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#koreantigermoms #greenmothersclub #kdramareview Growing up in South Korea is scary with moms like these! A small snippet of what life in Korea really is! How do children handle all the pressure from parents, school, and society? *Contains spoilers. 4.0/5 Stars In a small country like South Korea, there is only one type of resource, human resources. With minimal natural resources like other larger countries, it has to rely on its citizens to create products and services the world needs. Therefore, within the country, getting an edge on anything, and I mean absolutely anything, is vital to a person's survival. Although 'Green Mother's Club' wasn't able to draw audiences around the country as much as other dramas, we feel this drama puts South Korea under the microscope of what it feels like to be part of a tiger parenting family. Tiger parenting is a form of strict parenting where parents are highly invested in their children's success by pushing their children to achieve high levels of academic achievement or high status in extracurricular activities such as music and/or sports. 'Green Mother's Club' ended its 16-episode run with the highest viewer rating of 6.088% national viewership on May 26 according to Nielsen Korea. The initial response to the series was mediocre, but viewership was able to increase towards the middle and latter part of the series with an average of third or fourth place in nationwide viewership. The series depicts the lives of five mothers that live in an ordinary neighborhood in Seoul. But this neighborhood is especially competitive in primary education which causes the housing market to skyrocket in the area. Lee Eun Pyo (Lee Yo Won Different Dreams 2019), a young mother with two young boys, moves into the neighborhood expecting it to be very normal but runs into a group of mothers at the local elementary school who are extremely invested in their children's academics. Eun Pyo befriends a classmate's mom, Byun Chun Hee (Choo Ja Hyun A Man Called God 2010), who seems to be the leader of the mothers club, as well as juggles her troubled past relationship with her ex-best friend Seo Jin Ha (Kim Gyu Ri Designated Survivor: 60 Days 2019). Each character embraces growth as a young mother while dealing with a complex they cannot overcome. The series is currently available on Netflix. Check out the cast's episode 1 & 2 commentary! Social Insight South Korea is one of the "Tiger" countries where Tiger parenting is acceptable and is expected. Children often as young as first grade (depicted in 'Green Mother's Club') are expected to go to academies after their regular school. These academies often run until the late hours of the night. Many argue that South Korean children cannot enjoy their childhoods since each activity is attributed to them getting into a top-tier university and hopefully a great job. I've had personal experience with this as I used to work for a company that sang English songs to children over the phone. On multiple occasions, mothers with unborn children would call and ask us to sing to their preborn by placing the phone against their bellies! They felt that the earlier they could expose their children to English, they would be able to get an edge on their child's education. Tiger parenting has been blamed for the high rates of suicide, especially in South Korea, which has some of the highest suicide rates in the developed world. The stress from constant studying and lack of social life takes a toll on children and young adults leading to anxiety, depression, and antisocial behavior. We at Dojeon Media want to shed a light on this topic and listen to what you have to say! Please let us know your thoughts and experiences in the comments!

#bts #yettocome #btstrailer BTS has shared part of their new music video 'Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment) on June 8 Korean Standard Time! The new trailer shows the group singing in the middle of a beautiful desert and shows that it will be released Friday, June 10 at 1 pm (KST). Check out the trailer here! 'Yet To Come' is the highly anticipated title track for their upcoming anthology album "Proof", also scheduled to drop the same day. The anthology album will consist of the group's past hits along with three new songs ("Run BTS and "For Youth"), including 'Yet To Come'. Big Hit Music announced that BTS will return to live performances and shows to promote their new song, marking their first music show appearance in over two years. Here are the tracklists for "Proof": You can watch all of BTS's members' proof of inspiration together here! Are you excited about BTS's new album/songs? Will you be buying a copy? Let us know your thoughts!

#nctdream #nctdreambeatbox #kpopnews NCT Dream dropped their highly anticipated 2nd Repackaged Album 'Beatbox' of their second studio album 'Glitch Mode' on May 30. The album was well-received by fans selling 848,367 copies in its first week. The music video for 'Beatbox' has been top trending on YouTube for the past week and has been watched over 44 million times in the past week! The music video gives a nod to the 90's throwback and brings back many happy memories, as a 90's baby, featuring graffiti art, baggy pants, Astro vans, and of course, the beatboxes! We're so excited that they decided to go with this theme! Check out this 'Beatbox' dance video with over 1.1 million views in the past 24 hours! You can also check out the boys unboxing the album themselves in this video! Purchase your album here! Let us know your thoughts on this repackaged album! Are you excited to get your own copy?

