A recent article in the Korean Herald addresses the beauty routine that we see in Kdramas. No, it's not the wonderful products, it's not the ubiquitous face masks worn by both men and women, nor the prevalence of cosmetic surgery.... it's the fact that Koreans slap their faces when applying products. Not a gentle stroke on your cheek or smooth swipe on your forehead; but a rather startling slap as if you're halfway mad at yourself! They do this for toner, lotion, and found

The Gmamas are 'word-centric'.... that means we write words. We're not that great at photos nor videos. But after our BTS Concert we had too many photos so this post will be an exception. Enjoy! A Complete Set of BTS Happy Meal Gifts! If I ever sell them I will be able to retire in opulence I'm sure... Nope, those aren't our nails... For those that do not read Hangul it says Kunjip Tofu. We strongly recommend! Shout out to the guys! And those shoes.... to die for. Blog

Well, it's Judy, and do I have news for Favorite Daughter! During our recent trip to Stanford Pat was nice enough to drive. We realized the car needed recharging and found a charging station at Whole Foods. (Pretty straightforward so far, isn't it? Well this is the Gmamas so you know it's not going to stay that way for long!) Alex, Candidate #1 who was stunned by us. We barely figured out how to work the silly machine and of course it wouldn't take our credit card. Meanw

Judy has talked about our escapade before the concert, so I thought I’d talk about the actual concert itself. I’m a concert novice. Before this all I had seen was James Taylor and Billy Joel with a bit of Zac Brown thrown in. (Complete disclaimer: I did see Gwen Stefani and The Black Eyed Peas in the early 21st century, and my ears are still ringing from the cacophony. The attendee in front of me stood on her chair, so I really couldn’t see much.) I’m woefully ignorant on

If you’re an American and you had a smattering of history during your school years, you know that the slogan ‘California or Bust’ was popular during the California Gold Rush of 1849. Yes, the term ‘bust’ is slang, and it means one will do anything and everything to achieve a goal. Well, dear readers, our goal was to attend a BTS concert, and we made it happen on May 16 in Palo Alto, CA. Most of the kudos go to Judy here, who organized the bulk of our crazy fun weekend. If

When Pat and I started this blog business we didn't really know what to expect. We just felt like we had WORDS we wanted to share, and maybe people might like to read those words. Now we're 4 years into it and it's been pretty incredible. Headed into the Big City! Last weekend we met up in Stanford (Palo Alto) for a BTS Concert. Neither Pat nor I are big time Kpop fans but our interest in Kdrama has expanded to include some Kpop and Korean music... thus the decision to go

The boys are back. Yes, as you know, BTS performed live in March for the first time in almost 4 years to great fanfare. I thought we might talk about their clothes. Since their early days BTS has had fabulous costume designers. (Almost as good as their choreographers and that's saying a lot.) They pull out the most interesting and outrageous clothes for the group that it's great fun to see what they wear. Unlike the Boy Bands of the 60's when evereyone was dressed identic

Pat again and we’re in countdown mode for the BTS concert. Our group of 7 has an active text chain going about… well, you name it, and we have discussed it. We’ve had deep, meaningful conversations about phone batteries, shoe choices, which BTS member we prefer, light sticks (yay, we finally got to order some) where to eat before the concert, yadda yadda yadda. You know, these are the kinds of issues that bond one forever to the group. Everyone brings something unique and

It's Pat. This is such a hot topic that The New York Times did an article about it. Backing one’s car into a parking spot has even caught on in Kdramas. One of the last ones I watched, the actor backed in. And here’s the amazing thing: it was a woman! Before you jump down my throat for this misogynistic statement, please note I was merely putting myself in her shoes. I couldn’t back in a car for anything. I commend the deft way she did it. It was a totally cool maneuv

It's Pat and I’m sitting here in my KDRAMA MAMA socks. Tomorrow when I go to line dance, my dance shoes will be in my KDRAMA MAMA bag. Yes, yes, I know the companies who manufactured these items haven’t read our blog yet and changed their products to reflect the KDRAMA GMAMA (yes with a G) phenomenon that we are.... and yes, yes, I am just as upset as you are. What’s a World Wide Influencer to do? Judy and I ponder this dilemma on a daily basis. Sigh… We must soldier on!

It's Judy and today will be a cultural and language lesson for the Gmama followers. Since my very first Kdrama (Mr Sunshine) I have noticed an unusual garment worn by women in the Joseon Period. In addition to the iconic hanboks made of beautiful, colorful silks there is a particular piece of clothing that Americans are not familiar with. It's the item that appears to be a jacket that is draped over the women's head when they're out and about. I assumed it was, in fact, a