Judy here. After returning from my European trip I resumed my Korean Language Classes last November. In a quiet moment I had the following conversation with my Teacher: Me: When I was in Germany I spoke to two groups of Koreans! Her: What did you say? Me: Well, I introduced myself, told them where I was from, and that I was happy to meet them. Her: In Korean? Me: Of course! Her: After a very long pause......... Did they understand you? <sigh> I believe the Korean word show

Pat here. I cut my Kdrama teeth on Mr. Sunshine . It was the first Korean show I watched, and I was completely smitten with the genre, the plot, the actors, the food, the locations, the clothing, Korean history, yadda yadda yadda. It became a full time obsession that ultimately led to this blog. I’d never heard of Lee Byung-hun before this, but after this initial exposure, I did a deep dive into his career and his life. (Is this the same thing as stalking? You be the jud

It's Pat & I’m in Tucson, staying at Judy’s. It’s been lots of fun. Probably best for her is that I cooked! I’m even leaving her the special, homemade cookies I brought with me. Best for me is that we are editing what we’re writing for this blog across the kitchen table from each other! Our usual process is that we write our own individual posts, then we text each other to check them out, make additions and corrections, redo the post, and finally, Judy schedules them to

It's Judy again! In addition to the Fabulous Kimjang vests that we can all be sporting there are further opportunities for those of us on the cutting edge of style. As I mentioned in an earlier post Ahjummas refer to 'middle aged women' and Halmeoni are 'grandmas.' Well, this particular look straddles both age groups so I'm sure it'll be a hit with most of our followers. To get this look we'll start at the top: Permed hair gets you noticed Sun visor is a must Neckerchi

Pat's Perspective: We, or I guess I should say, JUDY, got tickets to BTS! Fortunately for me, I will get one of the tickets she purchased. Even more fortunate for me is that I was standing right next to her when she got them. It was so much fun and the wildest ride ever to watch her get them in real time. Those of you who know us well, we live over a 1,000 miles apart, but I just happened to be in Tucson when the tickets went on sale. Judy made sure we did our homework

At the 46th Blue Dragon Film Awards, husband/wife couple Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin cleaned up. He won the Best Actor award for Harbin , and she received the Best Actress award for No Other Choice. This is the first time a married couple has won these awards in the same year. Congratulations to both. I hope I have the opportunity to watch both of their performances. Hyun Bin and his wife Son Ye-jin who won lots of awards this year. Together they also won the Popular Sta

It's Judy with a quick update... some of the Gmamas are trying to get tickets for the BTS Comeback Tour scheduled for this year.... 80 concerts across the globe but we are mainly focused on those west of the Mississippi River. Never have I done something so complicated as this. There are multiple steps, multiple websites, multiple decisions, & multiple points of confusion. Not only have I had to learn the in's and out's, but I had to convey the information to 4 other indiv

A miracle happened, and it wasn't even Christmas. As this is our 400th post, it’s going to be a doozy… for us, that is. For our 100th, 200th, and 300th posts, we talked about our fascination with Kdramas, how our tastes have evolved and changed (actually, for Judy this isn’t true. She’s just as besotted with hot Korean men more than ever), how much we have enjoyed this long distance partnership, you know, the usual love fest for what we’re doing. For this our 400th post, we

It's Pat. .. One of my good friends, and even better, a Kdrama aficionado, just told me she binge watched a - get ready for it - A CHINESE DRAMA. (or CDrama as they're known.) Should we jump ship and do it? Weigh in! Well, fellow Gmama, Michele from Down Under, has been suggesting this for over a year. Somehow it feels like an act of betrayal... ~ Judy

Ju dy here. At last ther e is a Korean fashion trend I an embrace! Nope, it's not the underboob look. Nor is it the incredibly short skirts that you have to use a blanket to cover yourself when seated. What is it, you ask? Well, it's the kimjang vest favored by all ahjummas! What is an ahjumma? Well, it technically means middle aged woman but it's kind of morphed into a perjorative since no one wants to accept the fact that they are, in fact, middle-aged. It's kind o

I get notified whenever we have a new person 'Follow Us' on the Blog. Naturally I expect all my friends, family, & casual acquantances to do so. But occasionally Pat and I get a new follower that neither of us know. Being the friendly person I am, I send a welcoming email to thank them for becoming a Gmama... and I usually ask how they heard about us. Well, it's just like my friends that typically ignore my Kdrama suggestions... I get total silence in return. I have no cl