Kickin' It: Korean Style

I absolutely love this video. It was created in 2008 by a couple of guys who worked together at English Village. They wrote the song about Geumchon, one of the 25 districts that makes up the city of Seoul. *

From the aujumma hats to the fruitloop balls and everything in between, these guys put the waygook experience of Korea to music. Along with being extremely awesome, it captures the essence of Korea from the foreigner perspective. Check it out!

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For those of you who find it hard to understand, here are the lyrics with a bit of translation. 

Intro: 

This song goes out to all the waygooks lookin' for the place to be.   (Korean term for 'foreigner')

Chorus:
Kickin' it in Geumchon, Oh Oh
Komsomnida, Annyong Haseyo   (Thank you, hello)
Kickin' it in Gumcheon, Oh Oh
Komsomnida, Annyong Haseyo
Kickin' It. Where? In Gumcheon. Where?
In Gumcheon. Where? In Gumcheon. Where?
Kickin' it in Gumcheon, Oh Oh

Verse 1:

South Korea's got Jeju, South Korea's got Seoul
Busan and Ilsan, if that's how you roll

But when you work at EV, and you live in Paju   (English Village)
Then the town to get down is 15 minutes from you
How do I get there?
Hop on the 900 bus! I use my T-money card so there's never no fuss  (reloadable transportation money card)

Jump off at the station, or shall I say 'yok'  (Korean word for 'station')
Are you fluent in Korean?
No, I got a phrase book
Pang Pang, now we're off to the races
To the backstreet market checkin' out pig faces. 

Octopus on sale, squid 2 for 1
Let's hit the water park for fun in the sun
I got my swim cap!
Baskin Robbins and Pizza Hut
Knock Domino's down, and then slam, Dunkin' Donuts
Geumchon rocks, then it rocks some more
The street meat is sweet and corn dogs galore

Chorus:

Kickin' it in Geumchon, Oh Oh
Komsomnida, Annyong Haseyo
Kickin' it in Gumcheon, Oh Oh
Komsomnida, Annyong Haseyo
Kickin' It. Where? In Gumcheon. Where?
In Gumcheon. Where? In Gumcheon. Where?
Kickin' it in Gumcheon, Oh Oh

Verse 2:

Sometimes it's spelled with a G
I've seen it spelled with a K
Sometimes it's spelled with an E

I've seen the E go away

But regardless of spelling,
pronunciation's the same
The town's so explosive,
Boomchon could be it's name 

The movie theater keeps it real with no subtitles

But we never go cuz there's no subtitles
But birthday party time it's so simple to rally

We alls grab our balls at the bowling alley

Then to the Sky Golf hittin' nothin' but net
The locals wanna wager but it's illegal to bet

If your mouth is dry,
or if your throat's got a tickle
Part for the Family Mart to lick a popsicle
Hungry for bibimbop? The choices never stop  (Korean dish that mixes salad, rice, egg, and spices)
The spice is so nice could make a tear drop
We dedicate the bridge, but not in haste
To the cabbage that we ravage with the chili paste taste

Bridge:

Kimchi, Kimchi, it is good for you and me
Kimchi, Kimchi, it is good for you and me
Kimchi, Kimchi, it is good for you and me
Kimchi, Kimchi, it is good for you and me
Kickin' it
In Boomcheon
Kickin' it
in Boomcheon

Verse 3:

When I go to Geumcheon, I look at all the hotties
Those ahgashis, they got the hottest bodies   (Korean for 'young lady')
The padded bras, the high heeled shoes
Hey ladies? Can I buy you some brews?

Drinkin' Cass-uh, drinkin' Hite-uh   (Cass and Hite are brands of beer)
Feelin' alright-uh, drinkin' all night-uh  (most words in the language must end in a vowel sound)
La Festa's no longer the best
Ride your scooter to Guemcheon 
and head over to Zest
The barman's got flair, flippin' bottles in the air
Tom Cruise in Cocktail can't even compare

Upstairs at Posse yogurt soju's flowin'
Plus Froot Loop balls and the roofdeck's blowin'  (a tasty bar snack resembling fruit loop cereal)

Nature videos while I'm singin' my song
Number six one three seven

at the local Noraebong  (Korean for 'singing room' - Koreans and foreigners alike love karaoke) 
Want a night on the town? 
Wanna spend some won?  (South Korea currency)
Come kick it with us, come kick it in Gumcheon

Chorus:

Kickin' it in Geumchon, Oh Oh
Komsomnida, Annyong Haseyo
Kickin' it in Gumcheon, Oh Oh
Komsomnida, Annyong Haseyo
Kickin' It. Where? In Gumcheon. Where?
In Gumcheon. Where? In Gumcheon. Where?
Kickin' it in Gumcheon, Oh Oh

*I was unable to find anymore information on the guys who made this video. If you have any information, feel free to leave a comment! They deserve all the credit they can get!