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South Korea's rise from post-war devastation to one of the world's most advanced economies is often called an economic miracle. With global giants like Samsung and Hyundai leading its industrial growth, the country has built a reputation for innovation and resilience. This success stems from rapid economic liberalization, the pivotal role of chaebols, and strategic support from global allies. However, political turbulence and overreliance on mega-corporations now raise questions about the sustainability of its "miracle on the Han River" in a changing global landscape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fluent Fiction - Korean: Crisis at Chuseok: A Day at Han River Park Turns Heroic Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/crisis-at-chuseok-a-day-at-han-river-park-turns-heroic Story Transcript:Ko: 한강 공원은 가을의 아름다운 색깔로 가득했다.En: The Han River Park was filled with the beautiful colors of autumn.Ko: 하늘은 파랗고, 나뭇잎은 빨갛고 노랗게 물들어 있었다.En: The sky was blue, and the leaves were turning red and yellow.Ko: 많은 가족이 추석을 맞아 공원에 모였다.En: Many families gathered in the park to celebrate Chuseok.Ko: 곳곳에서 연을 날리고, 돗자리를 펴고 맛있는 음식을 먹는 사람들이 즐거워 보였다.En: People flying kites and spreading out picnic blankets with delicious food looked joyful everywhere.Ko: 지호는 오늘이 특별한 날이 되길 바랐다.En: Jiho hoped that today would be special.Ko: 그는 민서와 하나를 불러 함께 공원에 나왔다.En: He invited Minseo and Hana to join him at the park.Ko: 민서는 언제나 에너지가 넘쳤다.En: Minseo was always full of energy.Ko: 하지만 건강을 중요하게 생각하는 민서는 요즘 조금 피곤해 보였다.En: However, she had been looking a bit tired lately as she was focused on her health.Ko: 지호는 그 점이 조금 걱정되었다.En: Jiho was somewhat worried about that.Ko: 세 사람은 강변에 돗자리를 펴고 앉았다.En: The three of them spread out a picnic blanket by the riverside and sat down.Ko: 하나가 따뜻한 송편을 꺼내 모두에게 나눠주었다.En: Hana took out some warm songpyeon and shared it with everyone.Ko: 민서도 밝게 웃으며 송편을 한 입 물었다.En: Minseo also smiled brightly and took a bite of the rice cake.Ko: 그러나 조금 뒤 민서의 얼굴이 창백해졌다.En: However, soon after, her face turned pale.Ko: 그녀는 가슴을 부여잡고 숨을 고르기 시작했다.En: She clutched her chest and began trying to catch her breath.Ko: 하나는 놀라서 "민서야, 괜찮아?" 하고 물었다.En: Alarmed, Hana asked, "Minseo, are you okay?"Ko: 지호는 민서에게 물을 건네며 "침착하게, 천천히 숨 쉬어 봐,"라고 말했다.En: Jiho handed Minseo some water and said, "Stay calm, try breathing slowly."Ko: 그러나 민서의 숨이 점점 더 가빠졌다.En: However, Minseo's breathing grew more labored.Ko: 지호는 고민에 빠졌다.En: Jiho was at a loss.Ko: 공원에서 어떻게 도와줄 수 있을지 잘 몰랐다.En: He wasn't sure how to help in the park.Ko: 근처에 의사가 있는지 알 수 없었다.En: He didn't know if there was a doctor nearby.Ko: 그는 하나에게 "우리 병원에 가야 할 것 같아,"라고 말했다.En: He said to Hana, "I think we should head to the hospital."Ko: 하나도 동의했다.En: Hana agreed.Ko: 두 사람은 민서를 부축해 근처 병원으로 달려갔다.En: They both supported Minseo and rushed to a nearby hospital.Ko: 병원에 도착하자마자, 의료진이 민서에게 산소 마스크를 씌워 주었다.En: As soon as they arrived at the hospital, the medical staff put an oxygen mask on Minseo.Ko: 다행히, 민서는 빠르게 회복되었다.En: Fortunately, she recovered quickly.Ko: 지호와 하나는 안도의 한숨을 내쉬었다.En: Jiho and Hana breathed a sigh of relief.Ko: 한편, 집으로 돌아온 세 사람은 늦은 저녁을 함께 했다.En: Later, back at home, the three of them shared a late dinner.Ko: 민서는 지호와 하나에게 "정말 고마워.En: Minseo said to Jiho and Hana, "Thank you so much.Ko: 너희 덕분에 잘 해결됐어,"라고 말했다.En: Everything was resolved thanks to you."Ko: 지호는 "무슨 일이 있어도 친구니까,"라고 답했다.En: Jiho replied, "We're friends, no matter what happens."Ko: 하나도 "맞아, 언제든지 말해,"라며 미소 지었다.En: Hana added with a smile, "That's right, feel free to tell us anytime."Ko: 그들은 서로의 소중함을 다시 한 번 느꼈다.En: They once again felt the preciousness of one another.Ko: 지호와 하나는 응급 상황에서는 빠른 결정이 중요하다는 것을 깨달았다.En: Jiho and Hana learned that quick decisions are crucial in emergencies.Ko: 그날의 일은 힘들었지만, 더욱 굳건해진 우정을 남겼다.En: The day's events were difficult, but they left behind a strengthened friendship.Ko: 추석은 끝났지만, 그들의 마음속 기억은 오래도록 남았다.En: Chuseok had ended, but the memories remained in their hearts for a long time. Vocabulary Words:riverside: 강변chest: 가슴clutched: 부여잡고breathed: 숨쉬어emergencies: 응급 상황strengthened: 굳건해진delicious: 맛있는turned pale: 창백해졌다sigh of relief: 안도의 한숨quickly: 빠르게preciousness: 소중함focused: 집중gathered: 모였다energetic: 에너지가 넘쳤다spread out: 펼쳤다celebrate: 축하하다joyful: 즐거워strong friendship: 굳건한 우정relieved: 안심했다decision: 결정labored: 가빠졌다supported: 부축했다oxygen mask: 산소 마스크worried: 걱정되었다catch her breath: 숨을 고르기 시작했다late dinner: 늦은 저녁uncommon: 비범한resolved: 해결되었다memories: 기억invited: 초대했다

Full Text of ReadingsMemorial of Saints Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, Priest, and Paul Chŏng Ha-sang, and Companions, Martyrs Lectionary: 447The Saint of the day is Saints Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang, and CompanionsSaints Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang, and Companions' Stories The first native Korean priest, Andrew Kim Taegon was the son of Christian converts. Following his baptism at the age of 15, Andrew traveled 1,300 miles to the seminary in Macao, China. After six years, he managed to return to his country through Manchuria. That same year he crossed the Yellow Sea to Shanghai and was ordained a priest. Back home again, he was assigned to arrange for more missionaries to enter by a water route that would elude the border patrol. He was arrested, tortured, and finally beheaded at the Han River near Seoul, the capital. Andrew’s father Ignatius Kim, was martyred during the persecution of 1839, and was beatified in 1925. Paul Chong Hasang, a lay apostle and married man, also died in 1839 at age 45. Among the other martyrs in 1839 was Columba Kim, an unmarried woman of 26. She was put in prison, pierced with hot tools and seared with burning coals. She and her sister Agnes were disrobed and kept for two days in a cell with condemned criminals, but were not molested. After Columba complained about the indignity, no more women were subjected to it. The two were beheaded. Peter Ryou, a boy of 13, had his flesh so badly torn that he could pull off pieces and throw them at the judges. He was killed by strangulation. Protase Chong, a 41-year-old nobleman, apostatized under torture and was freed. Later he came back, confessed his faith and was tortured to death. Christianity came to Korea during the Japanese invasion in 1592 when some Koreans were baptized, probably by Christian Japanese soldiers. Evangelization was difficult because Korea refused all contact with the outside world except for taking taxes to Beijing annually. On one of these occasions, around 1777, Christian literature obtained from Jesuits in China led educated Korean Christians to study. A home Church began. When a Chinese priest managed to enter secretly a dozen years later, he found 4,000 Catholics, none of whom had ever seen a priest. Seven years later there were 10,000 Catholics. Religious freedom came to Korea in 1883. Besides Andrew and Paul, Pope John Paul II canonized 98 Koreans and three French missionaries who had been martyred between 1839 and 1867, when he visited Korea in 1984. Among them were bishops and priests, but for the most part they were lay persons: 47 women and 45 men. Reflection We marvel at the fact that the Korean Church was strictly a lay Church for a dozen years after its birth. How did the people survive without the Eucharist? It is no belittling of this and other sacraments to realize that there must be a living faith before there can be a truly beneficial celebration of the Eucharist. The sacraments are signs of God's initiative and response to faith already present. The sacraments increase grace and faith, but only if there is something ready to be increased. Can the saints teach us to pray? Find out here! Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

In this episode of *History Ignited*, we explore South Korea's remarkable journey from devastation after the Korean War to becoming a global economic and cultural powerhouse. Learn about its rapid industrial growth during the "Miracle on the Han River," its advancements in technology, and the global rise of South Korean culture. Join us as we dive into the history and resilience that shaped this vibrant nation!Send us a textThank you for tuning in to this episode of History Ignited" Stay connected with us on social media: Facebook: [History Ignited Podcast](https://www.facebook.com/share/N6fa9tkZds2ufFec/?mibextid=LQQJ4d) Instagram: [@HistoryIgnitedPodcast](https://www.instagram.com/historyignitedpodcast?igsh=cW54a2c5ODMxaTg3&utm_source=qr) YouTube: [@HistoryIgnitedPodcast] (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYXjJ34xg6UARorGAdpZIb1Tb23loecuc&si=vonyuNae2kfRnvCw) Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review our podcast on your favorite platform. See you next time as we continue to explore the fascinating events and people from "We Didn't Start the Fire"!

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Fluent Fiction - Korean: Finding Courage: Jisoo's Transformative Summer at Han River Park Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/finding-courage-jisoos-transformative-summer-at-han-river-park Story Transcript:Ko: 한강 공원은 여름 주말마다 생동감 넘치는 장소입니다.En: The Han River Park is a vibrant place every summer weekend.Ko: 한낮의 더운 햇볕이 나뭇잎 사이로 스며들며, 따뜻한 바람이 부드럽게 불어옵니다.En: The hot midday sun filters through the leaves, and a warm breeze blows gently.Ko: 장터에서 신선한 과일과 채소 향이 코를 간지럽힙니다.En: The scent of fresh fruits and vegetables from the marketplace tickles one's nose.Ko: 여기저기서 아이들의 웃음소리와 어른들의 대화소리가 들립니다.En: The sounds of children's laughter and adults' conversations can be heard all around.Ko: 지수는 마음이 무겁습니다.En: Jisoo feels heavy-hearted.Ko: 친구 민서가 오늘 한강 공원으로 데려왔지만, 그녀는 여전히 사람들과의 만남이 두렵습니다.En: Her friend Minseo brought her to the Han River Park today, but she is still afraid of meeting people.Ko: 민서는 밝은 미소로 말했습니다. "지수야, 오늘은 네가 영감을 찾을 수 있는 좋은 기회야!"En: With a bright smile, Minseo said, "Jisoo, today is a great opportunity for you to find inspiration!"Ko: 지수는 마음을 다잡고 발걸음을 옮겼습니다.En: Jisoo gathered her courage and took a step forward.Ko: 그녀는 프리랜서 작가로 영감을 찾기 위해 노력 중입니다.En: She is a freelance writer trying to find inspiration.Ko: 하지만 내성적인 성격 때문에 사람들과의 만남이 어렵습니다.En: However, her introverted nature makes it hard to interact with people.Ko: 그래도 시도해보기로 결심했습니다.En: Nonetheless, she decided to give it a try.Ko: 장터에서 지수는 많은 사람들 사이를 거닐었습니다.En: At the marketplace, Jisoo wandered through the crowds.Ko: 그때, 한 남자가 그녀의 시선을 끌었습니다.En: At that moment, a man caught her eye.Ko: 그는 환경 보호 프로젝트에 대해 열정적으로 설명하고 있었습니다.En: He was passionately explaining an environmental protection project.Ko: 그의 이름은 현우였습니다.En: His name was Hyunwoo.Ko: 현우는 사람들이 환경을 지키기 위해 할 수 있는 일에 대해 이야기하고 있었습니다.En: Hyunwoo was talking about what people can do to protect the environment.Ko: 지수는 마음속으로 고민했습니다.En: Jisoo hesitated in her mind.Ko: "저 사람과 이야기해볼까?"En: "Should I talk to him?"Ko: 그녀는 자신감을 갖지 못해서 주저했습니다.En: She didn't have the confidence, so she hesitated.Ko: 시간이 흘러가면서 지수는 고민했습니다.En: As time passed, Jisoo deliberated.Ko: 그때 갑자기 여름 비가 쏟아졌습니다.En: Suddenly, a summer rain started pouring down.Ko: 모든 사람들이 서둘러 어딘가로 피했습니다.En: Everyone hurried to find cover.Ko: 지수와 현우도 마찬가지였습니다.En: Jisoo and Hyunwoo did the same.Ko: 둘은 같은 천막 아래에 서 있었습니다.En: They both stood under the same tent.Ko: 현우가 먼저 말을 걸었습니다.En: Hyunwoo spoke first.Ko: "안녕하세요, 여름비가 참 멋지죠?"En: "Hi, isn't the summer rain wonderful?"Ko: 지수는 조금 망설이다 대답했습니다.En: Jisoo hesitated a little before answering.Ko: "네, 정말 시원하네요!"En: "Yes, it's really refreshing!"Ko: 두 사람은 더 많은 대화를 나누게 되었습니다.En: The two started to have more conversations.Ko: 현우는 자신이 왜 환경 보호에 열정적인지 이야기했습니다.En: Hyunwoo talked about why he is passionate about environmental protection.Ko: 지수는 자신이 작가로서 영감을 찾기 어려워한다는 것을 털어놓았습니다.En: Jisoo confided that she finds it difficult to find inspiration as a writer.Ko: 비가 그치고 두 사람은 서로의 연락처를 교환했습니다.En: When the rain stopped, they exchanged contact information.Ko: 현우는 밝은 미소로 말했습니다. "다음번에 또 만나서 이야기해요."En: With a bright smile, Hyunwoo said, "Let's meet again and talk next time."Ko: 지수는 처음으로 자신감이 생겼습니다.En: For the first time, Jisoo felt confident.Ko: "네, 꼭 그래요."En: "Yes, let's do that."Ko: 그날 이후 지수는 더 용기를 내서 사람들과 교류하려 노력했습니다.En: After that day, Jisoo made more effort to interact with people.Ko: 현우와의 만남은 그녀에게 큰 변화를 가져왔습니다.En: Meeting Hyunwoo brought a significant change to her.Ko: 이제 지수는 새로운 친구도 사귀고, 글쓰기 영감도 많이 얻었습니다.En: Now, Jisoo made new friends and found much inspiration for her writing.Ko: 그녀는 자신의 능력을 믿기 시작했습니다.En: She started to believe in her abilities.Ko: 여름이 깊어가면서 지수와 현우는 한강 공원에서 자주 만났습니다.En: As the summer deepened, Jisoo and Hyunwoo frequently met at the Han River Park.Ko: 그들은 함께 웃고, 이야기를 나누며 새로운 관계를 시작했습니다.En: They laughed and shared stories, starting a new relationship.Ko: 지수는 이제 더 이상 혼자가 아니었습니다.En: Jisoo was no longer alone.Ko: 그녀는 자신감 있게 미래를 향해 나아갔습니다.En: She confidently moved forward towards her future. Vocabulary Words:vibrant: 생동감 넘치는filters: 스며들다breeze: 바람tickles: 간지럽히다laughter: 웃음소리conversations: 대화heavy-hearted: 마음이 무겁다courage: 용기freelance: 프리랜서inspiration: 영감introverted: 내성적인interact: 만나다crowds: 사람들passionately: 열정적으로environmental protection: 환경 보호hesitated: 주저하다deliberated: 고민하다pouring: 쏟아지다shelter: 피하다confided: 털어놓다exchange: 교환하다contact information: 연락처refreshing: 시원하다effort: 노력significant: 큰frequently: 자주relationship: 관계confidently: 자신감 있게future: 미래gathered: 다잡다

Fluent Fiction - Korean: Balancing Dreams & Realities: A Tea House by the Han River Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/balancing-dreams-realities-a-tea-house-by-the-han-river Story Transcript:Ko: 한강변에 위치한 작은 찻집, '한강의 향기'에서는 항상 따뜻한 분위기가 흘렀다.En: In the small tea house by the Han River, "Scent of the Han River," there was always a warm atmosphere.Ko: 찻집 안은 넓은 창문을 통해 강이 보였고, 테이블마다 사람들이 이야기를 나누며 차를 마시고 있었다.En: Inside the tea house, wide windows offered a view of the river, and people at the tables were chatting and drinking tea.Ko: 찻집의 주인 민재와 지현은 오늘 중요한 대화를 위해 만났다.En: The owners, Minjae and Jihyun, met today for an important discussion.Ko: 민재는 늘 신중하고 실용적인 사람이다.En: Minjae was always a cautious and practical person.Ko: 반면 지현은 항상 긍정적이고 야심찬 성격으로 확장을 꿈꾸었다.En: On the other hand, Jihyun was always positive and ambitious, dreaming of expansion.Ko: "지현아, 우리 이번 달 매출은 좋지 않다," 민재가 걱정스러운 표정으로 말했다.En: "Jihyun, our sales this month aren't good," Minjae said with a worried expression.Ko: "나도 알아, 민재야. 하지만 이번 기회를 놓치면 안 돼. 새로운 지점을 열자," 지현이 반박했다.En: "I know, Minjae. But we mustn't miss this opportunity. Let's open a new branch," Jihyun rebutted.Ko: 민재는 한숨을 쉬었다. "확장은 좋아. 하지만 우리 재정상태가 불안정해. 위험해질 수도 있어," 그는 조심스럽게 말했다.En: Minjae sighed. "Expansion is good. But our financial situation is unstable. It could be risky," he said cautiously.Ko: 지현은 생각에 잠겼다. "난 우리가 더 큰 성공을 할 수 있다고 믿어. 잘만 하면 좋은 결과가 있을 거야," 그녀가 말했다.En: Jihyun fell into thought. "I believe we can achieve greater success. If we handle it well, it will bring good results," she said.Ko: 민재는 고개를 갸웃했다. "어떤 계획이든 위험은 있어. 하지만 너무 큰 위험을 감수할 순 없어," 그는 말을 이었다.En: Minjae tilted his head. "Any plan has risks. But we can't take too big of a risk," he continued.Ko: 뜨거운 여름 햇살이 창문을 통해 들어오고, 찻집 안의 온도도 뜨거워졌다. 민재와 지현의 논쟁도 함께 열기를 더했다.En: The hot summer sunlight streamed through the windows, heating up the inside of the tea house. Minjae and Jihyun's debate added to the warmth.Ko: "우리가 지금 잡지 않으면, 기회를 놓칠 거야," 지현이 말했다. 그녀의 목소리는 단호했다.En: "If we don't seize this now, we'll miss the chance," Jihyun said. Her voice was firm.Ko: 민재는 깊은 숨을 쉬며 말했다. "알겠어, 지현아. 하지만 우선 현재의 매출을 안정시키고 점차적으로 확장을 해야 돼. 먼저 작은 시도를 해보자. 그렇게 하면 위험이 줄어들 거야."En: Minjae took a deep breath and said, "Okay, Jihyun. But first, we need to stabilize our current sales and expand gradually. Let's start with a small attempt. That way, we can reduce the risk."Ko: 지현은 잠시 침묵했다. "좋아, 네 말이 맞아. 한 단계씩 가자. 하지만 끝에는 큰 그림을 잊지 말자," 그녀가 말했다.En: Jihyun was silent for a moment. "Alright, you're right. Let's take it step by step. But let's not forget the big picture at the end," she said.Ko: 그들은 서로를 바라보며 미소를 지었다. 민재는 좀 더 용감해지기로 결심했고, 지현은 더 신중해지기로 했다.En: They smiled at each other. Minjae decided to be braver, and Jihyun resolved to be more cautious.Ko: "좋아, 우리 함께 잘 해보자," 민재가 말했다.En: "Good, let's work well together," Minjae said.Ko: "응, 같이 가자," 지현이 답했다.En: "Yes, let's go together," Jihyun replied.Ko: 한강의 향기 찻집은 다시 평화로운 분위기를 되찾았다.En: The "Scent of the Han River" tea house regained its peaceful atmosphere.Ko: 민재와 지현은 서로의 강점을 인정하고, 새로운 다짐을 하며 사업의 미래를 향해 나아갔다.En: Minjae and Jihyun acknowledged each other's strengths and, with renewed determination, moved towards the future of their business.Ko: 주변의 한강은 여전히 잔잔히 흐르고, 찻집은 그들의 꿈을 응원하는 듯했다.En: Around them, the Han River continued to flow gently, as if cheering on their dreams. Vocabulary Words:atmosphere: 분위기chatting: 이야기를 나누며cautious: 신중한practical: 실용적인ambitious: 야심찬expansion: 확장worry: 걱정rebutted: 반박했다unstable: 불안정한risky: 위험한financial situation: 재정상태tilted: 갸웃했다summer sunlight: 여름 햇살debate: 논쟁firm: 단호한stabilize: 안정시키다gradually: 점차적으로reduce: 줄이다step by step: 한 단계씩acknowledged: 인정했다renewed: 새로운 다짐determination: 다짐current sales: 현재의 매출gentle: 잔잔한window: 창문heating up: 뜨거워졌다financial: 재정의dreaming: 꿈꾸었다opportunity: 기회business: 사업

