I was in class 8 when I first heard about K-pop and K-dramas. Whether it was recess time or on my way to school, my friends kept talking about Korean 'things'. They were big fans of K-pop bands such as BTS, Black Pink and TXT. I was naïve and had never heard about these artistes, but I slowly started reading about them, listening to their songs. I slowly grew fond of them. 'Dynamite' and 'Butter' were blockbuster hits. After persuading my mother, she allowed me to watch the popular drama It's Okay to Not Be Okay, starring Kim Soo-Hyun and Seo Yea-ji in the lead. The actress' fashion sense in the drama was fabulous. This is how I got introduced to Korean culture.
And it is said, the rest is history. From the glass skin of the Koreans, their straight hair to Korean cuisine, I used to eat, breathe and sleep Korean 'things'. Since I am from a small town, I could not find Korean food or dresses for over two years. But as Korean culture has now swept our country, I can find some Korean items in Patna too. The glass skin has become so popular that every other girl uses rice water for skin. Whenever I visit Mumbai, I make it a point to visit Lokhandwala as the market there offers a variety of dresses-from miniskirts and stel colour dresses to boots and Korean makeup items. I am fond of oversized shirts and T-shirts that have become a fashion trend among all my friends. The same goes for Korean food as Mumbai has plenty of restaurants that serve delicious Korean cuisine. I am especially fond of 'Arirang: The Taste of Korea', a café that not only caters the best cuisine but has seating arrangements that remind customers of the many K-dramas I have seen.
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And it is said, the rest is history. From the glass skin of the Koreans, their straight hair to Korean cuisine, I used to eat, breathe and sleep Korean 'things'. Since I am from a small town, I could not find Korean food or dresses for over two years. But as Korean culture has now swept our country, I can find some Korean items in Patna too. The glass skin has become so popular that every other girl uses rice water for skin. Whenever I visit Mumbai, I make it a point to visit Lokhandwala as the market there offers a variety of dresses-from miniskirts and stel colour dresses to boots and Korean makeup items. I am fond of oversized shirts and T-shirts that have become a fashion trend among all my friends. The same goes for Korean food as Mumbai has plenty of restaurants that serve delicious Korean cuisine. I am especially fond of 'Arirang: The Taste of Korea', a café that not only caters the best cuisine but has seating arrangements that remind customers of the many K-dramas I have seen.
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00:00When did you first get into Korean culture?
00:05When I was in class 8, my friends used to talk about K-dramas and K-bands and K-pop music.
00:14So I was really curious to know about what is all this.
00:20So then I started watching some K-dramas on Netflix.
00:25Like my first drama was It's Okay to Not Be Okay.
00:28And it was really touching.
00:30That really like lifted my mood and it was like so emotional.
00:37So I really loved that drama.
00:39And the lead actress Yo-Yeo-Ji, she was wearing beautiful dresses in that.
00:45And I really liked her fashion sense.
00:47You had to convince your mom to allow you to watch It's Okay to Not Be Okay.
00:53So why was she not allowing you to watch the K-drama?
00:58She was not knowing about it that time about K-dramas.
01:04So I introduced it to her.
01:06And then she was like, okay, you may watch it.
01:09So she was not familiar to the K-drama culture.
01:13So that as well.
01:15Okay.
01:15And who recommended It's Okay to Not Be Okay to you?
01:19Yeah, my friend recommended it to me.
01:22She is also like all the time into K-dramas.
01:26So she recommended me to watch that.
01:29And many of my friends also watched that.
01:32So how did Go Moon-Young's character inspire your fashion sense?
01:39You mentioned you really like Moon-Young's fashion sense.
01:45She wore short dresses.
01:46And I like short dresses a lot.
01:49And the skirts, the mini skirts, which are famous in Korea.
01:53Like I feel like I will look good in those dresses.
01:59So I started wearing mini skirts.
02:02I ordered it from Amazon.
02:04And when I go to Mumbai, I buy a lot of Korean outfits for myself.
02:11Can you tell a little bit about what you're wearing?
02:14This is a turtleneck, high neck type of high neck.
02:18And I'm wearing a mini skirt right now with belt.
02:22I also have an oversized coat, but I'm not wearing it right now.
02:27But that looks fabulous.
02:29And I'm also wearing stockings, which will go with boots.
02:33So I love wearing black.
02:36Are you into any skincare trends as well?
02:40Yes, I buy a lot of masks, Korean masks.
02:44I also have it right here.
02:47Can you tell me about these two different masks?
02:50These are the same masks.
02:51And we have to like put it on our face.
02:55And then we leave it for 15 minutes.
02:58And the serum like goes into your face and it gets all absorbed.
03:03And the leftover serum in the packet,
03:05we have to apply it after we remove that mask.
03:10So it gives a glass skin effect.
03:12And it also hydrates our skin and makes it plump.
03:16Is there any other Korean skincare products that you use?
03:20I do have blushes like blush powder and concealer
03:26and sponge makeup sponge, which are common in Korea.
03:30So and lip tints and lip balms.
03:35And I also like wearing jewelries like star shaped jewelries and necklaces.
03:41And where do you buy these products from?
03:45Like whenever I go to Mumbai, there are shops,
03:47there are outlets which sell these Korean products.
03:51And also there are stores like Miniso and Zinni Vogue.
03:55Like they are Korea based.
03:57So this is from Zinni Vogue.
04:01And this is a blackberry and berry mix face mask.
04:05And this one is aloe vera face mask.
04:08In Patna, glass skin is becoming very popular, you know.
04:12So apart from putting these masks, how else do you maintain glass skin?