#allofusaredead #netflixdrama #kdramanews The Korean high school Zombie series is back with season 2! The cast from 'All of Us Are Dead' made an announcement Tuesday, June 7 to make sure that we're ready for the second installment for the students from Hyosan High School as they take on the second wave of zombies roaming outside their neighborhood! The announcement was made by the four main characters: Lomon, Park Ji Hoo, Yoon Chan Young, and Cho Yi Hyun. The news was announced as part of Netflix's Geekend Week showcasing new and returning series. The zombie series entered the top ten non-English shows of all time, second to only Squid Game, and garnered an astonishing 124.79 million hours viewed in its debut on Netflix from January 24 to January 30, 2022. Based on the Korean webtoon "Now at Our School" by Joo Dong Geun, 'All of Us Are Dead' follows a group of high school students at ground zero of a zombie outbreak experiment gone wrong by their science teacher. Cut off from civilization, the group must band together and find a way to escape their school and reach safety. South Korea has seen a distinct rise in zombie-related series by Netflix namely Kingdom and Kingdom: Ashin of the North. It seems that Korea is now ground zero and that Netflix has decided to create zombie-themed movies and shows. Koreans have also included zombies in their variety shows. A popular Korean variety show called "The Great Escape" consistently has zombies chase their hosts as they battle their way out of a designated location. The exact date of season 2 has yet to be released. Make sure to follow and subscribe to our emails to keep updated! What do you think? Does Korea do it better than other countries in terms of horror and zombie-themed movies and shows? Let us know!

#thirtynine #netflixdrama #서른아홉 You can't find a better friendship than this! A drama that anyone can relate to! The character dynamics between the star roles are unmatchable! *Contains spoilers. 4.3/5 Stars Cha Min Jo (Son Ye Jin Crash Landing On You 2019-2020) seems to have it all, a wonderful career as a dermatologist, a handsome boyfriend, a loving family, and most of all amazing girlfriends. But nearing the age of 40, she feels that it's time to take a break from her studious life as a doctor a decides to go to the United States for a one-year golf sabbatical. Her besties, Jeong Chan Young (Jeon Mi Do Hospital Playlist 2 2021) and Jang Joo Hee (Kim Ji Hyun Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha 2021) also the same age, convince her to take her sabbatical in Korea. These three are inseparable, they do everything together, they tell each other their innermost secrets, and they've been through it all, together. As they navigate their last year in their thirties, they grow through life, relationships, secrets, and tragedy. Throughout the ups and downs of their last year in their thirties, they find out Chan Young is diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer and decides to be the "happiest terminally ill person in the world" for the remainder of her time left. Although they try to honor her wishes, life doesn't always go smoothly as they have to break the news to their closest friends, relatives, and especially, Chan Young's parents. The great chemistry between the female leads in this drama creates such a bond that only true friends can understand. The tear-jerking moments are naturally conveyed and we the audience are swept into the reality of their world. Thirty-nine is easily one of the best slice-of-life dramas to date! The characters are likable and easy to relate and the life situations are not difficult to understand. This is definitely a must-watch in our book! Check out this fun tearful moments clip of the actors reacting to episode 1-4 commentaries! The last episode of the series, March 31, logged its highest ratings of 8.1% national wide. Additionally, the 12-episode series was featured in the Global Top 10 weekly list of the most-watched international Netflix TV shows for 4 weeks as of April 3. Let us know your thoughts about this drama! Do you have friends that would do the same for you?

