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MetaFilter post Help me find Korean pop culture Sun, 23 Sep 2012
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Question: Help me find Korean pop culture I'm starting a Korean
class next week, and I'd like to get a broader exposure to
modern Korean media. <br /><br /> I want to get more exposure to
the sound of spoken Korean, but also learn about Korean pop
culture in the process (not K-pop, but the broader media
landscape of film, music, etc). Right now it's mostly genre
films:<br> <br> <i>Shiri</i><br> Most of Chan-Wook Park's films
(<i>Joint Security Area</i>, <i>Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance</i>,
<i>Oldboy</i>, <i>Sympathy for Lady Vengeance</i>, <i>I'm A
Cyborg But That's OK</i>, <i>Thirst</i>)<br> Ditto Bong Joon-Ho
(<i>Barking Dogs Never Bite</i>, <i>Memories of Murder</i>,
<i>The Host</i>, <i>Mother</i>)<br> A few Kim Ji-Woon films
(<i>A Tale of Two Sisters</i>; <i>The Good, The Bad, The
Weird</i>; <i>I Saw the Devil</i>)<br> <i>Save t