way. I’m currently half-way through the classic “여름향기”, my last drama with 송승헌 before I’ll be able to cross “Watch every drama 승헌 오빠 ever starred in” off my Korean learning bucket list. For those of you who may question my motives; yes, I’m doing this entirely with an educational…
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Getting lost (and found) in Korean drama land
As any other dedicated student of Korean I shy away from watching anything on tv that is not Korean. Anything else is just a waste of precious time which could otherwise have been spent learning this awesome language. However, with Korean dramas there are just SO many to choose from that actually choosing one can…
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Bye bye, subtitles!
I’ve been waiting for this day for… well, ever since I started studying Korean – so that’s 8 months! I am finally able to press a nice little button on my iPad that turns off the subtitles on my Korean dramas. Well, technically I’ve been able to do this all along, but at least now I…
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Back to basics
Ever since I started learning Korean I’ve been learning lots of new vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structures. Whenever, I felt that I had learned something I would always quickly progress to something new. On days when I had more time to study Korean, I would sometimes go through 3-4 grammar lessons and write 40-50 sentences. Too…
Sofie to Korea 