Kim Sam Soon stole my heart. Literally.
Well, not literally, but…
The year was 2007. There I was, a nerdy 17 year old, sulking on the couch about whatever teenage angst I was going through during that time. I switched the remote to some nondescript channel that I had never come across before, and there she was, clad in a plain t-shirt and ill fitting jeans. Her hair was tied back and she had little to no make up on. She was the complete opposite of everything Asian culture was. She was ordinary, bland, and not the best looking girl in the room. She was me in 15 years. What a stark contrast to everything that K entertainment is about. I skipped the shiny, glamorous flash of the K- World, and fell for the ordinary plain Jane of drama, and this was the exact appeal that kept my love alive.
In one fell swoop, I became that one black girl in a small town obsessed with Asian everything (not that many people knew about this. I didn’t have much of a friend circle). And it was the start of a love that has basically engulfed my whole life. Everyone who came into contact with me HAD to know that I was an avid Korean entertainment fan. I became the one “black” person who everyone knew for loving everything Asian (most non-K-anything fans can’t tell the difference). I spent my 20’s poring over everything Korean, even learning the language. And the more I explored, the more I fell in. It easily became a mild obsession.
Kim Sam Soon was exactly what I pictured I would be at 30. And here I am. Exactly that at 30. The only difference is my absolute love for Korean drama and cinema. I hope to find others here in this world wide web who love all that just as much as I do. I wanted to create a space where I could freely express my love for Korean cinema and drama, and open a conversation with others that feel the same.
So, let’s have a chat K- community.
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