Ajosshis in the Park

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14 жыл бұрын

We're feeling artsy-fartsy with our new camera, so sorry if this isn't our regular eatyourkimchi-esque kind of movie! We really like how old Korean men get together to play games that - we think - are like chess. Anyone know the rules of these games? Or even what they're called? What's cool is not only that they play the games, but that so many people gather round to watch them play. So we gathered round with them, and made this video. Shot with a Canon 550D and 50mm f/1.8 lens. Edited in Final Cut.

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@iamnetsirk 10 жыл бұрын

Its like watching a commercial for ...insurance or medicine... Kinda makes me feel a bit sad..

@byoung4eva1 10 жыл бұрын

LOL

@Nemodog 9 жыл бұрын

I think it's just the music that creates the mood. These guys are living their lives and hanging with their friends. I bet you their gambling too. ;) When they were kids they probably learned the games from their grandfathers in the park.

@eljohn3 9 жыл бұрын

I really like the cinematography (I guess) in this video. It looks like a costumer clothed all these men to match a specific color pallet. Really cool.

@eatyourkimchi 14 жыл бұрын

@jonray107 Actually, we don't ever use auto focus; the entire video was shot manually. We didn't mute the sound because we thought the chatting and clicking of stones was important. When we muted it, it seemed really flat and it music became the sole focus. We're having fun with it for sure! :P

@eatyourkimchi 14 жыл бұрын

If you want to buy the camera we're using we have a link posted to it on our site that'll direct you to the camera on Amazon. We'll get a commission if you buy it through that link, so BUY IT THROUGH THERE! ;)

@HyunwooSun 14 жыл бұрын

Great shot :) They were playing 장기(jang-gi) and 바둑(ba-duk) at 0:01, the wooden pole says "아마 노인 장기 동호회". 아마 = amateur / 노인 = senior citizens / 장기 = Janggi, the name of the chess-like game / 동호회 = a club :)

@minyong24 14 жыл бұрын

Simon and Martina - You guys give me a glimpse of my home .. I've not been back sinc '98 and I always enjoy your videos. The quality of the vid was spectacular. =)

@PeggyJean92 14 жыл бұрын

Wow, that was quite good. Very beautiful, with the music and everything. Nicely done!

@geokar 14 жыл бұрын

Really classy. New high def. camera fuelling those art house sensibilities? Gun it. You clowns make my day constantly. XX

@muffinmunster 9 жыл бұрын

xD That moment when you're a hardcore nasty and you find a video you've never seen!

@BubbaGumpShrimping 14 жыл бұрын

How nostalgic~ used to play both these games with my grandpa

@lorelove1516 14 жыл бұрын

this looks great please keep making more vids i really enjoy them ^^

@MisookSensei 14 жыл бұрын

This video looks so professional and you guys have the eyes for great angles, etc.. 5 STARS!

@BusanKevin 14 жыл бұрын

Wonderful video! Your new camera takes beautiful video! 5 stars and a favorite! :)

@nnbk_fornow 14 жыл бұрын

I really liked that. Great job. And really fantastic new camera.

@CarlGorn 11 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of outdoor chess tables.

@Itsautumnslife 14 жыл бұрын

This was so cool to see! I'm really happy that you started making more videos again! Thankssss :)

@merchant2 14 жыл бұрын

hey you guys..... your vlogs really are entertaining. pls keep it up, thanks for reminding me to watch that great movie again.

@davidcmather 14 жыл бұрын

I think the time has come for you two to leave formal teaching and become full time film makers. Then later on you can teach that! Thanks for sharing. That was really neat! :)

@Squiggle3 14 жыл бұрын

:O I'm so jealous of your camera. It's amazing. I love the whole vibe of the video, it's very nostalgic and just.....really intense. I don't know what else to say. I really liked it.

@lunapavo 14 жыл бұрын

wow.... definitely the most beautiful camera quality i have ever seen on KZfaq.

@samazoid 14 жыл бұрын

Yay I love your new camera, can't wait for more videos :3

@dpahfl 14 жыл бұрын

I love the colors your camera caught!

@sharkjoanna 14 жыл бұрын

really good quality...its like a real movie..and i love this clip...especially with the song..

@juandenz2008 14 жыл бұрын

That's a really nice video. It looks so stylish and moody. It really captures the atmosphere of the locations. Please share some more videos like this. I think I should get a Canon 550d too !

@shesmilesJ 14 жыл бұрын

Something so usual and simple like this... I loved it!

@uhmtobi 14 жыл бұрын

wow... i LOVE the quality of your vids!

@thefaroutpistachio 14 жыл бұрын

it looks like a movie would, because the resolution is so good. i would almost just watch them because of the quality of the camera, but i love korea and your videos are THE best so now there's nothing better

@2jactay 14 жыл бұрын

Absolutely gorgeous resolution. :)

@luluazim8223 11 жыл бұрын

same music in Postman to heaven

@SeijunAme 13 жыл бұрын

Wow, so peaceful!

