OK. This is old news.
But I just watched the video of Stephen Colbert “challenging” Rain. I have to say I think it’s freakin’ hilarious, and I’ve never watched The Colbert Report. (David didn’t even know who he was—Colbert, that is. We are all too aware of the phenomenon that is λΉ„.
I understand why some Korean netizens were offended by the M*A*S*H reference, but, really, when I lived in the States I don’t think I would have gotten the joke: “I’m gonna be all over you like egg on a bowl of bibimbap!”
I think it shows mainstream America has come a long way in changing its view of Korean culture. You have to be a certain level of cool before comedians will even think making fun of you is worth their time. (It is debatable whether that’s a good thing …) As for being derogatory, the whole point of the skit is that he’s dissing Rain for beating him out as the number one “most influential” person in the world—which is the real joke.