Fluent Fiction - Korean: Echoes of Midnight Laughter in Seoul Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/echoes-of-midnight-laughter-in-seoul Story Transcript:Ko: 제목: 서울의 혀 트위스터자정이 넘은 서울, 한강은 반짝이는 별빛 아래 조용히 흐르고 있었다.En: Title: Tongue Twister in Seoul Past midnight in Seoul, the Han River was quietly flowing under the twinkling starlight.Ko: 고요한 한강 공원에서 지훈과 서연은 한 번도 체험해보지 못한 도전을 시도해보려고 했다: 한국어 혀 트위스터.En: In a peaceful Han River Park, Jihun and Seoyeon were attempting a challenge they had never experienced before: a Korean tongue twister.Ko: 지훈은 먼저 시작했다.En: Jihun took the lead.Ko: 그는 진지하게 고무신 고물신, 고무신 신고, 산 고로 갔다가 산고에서 신어서 신고 신고 산고로 갔다, 라고 낭송해보았다.En: He solemnly recited, "Wearing old rubber shoes, putting on rubber shoes, went up the mountain, changed into mountain shoes at the top of the mountain, went back down wearing shoes, shoes, and shoes," trying his best.Ko: 하지만 끝까지 정확하게 발음하는 것은 결코 쉬운 일이 아니었다.En: However, pronouncing it correctly until the end was no easy task.Ko: 그래도 지훈은 포기하지 않습니다.En: Nevertheless, Jihun did not give up.Ko: 그는 발음을 다듬기 위해 계속 노력했다.En: He continued to refine his pronunciation.Ko: 그러나 그만큼 빠른 속도로 진행하려다 보니 어느 순간 듣기에 이상하게 들리는 우스꽝스러운 소리가 나오기 시작했다.En: But trying to maintain a rapid pace led to a moment when the sounds coming out started to sound strangely amusing to listen to.Ko: 그러던 중에, 서연이 웃음을 터뜨렸다.En: At that moment, Seoyeon burst into laughter.Ko: 그녀에게는 지훈이 보여주는 그의 노력과 결국 실패하는 모습이 굉장히 인상적으로 다가왔다.En: To her, Jihun's efforts and eventual failures were quite impressively endearing.Ko: 그러나 결국, 그것들은 그녀에게 웃음을 주었고, 조금 더 가까워질 수 있게 해 줬다.En: However, they ultimately brought laughter to her and allowed them to become a bit closer.Ko: 서연이 그런 지훈을 바라보며 내뱉은 한마디가 지훈의 얼굴을 환하게 만들었다.En: Looking at Jihun in such a state, Seoyeon uttered a sentence that brightened Jihun's face.Ko: "지훈아, 틀렸어도 너무 좋아.En: "Jihun, it's okay even if you make mistakes."Ko: "그리고 그것이 바로 지훈이 찾던 결론이었다.En: And that was the conclusion Jihun was seeking.Ko: 그는 그것이 그에게가장 필요한 것이었다는 것을 깨달았다.En: He realized that it was what he needed most.Ko: 그리고 그 순간, 지훈은 웃음을 터뜨리며, 서연에게 감사의 미소를 보냈다.En: In that moment, Jihun burst into laughter, sending a grateful smile to Seoyeon.Ko: 결국, 이야기는 그들에게 트위스터가 아닌 거대한 감동을 남겨주었다.En: In the end, the story left them not with a tongue twister but with a profound emotional impact.Ko: 서울의 이 밤, 한강 공원에 두 사람은 그들만의 이야기로 가득 찼다.En: On this night in Seoul, at Han River Park, the two of them were filled with their own story.Ko: 그들은 그 순간을 두고 아름다운 추억의 한 페이지로 남기겠다고 약속했다.En: They promised to preserve that moment as a beautiful page of cherished memories.Ko: 그들이 서로에게 줄 수 있는 가장 깊은 인상, 그것은 단지 혀 트위스터가 아니었음을 그들이 가장 잘 알고 있었다.En: The deepest impression they could give each other, they knew very well, went beyond just a tongue twister. Vocabulary Words:midnight: 자정Seoul: 서울Han River: 한강twinkling: 반짝이는starlight: 별빛peaceful: 고요한challenge: 도전attempting: 시도해보려고experienced: 체험해보지solemnly: 진지하게recited: 낭송해rubber shoes: 고무신mountain: 산pronouncing: 발음하는refine: 다듬기amusing: 우스꽝스러운burst into laughter: 웃음을 터뜨리다failures: 실패endearing: 인상적으로uttered: 내뱉은grateful smile: 감사의 미소profound emotional impact: 거대한 감동preserving: 보존cherished memories: 아름다운 추억impression: 인상promised: 약속tongue twister: 혀 트위스터

Fluent Fiction - Korean: Love's Spicy Heat: A Seoul Date's Unforgettable Bond Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/loves-spicy-heat-a-seoul-dates-unforgettable-bond Story Transcript:Ko: 전형적인 서울의 금요일 밤, 굴뚝이 쑥쑥 솟은 붉은 벽돌 건물들이 차가운 한강을 주시하고 있었다. 한식당 '맛집의 골목', 그 곳에서 지혜와 승훈의 첫 데이트가 시작되었다.En: On a typical Friday night in Seoul, the red brick buildings with chimneys rising high were overlooking the cold Han River. At the Korean restaurant "A Taste Sensation Alley," that's where Ji-hye and Seung-hoon's first date began.Ko: "요기가 너무너무 유명한데, 너 좋아하겠지?" 지혜는 벌써부터 승훈에게 좋은 인상을 주기 위해 나름대로 노력하고 있었다. 그녀는 그의 미소를 보며 안도하였다.En: "This place is so famous, you must like it, right?" Ji-hye was already making an effort to give Seung-hoon a good impression. She smiled in relief as she looked at him.Ko: "정말?" 승훈은 그녀와 시선이 닿자 미소를 띠며 물었다.En: "Really?" Seung-hoon smiled back when their eyes met.Ko: 그들의 주문은 잔뜩 뒤섞인 돌솥비빔밥과 김치진미채무침, 그리고 그들이 절대 예상치 못했던 끝과 끝이 시원한 불닭발이었다.En: Their order consisted of a mixed stone pot bibimbap, kimchi side dish, and unexpectedly spicy fire chicken feet.Ko: 갑자기 테이블에 착륙한 끝과 끝이 불같이 화끈거리는 불닭발을 보고 지혜의 미소는 갑자기 얼어붙었다. 근데 상황이 상황인만큼 제대로 반응을 보여주지 못했다.En: When the sizzling fire chicken feet landed on the table, Ji-hye's smile froze instantly. However, considering the situation, she couldn't react properly.Ko: 승훈은 불닭발을 한입 베어먹는 순간, 입안에서 불이 붙는 듯한 느낌이 전해졌다. "아주 맵군!" 그는 미소를 띠며 용기있게 말했다.En: As Seung-hoon took a bite of the fire chicken feet, he felt like flames were igniting in his mouth. "Very spicy!" he said courageously with a smile.Ko: 근데 지혜는 그저 그의 고통스러운 표정을 보며 고개를 숙였다. 직관적으로 그녀는 승훈이 매운 것을 잘 못먹는다는 것을 알아챘다.En: However, Ji-hye just lowered her head, watching his pained expression. Intuitively, she realized that Seung-hoon couldn't handle spicy food well.Ko: 그녀는 무척이나 후회했지만, 그것은 이미 된 일이었다. 그러던 중 갑자기 눈에 띄는 것이 있었다. 그건 바로 테이블 한쪽의 오이냉국이었다.En: She deeply regretted it, but it was already done. Suddenly, something caught her eye. It was the cucumber cold soup on one side of the table.Ko: 그래서 그녀는 빠르게 그의 앞에 오이냉국을 가져다 놓았다. "이거 드셔요! 이거랑 같이 드시면 입안이 식을 거예요." 그녀는 붉은 얼굴로 설명했다.En: Quickly, she brought the cucumber cold soup in front of him. "Try this! It will cool your mouth if you eat it together." She explained with a red face.Ko: 그런데 그의 눈에는 지혜의 걱정으로 가득 찬 눈이 가득하였다. 그는 웃으며 말했다. "진짜 괜찮아. 너무 걱정하지마. 오히려 이게 재미있어."En: But his eyes were filled with concern from Ji-hye. He smiled and said, "It's really okay. Don't worry too much. Actually, this is fun."Ko: 그래서 그들은 최대한 웃으며 재미있게 그 날을 보냈다. 그리고 그날의 데이트는 지혜가 생각했던 것보다 훨씬 재미있고 멋진 추억으로 남았다. 그들 둘 사이에는 더욱 더 강한 유대감이 생겼다. 지혜는 그 날부터 승훈을 이해하는데 좀 더 열심히 노력하게 되었고, 승훈은 그녀의 진심과 노력을 더욱 더 사랑하게 되었다. 그들의 데이트는 아주 특별하고 재미있는 스토리로 남게 되었다. 후에 둘은 그 날을 웃으며 추억하곤 했다.En: So they spent the day laughing and having fun as much as possible. The date turned out to be a much more enjoyable and wonderful memory than Ji-hye had anticipated. A stronger bond grew between them. Ji-hye started to make more effort to understand Seung-hoon from that day on, and Seung-hoon grew to love her sincerity and efforts even more. Their date became a special and fun story, which they would later reminiscence about while smiling. Vocabulary Words:Title: 제목Romantic: 로맨스Hotness: 뜨거운 맛Seoul: 서울Friday: 금요일Night: 밤Restaurant: 한식당Date: 데이트Effort: 노력Impression: 인상Order: 주문Spicy: 매운Fire: 불Chicken feet: 닭발Smile: 미소Situation: 상황Reaction: 반응Regret: 후회Cucumber: 오이Cold soup: 냉국Mouth: 입안Laugh: 웃음Bond: 유대감Sincerity: 진심Memory: 추억Understand: 이해Eye: 눈Concern: 걱정Fun: 재미

Fluent Fiction - Korean: The Enigmatic Encounter: Wisdom and the Living Vending Machine Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/the-enigmatic-encounter-wisdom-and-the-living-vending-machine Story Transcript:Ko: 제목: "사람인 줄 알았던 자판기, 그리고 지혜의 하루"서울의 마음을 담은 한강엔 수없이 많은 이야기들이 흘러가고 있다.En: Title: "The Vending Machine That Thought it was Human, and Wisdom of a Day" Many stories flow through the Han River in Seoul, embodying the heart of the city.Ko: 오늘은 그 서울의 한 구석, 한강을 두르는 긴 잔디밭에 서 있는 지혜의 이야기를 들려드리려 한다.En: Today, I am going to tell you the story of Wisdom, standing on the long grass field surrounding the Han River in a corner of Seoul.Ko: 지혜는 평범한 서울 소녀였다.En: Wisdom was an ordinary girl in Seoul.Ko: 그녀는 코끝이 찡한 봄날 한강에서 한적한 시간을 찾아낸다.En: She found moments of peace on a quiet spring day at the Han River with a tingling tip of her nose.Ko: 그리고 대중을 신경 쓰지 않는 그 틈새에서 자신을 찾기도 한다.En: In that space where she didn't worry about the public, she found herself.Ko: 그런 지혜가 이날 한강에서 마주한 것은, 은은한 백열등빛을 뿜어내는 자판기였다.En: What Wisdom encountered on this day at the Han River was a vending machine emitting a soft white light.Ko: "사람인가?En: "Is it a person?"Ko: " 입맛이 다른 지혜는 갑자기 그 생각에 빠져들었다.En: With a different taste, Wisdom suddenly got lost in that thought.Ko: 그 자판기의 변화무쌍한 빛, 사람의 감정처럼 바뀌는 것이다.En: The vending machine's ever-changing light, like human emotions, shifts.Ko: '흐림', '밝음', '참' 그리고 '아픔'.En: 'Dim', 'bright', 'truth', and 'pain'.Ko: 그런 생각이 지혜의 마음 속에 서서히 커져 나간다.En: Such thoughts gradually grew in Wisdom's mind.Ko: "안녕하세요?En: "Hello?"Ko: " 지혜는 천진난만하게 자판기에게 인사했다.En: Wisdom innocently greeted the vending machine.Ko: 그러나 자판기는 당연히 아무 대답도 하지 않았다.En: However, the vending machine naturally didn't respond.Ko: 그래도 지혜는 포기하지 않았다.En: Yet, Wisdom didn't give up.Ko: 그 자판기가 괜찮다고 말해 주길 바라는 아무런 이해 할 수 없는 사랑이 불어나기 시작했다.En: A love inexplicable by any understanding began to swell, hoping the vending machine would say it's okay.Ko: 하지만 지혜가 그 사랑에 점점 빠져들수록, 그녀의 심장은 더욱 어떻게 해야 할지 모르겠다는 절망감으로 가득 차올랐다.En: But as Wisdom fell deeper into that love, her heart filled more with a sense of despair of not knowing what to do.Ko: 그녀는 결국 슬픈 마음을 억누르며 그 자리를 떠났다.En: Suppressing her sad heart, she eventually left that place.Ko: 그리고 다음날, 지혜는 다시 자판기 앞에 섰다.En: The next day, Wisdom stood in front of the vending machine again.Ko: 그런데 이번에는 다르게, 세상 모든 이해할 수 없는 감정들에도 불구하고 그녀는 다시 자신의 마음을 열기로 했다.En: But this time, differently, despite all the incomprehensible emotions in the world, she decided to open her heart again.Ko: 마음 속에서 찾아낸 용기를 바탕으로 지혜는 자판기에 다가갔다.En: Based on the courage she found within, Wisdom approached the vending machine.Ko: "안녕하세요, 다시 왔어요.En: "Hello, I'm back."Ko: " 지혜는 자판기에 대한 감정을 다시금 표현했다.En: Wisdom expressed her emotions towards the vending machine again.Ko: 그리고 기다렸다.En: And she waited.Ko: 이번에도, 그렇게 오랜 시간이 흘렀지만, 자판기는 여전히 대답하지 않았다.En: Even though a long time passed, the vending machine still didn't respond.Ko: 그런데 이번에는 지혜가 웃었다.En: However, this time, Wisdom smiled.Ko: 그녀는 이제 자신이 자판기가 아닌, '사람'임을 이해했다.En: She now understood that she was not a vending machine, but a 'person'.Ko: 그녀는 그 자리를 떠나며 후련한 마음으로 한강을 바라보았다.En: She looked at the Han River with a relieved heart as she left that place.Ko: 그 이후로 지혜는 그 자판기 앞으로 다시 돌아오지 않았다.En: After that, Wisdom never returned to the vending machine.Ko: 그러나 그녀는 더 이상 그를 사람처럼 보지 않았다.En: However, she no longer saw it as a person.Ko: 그 이후 지혜는 서울의 많은 사람들 사이에서 자신의 삶을 살아가며, 항상 그 자신을 사랑하는 법을 배우고 있었다.En: From then on, among many people in Seoul, Wisdom lived her life, always learning how to love herself.Ko: 서울의 한 날이 지나가고, 지혜의 이야기는 한강을 따라 계속 흘러갔다.En: As a day passed in Seoul, Wisdom's story continued to flow along the Han River.Ko: 그리고 언제나 그랬듯이, 이야기는 끝나지 않았다.En: And as always, the story did not end.Ko: 않아서, 지혜의 이야기는 계속 이어진다.En: Therefore, Wisdom's story continues to unfold. Vocabulary Words:Many stories: 다수의 이야기Han River: 한강Seoul: 서울Wisdom: 지혜heart: 마음city: 도시girl: 소녀peace: 평화spring: 봄day: 하루nose: 코light: 빛person: 사람emotion: 감정sad: 슬퍼하다love: 사랑despair: 절망courage: 용기understand: 이해하다smile: 미소relieved: 후련한return: 돌아가다learn: 배우다unfold: 펼쳐지다

