Return to Bucheon ★ My first home in Korea

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Комментарии • 775

  • @user-mt9dy3sj9u
    @user-mt9dy3sj9u 10 месяцев назад +1070

    When I was in Bucheon Girls Highschool, I was so “Super shy” person. Martina always says hi to me first and tried to share her amazing warm sweet vibe. Everybody loved her so much. And we all missed her so much after she leaved. Watching her youtube is like a present to me 😊

    • @Fluuuv
      @Fluuuv 10 месяцев назад +48

      This is so sweet ❤

    • @KingKogi
      @KingKogi  10 месяцев назад +328

      😭 😭 😭 I really loved all of you at Bucheon Girls High school and wanted to see you all succeed and enjoy your lives ❤️ thank you for the lovely comment 🙇🏼‍♀️

    • @saratonin6925
      @saratonin6925 10 месяцев назад +34

      This is such a sweet comment! You're memory is so precious to her ❤❤❤

    • @catie5939
      @catie5939 10 месяцев назад +14

      I remember so many of my English students in SK, I hope they're all doing amazing as adults now. This is so sweet. 💜💜

    • @Splentabulistic
      @Splentabulistic 10 месяцев назад +8

      This is so heartwarming

  • @ResOwOnance
    @ResOwOnance 10 месяцев назад +1856

    As someone who had followed you since the early days of EatYourKimchi, it was so lovely and wholesome seeing you revisit Bucheon!!!!

    • @alexger85
      @alexger85 10 месяцев назад +27

      same! I feel utterly nostalgic right now 🥲

    • @TheMissDebyluv
      @TheMissDebyluv 10 месяцев назад +7

      Makes me feel like I'm back in elementary school

    • @ELTExperiences
      @ELTExperiences 10 месяцев назад +2

      Totally true! I have the same sentiments.

    • @AlinaKat3
      @AlinaKat3 10 месяцев назад +1

      Same

    • @dereksbooks
      @dereksbooks 10 месяцев назад +7

      Rest in Peace, Spudgy.

  • @InternetFad
    @InternetFad 10 месяцев назад +997

    This made me so emotional! I remember watching you in 2009 at my university orientation. I was wrapped up in a blanket on a plastic mattress with no sheets and I was so scared of the world and seeing you out there living and being brave made me want to be brave too. Thank you for sharing your adventures with us and reminding us to be brave

    • @lolitabubbles26
      @lolitabubbles26 10 месяцев назад +27

      That is about how long I've been watching too! I missed the FAP's for so long and was so happy when Martina began making her own. It's like she never left.

    • @MissMechaZero
      @MissMechaZero 10 месяцев назад +16

      Same here! I was teaching English and living in Japan in 2010; your videos reminded me to be brave. I wept watching this because I also had so many memories with my ex in Japan, but it’s time to make new memories and experience Tokyo in a new way! 💜

  • @typsom
    @typsom 10 месяцев назад +467

    I love the message of not letting the negative things in life spoil the things you love. After my 4yr relationship ended there were so many things that hurt because they reminded me of him: places, music, movies, tv shows... it took a few years but I made a conscious choice to re-learn how to love them with new associations that didnt include him. It was very empowering. Like I took my life back. I reccommend anyone struggling with the same thing to do the same. It hurts but its worth it

    • @Fluuuv
      @Fluuuv 10 месяцев назад +2

      Love this ❤

    • @saratonin6925
      @saratonin6925 10 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks I needed this ❤

    • @DemonaLlama
      @DemonaLlama 10 месяцев назад +2

      You're very wise. I have recently had to start returning to a place I used to live with people I love and I realised that I had to go and make new memories of the place of my own.

  • @lavenderchai4612
    @lavenderchai4612 10 месяцев назад +355

    I started weeping watching this because of your RUclips Channel EatYourKimchi I started learning more about Korean cuisine, Korean adventures! I started reminiscing the videos I would watch on your channel. I want to give you a huge THANK YOU. Truly from the bottom of my heart!!! My dad passed away, you guys were able to make me smile!!!! Even though we’ve never met, I’ve always felt a connection with you!!
    Please continue to keep doing what you’re doing right now!! I’ll always be cheering you on!

    • @KingKogi
      @KingKogi  10 месяцев назад +89

      Big hugs, I know how hard it is to lose your father I'm glad we were able to bring you a smile. Thanks so much for cheering me on still, I hope I can keep bringing you a smile with my videos.

    • @ToddBoehly0147
      @ToddBoehly0147 9 месяцев назад

      Hello👋 how are you doing today? I hope this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦grow up in Fort Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?

  • @yuus4424
    @yuus4424 10 месяцев назад +456

    First Bom and Dara had comebacks and now Martina is visiting Bucheon - I'm reaching levels of (happy) nostalgia that shouldn't even be mathematically possible!

