The earlier radical, violent works of him haven’t received such appraisal from the German press bunch, like “The Isle” or “Bad Guy”.
I’m looking forward to watch “Untold Scandal” - as you have recommended elsewhere, the baroque, splendid Korean setting based on the famous French novel got even more applause here in Europe than “Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter…”.

Have a good day.

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I can empathize with The Marmot’s disillusionment on the occasion of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s visit to China. Its ironic, though, that westerners, like Rebecca MacKinnon (here and here), and (oh, I’ll be foolishly optimistic about this, for the

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I can empathize with The Marmot’s disillusionment on the occasion of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s visit to China. Its ironic, though, that westerners, like Rebecca MacKinnon (here and here), and (oh, I’ll be foolishly optimistic about this) South …

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Today’s Headings Include: The DPRK (North Korea); The ROK (South Korea, incl. elections coverage); US-ROK Issues (incl. Iraq); and random Korea stuff, from photos to sports to religion

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i have not seen the movies of kim ki duk but i’m thinking of giving his movies a try.

This was my not so subtile reference to American consumers. Thought it would be self-explanatory.
It’s not easy to get Korean movies (legally, without the help of the dsl-copy-download-community) here in Germany, only through dubious overpriced channels. I’m going to watch the Kim Ki-Duk release of “Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter…and again Spring”. Received jubilant reviews in German dailies. Like many Western intellectuals also the German dudes tend to admire the “mysterious” Buddhism theme (clich??).

you forgot the us consumer, Mr Sugar Shin. i wonder if chris understands that the consumer benefits when he can buy a product cheaper. with the money he saves, he’ll spend it somewhere else or save it for another time. i’m surprised he does not understand such a basic principle of economics.

Mr Sugar Shin, do you watch korean movies?

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‘have a good day, people. oh, and be careful; it’s a jungle out there.’ capt somebody at the hill street station

‘you can only see the light when you let go of the darkness.’ hyokkoseh, enlightened being, 878CE, shilla

You never fail to impress and amuse me

Thanks for alerting me to that ascerbic cartoon in the Chosun, a paper I read daily but sometimes miss the fun stuff. I referred to the cartoon today in an analysis on how hopeful South Korean reports of expected breakthroughs (nuclear or economic reform) during Kim’s visit to China clash with the experience of his past trips.

Korea bloggers are a valuable part of the process of gathering and analysing news. Bloggers like you, the Flying Yangban, Oranckay and others (not to slight anyone by omission) are never merely whistling in the dark. Keep it up!

P.E.

Chris,
go to Wal-Mart and take a look at their shelves. Without ‘Made in China’-stuff, many Americans would walk half-naked through the streets (of Philadelphia). Nearly 400 of all US Fortune 500 companies are investing or have invested heavily in the Chinese market. It’s not that simple algorithm: by avoiding all Chinese-made products in the US market, you’re also automatically hurting US investors, owners and shareholders of those China-based manufacturing and production plants.