In English, a movie “trailer” is a “예고편.” It’s called a “trailer” because decades ago, the previews for new movies came at the end, or “trailing” a movie.

Oftentimes, movie trailers in Korea for American movies come out far, far later than they do in America. For example, the trailer for Indiana Jones #4 came out a few weeks ago, and many people are looking forward to that film. Sometimes, a trailer or a “teaser” (a preview that just “teases” because it doesn’t have any actual shots from the film to show) can come out more than a year before the movie will be show. Needless to say, you can say there is a culture of movie trailers in America, especially for larger movies.

KID: “You’re a teacher?

INDY: “Part-time.”

Great line. Hehe. Perhaps you didn’t know this, but Apple’s movie trailer website is famous for having the largest collection of the most recent trailers, many of them available in HD (high-definition), and also available to save on your computer. Also, there are many, many films every year that do NOT come out in Korea. Apple’s site is a good place to learn about them.

I go there regularly. Perhaps you should, too?