Some Neat Korean Folktales (ft. Black Desert Online) 

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.

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

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

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!

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

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?

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

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!

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

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

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

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.

The invincible reference at 11:04 was amazing

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.

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!

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

@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! 👏👍🇰🇷

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!

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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 :)

*12:06* shyamalan: i am so proud

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.

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

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

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

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?” 😂😂😂

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

5:11 made me jump 😂😂😂

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

I physically need a sequel video

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

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 text at 7:58 says "I am aware that they didnt have engagement rings in Joseon-era Korea"

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Woodcutter and the Heavenly Maiden def reminded me a lot of a mix of Selkie/Swan Maiden fairytales, but esp "Oisin and Tir Na Nog" at the end with being unable to dismount the magic horse less he be unable to return to his wife

Intergrating the sponsorship into the vid content itself is so genius

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

Love the wife of the guy helping a broke car.

7:27 Its always interesting to see when mytjs from totaly diffrent places overlap. Theres a south slavic myth that starts almost exactly the same way

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

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

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

Korean mythology is actually kind of tame and wholesome compared to Greek mythology

One of the ads i saw while watching this video was Erling Braut Haaland talking about Clash of Clans

I've studied south east asian mythology and it's amazing how many cultures have stories of women marrying snakes

Jake why don't you make videos on Hindu culture???

The story of the wood cutter reminds me of the kelpie version in Scotland.

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

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

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

That horse story at 6:30 ... it's so similar to the story of Urashima-Taro. They might have ancient roots connecting them.

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

The turtle and rabbit one is similar to a myth from Japan. In the Japanese story the Dragon king is named Rin Jin and it’s his dragon wife who gets sick. The Dragon King sends a jellyfish who back in those days had bones and a shell like a turtle to look for a monkey’s liver to cure her. The story then kinda plays out the same way, in the end the monkey escapes up a tree, the jellyfish reports his screwup to his boss, the Queen presumably dies and as punishment for his failure the Dragon King ordered his retainers to break every bone in the jellyfish’s body which is why nowadays modern jellyfish have no bones. My best guess is that the idea for this story came from people seeing coconut crabs on tropical islands climbing up trees where monkeys live.

Man, you can’t expect me to keep my liver on me at all times! 😂😂😂

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

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

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