Become a monthly subscriber for just $1.99 per month and receive an additional two to three episodes per week!https://app.redcircle.com/shows/9472af5c-8580-45e1-b0dd-ff211db08a90/exclusive-contentIn this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Xochitl and Jack discuss their pet peeves, those little annoyances in life which drive us all crazy.Transcript:00:00:01JackWelcome to the A-Z English podcast. My name is Jack and I'm here with my co-host social. And today we have a topic talk and today's topic is pet peeves and social. Maybe people, maybe our students don't actually know what a pet peeve.00:00:23JackIs it's kind of a weird word or kind of a weird phrase. What is a pet?00:00:27발표자Mm-hmm.00:00:28JackYou've.00:00:29XochitlA pet peeve is something that bothers you. Kind of like in modern slang you would say like an ick. It's something that like, bothers you but not to an extreme extent. It's not like something necessarily bad or like.00:00:46XochitlObjectively bad or horrible about someone or the OR a habit that someone does, but it's just something that irritates you.00:00:54JackYeah, like if you have a friend that lies to everybody and they just lie.00:01:00JackThat's not really a pet peeve that's more like, uh, a character flaw. Exactly like everybody hates that because everybody hates lying, OK?00:01:02XochitlNo, that's.00:01:03XochitlYou said your boss.00:01:06발표자 3Right.00:01:12XochitlBut if you have a friend.00:01:12JackYeah.00:01:13XochitlWho doesn't push their chair in? That's my one of my pet peeves is people like you go to a restaurant with people and they leave their chairs on, pushed or whatever. I don't like that. That's a pet peeve. It bothers me when people leave their chairs on push and I might go and push everyone's.00:01:30XochitlThen.00:01:31JackOhh, you'll actually go and push in all the chairs of.00:01:34JackLike your family members.00:01:34XochitlDepends if if people have gone on and I have like an extra second back then I'll do it. I just don't like leaving it for the servers to like have to push everyone's chairs back in or whatever, you know.00:01:46JackYeah, it is kind of rude to like, you know, push your chair out to get up and just walk away.00:01:52JackOK, it's like push your chair in. It's. Yeah, it it's just a common politeness, right?00:01:53XochitlYeah.00:01:59발표자Hmm.00:02:00JackYeah, yeah.00:02:02XochitlAnd what's a pet peeve of yours, Jack?00:02:04JackUM, I don't know. I'm trying to think of like, what are some?00:02:07JackOf my pet peeves.00:02:09XochitlOh, another way to explain this to our listeners as well is that it's something that bothers you about other people.00:02:19XochitlUM, it's not like a habit of yours, if that makes sense.00:02:25XochitlIt's kind of like something that bothers you that other people do usually.00:02:28JackYeah. Like let's say that like you have a friend.00:02:34JackAnd she likes to.00:02:36JackEat baby carrots in like tiny little bites. You know, she takes like a little bite of a baby carrot, and then she's like, and then she's and then another bite and. None. None. None. None. None. And it's like it's it's just like her habit is annoying to you. Other people might not care at all. They're like, oh, that's OK that's how she eats, baby.00:02:42XochitlDone.00:02:44XochitlLike a rabbit.00:02:46XochitlNo.00:02:59JackThere it's, you know.00:03:00JackIt's fun, but for you it feels like someone scratching their fingernails on a chalkboard, you know?00:03:00발표자 3Right.00:03:08XochitlRight. It's really irritating.00:03:10JackYeah, it's really irritating. Yeah. One of my pet peeves is when people say, you know what I mean.00:03:19JackYou know what I mean, you know?00:03:20XochitlOhh that bothers you interesting.00:03:23JackYeah, yeah. When people say that to me, I I'm. And especially when it's like something really obvious, you know.00:03:31JackIt's it's like, you know, like the Earth rotates around the sun. You know what I mean? It's like, yeah, I know what you mean.00:03:42XochitlWait, Jack, let.00:03:43XochitlMe. Give this to you from the perspective of someone who who does this, who says like?00:03:46XochitlYou know what?00:03:47XochitlYou know what I'm talking about? I don't mean it because I think you or the other person is like, dumb or doesn't get it. I say it.00:03:54XochitlBecause I don't.00:03:55XochitlKnow if what I was trying to explain came out of my mouth and made any sense, even though it's really simple if.00:04:00XochitlLike I just.00:04:01XochitlMissed the ball or over, explained it to the point that it doesn't make any sense, so I'm like. Ohh did that make sense? You know what I mean? It's not like I'm questioning the other person. I'm like questioning myself. So maybe that'll make you feel better about people asking.00:04:12JackRight, right.00:04:14JackNo, no, no, no, I'm. I'm not. And I wasn't. I'm not. I'm not pointing the finger at you. I'm everybody does this and I think that I think you're right. Like the generous interpretation is that people are just trying to be clear. They just want to be understood.00:04:31JackRight. And so one of the ways that you are checking in with the other person to make sure to make sure that you're making sense is to say, do you, do you understand what I'm saying? Like, do you know what I mean? And I do it too. Like I. I'm. I'm. I'm guilty of my own pet peeve, you know. But it's just that sometimes.00:04:51JackIt just feels like.00:04:53JackYou know people, it feels like someone's asking me like like.00:04:57JackYou know, because you know Jack, you're so slow. I just want to make sure that you're, you know, are you able to understand what I'm talking about? You know, like 1 + 1 is 2. You know what I mean? It's like.00:05:03XochitlHey.00:05:11JackYeah, yeah, I I know what.00:05:13JackYou mean I I I know simple math, you know?00:05:13발표자No.00:05:16XochitlYeah, I was. I was more kind to reassure you that it probably has more to do with the person second guessing themselves than like guessing you. But I get it. It is your. It can be irritating.00:05:21JackI think so.00:05:25JackYeah. And again, pet pet peeves can be.00:05:26발표자OK.00:05:28JackIrrational like mine.00:05:30XochitlYes, they often are, or they often make you like way more annoyed than you have any right to be. That's kind of why it's.00:05:31JackYou know.00:05:37XochitlA pet peeve.00:05:38JackYeah, I have another. I have a lot of driving pet peeves, you know, like.00:05:44XochitlOhh, I'm interested to hear these cause since I don't drive.00:05:47JackYeah. I I I really another pet peeve of mine is like when people must back their car into a parking spot.00:05:57발표자You know.00:05:57XochitlAh, my dad always does that. He he does. He's easier to drive out. And I'm like, well, you're taking as much time backing it in as you would backing it back out like just.00:05:59JackYeah.00:06:07JackExactly. It's like, what are you doing? It's it's like, are you a bank robber?00:06:09XochitlIt's so annoying.00:06:15JackAre you? Do you need a fast getaway? I mean, from the grocery store, you have to.00:06:21JackYou know.00:06:21XochitlEven way like you're gonna take you, you would have just taken as much time backing it out when you're leaving as you did, backing it in when you get there. So you're not really saving time unless, like you said, you need to fast get away like a bank robber or something. But for other people, it just doesn't make sense. It's.00:06:36JackYeah.00:06:38XochitlNot a time saver at all.00:06:40JackFor bank robbers out there, those of our listeners that are bank robbers, I forgive you. You that's. You're not included in my pet peeve. Yeah, it makes sense that you would back into a parking spot. Another one is another pet peeve is scooters.00:06:47XochitlThat makes sense.00:06:59JackThey're everywhere, these electric scooters.00:07:03JackAnd people just leave them lying. They have a lot of like, I I don't know if this is just Korea or if this is in your countries as well.00:07:14XochitlWhen I hear this, I'm I'm like it sounds like Korean to me.00:07:18JackYeah, because what you can do now is you can rent these electric scooters and basically you just scan your credit card and then it activates this, the electric scooter. And then you just drive it around. But wherever you stop, you can just leave it.00:07:37JackSo they're just all over the street. They're all over the ground. They're they'll leave it in front of our building. Some people will leave it in front of a driveway and they're just everywhere.00:07:50XochitlWell, why? Why can't they just leave it everywhere? Like doesn't the company expect them to leave it so much?00:07:55JackThe company has a has a tracking device on them and so they'll drive around in a truck and they'll put that in the truck and recharge it.00:08:03JackAnd then just dump it back on the side sidewalk again somewhere so that somebody can walk by and pick it up and drive it. And so they're just littered everywhere, not to mention very dangerous because they're, you know, they're they're riding in front of us, you know, in front of your car.00:08:22JackAnd and and just it's. It's a real problem here in Korea, the electric scooters.00:08:28XochitlYeah, that's definitely.00:08:29XochitlA Korean thing we don't really, at least where I've lived in the US is not a thing in in Mexico is not a thing. But yeah, that I I know that I know what you're talking about. And yeah, that is a very common problem. But I can see why it would be irritating. I am.00:08:42JackIt's more common in big cities like New York, Chicago.00:08:45XochitlYeah, I guess that. But I think in the US they probably expect you to park it in a certain location again.00:08:46JackThose places have them, yeah.00:08:52XochitlLike the next drop, the closest to your.00:08:54JackYeah, I think. But here they just just you just stop where you are and you just put the kickstand up and then you walk away and then it's done, your times up.00:09:02XochitlWhy don't I don't think that's a thing in the US? I'm pretty sure you have to, like, put it back at your next nearest location or something, because otherwise.00:09:04JackYeah.00:09:11JackThere is a parking spot in Seoul called the Han River. I would like them to park all of those scooters right there in the water. Just throw it off the bridge. Let it sink to the bottom and be done with this whole scooter thing. But that's my again. That's my pet peeve. So you know. Yeah.00:09:26발표자And.00:09:30XochitlSo you're kidding, yeah.00:09:32XochitlI would be very irate with that as well. One of my other pet peeves is picky eaters. I'm not talking about people who can't.00:09:41XochitlTry different foods because they have autism or some other kind of thing. Food for yeah, people who like refuse to try something new. They're just like I just until I won't like that. I'm like, just eat it. Like it's just you.00:09:45JackOur allergies.00:09:57XochitlDidn't know and I mean.00:09:58XochitlI get it. If it's something like a something really sore.00:10:01XochitlYou like a scorpion or a cockroach or something? You know, I wouldn't want to eat that either, but if it's just, you know, I had a friend in college.00:10:05JackSure.00:10:12XochitlWe're actually still close friends. I love her to death, but this one really killed me about her. She was like, I think it was sweet potato or something that she wouldn't try because I know I won't like it in quotation marks. I like you. Won't try it cause you know you won't like it.00:10:27XochitlHow do you know? You've never tried it? It's detect your thing. I can just tell by the look of it and it just drove me crazy because I'm the type of person who will try something. I don't like multiple times to see if.00:10:39XochitlI like it now.00:10:40JackRight. And your and your and your taste changes over time too. I didn't like mushrooms as a kid. Now I love mushrooms.00:10:41XochitlIt becomes.00:10:46XochitlYeah, I hated sweet potatoes as a kid. Now I love sweet potatoes, but I just keep trying. Things cause things. Your taste changes over time. Sometimes you haven't had it prepared a certain way and you actually like it better that way. Or sometimes you had a bad example of that dish.00:10:50발표자 3Yeah.00:11:04JackYeah.00:11:05발표자 3And yeah, if you said.00:11:05JackIt could have been prepared poorly.00:11:08XochitlYeah, or poor ingredients or whatever. If you stopped and just did.00:11:12XochitlYou try. It's just you're limiting your life for no reason and that just irritates.00:11:16XochitlMe, I I.00:11:17XochitlAm Mexican culture encourages people to be kind of like good eaters, quote UN quote, which I think Korea also. And so it's very it's like prized for people not to be picky like that.00:11:22JackYeah.00:11:28JackNo Americans tend to be they eat like children. When you're older, you know? Ohh, I only eat corn dogs and French fries and you know Coca-Cola. You know, something like that. I know I'm going to like that. You know, it's.00:11:33XochitlYes.00:11:42XochitlRight.00:11:44JackLike it's like you're gonna eat. You're gonna spend your whole adult life adult life eating like a child. You're never gonna try feta cheese? You're never gonna try. You know, I don't know. Seafood. You're never gonna try just. I mean, you're limiting yourself your life experience.00:11:51XochitlYeah, I like this.00:12:04JackSo.00:12:06JackSuch a narrow little track of of really of garbage food, you know? Yeah.00:12:12XochitlRight. Bland garbage food just cause, you know you won't like something that is a huge pet peeve of mine. Anyway, listeners, let us know what some pet peeves of yours are. I would really love to hear you guys's perspectives for sure. I'm interested to hear what.00:12:17JackYeah.00:12:20JackYeah, same.00:12:32XochitlDifferent pet peeves are what common pet peeves might be in your country.00:12:37XochitlYeah. So leave us a comment down below at A-Z, englishpodcast.com shoot us an e-mail at A-Z, podcast@gmail.com and join our WeChat WhatsApp groups. Join the conversation and we'll see you guys next time. 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Fluent Fiction - Korean: Random Dance Party in the Jjimjilbang: A Tale of Unexpected Joy Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/random-dance-party-in-the-jjimjilbang-a-tale-of-unexpected-joy Story Transcript:Ko: 제목: "찜질방에서의 랜덤 댄스 파티"En: Title: "Random Dance Party in the Jjimjilbang"Ko: 최지혜는 언제부터인가 잊지 못할, 수많은 돼지 발 때문에 머릿속이 복잡했다. 그녀는 어느 찜질방의 한복판에 서서 그 연속적인 경험들을 되짚어 보았다. 그녀는 먼 저 때, 익숙한 가게를 벗어나서 새로운 찜질방의 콘크리트 바닥 위에 선 것을 후회했다. 시선을 집중시키며, 그녀의 발목을 떠올렸다.En: Since who knows when, Choi Ji-hye couldn't forget, her mind tangled with numerous pig's feet. She stood in a corner of a jjimjilbang, reflecting on those continuous experiences. She regretted standing on the concrete floor of the unfamiliar bathhouse that day long ago. Focusing her gaze, she thought of her ankle.Ko: "이게 아닌데," 지혜가 중얼거렸다. 그러나 그 말이 공기를 가르고 사라질 때, 성민준이라는 이름의 비바람이 피어나기 시작했다. 그는 똑 부러진 지프에서 설 웃음으로 밟힌, 찜질방 고용인이었다.En: "This isn't it," Ji-hye murmured. But as that remark sliced through the air and vanished, a whirlwind named Seong Min-joon began to emerge. He was the jjimjilbang employee who walked on a broken jeep with a smile.Ko: "여기서 춤을 추고 싶어?" 성민준은 철없이도 말했다. 그는 그녀에게 신문 용지로 만든 학을 펼쳐 보이며 웃었다. 그 학 위에는 빠르고 리듬감 넘치는 춤, 한마디로 ‘랜덤 댄스'가 적혀 있었다.En: "Do you want to dance here?" Seong Min-joon said naively. He unfolded a paper crane made from a newspaper to show her. Written on the crane were fast and rhythmic dance moves, in other words, 'Random Dance'.Ko: 지혜는 당혹스럽게 웃었다. 그녀는 불과 몇 분 전에 길을 트는 것에 실패했고, 심지어 찜질방의 노래를 고르는 것조차 어려웠다. 하지만 배려심 깊은 어머니의 딸, 그 후에 소진이 등장했다. 소진, 조용히 빛나는, 어딘가에서 튀어나온 같은 방문객.En: Ji-hye chuckled in confusion. Just a few minutes ago, she had failed at finding her way, and even choosing the jjimjilbang's music was difficult. But then So-jin, the daughter of a thoughtful mother, appeared. So-jin, quietly shining, seemed to have appeared out of nowhere.Ko: 소진은 지혀에게 침착하게 "함께 참여하면 어떨까요?"라고 제안했다. 그녀의 눈은 인내와 사랑, 그리고 일종의 마법적인 힘으로 가득 차 있었다. 그리고, 그것이 갑자기 모든 것을 바꿨다.En: So-jin calmly suggested to Ji-hye, "How about joining me?" Her eyes were filled with patience, love, and a kind of magical power. And suddenly, everything changed.Ko: 그들은 춤추기 시작했다. 뜨겁고 뜨거운 지옥 같은 찜질방에서, 그들은 랜덤 댄스를 춤추며 노래를 부른다. 지혜, 민준, 소진. 더 이상 길을 잃은 것이 아닌, 모두가 보기에는 아름다운 공동체의 일원이 됐다.En: They started dancing. In the hot and steamy hell-like jjimjilbang, they danced the random dance and sang. Ji-hye, Min-joon, So-jin. No longer lost, they had become part of a beautiful community in everyone's eyes.Ko: 그러면서 지혜는 느꼈다. 그녀의 갑작스런 상상력, 이 기이한 찜질방에서의 랜덤 댄스의 힘, 그리고 이 모든 것이 Calliope가 전승한 창조의 힘인 것을 안다. 그녀는 이제 더 이상 길을 잃지 않을 것이라는 강렬한 감각이 말해주었다. 지혜, 민준, 그리고 소진. 그들은 이 순간, 찜질방에서의 랜덤 댄스 파티에서 참으로 한강처럼 흐르는 흐름을 느꼈다.En: In that moment, Ji-hye felt it. Her sudden imagination, the power of the random dance in this peculiar jjimjilbang, and the knowledge that it was all the power of creation passed down from Calliope. A strong sense told her she would no longer be lost. Ji-hye, Min-joon, and So-jin. They felt the flow truly like the Han River in this moment of random dance party in the jjimjilbang.Ko: 그들의 주변에는 모두가 함께 춤을 추며 노래를 부르는 사람들이 가득하다. 그리고 그 순간, 그들은 인생이 지프의 험난한 도로와 같이보이든, 아니면 서투른 사우나의 증기처럼 흐르든 간에, 그 모든 것이 결국에는 한 가지 이야기로 결합된다는 데 동의했다. 그 이야기는 아름다움, 인내, 사랑, 그리고 창조력에 대한 이야기다. 그리고 이 모든 것은 고요한 한강에 흐르는 강물처럼, 찜질방에서의 랜덤 댄스 파티를 통해 이루어진다는 것을 깨달았다.En: Around them, everyone was dancing and singing together. And in that moment, they all agreed that whether life looked like the rough road of a jeep or flowed like the steam of an inept sauna, it ultimately merged into one story. A story of beauty, patience, love, and creativity. And they realized that all of this was achieved through the random dance party in the jjimjilbang, flowing like the calm Han River. Vocabulary Words:journey: 여행mind: 머릿속corner: 구석reflecting: 되짚어보았다regretted: 후회했다concrete: 콘크리트ankle: 발목remark: 말whirlwind: 비바람employee: 고용인naively: 철없이도unfolded: 펼쳐 보이며confusion: 당황failed: 실패했고daughter: 딸thoughtful: 배려심magical power: 마법적인 힘community: 공동체imagination: 상상력creation: 창조strong sense: 강렬한 감각flow: 흐름calm: 고요한merged: 결합된다patience: 인내love: 사랑creativity: 창조력agreed: 동의했다beautiful: 아름다운

This week's K League United Podcast takes a Seoul-focus as both capital clubs made headlines on Sunday afternoon, with one beating Suwon Samsung Bluewings while the other welcomed over 50,000 to see their new signing Jesse Lingard. We then turn our attention to the AFC Champions League quarterfinals after Ulsan Hyundai defeated Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. K League fans descended on the capital last Sunday as Jesse Lingard look to make his FC Seoul home debut in a GyeongIn Derby against Incheon United while, on the other side of the river, Seoul E-Land played host to Suwon Samsung Bluewings.   Matthew Binns, Paul Neat and Andrew Farrell return in the first live recording of the year, initially turning their attentions to Mokdong to discuss the headline act in the K League 2 being the Bluewings trip to the Leopards, with Seoul E-Land winning in dramatic circumstances to propel themselves to the top of the division. We also hear from Osmar and Peter Makrillos in the mixed zone   [READ: Seoul E-Land 2-1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings]   We then cross the Han River to Sangam where a record paid K League attendance saw over 50,000 come out for Incheon United's visit, and to hopefully catch a glimpse of England international Jesse Lingard in the process. We have the press conference in full plus we hear from Incheon United's Matej Jonjic about returning to Incheon, how things have changed and the differences between K League and J.League   [READ: GyeongIn Derby Recap]   After the break, we move on to continental football to review an all K League encounter in the quarterfinals with both sides hoping to find ways to qualify for both the final 4 and also the 2025 Club World Cup. In the end, Ulsan HD (Hyundai) won out against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, progressing through 2-1 on aggregate.   [READ: How K League teams could qualify for the Club World Cup 2025]   Finally, we have time to give our thoughts on Hwang Sun-hong''s first Korea squad before giving our picks for this week's K League Survivor.   All this and more on the K League Untied Podcast

Fluent Fiction - Korean: Siblings' Sauna Scare: Bonding Amidst Chaos Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/siblings-sauna-scare-bonding-amidst-chaos Story Transcript:Ko: 제목: "찜질방의 실수, 그리고 우정의 시작"그 해 여름, 한강 가의 찜질방에서 실수로 잘못 들어간 가족의 이야기가 펼쳐진다.En: Title: "Mistake at the Sauna, and the Beginning of Friendship" In that summer, a story unfolds about a family who mistakenly entered the sauna at the Han River.Ko: 한때 북적이던 찜질방은 이제 고요하고 평화로웠다.En: The once bustling sauna was now quiet and peaceful.Ko: 호흡소리와 넘어가는 물결 소리만이 고요함을 깨트렸다.En: Only the sound of breathing and the gentle waves breaking disturbed the silence.Ko: 첫째인 지민은 가장 먼저 찜질방에 도착했다.En: The eldest, Jimin, arrived at the sauna first.Ko: 하지만 지침에 잘못된 표시가 있었기 때문에, 그는 청소 시간 동안 운영하지 않는 지역으로 향했다.En: However, due to a wrong sign, he headed towards the unused area during the cleaning time.Ko: 잠시 후, 작은형 서준이 도착했다.En: Shortly after, his younger brother, Seojun, arrived.Ko: 불안한 표정을 짓던 지민을 찾아 헤맸다.En: He searched anxiously for Jimin, who had a worried expression.Ko: 지우지 않은 청소 수표를 보고, 서준은 그의 형제가 청소 도중에 길을 잃었음을 짐작했다.En: Seeing the unerased cleaning tags, Seojun guessed that his siblings had gotten lost during the cleaning.Ko: 서둘러 그의 발자취를 따라가기 시작했다.En: He quickly started following their trail.Ko: 그 때, 어린 여동생 혜지까지 와 갑작스레 혼란스러운 상황에 닥쳤다.En: At that moment, their youngest sister, Hyeeji, also arrived and was suddenly caught in the confusing situation.Ko: 지민과 서준이 청소 중인 찜질방으로 이끌렸다.En: She was led to the sauna that Jimin and Seojun were cleaning.Ko: 노력 끝에 형제들은 그들이 잘못 들어온 것을 깨닫고, 긴장된 얼굴로 복도를 돌아보았다.En: After much effort, the siblings realized their mistake and nervously looked back down the hallway.Ko: 하지만 누구도 그들을 도와주지 않았다.En: But no one came to their aid.Ko: 그들은 혼자서 출구를 찾아야 했다.En: They had to find the way out on their own.Ko: 그 때 형제들은 우리가 어떤 상황에서도 서로를 의지할 수 있다는 중요성을 깨달았다.En: It was then that the siblings realized the importance of relying on each other in any situation.Ko: 그들은 함께 웃으며, 이 웃픈 상황을 기억하면서 한강의 찜질방을 빠져나왔다.En: They laughed together and, remembering this funny situation, they escaped from the sauna by the Han River.Ko: 결국, 이 상황은 그들의 우정을 더욱 단단히 하고, 서로에 대한 믿음과 애정을 더 깊게 만들었다.En: Ultimately, this situation strengthened their friendship, deepening their trust and affection for each other.Ko: 그들은 잘못된 안내로 인해 청소 세션에 뛰어들었지만, 가장 깊은 존중과 애정 그리고 확신을 위해 이 경험을 교훈으로 삼았다.En: Despite diving into a cleaning session due to incorrect guidance, they turned this experience into a lesson for mutual respect, love, and assurance.Ko: 그럼에도 불구하고, 그들은 이것이 그들의 여름 휴가에서 가장 잊지 못할 추억이 되었음을 알게 되었다.En: Nevertheless, they realized that this became the most unforgettable memory from their summer vacation.Ko: 오히려 이 경험은 그들에게 가치 있는 교훈을 알려주었다.En: This experience, instead, taught them valuable lessons.Ko: 그 교훈은 언제나 형제, 누구보다 가까운 가족이 가장 큰 힘이라는 것이었다.En: The lesson was that family, especially siblings, are the greatest support one can have. Vocabulary Words:a family: 가족sauna: 찜질방Han River: 한강siblings: 형제들summer: 여름mistakenly: 실수로confusing: 혼란스러운entrance: 입구cleaning: 청소lost: 길을 잃었음trail: 발자취importance: 중요성relying: 의지할 수 있다는laughter: 웃음escape: 빠져나가다trust: 믿음affection: 애정unforgettable: 잊지 못할memory: 추억lesson: 교훈support: 지지guidance: 안내respect: 존중love: 사랑assurance: 확신deepening: 깊게vacation: 휴가valuable: 가치 있는situation: 상황realized: 깨달았다