@arersilnar 14 жыл бұрын

I love your videos and your blog!!! xD

@jiamei23 14 жыл бұрын

I love your new camera.!!!

@Wolffang25561 12 жыл бұрын

aww reminds me of my grandparents when they try to play their favorite old school games XD adorable XD

@Bagbird 14 жыл бұрын

very nicely shot ^^ I love ahjusshi's and ahjumma's. So friendly, even if they don't smile much. lol

@skytostar 14 жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness!!! What a quality picture. This makes me on the fence for the 550D. Ajosshis means middle age man. People in this video seems to be Hal-A-Buji(Grandpa)

@Attikone 14 жыл бұрын

Beautiful video.

@minyong24 14 жыл бұрын

I liked the music. It goes well with the ambiance of the scenery. =)

@cccshp 14 жыл бұрын

wow... your filming skill now is reaching to a total professional level! Great! :)

@icsk8grrl 14 жыл бұрын

this was great! it looks so professional, and feels like a film festival entry. I felt like I was there, but it also gave a feeling of nostalgia. lovely. the music was a really nice touch. maaan, I wish that there were outdoor places I could go to play Go/igo. stupid USA and our checkers/chess bias.

@Yashagoro 12 жыл бұрын

Nice, feels like an intro for a movie

@alphafann 14 жыл бұрын

Wow great quality. Look forward to your new videos =)

@sweetpoopoo 13 жыл бұрын

This game is called "Jang Gi." My grand father plays this game all the time, especially at holidays like Chu Suk or Suellal. lol btw, loving your channel Simon and Martina!

@dpatck 14 жыл бұрын

looks like something you would see in a cinema.. very interesting..

@kok1able 14 жыл бұрын

a very soothing video...good job.

@Chrisisballin 14 жыл бұрын

i really like ur new camera guys.. epic quality ftw. :)

@mykani 14 жыл бұрын

I love the transitions! Did either one of you major in the arts, because this sure is good quality stuff. (:

@drehud 14 жыл бұрын

So professional!! I thought I was watching a commercial or public service announcement...

@PetrArbiter 14 жыл бұрын

Really nice! And the black and white stuff was baduk (바둑).

@gotpudding91 14 жыл бұрын

OMFG AMAZING QUALITY

@Ohanari 14 жыл бұрын

This looks so good! It's like watching a movie or something like that You did a great job =D Love your vidios

@hellenistic 14 жыл бұрын

The old men seem to be playing two games that I know of. One is chess (I know the Chinese name for it, it's the same version, but I dunno what Koreans would call it), and other one with the black and white is Japanese shogi I believe. But nice new camera! Beautiful~! ^^

@xdramaxaddicttx 14 жыл бұрын

i'm loving the quality of your new camera (:

@Onteeh20 12 жыл бұрын

I like how this is filmed, so pro! :P

@Kosaiya 14 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, it was like a movie trailer... a part of me was expecting to hear a movie voice over guy come in and say "... Coming to theaters this July.... Ahjusshis in the park...." lol :P

@skimyy 13 жыл бұрын

MORE LIKE THIS!!!!

@Santokiii 14 жыл бұрын

The first game their playing with the pieces that have engraved characters on them, is called Jangi (장기), or Xiangqi. Its like Chinese Chess. The second game is Baduk (바둑), or Go. I play Jangi with my dad, and these games require a LOT of strategy...

@didzjm23 14 жыл бұрын

tnx for the good quality video...i would like to see Korea..i can't w8 to be a canadian citizen..2 more yrs..tnx a lot

@OhMaGewdNess 12 жыл бұрын

Beautiful video! :)

@missyBecks 13 жыл бұрын

@simonandmartina btw, it's called jang-ki and the later one is called ba-dook. jang-ki is considered more of an older generation thing, and most young folks don't know how to play it. but ba-dook is a lot more common(and have levels like in taekwondo!), and there are new paper articles about the championship leagues, and in ba-dook channels they show the games being played. they both require a lot of thinking like chess. Kids go to ba-dook hakwons to learn patience and logical thinking skills.

@AnnaAbreuFan 14 жыл бұрын

wow quality is so good!

@sjlee311 12 жыл бұрын

This is really beautiful

@cynthia_ess 11 жыл бұрын

I really wish you guys made more videos like this!! Can you do a Seoul version?

@SomeUrbanNinja 10 жыл бұрын

I used to love playing Go and Chinese Chess... Hard to learn, but really fun. I don't remember the name of the game i played as a kid with the sticks and a cloth that had a square drawn on it with an X from each corner.. I called it Korean Sorry! because it felt like playing Sorry!

@etatauri 14 жыл бұрын

DAMN GUYS. I love all your fun videos, but this is a whole new level of good. Did the ajohshi's mind being filmed? Also, I think I especially enjoyed this vid cuz 'Searching for Bobby Fischer' is one of my favorite movies haha.

