Korean television dramas (K-dramas) rarely present a straightforward romance. They are often driven by convoluted courtships where likeable couples spend the series overcoming obstacles in order to eventually embark on an uplifting relationship. In My Lovely Samsoon, for example, the romance slowly develops between a “chubby,” down-on-her luck baker with an old-fashioned name (“Samsoon” has the ring of “Gertrude” or [...]
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As a child, I used to spend a lot of time with my grandmother, an Olympic-level people-watcher. While she and I shared our observations, my primary contribution to our people watching conversations was to ask, “Why are those people doing that?” As an adult, I am still fascinated by the “Why?” behind people’s actions, including, as it turns out, the [...]
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