KDMEO Episode 27 - Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo (역도요정 김복주) 11-12

This week, Judy and Linda fawn over the blossoming romance between Bokjoo (Lee SungKyung) and Joonhyung (Nam JooHyuk) on episodes 11-12 of "Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo" (역도요정 김복주).   Judy and Linda raise their eyebrows at Bokjoo’s sudden recovery from her depression and reminisce not-so-fondly about their childhood piano lessons. Linda coins a new phrase, "Don’t dance around the bush". Robert makes up for last week by sending FOUR mid-show puns. Brace yourselves, guys.   Some Korean terms: 철없어: [chul-up-suh] immature. 다마네기: [da-ma-ne-gi] Japanese word for "onion"; still used by some older Koreans who were alive during the Japanese colonization. 속상해: [sok-sang-heh] upset. 신경꺼: [shin-gyung-gguh] literally "Turn off [your] attention."; basically "Back off." 여우: [yuh-oo] fox. 너를 못 잊어: [nuh-reul-mot-it-juh] "I can’t forget you." 고향의 전설: [go-hyang-ui-jun-sul] "Hometime Legends"; Korean TV series about scary legends. 체험: [che-hum] experience; trial. 별로: [byul-lo] so-so; Joonhyung uses this word to describe Bokjoo’s facial features. 착하다: [chak-ha-da] good; well-behaved.   We didn’t take the time to explain all the puns in detail, so here are the key points. Pun 1: In Korean, "five years" is "오년" [oh-nyun], which sounds like "onion". Pun 2: In Korean "cute" is "귀엽다" [gwi-yup-da], which sounds like "귀없다" [gwi-up-da] (“There is no ear.) Pun 3: In Korean, "안졸리나" [an-jol-li-na] means "Aren’t you sleepy?". Pun 4: In Korean, "tooth" is "이" [ee]. "Mouth" is "입" [eep]. "I don’t know" is "몰라" [mol-la].   Pun-time sound clips: 1) "Kyrie Eleison" from Mozart’s Requiem Mass 2) "Confutatis" from Mozart’s Requiem Mass 3) "Lacrimosa" from Mozart’s Requiem Mass 4) "Exsultate Jubilate" K.165 by Mozart   There are only 2 more weeks until we need to start watching a new drama! What to do? Please send suggestions, comments and questions on Facebook and Twitter (@kdramamyeyesout) or by e-mail.  Download this and other episodes and while you're there, write us a review: Apple Podcasts Google Play Music Stitcher Libsyn RSS The KDMEO theme music is 'Cute', by Bensound (www.bensound.com), and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No-Derivatives 4.0 International.