Arirang TV: Korean Coffee

[mnjo24]

2:24

There's a hoya cat...

[jaymmira]

wow that last drink looks delicious and yeah the coffee lady dance was cute

[jichoi147]

im pretty sure the ending was in reverse... correct me if i'm wrong..

[ElleonOnline]

1:21 heheh~ she looks scared by Simon's giantness :D

[kooleo1014]

i have the same ipod on my desk as the ipod on th desk in the intro

[Prissi20]

it does looked like the most delicious latte in the world :D I'd like to go there!

[Punkyjes194]

I was wondering why he was so serious. LOL it was for arrirang

[iammeakame]

the barista is really cute! i love her eye smile ^^

[Kr1wanisan]

aaww simon looks so passionate when he talks bout the cat cafe.. i wanna go to all these places.. nxt time wen i get the chance to got to korea, im sure to ask u guys for places to visit n hv fun..

[beratio]

dammmmn these anyoing commercials

[Deidarasflower]

MUFFIN, CHEESECAKE, COOKIE AND PUDDING.  Awesome theme.

[AngryCrowTakesFlight]

lolol not for eating

[kznck]

girl from lua is so cute ^^

i want to go to korea even more when im watching simonandmartina ;_; ill be the girl thats walking and dancing and skipping and shouting at people I'M SO HAPPEY 행복한이에요오오오

[Magnolia425]

Is it easy to find decaffeinated coffee in Korea?

[titiaquah]

Junsu and Jaejoong of JYJ need to take their cats to the the cat cafe and go visiting with the other cats :D

[sasuke141]

@titiaquah Don't forget Heechul as well! Unfortunately for me, I could never go to a Cat Cafe since I'm allergic to cats...

[yoozaful]

indie coffee shops are the best. Great coffee + lovely atmosphere .

ps. why do I always think of Marshall Ericson from How I Met Your Mother everytime I see Simon?

[AyanamiRei5kyu]

i wanna have a cat cafe at my place too T__T

[egolectro]

Dont think I can drink my coffee around a cat.

[MYV382CANADA]

I love cats, but I'm allergic! T_T

So I have a little dog! =^_^=

[sharpieroxs]

awwwe, simon's a cat person!

(i find myself awwe-ing quite a bit at your videos now)

[HyuugaYouka]

CAAAAAAAAAT CAAFEEEEE <3

The epic coffee stirring swirling thing at the end was EPIC! WINNING!

[xinxinlai]

omg yes I agree! I regret not visiting more Korean coffee shops :( I love how Korea is so modern and there's this indie wave going on which makes things so contemporary and cool and I could go on forever! I LOVE Korea, I hope to go back there and go to all the places y'all recommend! :DDD

YES my mom's colleague's family had dogs which were names coffee, mocha, cappuccino and latte! :D

[blahk04]

That little barista is so adorable and funny.

And why is barista not recognized as a word?

[9MuzzyGirl9]

cat café!!! *O*

[MsBerryChan]

Yaaaish ;)) You guys are on the front page !! <3

[NeerawiEmi]

OMGGG!! I saw you guys on the front page!! Good job! <3

[FirebirdProductions2]

food names. i do it too :D

[Sp4z4646]

Ah! They have a Cat themed coffee shop in Ilsan at La Festa! :) Wonderful coffee in Korea!

[tewkewl]

That barista is so cute!

[woorisoshicnblue13]

WOAH GO KOREA SEOUL ROX~~~~~!!!!! SALANGHAEYO SEOUL~ IM PROUD TO BE A CITIZEN OF SOUTH KOREA >.<  CAFE LATTES ARE SO GEWD

[woorisoshicnblue13]

WOAH GO KOREA SEOUL ROX~~~~~!!!!! SALANGHAEYO SEOUL~

[baibaibutterfly]

Lua in portuguese means moon so cool 8D

[ronalddreganthizziz]

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[YPSweet]

lol wat a cute barista.

[onewsmile]

2:01 sounds like MBLAQ !!!!

[engloop]

Since I saw "coffe Prince" one of my biggest dreams are drink Korea's coffe. If the coffe just look awesome I really must know how the taste is... OMG

very cool video ^o^~

[Sp4z4646]

@engloop It's yummy, I promise! :) haha.

