This being the week of romance, allow me to repost this 2005 Mis en scène commercial featuring Ha Ji-won (하지원) and Jo In-sung (조인성), still the sexiest Korean commercial ever.
Apologies for the poor quality, but unfortunately this copy of mine appears to be the only one available. I have found (via A Koala’s Playground) a good copy of the 15-second version though, but, alas, you really need more of a build-up to fully appreciate Ha Ji-won’s smouldering stares!^^
• V-Men Auditions in Busan, Sunday the 19th (Busan Haps)
• Marriage and tears in Joseon Korea (The Marmot’s Hole)
• All Camp in Korea (Bathhouse Ballads)
• While Brazil Telenovelas Shrink Families, Jdramas Seek to Expand Them? (YAM)
• Does Confucianism have a place in modern Korea? (The Korea Herald; hat tip to Colette Balmain)
• The Korean Look Travels Well in China (The Three Wise Monkeys)
• Brian’s “Let This Die” MV: Romanticizing Violence In Korean Media (Musical Dialect)
• Cesarean Nation: The cautionary tale of how China came to have the world’s highest C-section rate (Slate)
• Brokered marriages hurt husbands, too (Korea Joongang Daily)
• The Baby Owner’s Manual: Operating Instructions, Trouble-Shooting Tips, and Advice on First-Year Maintenance (Geek in Heels)
• Itaewon in 1984: A paradise for foreign gypsies that lead Korean women astray (Gusts of Popular Feeling)
• Putting the fun into feminism (The Sydney Morning Herald; via: Blog in a Tea Cup)
• DONA-International Workshops for Birth and Postpartum Doulas (10Magazine)
• K-Pop and Consumer Nationalism (Seoulbeats)
• Middle school students to spend more time on physical education (The Hankyoreh)
• How young is too young to model? (Work That Matters)
(Links are not necessarily endorsements)