Fluent Fiction - Korean: Kim of Seoul: A Journey to Inner Peace Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/kim-of-seoul-a-journey-to-inner-peace Story Transcript:Ko: 제목: 서울의 김En: Title: Kim of SeoulKo: 마당에 희미한 달빛이 내릴 무렵, 서울의 한 코너에 살고 있는 김은 의자에 기대어 잠들어 있었다.En: As the faint moonlight descended on the yard, Kim, living in a corner of Seoul, was dozing off in his chair.Ko: 거리는 시끄러울 것 없이 조용했다.En: The street was quiet, without any noise.Ko: 김이 잠든 건, 서울이라는 바쁜 도시에서 매일의 갈등과 힘겨운 삶으로 지쳐버렸기 때문이다.En: Kim fell asleep because he had grown tired of the daily conflicts and difficult life in the busy city of Seoul.Ko: 김이 살고 있는 아파트는 강남구에 위치해 있었고, 그래서 그의 삶은 부유하다고 말할 수 있었다.En: Kim's apartment was located in Gangnam-gu, making his life seem affluent.Ko: 그러나 돈이라는 요소가 사람의 삶을 완전히 행복하게 만드는 것은 아니었다.En: However, the element of money alone did not bring complete happiness to one's life.Ko: 김은 모든 것을 가진 것처럼 보였지만, 그의 마음속에는 아직도 가득 차있지 않은 공간이 있었다.En: Though Kim seemed to have everything, there was still a space in his heart that was not yet filled.Ko: 한번은 김이 한강에 와서 도시의 빛을 바라보면서 그의 공허함을 느꼈다.En: Once, Kim came to the Han River and gazed at the city's lights, feeling his emptiness.Ko: 도시의 밝은 불빛들이 어둠을 가르지만, 김의 마음속 어둠은 여전히 그대로였다.En: The bright city lights cut through the darkness, but the darkness in Kim's heart remained the same.Ko: 그는 모두가 잠든 도시를 바라보며 자신의 갈등을 이해하려 했다.En: He tried to understand his own conflicts as he looked at the city asleep.Ko: 어느 날, 김은 그의 어둠을 밝히기 위해 자신의 집을 떠나 다른 사람들을 위해 일하려고 결심했다.En: One day, Kim decided to leave his home to work for others in order to illuminate his darkness.Ko: 그는 어린이집에서 자원 봉사자로 일하기 시작했다.En: He began volunteering at a daycare center.Ko: 어린이들의 순수한 웃음 속에서 그는 점차 그의 공허함을 채워나갔다.En: In the innocent laughter of the children, he gradually filled his emptiness.Ko: 어느 순간, 김은 자신의 갈등이 사실은 자신만의 세상에 갇혀 있었던 것임을 깨닳았다.En: At some point, Kim realized that his conflicts were actually trapped in his own world.Ko: 그는 언제부턴가 큰 도시에서 일어나는 많은 일들을 보지 못하고 자신만을 위한 삶을 살았던 것이었다.En: He had been living a life for himself without seeing many things happening in the big city.Ko: 서울, 이 숨막히는 도시는 사실은 그에게 많은 기회를 줬지만, 그는 그 기회들을 보지 못했던 것이다.En: Seoul, this suffocating city, had actually given him many opportunities, but he had not seen those opportunities.Ko: 그러던 어느 날, 김은 결국 그의 갈등을 해결하는 길을 찾아낸다.En: Then one day, Kim finally found a way to resolve his conflicts.Ko: 그는 이제 매일 아침, 마당의 의자에 앉아서 달빛을 바라보며 하루를 시작한다.En: Now, every morning, he sits on his chair in the yard, looking at the moonlight to start his day.Ko: 그리고 그의 마음은 이제 더 이상 공허하지 않다.En: And his heart is no longer empty.Ko: "나는 서울의 김이며, 나의 삶은 나의 선택에 의해 결정된다." 그는 미소를 짓며 말했다.En: "I am Kim of Seoul, and my life is determined by my choices," he said with a smile.Ko: 그의 갈등은 이제 끝나고, 그의 새로운 삶의 이야기가 서울에서 펼쳐지기 시작했다.En: His conflict was now resolved, and the story of his new life began unfolding in Seoul. Vocabulary Words:moonlight: 달빛Seoul: 서울Kim: 김street: 거리conflicts: 갈등apartment: 아파트money: 돈happiness: 행복emptiness: 공허함volunteering: 봉사laughter: 웃음city: 도시darkness: 어둠volunteer: 자원 봉사자opportunities: 기회heart: 마음choices: 선택smile: 미소life: 삶yard: 마당despair: 절망children: 어린이들understand: 이해하다world: 세상morning: 아침resolve: 해결하다unfold: 펼쳐지다chair: 의자story: 이야기

This week Jun and Daniel discuss how Daniel's understanding of Korean culture growing up has changed significantly compared to modern day Korea. Topics range from language, to the fear of North Korea invading, to subway etiquette, but the theme of this episode is comparing the Korea Daniel's parents left in the 70s to the Korea Daniel and Jun are living in today. What words did Daniel use growing up are no longer used, and even laughed at? Are Koreans afraid of being invaded by the North? Who is more strict as parents, Americans or Koreans? Which society is more fast-paced? How did the so-called Miracle of the Han River impact Korea's modern values? What is the Korean version of “OK boomer”? What does Jun miss from the Korea he remembers in his childhood? What are the pros and cons of Korea's one-track, collectivist mindset?If you're interested in any of these questions, tune in to hear Daniel and Jun discuss all this and more! Also in this episode, Daniel gets a bit emotional sharing a story about his dad, Jun shares his hope and optimism for Korean society, and both share their personal opinions on some potentially controversial topics.As a reminder, we record one episode a week in-person from Seoul, South Korea. We hope you enjoy listening to our conversation, and we're so excited to have you following us on this journey!Support us on Patreon:https://patreon.com/user?u=99211862Follow us on socials: https://www.instagram.com/koreanamericanpodcast/https://twitter.com/korampodcastQuestions/Comments/Feedback? Email us at: koreanamericanpodcast@gmail.com

RETREAT FROM THE CHOSIN RESEVOIR, 1950: 3/4: Give Me Tomorrow: The Korean War's Greatest Untold Story—The Epic Stand of the Marines of George Company,by Patrick K. O'Donnell. https://www.amazon.com/Give-Me-Tomorrow-Greatest-Story/dp/0306818019/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= After nearly four months of continuous and agonizing combat on the battlefields of Korea, such a simple request seemed impossible. For many men of George Company, or “Bloody George” as they were known—one of the Forgotten War's most decorated yet unrecognized companies—it was a wish that would not come true. This is the untold story of “Bloody George,” a Marine company formed quickly to answer its nation's call to duty in 1950. This small band of men—a colorful cast of characters, including a Native American fighting to earn his honor as a warrior, a Southern boy from Tennessee at odds with a Northern blue-blood reporter-turned-Marine, and a pair of twins who exemplified to the group the true meaning of brotherhood—were mostly green troops who had been rushed through training to fill America's urgent need on the Korean front. They would find themselves at the tip of the spear in some of the Korean War's bloodiest battles. 1950 HAN RIVER

It takes 2 minutes for a car to drown to the bottom of the river - and having your car sink to the bottom of the Han River was as good as a death sentence.  33 year old, Minjun, woke up in his sinking car. He had no idea how he got here…  His car was filling up with water. His only way out was to break the window using nothing but the force of his body. He pushed the glass shards out and closed his eyes before jumping out…  He plunged into the cold…  Concrete.  Minjun looked around. He was on a half-submerged concrete island in the middle of the deadly river. The bridge he had been driving on had collapsed - plunging 66 feet down into the water.  He could see people, covered in blood, crawling out of their cars. Screaming for help.  Help would come too late.  It was up to the 49 people to save each other on the concrete island. By the end 32 would be dead. Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Mighty Han River! The river is highlighted in Korea's economic success: the Miracle on the Han. Its waters are also keepers of dark secrets of death and ghosts. Join our Patreon to get more stuffhttps://patreon.com/darksideofseoulBook a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseoul.comCreditsProduced by Joe McPherson and Shawn MorrisseyMusic by SoraksanTop Tier PatronsAngel EarlJoel BonominiShaaron CullenDevon HiphnerMinseok LeeGabi PalominoSteve MarshMitchy Brewer Ron ChangMackenzie MooreHunter WinterCecilia Löfgren DumasEmily UmbaughJosephine RydbergDavid WeatherlyJanice SongDevin BuchananNotesA recent mystery inspired this episode. Well known site for suicides (approximately 400 to 500 attempts annually). Other tragedies have occurred, many of them mysteries, including claims of the supernatural. Unfortunately, the river has been the site to a few high profile mysteries the past few years.Long important to Korean history.Part of BaekjeStrategic military siteHeavily fortified todaySite for merchants and leisureIce collected hereGives name to Bukhansan mountain clusterMajor leisure and tourism site (mostly domestic, but also some inbound)Unsolved Deaths2001 - Somewhat of a mysteryMay 29: Military chopper lowered 88 Olympics Flame statue on platform atop bridge towerAfter lowering, chopper continued decent (pilot unable to slow descent rate - won't attempt to fully explain physics that led to disaster)Blades hit statue causing chopper to turn and crashPart of chopper landed on bridge, part landed in HanAll three pilots killedTraffic halted at time; no pedestrians hurtMystery? Apparently, pilot would have known something was wrong and was trained to do so; not much time to respond, but didn't seemingly didn't. Why? No one knowsThe Olympic Flame statue is still atop bridge todaySeoul Helicopter Crash Of 20012022 - Rainy season mysteryJuly 6: body of young boy (about ten years old) found near Jeollyu-ri Port (Gimpo)Fishermen found body around noonBoy had no sign of injuries; was extremely thinWearing shorts (no labels), no shirt (current may have pulled shirt off)Rubber band around Support the showJoin our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul Book a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseoul.com Pitch your idea here. https://www.darksideofseoul.com/expats-of-the-wild-east/ Credits Produced by Joe McPherson and Shawn Morrissey Music by Soraksan Top tier Patrons Angel EarlJoel BonominiShaaron CullenDevon HiphnerMinseok LeeGabi PalominoSteve MarshMitchy Brewer Ron ChangMackenzie MooreHunter WinterCecilia Löfgren DumasEmily UmbaughJosephine RydbergDavid WeatherlyJanice SongDevin Buchanan Facebook Page | Instagram

Fluent Fiction - Korean: A Mistake at the Han River Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/a-mistake-at-the-han-river Story Transcript:Ko: 푸르스름한 한강공원에 미세한 안개가 잠기는 오후였다. 지혜와 민우는 강바람을 맞으며 또렷한 토요일 저녁을 차분히 보냈다.En: It was a calm afternoon with a faint fog settling over the tranquil Han River Park. Ji-hye and Min-woo enjoyed the cool river breeze as they leisurely spent their Saturday evening together.Ko: 지혜는 핑크색 블라우스와 청바지를 입고, 민우는 그녀보다 한결 가볍게 흰색 티와 반바지를 입고 있었다. 두 사람은 한강의 선선한 바람에 따라 나무 그늘 아래서 한강을 바라보며 속삭임을 나눴다.En: Ji-hye wore a pink blouse and jeans, while Min-woo was dressed in a white t-shirt and shorts, looking even more casual than her. The two of them whispered to each other, gazing at the Han River from under the shade of a tree.Ko: "여기, 봐봐, 이 사진 어때?" 지혜는 새로 산 스마트폰을 들어 민우에게 보여줬다. 그녀의 미소는 강이 서늘한 반짝임을 쏟아내며 화면을 가득 채웠다.En: "Look, how about this picture?" Ji-hye showed Min-woo her newly bought smartphone. Her smile filled the screen, radiating with the cool glimmer of the river.Ko: "우와, 멋져!" 민우는 발빠르게 대답했다. 그의 눈은 주변 환경보다 지혜의 미소에 더욱 집중되어 있었다.En: "Wow, it's amazing!" Min-woo responded quickly. His eyes were more focused on Ji-hye's smile than the surroundings.Ko: 그렇게 지혜는 자신과 한강의 아름다움을 함께 찍기로 결정했다. 그녀는 핸드폰을 들고 민우에게 손을 잡으라고 했다. 완벽한 셀카를 찍기 위해 조금만 더 뒤로 물러나던 중, 그녀의 발이 미끄러져 한강으로 향하게 되었다.En: Thus, Ji-hye decided to take a picture together, capturing their beauty along with the Han River. She held out her phone and asked Min-woo to hold her hand. As they stepped back to take a perfect selfie, Ji-hye's foot slipped and she ended up heading towards the Han River.Ko: "지혜야!" 민우는 당황한 얼굴로 그녀를 쫓았다. 그러나 그의 발도 미끄러졌고, 그들은 한강에 빠져 모든 것이 잠기는 소리를 들었다. 한강은 그들을 침묵의 품으로 꼬옥 안아넣었다.En: "Ji-hye!" Min-woo chased after her with a startled face. However, his foot slipped as well, and they both fell into the Han River, hearing the sound of everything submerging. The Han River embraced them into its silent embrace.Ko: 금세, 물방울이 모여 두 사람의 머리부터 발끝까지 흠뻑 젖게 만들었다. 그들의 눈앞에선 물거품만이 잔잔히 흘러가는 모습이 보였다.En: In no time, water droplets soaked them from head to toe. In front of them, only water bubbles calmly floated by.Ko: "후후, 이게 뭐지?" 민우는 웃으며 머리를 흔들었다. 물속에서 지혜는 그의 손을 꼭 잡았고, 그들은 서로를 향해 피식 웃었다.En: "Haha, what is this?" Min-woo laughed and shook his head. Underwater, Ji-hye tightly held his hand, and they smirked at each other.Ko: 그들은 젖은 옷을 갈아 입고, 한강에서 빠진 모습을 아무도 보지 않았었음을 확인한 후, 사건의 재밌는 추억이 된 그 순간을 회상하며 크게 웃었다. 한강에서 생긴 그들만의 실수를 결코 잊지 않기로 약속했다. 마지막으로 그들은 또 다시 한강을 바라보며 저녁이 찾아오는 한강공원의 아름다움을 느꼈다. 진실의 순간들, 그리고 정직한 실수를 서로에게 나눴던 그들.En: They changed into dry clothes and confirmed that no one had seen them falling into the Han River. They laughed heartily, reminiscing about the amusing memory of the incident. They promised each other never to forget their own mistake in the Han River. Lastly, they looked at the Han River once again, feeling the beauty of the evening settling upon Han River Park. Those genuine moments and honest mistakes shared between them.Ko: 여느 때와 마찬가지로, 한강은 그들의 비밀을 잘 간직하며 흘러갔다.En: As always, the Han River flowed, keeping their secret safe. Vocabulary Words:Title: 제목Mistake: 실수Han River: 한강Calm: 차분한Afternoon: 오후Faint: 미세한Fog: 안개Settling: 잠기는Tranquil: 포근한Park: 공원Enjoyed: 즐겁게 보냈다Cool: 서늘한Breeze: 바람Leisurely: 느긋하게Spent: 보냈다Saturday: 토요일Evening: 저녁Pink: 핑크색Blouse: 블라우스Jeans: 청바지Dressed: 입고 있었다White: 흰색T-shirt: 티Shorts: 반바지Casual: 가볍게Whispered: 속삭였다Gazing: 바라보며Shade: 그늘Tree: 나무Picture: 사진

WISHING EVERYONE A FABULOUS 2024! Judy and Linda struggle to make sense of  episodes 13-16 of "Strong Girl Nam Soon" (힘쎈여자 강남순), the JTBC drama, starring Lee YooMi, Ong SeongWoo, and Kim JungEun. We're going to shake off the bad vibes of this drama with the remnants of 2023 and go forward into 2024 with "Daily Dose of Sunshine" starring Park BoYoung!     Digressions:   1:34 - Listener E-mails! 12:01 - Linda is halfway through the final season of "The Crown" and is feeling ill at ease with the relative proximity of the events. 14:29 - Judy is absolutely hooked on 2023 Game of the Year, "Baldur's Gate 3". There will be future updates on her character's relationship with Astarion, the hot vampire Elf, whether listeners want it or not! 19:58 - Linda is so far down the Park HyungSik rabbit hole that she's watching "Hwarang", despite the Go ARa-ness of it all.     Some Korean terms:  사극: [sa-geuk] historical drama. 한강: [han-gang] Han River.     Audio credits:   Hans Zimmer - "The Crown" - "Main Title" Borislav Slavov - "Baldur's Gate 3" - "Main Theme Part I"     Please send any questions, comments or suggestions on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@kdramamyeyesout) or e-mail us (kdramamyeyesout(at)gmail.com).   You can become our patron at patreon.com/kdramamyeyesout for as little as $1 per month!   Please check out Judy's Twitch channel (twitch.tv/ladyjutea) or her Instagram (@ladyjutea) for non-Kdrama geeky content! Click here for videogame VOD on Youtube! Download this and other episodes and while you're there, write us a review:   Apple Podcasts   Google Podcasts   Samsung Podcasts Spotify   Libsyn RSS   The KDMEO theme music is 'Cute', by Bensound (www.bensound.com), and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No-Derivatives 4.0 International. 

Fluent Fiction - Korean: Spicy Tears: A Night of Courage and Laughter by the Han River Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/spicy-tears-a-night-of-courage-and-laughter-by-the-han-river Story Transcript:Ko: 서울의 벚꽃이 완연히 피어날 때쯤, 고요한 한강 둔치의 한 작은 레스토랑을 찾아가면 두 여자를 만날 수 있다. 그 곳이 이 이야기의 시작이다.En: When Seoul's cherry blossoms were in full bloom, you could meet two women at a small restaurant on the tranquil Han River bank. That is where this story begins.Ko: 게다가 반짝이는 도시 불빛이 마치 별처럼 꺼질 줄 모르는 세상을 비추는 밤이었다. 지혜와 민서는 양강도의 거리 테이블에서 서로 마주 앉아 있었다. 지혜가 메뉴를 훑어보다가 선택한 것은 '지옥의 불맛 치킨'. 그녀가 주문한 순간, 정체를 알 수 없는 긴장감이 민서의 등골을 타고 내려갔다.En: Furthermore, it was a night when the sparkling city lights illuminated the world, as if they would never fade like stars. Ji-hye and Min-seo were sitting across from each other at a riverside table. Ji-hye glanced through the menu and chose the "Hellfire Spicy Chicken." The moment she placed her order, an inexplicable tension ran down Min-seo's spine.Ko: 치킨이 테이블에 착륙하자마자 지혜의 얼굴은 파랗게 질린다. 그것은 평범한 치킨이 아니라, 마치 화산의 불길을 담은 듯한 매운 치킨이었다. 그녀는 한 입 베어먹었고, 예상치 못한 불길이 입 안에서 폭발했다. 그녀의 얼굴이 붉어지기 시작하자, 민서는 그 모습을 보며 미소를 지었다.En: As the chicken landed on the table, Ji-hye's face turned pale. It wasn't an ordinary chicken, but a spicy chicken that seemed to contain the flames of a volcano. She took a bite, and unexpectedly, a fiery explosion erupted in her mouth. As her face started turning red, Min-seo smiled at the sight.Ko: 지혜는 눈물이 고이기 시작했지만, 의지력으로 감추려 했다. 그녀는 눈물을 참으며 치킨을 먹어나갔다. 쉽지 않았지만, 그녀는 포기하지 않았다. 민서는 지혜가 고생하는 것을 보는가 하면, 반면에 지혜의 고집이 빛나는 것처럼 보였다.En: Ji-hye tried to hide her tears with determination. She persisted in eating the chicken while holding back the tears. It was not easy, but she didn't give up. As Min-seo watched Ji-hye struggling, she shone with admiration for Ji-hye's persistence.Ko: 결국, 지혜는 마지막 크런치까지 소화시키며 미션을 완수했다. 그녀의 볼이 인테르코스탈에서만 볼 수 있는 매진 사과처럼 붉게 물들었지만, 그녀는 뿌듯한 표정으로 먹방을 성공시켰다. 눈물을 참으며 싸웠던 그녀의 고집과 용기, 그리고 끝까지 포기하지 않은 용기에 대한 존경심으로 민서는 박수를 보냈다.En: In the end, Ji-hye completed the mission by digesting every last crunch. Though her cheeks turned as red as the rarest apples, she accomplished the eating challenge with a proud expression. Seeing Ji-hye's stubbornness and courage, and her unwavering persistence in not giving up, Min-seo applauded.Ko: 그리하여, 그 밤은 두 친구의 웃음소리와 박수 소리로 꽉 찼다. 민서는 마지막으로 조용히 말했다. "지혜야, 너는 정말 용감하다. 다음 번에는 네가 메뉴를 고르지 못하게 할게." 그들의 웃음소리가 이 한강가 식당을 가득 메우며, 서울의 이 밤이 더욱 따뜻해졌다.En: And so, that night was filled with the sounds of their laughter and applause. Finally, Min-seo said quietly, "Ji-hye, you are truly brave. Next time, I won't let you choose the menu." Their laughter filled the riverside restaurant, making the night in Seoul even warmer. Vocabulary Words:Spicy: 매운Tears: 눈물Cherry blossoms: 벚꽃Small: 작은Restaurant: 레스토랑Tranquil: 고요한Han River: 한강Bank: 둔치Begin: 시작Sparkling: 반짝이는City lights: 도시 불빛Illuminate: 비추다World: 세상Fade: 꺼지다Stars: 별Sitting: 앉아 있다Riverside: 양강도의Table: 테이블Glance: 훑어보다Menu: 메뉴Choose: 고르다Hellfire: 지옥의Chicken: 치킨Order: 주문Tension: 긴장감Pale: 파랗게Ordinary: 평범한Contain: 담다Flames: 불길Bite: 한 입

Well folks, I would like to apologize for missing last week. We'll try our best to not let it happen again (but it will). But this week we have a great treat: the 2006 South Korean movie The Host! But did our hosts like this award-winning film? Listen and find out!  You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com The end track is In Praise of the Han River by Byeong Woo Lee

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing THE HOST (2006) which we caught on the Showtime app.  Directed by Bong Joon Ho, from a script by Bong Joon Ho, Won-jun Ha and Chul-hyun Baek; the story follows a family on a race against time, trying to save their daughter/niece from a strange monster that's been lurking right under the Han River's surface.  Commentary on government, how we're hurting the local wildlife and a family drama are all wrapped up within a monster movie - chef's kiss.  A solid script, amazing VFX work and great performances make this a must watch.  The film clocks in at 2 h and is rated R.  Please note there are SPOILERS in this review. Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jokagoge/support

Hello there and welcome to the 103rd episode of Film Freakz, the podcast about movies! In this episode we talk about the movie The Host from 2006. This podcast features YemmytheFerret (Yemmy), RaeofPositivity (Rae), Taymation Studios (Tay), and GreedyWaffle (Nick). This movie was recommended by Tay who saw the monster in real life. Careless American military personnel dump chemicals into South Korea's Han River. Several years later, a creature emerges from the tainted waters and sinks its ravenous jaws into local residents. When the creature abducts their daughter, a vendor and his family decide that they are the only ones who can save her. Directed by Bong Joon-Ho. Thanks for listening on all platforms! We want YOUR recommendations for the FAN VOTE! Send them in by commenting on the YouTube version, messaging us on our social medias, or sending us an email!

