K-Series – Smart US Living : 현명한 미국생활의 길잡이

넷플릭스 새 한국영화 스릴러 “스마트폰을 떨어뜨렸을 뿐인데” 2월 17일 개봉

최근 넷플릭스에서는 한국 드라마뿐 아니라 넷플릭스 오리지널 한국 영화도 잇달아 개봉하고 있다. 코로나이후 극장을 찾아가는 고객이 줄어들면서 아예 넷플릭스용 영화를 만들고 넷플릭스에서 개봉하는 추세가 계속 이어지고 있는 것이다.

2023년 2월 17일, 새롭게 넷플릭스에서 선보인 미스터리, 스릴러 장르의 한국 영화인 “스마트폰을 떨어뜨렸을 뿐인데” 는 감독은 김태준, 원작은 일본인 시가 아키라, 주연배우는 임시완, 천우희, 김희원이다.

117분에 달하는 다소 긴 영화로 스마트폰을 통해 모든 개인의 일상과 은행업무, 스케쥴, 연락처를 비롯하여 개인의 취향을 알수 있는 게임 등 스마트폰은 개인의 모든 것이 담겨 있는 중요한 데이터인데 만일 이것을 분실하고 또 습득한 사람이 악의적인 마음을 품고 나쁜 짓을 벌인다면 어쩔수 없이 당할 수 밖에 없다.

스마트폰의 해킹 또한 한번의 클릭으로 폰 복제 및 미러링이 가능한데 본인도 모르는 상황에서 누군가가 나의 모든 것을 보고 즐기고 엿보고 있다면 생각만해도 끔찍한 일이다.

영화 마지막에 약간의 반전이 있지만 그래도 스토리 전개상 어떻게 내용이 전개될지 대략 가늠이 가능하다. 부모와 자식간의 연결고리도 다소 뻔한 스토리로 흘러가지만 임시완 배우과 천우희 배우의 소름끼치듯 자연스런 연기는 극의 재미를 끌어올려준다.

영화 포스터에도 나와있지만 “당신의 스마트폰으로 누군가 당신인 척하고 있다” 고 상상해보면 현실에서도 가능한 일이며 당신의 정보를 조금만 알고 있으면 몇번의 검색을 통해 더 자세한 정보까지도 알아볼수 있는 세상이 되었다.

게다가 SNS를 활발히 운영하고 있다면 여러 SNS를 통해 본인과 주변인 사진 및 아이디, 이메일, 전화번호, 친구, 지인 등의 정보도 쉽게 노출될 수 있다.

이 영화의 주인공중 한명인 임시완은 제국의 아이들이란 남성그룹의 멤버로 2010년에 가수로 데뷔했지만 2012년 “해를 품은 달” 에서 인상깊은 연기를 선보이며 배우로 인지도를 올리다가, 2014년 영화 “변호인” 과 2015년엔 드라마 “미생”의 장그래 역할을 맡으면서 2014년과 2015년에는 상도 많이 받았다.

반듯한 모범생 이미지인 임시완 배우는 이제까지 특별한 루머 없이 착실하게 배우로 성장하고 있다.

Watching the latest Korean movie ‘The Roundup(범죄도시 2)’ at the theater in the US

The movie I’ve been wanting to see has finally been released.

It’s ‘The Roundup(범죄도시 2)’. The release was delayed due to COVID-19, but it was released in Korea and the United States on May 18, 2022, and surpassed 5 million viewers in 10 days (May 27), and 6 million in two days (May 29). recorded.

Find ‘The Roundup’ on the AMC theater website, click the Get Tickets button, insert your zip code, and check the theaters and times nearby.

amctheatres.com/movies/the-roundup

How to Make Korean Style Ramen

Ramyun is the right name instead of Ramen in Korea. The origin of Ramen started from China as a historical background but it is more popular in Japan.

The first instant ramen had been manufactured from Japan around 1960. After that, Korean company,such as Samyan introduced instant Ramyun from 1963 and Korean style of Ramen is getting lots of hit current days.

There are too many different types of instant ramen but the instant ramen over here is kind of hybrid that it has be cooked little bit more time with pot than just adding hot boiled water into a disposal type of cup or bowl.

The reason of popularities as a Korean Ramen might be the taste of soup. It is very unique to other countries’ instant noodle soup. It is more spicy and hotter and less greasy as a simple description.

The thickness of noodle is various as their brands or styles. Also, the color of soup is various but the majority of Korean style ramen is close to Red color. Before you try to taste it, you can easily guess about the level of hot and spicy already.

This Ramyun will make you warm or sweat in cold winter time without any doubt. In the U.S. ramen is a quick and inexpensive favorite among college students and office workers.

This instant dish is well developed so that easy to turn into a satisfying meal with the addition of meat and veggies.
There are two big brands of Ramyun in Korea which are Samyang and Nongshim.

If you prefer to have thicker noodle, then you should choose a Ramen from Nongshim brand.

Now, here is the simple and easy way of cooking Korean style Ramen in less than 10 minutes. Or you can find an instruction from package of ramen too.
However, you can be more creative to cook this instant noodle to be a nice food at any time.

– Steps to cook a Korean style of Ramen

Put 2 cups of water in a medium saucepan or pot and set it on the flame to boil. Adjust the amount of water for the amount of soup base desired.
Open a package of noodles and add the powder of soup base from the pack of Ramen. Add any fresh vegetables or seafood that take some more time to be cooked.
Take out of noodle and snap them in half. Add the noodles to the boiling water for 2.30 minute. Continue stirring the noodles to evenly distribute the flavorings.
Now you can be more creative to cook nice Korean style ramen. You can add an egg or whatever you would like to have in hot spicy soup. 🙂
Pour the noodles into a bowl and enjoy it.