04:18My friends only suggested me that you should like take some rice water
04:23and then you freeze them in the refrigerator.
04:27And then you whenever you feel like you are stressed or something like that,
04:31you just take the ice cube and then you rub it on your face and you relax.
04:37So that will also help in the nourishment of the skin.
04:40When you go to Mumbai, you buy like Korean clothes.
04:46But are you able to also buy Korean clothes in Bihar?
04:49Is it because Korean culture, like you said,
04:51other girls, your friends are following.
04:53Is it becoming popular in Bihar too?
04:56It is becoming popular.
04:58Like where there is Zinni Vogue, one Korean brand shop,
05:03there is another shop which is like an outlet.
05:07And they sell Korean miniskirts and like oversized shirts.
05:11So it is not very popular, but it is becoming popular now.
05:17Like few years back, there was no Korean products available.
05:20But in recent times, it has gained popularity.
05:24What do you think is so different about Korean clothes and fashion,
05:30you know, that you like it so much?
05:32Like why do you think it's different and more your taste?
05:36I feel like in India, people wear long dresses and they cover the full body.
05:42But in Korea, like miniskirts.
05:45Like it is so cute to wear those kinds of skirts.
05:49Like in India, people wear long skirts.
05:52But in Korea, they wear short skirts.
05:54And here in India, people wear colorful dresses.
05:58But in Korea, there are certain colors.
06:02Like most of the people wear like black, gray.
06:05So that is a difference in India and in Korea.
06:09Do you also listen to K-pop?
06:12I used to listen like BTS and Blackpink and TXT.
06:17Like in my school, there are dance competitions.
06:21So they dance on these songs like Butter and Dynamite.
06:26Like what is your favorite Korean song?
06:28From the same drama, It is okay to not be okay.
06:32There is a song called Breathe.
06:34So I used to listen to it, but it is in Korean.
06:37So I won't be able to sing that song.
06:39So you're not following K-pop so much anymore?
06:43I used to like listen to them earlier, but I follow K-dramas more than K-pop.
06:49So why do you follow K-dramas more than K-pop?
06:53Like I love the emotional things in K-dramas.
06:58Like I really love the emotion they show.
07:02And how they like the drama, It is okay to not be okay.
07:06It shows that how mental health is important for a person.
07:11That is really important.
07:13And I've also watched many K-dramas like Business Proposal, True Beauty.
07:18And in True Beauty, I really love their school life, high school life.
07:24You are in 10th standard right now, right?
07:27Do you resonate the themes of the K-drama with your own life?
07:34That mental health is important and how to live your high school life or what to experience.
07:39Are you inspired by those?
07:42Very much inspired.
07:43I also want to live a life like...
07:46They go for karaoke and they sing with their friends.
07:50So I also want to do that.
07:52It is really interesting that they go to soundproof rooms and they just sing with their friends.
08:00So I also want to enjoy that with my friends.
08:04And do you have any karaoke places in Bihar?
08:08Has that concept come about yet?
08:10I don't think so, like not in Bihar.
08:13But maybe what we can do is like we can go into a room and we can play non-stop music
08:22and we can sing with our friends.
08:23When did you first try Korean food?
08:27I think in class 9.
08:30There's a 9 to 9 shop over here.
08:33So I went there and I saw so many cup noodles and so many ramen which were like Korean.
08:40So I have here.
08:42I do have one over here.
08:45Where did you buy these Korean food, by the way?
08:49From 9 to 9.
08:50There is a store nearby.
08:52So we go there and we buy all these.
08:55And also tteokbokki.
08:56Like it is really famous in Korea.
08:58So it is also available in 9 to 9.
09:01So I really love the sweet taste of it.
09:04So have you made tteokbokki at home?
09:07Yes, it was chewy.
09:08They were the rice cakes.
09:10So they were really chewy.
09:12So what are your favorite Korean dishes?
09:16I tried kimchi.
09:17So it was on cabbage and I really liked it.
09:21And ramen noodles which are available everywhere right now.
09:25I really love the taste of ramen.
09:28Is there any restaurants in Patna that have opened for Korean food now?
09:33Yeah, there is one.
09:35I don't remember the name.
09:37But there is one.
09:38Recently it has opened.
09:40Your mom and you went to Varanasi, I think earlier this year.
09:46And you guys tried this Korean food.
09:51So tell me a little bit about that experience.
09:54We went there and there was a Seon cafe.
09:57So we went there and there were like tables
10:02where people could sit down on the ground and they could enjoy eating.
10:07So I ate some noodles, Korean noodles.
10:11And my mother took some chow mein or something.
10:15So when are you next planning to have Korean food?
10:19What are you looking forward to next?
10:22Whenever I go to Mumbai, I would definitely go to the restaurant
10:26and I would eat Korean food, new Korean food.
10:29Would you want to move to South Korea at some point and live there?
10:36I would really enjoy over there.
10:38And I want to wear the dress hanbok.
10:41And I will definitely go to the cherry blossom and I would enjoy over there.
10:48Like the trees are all pink with blossoms.
10:51What are your plans for the future?
10:53Like when you grow up, what do you want to, what do you see yourself as?
10:58Right now, I don't really know what I'll do.
11:02But I'll definitely try to go to Korea as a solo trip.
11:07And I would really enjoy over there.
11:10So I want to go to Korea, see all in South Korea.
11:15Do you want to study?
11:16Like, are you considering like studying in South Korea by any chance?
11:21Maybe.
11:22Right now, I don't know that.
11:24But if I get an opportunity, I would definitely do.