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Conan O’Brien Did a Talk Show at DMZ, Guest Starred in Korean Soap Opera and K-Pop Song, and Tried Tae Kwon Do All While in Korea

April 11, 2016
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The Conan in Korea special was pretty much everything you’d want it to be.

Not only do you get a great sense of how great Korea is and the history behind its people, but you also get to see things like Conan O’Brien do the string dance in a K-Pop music video.

Also on Conan’s itinerary was: 
–being greeted like a rock star even though Conan doesn’t air in Korea
–annoying another foreign language instructor
–galavanting around a local fish market
–guest starring in a Korean soap opera with a very Conan-esque role
–hang at a Korean gaming cafe known as a “PC Bang”
–being goaded into breaking boards while trying Tae Kwon Do
–discovering that Steven Yeun doesn’t know as much about Korean food as he had hoped
–uncovering that certain Buddhist monks are more with the times than he thought
–doing a faux talk show ‘North Korea style’ while having his feet over in North Korean territory at the Joint Security Area

All in all, O’Brien proves yet again that he’s a great ambassador even though he’s intentionally parading around like a very tall clown. 

Here’s a Teaser for “Conan in Korea”

April 7, 2016
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According to this teaser for the upcoming Conan in Korea special , Conan O’Brien has quite the fan base in Korea and probably got to get more goofy than he has going anywhere else for a travel episode.

Be sure to watch Conan in Korea this Saturday on TBS at 11PM.

South Korea’s Be Funny Studios Partnering With Funny or Die To Be More Like Funny or Die

November 16, 2014
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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

While it has been noted that Funny or Die now has an estimated price tag, the folks at Funny or Die aren’t just sitting pretty waiting for a buyer or group of investors to sink in hundreds of millions of dollars. 

In fact, South Korea now wants in on the business model of Funny or Die and Be Funny Studios based in Seoul, South Korea has partnered up with FoD to do just that. There will be plenty of collaborations between the two studios in producing videos that feature stars from both sides of The Pacific. 

Perhaps, if Funny or Die keeps going in this direction, they won’t have to sell.

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