[TheCussBank]

Tim Horton's got nothin' on Korea

[iLUVphelps]

2 words: CAT CAFE^_^

[benzyza666]

the barista sounds funny :D

[aznnicky3004]

wow -.- the thing at the end I watched it like 20 times wondering how that awesome thing is done, and then i read the comments under. It's backwards >.< but it's still pretty cool i think ^.^

[awriterandagamer]

The end clip, I was freaking out like "HOW DID THEY DO THAT-- Oh. It's backwards..."

[CheeseCrixPie]

it's weird seeing Simon speaking so quietly >.>

[Chrisisballin]

lol spudgy is awesome.

[studystrike]

Am I the only one who keeps replaying the little dance the barista does after she tries to offer simon the latte?

[elfshawolgirl]

I'm hungry now...

[nikiichan]

I saw a person dressed in a cat suit advertising the cat cafe in myungdong and I wanted to go check it out because I love cats but my friend wasn't really into it so just had to walk away O_o but seeing this I SO wanna go X) and yeah Korean coffee is awesome! :D

[malice4memoriesEVER]

"all those bubbles are delicious" =)))))))))))

[spitrio]

LOLS at Spudgy reaction

[saske1946]

where is k-pop music monday?:(

[jjbtyeah]

Muffin, Cookie, Cheese-cake & Pudding! <3

[lostmemos]

the spoon thing at the end was really cool!

[linited]

oh damn now i want some coffee. even if its 9pm right now.

that latte and the last coffee looked so good

[mym705]

if there is Rabbit cafe i would LOVE to go there ~!

[hermionewheezey]

lol omg the cat cafe is sooooooooo cuteee~!!!!!!! whats the name of it?? i will definitely visit it when i go there ^_^

[Konomi2468]

damn that girl is so pretty and cute O.O ^__^

korean coffee looks so delicious!

[billygmss]

Good content but I prefer you guys do funny video rather than serious video.

[scbrandt527]

Ha! Have seen cat cafes in Tokyo, but did not know about them in Seoul. I imagine too many rules to overcome in U.S. to have here. Thanks Simon and Martina for all your insights on Korea!!!

[againstthetimes]

Ha ha! 2:17 Priceless Spudgy.

[blessie017marie]

omg that last part was amazing!

[PowerRangerDuelist]

Why are your videos volume always so low? O~O I have to turn up my volume so high sometimes. The I started watching other videos, forget to turn the volume down, so now I have Son Dam Bi blasting in my ear. Could you please make it louder in your upcoming videos? Please?

[tensaibishonen]

lol Simon your "talking to Koreans" accent.

[luevanlu]

lol. I'm gonna name my future children muffins,cookie,cheesecake and pudding :D

[luevanlu]

lol. I'm gonna name my future children muffins,cupcake,cheesecake and pudding :D

[EricaEnsmee]

Korean coffee is soooo good.

[TayuyaKyuu]

Lololll, the last part totally tricked me. (Coffee mixing bit) took me about 4-5 views until I realized it was reversed, lmao.

[gdragonanddanny]

omg! 2:18 minzy and bom went ot a dog cafe in 2ne1 TV!

[siespanol101]

sigh, they show Korea but cant even speak the language

[thatgirlvivian]

@siespanol101 uh, did you expect them to learn to speak Korean? You have some high expectations. Isn't enough they love Korean culture that they've been there for 3 years? And they do know more Korean than some Korean Americans or other 100% Koreans abroad. It's not easy to take on another language. They are from Canada, so they speak english and probably some French.

[KYUNGILNAM]

@thatgirlvivian according to a korean newspaper, they plan to move to japan or china sooner or later. so sad!!!

[iLOv3kp0p]

@siespanol101 do they have to be able to speak korean? can you speak it? dont criticize people, it's not like you are any better than them. isnt it enough that they love korean culture enough to make this videos for others who cant experience the culture to watch? people (lowlifes) like you annoy me.

[siespanol101]

@iLOv3kp0p haha thats like me doing videos about Japan when I live in tokyo for 3+ years but still cant speak japanese

Besides I bet if I lived in Korea I could learn korean withing 3-5 years

Just sad they do all this yet never actually try to improve there korean

[tokee1234567]

@siespanol101 is your comment about you being in Japan and not being able to speak japanese true?? if that is, then you shouldn't speak about Simon and Martina like that when you're having the same problem (or were you just making a comparison??? sorry wasn't that explicit) and Koren takes more than 4 yrs just to speak..... esp if you're working or are older than a college student

[followthecheater]

COFFEEPRINCE.

[emmaa2313]

i dont think anything can compare to my double double from timmies.... :)

[NautyLollipop]

Totally thought those cats were for eating at first.... I got so scared.

