114. ‘Parasite’, ‘Squid Games’, and ‘BTS’: The Korean Wave Explained (English Vocabulary Lesson)

Korean culture has become incredibly popular, influential, and widespread over the last few years. The movie “Parasite” has won Oscars, the “Squid Game” is Netflix’s biggest show, and BTS and Black Pink are the biggest music acts in the world! How did this happen? Let’s talk about the Korean wave on this episode of Thinking in English! TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/11/03/114-parasite-squid-games-and-bts-the-korean-wave-explained-english-vocabulary-lesson/ You may also like... 110. Why do Authoritarian Countries Buy Football Clubs?: Saudi Arabia and the Purchase of Newcastle United! (English Vocabulary Lesson) 108. Should We Bring Extinct Animals Back To Life?: De-Extinction Explained! (English Vocabulary Lesson) 113. The Last Chance to Save the World?: COP 26 Explained!! (English Vocabulary Lesson) 112. English Accents Explained!: Why do Language Learners Have Accents and Should We Care? (English Lesson) CONTACT ME!! INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/) Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog Gmail - [email protected] Vocabulary List To revolve around (phrasal v) – to have someone or something as the main or most important interest or subject His whole life revolves around football Catchy (adj) – (especially of a tune or song) pleasing and easy to remember That song has really catchy lyrics To top (v) – to be the most important, most successful, etc The song topped the charts (sold the most) for five weeks To ripple (v) – to move in small waves The breeze ripples the water Niche (n) – interesting to, aimed at, or affecting only a small number of people MMA is not a niche sport anymore Budget  (n) – the amount of money you have available to spend His department has an annual budget of $20 million To address (v) – to speak or write to someone He addressed the audience directly Favourable (adj) – showing that you like or approve someone or something We have had a favourable response to the plan so far To suppress (v) – to end something by force The dictator suppressed his opposition --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices