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Hootsmon
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| I have to admit I like Dick Van Dykes version of "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang "much better. I played it for the students. The look on their faces was priceless. |
Yeah, that was the weirdest thing...trying to explain to a Korean friend that her new favourite song was originally a movie about a flying car...
And not just any movie - my favourite childhood movie! |
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Kaypea
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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| I just want to know what kind of mind hears "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" and thinks "This is perfect for a pop song!" That is an original mind. |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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| As long as she still looks this hot, I don't care if she sings the lyrics of Bob Marley to the melodies of the Doors. Better yet, just switch off the mic and let her dance around. |
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mayorgc
Joined: 19 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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To be fair to Lee Hyori, she hasn't done anything wrong. Like almost all other pop groups all over the world, she's just a mouth piece, sorta like a human tape recorder. She just sings what she is told to sing.
Her management hired some sketchy gyopos to pen some songs and they basically ripped off some Canadian/European pop acts. The management probably should hired better writers/producers.
I guess back in the old days before youtube/internet and when Korea was still a hermit kingdom, it was easier to get away with it. |
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Juregen
Joined: 30 May 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Captain Corea wrote: |
So Koreans can't be original?
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The last Korean modern inventions
Only found three:
MP3 players
TV Phone
Wireless Broadband
wish that creativity extended to music, architecture, medicine, art, politics, literature, cinema, fashion, food, software... |
Because there was no creativity in any of those areas, right? Are you a big Korean literature reader? How about fashion?
No where in any of those categories was there creativity??
Come on, give me a break. Delve into the culture a bit and you'll find originality all over the place. |
I concur with CC, young people are overflowing with it. |
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ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Capt Corea, Jurgen, please share some examples! |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
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| Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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| ThingsComeAround wrote: |
| Captain Corea wrote: |
So Koreans can't be original?
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The last Korean modern inventions
Only found three:
MP3 players
TV Phone
Wireless Broadband
wish that creativity extended to music, architecture, medicine, art, politics, literature, cinema, fashion, food, software... |
I wish it extended to screening foreigners better who come over here ostensibly to teach English. |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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| TheUrbanMyth wrote: |
| ThingsComeAround wrote: |
| Captain Corea wrote: |
So Koreans can't be original?
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The last Korean modern inventions
Only found three:
MP3 players
TV Phone
Wireless Broadband
wish that creativity extended to music, architecture, medicine, art, politics, literature, cinema, fashion, food, software... |
I wish it extended to screening foreigners better who come over here ostensibly to teach English. |
creative screening of foreigners? I'd say E-2 screening is the most creative department in the government!!
*Tips hat to TUM* |
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Bloopity Bloop
Joined: 26 Apr 2009
Location: Seoul yo
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| Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 9:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Don't get butthurt because someone says Korea isn't very original/creative. They didn't say everything about Korea sucks. What IS creative and/or original here? If someone listed stuff, I'd be interested in checking those things/places out. |
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ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Bloopity Bloop wrote: |
| Don't get butthurt because someone says Korea isn't very original/creative. They didn't say everything about Korea sucks. What IS creative and/or original here? If someone listed stuff, I'd be interested in checking those things/places out. |
+1 |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Metal chopsticks. |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 10:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Bloopity Bloop wrote: |
| Don't get butthurt because |
One, *beep* off with your pseudo-homosexual insults.
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| someone says Korea isn't very original/creative. They didn't say everything about Korea sucks. |
That's not what they said.
They didn't say 'very', they simply said that Koreans are not creative. There are around 80 millions Koreans on this peninsula, not to mention the massive diaspora around the globe. And for someone to make a sweeping generality about all of those millions of people - that's offensive.
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| What IS creative and/or original here? If someone listed stuff, I'd be interested in checking those things/places out. |
What is creative anywhere? Any example we give could be easily listed as a copy or similar to something else in the world. The truth is that the vast majority of posters on this forum do not associate with adult Koreans in normal contexts. They do not attend art shows, poetry readings, or performances. If you did, you'd realize that there are at least a couple of Koreans who manage to muster some creativity. |
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ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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I attend art shows, music concerts, festivals, and I'm still waiting for your example.
Not to say these things aren't nice, but it doesn't put Korea on top over Japan or China- countries that effectively market their cultural assets to the world. |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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| ThingsComeAround wrote: |
I attend art shows, music concerts, festivals, and I'm still waiting for your example.
Not to say these things aren't nice, but it doesn't put Korea on top over Japan or China- countries that effectively market their cultural assets to the world. |
I'm sorry, I think I've made a mistake then. I objected to the statement 'Koreans are not creative/original'
I have no interest in arguing which society is more creative than the other... although I'd be interested in reading it.
I simply thought that fortysixyou's comment on the first page stepped over the line. |
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