K-content spectacular, with Jenny Wang Medina
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Hello from the South Korean Ministry of Culture\\u2019s Brooklyn satellite office!\\xa0
This week, Tammy welcomes back Jenny Wang Medina, our resident scholar of Korean cultural exports and semiotics, for a record-tying fourth appearance on TTSG / third-anniversary spectacular! We talk about a few recent Korean/Korean American/Asian American productions: (8:30) the Netflix hit \\u201cBeef,\\u201d with Ali Wong and Steven Yeun; (31:40) the new transnational A24 flick \\u201cPast Lives,\\u201d starring Greta Lee; and (1:03:00) Hansol Jung\\u2019s adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, featuring an all-Asian American cast (which recently had a run in NYC). We tried to avoid spoilers, but couldn\\u2019t avoid some \\u201cPast Lives\\u201d reveals!\\xa0
In this episode, we ask:\\xa0
What makes \\u201cBeef\\u201d feel so authentically West Coast Asian American?\\xa0
How do you know when Shakespeare is Asian American?
Who\\u2019s behind today\\u2019s transnational TV and film productions?\\xa0
What will the next \\u201cuntranslatable\\u201d Korean concept be?!
For more, see:\\xa0
* Jenny\\u2019s previous TTSG appearances: Korean wig stores (October 2020), A feminist(?) K-drama about abortion (June 2022), and \\u200b\\u200b\\u200b\\u200bFantasies of progress on K-TV (September 2022)
* The sexual assault allegations against \\u201cBeef\\u201d actor David Choe and a look at his cult-like online community\\xa0
* Jenny\\u2019s latest K-drama rec: Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938
Also, Tammy highly recommends \\u201cBehind Every Star,\\u201d the Netflix K-drama remake of the excellent French comedy \\u201cCall My Agent.\\u201d
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