Kdramas
Superstitions
Subway Madness!
Korean Companies
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100

This show starring Lee Jung Jae revolves around a secret contest amongst 456 players playing deadly children’s games to win millions of dollars.

Squid Game

100

Koreans believe that leaving this device on while sleeping will kill you via suffocation.

Fan

100

This subway stop on Line 2 was made famous by a particular 2012 PSY song.

Gangnam

100

This is the largest company in South Korea, and notably produces the Galaxy line of phones.

Samsung

100

Social Chair Kwak Min Jae was born in this city, home to the Willis Tower.    

Chicago, Illinois

200

This Apple TV show, adapted from a 2017 novel by a Yale alum, chronicles the life and journey of a Korean immigrant family across 4 generations.

Pachinko

200

This specific number is considered bad luck and as a result, many Korean elevators will replace the floor of this number with “F”

4

200

Hongik University is located on Line 2 at this subway stop. The area around this subway stop is also a hub for many clubs and bars.

Hongdae

200

This Korean car company produces models such as Sportage, Rio, Sorento, and Optima.

Kia

200
  1. Kwak Min Jae currently lives in this city.

Denver, Colorado

300

This 2016 drama is centered around a love story between a special forces soldier and doctor and stars Song Hye Kyo and Song Joong Ki.

Descendants of the Sun

300

Korean couples should not give their significant other this particular gift, lest they want them to run away.

Shoes

300

Name this specific card used to swipe onto subways and buses in Korea. You can buy these cards in convenience stores in addition to subway stops.

T Money Card

300

This food and beverage company most notably makes Shin Ramen and Shrimp Crackers (새우깡)

Nongshim

300

Kwak Min Jae’s number one Spotify artist of 2022 was this Canadian artist, who was the halftime performer at Super Bowl LV.

The Weeknd

400

This Korean actress has starred in dramas such as Nevertheless, The World of the Married, and My Name.

Han So-hee

400

This strange Korean superstition states that you should not do this particular action to a baby, or else your baby will not grow tall.

Jump over them

400

You can take Line 5 and Line 9 to get to this regional airport in South Korea. Many travelers will go to this airport to fly to Jeju Island.

Gimpo International Airport

400

This film production and distribution company most notably produced and distributed the 2019 film Parasite.

CJ Entertainment

400

As a first year, Kwak Min Jae lived in this hall on Old Campus.

Durfee Hall

500

This Netflix original series starring Jung Hae In tells the story of a team of Korean military police in charge of catching deserters.

D.P.

500

If you have a Korean friend that recently moved, you should give them this gift, which is said to bring good luck.

Laundry Detergent 

500

You can reach Gangnam, Yangjae, and Pangyo on this newly constructed subway line which is denoted by the color red on the subway map.

Shinbundang Line (신분당선)

500

This telecommunications company is the largest wireless carrier in South Korea.

SK Telecom

500

Kwak Min Jae is a very big Denver Nuggets fan! Name at least three members of the current starting lineup for the Nuggets.

Jamal Murray, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Michael Porter Jr, Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokic