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Yoo Ah-in Climbing to the Top with Alive

A Social Networking Service(SNS) has been established as a window for communication. How would it be working in times of a disaster? It could be a sole means for informing one’s survival in an isolated situation. #Alive, a Korean zombie thriller, starts with this question. It topped Netflix movie ranking charts in 35 countries around the world. Yoo Ah-in, a Korean actor starred in the hit movie, played the leading role enthusiastically and received a rave review as a highly trusted box-office actor.

Alive, An Impressive Korean Zombie Movie

Alive is a story about two young living people locked in their apartments due to packs of zombies coming out of nowhere and dominating the world in a flash. The city becomes out of control by the savage attacks made by people with some kind of symptoms that are unheard of and abnormal, and Jun-woo(played by Yoo Ah-in) who was dead asleep is isolated alone at home. While other communication means such as data and text message transfer means are being disconnected, Jun-woo uploads a post that reads “#must survive” on SNS to inform the others of his survival, struggling to survive. Afterward, he gets a signal from another survivor in an apartment building opposite to his apartment building, and they finally meet each other against all odds and start an arduous journey together for survival.

Alive with such a cliffhanging storyline received a great deal of attention as it topped the movie ranking just in two days after released on Netflix. According to the film distributor, Alive is the first Korean content that topped the Netflix charts in the US and Europe.

On the heels of such a great success of the Korean movie, foreign media is now scrambling to cover all about the movie. A foreign press raved about Alive as a movie that zombie fans all around the world fall in love with. Another one introduced the movie as a greatly entertaining movie that gives a great enjoyment to fans who love the Korean zombie genre, stirring up the craze for so-called K-zombies.

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How About Having a Meal with Food in the Movie?

Alive features a lot of Korean convenience foods. There are Jin Ramen, Spam(ham product), and canned corn that appear in the movie. Chapaghetti is one of many others that cannot be ruled out. These foods appearing in the movie as the representing Korean convenience foods can be purchased easily from e-commerce sites.

Yoo Ah-in, AKA DiCaprio of Korea

Yoo Ah-in is a Korean actor representing the so-called 2030 generations of Korea including the young in their 20s to 30s. He evolved from a child actor to a blue chip in the Korean drama and movie circles by improving his acting ability and building up his career this whole time. He featured in various period and contemporary pieces including Sungkyunkwan Scandal and Secret Affair, impressing the audience with his good acting skill.

His acting was remarkable also in the movies he appeared, contributing to the box-office hits. Veteran, the biggest box-office hit in his filmography, succeeded greatly, attracting one of five Koreans to the movie. Thanks to the movie, Yoo Ah-in got the credit of being labeled as a 10 million actor who draws in 10 million viewers. Afterward, he played in other movies including The Throne and Burning. Burning, in particular, vied for an award in the main competition of the Cannes Film Festival. What’s more, the movie was picked as one of the movies of the year by Barack Obama, the former US president, and got a lot of attention from audiences abroad.

He is not only playing in dramas and movies but also participating in other activities. He joined in designing clothes with his great sense of beauty and exhibited his talent as a designer. In fact, he entered an arts high school. He is spreading positive influence by making donations every year and encouraging people to contribute. He is also an influential superstar who happens to be an issue maker sometimes by speaking out his political and social opinions.

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You can watch movies including Burning and Veteran in which Yoo Ah-in appears through Netflix.

Korean Dishes Selected by the Korean Food Lover

Among many Korean stars, Yoo Ah-in is a known Korean food lover. Recently he appeared in I Live Alone, a popular Korean variety show, and showed his confidence in cooking. A sight of the charming star cooking himself at home despite his busy schedule as a famous Korean actor struck netizens as a bit folksy and down-home.

He said that he once made some complex Korean dishes like braised short ribs and whole chicken soup with scorched rice,

which made panels on the show exclaim with admiration. In fact, Son Dam-bi, one of the panels on the show who is also a Korean singer and actress, said that she actually tasted braised short ribs Yoo Ah-in made and it was really good. She recognized his cooking skill.

As a Korean food lover(another embellishing word that depicts the actor), Yoo Ah-in usually eats or buys Korean food. A host of his favorite hangout once appeared in a TV show and said that the actor makes it a rule to order and eat beef sausage. Let’s check out what is loved by Yoo Ah-in in the following recipe section.