THAT'S NOT HOW SCIENCE WORKS! Judy and Linda dive straight into the first two episodes of "Strong Girl Nam Soon" (힘쎈여자 강남순), the JTBC drama, starring Lee YooMi, Ong SeongWoo, and Kim JungEun. Sorry we had to abandon the First Impressions episode, but we really wanted to pick a drama and just delve into it, instead of demurring any longer. We are going to try our best to record every two weeks, we swear!   Digressions:   1:17 - New Patreon donor and Listener E-mail! 18:55 - DID YOU KNOW JO JINWOONG WAS IN EPISODE 1 OF "The Good Bad Mother" (나쁜엄마)? Judy squees. 26:34 - "Behind Your Touch" (힙하게) is utterly dumb. The punny name isn't even the worst part.  33:33 - Judy watched one episode of "My Lovely Liar" (소용없어 거짓말), starring Kim SoHyun. Good for the production team for swinging a Maserati sponsorship somehow? 36:36 - "The Devil's Plan" (데블스 플랜) is a Korean reality show, featuring brain games. Judy liked "The Genius" better, but is hopeful that future seasons will become more interesting. 41:17 - ***SPOILER ALERT*** Judy watched "Ahsoka" on Disney+, and was less than impressed.    Some Korean terms:  미안해요: [mi-an-heh-yo] "Sorry". 입맞춤: [ip-mat-choom] kiss. 뽀뽀: [ppo-ppo] peck, smooch. 비둘기: [bi-dul-gi] pigeon. 미친거 아냐?: [mi-chin-geo-ah-nyah] "Are you crazy?"; "Has it gone mad?" 힙하게: [hip-ha-geh] coolly. 한강: [han-gang] Han River. 무당: [moo-dang] shaman.   Audio credits:   Kevin Kiner - "Ahsoka" - "End Credits"   Please send any questions, comments or suggestions on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@kdramamyeyesout) or e-mail us (kdramamyeyesout(at)gmail.com).   You can become our patron at patreon.com/kdramamyeyesout for as little as $1 per month!   Please check out Judy's Twitch channel (twitch.tv/ladyjutea) or her Instagram (@ladyjutea) for non-Kdrama geeky content! Click here for videogame VOD on Youtube! Download this and other episodes and while you're there, write us a review:   Apple Podcasts   Google Play Music   Stitcher   Spotify   Libsyn RSS   The KDMEO theme music is 'Cute', by Bensound (www.bensound.com), and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No-Derivatives 4.0 International.  The Judy loves Jo JinWoong music is 'Love', by Bensound (www.bensound.com), and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No-Derivatives 4.0 International.

Get ready to be spine-tingled as we dissect the eerie details of Bong Joon-Ho's horror flick, "The Host".  We unpack the film's complex themes, scrutinize the stunning performance of lead actor Song Kang-ho, and marvel at Bong's masterful blend of horror and thriller elements. We also delve deep into character dynamics, analyze the film's pacing, shine a spotlight on the film's horror elements, and discuss how they compare to other monster movies. We keep our thoughts spoiler-free for the majority of this episode before transitioning into a brief spoiler discussion.IMDb Synopsis: A monster emerges from Seoul's Han River and begins attacking people. One victim's loving family does what it can to rescue her from its clutches.

Fluent Fiction - Korean: The Day of the Gochujang Burger Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/the-day-of-the-gochujang-burger Story Transcript:Ko: 서울의 가을 풍경이 수많은 조명으로 번쩍이는 한강을 가로지르던 지호의 도전이 시작되었다. 그는 햄버거에 감칠맛 나는 케첩을 발라먹는 '햄버거 파티'의 희망이었다. 민준과 지윤, 그리고 지호. 이 세 친구는 한강 공원에서 직접 만든 햄버거를 즐기곤 했다. 하지만 이날, 지호는 실수로 매운 고추장으로 햄버거를 만들었다.En: Jiho's challenge began as the autumn scenery of Seoul shimmered across the Han River with countless lights. He was hoping for a "burger party" where he could enjoy burgers with a tangy ketchup flavor. Minjun, Jiyoon, and Jiho, these three friends used to enjoy homemade burgers at the Han River Park. However, on this day, Jiho accidentally made his burger with spicy gochujang sauce.Ko: "아이고, 달갑다!" 지호가 고추장 햄버거 한 입을 깨물자, 그의 얼굴이 불같이 붉어지면서 떨며 연신 물을 마셨다. 민준과 지윤은 그 모습을 보고 우스갯소리를 던지며 웃었다. 서울의 푸른 하늘 아래, 하얀 구름이 가을 바람에 뒤섞이며, 남산 타워가 아찔하게 저물었다.En: "Oh no, it's too spicy!" as Jiho took a bite of the gochujang burger, his face turned as red as fire and he began shaking, quickly drinking water. Minjun and Jiyoon laughed at his spectacle and teased him. Under Seoul's blue sky, white clouds mingled with the autumn breeze as Namsan Tower gradually disappeared into the evening.Ko: 그러나 한 가슴 쪼그라든 지호는 결국 눈물을 흘렸다. 민준과 지윤은 그의 애처로운 모습을 보고 웃음을 멈추고 의자를 끌어다가 줬다. 그들은 묵묵히 기다렸다. 결국 지호는 유리에 담겨있던 매운 증거, 남김없이 비운다. 그리고 긴장한 표정으로 친구들을 바라보았다.En: But Jiho, with a heavy heart, eventually shed tears. Minjun and Jiyoon stopped laughing, brought over a chair, and quietly waited. Eventually, Jiho poured out the evidence of his spicy mistake, leaving nothing behind. Then, with a tense expression, he looked at his friends.Ko: "다음에는 진심으로 케첩을 확인하겠다," 지호는 선언하고 웃었다. 그를 보고 민준과 지윤도 웃어 방아쇠를 건넸다. 이 간단하게 마무리된 고추장 햄버거 사건은 그들에게 알 수 없는 크고 작은 실수는 결과를 예측할 수 없음을 다시 한번 상기시키는 경험이었다.En: "Next time, I will sincerely check for ketchup," Jiho declared and smiled. Seeing him, Minjun and Jiyoon also smiled and extended their hands for a handshake. This simple incident involving the gochujang burger reminded them once again that big or small mistakes can't always be predicted.Ko: 바다같이 넓은 서울 하늘 아래, 기깔나게 웃던 세 친구들. 그들은 각자의 단단한 우정과 함께 햄버거 만들기를 다짐하며 공원을 뒤로한 채, 서울의 밤거리로 발걸음을 옮겼다. 그런 그들을 바라보며, 제2의 고추장 사건은 없었다. 어떤 실수든 잘못을 인정하고 자신을 개선하려는 노력이 가장 중요하다는 것을 그들은 오늘의 경험을 통해 또 한번 상기하게 된 것이다.En: Under the vast Seoul sky, the three friends who were happily laughing. With their strong friendship, they pledged to continue making burgers, leaving the park behind and heading towards the streets of Seoul at night. Watching them, there were no more gochujang incidents. Through today's experience, they were reminded once again that admitting mistakes and striving to improve oneself is the most important thing. Vocabulary Words:Title: 제목challenge: 도전autumn: 가을scenery: 풍경Seoul: 서울Han River: 한강lights: 조명burger party: 햄버거 파티tangy: 감칠맛 나는ketchup: 케첩flavor: 맛friends: 친구들homemade: 직접 만든accidentally: 실수로spicy: 매운gochujang sauce: 고추장bite: 한 입red: 붉은fire: 불shaking: 떨며drinking water: 물을 마심laughed: 웃음spectacle: 광경teased: 조롱하다sky: 하늘clouds: 구름breeze: 바람disappeared: 저물었다heart: 가슴shed tears: 눈물을 흘리다evidence: 증거left behind: 남김없이tense expression: 긴장한 표정sincerely: 진심으로admitting mistakes: 실수를 인정

Full Text of ReadingsMemorial of Saints Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, Priest, and Paul Chŏng Ha-sang, and Companions, Martyrs Lectionary: 445The Saint of the day is Saints Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang, and CompanionsSaints Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang, and Companions' Stories The first native Korean priest, Andrew Kim Taegon was the son of Christian converts. Following his baptism at the age of 15, Andrew traveled 1,300 miles to the seminary in Macao, China. After six years, he managed to return to his country through Manchuria. That same year he crossed the Yellow Sea to Shanghai and was ordained a priest. Back home again, he was assigned to arrange for more missionaries to enter by a water route that would elude the border patrol. He was arrested, tortured, and finally beheaded at the Han River near Seoul, the capital. Andrew’s father Ignatius Kim, was martyred during the persecution of 1839, and was beatified in 1925. Paul Chong Hasang, a lay apostle and married man, also died in 1839 at age 45. Among the other martyrs in 1839 was Columba Kim, an unmarried woman of 26. She was put in prison, pierced with hot tools and seared with burning coals. She and her sister Agnes were disrobed and kept for two days in a cell with condemned criminals, but were not molested. After Columba complained about the indignity, no more women were subjected to it. The two were beheaded. Peter Ryou, a boy of 13, had his flesh so badly torn that he could pull off pieces and throw them at the judges. He was killed by strangulation. Protase Chong, a 41-year-old nobleman, apostatized under torture and was freed. Later he came back, confessed his faith and was tortured to death. Christianity came to Korea during the Japanese invasion in 1592 when some Koreans were baptized, probably by Christian Japanese soldiers. Evangelization was difficult because Korea refused all contact with the outside world except for taking taxes to Beijing annually. On one of these occasions, around 1777, Christian literature obtained from Jesuits in China led educated Korean Christians to study. A home Church began. When a Chinese priest managed to enter secretly a dozen years later, he found 4,000 Catholics, none of whom had ever seen a priest. Seven years later there were 10,000 Catholics. Religious freedom came to Korea in 1883. Besides Andrew and Paul, Pope John Paul II canonized 98 Koreans and three French missionaries who had been martyred between 1839 and 1867, when he visited Korea in 1984. Among them were bishops and priests, but for the most part they were lay persons: 47 women and 45 men. Reflection We marvel at the fact that the Korean Church was strictly a lay Church for a dozen years after its birth. How did the people survive without the Eucharist? It is no belittling of this and other sacraments to realize that there must be a living faith before there can be a truly beneficial celebration of the Eucharist. The sacraments are signs of God's initiative and response to faith already present. The sacraments increase grace and faith, but only if there is something ready to be increased. Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Season 5 Episode 2 In our second episode about the book Flowers of Fire by Hawon Jung, we explore how the bodies of women and girls were used to build up the nation of South Korea. The government needed the physical labor in the form of factory girls to help gain economic strength, which helped usher in the "Miracle on the Han River." Comfort women were used not only during WWII, but after, as well, and it was the government who oversaw the system of comfort women working in camptowns. The government also needed women to give birth to babies, yet also controlled reproductive health access for women in more recent years. Mature themes will be discussed in this episode. Links: Factory Girl Literature by Ruth Barraclough [Book] Blood, puss and pitiful pay: Why Korean factory workers are calling it quits [Hankyoreh] A Brutal Sex Trade Built for American Soldiers [The New York Times] After 40 years in US camptown sex trade, S. Korean woman rejoices in court victory [Hankyoreh] Koreans & Camptowns: Reflections of a Mixed-Race Korean [Korean American Story.org] Polish Women Hold 'Black Monday' Strike To Protest Proposed Abortion Ban [NPR] Korea decriminalized abortion, but has anything actually changed? [Korean JoongAng Daily] Not illegal but not legal: The murky landscape of abortion in Korea [The Korea Herald]

Bong Joon-ho is a fascinating director, and for the start of Kaijune, a theme month dedicated to cinematic monsters, I simple had to start with The Host, one of his lesser-known films but also one of his most accomplished.Bong Joon-ho does tend to make movies about monsters, but usually they're figurative monsters. Capitalism, colonialism, greed, class inequalities, social injustice. But here, this is a literal monster born from humanity's greed, government conspiracy and environmental disaster. A monster who will eat anyone and anything in its path. A monster Bong was insistent to show in its entirety up front, and in daylight. Centred around the everyday Park family, and hapless father Gang-du, a shop worker who's pitied and berated by his family, loses his daughter in the panic after the monster appears out of the Han River. Gang-du ends up incarcerated and lobotomized, but still does everything in his limited power to find and save Hyun-seo, who refuses to be damselled and in turn protects and saves a younger child from being eaten by the monster.But is the monster really the monster? Or is America the monster? It's a deeply personal and relatable family story, wrapped in a monster movie. No wonder it broke box office records in South Korea... I would love to hear your thoughts on The Host (Gwoemul) (2006) !CONTACT.... Twitter @verbaldiorama Instagram @verbaldiorama Facebook @verbaldiorama Letterboxd @verbaldiorama Email verbaldiorama [at] gmail [dot] com Website verbaldiorama.comSUPPORT VERBAL DIORAMA....Give this podcast a five-star Rate & Review Join the Patreon | Send a Tip | Buy Merch ABOUT VERBAL DIORAMAVerbal Diorama is hosted, produced, edited, researched, recorded and marketed by me, Em | This podcast is hosted by Captivate, try it yourself for free. Theme Music: Verbal Diorama Theme Song. Music by Chloe Enticott - Compositions by Chloe. Lyrics by Chloe Enticott (and me!) Production by Ellis Powell-Bevan of Ewenique StudioPatrons: Simon E, Sade, Claudia, Simon B, Laurel, Derek, Vern, Cat, Andy, Mike, Griff, Luke, Michael, Scott, Brendan, Ian, Lisa, Sam, Will, Jack, Dave, Chris, Stuart, Sunni, Drew, Nicholas, Zo, Kev, Pete, Heather, Danny, Aly, Tyler, Stu, Brett, Philip and Michele!EPISODE THANKS TO....Most excellent patronsTwitter peeps@Calum_H_Cooper@wnoisepodcast@SoWizardPodcast@diabolicalpod@ThiefCGTInstagram folk@humanlaFacebook chumsNone this timeMentioned in this episode:Paid promotions in this episodeThis episode contains a paid Patron promotion for Middle Class Film Class, hosted by patron Pete.

This week, we take a little trip to South Korea as we visit The Host! Directed by Bong Joon-ho, this monster movie proves that it is way more than just that!  In this episode, your hosts take a deep dive into the Han River and discuss the many layers that The Host illustrates.  Please leave your bottles of Formaldehyde at home, along with a great review, and enjoy Episode 16 for The Host!  Classic Horror 2 by Kevin MacLeod  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License 

Fluent Fiction - Korean: Catching Fish in the Han River: A Bumpy Adventure! Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/catching-fish-in-the-han-river-a-bumpy-adventure Story Transcript:Ko: 후크: 지용과 슬기는 한강에서 물고기를 잡으려고 노력하면서 예기치 못한 일이 일어납니다.En: Hook: As Jiyong and Seulgi try to catch fish in the Han River, something unexpected happens.Ko: 지용과 슬기는 한강에서 슬리퍼를 신고 물고기를 잡기 시작했습니다. 그러나, 둘 다 솜씨가 별로 없어서 그들의 노력은 헛수고로 돌아갔습니다.En: Jiyong and Seulgi started catching fish in the Han River wearing slippers. However, both were not very skilled and their efforts were in vain.Ko: 강가에서 앉아 쉬기 시작한 둘, 바위 위에 놓인 잡지를 발견합니다. '이거 봐, 무슨 잡지인가 봐.' 슬기는 지용을 부르며 말했습니다. '내가 한 번 볼게.' 지용이 말했지만, 그가 잡지를 꺼내자 잡지 뒷면에 붙은 쪽지가 눈에 띄었습니다.En: The two start to rest by the river and find a magazine lying on a rock. 'Look at this, look at what magazine it is.' Seulgi called Jiyong and said. 'I'll take a look.' Jiyong said, but when he pulled out the magazine, he noticed a note attached to the back of the magazine.Ko: '이거 봐, '물고기를 잡기 위해서는 물 속에 빠져야 한다'는데, 이게 뭐지?' '아마도 물 속에 있는 물고기를 얘기하는 거겠지?' 슬기는 생각해보며 말했습니다. 지용과 슬기는 당황했습니다. 어떻게 물 속으로 들어가서 물고기를 잡을 수 있을까요? 그들은 머리를 싸매며 고민하기 시작했습니다.En: 'Look at this, 'You have to fall into the water to catch a fish'. What is this?' 'Perhaps you mean fish in the water?' Seulgi thought and said. Jiyong and Seulgi were taken aback. How can I get into the water and catch fish? They shook their heads and started thinking.Ko: 그러던 중, 둘 다 떠오른 생각은 이물질을 이용하는 것이었습니다. 필링된 컵에 물을 채우고, 물고기에게 소리를 내면 물고기가 급하게 벗어나 이물질에 닿을 수 있겠다는 생각입니다. 이렇게 준비를 마친 둘, 따분한 시간을 보내다가 일어나서 수면으로 들어갔습니다.En: In the meantime, the idea that came to both of them was to use a foreign object. The idea is that if you fill the filled cup with water and make a sound to the fish, it will jump out and touch the foreign object. After getting ready, the two of them had a boring time, then got up and went to sleep.Ko: 그러나, 둘은 생각하기보다 수면으로 찾아간 길이 더 어렵다는 것을 깨달았습니다. 지금까지 쭉 걸었던 곳이 계속될 뿐, 수면으로 들어가는 길이 없었습니다. 결국, 물고기를 잡지못하고 오직 따분한 시간만을 보냈습니다.En: However, the two realized the road to the surface was more difficult than they thought. There was no way to get to the surface, just continuing where I had been walking all the way. In the end, I didn't catch any fish and only had a boring time. Vocabulary Words:Jiyong: 지용Seulgi: 슬기Han River: 한강Fish: 물고기Slippers: 슬리퍼Magazine: 잡지Note: 쪽지Water: 물Surface: 수면Foreign object: 이물질Cup: 컵Sound: 소리Jump: 뛰다Touch: 닿다Road: 길Walk: 걷다Catch: 잡다Rest: 쉬다Rock: 바위Skilled: 능숙한Efforts: 노력Boring: 따분한Difficult: 어려운Thought: 생각Realized: 깨달았다Continuing: 계속되는

Kaiju #1 Bong Joon-ho (2006) The birth of a sea creature emerges from the Han River and wrecks havoc on civilians. It takes victims, including the daughter of a dead beat father. When the whole family learns the possibility of her survival, they prove to do anything possible to find her. The Host (Bong Joon-ho, 2006) Godzilla (Ishirō Honda, 1954) Shin Godzilla (Hideaki Anno, 2016) YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzMwCEPYI47Mq7W997iJkbg?view_as=subscriber Support us on Patreon! | https://www.patreon.com/pastthesubtitles?fan_landing=true Instagram| Pastthesubtitles Twitter| @PastTheSubtitle --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gps1/support

