DAMMIT OKGYEONG, WHY ARE YOU SO COOL?!?! Judy and Linda discuss episodes 2-4 of "Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born" (정년이), starring Kim TaeRi, Jung EunChae, Shin YeEun and Ra MiRan.

 

 

Digressions:  

1:28 - Listener E-mails!

10:41 - Some follow-up to stuff we talked about in episode 209

11:53 - Judy read "Yellowface" by Rebecca F. Kuang, and it was an interesting read that makes one think about racism and tokenism.

 

 

Some Korean terms:

기생:  [gi-seng] female entertainer or artist; often a courtesan.

국극: [gook-geuk] traditional Korean musical theatre.

귀찮아: [gwi-chan-ah] "It's annoying" or "It's troublesome".

 

 

Audio clips:

Maeran Gukgeukdan - "Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born" - "Eheya"

OH MY GIRL (오마이걸) - "Nonstop" (살짝 설렜어)

 

 

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