Shoving Off

The time has come!  I just finished packing and will be heading out tomorrow.  I thought about taking a picture of all my stuff piled alarmingly on my bed, but then you'd see all my secrets! O.o  Anyway, the itinerary for getting from where I am to where I need to be includes: a 5 hour plane, a 4 hour layover, an 18 hour plane, and then a 3 hour bus ride to the University.  It'll be sometime around 5 in the morning when my airplane full of jetlagged ETAs arrives at Incheon.  Yes.  And honestly, I know no more about Korea or the language than what I posted a few weeks ago.  All I got is a plethora of kpop and kdrama that I've watched over the years.  So I thought I would bombard this blog with links to all my favorite Korean pop culture stuff, as a farewell to my pre-Korea self.  In addition, hopefully someone will find some new music or shows they like!

So yeah, look forward to more interesting and informative posts in the future. 

Goodbye America!  and 안녕하세요 한국!

Korean Pop:

Big Bang: No joke, this band is taking the world by storm.  Their new album stuck at number 5 on iTunes (NUMBER 5!) and they're currently hitting up the globe on their first world tour.  They are my favorite. :)
     Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bang_(South_Korean_band)
     Some Songs:
        Monster: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btDd9rOlc2k
        Fantastic Baby: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAbokV76tkU
        Blue: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GRP1rkE4O0
        We Belong Together: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjTEMBB-mjY
     Solo work by T.O.P (my favorite band member):
        Turn It Up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdPnMoxKOWY
        Oh Mom (live): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA0CoqCsdpY
     T.O.P and GD:
        Knock Out (live): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjE4fikAJXY
        Don't Go Home: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGNrOPzDuTQ&feature=related

2NE1:  Awesome girl band.  They're part of YG Entertainment which also owns Big Bang.
     Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2NE1
     Some Songs:
        Can't Nobody: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihi_kJJj_8A
        Lonely: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n4V3lGEyG4
        I Am the Best: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7_lSP8Vc3o

4Minute: Another girl band : )
     Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4Minute
     Some Songs:
        Volume Up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsWl1--Niyg
        Huh: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRbIZtUS2Ag
        Ready Go! (in Japanese): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy13NPM4rMs

Okay getting tired, so I'll mention two more: 1) Brown Eyed Girls  2) SS501

Now on to Drama! There's way too many so I'll just name a few:

     IRIS: This one is action adventure
        Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_(TV_series)
        Watch it here: (it has commercials so it's legal!!) http://www.dramafever.com/drama/124/1/Iris/
     Hana Yori Dango:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boys_Over_Flowers
     You're Beautiful: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You're_Beautiful_(TV_series)
       (you can see these last two on netflix : )

That's all for now! Please send comments if you want more recommendations or if you have some for me. :) 

And I need a picture, so here's Big Bang!