@hikarushidou 13 жыл бұрын

omg this videos feels like it's a short movie especially with the background musicD:

@bubbles02010 14 жыл бұрын

woah! so professional!

@jazzydork88 13 жыл бұрын

The one the ajussi's are playing is called jang gi (장기). The pieces are shaped in octagons, the biggest one i know its called janbgoon 장군. The pieces come in 2 different colored writing, one in green and one in red and they have Han-Ja writings engraved ind the center. O-mok (오목)is played with the black and white round marbles (its the same as the ones you play with Go).

@burugirl93 14 жыл бұрын

The game with white stones with red and green chinese characters is called Jang Gi and the one with white and black stones is called Ba Duk. Hope that helps! :)

@nweknwek 14 жыл бұрын

very clear video!!

@M1k4chu 12 жыл бұрын

@chastvalex I really love your comment. I couldn't have expressed it in a better way! I feel just the same :) But before I started watching Simon and Martina's videos going to Korea felt like just a dream I could never achieve, but now I feel like it could actually happen! And seeing their videos, especially videos like this one, makes me want to go even more, like you said: whatever it takes :) I hope everything will work out for you, and that you eventually will be able to go to Korea :)

@Altariaba 14 жыл бұрын

Wow, that's beautiful! And slightly ominous ...

@burugirl93 14 жыл бұрын

The one with white stones with red and green chinese characters is called "Jang Gi" and the game with white and black stones is called "Ba Duk" in Korean! Hope that helps Simon and Martina! :D

@Rosie018 14 жыл бұрын

wow, this video looks amazing, like a professional team actually put this together, What kind of camera did you use? love you guys and love all your videos. watching them make me want to visit Korea even more now :)

@chilliessofine 14 жыл бұрын

Wow, I love it !! : D Good job

@shopiayay 12 жыл бұрын

i like these kinds of videos better than the more funny ones

@didzjm23 14 жыл бұрын

tnx for the video..u really have a nice cam..i really want to see korea..can't w8 to be a canadian citizen..2 more yrs to go..tnx a lot...

@flashatizer 13 жыл бұрын

Really neat peaceful video.

@OhSooRandommOriginal 14 жыл бұрын

I think it's a good sync... I mean, they're elders so like yeah

@KoreanSimplyPut 14 жыл бұрын

잘 했습니다! Well done! Looks REALLY good!

@ouch6767 14 жыл бұрын

oh! they're playing Chinese chess at 0:24! ^^...at least the pieces they are using are similar to the ones used in Chinese chess- they have the same chinese characters on them :] love the quality of the video!! :D

@SinDragonSD 14 жыл бұрын

@dmhcalifaxgb it is not connect four, the white and black pieces are called "Go" and are used to surround your oppenent (the other colour) and take his peices and fill the board up with your own. The other game is chinese chess with weird symbols on it

@xxtiney5428 12 жыл бұрын

wow i loved it

@ColdDisdain 13 жыл бұрын

The game with the "black and white dot things" is called Omok. You could probably find basic rules online as it's pretty popular.

@xxgreenfunkyxx 14 жыл бұрын

I love the quality. (: The game is called 장기 Jang Gi. Apparently it's a Korean version of chess. XD

@Freday90 14 жыл бұрын

The game with the white and black beads is pretty much the same as connect four or five, unless I've got the wrong idea. I played it a few times with my friends.

@eatyourkimchi 14 жыл бұрын

@ryusm92 ha! Sorry :(

@dreamman321 14 жыл бұрын

This is chinese chess I think? I love the quality of the vid. The resolution is awesome!

@sapphire8117 14 жыл бұрын

"ajusshis"? xD i'm loving the quality of your new cam!!

@Blahblahbox1 12 жыл бұрын

That's the most badass lookin ajusshis ever :)

12 жыл бұрын

Love it ! :O

@johnhkshin 14 жыл бұрын

nice cam! nice colour!

@yeliz__ 13 жыл бұрын

I love old people

@right2wright 14 жыл бұрын

This is in of super amazing. I think most koreans dont realize it but ahjushi's have like the best style.

@L0v3brittany 14 жыл бұрын

I'm really impressed with the Canon 550d, f/1.8 50mm lens and how you use it.

@j0e14 14 жыл бұрын

its called jang gi its kind of chess but with a different objective which is to take the king out the pieces have different moves like chess the other one is badook which is a total different game with the objective of gaining ground and taking out the opponents ground

@beatnix99 14 жыл бұрын

must be a slr camera with a video function. the depth of field look can only be achieved by interchangable fixed lenses. nice job...

@seok84 14 жыл бұрын

wow~! are you making movies now~? this is excellent~

@dba7dba 14 жыл бұрын

2 different games shown here. One with black and white pieces is called BaDuk (in English Go). And the other is called JangGi. BaDuk is considered higher class than JangGi. Obviously these older men are retired (?). All younger Koreans owe these men much gratitude, for developing S Korea to the point it is in.