Film Location: Jeju Island, Teddy Bear Museums and Korean Drama sites

 

The cast of Goong 

 If you’ve ever seen the popular K-drama show, The Palace (or Gung or Princess Diaries), then you’ll know part of the fascination tourists visiting Korea can have with the Teddy Bear Museum on Jeju Island.

 The show features cute opening and closing scenes with teddies re-enacting scenes which took place in

[* Video Pick Fridays *] Why are Koreans so into their Looks & Plastic surgery?

Why are Koreans so into their Looks?

Video Pick Fridays picks this video as #1 of a two part series looking at 'Beauty in Korea'.

 V-line chins, narrow jawlines, tall noses, double eyelids, ... there's a reason why Hallyu performers looks are so heavenly sent and why we love them over Hollywood. It's all pretty well crafted.

“It could be easily assumed that 99 percent of South Korean celebrities got stuff done on their faces,” said to Dr. Park Sang- hoon, head of Seoul’s ID Hospital (Xinhuanet.com).

I've heard plastic surgery is almost mandatory for Kpop stars and celebrities... well, maybe not or Psy.

Hanguk Friends Drama Club meeting #2

Korean drama water bottles- How absolutely creative!

  Anyeong! The Hanguk Friends Drama club just continues to impress me. It keeps your appetite wet for being inspired to grow your passion towards things Korean and my mom loves it.

 What we appreciate about the Hanguk Friends Drama Hawaii Club is that the committee and volunteers contribute a lot of time, ideas and creativity to make these meetings entertaining and original. From the centerpieces to door prizes,

Gorilla in the Cafe in Waikiki: Not as grand as it could be

Gorilla in the Cafe

 When the news hit the Hawaii press that Bae Yong Joon's Gorilla in the Cafe was opening in Waikiki, it had K-drama fans excited. What would the cafe look like, what would happen at the opening and most of all, would the Hallyu star make an appearance? According to my mother, whom I dropped off at the cafe so she could take some photos for me, the opening wasn't all that impressive.

No Korean congratulatory wreaths,  balloons or free samples, no crowds spilling out of the cafe, no menu

[Video Pick Fridays] Everyone in Korea wants to be pretty

Everyone in Korea wants to be pretty

This is video #2 of a two part series of Video Pick Fridays on the topic of 'Beauty in Korea'. This is a documentary video made by a film student shinibi on youtube.

 

[* Video Pick Fridays* ] Korea: The Art of Makeup

Last week I picked a  news documentary video on Korean makeup and this week I've another video to add to it. Why is the world turning to Korea for makeup? From China, Japan to New York, the beauty industry realizes how Korea's makeup and beauty products such as  about BB cream promotes a youthful look, gives the appearance of clear skin and natural beauty, while using all natural ingredients.

The news video takes a look how each country has had a beauty style which is changing due to the Korea's own skin regimen and  desire to look young and natural.