I have recently become quite addicted to a few Korean shows and Kpop bands. This has lead me down the rabbit hole of Korean fashion, lingo, beauty, and oh-so-much more in an effort to understand these new shows and new characters. Example, before looking into all these Korean pop culture blogs and videos I would simply yell things like "Gahhh! Stop standing there with dead fish arms and hug him back. You are killllliiiiiing me!!!!!!" Now, well, I still yell all those things at my poor laptop, but at least I understand this strange, strange action a bit more.
Beauty
Another bit of Korean shows that I have been dying to understand is how they get their make-up to look so perfect but natural. Faces like this have been a conundrum for me until I found a great how-to video explaining it all.
Korean make-up trends have, actually, gotten quite popular all on their own. If you, like me, love the baby-doll eyes and dewy skin, I highly recommend checking out this tutorial for puppy eyes by xovain.com. The site is beauty related and has lots of tips for ever style preference.
Bubzbeauty.com is for many, many Asian inspired looks and lots of tips. This article talks about how to get that wonderfully perfect complexion without using an entire jar of foundation. It also goes into the how-to's for a few other popular Korean make-up trends.
My best tip for getting dewy skin without nixing the face powder is to add a tiny bit of shimmer powder to your foundation before applying it. This will dew you right up!
Social
Like an culture, Korean culture is different from my own. Things that are normal here in the US are not-so-normal there. Take showing affection in public- here, fine; there, no no no no no. This little difference and a few other things had my head spinning with confusion while watching certain shows until I found this article. Eat Your Kimchi is a great blog created by (from what I gather) a husband and wife living in Korea but from North America. They are super informative about Korean culture and also extremely helpful when it comes to Kpop, Kdramas, and K everything else.
This article goes into a bit of the norms of public affection. It will also help explain why I yell at my laptop when watching Korean shows. This article is ridiculous and hilarious. If you live in North America, chances are you will like it.
If you are at all interested in learning about other cultures, I would completely recommend checking out there blog and a few of the links listed above!
Music and Shows
I could go into the whole Kpop craziness and the shows that I cannot get enough of, but have decided to steer clear of that on a detail level. If you are interested in Kpop but new to the genre, check out EYK's Music Mondays. These will give you a pretty great insight to the whole Korean music scene. This article by Drama Fever will also help understand Korean pop culture, the music, and the lingo.
As for shows, I am addicted and if you thrive on awkward moments, high school dramas, and love triangles, you will be too. The show that I cannot get enough of is, The Heirs, staring Lee Min-ho and Park Shin-hye. So, so good. You can watch full episode on Hulu or Drama Fever.