Link to full transcript at https://www.fluentfiction.org/... Fluent Fiction - Koreanwww.FluentFiction.org/Korean Bonds of Friendship: Reflections on a Summer Evening Story Transcript: Ko: 여름 저녁이었고 모든 것이 여전히 한강 둑에 있었습니다. En: It was a summer evening, and all was still on the banks of the Han River. Ko: 잔잔한 강둑은 과거를 반성하고 미래를 설계하기 위해 찾아온 세 친구에게 비밀을 속삭이는 듯했다. En: The serene riverbank seemed to whisper secrets to the three friends who had come to reflect on their past and plan for their futures. Ko: 어린 시절부터 친구였던 할리, 작순, 용수는 이제 여름 저녁, 자신의 삶을 돌아보고 앞으로 나아갈 길을 생각하기 위해 강둑으로 돌아가는 자신을 발견했습니다. En: Halee, Jaksoon, and Yongsu had been friends since the earliest days of their youth, and now, on this summer evening, they found themselves returning to the riverbank to take stock of their lives and consider the paths that lay ahead. Ko: 저녁은 따뜻하고 고요했고, 해는 저 멀리 스카이라인 뒤로 지고 있었고, 물 위로 부드러운 황금빛을 비추고 있었습니다. En: The evening was warm and still, and the sun was setting behind the distant skyline, casting a soft golden light across the water. Ko: 강가를 거닐며 세 친구는 어렸을 때부터 가졌던 꿈에 대해 이야기를 나눴다. En: As they strolled along the river, the three friends talked of the dreams they had had since they were young. Ko: 할리는 성공한 사업가가 되고 싶다는 바람을, 작순은 세계를 여행하고 싶다는 야망을, 용수는 훌륭한 의사가 되고 싶다는 꿈을 이야기했다. En: Halee spoke of her desire to become a successful businesswoman, Jaksoon of his ambition to travel the world and Yongsu of his dreams of being a great doctor. Ko: 세 사람은 어린 시절부터 친구였지만 최근 몇 년 사이에 멀어졌다. En: Though the three had been friends since childhood, they had grown apart in recent years. Ko: 학교와 직장은 그들을 바쁘게 만들었고 그들의 길은 갈라졌습니다. En: School and work had kept them busy and their paths had diverged. Ko: 그러나 오늘 저녁, 그들은 다시 연결하여 미래에 대한 희망과 꿈에 대해 논의하기로 결심했습니다. En: Yet, on this evening, they were determined to reconnect and discuss their hopes and dreams for the future. Ko: 용수가 강에서 나뭇가지를 발견했을 때 둘은 한참을 걸었다. En: They had walked for some time when Yongsu spotted a tree branch in the river. Ko: 그는 그것을 되찾기 위해 걸어 들어갔고 물 아래에서 빛나는 무언가를 발견했습니다. En: He waded in to retrieve it and noticed something shining beneath the water. Ko: 그는 손을 뻗어 낡고 변색된 로켓을 꺼냈다. En: He reached down and pulled out an old, tarnished locket. Ko: 로켓 안에는 밝은 미래를 바라보며 웃고 있는 세 아이의 사진이 들어 있었다. En: Inside the locket was a photograph of three children standing together, laughing, and looking towards a bright future. Ko: 세 친구는 이 로켓이 어린 시절의 것이며 수년 전에 강에서 잃어버렸다는 것을 깨달았습니다. En: The three friends realized that this locket was from their childhood and it had been lost in the river many years before. Ko: 로켓의 광경은 세 친구에게 향수와 씁쓸한 추억의 물결을 가져왔습니다. En: The sight of the locket brought a wave of nostalgia and bittersweet memories for the three friends. Ko: 갑자기 미래가 불확실해 보였고 과거는 현재와 불가분의 관계에 놓였습니다. En: Suddenly, the future seemed uncertain and the past was inextricably linked to the present. Ko: 그 로켓은 그들이 한때 공유했던 유대감과 어렸을 때부터 가졌던 꿈을 상기시켜주었습니다. En: The locket was a reminder of the bonds they had once shared and of the dreams they had all held since they were children. Ko: 잠시 생각한 후, 친구들은 모두가 공유한 우정과 꿈의 표시로 로켓을 가져가기로 결정했습니다. En: After a few moments of reflection, the friends decided to take the locket as a sign of the friendship and dreams they all shared. Ko: 그들은 로켓을 Halee의 주머니에 안전하게 집어넣으면서 로켓의 정신을 살리고 어렸을 때부터 가졌던 꿈을 절대 잊지 않겠다고 서로 약속했습니다. En: As they put the locket securely in Halee's pocket, they promised each other to keep the spirit of the locket alive and to never forget the dreams they had held since they were children. Ko: 저녁은 해가 지평선 아래로 넘어가면서 끝났고 세 친구는 서로를 껴안고 각자의 길을 떠났습니다. En: The evening ended as the sun slipped below the horizon and the three friends embraced each other and set out on their separate paths. Ko: 그들은 과거를 조사했고 이제 미래를 위해 어떤 길을 택해야 하는지 알고 있었습니다. En: They had taken stock of the past and now knew what paths to take for the future. Ko: 그 로켓은 아주 오래 전에 맺어진 우정의 유대를 일깨워 주었고 그들이 인생에서 어떤 길을 택하든 관계없이 항상 연결되어 있다는 표시였습니다. En: The locket was a reminder of the bonds of friendship that had been forged so long ago, and a sign that, no matter what paths they took in life, they would always remain connected. Vocabulary Words: 할리 : Halee 작순 : Jaksoon 용수 : Yongsu 한강 : Han River 여름 저녁 : summer evening 잔잔한 : serene 어렸을 때 : youth 돌아보기 : stock 길 : paths 사업가 : businesswoman 야망 : ambition 여행 : travel 의사 : doctor 갈라졌 : diverged 다시 연결 : reconnect 논의 : discuss 멀리 : distant 스카이라인 : skyline 황금빛 : golden light 걸었 : strolled 걸어 들어갔 : waded 변색된 : tarnished 로켓 : locket 사진 : photograph 향수 : nostalgia 씁쓸한 : bittersweet 안전하게 : securely 정신 : spirit 껴안 : embraced 지평선 : setting 각자의 길 : separate paths

Full Text of ReadingsMemorial of Saints Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, Priest, and Paul Chŏng Ha-sang, and Companions, Martyrs Lectionary: 450All podcast readings are produced by the USCCB and are from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible and approved for use in the United States _______________________________________The Saint of the day is Saints Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang, and Companionsclass="content"> Sep 20, 2020 Franciscan Media Image: Saint Andrew Kim Taegon and Companions | CNS Photo Saints of the Day for September 20 Saint Andrew Kim Taegon (August 21, 1821 - September 16, 1846); Saint Paul Chong Hasang and Companions (d. between 1839 - 1867) Audio file Saints Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang, and Companions' Stories The first native Korean priest, Andrew Kim Taegon was the son of Christian converts. Following his baptism at the age of 15, Andrew traveled 1,300 miles to the seminary in Macao, China. After six years, he managed to return to his country through Manchuria. That same year he crossed the Yellow Sea to Shanghai and was ordained a priest. Back home again, he was assigned to arrange for more missionaries to enter by a water route that would elude the border patrol. He was arrested, tortured, and finally beheaded at the Han River near Seoul, the capital. Andrew's father Ignatius Kim, was martyred during the persecution of 1839, and was beatified in 1925. Paul Chong Hasang, a lay apostle and married man, also died in 1839 at age 45. Among the other martyrs in 1839 was Columba Kim, an unmarried woman of 26. She was put in prison, pierced with hot tools and seared with burning coals. She and her sister Agnes were disrobed and kept for two days in a cell with condemned criminals, but were not molested. After Columba complained about the indignity, no more women were subjected to it. The two were beheaded. Peter Ryou, a boy of 13, had his flesh so badly torn that he could pull off pieces and throw them at the judges. He was killed by strangulation. Protase Chong, a 41-year-old nobleman, apostatized under torture and was freed. Later he came back, confessed his faith and was tortured to death. Christianity came to Korea during the Japanese invasion in 1592 when some Koreans were baptized, probably by Christian Japanese soldiers. Evangelization was difficult because Korea refused all contact with the outside world except for taking taxes to Beijing annually. On one of these occasions, around 1777, Christian literature obtained from Jesuits in China led educated Korean Christians to study. A home Church began. When a Chinese priest managed to enter secretly a dozen years later, he found 4,000 Catholics, none of whom had ever seen a priest. Seven years later there were 10,000 Catholics. Religious freedom came to Korea in 1883. Besides Andrew and Paul, Pope John Paul II canonized 98 Koreans and three French missionaries who had been martyred between 1839 and 1867, when he visited Korea in 1984. Among them were bishops and priests, but for the most part they were lay persons: 47 women and 45 men. Reflection We marvel at the fact that the Korean Church was strictly a lay Church for a dozen years after its birth. How did the people survive without the Eucharist? It is no belittling of this and other sacraments to realize that there must be a living faith before there can be a truly beneficial celebration of the Eucharist. The sacraments are signs of God's initiative and response to faith already present. The sacraments increase grace and faith, but only if there is something ready to be increased. Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

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From Eating Tree Bark to Richest Man In South Korea. Born of This Land: My Life Story by Chung Ju-yung. Founders #117 The most inspiring autobiography I've read: Chung Ju-yung the Founder of Hyundai  Apr 04 2022    83 mins     What I learned from reading Born of This Land: My Life Story by Chung Ju-yung. Upgrade to start learning from history's greatest entrepreneurs. You will immediately gain access to 247 full length episodes.   About the Book “As a businessman and a hard working laborer born of this land, I feel an infinite sense of pride that I have contributed my share to this country's breakthrough.” – Chung Ju-yung Born of This Land: My Life Story is an English translation of the Chung Ju-yung's autobiography. Chung ju-yung is the founding chairman of the Hyundai Group. The story begins with the escape from his home to the beginning of Chung's first auto repair shop. Chung's personal account of the construction of Soyang River Dam and the Seoul-Busan Expressway, establishment of Hyundai Motors and Hyundai Heavy Industries, and Seosan Reclamation Project are included in the book. Through Chung's account, we will gain a deeply personal insight into the man who contributed to the Miracle on the Han River.   About the Author Chung Ju-yung(1915.11.25~2001.03.21) is the founder of Hyundai, which included the global consumer brand Hyundai Motor Company, one of the world's foremost shipbuilders Hyundai Heavy Industries, and a large number of other affiliates. Born on November 25, 1915 in Tongcheon County, Gangwon Province, in what is now North Korea, Chung ran several small businesses prior to Korea's liberation from Japanese colonialism in 1945. In 1946, he founded the Hyundai Motor Service Center, and the next year Hyundai Construction Company. These two businesses would blossom into the bedrock of one of Korea's industrial titans. Chung presided over the Hyundai group during South Korea's rise from being one of the world's poorest nations to now one of its richest. Aside from his many achievements in the world of business, he also helped secure the 1988 Olympics for Seoul and sought to improve relations with North Korea through public diplomacy.   Contents Preface for the English Edition • viii Editorial Note • xiv Prologue • 02 | Chapter 1 | My Hometown, My Parents • 05 My hometown, Tongcheon • 06 My childhood and leaving my hometown • 13 | Chapter 2 | The Birth of Hyundai • 19 From dock worker to rice shop owner • 20 An auto-repair shop, a fire, and Ado Service again • 25 Blessing in disguise at the Holdong Mine • 31 Postliberation in Donam-dong • 32 Hyundai Auto Service Center, Hyundai Construction, and the Korean War • 36 The ordeal of Goryeong Bridge • 49 Goryeong Bridge, a blessing in disguise • 54 Success is all about timing and decision-making • 59 Shin-yung, my brother • 65 | Chapter 3 | My Construction Business • 71 Construction, the key to modernization • 72 Going overseas • 75 Building the Soyang River Dam • 81 The Gyeongbu Expressway: Korea's main artery • 90 I am a builder • 101 | Chapter 4 | The Hyundai Motor Company and Hyundai Shipbuilding • 105 The Hyundai Motor Company gets its start • 106 Our first car • 112 Dreaming of a shipyard • 128 In search of credit • 132 Someone crazier than me • 141 Leaving a mark in shipbuilding • 144 To laugh or cry? • 148 The oil shock of 1973 • 152 | Chapter 5 | Drama in the Middle East and the Milestone Year, 1980 • 157 My near-death experience • 158 To the Middle East we go • 163 High drama in Jubail • 165 Hurdle, after hurdle, after hurdle • 171 Mock us if you will • 177 The “thinking bulldozer” • 183 Giving back to society through the Asan Foundation • 185 Korea's business leader • 190 A difficult late 1970s • 197 Hyundai Heavy Industries under siege • 200 A dark period • 206 | Chapter 6 | The 1988 Olympics and Korea's Fifth Republic • 209 President Park Chung-hee and Korea's bid for the 1988 Olympics • 210 Going all out in Baden-Baden • 214 Two years and two months: serving on the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee • 225 Reclaiming land for a small nation • 231 The bombing in Rangoon • 240 Growing pains • 244 | Chapter 7 | Mt. 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In this episode, Kevin and Jack talk about going to camp as a kid. They share some stories and fun memories of things they did there. Share your answers to the discussion questions in our WhatsApp group chat! https://forms.gle/zKCS8y1t9jwv2KTn7Website link: https://atozenglishpodcast.com/did-you-go-to-camp/With listener mail from episode 6: https://atozenglishpodcast.com/do-you-have-any-pets/If you could take a minute and complete a short survey about the podcast, we would be very appreciative. You can find the survey here: https://forms.gle/HHNnnqU6U8W3DodK8We would love to hear your feedback and suggestions for future episodes.Intro/Outro Music by Eaters:https://freemusicarchive.org/music/eaters/the-astronomers-office/agents-in-coffee-shops/Key Words: Write the definitions of the key words. Dribble:Scrimmage:Camp Counsellor:Certificate:Skull:Discussion Questions:Did you go to summer camp when you were young?What did you do at camp?Describe your favorite activity at camp.Describe your least favorite activity at camp?Full Transcript: Kevin: Welcome to an A to Z English quick chat we're gonna surprise each other with a topic for the day and then see where the conversation goes. Check our website for a study guide with vocabulary notes, discussion questions and more as well as links to our Whatsapp, Facebook pages and other social media where you can join in the conversation. Our topic for today, Jack, I just yesterday I, I finished teaching a kids camp of an English kids camp and it got me thinking about camps that I did when I was a kid and you must have done some camps in school or in summer vacation or winter vacation.Jack: I did a lot of uh, I did summer camps when I was a kid, especially in elementary school. Yeah like a week or two weeks, something like that.Kevin: Oh two weeks. That's quite, that's quite a long one. I don't remember well I guess it depends on the camp. I can think of two that I did when I was young. One was a field trip camp. My school went to an island in California and that was probably pretty short, maybe three nights, three or four nights, yeah that's a pretty short one.Jack: Exactly.Kevin: Yeah, but then I did another. I did a basketball camp when I was in elementary school and that was probably longer. That was probably two or three weeks but that was not sleeping at the camp, you know, I'd go from my home to the school and play basketball and go home every day.Jack: Yeah, I did the same thing in elementary school and middle school. We had a uh, our high school basketball coach would run in a summer basketball camp, but yeah it was only…Kevin: You said you were a basketball player.Jack: Yeah, I played basketball in high school and in college, so um yeah, we would uh, we'd go learn the techniques and then play and then go home, eat dinner, sleep, and then go back again the next day. Basketball all day every day, yeah at that time, basketball all day every day was heaven for me you know. That's all we wanted to do. I mean, we, that's what we did when we couldn't get into the gym. We went to the park and we played basketball. I mean that's all we, that's all we wanted to do.Kevin: Yeah, and how, what did the coaches do to keep it fun for the kids all day. It's not just play basketball, it's not just go go go go go. Like they organized things. I'm sure they you have to organize things.Jack: It's more difficult, the younger, so for the younger kids, um, I think it's more, they can't do as much, so they, it's a lot of like technique and just dribble down, go between the cones, you know just zig zag and then come back and pass the ball to your friend and then that person runs a drill and they zig zag through the cones and then they come back and so it's just a lot of that kind of stuff, very simple games. But when we got older, um, the, all we wanted to do was to uh, I'll use a maybe a new word here for our listeners is scrimmage and scrimmage is a word that means to play a game. But it's not an official game. It's just a practice game so that's all we wanted to do was basically we do all the technique and the practice but what we really want to do is play basketball and play yeah yeah and so that would always come at the end of the day, so in the beginning, you do the annoying hard work stuff and then later as a reward, then you then you get to play, scrimmage, you get to or you get to scrimmage. You get to play games, okay yeah, with each other so that makes sense.Kevin: I mean the camp that I just did was an English camp of course and so they did the kind of similar things. We did the boring class in the morning for the kids you know. Let's learn English and let's listen to the story and blah blah blah but then the afternoon was the fun stuff with the teachers. It was go play a sport or make some pizzas or something you do. Some games, still English, for the kids to practice it's an English camp, but you know, do the boring stuff in the morning and have the fun stuff in in the afternoon before dinner. Did you ever go to any just like fun camps?Jack: I went to a couple summer camps that were just all about fun activities. There was no English. There was no basketball, um, you know. We could play basketball if we wanted to, but they weren't teaching us how to play basketball, and I remember going to one of those camps and that was really fun because we were yeah…Kevin: I want you to tell me a story from one because I can think of one like I said I went to an island in in California with my school when I was it was maybe fifth or sixth grade so like upper elementary school, I don't remember. This was a long time ago of course, but we went to this island with the class and that was just yeah, just a fun camp, and I remember, what do I remember, it was so long ago…I remember we went kayaking which was really cool because we were on an island, and then I remember also doing like a night hike like walking with all of your friends in the night time through the forest and that was really funny because it was kind of scary, and it was very dark, like some people had flashlights. But not everyone, and so I remember we were walking and we would hold hands of the person in front and behind you so that we wouldn't get lost of course because losing a kid in the forest in the dark is bad. Yeah, but we would um, when you're walking, you would have to be careful because there's many things in the forest to fall over, to trip over, yeah and so we would spend…we would send like a message back in the line saying like step up or step down or go right or things to tell the person behind you. Like what's about to happen, but because I was you know a little troublemaker kid sometimes I would just tell the person behind me, step up or step down, even though there was nothing, there's no rock or anything, and so they would almost fall over and then I would laugh and keep walking so that was their teamwork. Uh it was a teamwork exercise, but yeah.Jack You weren't being a very good teammate huh?Kevin: I was breaking the team. Um where did you go? What was your fun camp?Jack: My fun camp was called uh camp Shamineau, and there's a good Native American name because it's named after a lake, yeah.Kevin: Where was this?Jack: Um this is in northern Minnesota, so lots of forests and as I mentioned in one of our earlier podcasts uh Minnesota is famous for its number of lakes. It's called ‘the land of 10000 lakes' right? There's a lot up there. There are so many lakes, and there's a lot of camps uh that are on you know kind of built on lakes so that you can go, yeah, you could go swimming, and I remember uh there was a there was a uh a challenge. It's called the I swam sham challenge and so okay uh the um… what do you… I'm blanking on the word right now, counselors, the camp counselors, camp counselors yeah.Kevin: Like, high school kids right?Jack: Yeah like high school kids or college kids and we were in elementary school and they would uh, they'd take you on one side of the lake and then they're in a boat and then you swim across the lake and if you make it all the way across the lake without getting into the boat or asking for help or anything, then you get a certificate that says I swam sham and uh so a few of us that were…Kevin: Did you make it?Jack: I made it absolutely. Yes, I was, I'm a strong swimmer. Uh not a, I'm not a particularly fast swimmer, but I very, I'm very familiar with the water, so and comfortable in the water, so for me it was you know, it was pretty easy, but I just remember feeling you know quite proud to have swam or swum across a lake that was pretty cool. So yeah, definitely, and it's something that especially when not all the kids can do it, when some of the kids are going up into the boat and you're like I did it, yeah, they managed to finish. They didn't make it or they're too afraid to try or something, so right, yeah it was kind of a point. It's a good feeling.Kevin: Yeah? Nice. That's very cool. Yeah, yeah, absolutely, yeah. These kids camps are really fun. Swimming across lakes actually reminds me a little bit off topic, one day, I really want to swim across the Han River here in Seoul.Jack: Oh really? Is that something that you can do?Kevin: There's actually, there actually, are people who've done it. I've looked it up before, but you have to choose like when to go because before the rainy season, before it gets crazy, yeah, and under some people say things like that quite dirty and stuff, so, but I think that would be really fun because I love being in the water as well yeahJack: And you're a strong swimmer. That's something that you do as a hobby.Kevin: Yeah, swimming is my exercise, so that's what I would love to get into.Jack: Yeah, um, there's you know, another uh aspect of that camp that I remember was uh the night games.Kevin: Like you did a night hike?Jack: We would play a game called capture the flag. You have two teams and one team has a flag and the other team has a flag and they hide it somewhere in the forest or on the campgrounds and then at night, you have to go and catch the other team's flag. And I remember uh how exciting and scary and fun that was because it kind of kind of feels like you're part of a battle or in kind of a war zone or something like that. So it's a very fun.Kevin: Uh night time that would be really cool to do. Yeah I remember one of our things, I don't remember how it works, but with our night hike, what we did, the reason we did it so dark was because then at the end, we turned off our lights. And you know, um, lifesavers candy? Lkke it's a little like just chewable candy. It's like shaped like a circle. Something that the camp counselors gave us was like mint flavored candies, mint flavored lifesavers and there was something in the mint flavored lifesavers that when you would bite into it, crunch down into it, if your mouth was open it would actually flash like a light.Jack: Yeah?Kevin: And I don't remember how but I just remember this this this activity when I was a kid because all of us, all of our friends got in a big circle and they gave us each a candy and we would all just crunch down on this candy and all of our mouths were just going likeJack: So there's some kind of light or fluorescence like coming?Kevin: There's something in that candy at least there was maybe it was some crazy chemical that was okay in the 1990s and they took it out now but there was there was something in the candy that that made it light up and that was the really exciting part of the trip.Jack: Wow that's a fascinating…I did not expect you to tell that story.Kevin: So I yeah it's something I just remembered, candy, that just remembered.Jack: Yeah that's fascinating.Kevin: Other things those camps are always really fun because you do like science experiments or random things. Another thing actually I that I just remembered we opened up um what are they called owl drop not just owl droppings but like there's a specific word for it where when an owl you know would like eat a mouse or whatever and then they poop it out and it falls to the ground. It's not like normal bird poo where it's just you know like white splattering on your shirt. It's like a small, like it looks like a small piece of dirt but then you can open it up with some tools and inside it there's like a mouse skull and some other bones and things like that so you can see what the owl ate because when owls eat mice, they just basically gulp it whole down and then they digest itJack: But they can't digest the bones.Kevin: So right so then the bones just getting pooped out.Jack: Wow that's yeah those are the things that I really enjoyed about uh you know being in elementary school and going to camps and doing science experiments and you know just uh and playing those games. I don't think I as an adult I don't think I've ever had as much fun and joy as I'd had when I was just a kid you know, and that's what camps do I think is that they just they really bring a lot of joy and happiness to children and I think it's something that you have to that you can you can't really hold on to as you get older and…Kevin: So yeah, and there's definitely a lot of memories that the kids make, especially if it's one where you're staying there for two, three, four nights or longer. And I think you know like a good place to wrap up for here when I was just finishing these camps with these kids. At the last day of camp, some of the kids are really emotional. I got kind of emotional. Like you've been spending you know a week just with these same group of kids all day and then these kids also are with me, the teacher, but more so with our camp counselors. And some of the kids were really sad to go home they were like I'm gonna miss you teacher and especially to those who like, I'm the teacher you know, so I'm happy, I'm having fun of course but the counselors, they're like teacher slash friend and so some of the kids were really sad to go home because they really made strong memories and some good friends and hopefully, they had a lot of fun at our camp and hopefully they'll come back.Jack: Yeah, when I went to camp Shamineau, I just, I'll this would be my last statement here, but I cried twice: I cried the first day because I was going to miss my parents and I was feeling homesick, and I cried on the last day of camp because I didn't want to leave. I didn't want to…Kevin: Yeah, that's so, that sounds like a pretty perfect camp experience where you're nervous to go but then you have so much fun that you don't want to leave, that you just want to stay there to last forever. Yeah, nice that's, great yeah, camps are fun and I would love to hear what kind of camps our listeners are doing out there in other parts of the world, you know, what are they learning? What are they doing? What kind of activities do you do in camps or what memories do you have?Jack: Yeah, tell us about those.Kevin: for sure, yeah, it's a fun a fun thing to relive that that happy part of your life when you were a kid or it was just all fun and games. But nice! So, for today though to wrap up I know we've got some listener mail from a couple of our previous episodes so what have, we got for today, Jack, yeah so we have uh some discussion question answers from Anna Maria and Anna Maria is from Colombia and this one was about pets. And the question was, “Do you have a pet?” And Anna Maria says yes. She has a dog named Tomate which, help me out Kevin, is that uh tomato and…Kevin: I think that is. I think that is tomato.Jack: Yeah, okay, so her dog is Tomato.Kevin: That is a cute name for a dog.Jack: I agree. And the second question was, “Is uh is your dog a good watchdog?” And a watchdog is like a protector, and she says uh yes, he barks a lot when a stranger is close to my house and he's always alert with strangers, so she actually feels safer uh having Tomate you know in her life in uh in her apartment or in her house so I think that's uh that's pretty cool. So, we'll give a shout out to uh Anna Maria and Tomate.Kevin: Nice, and the pets episode, that was our Quick Chat number six for anyone else who wants to go back and check that one out, so yeah, pets are pets are great. Tomate I love I love the name yeah.Jack: I love different dog and pets. It's fun to hear the different names that people give their dogs around, especially in other parts of the world. It's really interesting.Kevin: Yeah yeah yeah, definitely some names here in Korea are like normal people names and some names are just totally random.Jack: If you name your dog Frank, uh it's not, it doesn't really uh you know doesn't capture that.Kevin: I don't know any Frank dogs. That's a bit funny, but anyway, that was a great one, so thanks Anna Maria and everybody, well thanks for tuning in. Please remember to leave us a review if you can on Apple Podcasts and a five-star rating. That would be, that would be super helpful and also you can check our Whatsapp group. It's linked on the webpage or down in the show notes where you can come and join us in the conversation, so we'll talk to you there have a good one all right.Jack: Bye bye!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-a-to-z-english-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

