Foibles Episode 7 Our Trip to South Korea

Foibles: A Mother-Daughter Podcast

EPISODE 7 Trip to S. Korea Notes

-On our trip we stayed in the Seoul neighborhood Hyehwa, netdoor to Sungkyunkwan University. The name of the Palcae/garden complex we describe in the episode is Changgyeonggung Palace. From here you can easily walk to Bukcheon and Insadong, the neighborhoods where the tradition architecture of houses and shops has been preserved.

-Nami Island: http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/ATR/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=264244

-Other fun things to do in S. Korea: watch street performers, drink beer in the park, visit a jimjilbang- a nude spa where you can spend the night, eat street food, visit street markets (fish markets highly recommended), go hiking.

"Hallyu Wave" is the name of the S. Korean pop culture movement that encompasses t.v. dramas to k-pop music. Check out 'trot' music if you're intrigued by the kinds of old-school ballads that influenced pop music in the 70s and 80s.

Our Top Dramas: -Coffee Prince (2007) -Sungkyunkwan Scandal (2010) -Secret Garden (2010) -My Beautiful Sam-Soon (2005) -My Love From Another Star (2013)

- Females stars we love: Ha Ji-Wan (Secret Garden) Yoon Yoo-Sun (My Girlfriend is a Gumiho) Kim Sun-A (My Beautiful Sam Soon) Jun Ji-hyun (My Love from Another Star) Yoon Eun-hye (Coffee Prince)

Male stars we love: Hyun Bin (Binny) (Several dramas) Sung Dong-Il (My Girlfriend is a Gumiho) Song Joong-Ki (Fan Boy) (Several dramas) Park Yoochun (Sungkyunkwan Scandal) Kim Soo-hyun (My Love from Another Star) Gong Yoo (Coffee Prince)

Music in this Episode: -"Let's Get Out of this Country" by Camera Obscura -"Devil" by SUPER JUNIOR (K-pop group) -"Curtain Call" by Taeyeon