"K-Town" MTV's Asian "Jersey Shore" (Los Angeles: schools, salary)

[BayAreaHillbilly]

Reminds me of ... oh sorry, I can't share on a family forum ...

[BayAreaHillbilly]

OMG ... been to the place at the end of the clip (no, not way back when ... more recently, w/ my wife - LOL!)

[RobinsonCrusoe]

how do these shows keep getting funded?

[TimC2462]

Originally Posted by californio sur

MTV is considering a LA version of "Jersey Shore" by focusing on the lives of young Korean-Americans in Korea Town. More hot bodies, lots of sex and party-time Korean-style!


YouTube - Full, un-cut K-TOWN cast reel!

How typical of Korean-Americans living in Los Angeles. Whenever there is a new wave of pop culture or trend, the Korean Americans in Los Angeles tend to do all they can to quickly assimilate it. Whenever I meet one from Los Angeles, they tend to be very artificial and have a sense of self entitlement. They will only notice you if you're deem worthy in their eyes. However, I guess the same could be said for other Los Angeles residents, but not all of them.

Whenever I see Korean shows being televised from South Korea, I roll my eyes at the pop singers and celebrities that try to imitate after the American pop culture back home, or should I say, in Los Angeles. I know for a fact that the majority of them never stayed abroad and assimilated the real American culture, let alone visit for a few weeks.

But I digress. And before anyone accuse me of being racist, I'm of Korean descent born in central coast California decades ago. The Korean Americans that I know and choose to befriend are the opposite of what folks are seeing in the video.

BTW, kimchi is delicious. If you come across one that stinks to high heaven, you're not eating the fresh ones that were properly prepared and fermented. The process of making kimchi is like art. Sort of like a chef preparing sushi using the freshest, quality fish.

[californio sur]

Originally Posted by TimC2462

How typical of Korean-Americans living in Los Angeles. Whenever there is a new wave of pop culture or trend, the Korean Americans in Los Angeles tend to do all they can to quickly assimilate it. Whenever I meet one from Los Angeles, they tend to be very artificial and have a sense of self entitlement. They will only notice you if you're deem worthy in their eyes. However, I guess the same could be said for other Los Angeles residents, but not all of them.

Whenever I see Korean shows being televised from South Korea, I roll my eyes at the pop singers and celebrities that try to imitate after the American pop culture back home, or should I say, in Los Angeles. I know for a fact that the majority of them never stayed abroad and assimilated the real American culture, let alone visit for a few weeks.

But I digress. And before anyone accuse me of being racist, I'm of Korean descent born in central coast California decades ago. The Korean Americans that I know and choose to befriend are the opposite of what folks are seeing in the video.

BTW, kimchi is delicious. If you come across one that stinks to high heaven, you're not eating the fresh ones that were properly prepared and fermented. The process of making kimchi is like art. Sort of like a chef preparing sushi using the freshest, quality fish.

I know that there are many Korean-Americans in Los Angeles and have several Asian friends. Korea Town is fast becoming an exciting neighborhood with many restaurants\ clubs\ apartments. The Koreans I know don't seem to be "artificial" and this TV program looks like it will be fun to watch but I liked "Jersey Shore" [what's wrong with young people partying\ boinking? ]. BTW, I like kimchi but some people don't like all the garlic and onions.

[TimC2462]

Originally Posted by californio sur

I know that there are many Korean-Americans in Los Angeles and have several Asian friends. Korea Town is fast becoming an exciting neighborhood with many restaurants\ clubs\ apartments. The Koreans I know don't seem to be "artificial" and this TV program looks like it will be fun to watch but I liked "Jersey Shore" [what's wrong with young people partying\ boinking? ]. BTW, I like kimchi but some people don't like all the garlic and onions.

Seriously? I go to Korea Town when I'm forced to, usually twice a year. I was there several weeks ago and I didn't see anything new or exciting. But then again, I usually drive along Western Ave near Olympic Blvd where space is cramped and other drivers just irritate the heck out of me.

[yeahthatguy]

Originally Posted by RobinsonCrusoe

how do these shows keep getting funded?

Because in a very deep and drawn out way .. It influences a lot of people to be more mindless consumers. Sort of like the huge fad that is hollywood. Buried deep in every episode are various products endorsements and a reckless lifestyle that eggs you on to define yourself in products and image as opposed to more introspective understanding of oneself.

It causes the viewer to believe that this is reality and the lifestyle of happy young adults ... One devoid of reasoning substance and full of recklessness, wasteful spending, and idiocy.

So, its bought and paid for by all the company who sell all the junk one needs to feel cool and 'normal'. One big long arse commercial

[Cowboys fan in Houston]

I have some amazing memories of K-town! Ive logged more drunken Korean BBQ/Karaoke nights there than anywhere else. Even in high school we would drive up to our favorite place (Mae Dang Sae on Vermont and James M. Woods) and eat.

I miss that damn place. There is a Koreatown here in Dallas, but there is no Koreatown worldwide that could compete with LA's K-town.

[TimC2462]

Originally Posted by Censorship Data

How can you be Korean and generalize an entire group of Koreans, also fresh and kimchi is an oxymoron. Are you sure you're Korean.

I didn't generalize against an entire group of Koreans, did I?

I'm American, but of Korean descent.

[ndfmnlf]

Originally Posted by TimC2462

How typical of Korean-Americans living in Los Angeles. Whenever there is a new wave of pop culture or trend, the Korean Americans in Los Angeles tend to do all they can to quickly assimilate it. Whenever I meet one from Los Angeles, they tend to be very artificial and have a sense of self entitlement. They will only notice you if you're deem worthy in their eyes. However, I guess the same could be said for other Los Angeles residents, but not all of them.

Oh okay. So when an ethnic group segregates itself from American culture, they are attacked as racists and told to go back to their own country. But when another ethnic group assimilates into American culture, they are called "artificial" and "entitled". Brilliant.