…of which I am not one, Asian, that is.  But somehow I’ve gotten addicted to the programming on AZN TV.  The Korean soaps, or dramas , as they call them.  I have never watched American soaps, but these are different.  The acting seems better, more natural.  The production values are really good, and the people are prettier, not so overdone, so pumped and primped as they are on soaps or telenovas.   My Lovely Sam-soon is the one I’m watching now.  It’s half in English with Korean subtitles and half in Korean (I guess) with English subtitles.  The plot lines of the programs I’ve seen all seem to revolve around one beautiful but poor girl, who is or is not in love with a handsome boy, who is or is not marrying a rich girl because his parents are demanding it and the poor girl is also loved by a rich but somewhat wild boy who may or may not be a cad or a hero.  Typical romantic fare, I know, but it gets a certain gloss on it by being all Asian.  I feel as if I’m in getting a rare chance to eavesdrop on a culture totally different from mine, and, frankly, I’m mesmerized.