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TL;DR Wednesdays
Closed Captions by: Brandon Kinney
Martina: Cat578 Asks...
Simon: What type of Mythological Creature are thought to exist in Korea?
And what does Korea have Mythology-wise.
Martina: Mytherology?
Simon: Mytherlolgy?
My English is dying
I've been here for a long time
My English is barely being put together
with words
Mthlellogy?
Martina: First thing that I wanna say is that a lot of
people who don't know about different Asian Cultures
will always say thing like..
"Oh, I think of Asia.. Dragons!!"
Both: Dragons Everywhere!!!
Simon: Interestingly enough
Korea is not that into dragons.
Martina: Thats right...
But, they do have a lot of creatures that could be mistaken as dragons
if you just kinda of look at them.
Simon: They kind of look a little dragoness
and some people are like "thats so great"
but it's not! / Martina: It's not!
and we're gonna tell you what those things are.
Martina: First of all I'm gonna say
HAE-TAE
or HAE-CHI
HAE-TAE makes me laugh cause I think what would you
what would you say to ____ if you saw him
Both: HAE-TAE
Both: "HAE-TAE what's up"
Simon: "What's up HAE-TAE"
Martina: And you know what he would say
"Stop calling me Rose"
Simon: "goddammit Rose! How'd you get my number again!!"
Why do I sound like Simon all of a sudden!!
Martina: The "HAE-TAE" or the "HAE-CHI"
is actually now the official symbol of Seoul
So I think it was like 2008 or 2009
they were like "We need to have some adorable cartoon creature to sell things to people.
Simon: "So lets make this big ugly dog"
Martina: And shablamo.
This big ugly dog, unicorn, lion thing.
Simon: Because it's got horns on it's head
Not gigantic horns like a unihorn
Cause when I first read the description
Martina: Like a "unihorn?"
Simon: Unicorn
Martina: You said unihorn.
Simon: I said unicorn. Your just deaf thats all
<< Rewind <<
Gigantic horns like a unihorn
horns like a unihorn
unihorn
unihorn...
But when I...
-_-
first heard that it has horns on it's head
Martina: Mhmm..
Simon: I thought it would have like a giant one
but its just like little horns on it's head.
Martina: But most of the "HAE-CHI" that I've seen in Korea
don't have horns at all. Like.
Simon: Right.
They're very round looking
Its kind of like this oval looking shape
and those are the statues that I always stop and say
"It's a Spudgy dog."
Simon: Looks like a Spudgy.
Martina: Yeah! Remember when I went to Gyeongbokgung Palace
and there were all the HAE-CHI outside there.
Simon: And also when we went for the best Bibimbap in Korea
They also had the little Spudgy dog there too.
Martina: They have this giant weird like Wario
as in from Mario and Luigi
and then Wario.
Simon: How dare you use Japanese mythological characters when you talk about Korea!!
Martina: Thousands of years from now we will Unearth Japan and say..
Simon: We will Unearth Japan
because Japan will be covered in what.
-_-
I'm saying if everyone goes into Ice Age
and then people are digging
So when they come to Japan
They're like they worship these as their creatures.
Simon: These Italian plumbers are so important to Japan
Martina: Why are they Italian ?
Simon: "It's me Mario, it's the Italian Accent"
Martina: So... Wait a second
Martina: [MIND BLOWN]
The "Hae-Tae's" are supposed to be a symbol of justice.
Supposedly..
Justice!!
Martina: They're like the Batman's of Korea
So essentially if you are not a righteous person
or you've done something wrong
or your lying
They will
Judge you using their horn.
Simon / Martina: The horn of judgement.
Martina: And then punish you using the horn.
If you are a liar.
They're also supposed to protect against thing like
Natural Disasters
and specifically Fire.
So thats why you'll see them outside a presidential house. You'll see them there.
So it's supposed to guard enemies or things from going wrong.
Simon: The second most popular one or probably the
most popular one for you if you've been
watching K-Dramas is
the "Gumiho"
Martina: Or as Simon says it..
Simon: "The Gummy Ho"
"its a Gummy Ho."
Martina: So 2010 was the "My Girlfriend is a Gumiho" drama and
it was with Lee Seung-gi
and Shin Min-a
She's one of my favorite actresses.
She was the one that was in "The Naked Kitchen"
The movie that I told you about where she has sex
behind a curtain
inside of an Art Gallery
And I was like. WHAAAT!!
Simon: In fact
very interestingly
if you're a Marvel nerd
They're about to have their first Korean Avenger
who takes on the power of the "Gumiho"
in order to use their abilities.
Martina: Are you making this up?
Simon: No, I'm dead serious
Martina: Really!!
Simon: I ended up reading this on Marvel
I forget the name of the character but it's going to be
the first Korean superhero on the "Avengers"
Martina: That's So Cool!!
So the "Gummy Ho"
Oh Simon.. -_-
You!!
Simon: Ha Ha See
Ah Ha Ha Ha
Martina: You Donkey!!
