LOL, JSA was the movie that got me into Korean flicks. I'm hoping "Bittersweet Life" gets widely distributed in the U.S. It was made by the director of "Tale of Two Sisters" and I've seen copies of that in Wal Mart of all places. Bittersweet Life was awesome. The main character is the right hand man for the head of a mob. They both wind up betraying each other and mayhem ensues. This flick had everything, beautiful scenery (Seoul at night was practically a character), great acting, a few great fight scenes,and a scene right out of scarface. I highly recommend it.
I've seen a lot of Japanese and Korean flicks over the last few years and I've noticed that Korea seems more advanced than Japan. Their apartments, appliances, clothes, cell phones, cities etc.. are all gleaming. Japan seems rundown in comparison. If it was just a few flicks I would chalk it up to circumstance but it seems pretty consistent.
I just watched a great series called Damo(1993). Check it out.
One reason I like to watch foreign films is to see such items as apartments, cars, utensils etc. I find that as an interesting side view. I thought that I was the only one.