“My Sassy Girl”
“2 Ton Beauty”
“Kick the Moon”
“My Wife is a Gangster”
If you ask any asian person, they will tell you that they have either seen or heard of at least one of these movies. With over 10,852,845 views in the world, My Sassy Girl is arguably the most popular Korean film worldwide. Why is this? How does a Korean film make its way across the Atlantic Ocean and into homes around the world? The same way that globalization has made Harry Potter Series the third most popular movie series in Korea.
Asians like other asians. They will never tell it to you though. They don’t care who made it or what race they are. All they care about is the fact that it is in fact an Asian product. Michelle Kwan, an American born figure skater. However, she is loved by millions of Asians around the world because she is in fact an Asian product. Asians have created a special system of work allocation. The Chinese are responsible for crappy products and martial arts action films. Koreans have cornered the market on cell phones, televisions, and heart-warming dramas. The Japanese pretty much own the world of tomorrow with their fuel-efficient cars and tiny gizmos. The others (Vietnamese) are responsible for manufacturing clothes and shoes.
Knowing this, the next time you need a good or product, ask your racially enabled friends. They are naturally experts, and are able to tell you about their country’s product(s). Need a phone? Need clothes or shoes? Ask about any asian. However, if you need a 3 hour long “heart-throbbingly” good movie to get your mind off of your problems, simply say, “My Sassy Girl” in a crowd of Asians, and a they will all offer you their copy.
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10 responses so far ↓
1 betchay // Feb 18, 2008 at 8:33 pm
I’m Pinoy and Asian. I love Korean dramas but I know that Pinoys prefer American goods rather than Chinese-made products (if they could afford them).
2 rast // Feb 18, 2008 at 8:51 pm
My friend who is taiwanese says:
10:50:29 PM Jason: no mention about [term for Japanese people]
10:50:33 PM Jason: prolly written by a [racial slur which normally applies to any kind of asian but when my friend uses it he always means Koreans]
So give Japan some love please.
3 Peter // Feb 18, 2008 at 10:07 pm
sorry mate
4 ilaff@u // Feb 19, 2008 at 12:18 pm
i came here to laugh. i got a chuckle and a twinkle in my eye but not much else. please try harder. =)
5 Awwwm // Feb 19, 2008 at 4:11 pm
The post about Korean comedies was good but the one about the bowl haircuts was pedantic and thoughtless. As we AZNs are wont to say, study and try harder!
6 themachine // Feb 19, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Please excuse my thoughtlessness and pedantic writing. I will write less sarcastic and more politically correct posts to appease you. Thanks for reading.
7 Anonymous // Feb 20, 2008 at 8:42 pm
If you love My Sassy Girl, then you’ll love Windstruck (same female actor and director!).
Some people believe that this is the prequel to My Sassy Girl
Also:
My Girl and I
My Scary Girl
Lover’s Concierto
My Little Bride
Sweet 18
8 Chinkygirl // Feb 26, 2008 at 3:39 pm
DUDDDEEEE im so addicted to these…why types of schooling do they have in korea for drama…it’s more quality than HK nowadays…
9 kaida // Feb 29, 2008 at 3:11 pm
Hey, don’t forget Full House!
10 anon. // Mar 13, 2008 at 6:57 pm
and what about…you know…the whole Korean Wave?
and Dae Jang Geum…it was sooo popular in China
“Asians like other asians. ” uh…no…
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