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FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS is a rather unusual HBO comedy, featuring a couple of singing New Zealanders running loose in New York City. Each episode is a mix of odd jokes and odder musical numbers.
Season 2 featured one of the most unusual songs yet — a Korean noraebang-style trot tune. Complete with a rockin’ karaoke beat, subtitles, a cheesy background video. It made me do a happy dance. Watch it — you’ll happy dance, too.
(Thanks to All K-Pop for the catch).
Pop Goes Korea: Behind the Revolution in Movies, Music and Internet Culture (2nd edition) is the only English-language book to examine the whole of Korea's entertainment industry and how it became such a powerhouse over the past 20 years. With profiles of many of Korea's top stars (including Lee Byung-hun and Rain), Pop Goes Korea features chapters on movies, music, television, comic books, the Internet, and more.
On sale now at:
Amazon.com
Kobo eBooks
And hopefully more ebooks stores very soon.
The original edition of Pop Goes Korea is now out of print.
K-Pop Now! takes a fun look at Korea’s high-energy pop music, and is written for its growing legions of fans. It features all the famous groups and singers, and takes an insider’s look at how they have made it to the top.
You can buy at:
Amazon.com
Chapters Indigo
Tuttle (my publisher)
Kyobo Books (in Korea)
Goodreads (not for buying, but still a good link)
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wow it’s hillarious
i couldn’t even watch all of it ’cause it’s embarrassing & it made me wanna comment right away