Korean Tapas

Hoy hablamos del reciente viaje de Minki por España y Portugal.
Minki y Ricard se encontraron en Barcelona hace unas semanas y en breve Ricard viajará a Corea del Sur (y Japón).

Hello! Long time no see. This episode has been recorded in Spainish. We're trying something different!

Hemos grabado este episodio en castellano, hablamos de los preparativos de la boda de Minki, como funciona el proceso, cuánto cuesta... ¡Minki viene a España para su luna de miel!

Ricard has questions, it seems kissing and sexy time has intensified in the Korean dramas recently. Especially in the dramas produced by Netflix and not Korean TV channels.

Jisang will give us the insides, as he works in the industry.

Recommendations:

• Ricard: King The Land
• Minki: The Glory
• Jisang: D.P. Season 2

Jisang has recently been to China (not his first time!) and shares with us his experience. Big reveal, it seems Minki and Ricard have also visited the country. Today we share our experience, and of course food... there's always food.

Have you been there? What did you like best? What did you hate the most?

Minki moved to a new apartment. How's the actual moving process in South Korea? Of course they have excellent service, what did you expect?

How different is it from where you live?

Today we ask what Koreans think the Spanish paella is. Followed by what Spaniards think kimchi is.

Did you know there's a squid kimchi? Would you try white kimchi? Is kimchi even spicy?

Do you have more questions about paella or kimchi?

Today we go back to where we started and talk about each other's countries as if we have never met before. We talk about movies, series, music, entertainment shows, and social media. A lot to unpack today!

Today's quote: "My cat just puked!"

Should we do a follow up on why kissing on Korean TV is such a big deal?

Minki will introduce us to Bitcoin. Jisang and Ricard are total amateurs, will this be the moment we become rich? Spoiler alert: no, it’s not. Although Jisang did get a 100% benefit in one investment. Can you guess what did he spend it on?

What’s the perception and awareness of cryptocurrencies in Spain and South Korea?

Today's quote: "I took a shower!"

Have you invested in cryptocurrencies?

Breaking news (a few months later), Korea has now a new age system. Jisang and Minki will share what this change means and how it affects daily lives.

Did you know they originally had 3 ways of calculating their age?

Disappearing jobs, new jobs and what the future looks like for South Korea and Spain.

We discuss things from the past, and the present. Do you know what Bathing management (때밀이) is? You will learn that today.

What’s do you think? What other jobs are also gone where you live?

Today we have a special guest, Gaby. She’s been living en South Korea for 9 years.

We discuss dating apps in Korea, and Spain. What’s out there, how do Koreans feel about this apps?

What’s your take?

New year, new video format!

Now you can see our faces on YouTube, big reveal. We will try to improve the visuals in the upcoming episodes. Consider this a beta! Feedback is highly appreciated.

Today we talk about how Korea and Spain lived the World Cup. Ricard is such a bad example but he'll do his best to ask questions to Minki and Jisang.

Did you watch the World Cup? Who were you rooting for?

This is our 1 year anniversary! We’ve been recording for one year.

This is a very special episode, as it has been recorded in Seoul, South Korea. The 3 of us in the same room, in Minki’s apartment during my vacation in Korea.

Today we talk about music, K-pop and otherwise.

• Jisang: Jay Park
• Minki: Epik High
• Ricard: Dynamite from BTS

Do you like K-pop? Favorite artist? Any recommendation for us?

We're taking a month off and we'll be back in September with more episodes

We discuss vacation days, summer plans and what can you eat in this hot weather.

• Jisang: Naengmyeon (Cold Noodles)
• Minki: Samgye-tang (chicken soup) and dog soup.
• Ricard: Can't even remember gazpacho (tomato soup). Shame on this guy.

Do you have plans for this summer? Already gone on vacation?

Movies, popcorn and dates!

• Jisang: Interstellar and Zootopia
• Minki: The Dark Knight
• Ricard: Back to the Future, the trilogy

Do you watch Korean movies? Spanish movies? Hollywood?

Are you planning a trip to South Korea? We recommend you some places today

• Jisang: Jeju island, Busan, cherry blossom and others.
• Minki: Gyeongju, Jeonju, mud festival and others.
• Ricard: travelled four times and still so much to discover.

Any placed we've missed that should be included?

Which ones have you visited?

Do you think video games are only for young kids?

• Jisang: knows 3 professional gamers
• Minki: loves old StarCraft
• Ricard: Will inquire about the Korean “pc bangs”

Do you still play video games? What’s your favorite?

Any travel plans? Do you have top destinations in your country?

• Jisang: will lead us today with a topic he loves
• Minki: will explain what speed-travel is, very much like speed-dating.
• Ricard: will defend the slow paced travel style.

Did you serve in the military? Is it mandatory in your country?

• Minki and Jisang share their experience in the South Korean military.
• Q&A: we answer your questions about public baths.

How is transportation where you live?

• Ricard has a lot of anger, anger for the transportation system in Barcelona. Have you ever been to a rest area in Korea? It's amazing.
• Minki spends his mornings riding the "hell" wave.
• Jisang loves to take the bus and appreciates how Spanish buses have toilets.

Did you have campus life?

• Minki was having a party every day. Living the true campus life!
• Ricard has a sore throat today, plus he didn't go to university.
• Jisang, the voice of reason, will explain the true facts
• Special guest! Maria will share her experience attending university in Barcelona

How does election day look like in your country?

• Minki has voted and he is yet to share on Instagram his voting stamp. Confused? We are too.
• Ricard will share a the Spanish tradition of voting with chorizo.
• Jisang has some strange Korean presidential candidates in mind.

Pranking teachers? This and more in today's episode

• Minki will outline the school system in South Korea
• Ricard wonders how bad were Minki and Jisang as young boys during their school years.
• Jisang will explain how to pull a cute prank on a teacher.
• New Q&A section.

Do you have any other question for us?

• Ricard will try to ask questions about North Korea to Minki and Jisang.
• Thank you for your insights and honest opinions about the situation.
• We hope you have learned a bit how South Koreans see the North and the issues around the war.
• Movie recommendation: Spy Gone North directed by Jong-bin Yoon.

Do you have any other question for us?

• Minki was out drinking, preparing for this episode. Korean drinking games!
• Jisang will make you hungry with food recommendations.
• Ricard will attempt to learn the complicated ways of the Korean drinking protocols.

How's the drinking culture where you live?

• Minki likes the spanish drinks: calimocho and sangría.
• Jisang has climbed a mountain.
• Ricard will attempt to explain how to drink sidra.

How do you celebrate new year’s eve?

• Jisang explains the bell ringing event in Seoul for new year’s eve.
• Minki’s birthday was full of alcohol.
• Ricard will try not to choke with 12 grapes in the upcoming celebration.

How will you spend this holiday season?

• Jisang is taking the wheel on this episode. He’s going to share how he survived the Great War of Singles.
• Minki says he’s going to sleep throughout Christmas.
• Ricard wants to see the South Korean snow, someday.

What topic should we talk about next?

• Minki wants to talk about exercise. Even though he hates it.
• Jisang loves to run.
• Ricard teaches Haidong Gumdo, the korean martial art of the sword.

Welcome Jisang as a co-host, he will be a regular on the show from now on.

• Today we discuss how people get married in South Korea and Spain.
• Get married in Korea in under 2 hours.
• Dance floor? Open bar? That sounds oddly Spanish.