#bts #whitehousebts #btsarmy K-pop sensation BTS visited the White House Tuesday, May 31 to discuss Asian inclusion and representation as well as anti-Asian hate crimes and misinformation. The group was seen during the White House press briefing and will meet President Joe Biden in the Oval Office, without the press. Each member took to the podium and spoke -- mostly in Korean -- only the band's leader, RM, spoke in fluent English. The group said, through an interpreter, "we joined the White House to stand with the AAPI community and to celebrate." "We were devastated by the recent surge of hate crimes, including Asian American hate crimes. To put a stop on this and support the cause, we'd like to take this opportunity to voice ourselves once again," the translator related. "We are here today thanks to our army -- our fans worldwide -- who have different nationalities and cultures and use different languages." - BTS Members of the group were "surprised that music created by South Korean artists reaches so many people around the world transcending languages and cultural barriers." They continued, "We believe music is always an amazing and wonderful unifier of all things." Full Speech Highlights: The group will be filming "digital content" for the White House social media channels, according to a White House official. With the rising tensions in the Asian-American community including last year's shootings at three Atlanta-area spas, BTS has been adamant in giving their own experience with discrimination. "We recall moments when we faced discrimination as Asians. We have endured expletives without reason and were mocked for the way we look. We were even asked why Asians spoke in English." They continued: "We cannot put into words the pain of becoming the subject of hatred and violence for such a reason." The increase toward the Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) community amid the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in more than 10,000 hate incidents between March 19, 2020, and December 31, 2021. President Joe Biden has signed a bipartisan bill addressing the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes into law in May 2021. It will create a new position at the Justice Department to "expedite review of potential Covid-19-related hate crimes and incidents reported at the federal, state or local level", according to CNN. It is not uncommon to invite celebrities to the White House to say a few words about certain issues. But very few of them have been invited to the White House to discuss important matters with the president himself: Elvis Presley (1970), Michael Jackson (1984), Bono (2005) and now BTS (2022). Check out this Tweet by President Biden's conversation with BTS! Here's an updated video of BTS at the White House! What are your thoughts on this matter? Would you be able to aid BTS in spreading this message? Let us know!

#blackpinkcomeback #blackpink #ygentertainment Global mega superstar K-pop group Blackpink is poised to make its long-awaited comeback and possible concert tour this year hinted in a Rolling Stone interview published on May 26. Jennie said, in the interview, that the group is preparing for the "next busy two years," while Jisoo added, "I want to come back with music quickly." If the rumors are true, this will mark the group's return with all members in two years since its debut full-length album, "The Album", in October 2020. The first hint of the group's comeback was through an interview with Jennie on the Korean variety show The Game Caterers 2. "BLACKPINK is also making a comeback soon. I don't know if I'm allowed to say this, but since I'm the only one here, I'll just say it. Please look forward to it," -Jennie While YG Entertainment has refused to confirm these rumors, the quartet has been seen more at public events most recently during Queen Elizabeth II's 96th birthday. Blackpink made their debut in 2016 with their debut album Square One which contained "Boombayah" and "Whistle" The single reached number one on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart, making BLACKPINK the fastest act to ever do so, and only the third Korean artists to reach the accolade. "Boombayah" has been watched over 1.4 billion times on YouTube. Their YouTube channel is ranked number 12 in the world with a total of 74.2 million subscribers. Are you excited about this news? What do you expect from the new album? Let us know!

#kdramareview #koreadrama #againmylife We wish we could be 18 again! Gripping episodes at every turn with backstabbing and deceiving antagonists. Lee Joon Gi is perfect for the prosecutor role! *Contains spoilers. 4.5/5 Stars Driven by determination and righteousness, a young prosecutor Kim Hee Woo (Lee Joon Gi Hotel Del Luna 2019) strives to take down a powerful politician, Cho Tae Sub (Lee Geung Young Vincenzo 2021) who seems to hold all the cards in the Korean assembly house. In the middle of uncovering Cho Tae Sub's alternative motives, Hee Woo is killed by an assassin hired by the politician. He is given another chance to right his wrongs starting from age 18. During his rise back to his present-day self, Kim Hee Woo must confront his weakness including saving his parents from a tragic car accident. He must go through the hardships as a university student as well as serve in the Korean military again! We're taken along in his journey to dominate the prosecutor's office and to bring justice to those in higher level government positions. This fun revenge fantasy drama drew in high ratings throughout its run ending with a 10.5% Nielsen Korea rating which was good for 2nd nationwide on May 28. Check out this fun quiz game between Kim Ji Eun and Lee Joon Gi! Political Thoughts While watching this drama, we felt that it was perfectly timed with the current political landscape in South Korea. Koreans are concerned with the newly appointed president, Yoon Seok Youl's cabinet members, all of whom the president has worked with. They feel that he might seem biased as the eight members graduated from South Korea's most prestigious Seoul National University, the President's alma mater. The cabinet members are all male and over the age of 50 drawing concerns from the public. As many as 44 million South Koreas headed to the polls on Wednesday, June 1 to elect mayors and provincial governors. It was considered to be a public holiday as many businesses and schools were closed for the day. This is the first test given to President Yoon to tackle economic recovery and inequality in the country. How do you feel about this? Do you think the president should be allowed to appoint whoever he feels is right or should there be limitations? Let us know your thoughts about this drama and the Korean political landscape now!

