HI GUYS AHNNYOUNG! Thanks for being so patient with this post. It’s finals period and it means it’s crunch time with endless group assignments, presentations, and FINAL EXAMS!! But here’s the next post, and again, thank you for your patience!!!
Episode 6 was a somber episode so NO REFERENCES NOR PUNS were made(T___T)! Instead, here’s Episode 7 aka MY FAV EPISODE with its hidden meanings!!
So let’s trot through the buckwheat fields and follow Happy the Guide Dog! YES FOLLOW HAPPY ToT)/~~ 갑시다!!
Click ‘Keep Reading’ to learn about 1) Sunny’s Peace (like a River) and 2) WHY TOFU??!?
PEACE LIKE A RIVER
There’s a river flowing in my soul / 내게 강 같은 평화
SO SPEAKING OF THE CUTEST MESSENGER GUIDING YOUR WAY TO HEAVEN, when Sunny is running away from a supernatural phenomenon, she sings this song.. Anyone know what it is?
Yes, it’s the Korean version of the Christian hymn, I’ve Got Peace Like a River. According to 2017 statistics, around 31% of the people in South Korea are Christian. Regardless of her spiritual background, Koreans reference this Christianity all the time (hence, the birth of 치느님 - what Koreans call the glorified fried chicken). It makes sense that Sunny would seek divine protection from all this freaky stuff happening!!
uh, yes, I guess, in this context, that would include you Dokkaebi-ssi.. But you’ve got EunTak as your priority so ㅋㅋ
DEOKHWA DOOBOO (TOFU)
“Uncle Tenant! Here’s some tofu. Hurry and have a bite! I’ve always wanted to do this for someone”
As soon as the Goblin bails the Grim Reaper out of the police station, DeokHwa runs to him with 두부(dooboo)!!
So this is actually a thing popularized by mainstream media in movies such as Lady Vengeance (2005) / ’친절한 금자씨’ and Oasis (2002) / ‘오아시스’. Here are some reasons why they eat tofu when they’ve done their time:
SYMBOLIC – tofu is white, which symbolizes purity. In context, it means to cleanse away from your wrongdoings and live a righteous life on a clean slate. To stretch its meaning, they say no two tofu is ever the same. In the same way, it’s to hope that this bad time never happens again.
TECHNICAL – tofu is made in and comes out of a mold, which means the person who came out should also fit into society’s mold and live well within its standards.
PRACTICAL – it’s nutritious, good for digestion, and cheap. Yep.
CONCLUSION
Sunny sings a hymn called “I’ve got peace like a river” to shoo away possible evil spirits!
When someone gets out of prison, FEED THEM TOFU! #KoreanStyle #tofu
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