Hello!!! 안녕하세요 Annyeonghaseyo!!!
I am known by many names, Danielle, Daneeyell, Miss Danielle (or Miss
Daniel for some of my students who mispronounce), Miss Dawkins, Dawkins, Dani,
Dani D. or Dani D. the Princess of Delaware…
… But for my fellow Drama Lovers I am: Noona (what a younger man/boy
would call his older sister) or Unni (what a younger woman/girl would call an
older sister).
K-Drama (Korean Drama, i.e. South Korean soap opera, telenovela) hit me
hard and I fell in love. I was already a fan of all things of Asian Culture,
especially that of Japan as I am a huge Power Ranger/Super Sentai fan, a fan of
the Japanese artist Hokusai, and a fan/writer of Haiku. Even so I was skeptical
of Koreans, primarily because of North Korea. Growing up I just felt that it
was taboo to discuss Korea, North or South. A miserable stormy boring day
changed all of that. Thank God for Netflix, which can at times, cure the common
boring day. Somehow, I was led to Korean TV Drama. I saw many interesting
titles, but one caught my attention. “Flower Boy Ramen Shop.” Flower Boy? I wondered, what could it mean to be a Flower Boy. More
than that I wondered how there was something called a ramen shop. Ramen in
America is not known as an entrée in a restaurant or diner (Unless you find a
Ramen Shop which are around big cities). Ramen is more like an easy and cheap
meal, you make at home that takes no more than 1-5 minutes. I soon found out
that our packs of oodles n noodles don’t have ANYTHING on ramen made in a
Korean Ramen Shop. Ramen aside I fell in love with the drama for so many
reasons and learned so much about Korean Culture at the same time.
I am a writer at heart (terrible at editing so be warned). I am a
teacher by nature. So, when I find something that I think is great, I have to
share it with the world. I have pulled my mother, my brother and others into
the Drama World. Getting my brother being the hardest to impress, involved in
watching Dramas, tells me that these dramas must be pretty good. I also believe
that we can learn a lot about other cultures (positives and negatives). When
we learn we can use that knowledge to be
sensitive to others and try to co-exisit instead of being racist or
discriminating. Basically there is nothing wrong with loving our yellow
brethren. (Trust me ladies and gentlemen; there are some gorgeous Asian men and
women out there).
Before taking part in this blog it is important to know where you can
find Korean Drama, just in case you become intrigued by any future post. As
mentioned before my journey with K-Drama began with Netflix. Please take note
in the fact that Netflix changes its listing every now and then. I started a
drama on Netflix and the next day when I went to look for it, they had removed
it. Luckily I found a website called: DramaFever (thanks to a friend who told
me about it). DramaFever has a huge collection of Dramas and is always adding
more. It is also a great place for K-Drama news. Of course just when you think
life is peachy, someone decides the comeback drama for your favorite Korean
Celeb will not stream on Drama Fever. (Seriously, I thought I was going to go
nuts!) To cure this situation I did a
google search and found Viki, another website with Korean Dramas. The great
thing about Viki is that there are people working to get subtitles in MANY
different languages.
I have watched many K-Dramas and with a friend’s nudge I decided to
create a blog, in which, I can do the things I love (write and teach) with what
I love (Korean Dramas). If you are curious, you should definitely follow this
blog as I will be reviewing the old and the new, the good and the bad (although
I haven’t found many bad). K-Drama Seoul (pronounced like soul) will show you a
new culture and maybe you will gain a better understanding of cultures and
people in general. Overall you will be fully entertained hopefully from my blog
and later from actually going to one of the mentioned sites and watching a
K-Drama.
In the words of many characters from many dramas:
화이팅 Hwaiting!!! Fighting!!!!
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