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Late Night Open Thread: K-Mil

by Anne Laurie|  October 23, 20221:08 am| 30 Comments

This post is in: Military, Popular Culture

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Tucker Carlson is triggered pic.twitter.com/w6hXk74L5V

— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) October 19, 2022

… What is this totally inexplicable stirring in my loins?, wonders Tucker…

Pitch: Sitcom about a Korean language class with 19 K-Pop stans and 1 square-jawed buzz cut man set to deploy to “The Peninsula.” https://t.co/C6EE5TYewo

— Starfish In Charge Of WB Tax Evasion Dept. (@IRHotTakes) October 20, 2022

I would not only watch that sitcom, I’d pitch in on the Kickstarter bid!

Korean language class enrollments are up 78% since 2009 while total enrollment in language classes across US universities has plateaued. Great NPR piece https://t.co/YLMXrBPPnp

— Victor Cha (@VictorDCha) October 19, 2022


If BTS is good enough for the Grammys (not to mention their White House visit!), they’re good enough…

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  1. 1.

    piratedan

    October 23, 2022 at 1:24 am

    courtesy of Netflix, I can endorse both Inspector Koo and Extraordinary Attorney Woo, If they can do that kind of engaging media and stories, then I will have to sample more….

  2. 2.

    M

    October 23, 2022 at 1:28 am

    This post is tragically not connecting the dots that are right there. It was just announced in the last week that BTS will be doing their mandatory military service.

    https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/oct/17/bts-k-pop-members-military-service-south-korea

  3. 3.

    brendancalling

    October 23, 2022 at 1:36 am

    Korean metal is fucking amazing and that’s all I have to say.

  4. 4.

    Alison Rose

    October 23, 2022 at 1:37 am

    I listen to a lot of female K-pop groups and it always makes me feel like a hype man when I sing along only with the random English words. I don’t mind not understanding the lyrics because a lot of the beats are just so infectious and fun. Right now, aespa is probably my fave.

  5. 5.

    Anne Laurie

    October 23, 2022 at 1:41 am

    @M: Thank you!

    Yeah, I should’ve included more information about that, but in my defense, I’m working on two other posts for tomorrow morning…

  6. 6.

    lahke

    October 23, 2022 at 2:08 am

    I’ve become remarkably fixated on K-drama and can also endorse Extraordinary Attorney Woo and Little Women (so not the same plot as Alcott’s).  Besides the great production values and many female-centered plots, I love that I can’t always anticipate how people will act, because I don’t know the culture.   It’s nice to be surprised.

  7. 7.

    NotMax

    October 23, 2022 at 2:13 am

    @piratedan

    Iris. The first one only (the series, NOT the movies). Fine, tense, globe-spanning Korean espionage thriller, though unfortunately punctuated with sudden shifts to really gooey. sappy romance (and just as suddenly back again). First episode is totally deceiving, giving no hint of what’s to come.

  8. 8.

    Chetan Murthy

    October 23, 2022 at 2:15 am

    deleted

    wrong thread

  9. 9.

    Benw

    October 23, 2022 at 2:28 am

    I just got home from seeing The Glorious Sons in Asbury Park and they absolutely slayed. Hands down one of the best rock bands around.

  10. 10.

    eclare

    October 23, 2022 at 3:50 am

    That clip is just perfect.

  11. 11.

    mrmoshpotato

    October 23, 2022 at 5:01 am

    … What is this totally inexplicable stirring in my loins?, wonders Tucker…

    Oh, we all know…  You’re still a repulsive person, Tucker, but those feelings are ok.

  12. 12.

    Tony Jay

    October 23, 2022 at 6:21 am

    Methinks Tucker’s Swedish Ball Tanner will be humming away right now.

    Take that however you like.

  13. 13.

    divF

    October 23, 2022 at 6:34 am

    @Tony Jay: I normally don’t kink shame, but Tucker? Ewww!

  14. 14.

    WereBear

    October 23, 2022 at 6:37 am

    @divF: Tucker’s kink is the Confederacy. The point is that it’s not consensual.

