September 2021
September 2021
The first Korean sitcom produced by Netflix, ¡°So Not Worth It¡± has won fans internationally with its multiethnic cast. The show tells the story of eight international students who live in a college dormitory in Korea. Carson Allen, Terris Brown and Joakim Sorensen play three of the eight foreign students on the show.
Written by
Honorary Reporter Alaa Atef Ebada
from Egypt
Photo courtesy of
Carson Allen, Terris Brown
and Joakim Sorensen
How was your experience in ¡°So Not Worth It?¡± Did you have difficulty acting while delivering lines in Korean?
Brown: It¡¯s still hard to believe that I was a part of it. It was wonderful to work with so many great people and help portray a more diverse image of life in Korea. My character Terris has a lot of personality traits and I thought this could be challenging and fun at the same time.
Are there similarities between what happens on the show and real life for expats in Korea?
Allen: There are definitely a lot of similarities between the series and real life as an expat in Korea. One of them is being approached by Korean cults. Another is having so many friends from other countries and cultures. I think one of the best parts about being an expat in a country like Korea is the never-ending stream of new experiences and lessons about friendship, love and life.
On Twitter, Tania from Indonesia asks if it was fun playing international students. How was interacting with people from other countries and cultures?
Sorensen: A big yes. It was so much fun and the chemistry on the set was great. The only sad thing is that time passed by way too fast. I wanted to spend more time filming with everyone.
Korea Day in York
York, U.K.
The northern English city of York hosted the ¡°Yor-K: Korea Day¡± festival on Jul. 17. Organizers prepared a selection of Korean cultural events and activities for locals to enjoy, including Korean food, traditional music, calligraphy, traditional crafts and a K-pop contest. The Korean Cultural Center UK and York St John University closely cooperated to make the festival a success.
Many of the events in this year¡¯s festival took place in the outdoor square of York St John University, while the historic York Theatre Royal hosted the K-pop contest and traditional Korean music performance, as well as other events.
¡®Season and Kimchi¡¯
Berlin, Germany
The Korean Cultural Center in Berlin unveiled the summer edition of its ¡°Season and Kimchi¡± infographic on Jul. 12. Posted on the center¡¯s homepage, ¡°Season and Kimchi¡± introduces different types of kimchi made with seasonal vegetables grown in Germany.
The infographic¡¯s summer edition introduced vegetables that help relieve the summer heat. In particular, it featured young radish kimchi and young radish water kimchi. Young radish kimchi is used to make cold noodles, which Koreans enjoy in summer.