[icecream4younme]

haha i just finished watching "Coffee Prince" so unfortunately i was thinking, HEY she's not making it like Eun Chan! and then i thought of my favorite song from BIGBANG "Cafe". (sorry Simon, Martina would appreciate that more haha)

And when you say "Korean coffee", do you mean coffee prepared by Koreans or coffee beans grown in Korea? like a special roast or something?

[ravenance]

i wanna go to korea just to meet simon and martina!! and also because korea looks like an amazing country of course ;)

[naylonlove]

Could somebody please tell me where the cat cafe is? I really wanna go there when I'm in Korea.

[jordler]

its a cat cafe! then the dwag is like wtf lolz !

[paperpenguins]

oh my god cat cafe. i have to go there. i haveeeeeeee toooooooo!!!!!!!

[eventu22]

mmmm.. pascucci's coffee!!! i'm sorry but i thik that the italian coffee is the best...come on, "latte" ,"cappuccino", "espresso" are all italian words...we have to admit... caffè italiano per sempre... :)

[VIPBJ21]

I need to try their coffee someday.

[fslick89]

muffin, cookie, cheese cake, and pudding - how cuteeeee!! :DD

[ImChallin]

new york times mentions that world traveler coffee drinkers are starting to discover korea as some of the world best coffee brewers.

[RizuHanakuro]

cat cafe <3

[clauhp72]

o.O that what is done in the coffee in the end is A-W-E-S-O-M-E o.O =D

LOL cat cafe xD I want to go there xD

[xoxoslpy]

haha the lady is adorable (:

is she tiny or your just really too tall?

I think it's both lol . & cat cafe ? cool .

[archykins]

i wish they could have kitty cafes here :( but noooooooo its a health hazard -.- yet eating mcdonalds isnt? COMMON lol theres cat IN the burgers XD

[Golzinbaf]

Hmmm coffeee

[Kanryina]

I want that ice latte!!! ah! and the cat coffee shope looks awsome....*sigh* I wanna go... D:

[StarAWings]

The barista was like "oh, a giant! "

I usually don't drink coffee but do they have things like a frappocino (did I spell that okay?) cause I like those... But that Latte does look better than most I have had... It looks so frothy and foamy and fluffy... it looks liek cotton candy fluffy and I want to eat it!!

[Imposante]

Muffin, Cookie, Cheesecake and Pudding. Best names ever.

[yexey]

Korea imports all of its coffee... how can you say its the best in the world? Oh that's right, that's exactly how Korea likes promote itself... #1 in this, #1 in that.

No one is really impressed, besides Koreans themselves.

[KpopSoCool]

@yexey So, what are you? A racist?

[yexey]

@KpopSoCool

Up until a few years ago, all Korean coffee shops served ONLY instant coffee. It was the American company Starbucks which helped to make brewed coffee popular in Korea, but again, that was only recently.

And let me tell you something about coffee. The quality is mostly dependent upon the origin of the beans and how they are mixed. Korea has NEVER grown its own coffee and has NO history of drinking it. I assure you, Korean coffee is generally poor quality and grossly overpriced.

[KpopSoCool]

@yexey Okay, I respect your opinion on that. But your first comment was totally rude. (1) It was Canadians (well, I love that Canadian couple, though) that said Korean coffee is good. But you said like we Koreans promote ourselves, which is simply wrong. (2) I don't even think Korean coffee is the best in the world myself. No Koreans would think so. (3) Don't leave comments like that. You really seem to be a racist.

[yexey]

@KpopSoCool

Your comment is rude!

You called me racist because I said Korea doesn't have the best coffee in the world.

Shame on you!

Also, I live in Korea and I have ajoshis and ajumas spit and swear at me all the time because I'm a waegukin.

THAT is racist.

[KpopSoCool]

@yexey No, I'm not talking about your opinion on Korean coffee. And you know it. Don't cover it up that you actually left those comments to insult Koreans. You said like we Koreans promote ourselves on everything, and that's what you really wanted to say.

Well, then, what's wrong with promoting, anyway? I don't see any problems on that. BUT, it was a Canadian guy that said Korean coffee is good in this vid. Not Koreans! And why don't you just respect his opinion?

[joah07]

@yexey nice- so some ignorant, racist old people offended you and now you're taking your resentments out on all koreans everywhere.

[yexey]

@joah07

No. I'm criticizing Korean government tourism strategies, NOT "all koreans everywhere". Don't take it so personally.

