David Kirsch CP #5


I spoke with Dojun via Skype for our third conversation partner session on August 5th and 9:00 AM. We spoke mostly about movies during this session as Dojun had just seen the new Lion King this past weekend. I was surprised to hear that he had not seen the original animated movie despite how popular he indicated American movies are in South Korea. Dojun said that Marvel movies have become the most popular American films in South Korea in recent years and he was surprised when I looked up the current box office numbers and saw that the newest Marvel movie, Spiderman: Far from Home, is only number 4 at the box office in America. We also spoke about American and Korean internet service providers and how Americans have begun to use streaming services like Netflix and Hulu to replace their cable packages. Cable television in Korea appears to still be a staple for media entertainment according to Dojun. We got so caught up in our discussion that it started to get very late for Dojun and we had to say good night/day so that he could get some sleep.

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