Such a great list! There are a few gems on here that I've managed to watch which were absolute favourites like…
Oh thank you, dear European friend ! 🙏🏻 I really hope I'll be able to watch those 3 titles soon (Move to Heaven & Lost have been on my PTW list for so long) but I never know what my -erratic- mood will decide 😅
Be Melodramatic Mad For Each OtherMemories of MatsukoPage TurnerChicago Typewriter MUST.WATCH!
Hi July ! So sorry for my late answer. Thx sm for your suggestions ! 🙏🏻 I have already watched Be Melodramatic & Mad for Each Other which I both enjoyed. The other 3 suggested titles have been on my never ending (but hidden) PTW list for a while 😅 but I've now also added them to this "Hidden/Underrated Gems" list thanks to you 😊
Wait, wait... Apparently he has a VERY small role/appearance in The East Palace. Maybe you saw him in that recently (and not in Agent Kim Reactivated) ?
I get the sarcasm, but representation at major global events does carry symbolic weight, especially for countries…
I understand your perspective about the commercial side: global events always involve money and branding. But symbolic visibility and cultural milestones CAN coexist with commercial interests. Cultural visibility isn’t erased just because money is involved. For many people, seeing Korean artists included in major international ceremonies still carries meaning, regardless of the business behind it.
Who was the first Korean celebrity to set foot on U.S. soil? Who was the first Korean celebrity to breathe American…
I get the sarcasm, but representation at major global events does carry symbolic weight, especially for countries like South Korea whose cultural presence on the world stage is relatively recent. It’s NOT about ‘first to set foot on U.S. soil’; it’s NOT about geography at all, it’s about visibility. Korea’s cultural industry has grown enormously in the past two decades, and being part of an official international ceremony is a meaningful recognition of that. And for many people, that kind of visibility and acknowledgment genuinely matters and yes, in its own way, it does make cultural history.
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I really hope I'll be able to watch those 3 titles soon (Move to Heaven & Lost have been on my PTW list for so long) but I never know what my -erratic- mood will decide 😅
Btw, where exactly in Europe are you from ?
You can find better subtitles & interesting sidenotes here: https://productiveprocrastinationsite.wordpress.com/2022/03/29/eng-my-princess-aka-the-dowager-princess-is-above-me-full-movie/
Thx sm for your suggestions ! 🙏🏻
I have already watched Be Melodramatic & Mad for Each Other which I both enjoyed.
The other 3 suggested titles have been on my never ending (but hidden) PTW list for a while 😅 but I've now also added them to this "Hidden/Underrated Gems" list thanks to you 😊
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But symbolic visibility and cultural milestones CAN coexist with commercial interests. Cultural visibility isn’t erased just because money is involved.
For many people, seeing Korean artists included in major international ceremonies still carries meaning, regardless of the business behind it.
It’s NOT about ‘first to set foot on U.S. soil’; it’s NOT about geography at all, it’s about visibility.
Korea’s cultural industry has grown enormously in the past two decades, and being part of an official international ceremony is a meaningful recognition of that.
And for many people, that kind of visibility and acknowledgment genuinely matters and yes, in its own way, it does make cultural history.