My point is: saying "Korea has the best coffee" will not encourage foreign tourists to visit Korea. It might make Koreans feel proud, but nobody outside Korea believes it. Why? Because Korea has no history of coffee production.

Simon was paid to be in this video and he obviously had a script. I doubt he believes what he said.

[tokee1234567]

@yexey they're not advertising korea for specifically, their coffee. there is a difference between tourism and culture videos. this seems to be one of the videos that show more about little parts of Korea and how some of the vlogger's individual perspective goes into their view of Korea, not necessarily promote it for tourism.

[joah07]

@yexey now you're trying to come off as the calm, rational voice of reason. Do you not recall the tone and content of your first couple of posts? Listen, if you were as calm and rational as you think you are there wouldn't be so many people annoyed by your posts. As for Korea hiring Simon to spread coffee propaganda (wow, that doesn't sound crazy at all), where's your proof? For that matter, how do I know that Kim Jong Il hasn't hired you to be a troll for this video?

[joah07]

@yexey BTW "Korean government tourism strategies?' Did you see their videos about Korean ear picks and nose rollers? Hilarious as they were, do you really think the government would have funded that?

[yexey]

@joah07

The earpick video is posted on their personal website. This one was made for Arirang TV. The two have a totally different style, so its obvious that they sold out for this video and Arirang wrote the script.

Also, Canadians don't care if someones father recommended something - it seems like a stupid thing to say actually. However that kind of sentiment does appeal to Koreans.

Obviously the script was written by Koreans for Koreans.

[tokee1234567]

@yexey koreans don't usually watch Arirang.... it's only like Koreans who live outside of Korea or foreigners that watch Arirang. are you even Korean. it seems as if you know nothing about the people or their culture

[yexey]

@tokee1234567

I'm saying that the video was scripted according to the domestic Korean perception of "effective promotion" and not in a way that would appeal to Westerners. In that sense, the makers of this film are ignorant of Western culture.

Like I said, the line about "my father's favorite" would appeal to Koreans, but its totally unconvincing and a bit bizzare to Westerners.

If you think that line is going to impress anyone, then you know nothing about Western people or their culture.

[Theresnosuchthing08]

@yexey exactly: origin and how they are mixed. where the beans are from has no importance. You can have the best ingredients in the world, but that won't matter unless you know how to prepare them well. And if you go down that road, there are various things named "best" that import from other countries, nothing now is really just from one country, that's the beauty of trade.Please don't "assure" us, it's an opinion not a fact that you're giving us. @Kpopsocool Let them have an opinion

[yexey]

@Theresnosuchthing08

No, you've got it wrong. "Preparing coffee well" has very little to do with its quality. As I said, the quality depends on where the beans were grown (their origin) and how they are mixed. Different countries' soil has different characteristics which affect the flavor of the bean. Korea can't even grow coffee beans, so it's just stupid to say "Korean coffee is the best".

Also, don't forget that Simon was paid by Arirang for this.

[tokee1234567]

@yexey the preparation also plays in part. when you make coffee, there is the top part called crema (donno exact spelling) that contains the essense, or the actually good flavor of the coffee so to speak. if you don't pour anything else like steamed milk within a short time period the real taste of that coffee will change (I worked as a barista for a few months). and who cares? saying Korean coffee is the best is not that much different from ppl saying starbucks has best coffee

[BillsDamaged]

reminds me of Coffee Prince :D <3

[ketichini]

Cafe Lua has been added to my bucket list cause you guys make it see like the best coffee place in the world.

[ImaChii]

We have the same mac, oh baby yahhh <3

[zaks04]

apparently the "cafe lua" was advised from barista lim who was an advisor of the "coffee prince no.1"

[ReijiRomio]

I went to a dog cafe when I was in Korea.

[JosefineJoos]

I'm from Holland, so when I saw the word "coffeeshop" I think of something else.

[zaks04]

@JosefineJoos LOL

[xassin]

@JosefineJoos Ahahahaha only in Holland...... buy me a ticket to Amsterdam and I'll bring my best piece of BONG!

[LadyCookie88]

all those bubbles are delicious! XD love ya, simon, hahah xD

[SilentFaces]

I want some coffe, looks well nice

[HeavenPauline]

Where is this café Lua situated ?

[zaks04]

@HeavenPauline it's situated at Buchun(west of seoul) where simon lives.

