Rain Officially Discharged from the Military

So I was waiting for this day!!



Rain Military Photo

On the morning of July 10th Rain (real name Jung Ji-Hoon, 31 years old) got officially discharged form his 24 month military service. Rain had been served in the service support troop, part of the Defense Ministry, since he was transferred to the troop last March after he was enlisted into the army on October 2011.



Rain getting discharged from the military

At his discharged were around 800 fans (lucky!!!) and around 100 reporters from all over asia.

Rain's Fans from all around the world

Rain didn't have a long discharge event, he only said "I thank all of you for coming out to see me. I am always thankful and I will continue to do my best", I guess this is also because all the ups and downs of his service, his military service had a lot of controversy like going to see Kim Tae Hee, his confirmed girlfriend, and taking way too many days off and getting punished or like the latest one (unlike Hyun Bin who was discharged from the Navy with the highest honors)



Rains getting discharged



Rain saluting

 

Rain getting discharged from the military

 

Right after his release Rain went straight to see his mom's grave, He also went to see her a day before his enlistment 2011 :). His mom had diabetes but didn't get the adequate treatment since they were too poor and she died in 2000.



Rain visits his mom's grave after his release

Rain signed with Cube Entertainment, so I guess the rumors about him with Jay-Z weren't true, we will have to wait a little more though ...

I'm excited for his new projects either in his music career or acting one. I can't really wait to see what he will do next!



I can't wait for new projects!!

I can't write a Song of the Week entry without any music so here is one of my favorite songs

Bi Rain - With U



I love this song so much and look how adorable he is!!
He was also featured in another "Song of the Week" entry here in my blog, check it out HERE !!!

Have a Rainy day!!

T.

Korean Culture YouTube Channels

For this Random Monday's post I want to share my favorite Korean Culture Youtube channels.



Oh yeah! Time to learn more about Korea!!

I got into Korean culture quite a lot (oh yeah thanks K-dramas!!) so I really enjoy watching videos about the culture, food, foreign people (American, European, etc.) living or working there.



SeoulisticVideos

https://www.youtube.com/user/SeoulisticVideos/videos

Lots of information and tips about many topics like "How to get a Job in Korea?" "Dating in Korea" "Drinking in Korea" etc. I love this channel so much!





Talk To Me In Korean

https://www.youtube.com/user/talktomeinkorean/videos

So you want to learn Korean language, expand your Korean vocabulary and maybe learn Hangul? :) This is your channel! they upload videos very frequently and helps a lot learning the language! and you sometimes get to see Keith from Seoulistic as well.





Eat Your Kimchi

https://www.youtube.com/user/simonandmartina/videos

You want the latest news of Kpop? or indie Korean music? Korean Celebrities Interviews? Life in Korea in general? Food in Korea? This is your channel! Simon and Martina are just awesome!





SimonandMartina Bonus Channel

https://www.youtube.com/user/simonandmartinabonus/videos

I can say that I LOVE these guys! (they are the same from Eat Your Kimchi) They are sooo funny!! I really enjoy watching their videos! Great videos like "Living in Korea without speaking Korean" or "Non Teaching Jobs in Korea" and some about Teaching English in Korea.





So yeah those are my favorite channels! If you are into Korean culture and want information about it then give them a try and you will learn quite a lot!!

I hope you have a great random day :D

T.

Psy - Gentleman Explained

So this is Psy latest music video and it is filled with lots of Korean culture. Thanks to kdramas ( I know I know lol ) I learned a lot about Korean culture and I decided to explain some of the things that we see in throughout the video.





The main point in the video is that Psy is a rich guy who is a total jerk and you can see the irony in the tittle because he's not a gentleman at all.

The dance that Psy does is called the "Arrogant Dance" which first was introduced by Brown Eyed Girls



Arrogant Dance

Who are the celebrities we see in Gentleman?

Just like Gangnam Style we see a lot of celebrities in this video.

The main girl is Ga-in and she is from Brown Eyed Girls and as I mentioned before that is the group that first introduced the Arrogant Dance.



Ga-in and Psy

This guy is Haha who is a singer and a comedian.



Haha and Psy

The guy in yellow is Yoo Jae Suk (who also appeared in Gangnam Style) He is a popular TV host



Psy and Yoo Jae Suk

There are other five more guys  in the video and along with these two they are part of this TV show called Infinite Challenge



Infinite Challenge crew

What are the Korean foods we see in Gentleman?

If you had watched Korean dramas you may notice that the characters always go this kind of food trucks/tents which are called "Po Jang Ma Cha" where they usually buy Soju beer and street food :)



Food was great!!



You can see Soju (green) and Beer (brownish)

 

 

What is that big noodle that Psy is holding and eating? It's a rice cake called Garraetteok and it's used to make another dish called Tteokbokki which you can see in the table with a red/orange sauce

 

Psy eating Garraetteok

 



Ga-in eating Tteokbokki

 

 

Here Psy is eating Udong that is  simple hot noodle soup.

Psy eating Udong

 

 

Ga-in is eating Eomukbar which is a fish cake on a stick.

 

Ga-in eating fish cake

 

What are the places where Gentleman was shot?

These scenes are taking at the Seoul Metropolitan Library.

 

Fart Prank at the Seoul Metropolitan Library

This scene was filmed under the Mapo Bridge which is located in Yeouido



Psy Gentleman

Why "Wet Psy"?



Wet Psy

Gonna make you sweat. Gonna make you wet, You know who I am "Wet Psy" 

In the variety show "Infinite Challenge" Psy lifted his arms to reveal his sweaty armpits. And yeah Sweaty armpits = Wet Psy


I have a headache after writing all this haha but it was fun to recognize many things that I watched in Kdramas and personal research :)
I hope you can watch the video again and know some of the things I explained here :)
Would you like to add something that I miss? Please do so in the comments below! :)

Have a good day!

T.

Song of the Week: Kim Jae Joong - I'll Protect You

I love Korean dramas <3 and even my bf started to watch some of them with me as well :D

"Protect the Boss" is Korean Drama that like a lot. The drama is quite funny so if you are in the mood for romance and lots of laughter this is the drama for you :)

The main song is sung by Kim Jae-Joong (Jaejoong Kim) (he's also part of the main cast)



Kim Jae-Joong

Enjoy :D



Kim Jae Joong  (Kim Jaejoong or Jaejoong Kim) Twitter: @bornfreeonekiss

I hope you like the song! and watch the drama if you can! You'll like it quite a lot!

T.