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    DAEGU LIFESTYLE

    Korean Life | That Other Time I Was in a Korean Video

    Behind the Scenes // Meet the Real Daegu: City of Daegu ( 대구), Korea Promotional Video

    me having a Mary Tyler Moore moment, rumpled shirt and all ❤️️

    A couple of months after appearing in KTX magazine, I was asked to be in a short promotional video highlighting some of the most notable tourist spots in Daegu. The production team wanted the video to be filmed, completed, and distributed within a really tight time frame, so once again I wasn’t given much advance notice. On top of that, the timing of the video fell right before the holidays, and right before we planned on leaving the country for a trip.

    And once again, I said no.

    At the time, Sly’s parents were in Korea visiting for just over a month and my MIL really wanted me to do it (and watch in the background, haha). With Sly and my MIL’s convincing, I eventually changed my mind. As mentioned previously, I’m just not an in-front-of-camera person, and the thought of being recorded on video made me feel that much more anxious.

    What’s worse: me “modeling” for a Korean magazine or me “acting” in a promo movie? I’ll let you decide.

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