  15. 15.

    oatler

    October 23, 2022 at 6:42 am

    @Alison Rose:

    SNL’s take on J-Pop:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNvDNQiu-iw

  16. 16.

    Ken

    October 23, 2022 at 7:38 am

    I can read Korean, with the minor quibble that I have no idea what any of the words mean. This is because the Korean writing system is one of the most sensible on the planet. After millennia of stumbling along with random collections of glyphs descended from some proto-Canaanite original, it took someone in Korea to finally say “wait a minute, what if we are systematic about these shapes and the way they’re put together into syllables and words…”

  17. 17.

    NotMax

    October 23, 2022 at 8:04 am

    @oatler

    One might think NBC indelibly learned a lesson about J-pop in 1980.

    ;)

  18. 18.

    SiubhanDuinne

    October 23, 2022 at 8:05 am

    I don’t mean to be dense, but I haven’t the foggiest notion what this thread is about, let alone what any of it has to do with Tucker Carlson.

    The older I get, the less I understand pop culture. I guess that’s the way it’s supposed to be.

  19. 19.

    NotMax

    October 23, 2022 at 8:15 am

    @SiubhanDuinne

    haven’t the foggiest notion what this thread is about

    You ‘n’ me both, as far as the original post is concerned.

  20. 20.

    Tony G

    October 23, 2022 at 8:17 am

    @SiubhanDuinne: Me too.  This must be what those kids on my lawn are listening to on their recorded music machines.  Back in my day we listened to bad music and liked it!

  21. 21.

    NotMax

    October 23, 2022 at 8:23 am

    @Tony G

    Those portable wax cylinder machines were a royal PITA on a sunny day at the beach.

  22. 22.

    Kirk Spencer

    October 23, 2022 at 8:24 am

    @SiubhanDuinne: latter day Beatles known also for choreographed performances enter mandatory military service, with hoopla greater than when Elvis did it.

    Tucker has a homoerotic denial behavior; this clip his several of his triggers based on past venomous screeds.

    And were he not such a well-followed voice of hatred I’d feel some sympathy for the mental pain he displays in these situations.

  23. 23.

    kalakal

    October 23, 2022 at 8:38 am

    @Kirk Spencer: Thank you, I still feel old but the haze has lifted slightly

  24. 24.

    Tony G

    October 23, 2022 at 9:59 am

    @NotMax: That’s right.  That’s why we sometimes used a hire a barber shop quartet to sing ballads while we enjoyed a picnic in the park.  Kids these days have it easy!

  25. 25.

    Tony G

    October 23, 2022 at 10:07 am

    @Tony G: As for Tucker — he really needs to spend more time in gay bars while wearing a disguise, in order to relieve some of his tension.  (As if he’s not doing that already.)

  26. 26.

    rdldot

    October 23, 2022 at 10:57 am

    More excellent Kdramas for those who are interested.  I’ve been watching for about 4 years and here are some of my favorites available on Netflix…

    My Mister (personal fav but slow moving drama)

    Itaewon Class

    Dear My Friends

    Navillera

    Reply 1988

    Good Detective

    Stranger

    Misty

    Something in the Rain

  27. 27.

    rdldot

    October 23, 2022 at 11:00 am

    @NotMax: It’s really common to have multiple story lines in kdrama.  My personal favorite show is Oh My Ghost which is no longer available on Netflix (the Thai version is still available but the original Korean is not – Thai is still good though).  This is a love story, a friendship story, and a crime mystery all in the same show and it somehow works.

  28. 28.

    Shana

    October 23, 2022 at 2:37 pm

    @lahke: me too! I’m currently watching Nevertheless and have The Sound of Magic and Hotel De Luna on the list. Highly recommend Crash Landing on You and Mr. Sunshine. All on Netflix. And if you’ve gone over the deep end subscribe to Viki where you can watch Healer and Goblin

    Thanks for the reminder about Reply 1988. Highly Recommended

  29. 29.

    VOR

    October 23, 2022 at 3:07 pm

    Korean show on Netflix called “It’s Okay to not be Okay”. The female lead has the most amazing wardrobe.

  30. 30.

    WaterGirl

    October 23, 2022 at 5:14 pm

    @rdldot: Subtitles?

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