Korean mythology tends to get overlooked in favour of Chinese and Japanese so I’m glad it’s getting some spotlight

as a korean im super happy and im literally screaming at the fact that my favorite and educational animator makes me laugh like at every single video

This is possibly the most tastefully done sponsorship I've ever seen. Good job man.

1:33 What's this? An Asian parent actually wanting a daughter? Now that's the real fairy tale!

The Woodcutter and Heavenly Maiden story is almost similar to other many myths around the world but closely to some Celtic tales

I love how Jake calls the "Snake husband" tale unique, when it's one of the most common "animal husband" tales across the world.

As a Korean I am extremely happy for you to be doing this

Fun fact: the rabbit's liver tale has multiple versions and of course multiple endings Few examples of these endings are: The turtle is so ashamed that he leaves never to seen again, The turtle is so ashamed that he commits suicide via bashed his head with a rock, and The Dragon King surviving somehow and then suing the rabbit for not giving up it's liver (He loses btw) Pretty fun stuff right?

Very smart move by Pearl Abyss to have Jake promote their game. My favorite part of the video was seeing the baby snake wearing the bonnet while being feed by the elderly couple, really cute.

Cant wait to see how he literally got the entire black desert online community to collab for this. gonna be awesome!

As a Korean, I can confirm this is a normal day in Korea.

I love how at this time the video comes out in 18 hours yet 13 people are straight coolin' waiting for it to release. Props to y'all

Awesome I hope you do other mythologies after this like Chinese, Japanese, Hindu, Polynesian, Celtic, Arthurian, Yoruban, and others. Edit: I forgot to add Aztec my bad LoL

Japan had a similar myth in which the jellyfish, who at the time has bones like every other creature, was tasked by octopus to get a monkey liver for the sea princess. The same thing happens where the monkey tricks jellyfish into returning without the liver. Only in this version, octopus gets to beat jellyfish till he has no bones, whereupon it's revealed that the sea princess was actually fine and octopus was just lying because he hated jellyfish

Being an American korean who isn’t too tapped to much into his korean culture this is such a good video I didn’t even know I needed!

Virgin Tanuki vs Chad Gumiho Also that "rabbit" at the end just pulled off a Bugs Bunny

The snake one reminded me of the Norwegian tale the of Prince Lindworm. Just with less eating of brides on the wedding night before someone breaks the curse lol Red from Overly Sarcastic Productions did a pretty good short summary of the folktale.

@5:12 I spat out my kimchi laughing and rolled on the floor with that one! You put comedic timing in very unexpected places.. well done! 👏👍🇰🇷

So, the tortoise (turtle's cousin) found out about the hare tricking his cousin, and challenged him to a race.

I’ve been waiting for a video on Korean Mythology and it’s finally happening. Can’t wait to watch it! Edit: AHHHH it was so good! Thank you Jake for this video. I love learning more about my culture, so this was a pleasant treat.

The fact these myths have much in common with myths like across the world is crazy !

I'd literally never heard Korean mythology before this, but now I think I'm going to go into an internet deep-dive and come out knowing way more Korean mythology than the average person ever should. Thank you, Jake!

우리 제이크가 드디어 우리나라 민속 신화를 이야기하는구나.!!!!!!!!!

The rabbit story reminded me of an Indian folklore… Its about a crocodile and a monkey. The crocodile befriends a monkey but after his (crocodile’s) wife gets to know about him (the monkey), she pressures her husband to bring her the monkeys heart because it must be delicious. The crocodile lures the monkey out of his tree on the false pretence of taking him to eat with his family but when he reveals that his wife plans to eat his heart the monkey tells the crocodile that he forgot his heart back home and tricks him into dropping him back home. Also the snake story also has an exact copy in the Panchtantra. These stories are basically India’s version of Aesop’s fables :)

THANK YOU! AS A KOREAN WE DO NOT GET ENOUGH OF THESE KINDS OF VIDEOS!

Just want to mention that bari was also the name of a princess who was believed to be the first mudang, or shaman. There's a whole other myth about her so if you're curious just search up princess bari and it'll probably show up. Secondly, there are many variations of the rabbit's lover story, but in some of them a god from the heavens rewards the sea turtle's hard work and loyalty for the drangon king with an elixir that can work as a substitute for the rabbit's liver.

5:12, that scream tho. :D Also, coincidentally, I am reading a Manwha that references the Rabbit's Liver (being brave?). What timing!

My favorite is the Rabbit Liver, also I got a jumpscare from the woodcutter meeting the maiden and she screamed. I can't believe FGO hasn't adapted anything from Korea into the Fate series.

For all the folklore nerds: the Heavenly Maidens story is a variant of the Swan Maiden folktale, and the Snake Husband story is a variant of the Animal Bridegroom folktale. Both of these are probably the most international folktale types you could ever find, and almost each version feature a variety of supernatural beings as the wife/husband

There’s also the story of how a tiger and a bear wanted to be human so a god (I think) told them “alright then go into this cave and eat nothing but raw garlic and wormwood and eventually you’ll turn into humans” so they both did that but the tiger gave up after a few days because it was not good eats while the bear managed to hold out and become human. There’s also the toilet ghost that appears when you run out of toilet paper and asks if you want blue or red toilet paper.

this video is super accurate because, as mentioned at 7:58, there were no engagement rings in this ear of Korea, but there were absolutely cars (shown at 8:41) Good job!

*12:06* shyamalan: i am so proud

I once read a story similar to the last one in a book of Japanese fairy tales. The main differences were: The quest giver was a dragon princess, and she just wanted exotic food. The land animal was a monkey. It was a jellyfish that told the monkey it was dinner. And this is why jellyfish have no legs and why turtles eat them.

5:11 made me jump 😂😂😂

As a (~50%) Korean, I was surprised by how much I learned from a thirteen minute video. And WOW, I didn’t think I needed to learn this but now I want to. Adding this to the list of stuff I need to learn 😂 Edit: I love the way you tell the stories, especially these. My favorite was also “The Rabbit’s Liver” in the way you told it. “I left my liver at home, you expect me to carry that thing around?” 😂😂😂

“The dangers of refusing a meal from a Korean mother” is a more than true statement from my experience 😅

Korean mythology and folktales are pretty kickass.

You should do Polynesian mythology next And if you ever want to thank me for giving you that idea, you’re welcome

I love korean mythology.. it's a little silly but it definitely deserves some love

It's cool to see you talk about Korean folklore, cool video. You sould talk about finnish mythology.

That turtle glow up was the best I've ever seen! 😂

It’s funny how one of Indonesian folklores has a story about a regular human man that stole a stuff from a celestial lady (that took a bath on earth with her sisters) that forbid her to go back to the sky kingdom and somehow got a tragic ending.

can you get sponsored by black desert online again and do another video on korean folktales? i've never heard of those stories and they sound so interesting, especially when you present them.

Thank you for these videos. My daughter loves watching them and I am super glad she gets some "history" and mythology!

Omg finally another great video from Jake thank you so much putting in so much effort to entertain and teach us

I physically need a sequel video

The Rabbit's Liver was something I remembered looking at a while ago. Nice to see it here.

As a 1/2 Korean, I didn’t even know about these, very interesting.

The Rabbit's Liver story seems similar to a story in India from the Panchatantra. A crocodile once travelled far and wide and befriended a monkey, who gave him sweet fruits from his tree. Every day the crocodile swam back and shared the fruits with his wife, who loved their taste. But the crocodile's wife soon started wondering that if the monkey only ate the sweet fruits, then his heart would be even sweeter and tastier. So she ordered the crocodile to invite the monkey over for a meal, and told him that they were going to eat the monkey instead. Reluctantly, the crocodile obliged and went to fetch the monkey, who rode on the crocodile's back. After swimming a short distance, the crocodile couldn't help himself, and told the monkey that they were going to eat his heart and that he had no choice. The monkey laughed and told the crocodile that he should've told him that before starting the journey, as his heart was very precious to him and he kept it safe outside his body in a locker at his tree. He asked the crocodile to return to the tree so he can bring the heart with him. But as soon as they returned the monkey leapt onto the tree and made fun of the foolish crocodile who believed him so easily.

7:14 The way this man cannot follow directions is astounding 😂

As a part Korean I’m pretty happy you made the video

As a person who grew up in Korea listening to all the KARAYZAY mythologies there, I'm so glad it's getting some spotlight! Supergreat vid as alwaysss :D

The invincible reference at 11:04 was amazing

Would love to see even more Korean folklore videos!! Love the way you summarize information, you really have a talent for teaching

I love when I learn about korean mythology and im so excited that you did this

I would love for you to make a video about some Hungarian folktales someday, there are some truly crazy ones

In the woodcutter and the heavenly maiden really the man did not deserve his fate😢

Korean here, and I’m super happy you made this video cuz this was so fun lol

This is an extreamly clever twist on a sponsorship and for the first time ever i am actually considering playing this game, i love this, i need more people to do sponsorships like this