#iu #gucci #globalambassador K-pop star IU was named Gucci's Global Ambassador during this year's showing at the 75th Cannes Film Festival. The world's premier film festival was held on May 30th. IU arrived on the red carpet which Gucci described in an Instagram post: “Global Brand Ambassador IU was captured at the 75th Annual Cannes Film Festival wearing a Gucci gown with lace rebrodé petal details on the cuffs, as well as sequin flowers and crystal embellishments on the skirt.” While IU has been an ambassador for the popular Italian luxury brand, this is the first time Gucci has acknowledged her as a Global Ambassador. IU is now the fourth Korean celebrity to be named a global brand ambassador following EXO's Kai, Shin Min Ah, and Lee Jung Jae . The K-pop sensation arrived with the rest of the cast from her latest film 'Broker' which received a 12-minute standing ovation at the festival beating out 2009's 'Thirst'. The film was well received and garnered the Best Actor (Son Kang Ho Parasite 2019) award. Korean celebrities are now partnering with many global well-known brands! We're excited to see the respect and admiration they have for these Korean celebrities! Do you like IU's Gucci dress? What other Korean celebrities would you like to see partnering with other fashion houses?

#HyunBin #CrashLandingOnYou #MadameTussauds #waxfigure Yes, You read it right! You can finally meet Hyun Bin in person! Last May 27 the London-based museum, Madame Tussauds announced that the actor will officially have a wax figure of his own at their Hong Kong branch. The Hong Kong branch also houses the wax figures of famous Korean actor Kim Woo-Bin, Korean actress Bae Suzy, who is the first Korean female celebrity to be chosen by the museum, and music icons like Lady Gaga and Michael Jackson, and many more. According to Madame Tussauds, the wax figure of Hyun Bin will be toured around in three of their museums in Asia namely Hong Kong, Singapore, and Bangkok. The Crash Landing On You star expressed his excitement in seeing his wax figure in person and showing it to everyone. In case you don't know, Madame Tussauds Hong Kong has already enshrined many more Korean celebrities that are displayed at the attraction's K-wave Zone. Make sure to plan a visit to one of of Madame Tussauds Museum branches! Let us know which K-celebrity you are most excited to see in person!

#myliberationnotes #kdramareview #koreandrama May 29 marked the end of another amazing drama! Our favorite uninspiring siblings from 'My Liberation Notes' reported stellar ratings according to Nielsen Korea with the final episode scoring a nationwide rating of 6.7 percent, a new record for the show! JTBC has been sharing numerous behind-the-scenes content on their YouTube channel of the fun out-of-character cast that is worth a watch! At the same time, tvN's 'Our Blues' soared to the highest rating yet. The latest episode of the star-studded drama reached a nationwide rating of 11.8 percent, taking first place in its time slot. We're sad to see the end of another great drama! Check out our in-depth review here! This is a highly recommended drama by us! Many of the themes shared in this drama such as loneliness, work relationships, personal relationships, and being excited about life is very serious in South Korea today! Many Koreans feel that they're stuck in a vicious cycle of the monotony of everyday life and don't really have time to travel and experience what life has to offer. We feel that this drama created an accurate portrayal of these social and cultural issues that are at the forefront of today's Korean society. What did you think? Are you sad to see it finish? Who were your favorite characters and why?

#neymar #brazilkorea #fifa Global phenom soccer star Neymar Jr. arrived in Seoul Thursday, May 26 with the FIFA number one ranked Brazilian National Team scheduled to play two friendly matches in the Asia Pacific region scheduled in June. The Brazilian National Team will train six days prior to the matchup against the South Korean National Team on June 2nd at Seoul World Cup Stadium. The Brazilian standout will be facing Son Heung Min, Korea's top soccer star and winner of the Premier League's Golden Boot with the Tottenham Hotspurs. The team will also have some leisure time as they travel to the local amusement park Everland. After their friendly match in Seoul, the team is scheduled for another friendly match against the Japanese National Team on Monday, June 6 at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo. Neymar is seen having a great time in Seoul with his teammates as they get to experience some Korean culture and cuisine! They even got a team tour to see one of Korea's most romantic drama locations, Seoul Tower! The tickets to see Brazil vs. Korea have been sold out approximately four hours after tickets were available on May 25 at 5 pm. Seoul World Cup Stadium holds a maximum capacity of 64,000 seats. This is great for both Brazil and South Korea! Any chance to share culture and experiences is a positive one! We love our fans in Brazil! Let us know your thoughts! Who are you rooting for?