    • @cmmiestcat
      @cmmiestcat 10 месяцев назад +3

      Who are those 2?

    • @SilentCarnival
      @SilentCarnival 10 месяцев назад +16

      ​@@cmmiestcatthey are former members of the girl group 2NE1

    • @tdelioncourt1268
      @tdelioncourt1268 10 месяцев назад +1

      They are !? :O I need to check it out !!

    • @KimeSays
      @KimeSays 10 месяцев назад

      Yesssssss Omg

  • @pais5231O1
    @pais5231O1 10 месяцев назад +96

    "I can't believe this place is still here! I mean of course it's still here why wouldn't it be" *has war flashbacks to every old video where restaurants had closed, or directions were given and you said "if it's still here"*

  • @Strawbibble
    @Strawbibble 10 месяцев назад +240

    It’s crazy that I’ve been watching you since I was 14 in 2011 and how much has changed. When I met my husband he started watching you with me. And now we’re having a baby. Thank you for being a comfort through almost half my life ♥️

    • @ToddBoehly0147
      @ToddBoehly0147 9 месяцев назад

      Hello👋 how are you doing today? I hope this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦grow up in Fort Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?

  • @TheRealSala
    @TheRealSala 10 месяцев назад +220

    15:42 I love this! We go through so much in our lives and although some places have bad memories we can always rewrite them with new ones that make us feel good

    • @Just999Me
      @Just999Me 10 месяцев назад +27

      Martina's strength in reclaiming a place with bad and sad memories is something I admire her the most for. I cannot for the life of me let go of bad places or the trauma of people's betrayal, even with therapy.

    • @Jaynna09
      @Jaynna09 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@Just999Me The B.E.S.T. system practiced by some chiropractors might be able to help you separate the emotion from the memory. Look it up.

  • @JenniferNightyXNight
    @JenniferNightyXNight 10 месяцев назад +261

    Thank you Martina for existing and being who you are. I really appreciate your love and wonder for life and travel. I love your videos so much. Been watching since I was 16 in high school. I’m 24 now 🥲🥹

  • @mochi7452
    @mochi7452 10 месяцев назад +115

    What a trip down memory lane! Something I always tell myself is that its okay to grieve the past, to have solemn feelings about places with strong memories, good or bad. Its okay to feel sad in places that are happy, it just shows how youre human! And how strong and in tune you are with your emotions. It was so nice to see good memories in this video! To many more to come :)

  • @Sullsfx
    @Sullsfx 10 месяцев назад +55

    EatYourKimchi was some of the first content exposing me to Korean culture ever. Through watching your videos, my interest in Korea expanded beyond K-pop into Korean food and language. I remember watching your videos just wishing so badly I could eat the same foods. Now 13 years later I've been living in Korea as a teacher myself for almost 2 years and have been able to experience all the things I wanted so badly to try back then. It's such a treat to see you back in Korea and in your old city and neighborhoods.

    • @catie5939
      @catie5939 10 месяцев назад +1

      Aww, have some milkis for me! I miss KBBQ so much 💜💜

  • @Ichigoxlolita
    @Ichigoxlolita 10 месяцев назад +137

    Yay! So happy for you! It’s so nice to see Martina able to enjoy her lunch without someone else always eating like half of it 😒 GO GIRL 💖💕✨

    • @Su_Jo_Lo
      @Su_Jo_Lo 10 месяцев назад +6

      Right!?

    • @cmmiestcat
      @cmmiestcat 10 месяцев назад +12

      HAHAHA we ALL know who are you referring to here 😭

    • @Fluuuv
      @Fluuuv 10 месяцев назад +3

      😂😂

    • @SarahTimmartworldwide
      @SarahTimmartworldwide 10 месяцев назад

      😅lol ❤

  • @BIGBANGvip5673
    @BIGBANGvip5673 10 месяцев назад +149

    Omg my nostalgia is through the roof - I’m so proud of how far you’ve come, Martina!! We love you❤❤

  • @RebeccaG90
    @RebeccaG90 10 месяцев назад +104

    I've been with you since the OG Bucheon days, this hit me right in the feels. Love your Animal Crossing t-shirt too!

  • @JellyJerryy
    @JellyJerryy 10 месяцев назад +45

    Spudgy has such a special place in my heart 🥰 the goodest boy

  • @Mar-qz8uw
    @Mar-qz8uw 10 месяцев назад +21

    Sometimes i can't believe that i watched my first video of Martina in Korea when i was a teen in 2009 and I'm almost 30! this video made me a little nostalgic but still so fun ❤

  • @개굴-u3v
    @개굴-u3v 10 месяцев назад +16

    The high school footage was SO nostalgic to me as someone who was in high school from 2008-2012. I had a ton of Korean penpal friends and it was my dream to study abroad 😭 I ended up moving when I was 19 and am still living here! Now with my husband and 2 kids :) All of those penpal friends are in a similar life stage as well. The old footage nearly had me in tears. For the love of god, take me back!😭

  • @messypalette
    @messypalette 10 месяцев назад +41

    I’m so happy about you’re little message near the end about not letting other memories cloud your good vibes being back. I had a horrible ex whilst I was living in Korea a few years back and I was worried I would never want to return, but I now have my amazing fiancé who has been hearing me talk about all the food, activities and culture in Seoul and Jeju for the past 5 years and we’ve actually booked a holiday there for next year. I’m looking forward to making new loving memories with him and of course eating lots of hotteok

  • @VN2L
    @VN2L 10 месяцев назад +80

    I LOVE the thumbnail for this video
    I'm so happy to see that you revisited Bucheon - I've been following you since then! When I moved to Korea I learned pretty much everything about what to expect from you. Me and my EPIK friends used to joke that our first homes in Korea were our 'Korean Hometowns' - I ended up in Miryang way down in the south between Daegu and Busan and I still introduce it to people like "WE are famous for apples, dweji gukbap and the Miryang Arirang!" as though I'm actually from there myself. Miryang gets a pretty bad rap, but I'll defend it down to the ground.
    I left Korea 6 years ago and also moved on to where I really wanted to live, but there's something about Korea that feels so... homely? I don't really know how to describe it, it's like a piece of my soul was left there. Korean food is as comforting as the food I ate growing up, and it feels very familiar even after being away for a while. I'm so glad you had a nice time revisiting old memories! I felt like I was sharing those with you from all those years ago and got all nostalgic too. Thanks for making this video!

    • @KingKogi
      @KingKogi  10 месяцев назад +23

      Glad you liked the thumbnail haha decided to go off the rails with it. Yeah I know what you mean; even though all types of things happened in Korea, I still feel like it is home. It was my first time living as an adult, 24 years old when I arrived, and it was for 8 years of my life in Korea. It really shaped me.

  • @spectral__
    @spectral__ 10 месяцев назад +20

    I know this must've been so difficult for you. I'm as proud as a stranger can be of someone. Seeing you strive to move forward through hard times and make happy new memories is really inspiring. I hope I can do the same. Thank you. 💜🐷

  • @spellbunny
    @spellbunny 10 месяцев назад +37

    I can completely relate Martina, I recently went back to the hostel/cafe that I worked at over 10 years ago in Kyoto and the feelings that arose were unexplainable. It was a mixture of nostalgia and feeling like all our lives have moved on and kind of mourning that young person that we used to be. At the same time, everything felt the same too. I loved watching your travels, as always!

    • @ToddBoehly0147
      @ToddBoehly0147 9 месяцев назад

      Hello👋 how are you doing today? I hope this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦grow up in Fort Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?

  • @TayTay96845
    @TayTay96845 10 месяцев назад +55

    When I first saw your videos in about 2014, I was just graduating high school and going to my local community college. I saw that they also had a study abroad program to South Korea and your videos inspired me to go study abroad not once but twice in South Korea, i even dyed my hair pink because you inspired me lol. I’ve since been to Korea about six times now and even my husband is from South Korea. Without watching your videos my life would look a lot different than it does today. So thank you.For everything.

  • @JadeCanada237
    @JadeCanada237 10 месяцев назад +45

    I felt really sentimental watching this, and hearing the voice of Spudgy again, he wasn't even my dog and I miss that little fur ball! I hope this was healing for you Martina. I am studying graphic design (at almost 50! ~never stop learning and growing! ) and my Korean classmate is thrilled to hear all I know about Korea, which I learned from your videos! :)

    • @katyb2793
      @katyb2793 10 месяцев назад

      You're so amazing!!
      Honestly, after I reached around 32 I started finding it a bit more difficult to keep up with the ever changing technology. I hope I can still be learning and adapting when I'm your age!
      My Aunt went to uni in her 70's and learnt to use a computer too (they were pretty new back then). You're definitely never too old to do anything!

    • @JadeCanada237
      @JadeCanada237 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@katyb2793 You're so sweet, thank you! Oh believe me, some days are pretty hard. I also live with chronic pain which makes it very challenging, as my brain just isn't what it used to be! Your Aunt sounds like an awesome person. Personally I think we really age when we stop learning and forcing our brains to work a little harder!

    • @katyb2793
      @katyb2793 10 месяцев назад

      @@JadeCanada237 I agree, the moment we give up, we age I think.
      I have chronic pain too, so I can understand some of your struggles. I also had it for most of my tertiary education.
      I'm not sure what your uni is like, but we had a disability liason unit that were so so helpful. My pain started in my arms, so they gave me access to computers with voice recognition programs to type (before our mobiles could do this 😅), scribes for classes to take notes, extensions or extra time in exams if I needed it, or anything else I needed.
      Hopefully your uni has all these things that can help make life easier for you too :)
      All the very best Jade!

    • @icychocolate62
      @icychocolate62 7 месяцев назад

      I miss spudgy and his voice too!

  • @kirstenpaff8946
    @kirstenpaff8946 10 месяцев назад +29

    I am glad you are able to still appreciate the good memories associated with your old home. Thanks for taking us along with you.

  • @kvlly8178
    @kvlly8178 10 месяцев назад +34

    I'm 25 now but I remember being 13 and coming home from school to watch your videos. It was so lovely to see you revisit, it feels like I don't know you but we share memories together! Thank you for inspiring me in my life to take leaps and travel to live in different countries despite how scary it may seem.

  • @AuthorTinaMoss
    @AuthorTinaMoss 10 месяцев назад +40

    I had such a similar experience. I lived just outside of Tokyo in 2007. And I went back in 2018 to check out how it had all changed. Definitely mixed emotions. But love that you focused on the positives. Nostalgia can be tricky. Thank you for sharing, Martina! 💖

    • @KingKogi
      @KingKogi  10 месяцев назад +33

      You get it for real, must have been a lot of mixed emotions for you. It is WAY easier to be sad than to be happy, but it feels much better to be happy hahah so it's a tricky fight against those memories that want to drag you down. I've just been working on owning my sad feelings, accepting that I have good moments wrapped up with sadness, and that it's okay. And I can choose happiness after facing it all.

    • @katyb2793
      @katyb2793 10 месяцев назад

      @@KingKogi I really like your philosophy Martina. It's so helpful and a positive way to live your life.
      It's a way of taking back control that is rightfully ours too. Who the heck is somebody to make a place, song, food, etc negative for us? No way! 💕

  • @williamchen6105
    @williamchen6105 10 месяцев назад +31

    Watching this video makes me teary. But like a happy tear. Basically growing up with Martina really feel the growth of Korea.

    • @KingKogi
      @KingKogi  10 месяцев назад +7

      Williammmmmm

  • @wellthisisinteresting4912
    @wellthisisinteresting4912 4 месяца назад +2

    Martinaaaaa

  • @alexl0890
    @alexl0890 10 месяцев назад +1

    I was born in bucheon so always had that connection with you! Welcome back to bucheon!! :) I was there in May!

  • @leah6929
    @leah6929 10 месяцев назад +6

    Since everyone here is emotional about Martina returning to Bucheon:
    I love how she is always choosing to see the good in everything and to appreciate the happy memories. I get emotional thinking about how I started watching eyk back when I felt so lonely cause I knew no one who liked the same things as me. But throughout the years I’ve seen Martina take on new challenges and overcome the harshness of life that I can confidently say that she’s been my inspiration and motivator to do the same. I’ve been watching her for around ten years now… crazy how time flies. Thank you Martina for always reminding us that happiness is a decision. ❤

    • @leah6929
      @leah6929 10 месяцев назад

      Also, if I ever visit South Korea again I’d love to go an explore Bucheon! You’ve really convinced me ❤😂

  • @florianb81
    @florianb81 10 месяцев назад +16

    Miss the Korea days. Looking forward to future adventures.❤

  • @jjmusiclover3
    @jjmusiclover3 10 месяцев назад +2

    I feel like one of the family here. I grew with eyk. This is special for us too Martina!

    • @KingKogi
      @KingKogi  10 месяцев назад +3

      I wasn’t sure how everyone would feel about it, but I’m glad it’s special for everyone too 😭

    • @jjmusiclover3
      @jjmusiclover3 10 месяцев назад

      Omg ❤️❤️❤️ I’m 28 from SC just got my TEFL and it’s your journey that inspired a lot of my life. Sending so much love!

  • @waterlilly1498
    @waterlilly1498 22 дня назад

    7:18 I got emotional with you.
    Would be amazing to see some of the students in your footage NOW, what have they become.
    Thanks for taking us with you down memory lane 😊❤

  • @locNguyen-jb1vt
    @locNguyen-jb1vt 10 месяцев назад +1

    Missed you good to see you back

  • @marianamanzana8016
    @marianamanzana8016 10 месяцев назад +4

    Sith Lord Meemers and Jedi Master Spudgy ❤❤❤ loved this video

    • @KingKogi
      @KingKogi  10 месяцев назад

      Glad you appreciated that thumbnail 😉

  • @karyrojas4647
    @karyrojas4647 7 месяцев назад +3

    I’m so emotional watching this!!, I remembered all the WTF and TL;DR’s videos 🥹🥹 During a time of my life that was so hard, your videos brought me joy and expectations for new days. Thanks to your videos I started to hopefully see a future away from my environment, and gave me a space of escapism when I truly needed it. 15+ years have passed since I watched my first EYK video, this year is my 8th living happily overseas. Thank you so much Martina, all your content helped me to build a ladder, and your example gave me the courage to take the leap and change. I send you a huge Hug❤❤❤❤❤

  • @soshiangel90
    @soshiangel90 4 месяца назад

    I put off watching this for a little bit because I knew it was going to be a lot emotional - i mean SOOOO much has happened since your teaching days and it's always so touching to go back to your old haunts and weird too, cuz you're looking around with all these feels and memories and heart but the people there are new and different and it feels like you should be recognized because i mean, "i spent so much of my life here at one point" but time has kept going and going and of course no one knows you, that's how time and change works, but sometimes those things that haven't changed just thrust you back into past and its a bittersweet shock to the system to see it all again....
    anywho! It was so great to see early Martina's places again. I started following you i think just before the move to seoul but after you had stopped teaching so this is both a walk down memory lane and a chance to experience things I missed out on the first time.

  • @theadaniel3398
    @theadaniel3398 10 месяцев назад +13

    I lived in Bucheon my first year in South Korea, too! That was back in 2016. I miss Bucheon Central Park. I lived really close by it and visited often. Now I live in Suwon and have been in Korea for like 7 years. It's good to see you going back to your beginnings. Also, I get lost on Line 1, too!

    • @KingKogi
      @KingKogi  10 месяцев назад +6

      Bucheon Central Park is so epic! And Line 1 is so not clear when it goes towards Incheon or switches to a different line and you're now going the total wrong way hahah

  • @KeyAlex
    @KeyAlex 10 месяцев назад

    Was lucky enough to meet Spudgy! Very funny dog. I remember going to You are here cafe too!

  • @rizkalmadea
    @rizkalmadea 16 дней назад

    Watching this brings back so many memories of me in my middle-high school days 🥹 I’ve been your subscriber since your Bucheon days and you’re one of the reasons why I wanted to go to Korea so bad. I’ve traveled to Korea 3 times and I still referred to your old videos, even though some of your place recommendations might have been gone by now 😂 I still come back to the EYK channel from time to time to just watch your old videos, especially those VERY old ones from your officetel days. It brings so much comfort, and seeing you went back to Bucheon also brings me down to memory lane even though I’ve never been there. I just want to thank you for making those videos and be a huge part of my teen years (until now!). I’m really glad that you didn’t give up on making videos after all that happened because I also love binge-watching King Kogi channel!

  • @iareLynnebee
    @iareLynnebee 10 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you for the nostalgic video

  • @KloiKoch
    @KloiKoch 23 дня назад

    I am happy to see Martina happy. Martina, you are an amazing person! ❤ I was so lucky to have met you twice while I lived in Korea. Once we met in 2012 at the Hongdae playground (when I was drunk 😅) and we took a picture together. I moved back to Germany and I returned to Korea as an exchange student in 2015. And I bumped into you again on the street between Hongdae and Sinchon when you came outside from some kind of live music club. At that time I didnt wanted to bother you both by asking for a picture on a date night, so I just smiled at you and just passed by as I was on my way home from Hongdae. But I was glad to have seen you again. 🥰
    I miss Korea. I want to go back and see how Korea has changed. I was the last time in 2018 for 5 weeks. Korea is changing so quickly. Hongdae is not the same. I miss the Hongdae playground as it was in the past with performances and people hanging out, drinking, meeting people. Now it is a "sterile" park where no one hangs out anymore. But your video made me cry. It gives me nostalgia. I can imagine how happy you were to be back. I went to Korea for the first time in 2008. You were the first Korea RUclipsrs and I followed you along for half of my life. Whenever I missed Korea, especially Hongdae, the EatYourKimchi content made me happy. I remember seeing your EatYourKimchi studio every weekend across the street of club NB2 - which also means that I visited this club way too frequently 🤭😏

  • @melissanthisommers2511
    @melissanthisommers2511 10 месяцев назад

    THE SPUUUUDGY!! what a throwback Martina ❤

  • @greentness
    @greentness 10 месяцев назад

    Aww such nostalgia 🥰 Spudgy!! Glad you got to reclaim your memories, life is too short to dwell on the what-ifs.

  • @gabylina35712
    @gabylina35712 10 месяцев назад +6

    It's so nostalgic to see you back there, I've been following you since I was like 12 and now I'm married and I'll ve having a baby next year, I've literally grown up watching you, thank you for so many years of great content and sweetness ❤

  • @mermaliade6631
    @mermaliade6631 10 месяцев назад +1

    I remember watching a lot of EYK in 08. It opened up a lot of music and the cultural exploration was wonderful 😢. So many memories!

  • @MadnessofMission6
    @MadnessofMission6 8 месяцев назад

    My little Nasty heart burst so many times. Beautiful video ❤

  • @savib1520
    @savib1520 10 месяцев назад +1

    I’ve been watching u since the beginning 😭 😭 😭 I love u Martina watching ur story has been awesome- I was in middle school when I first saw ur videos n now I’m 23 lmaooo

  • @lili011
    @lili011 10 месяцев назад +2

    ok wow i didn't expect to be hit with FEELS SO EARLY IN THE MORNING
    spudgy FOREVER
    love that you made new memories on this trip back to bucheon

    • @ToddBoehly0147
      @ToddBoehly0147 9 месяцев назад

      Hello👋 how are you doing today? I hope this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world🌎 I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦grow up in Fort Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?

  • @facemonkey13
    @facemonkey13 8 месяцев назад +2

    I love this. Especially the message about finding the good memories and not taking it out on the city you were in. I love it. Thank you for these words of wisdom, Martina!

  • @rozen-shield0354
    @rozen-shield0354 10 месяцев назад

    Woooow, This SURE BRINGS BACK some memories of watching Videos from the days of the EatYourKimchi Channel. the first video of yours that I stumbled on featured a handful of ramen hacks that you recommended to the audience to bring the way folks should eat any type of instant ramen up a notch, and it was pretty nice to watch.
    I also remember the videos that featured the times Spudgy was able to accompany you to the park, those were awesome too.
    Glad to know -and see- that you had a wonderful blast from the past during your visit back to Bucheon, after being away for so many long years.
    Keep going on strong Martina, and thanks for sharing this nostalgic moment with everyone here.

  • @DoughBrain
    @DoughBrain 9 месяцев назад +1

    Your videos are the reason I became interested in studying Korean.
    I hope that one day I’ll finally be able to try the fried chicken over there! 🥳

  • @NNichols10
    @NNichols10 10 месяцев назад

    I remember watching you in 2012 while I was teaching in China. Felt such a kindred to you and my respect has only grown for you.

  • @roro3793
    @roro3793 9 месяцев назад +1

    I love this video, Martina!

  • @itcamefromabox
    @itcamefromabox 10 месяцев назад +2

    That Animal Crossing shirttttttttt! I need it for my wife and daughterrrrrrrrrrr :O

    • @KingKogi
      @KingKogi  10 месяцев назад +1

      It’s most excellent right? got it as a Christmas gift last year, it’s from Village Vanguard 🍃

    • @itcamefromabox
      @itcamefromabox 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@KingKogi it's awesome! thanks for the heads-up! we'll have to go there when we visit japan :D

  • @micahopper6154
    @micahopper6154 10 месяцев назад +16

    As a long time fan (since 2010) I am so happy you got to visit Korea again. The memories are ones to cherish! Maybe we’ll bump into each other one day! I also decided to teach in Korea because of you, I now live in Uijeongbu!

  • @gladisdgo8818
    @gladisdgo8818 10 месяцев назад

    I remember you look so happy 😊 and love how your feeling and great memories in 🇰🇷

  • @shandytown7019
    @shandytown7019 10 месяцев назад +3

    OMG! We are having parallel lives! I'm from California but lived in Australia for 10 years. I divorced and left 10 years ago. I am on my first visit back since ai left... and, like you, I'm witnessing whole new areas that have been created, with flashes of places I remember still tucked away around them. It's a very emotional experience, actually!

    • @ToddBoehly0147
      @ToddBoehly0147 9 месяцев назад

      Hello👋 how are you doing today? I hope this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world🌎 I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦grow up in Fort Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?

  • @douglasryder5641
    @douglasryder5641 7 месяцев назад +2

    I lived in Korea about the same time that you did. Actually, you responded to some of my emails when I was considering moving, and that helped me get there. I lived in Suwon for 3 years and Migeum for 1 year. I haven’t been able to make a return visit yet, but I’m really happy for you that you were able to do that for yourself.

    • @KingKogi
      @KingKogi  7 месяцев назад

      Ahhh Suwon!! I watched their soccer team play and I still remember singing along with their chants~ Suwon epi-epi-ko~ don’t know what it means… probably got it wrong 😂 Seoul changes quickly, even when I was there is had rapid neighbourhood changes but I was surprised Bucheon didn’t change too much. I hope you get the change to head back one day and enjoy Suwon as a tourist!

  • @knightabraxas
    @knightabraxas 10 месяцев назад

    I love that the title image looks like some kind of magical adventure move :3

  • @pawniec-n6079
    @pawniec-n6079 10 месяцев назад +2

    I'm now 29 and have been watching you since I was 17! It was such a delight watching you go back~ such good memories. Keep it up Martina! Will always keep watching

  • @Rawr29
    @Rawr29 10 месяцев назад

    Aww, this made me so happy. Thank you for sharing this blast to the past. I've watched your alls videos for a long time.

  • @darkbrightness101
    @darkbrightness101 10 месяцев назад

    been watching for so long that seeing you and hearing your voice has become a source of comfort. love from texas martina....keep doing what you do best.

  • @Rinoa210
    @Rinoa210 10 месяцев назад +8

    Major nostalgia! I remember finding EYK from the ramen noodle video and honestly got super disgusted with putting ranch in it. But I fell in love with Martina's vibe and personality and kept watching her cause she became the cool big sister I always wanted. I hope you're able to reconnect with the friends you made in Korea. You're a ray of sunshine in a very dark world. Thank you for being you Martina 🧐🐷

  • @mieldor76
    @mieldor76 10 месяцев назад +5

    I visited my Japanese hometown after 5 years. My barista was still there at the cafe that I visited every day! She said my order before I opened my mouth and I bloody lost it! 🥲🥲🥲

  • @riizevity
    @riizevity Месяц назад +1

    soo glad i saaw this video~ ill be staying in Bucheon for my trip to south korea. i want to know the area more!

  • @LiterallyJustAnActualPotato
    @LiterallyJustAnActualPotato 9 месяцев назад +2

    “Off to a good start after a bad start!” I really like that 🥰🩷

  • @calebs6298
    @calebs6298 10 месяцев назад

    I cried so hard when you were back at the school. So many mems and feels!!

  • @Calcifurr
    @Calcifurr 10 месяцев назад +1

    Seeing that video of Spudgey gave me a rush of different feelings and emotions.
    It’s like ahhhh I miss him so much and ahhhh I used to watch you when you lived in Busan ahhhh why are we so old ahhhhh why do I feel sad ahhhhh why do I feel content and happy.
    This video really made me smile. It’s so nice to look back on everything. Really do miss Spudgey.

  • @SAIVSS
    @SAIVSS 7 месяцев назад +1

    OMFG I choked at the part where Martina says MOLAYO to get away with breaking some rules... which is totally something I do here and there over here in the US HAHAHAHA

    • @KingKogi
      @KingKogi  6 месяцев назад

      Haha 😂 it’s our secret power “I don’t know! I don’t understand!”

  • @Lydgendary
    @Lydgendary 10 месяцев назад +2

    Martina, this was so beautiful to see the old footage of your time in Bucheon and see how both you and the city have grown. You should be so proud ❤️

  • @Omomoification
    @Omomoification 10 месяцев назад +1

    The memorieeeess

  • @tamarf4596
    @tamarf4596 10 месяцев назад +13

    It's so moving to watch you go back to where it all began. There's a feeling of coming back home. I mean, Japan is great, but you seem more at ease in Korea.
    In 2011 I went back to NYC after not being there since I broke up with my bf, in 1999. I went there specifically to make new, and better memories, and I was so glad I did that. I'm glad that you got to do it in Bucheon.

  • @TrueRavenclaw
    @TrueRavenclaw 10 месяцев назад +10

    it feels weird to say that I grew up watching your videos cause to me you're such a young soul - but seeing you back in Bucheon is bringing back so many memories I'm so happy that you get to walk down memory lane with a smile in your face. I have a friend who lives in Bucheon now and I got to visit her recently. I'll pass her this video so she can explore her area more!

  • @TheRealSala
    @TheRealSala 10 месяцев назад +6

    I always keep a mini electric fan with me now that it's starting to get hot here and it's a life saver! It's part of my essential in my bag 😆

    • @jenblack98
      @jenblack98 10 месяцев назад

      This. We have been getting really bad heatwaves in Europe these past summers and my electric fan saved me when I was stewarding a conference in Berlin.

  • @catherinelam9381
    @catherinelam9381 10 месяцев назад

    I'm also moved when u were emotional visiting ur old places. Cant wait to see ur next video!

  • @pais5231O1
    @pais5231O1 10 месяцев назад +5

    ahh crap! spudgy is in the thumbnail so I already know I'm bout to cry!

  • @endingwithali
    @endingwithali 10 месяцев назад +3

    This feels so healing to watch as an og watcher back when you had ur office in Korea. Thank you for sharing your healing

  • @littlelouElise
    @littlelouElise 10 месяцев назад +15

    Giiiiiirl 🥹. I was already crying with you. Right when that (school) montage started, I knew what you felt. Such a universal nostalgic moment. Blessings to you and take good care! ❤”Sleepy momma” in Italy now back in US 😅.
    Also(!), my youngest child is LOVING your music.

  • @senfulsarah6663
    @senfulsarah6663 10 месяцев назад +1

    I'm barely at the marketplace part of this and I'm already having GREAT memories. Mostly of your FANTASTIC DANCE you did at the high-school. Rain I believe?? Aaahhhhhh!!!! Not sure I can handle an EYK studio walk by again. So glad to see you truly enjoying your life... past and present. Makes me happy.❤

  • @wildwombat
    @wildwombat 10 месяцев назад

    What a pleasant video. You were a tourist, but not really. You knew areas, but some not so much. Thank you for taking us back.

  • @Nerdstroma19
    @Nerdstroma19 10 месяцев назад +1

    “Keep making new memories no matter what life throws at you” 😭💜

  • @itsshow35
    @itsshow35 10 месяцев назад

    Time flies! EatYourKimchi was my favorite YT channel!

  • @vivalaleez
    @vivalaleez 10 месяцев назад +7

    Something about seeing Martina in Bucheon just feels so right. I teared up watching this and I love that you're making great new memories in Korea. I'm so proud of you! 화이팅! ❤

  • @SomaticBrain
    @SomaticBrain 10 месяцев назад

    🫶🏻 Returning to South Korea is high on the list. I haven’t been beyond Seoul. So much more to see…

  • @soph4002
    @soph4002 10 месяцев назад +3

    It must feel surreal to go back! I taught english in Geumcheon-gu, not far from you. I was 25 then, now 32. I always wanted to go back but didnt get around to it. Even the sound of the subway sound brings back memories. I think id find it an odd feeling to go back to where I taught, so much has changed and life moves on but we cherish the memories. Glad you're doing well Martina!

  • @jamunjijpg8464
    @jamunjijpg8464 10 месяцев назад

    This made me sad in a good way 😭. I remember watching you way back when I was 13 in the early years of EyK. To see you go back made me cry. Made me think of the coffee prince cafe the WTF videos and Fap FaP .All these memories of EyK videos can running back to me and from the comments others as well. Thank you for the amazing memories Martina May you make many more ❤❤

  • @vividdreams7072
    @vividdreams7072 10 месяцев назад

    Spudgy memories ❤❤❤ you are the BEST Martina xxxxxxxxx

  • @sarahjones7369
    @sarahjones7369 10 месяцев назад +8

    I was in Korea for 3 years and the feelings you’re describing in this video are so familiar. There was good and bad but so nostalgic and bittersweet. I miss it a lot. Thank you for this, Martina. You are such a gift. ❤

  • @alisoncleveley5047
    @alisoncleveley5047 10 месяцев назад

    Great video, Martina. love to see the places that are close to your heart.

  • @thescrappay
    @thescrappay 10 месяцев назад +4

    It's so awesome going back to visit Korea with you. I am so proud of you, you have done so many brave things in your life Martina. So happy you are still sharing these moments with us all!

  • @celadonkim
    @celadonkim 10 месяцев назад +1

    omg! spudgy at 12:09 ❤️

  • @ddk80
    @ddk80 10 месяцев назад

    Thank you for showing us Bucheon! The vlog was really well done and felt like I was watching the Travel Channel.

  • @Maiyinlikesmusic
    @Maiyinlikesmusic 10 месяцев назад +12

    I visited South Korea in 2013, we were mostly in Seoul, visiting Super Junior's various cafés, though.. We got utterly lost trying to explore Itaewon, but it was during the day time, and nothing was happening whatsoever, so we were majorly disappointed. But the rest of the trip is forever burned into my heart, I loved it so much, especially the food!

  • @lostworld2420
    @lostworld2420 3 месяца назад +1

    1:40 I'm from Hawaii visiting my family in Bucheon, lol the same thing happened to me 3 times in the span of a week, most of my trips back to Yeokgok station from Seoul is me crossing my fingers and hoping that I'm on the right train.

    • @KingKogi
      @KingKogi  3 месяца назад

      Oh my gosh isn’t it crazy confusing haha 🤣 I even asked people in Korean if it went to Bucheon Station and they were like “I can’t help, I dunno” because they aren’t necessarily going to Bucheon, so it’s like you’re on your own!

  • @snoozleblob
    @snoozleblob 10 месяцев назад

    Ahhhh, I remember watching your videos when they were still Made in Bucheon (tm). Can't believe it's been so long, dang. Thank you so much for that first video and continuing to make videos!

  • @DOTQWERTY218
    @DOTQWERTY218 10 месяцев назад +1

    oh, this is cool, I was actually living in Bucheon in 2008 from Texas. I was only 19 then but I remember watching your videos while living in Bucheon but still I never ran into you guys. haha

    • @KingKogi
      @KingKogi  10 месяцев назад

      That’s crazy! Wow 😯 what area of Bucheon did you live in? Any landmarks nearby?

  • @aangatar8925
    @aangatar8925 10 месяцев назад +1

    your hair looks so cute here Martina!!

  • @Northcamaci
    @Northcamaci 10 месяцев назад +3

    Martina, you were one of, if not the main, reasons I got into Korean food, culture, and K-pop back when I was in 8th grade in 2009. I would watch EatYourKimchi videos as soon as they came out throughout the years and they taught me so much. This video brought back so many warm memories.