OH MY! IT'S OUR FIFTIETH EPISODE! To commemorate the occasion, Logan and Andy tackle their first foray into Korean cinema with the first three films from acclaimed writer-director BONG JOON-HO. It's time for THE RISE OF BONG! From missing dogs to a giant monster living in the Han River, the guys cover 2000's Barking Dogs Never Bite, 2003's Memories of Murder, and 2006's The Host. How did his career start? Are there similarities between films? Did that man just casually drop kick someone?!?! Find out in this memorable new episode of ODD TRILOGIES! Intro music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3736-fanfare-for-space License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Last time we spoke, Xiong Tingbi had created a grand defensive strategy that paved the way for the defeat of the Jin invaders. However he was soon impeached and executed, a victim to his rivals in the Ming Court. Despite this his defensive strategy would live on with the appointment of Sun Chengzong. We also talked about the rise of the Sea King Mao Wenlong and how his crazy antics impressed the Ming Court. Yet something was not right about Mao Wenlong's victories, they simply did not add up. Then at the last hour when all hope seemed to be lost for the lonesome commander, Yuan Chonghuan at the fortress of Ningyuan a miracle happened. The cannon expert managed to not only defeat the Jin invaders at Ningyuan, he also managed to kill the great Khan Nurhaci. With the death of Nurhaci, what will the Jin empire do next? Welcome to the Fall and Rise of China Podcast, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about the history of Asia? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on world war two and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel where I cover the history of China and Japan from the 19th century until the end of the Pacific War. This episode is Wrath of Hung    In the wake of Nurhaci's death, his son Hung Taiji became the new Khan of the Jin Empire. Hung faced many rivals amongst his own relatives when he took power. Interestingly enough Hung began his Khanhood by flirting with some peace talks with the Ming. Hung laid out 2 conditions for peace, the first that the Ming should send tribute to the Jin, the second that a border be fixed at Shanhaiguan. In return the Jin would also send the Ming tributary gifts, thus the Jin would be below the Ming Emperor, but above the Ming officials, honestly a fair arrangement. Emperor Tianqi warned his officials not to enter peace talks lightly, but did seem to heed to offers. Now historians think Hung was perhaps doing all of this merely to raise his own authority in the grander scheme of things. To talk the way he was to the Ming Dynasty really elevated the status of the Jin. Another major reason historians argue as to why Hung began these peace talks was to buy time for a new operation. Somewhat as a result of the Sea King Mao's ventures, raiding on the Bohai coast drew attention to the unfortunate land due south east of it, Korea. Hung chose to invade Korea to secure his flank for anticipated attacks on the western Ming front. The Ming held an overwhelming advantage in resources and some of those resources such as food came from Korea. By defeating Korea, Hung could extract tribute, such as much needed food supplies from the koreas and stop it from getting into the Ming's hands. The Korean's for their part were aiding and abetting the sea king Mao by shielding many of his raiders within Korea. Though they did this begrudgingly might I add as they did not trust Mao.   The Jin sent 30,000 troops over the Korean border in 1627 easily overrunning the border towns. When they advanced on Uiji, Mao fled into the Bohai gulf with some of his forces. Soon the Jin captured Anju, Pyongyang and were quickly crossing the Taedong River. The battle for Anju was very intense and when the defenders knew they were going to be beaten they allegedly blew themselves up with gunpowder. As soon as the word got out of the invasion, the Ming dispatched a relief force to help the Koreans. Meanwhile the royal family of Korea fled to Kanghwa island and tried desperately to bribe the Jin to stop. Hung was amenable to this and left only 1000 Jurchen and 200 Mongols at Uiji and 300 Jurchen and 1000 Mongos at the Fortress of Zhenjiang, allegedly to guard against raids by Mao. After this point, the Joseon Dynasty now had a tributary relationship under the Jin state. The relationship was that of an older brother and younger brother unlike the Ming-Joseon tributary relationship which was more like that of a father and son. Hung also pressed the king of Korea to stop trade with the Ming. Meanwhile Yuan Chonghuan was impeached at once because many in the Ming Court perceived him to have been duped by the Jin when entering into peace talks, while the Jin were simply biding time to invade Korea.    Hung next struck out at Jinzhou not too far away from the island of Juehua. Hung led 40,000 troops against the city which held 30,000 defenders under the commander Zhao Shuaijiao. Emperor Tianqi immediately ordered a relief force of 30,000 to rush to its aid as Hung's army began their siege. The Jin scaled the walls of Jinzhou with siege ladders as the defenders rained arrows, rocks and cannonfire upon them. The battle raged for over 12 hours until the Jin pulled back to their camp. Zhao allegedly shouted out over the walls “You can keep attacking the city but we're not coming out!”. Enraged, Hung would continue the attacks upon the city for several days, but it did not fall. Hung in frustration took some of his forces back to probe nearby Ningyuan where there was an advancing Ming column out in the open field. The Ming column attacked the Jin as the wall cannons of Ningyuan aided them, forcing the Jin to flee back to their camp beside Jinzhou. Despite this the Ming did not come over to his camp, thus Hung resumed the attack on Jinzhou despite the advice to not do so by some of his sub commanders and for his efforts the Jin received thousands of casualties. Hung in frustration simply continued to attack Jinzhou, now from a different side of the walls. The Jin corpses began to pile up and finally Hung gave the orders to retreat after losing 2-3 thousand men. The battle became known as the Great Ming victory of Ning-jin. Hung learnt a painful but valuable lesson from all of this.   Taking a look back at the situation in Korea, the Korean were very leery of the Jin, but also of Mao Wenlong whose adventurism got them into the terrible situation they were in. The Joseon Court was divided as to how best to deal with the Jin-Ming situation. Some thought Korea had no place in the Jin-Ming war, others argued the very preservation of the Joseon Dynasty was owed to the Ming. The Ming eventually installed a new King named Injo in Korea and began to twist his wrist to their side. They wanted Korea to cut off ties with the Jin and to adopt a more pro-Ming policy. This of course meant working with Mao Wenlong who they deeply distrusted. The Koreans continued to report that Mao was exaggerating his claimed fights against the Jin and was actually spending most of his time hiding on islands. They also lamented over Mao's army consuming a ton of Korean food rations while achieving little in return. Yet whenever they made these statements to the Ming court, Mao would also come along with some Jin heads to showcase his achievements. Still there were those in the Ming Court growing wary of Mao, theorizing he might be actually working with the Jin and planning to rebel against the Ming. Mao continued to demand more and more supplies from the Koreans to feed refugees fleeing from the Jin state, a process that had begun when Nurhaci died, quite a few inside the Jin territory fled. The Koreans acquiesced, handing over provisions, but Mao stated it was not enough. Mao then began to open up markets on his islands and offered to protect merchants willing to trade there. Then he attempted to produce his very own coinage with metals extracted from Korea. THENNN he asked the Joseon Court to make fewer tributary missions to the Ming and instead help build up his trade monopoly in the gulf. Well the Ming began to see the illicit trading going on. Then in 1627, Emperor Tianqi died and was succeeded by his younger brother, Zhu Youjian, becoming Emperor Chongzhen. When Chongzhen took the throne he felt he had 2 major problems: 1 the court needed a cleansing of the enormous power of the eunuchs and their supporters, 2 Liaodong needed to be pacified. His first act as emperor was to recall the Eunuch military inspectors from the frontiers. This led one of the Eunuchs favorite supportive commanders, Wei Zhongxian to believe he was soon going to be arrested soon and thus he hung himself. I have not stated it too much at this point, but a large issue that was growing was the dispatching of Eunuchs as military inspectors all around China. The Eunuchs began to be quite meddlesome and their authority kept growing. Then the emperor set about micromanaging everything and demanded his officials bring him all reports. It seemed from the offset, unlike his predecessor, this Emperor was going to be a very active ruler. But this would have an adverse affect. In his efforts to stop factionalism with the dynasty, the new Emperor who tried to control everything made it much harder for any policies to be implemented. In turn this actually contributed to making it more factional, as every sign of possible failure was pounced upon by enemy factions on another. The emperor also would have a bad tendency to execute competent officials for minor setbacks.    With the new emperor came the reappointment of Yuan Chonghuan as Censor in chief of the right. He was also given supreme command of military affairs in the northeast. Yuan proclaimed to the emperor that he could recover all of Liaodong in just 5 years time if they implemented his defensive strategy that he had been using before being impeached. He advocated that the people in the Jin state were starving and now fleeing as a result, the best course of action was to “use the people of Liaodong to defend Liaodong and the land of Liaodong to nourish the people”. While the Emperor fully endorsed his plans, Yuan would unfortunately only receive around 40% of the funding he asked for. Reduced funding was a problem everywhere in the frontier, many places faced multiple mutinies.   Upon his appointment Yuan first turned his attention to the sea king Mao, he wanted to evaluate the troops strength of Bohai so they could better coordinate their operations. Mao told him that he had 28,000 serviceable men, but not enough food supplies to support them. Now while Mao was telling Yuan this, Yuan was receiving reports from an informant with the Jin that Mao was secretly negotiating with them. Thus Yuan resolved to act decisively. Yuan began to funnel supplies through his own bases, curtailing Pidao, the stronghold of Mao. Now it is theorized Mao had been in secret talks with the Jin as early as 1622, but Nurhaci had died before any concrete agreements were made. Hung Taiji did not trust Mao and broke talks off when he launched his invasion into Korea. But after his setback in 1627 at Ningyuan, Hung Taiji realized he lacked the strength to fully engage the Ming and the Jin were also very low on food supplies, leading to many refugees fleeing to none other than Mao. So this led Hung to open up talks again with Mao, and by 1628 Mao was pretty fearful his charade with the Ming was in jeopardy. And he was certainly right about that, as Yuan finally resolved to pay Mao a personal visit bringing with him a significant contingent of loyal troops. Yuan met with Mao and asked him to relocate to a base closer to China proper rather than Korea and to coordinate operations with him. Mao protested against this stating it was important he kept near Korea to keep them in the fold, which was the very opposite of what he was actually doing. Now for a few days, Yuan would keep persisting to try and meet with Mao and ask him to come closer into the fold with him and other Ming officials, and Mao would continuously find reasons not to do so. Each day, Yuan would hand out gifts and rewards to Mao's soldiers. Then one day Yuan began asking Mao's officers their surnames and they kept answering “Mao”, which Yuan found very curious. He then asked them how they could complain about rations when they had been sent ample supplies from Ningyuan. He proceeded to ask where had all the supplies gone to, to which the men began to weep and bow before Yuan. Yuan then  berated Mao for squandering funds without overseeing all he had been entrusted with concluding “where has all the money we sent you from Ningyuan gone?”. Mao protested upon which Yuan said “You can till look me in the eye, but how can you resist the imposition of national law as imposed by the sagacious son of heaven as derived from heaven with brave martiality. “You were given the authority of a general. But now you, Mao Wenlong, have treacherously raised yourself to the level of a lord, amassed soldiers, siphoned off rations, slaughtered the refugees of Liaodong, despoiled Korea, harassed Denglai, carried out illicit commerce, looted and plundered commoners' boats, changed people's names, and violated the people's sons and daughters. These are the crimes for which you will be put to death.”. Mao pleaded for his life and Yuan turned to his commanders and asked them if they disagreed with the charges adding “if you don't think I should kill him, then you may come forward and kill me”. No man budged at this, and Yuan took up a double edged sword and decapitated Mao in front of them all stating “The punishment was only for Mao Wenlong. The rest of you have committed no crimes”. Then Yuan presided over a funeral for Mao stating “ “Yesterday I killed you by the order of the emperor; this was in accordance with the Court's law, but today I offer you oblations and this is in accordance with my own personal feelings.”. Thus ended the great sea king Mao Wenlong, who might I add was stealing all the limelight from Yuan's great achievement at Ningyuan. Yuan divided the 28,000 former troops of Mao into 4 wings, with 1 wing given to a son of Mao named Mao Chenglu. He disbursed money to all the soldiers making sure they were properly organized and paid. Yuan then set out to Korea to report to them his execution of Mao. While the Koreans shed no tears for the death of Mao, the man who had caused them some much trouble, many were concerned with what his death would mean for Korea.    Another problem loomed for the Ming dynasty was occurring in the northwest. Since 1627 a widespread drought had hit Shaanxi. Food prices skyrocketed, people began to starve and many fell into banditry. For the past 60 years or so, not a single year went by without at least 1 natural disaster occuring. To add insult to injury, because the Ming were so preoccupied with the Jin in the northeast, most funding and supplies also went there. Peasant rebellions began rising up, one under Wang Jiayin who assembled a large force of starving peasants to raid parts of the Great Wall. Soon army deserters joined the ranks and before long all of Shaanxi was falling into chaos. Wang Jiayin held some 5-6 thousand followers, one of them being Zhang Xianzhong, someone who would deeply impact the future. The Ming sent forces to quell the rebellion, but the rebels would simply flee into the mountains, and re-emerge later to raid more. The Ming eventually appointed Yang He as supreme commander of the 3 border regions of Shaanxi. He identified the key problems in the northwest to be 1) supply issues, 2) constant threat of Mongol raids and 3) dereliction of duty by local officials. His answer was to improve the administration and to try and pacify the rebels by encouraging them to surrender in exchange for food or agricultural opportunities. Meanwhile officials in other areas were simply employing Mongol allies to help smash rebel forces which did a lot to dissuade rebels from surrendering overall. Seeing the looming problem, the Emperor ordered famine relief to be sent to Shaanxi, but this would not stop the rebellions from springing up more and more. Eventually Yang He was impeached for his apparent too light of a touch approach and was replaced by Hong Chengchou.   Back to the warfront, in 1629 the Jin began an invasion of Da'ankou and Zunhua, bolstered by their Mongol allies. The Jin forces first captured Jizhou with the aid of Ming fifth columnists. The commander of Jizhou had his own men turn on him, trying to force him to surrender, he refused and his men soon were routed and he alongside them fell to the rain of arrows. Sun Chengzong was appointed Minister of War and given command of the armies at Tongzhou as Man Gui prepared a force of 5000 to face the Jin at Shunyi. Man's force were soon driven back towards Deshengmen. Hou Shilu's force was nearby and was routed, leaving Man on his own. Man enjoyed a lot of artillery support from the walls, but his forces were ironically hit by friendly fire and had to pull back within the cities walls losing over 40% of his troops, yikes. Now the Jin were a threat to Deshengmen, so Yuan Chonghuan turned his focus northeast, taking tons of forces from garrisons all over to drive the Jin away. Yuan's efforts won out and they did push the Jin back and now Yuan began to strengthen the defenses at the city. At Deshengmen the Jin re-commenced their attacks, managing to kill Man Gui and routed Zu Dashou's army who fled east. More Ming forces tried to push the Jin back around the Marco Polo Bridge but it was a disaster, the men routed yet again and many Ming commanders were captured. As more and more troops were plucked from the west to meet the invaders, a general panic began to emerge in the capital. Ming officials were being executed left right and center and many of the relief forces being sent to the northeast were looting Ming cities enroute to Beijing. Yongping fell to the Jin in 1930 and the Jin just kept coming. There were quite a few setbacks at this point, many fortresses managed to fight off the Jin. Hung Taiji sent some letters to Yuan Chongzhen trying to come to some terms, but received no replies. Hung eventually decided to take his forces back to Shenyang leaving behind some of his commanders to occupy the newly conquered cities. Now the Ming attempted to gather forces near Luanzhou and Yongping to launch a counter attack.   Yuan Chonghuan then was impeached, because it was believed by some in the Ming Court that he was secretly working with the Jin. Turns out Hung Taiji had leaked false information to Ming Court officials about him working with Yuan. It did not help Yuan's cause that he had recently executed the sea king, who was still loved by many officials. Also that friendly fire that hit the forces of Man Gui, was done by Yuan's forces, and they happened to also be rivals, so there was an air of conspiracy going around. Thus Yuan was tossed into jail while his forces were actually doing quite well by this point, driving the Jin back past the Great Wall. Eventually the Ming forces reached the fortress of Luanzhou in mid 1630 as the Jin tried to slow them down via diplomacy. The Ming forces brought with them heavy artillery and now it was the Jin desperately trying to hold onto a fortress while being besieged. The Jin utilized all the tactics they had seen the Ming use: tossing burning pots of oil, rocks and logs, using cannons, amongst other defenses. The Ming's artillery however was so fierce, the Jin knew they had to try something else. Thus a Jin forces came rushing out of the eastern gate trying to attack a force led by Zu Dashou, but they were met with intense crossbow fire and had to flee back into the city. The Jin were so low on ammunition, that allegedly they began to use severed heads as projectiles, eeek. Eventually it was incendiaries being lobbed over and fire arrows that smoked the Jin out of the city, who had to flee. In turn 4 more large walled cities and 12 fortresses were taken back by the Ming in 1630, with over 3300 Jin troops captured.   But by no means was the Jin excursion in any way a failure, they had plundered a considerable amount and the raiding had exposed many weaknesses in the Ming's ability to wage wage. For one thing, Hung Taiji's sneaky ploy against Yuan that got him impeached simply by sending false information, proved the Ming were quite incompetent and perhaps more efficient commanders could be taken off the board using similar tactics. In the wake of the invasion, for the Ming a debate began to brew as to how best to defend the capital if it came to that. One idea was to employ more Portuguese cannons, and in 1930 they would get their hands on 30 new ones from Goncalbo Teixeria Correa. However some in the Court were suspicious of the westerners and thought they might be working for the Jin. Regardless, a few Portuguese would end up training Ming forces in gunnery and how to create the cannons. One major supporter of utilizing the Portuguese knowledge and weaponry was Xu Guangqi who further proposed a new style brigade; outfitted with new wheeled wagons pulling cannons alongside a considerable specialized infantry gunnery force. The Ming also began to put pressure on the Bohai coast by putting to use their naval units to link up with their Korean allies. Their idea was to open up a new front by using coastal defenses, perhaps by mustering troops from Lushun and the many islands in the gulf.   Meanwhile the poor imprisoned Yuan Chonghuan was executed via dismemberment in the marketplace, and many saw him as a “fall guy” for the Jin excursions of 1630. As for the man he executed, Mao Wenlong had a long lasting effect on the Bohai region even after his death. It seemed now the gulf had become the focal point for Sino-Korea relations and joint military operations. The Jin took notice of this and realized the best way to prevent the two dynasties from cooperation would be to sever their communication/transport network. The Jin required legitimization of their state and a major component of that was to exact tribute from other places like Korea. Mao for his part brought so much bad attention to the Jin Korea border and after his death, his former forces continued to be a problem for the Ming. They continued to beg for supplies while doing little militarily in return. Then in late 1630, a revolt occurred on Pidao island led by Liu Xingzhi, to which the Ming tried to appease him and his forces by sending supplies, but the Jin were able to stop them from getting out of Lushun. Eventually the Ming did manage to get supplies to Liu Xingzhi and talked him down, but the underlying problem still loomed.    With the competent Yuan Chonghuan taken out of the picture and the Korean flank secured, Hung Tiaji now decided to hit the important fortress of Dalinghe. Dalinghe was the most forward Ming base in Liaodong and the largest threat to the Jin capital of Shenyang, yeah did I ever mention the capital was back at Shenyang? The Jin capital moves around a  lot hard to keep track of. Dalinghe had been heavily fortified, with 13, 800 troops as a garrison and many more on the way. Hung Taiji had intel, that the Ming were undergoing a massive construction project at Dalinghe to reinforce it even more and was eager to hit it before it became too well defended. Another large worry was that if Dalinghe was made impenetrable, it might entice the Ming-Joseon to consolidate more trade and resources into the region thus kicking the Jin out. In preparation for the attack, Hung created his first ever, entirely Han divisions, whom would eventually become the Han banners. Leading them was Tong Yangxing who was tasked with overseeing the construction of 40 Western style cannons. By 1631, Tong's efforts were greatly rewarded as he was given command over all Han under the Jin state. In July of 1631, Hung's army of 80,000 reached Dalinghe and began to construct a large network of siege weapons. Hung took to heart how his father Nurhaci had died at Ningyuan, knowing suicidal frontal assaults were no longer the way to go about things. Hung's siege weapons were soon set upon the Ming defensive towers. Tong's oversaw the red cannons: Ie: western style cannons, as they would smash Dalinghe's most vulnerable posts. Meanwhile Hung took some forces to Jinzhou to guard against Ming relief forces. The Jin siege weapons devastated the outlying defense towers in under a week. One of the commanders of Dalinghe, Zu Dashou led a couple of sorties, inflicting considerable casualties but being forced back into the city each time. When some Ming relief forces showed up, Tong's red cannon force defeated 2 small armies at Songshan and Jinzhou. Hung also defeated a relief army later on at Jinzhou. Now Hung needed to try something to get the Dalinghe defenders to come out, so he began circulating false reports of Ming relief forces being on the way and requiring their assistance. Zu Dashou fell for this ploy and came out, and was immediately ambushed but managed to crawl back into the city. Another relief force of 40,000 tried to help the city in August, but were easily turned back at Changshan.    The siege would enter a new phase when Hung began sending letters to Zu Dashou trying to get him to defect. In one letter Hung said “Who does not desire peace but rather wished for war? Now that our peace talks have been severed, I want to strengthen my state, to extend happiness and prosperity; this is my wish. If the general believes I am sincere, please send a reply”. Well Zu Dashou replied he would die in defense of Dalinghe, buuuuut that he also feared for the safety of his family should the city fall. This prompted Hung to pledge he would not kill anyone stating “the slaughter of people in Liaodong happened during Nurhaci's reign but we are different. In my state we make use of soldiers. Those who should be punished are punished. Those who can be of use are employed. As some can tell you, my kindness is great. For those who submit you can rest assured that my kines will be extended”. Rations in Dalinghe were running out, so much aso that people began to eat horses and then if its to be believed resorted to cannibalism as well. Meanwhile Beijing was wondering what was happening, while those in Dalinghe wondered why no relief forces were showing up. The situation was hopeless and Zu Dashou surrendered.   The people within Dalinghe had suffered 80 days of starvation, it is estimated 11,632 people were left alive when it was captured. In exchange for his life and his families, Zu pledged allegiance to Hung and would assist him in taking Jinzhou and Songshan. Zu Dashou was showered with gifts and even shared wine with Hung as they planned their attack on Jinzhou. Zu Dashou's plan was that he alongside 350 men would go on ahead pretending to be refugees to get inside Jinzhou and open the gates for Hung. As you might have guessed,  instead Zu Dashou rejoined the Ming and requested a dismissal from his post for failing at Dalinghe. So he pulled a fast one on Hung to save his family and men from death. Despite that, Hung had acquired a lot of firearms at Dalinghe which accelerated their growing firearms program. Hung told Tong to manufacture as many new cannons as possible, stating “even 1 hundred cannon were not too many and even 100,000 catties of gunpowder was still too little”. The Jin cannon industry secretly began to flourish under the oversight of Tong, though he would die in 1632 and be succeeded by Shi Tingzhu, another Ming defector.    With the firearms program being built, Hung also began to develop his army structure more. He organized a left and right wing led by Ming defectors, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming. The story of how both these Ming defected will be told shortly as they are key players. Both these men had convinced Hung to create Han banners to augment his army and thus these forces they commanded became artillery wings, expanded into 4 units which eventually evolved to become the Han banner of the 8 banner army.    Meanwhile the Ming Court was quite dismayed by the loss of Dalinghe. Yuan Chongzhen advised constructing more defenses and reinforcing the northeast to prevent further Jin incursions. But a problem was brewing from within yet again. A rebellion had emerged under the leadership of a man named Luo Rucai in the northwest and a subordinate of the late Mao Wenlong named Kong Youde was performing a mutiny.    As I mentioned previously, the revolt on Pidao under Liu Xingzhi was somewhat quelled, but not extinguished. When Mao was executed, all of his former men began to factionalize, despite the efforts of Ming officials to wrangle them into the fold. Many of Mao's subordinate officers were given command of the forces, but none of them panned out. All the former commanders under Mao fought to take control of the force while simultaneously struggling to get supplies from the Ming/Joseon/ or even Jin. The Ming tried to transfer many of these commanders around to thwart the mutinies, one man they moved to Shandong was Kong Youde. Kong ended up commanding one of the relief forces sent to help Dalinghe. The force he was given was undersupplied and not at all happy about. Thus enroute to Dalinghe, they looted Ming towns and soon a mutiny had sprung up. The mutineers turned their attention to the port of Dengzhou and Laizhou in January of 1632. Kong's small force of men enjoyed some success as they had a good amount of firearms, thus they were able to plunder parts of Shandong. Soon the mutineers were a full on rebel group fighting off Ming forces and were working with Mao Chenglu, a son of the sea king who had forces on some islands in Bohai. Kong began to siege Dengzhou and Laizhou while his force of 15,000 rebels simultaneously fanned out to plunder Shandong. The Ming dispatched commanders to stamp out Kong's rebellion, but Kong had access to the sea which allowed his forces to fight off quite a lot of Ming armies. Kong eventually managed to take Dengzhou and deceived the commander of Laizhou to come out and negotiate with him, where he promptly assassinated him. This prompted Yuan Chongzhen to enact a policy of extermination against Kong's rebellion. Relief armies rallied up at Changyi and advanced on the rebels at Dengzhou smashing an army that was outside the city there. Parts of the relief army then marched on the rebels besieging Laizhou, prompting Kong to lead 3000 men out of Dengzhou to try and save them. Kong's force was then caught between the defending forces at Laizhou and the relief army, forces to abandon a lot of their weapons and retreat back to Dengzhou. Kong's forces tried to fight in the field again, but a decisive battle was won by the Ming at Baima where they killed 13,000 rebels. Now the Ming surrounded and besieged Dengzhou, but Dengzhou was also a port and the Ming had trouble naval blockading it, as Kong had friends helping him in the Bohai gulf. Regardless, Kong's forces held out for 4 months and resorted to cannibalism. Kong planned a breakout, but was caught in an ambush and forced back to Dengzhou in December. This prompted Kong to try and flee via the sea in February of 1633. The Ming pressed on trying to capture islands in the gulf and capture Kong, but he kept evading them. Eventually Kong and one of his fellow commanders Geng Zhongming defected to the Jin. Kong was made a marshal and Geng a commander. Yuan Chongzhen hailed all of this to be a major victory for the Ming, they had quelled a rebellion successfully, however the other side of the coin was that Kong and Geng would be vital to the expanding of the Jin. Hung Taiji took his 2 new allies and had them help him retake the port city of Lushun. Kong and Geng advised Hung that he should attack Lushun with a joint land-sea operation, which would be a first for the Jin. Thus in 1634, the Jin hit Lushun from the land, being repulsed by Lushun formidable cannons, but soon the Ming defenders ran low on ammunition. Then attacks came from the sea and with the simultaneous fronts battering the city, Lushun fell. Now the Jin held a strategic port and could use it to root out Ming power in the Bohai gulf. Hung followed this up by sending a letter to Pidao trying to get its commander to defect.   Meanwhile in the northwest, the successor to Yang He, Hong Chengchou set to work thwarting growing rebellions. Hong proved to have a much firmer hand than He and scored repeated victories over bandits in the early years of his appointment. Hong dished out bonuses to soldiers based on the number of bandits killed which as you would imagine resulted in the slaughter of many bandits as well as commoners. Despite Hong's efforts, by late 1631 there were an estimated 200,000 bandits still at large, then the following year it would grow to be 300,000 in Shanxi alone. 3 rebellion leaders would emerge here who would play major roles for the next 15 years, Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng and Lao Huihui. In 1632, the Ming Court dispatched the censor, Wu Sheng to investigate the situation in Shaanxi. Wu reported the problem to be starvation and privation. Many commanders were reduced to eating grass and bandit leaders were strolling around with official Ming seals of authority to which he referred to them as “official bandits”. Basically it was bandits who were pacified by the late Yang He who were continuing banditry but under the guise they were changed men. Wu advised the emperor to enact a campaign of extermination and that's just what he did. 200, 000 taels were allocated to help agriculture and sooth the starvation and edits were made that all rebels would be henceforth exterminated. A major issue for the Ming was that the bandits were increasingly enlisting in the Ming military as soon as they had nowhere to plunder. Then after a while in the army, they would desert and return to banditry. This turned into a vicious cycle where the bandits would take advantage of the military troop transfers, to find new regions to plunder, particularly the Liaodong frontier. To make matters so much worse, most of these bandits knew another and were able to form larger rebellions all over the place. Rebels began to hit major cities, and when Ming armies came after them they would simply flee into the countryside. In turn pursuing the rebels left more cities vulnerable to attack.    In mid 1634, Hung Taiji resumed his invasion of China. This time his forces went through Mongolia with his Mongol allies by his side. They advanced in 4 wings towards Shouzhou, Xuanfu, Datong and the Yellow River. The primary purpose of the assaults was to test Ming readiness and continue to chip away at the morale of the local populaces, exposing the Ming's inability to protect its subjects. Over the course of 50 days, dozens of Ming fortresses and towns were attacked with various degrees of success. While they performed these operations they sent word to the Ming that they were simply trying to earn recognition as an equal neighboring state, but received no replies. Some officials did reply to the Jin however and this led the Emperor to fall into a state of paranoia that his dynasty was full of traitors. Thus more officials were exiled or executed by the end of 1634. A lot of the time it was Ming officials simplifying trying to opt out rivals that led to this. As bad as things were getting for the Ming, they did manage to grab a few victories and this led them to believe if properly outfitted and led, they could stand up to the Jin threat, especially if it was them dictating the circumstances of battles. But the Ming were hampered by lack of troops, lack of training and lack of supplies, the usual.    Beginning in 1635, Hung Taiji began the practice of designating the Jurchen peoples as the Manchu, forbidding the term Jurchen. The origin of the term “Manchu” is still argued to this day. Some believe the term arose from the word for “river”, others say it is linked to efforts made by Hung to venerate his father, who claimed to be the reincarnation of the bodhisattva Manjusri. That one in effect may have been an effort by Hung to establish himself as a multi ethnic ruler. Regardless, calling themselves Manchu imbued a sense of unity and significantly departed from the past. It also provided a sort of mythos, or ancient identity befitting a state. Hung  purged Daisan, who he saw as a rival amongst the Jurchen nobles. Hung then had a major victory over the Great Khan Ligdan, leader of the Chahar Mongols, making himself the heir to the Chinggisid line. While he consolidated his inner circle, Hung saw his peace talks with the Ming not coming to fruition and resolved yet again, to invade the Ming. But what was different now, was Hung was now in a position to challenge the Ming on a whole new level, he was about to adopt a dynastic name. He chose the term Qing, meaning “pure” and sent the message to the King of Korea, Injo in early 1636, requesting recognition of the new state. The Joseon dynasty refused to meet with the Qing envoy's. On top of this the Joseon dynasty was supplying the Ming with rice and other supplies, despite previous agreements with the Jin to not do so. Hung was furious and mobilized an invasion force. But instead of attacking Korea outright, he instead sent investigators to find out why they would not recognize his state and in the meantime set out to attack the Ming. The attack was led by Hung's brother Ajige and this time they hit Shanxi, razing towns west of its capital. There was a ton of back and forth, but by August, the Manchu's were driven back east, by a commander named Lu Xiangsheng. Lu was promoted to supreme commander of both Xuanda and Shaanxi and soon recovered many lost towns to the Manchu. Still the Manchu forces got as close as the Marco Polo Bridge and began probing attacks on Shanhaiguan, but were repulsed. The Emperor freaked out, demanding to know from his officials how the Manchu had got so close to Beijing. For the Qing, it was like any other raid they had made countless times over the years. They acquired plentiful booty and further weakened their rival. Now Hung could turn his attention to the pesky koreans.    The second invasion of Korea would be much bloodier than the first. To prevent the Ming from sending aid, Ajige and other Qing commanders were sent a month ahead to secure the coastal approaches to Korea. In december of 1636 the invasion commenced and Hung went to Zhenjiang to personally direct operations. The Qing commanders, Dorgon, a brother to Hung and Haoge led Mongol wings that swept in towards Seoul. The invasion was quick and overwhelmed the guards of the Joseon capital. Dorgon's wing defeated 15,000 troops sending other Korean armies to flee. Kong Youde who was now made Prince Gongshun since the creation of the Qing struck out by sea against Kanghwa island and Pidao. The Qing now boasted 70 ships commanded by countless Ming and Joseon defectors hitting the islands with cannon barrages. The Ming lost an estimated 10,000 men trying to defend Pidao. The Joseon King fled to the mountain fortress of Namhan, trying to order his armies into battle as the Qing ransacked Seoul. More and more Korean armies tried to repel the invaders, but to no avail. Soon the Qing forces were setting up a siege of Namhan, when the King began to make peace talks. In the meantime Dorgon had captured the Kings concubines and children from Kanghwa island and displayed them before the army. The Qing used this to threaten the King to capitulate if he wished to save his family. King Injo relented and sent a minister to surrender at the Han River. King Injo sent a son to the Qing as a hostage and turned over his Ming seals of investiture. Hung stated to the Koreans, henceforth their relationship would be that of elder and younger brothers. The Koreans were ordered to now submit tribute as they had done for the Ming, but now to the Qing. They were also ordered to provide boats for the Qing war effort, which was to be a real game changer. In turn the Qing would not harm or loot the subjects of the Joseon dynasty. Now the Ming had lost this important vassal and the Qing had secured their flank and acquired a much needed new source of war supplies. The Qing dynasty was emerging with a real bang.   I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me.  With Nurhaci's death at the legendary battle of Ningyuan, now Hung Taiji was the great Khan. The pesky Sea King Mao Wenlong proved to be faking much of his famed achievements and may have been a turn coat to boot. Yuan Chonghuan got his chance to take out Mao and take his turn in the sunlight unmolested by his rival anymore,  but would ironically fall victim to being called a turn coat himself and be executed. As the Ming lost more and more competent commanders, a new problem emerged and it was internal rather than external. Peasant bandits were spreading in Shaanxi and full on rebellions were soon emerging. Hung Taiji got his hands on some very useful Ming defectors and the military underwent numerous upgrades. Hung Taiji proclaimed his people to be the Manchu under the new Qing dynasty as he defeated all of Korea forcing their tribute to go to the Qing rather than the Ming. Now Hung set his eyes on trying out his new toys upon the Ming.   