Please let me know what are your best ingredients for the the Korean style Ramen.

King Spa to open in Virginia soon – Grand Opening, October 13th, 2021

It has been more than 10 years since a large Korean-style Jjim-Jil Bang was established in the United States.

When King Spa opened in Chicago, I remember going there often when I missed Korea.

We had a great time with my children, lying on a comfortable sofa, watching a movie, and eating Naengmyeon or Samgyetang at a food court, and red bean Bingsu in the summer.

In addition to Chicago, there is King Spa & Waterpark in Dallas, which will soon open in Virginia as well. An outdoor swimming pool is expected here.

King Spa offers a variety of services such as facial massage and exfoliation service(Scrub), full body acupressure, foot massage, V-Steam Herb(WORMWOOD STEAM SITZ) for women, and chair massage at the lounge. Also, there is a newly launched CBD Oil Massage.

Open on Wednesday, October 13th, 2021.

The address is 25330 EASTERN MARKETPLACE PLAZA, CHANTILLY, VA 20152, and the phone number is 703-957-3010.

King Spa Virginia Grand Opening 킹스파 버지니아 오픈

The address and phone number of King Spa in the United States are as follows.

King Spa & Sauna Chicago : 809 Civic Center Dr. Niles, IL. 60714 / T. 847-972-2540
King Spa & Waterpark Dallas : 2154 Royal Ln. Dallas, TX. 75229 / T. 214-420-9070
King Spa Virginia : 25330 Eastern Marketplace Plaza, Chantilly, VA 20152 / T. 703-957-3010

Earning Korean Air Miles in USA – Eat at a restaurant and earn points

When traveling abroad or traveling in the United States, I think the most frequent hotel chains are Marriott. Of course, there are many Hilton hotels, but if you are planning a trip to Korea, you can find many Marriott hotels nationwide, including Seoul. Hyatt hotels are also very satisfactory as luxury hotels, but the disadvantage is that there are not many hotels.

The US Bank SKYPASS credit card is one of the best credit cards for collecting Korean Air miles, but there are several ways to collect without a credit card other than the miles earned using a SKYPASS or Bonvoy credit card.

Go to Eat Around Town by Marriott Bonvoy Dining Program website and register as a member. It uses the same account as the Bonvoy website(marriott.com).

Sign up, register at least one credit or debit card, and within your first 60 days dine at a participating restaurant and pay with your linked card to earn:

– 1,000 bonus points the first time you spend $30 or more
– 2,000 bonus points the second time you spend $30 or more
– 3,000 bonus points the third time you spend $30 or more

How to use is as follows.

The first thing you do is sign up, and when you log in, you will find Manage Cards on the left menu. All you have to do is enter your credit card number there.

No name, expiration date, or security code is required. In other words, you can use any card owned by your family other than your own card. You can use the card after eating.

However, you can receive points only when you use them at restaurants that are affiliated with this program, and you should check the list of restaurants on the website.(eataroundtown.marriott.com)

And some restaurants don’t offer it all week, so you get points if you use it on the day of the week.

Generally, 3 or 4 days after using the card, the details are displayed in Recent Activity. If 10 days have passed and it does not appear on the list, you can appeal using the contact form.

When filling out the form, you must upload a receipt and enter the date of visit and amount used, so make sure not to forget the restaurant receipt.

Missing a reward? Contact us if it’s been over 10 days since your purchase.

Also, UA (United Airlines), AA (American Airlines), and Delta Airlines have the same dining program. Sign up for the program according to the miles you want to collect.

Just to be careful, if you go to the other airline sites below, you will see that they all use the same rewards network, so if you register a credit card once and then use the same card for another airline’s dining program, the first registered card will be automatically deleted. Use a different credit card for each.

United MileagePlus Dining (dining.mileageplus.com)

American Airlines AAdvantage Dining (aadvantagedining.com)

Delta Airlines Skymiles Dining (skymilesdining.com)

A delicious Korean Ribs(Galbi : 갈비) restaurant “K-BBQ” located in Palatine, suburb of Chicago, USA

I went on a Sunday evening and it was full and there were no seats available. The tables were widely arranged and there were many people serving, so the order was processed right away.

This place cooks meat on induction rather than charcoal or gas fire, but the heat is not weak at all, so there was no problem in grilling meat.

The meats I ordered were 꽃갈비살/Boneless Galbi (price is $36.99) and 양념갈비/Marinated Galbi (price is $32.99). As shown in the picture below, the meat seemed to be of the highest quality, and the thickness and taste were also very good.

Rice and miso soup included in the price were also delicious. At some restaurants, I was disappointed that the stew was not included even when I ordered the Galbi, but I was very satisfied that this place was served in a bowl of soup.

After finishing the Galbi, I ordered 물냉면/Naengmyeon and 비빔냉면/Bibim Naengmyeon. There was no meat in the Naengmyeon, but the Naengmyeon was very tasty. I recommend 물냉면/Naengmyeon rather than 비빔냉면/Bibim Naengmyeon.

The address of the K-BBQ is 1925 Plum Grove Rd, Palatine, IL 60067, and the phone number is (847) 485-7072 and is open from 4pm to 10pm except Mondays closed. (Open 4 – 10PM, Tuesday to Sunday)