Geek to chic

Words can not describe my love for this music video. Usually it's the girl who goes from geek to babe, but in Korea it's all same same. Big Bang's killing it!



I love the one finger pointed upwards in triumph as he walks away. What's her problem anyway? I love a man in thick coke bottle glasses...no, really.

A little pop culture

Pop bands and synchronized dancing (Carly, yet another reason for you to visit me) are still alive and well in Korea. The number one song topping the charts for the past three weeks has been "Tell Me", by The Wonder Girls, a teenage girl pop band. This song has exploded everywhere. I hear it on M-Net (Korea's music video network), commercials, grocery stores, outside when I'm teaching class...it's seriously everywhere! The Korea Times claims that the song has "captured the nation" and my favorite quote from the article is this:


"A housewife who disclosed only her surname Kim said, 'My husband likes the group so much, and I thought it was kind of gross, you know, a 40-year-old man watching and enjoying teenage girls in short skirts dancing. However, I soon found myself humming the song unconsciously and imitating the dance when watching the television.'''

What's all the hype about? I'll let you decide.


Even better is the fact that people here are so obsessed with the song, they'll learn the dance moves, and film themselves recreating the magic. Which of course, isn't too different from America. Just type in "Britney Spears dance moves" on youtube, and tons of how-to videos will pop up...uhhh, not that I would know or anything...

I spent way too much time watching these videos. This one's my favorite. The skinny dude in the back left steals the show. Pay special attention about 43 seconds into it. Hahahahahaha. Enjoy!