-_-
The "Gumiho" has nine tails
and they're actually supposed to be evil creatures that
try to eat your Heart and Liver.
You can find "Gumihos" hanging around graveyards and burial sites
because they would dig people up and eat them apparently.
Simon: But
Simon: But the Gumihos are very misunderstood.
they are trying to find a boyfriend
and they're suppose to date them for 100 days
Martina: Oh my gawd
Simon: And if they date them for 100 days
that makes them more human-like
and the reason why they wind end up eating livers
especially at street food stands is because
Livers are believed to be where you possess your soul
and your humanity
So they just really want to be more human-like.
They're not trying to murder people.
They just aspire towards humanity.
-_-
Martina: Also the Gumiho are never ugly. Thats a key.
So it's not like
"Hey Boy"
Simon: HA! HA! HA!
"Come here, date me for 100 days big boy"
HA HA Yeah!
Martina: It's not like that.
So they're supposed to be beautiful like a mermaid
or a siren
to seduce people
They're not going to actually have ugly girls or ugly guys
Simon: No ugly Gumihos up in this...
Martina: I also heard of the second part of this
is if they abstain from eating for 1000 days
Simon: Yep.
Martina: Then they also can turn into a human.
So there's either [Jump Cut] -_-
Simon: "But a thousand day diet, screw that"
Martina: I don't know. Might as well just find a boyfriend and date him.
Simon: Yep. 100 days is all you need.
Speaking of -_- Diets
We're going to talk next about the
"Ung-nyeo"
Martina: That name is so hard to say.
"Ung-nyeo"
Simon: Also known as the "bear woman"
Martina: Which is easier
Lets go with "Bear Woman"
We don't mean naked B A R E
Matina: "I'm a bear".
Simon: I'm gonna get you roarrr
bear
that kind of bear
Martina: This myth actually comes from the creation story of how Korea came to be.
So Simon...
Tell me about this "Bear Woman"
Simon: A bear and a rabbit...
Martina: Nope.
Simon: Are taking a -_- in the woods
and the bear turns to the rabbit and says
"Hey Mr. Rabbit. Do you ever get any -_- stuck in your fur?"
and the rabbit says "Why no I don't
So then the bear wiped his ass with the rabbit.
[Awkward Silence]
The End.
Hwanung! [환웅/桓雄]
A.K.A
Supreme Divine Regnet!
Simon: What!
Martina: Best rap name ever
Also the son of the King of Heaven
was all like
"Dad heaven is like really boring n stuff"
So he ended up coming down to Earth and
he was on Earth there was a tiger and a bear.
Simon: In the Woods.
Martina: In the woods.
And they really really wanted to be human.
Simon: So then this jerk
winds up saying.. "Hey, Here's 20 cloves of garlic and a bushel of mugwort"
Basically enough for a potion in Harry Potter
"Eat nothing but that for 100 days and then I'll turn you into a human"
which I want to say
This is a bear and a tiger.
That's not even an appetizer for the meal they're supposed to have.
Martina: Are they even herbivores to begin with?
Simon: No. They eat other animals
That's what bears and tiger do.
How fair is that...
That's rude
Your a jerk!
Prince of the heavens
So then the tiger realizes... How much of a stupid deal this is
so after a short time he leaves
But then after 21 days the bear was very patient
winds up being transformed into a woman.
Martina: A beautiful woman of course.
Simon: No, not no ugly woman
Martina: So, she turns into this beautiful woman
But then she's really lonely
Because there's no one around
and so she prays again
and he's all like
"Hey, you're pretty hot Bear Woman"
Simon: Woah! I did a good job here
Starve you on this ridiculous diet
Martina: "Your like soo thin and hot"
Both: Oh my gawd!!
Martina: The two of them get together
and he gives her a child
which basically means -_-
Simon: Yes. Thus the foundation of Korea was born
Off of this ridiculous diet and obscene standards for women
Martina: A "Woman Bear"
So then technically. Isn't every Korean a descendant of a bear.
Simon: Yes.
Martins: Do you think when that woman gets mad you do not want to screw with her.
Simon: You're all unbearable
[Clears Throat]
[Awkward Silence]
Martina: You got some more in you
Simon: Koreans
Barely know they're history.
[Clears Throat]
[Awkward Silence]
I like how Koreans are bearing witness to this video.
-_-
[Clears Throat]
Bearrrrrrr
Martina: So were'e going to talk about more Korean creates in our blog post
including a really cool one that I just recently found out
which was
You guys know the Korean national teams
like especially the soccer one
They have the red devil
and it has this picture of something
that maybe you thought it was a devil or a dragon
But its not!
And we'll tell you what that is in our blog post.^
Simon: So make sure you click on the link here [ Above]
If you want to read more about Korean Mythological Creatures
Martina: I like the "Seaweed" one which we'll talk about it in our blog post as well
Our question for you guys..
Is what is your Mythological Creature background in your country?
I know that a lot of Chinese, Japanese, Korean Mythological Creatures kind of have similarities
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Closed Captions by: Brandon Kinney
[C] 2014 Eat Your Kimchi