The part in the woodcutter story reminds me of a part of an irish myth called tir na nóg basicaly a man named osín ran into a beautiful young lady and they fell in love and she took him on her horse that could walk on water to an island called tir na nóg after a while osín missed his father fionn (btw this fionn is fionn mchuail i think thats how you spell that hes an irish hero of legend not really important here but just wanted to say) amd the woman gave osín the horse and told here not to touch the ground (just like in the woodcutter story) and when be got back to ireland he saw 4 old men trying to move a rock osín tryed to help them but he fell off the horse immediately ageing hundreds of years and the horse ran away after talking to the old men he realised his father had been dead for hundreds of years basically tir na nóg is like neverland from peter pan with the no ageing but time passes super quickly just thougth i would mention it because of the similarity with the horses in this story and the woodcutter story

You know, I like to watch this after my Teakwondo classes (A form of Korean martial arts if you didn't know) I like learning about mythology like this.

wow an ad that provided something beneficial instead of just trying to sell us something. Kudos to to both Jake and BDO

5:45 sounds very similar to a Scottish story about Kelpies

Im so happy you got sponsored so you can make videos, along with your patreon. Love it

This is a nice change of pace Jake! I would like to see more of these other mythologies.

Korea definitely has some wacky creatures and characters glad you are covering underrated mythologies

Honestly I really like video game lore and folklore/myth so this was a fun fusion! Hopefully more games reach out! ❤

Begging you to go over Aztec mythology, it’s so bloody and wacky and I love it

7:58 “I am aware that they didn’t have engagement rings in Joseon era Korea You’re welcome.

The story about the woodcutter and the maiden reminded me of the phenomenon of tides.. the sky pulling the water up (with buckets) every fortnight or so? Most ancient pagan myths are based on natural phenomena

Great video! Congrats on the sponsorship it's well deserved!

The last mythology story is very close to one of the Indian mythology short stories

Love the wife of the guy helping a broke car.

10:21 …. Wait a second I heard this story before, its the plot of a cartoon named TURTLE HERO and its also korean. I can’t believe the entire series is based on such a short story lol

Intergrating the sponsorship into the vid content itself is so genius

Glad to see your advertising playing a role in the video, hope to see more mythology beyond the greek/norse/egyptian spotlight

Whoa! Korean mythology?? As a Korean -- thank you. ❤

New task: make a mobile game based on some mythology and sponsor Jake, so he can tell more people about it

We call the Chinese nine-tail fox as Jiuwei Hu not Huli Jing, cause Huli Jing is like normal fox demon and the words in Chinese also means temptress.

Everyone gangsta until ancient aliens explain how the seven tailed fox was a bioengineered animal by aliens

Most meaningful sponsorship I have ever seen while watching youtube How gratifying!

That second one is just like the Irish myth of Oisin. Oisin marries a goddess and he goes with her to Tir na Nogh (land of youth) and lives with her until he misses his father and brother. She allows him to go back on a horse but tells him not to touch the ground unless he could never return. He dismounts the horse to help a man move a massive stone from the road, turns into an old man instantly, and dies. Even though he was in Tir na Nogh for a couple years, it was centuries on Earth and touching the Earth with his feet made him part of our World again.

I love u bro i love your video Continue doing a great job❤

Even though it’s sponsored I love how you animated and told the story. Very funny👍

Nice! I know nothing on Korean but I'm excited.

Yi-Seong-gye sounds like "my-son-gay" and ive been laughing at this in my bathroom for around 9 minites in 3 am

Heavenly Maiden: "I must go. My planet needs me."

7:58 “I am aware they didn’t have engagement rings in Joseon-era Korea”

@5:11 the shriek was hilarious. Must have been fun recording that

Loved learning these! It’s similar to the story of the seal wife from the faroe islands. You should do a story of selkies!

7:04 well that took an unexpected turn! And by unexpected I mean COMPLETELY EXPECTED!!!

Favorite mythology channel.

I always say best way make videos and adapting a myth, this video is awesome hope for more opportunity and more nation myths videos

this is amazing! i was wondering if you can do taiwan, i really want to know more about my culture

The text at 7:58 says “ I am aware that they didn’t have engagement rings in Joseon-era Korea

Me skipping past every single “it ties in by-“ like I’m doing a quick time event

very cool!! in chinese mythology we also have a dragon king who lives underwater and looks pretty much like the one in your video so i find that very cool haha

I’m all for this type of ad content 🙏🏽

7:57 My goodness, it was so hard to catch but I went at .5x speed and finally made out "I am aware they didn't have engagement rings in Joseon-era Korea." You're welcome

YESSSSSS I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS DAY