[Jun9095]

UWA!!! XDD

lua looked so tiny~ keke

but yeah...i wanna go to the korean coffee shops as well~

they are so beautifully decorated and it looks like it has a great atmosphere~ <3

[OceanPacific07]

ohmygawd. Cat Cafe!!! Korean cats. Nyahahaha.. XDD

[lilli2708]

wooo....i saw this on tv :))

[thexinfactor]

Is it hygienic to drink coffee with cats?

[MissM86]

@thexinfactor well people have cats at home so why not outdoors? I'm sure they are all potty trained.

[funincluded]

I like he Korean shops with the little separate rooms

[eveningniteshade]

Why is that so many youtube partners use digital SLR's as video cameras instead of video cameras. Just seems strange to me, but must be a reason.

[MissM86]

@eveningniteshade it's usually because the output is the simular quality to taking pictures, I saw a drama shot with a DSLR and it was beautiful.

[spanishprisoner]

@eveningniteshade size and lense are the reason for SLRs. And for a youtube video it is quite enough.

[waterflowzz]

@eveningniteshade It's cuz a DSLR is all you really need for youtube. Youtube doesn't allow for ppl to post long lengthy videos and in terms of quality it doesn't lack compared to a video camera. If you are going for long lengthy videos, you should get a video camera but if you are doing short videos then there is no need to go for a video camera. And i'm sure the fact that you can take quality still shots on a dslr also helps with ppl using it instead of video cameras.

[waterflowzz]

@eveningniteshade one very important difference i forgot to mention is that with DSLR it allows for a narrower depth of field (focus point) than a normal video camera, which allows for a video to seem more professional. This is one of the main reasons the DSLR is so popular.

[shopper231]

it was so cute how the cat was giving the other cat a massage

[studystrike]

1:25 Is her name is Lua or is she a barista in cafe Lua

[zaks04]

@studystrike barista of cafe lua. I've never heard of a korean name lua.

[oXpinkbubbleXo]

LOL the coffee girl lua was soooo cute!

[hanispongebob14]

wow i want that kind of cafe like that in my country. the cat cafe is cool!

[moli323]

Muffin, Cookie, Cheesecake and Pudding!! <3<3<3 I ALREADY LOVE YOUR CATS!!! nyaaaaa!!

[catgoh1992]

simon how tall are you exactly?

[yankyLOVE22]

hahaha simon your sooo adorable lol ... 'muffin,cookie,cheescake and pudding' :P

[skatekoh]

i know of a coffee shop that also has cats wondering around,

but its specialty isnt coffee.... its something more potent. :D

[eiramleira]

i want to go to a cat cafe!

[ndebbiegirl]

Haha!! The barista is so cute!!

[JedoSky]

Lua made me happy. :)

[ricchampz]

Korea looks so awesome :O

[flip4v]

i googled 2:00 =D flavor and joy! nice =]

[LittlePinky82]

I like the vibe these shops seem to give off. Very comfy and relaxing.

[JGAngeLS]

SHE IS SOO CUTE!

[dar482]

What?!?!?! Cats and coffee? I need this now.

[kyoungeunn]

@dar482 yehh i went during last summer because of simon and martina! lol

it was SOOOOO adorable! lol except its like located in soem sketchy ally XDD well i thought so :P

but ya def worth it @.@!

[MissM86]

@dar482 they have dog ones too.

[MrFrackme123]

Always love a good coffee shop from Las Vegas to Victoria B.C. and Kabul Afganistan, theres a relaxing feeling you get in a coffee shop, for a few moments everything is right with the world.

[mrhappyface520]

Spudgy was like "what,excuse me,there's no dog cafe?!" haha LOL

[MissM86]

@mrhappyface520 lol there are dog cafes

[Frodokeuh]

it's not in HD? D:....

[jansportmania]

Spudgy's reaction is soo funny xD and i love the names of your cats lol

[Peterpanchan18]

that latte really did look delicious,...

[superleo30317]

Hey guys, come over here to Yecheon! There's a nice little cafe called "Arabica" that serves a delicious Sweet Potato Latte. The Vanilla Latte isn't so bad either.

[WordArteest]

I think Lua was the name of the cafe (Cafe Lua), not the barista

[TLx518]

Hi!

"Oooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh!" LMAO

[mhn7700]

What?? Two people don't like coffee? Or cats??

[Bobesque]

2ne1 also went to pet cafe... with dogs!

[RicaWinter08]

I heard there also a coffee shop where there's a lot of dogs too =)

[chongyboo93]

omg that latte looked DELICOUS!