Korea24 – 2022.06.27. (Monday) News Briefing: President Yoon Suk-yeol has departed for Spain to attend the NATO summit. He will be meeting with various world leaders, including a three-way summit with the US and Japan on the sidelines. (Emilee JENNINGS) In-Depth News Analysis: The first case of Monkeypox was reported in South Korea last week. A South Korean national, who arrived at Incheon International Airport from Germany, tested positive for the virus. In response, health authorities raised the infectious disease alert level by one notch to the second-lowest in its four-tier scheme. To learn more about the virus and the risk to South Korea, Dr. Kim Seung-taek (김승택), the head of the Zoonotic Virus Lab at Institut Pasteur Korea, joins us on the line. Korea Trending with Walter Lee: 1. A family of three, including a ten-year-old girl, has been reported missing after last being seen on Wando Island in South Jeolla province in late May. (완도 실종 가족 바다 수색까지 확대) 2. The South Korean government has issued a warning to Korean nationals to steer clear of cannabis while in Thailand after the country legalized its use. (대마초 합법화된 태국…“한국인 관광객 조심해야”) 3. “Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area,” the Korean adaptation of the Netflix Spanish hit series “La casa de papel” debuted as the third most popular show in the world on Sunday. (한국판 '종이의 집', 공개 하루 만에 글로벌 3위) Monday Sports Round-up: Golfer Chun In-gee ended a LPGA title drought by winning her third career major on Sunday at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Sports reporter Yoo Jee-ho from the Yonhap News Agency joins us on the line to tell us how it went down. He also briefs us on K League top-scorer Stefan Mugosa leaving for Japan, and the KBO’s reigning MVP, Ariel Miranda, being let go by the Doosan Bears. Morning Edition Preview with Richard Larkin: - In tomorrow’s Korea Times, Park Han-sol writes about an exhibition on the Korean traditional paper, Hanji, in the Italian port city of Bari. - Tomorrow’s Korea Herald features a report by Yim Hyun-su about cruises on the Han River promoting the feeding of seagulls to attract customers.

Heads Up Monday-Nuri's second launch rescheduled for June 21st-With the revised enforcement decree of the Urban Development Act taking effect from June 22nd, private sector's profit will be capped at 10%-Relief money for low-income households to be distributed from June 24th-Han River swimming pools to open from June 24th-누리호, 21일 발사 재도전, 변수는 장마-22일부터 민간개발이익 10%로 제한.. 제2의 대장동 막는다-정부, 24일부터 저소득층 지원금 100만원 지급-코로나에 닫았던 한강 수영장 오는 24일 개장Guest: Cho Na-young, ReporterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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- DP interim co-chair Park Ji-hyun criticized PPP leader Lee Jun-seok for causing hatred among women in their 20s and 30s- Relaxed social distancing restrictions- Outdoor drinking at Han River to be banned- 민주당 공동비대위원장 박지현 국민의힘 이준석 대표 2030여성 혐오 조장 비판- 완화되는 사회적 거리두기 규정- 한강 야외 음주 금지구역 추진 Guest: Steven Borowiec, Journalist based in SeoulSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Sojin Lim is a Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor, Course Leader for both MA North Korean Studies and MA Asia Pacific Studies, and Co-Director of the International Institute of Korean Studies (IKSU) at the University of Central Lancashire. She works as Co-Editor of the ‘Routledge Research on Korea' series and is also one of the Editors-in-Chief at Asia Pacific Viewpoint (Wiley). She is the author of articles and book chapters on sustainable development, public policy and political economy. She recently published a co-edited book Routledge Handbook of Contemporary South Korea (2021). She frequently discusses changes in the Korea Peninsula in media interviews, such as appearing on BBC.   Our conversation was about South Korea's economic and societal development. It was enriched by Sojin's many personal recollections of growing up in a country that was fighting authoritarian rule. We discussed what “the miracle on the Han River” actually means and how the “new village movement” affected the people of South Korea. We looked at foreign aid and the effectiveness of neo-liberal policies. We also questioned the role of culture in all of this. More broadly we explored the idea of altruism, aid, and gift-giving. We then discussed North Korea and whether aid or sanctions are the most effective policies for what Sojin sees as a fragile state. Finally, we looked at the field of Korean Studies more broadly and how the discipline is changing over time.   Dr. Sojin Lim's Recent Publications Website: https://www.uclan.ac.uk/academics/dr-sojin-lim  “South korean Popular Culture in the Global Context: Beyond the Fandom,” Routledge (edited) (2022) “Routledge Handbook of Contemporary South Korea”, Routledge (co-edited) (2021)  “Assessing the Landscape of Taiwan and Korean Studies in Comparison,” BRILL (co-edited) (2021)   Korea Deconstructed by David Tizzard Get in touch: datizzard@swu.ac.kr Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=62047873 Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DavidTizzard Listen on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/co/podcast/korea-deconstructed/id1587269128?l=en Listen on Spotify: https://koreadeconstructed.libsyn.com/ Artwork: Chan https://www.instagram.com/chans_design/?hl=en Music: disorientalz https://www.instagram.com/disorientalz/?hl=en

A monster emerges from Seoul's Han River and begins attacking people. One victim's loving family does what it can to rescue her from its clutches. Directed by Bong Joon Ho Written by Bong Joon Ho, Won-jun Ha & Chul-hyun Baek --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-deadlights-podcast/support

News Seminar: Analyzing the media's frame regarding the death of a medical student in his twenties at Han River -한강 의대생 고 손정민 사건을 둘러싼 언론 프레임 분석 Guest: Professor Cho Heekyung, Hongik University College of Law

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