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  • [Spoiler] Added episode 8 captures for the Korean drama 'Wild ...

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    unknown
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:00 pm
    Added episode 8 captures for the Korean drama "Wild Romance"

  • Dum Dum Girls at the Kings Arms

    Harrow Kimchi
    7 Jan 2012 | 11:16 pm
    I really, really wanted to be a part of the Bangles when I was small person. The modern version of this dream would to be a part of the Dum Dum Girls, but I don't think I have the bad ass rock'n'roll goods. Or musical talent. (Though I do have a fringe...)On Friday night, I took some photos at the Dum Dum Girls concert for Volume Magazine. These Californian ladies know how to rock ripped tights, lace and short shorts, which were well appreciated by the crowd. A very drunk fan next to me took about 500 photos of Dee-Dee's bum.Here is a video of their album trailer:Here is a video of them…

  • Everybody Pees

    Steve Thoughts
    20 Jan 2012 | 2:11 am
    First graders are cute. They may be little monsters who are stuck somewhere between the baby stage and middle childhood, but that's why I love them. They say funny things, do funny thing, and their general naiveity about the world can be flat out hilarious. Take this instance from a few weeks back:'Teacher! Bathroom!''No, sorry. You need to go before class. We just started, and you were here playing cell phone games in the hallway for ten minutes before class. You'll have to wait''Bathroom!''No, James. You do this everyday, and you were fine three minutes ago. You can't possibly have to go…

  • From S. Korea with love: Warm socks sent to North by balloon - msnbc.com

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    28 Jan 2012 | 1:29 am
    msnbc.comFrom S. Korea with love: Warm socks sent to North by balloonmsnbc.comMembers of Seoul-based aid group North Korea Peace release a large balloon containing socks in Paju near the Demilitarized zone dividing the two Koreas Saturday. South Korean activists sent warm socks and messages attached to balloons toward North North Korea Warns South Over Military Drill but Accepts Food AidNew York TimesS. Korea activists float socks over to N. KoreaAFPall 701 news articles »

  • North and South Koreans Mix in Cambodia

    NYT > South Korea
    18 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    An effort by North Korea to bring in currency with a small chain of restaurants outside the country has led to the odd scene of Koreans mingling in a way that would be impossible back home.
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  • From S. Korea with love: Warm socks sent to North by balloon - msnbc.com

    28 Jan 2012 | 1:29 am
    msnbc.comFrom S. Korea with love: Warm socks sent to North by balloonmsnbc.comMembers of Seoul-based aid group North Korea Peace release a large balloon containing socks in Paju near the Demilitarized zone dividing the two Koreas Saturday. South Korean activists sent warm socks and messages attached to balloons toward North North Korea Warns South Over Military Drill but Accepts Food AidNew York TimesS. Korea activists float socks over to N. KoreaAFPall 701 news articles »

  • UW-Madison professor gets top honor for work in South Korea - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:08 pm
    UW-Madison professor gets top honor for work in South KoreaMilwaukee Journal SentinelAn engineering professor who worked around the clock to juggle his day job at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a complex service project halfway around the world has received the South Korean equivalent of the US Medal of Honor for his UW-Madison: Engineer honored for contributions in South KoreaWisbusiness.comall 3 news articles »

  • In South Korea, quirky barber and his shop retain following - Los Angeles Times

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:15 pm
    Los Angeles TimesIn South Korea, quirky barber and his shop retain followingLos Angeles TimesIn the 1980s, South Korea had 85000 traditional barbershops with their spinning poles and leather chairs. Now fewer than 10000 remain, as most young men prefer unisex hair salons. Still, Lee has a cadre of regulars, most of them old-timers like himself and more »

  • Korean Bae sets early Torrey pace, Mickelson misses cut - Reuters

    27 Jan 2012 | 5:48 pm
    USA TODAYKorean Bae sets early Torrey pace, Mickelson misses cutReutersBy Mark Lamport-Stokes | SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - South Korea's Bae Sang-moon recorded five birdies on his outward nine before grabbing an early two-shot lead in Friday's second round at the Farmers Insurance Open where Phil Mickelson missed the cut.Stanley sets Torrey pace, Mickelson misses cutTVNZStanley leads at Torrey as Mickelson heads homeAtlanta Journal Constitutionall 1,354 news articles »

  • South Korea Gives Hana Green Light on KEB Stake - Wall Street Journal

    27 Jan 2012 | 5:35 pm
    BloombergSouth Korea Gives Hana Green Light on KEB StakeWall Street JournalBy KANGA KONG SEOUL—South Korea's financial regulator on Friday gave the green light to Hana Financial Group Inc. to buy a 51.02% stake in Korea Exchange Bank for $3.5 billion from Lone Star Funds, clearing the way for one of the largest deals in the Lone Star's Korea Exchange Bank Sale Wins Regulatory ApprovalBusinessWeekSouth Korea approves Hana Financial Group's takeover of Korea Exchange Bank Washington PostS.Korean regulator allows Hana Financial to acquire KEBEquities.comWall Street Journal…
 
 
 
 
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  • Press freedom index: big falls for Arab trio in year of protest

    Roy Greenslade
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:51 am
    Syria, Bahrain and Yemen fall backwards as uprisings fail to secure democracyThree Arab countries where popular risings have been quashed have achieved their worst-ever rankings in the annual press freedom index.But the falls by Syria, Bahrain and Yemen are among many changes that reflect a year of unrest and protest.The United States, for example, has dropped markedly due to the targeting of journalists covering the Occupy Wall Street movement. It slipped 27 places, down to 47th place out of a total of 179 countries in the survey. Britain fell from 19th to 28th (though the reason for that…

  • North Korea's leader will not last long, says Kim Jong-un's brother

    Jonathan Watts, Tania Branigan
    17 Jan 2012 | 6:43 am
    Kim Jong-nam, eldest son of Kim Jong-il, describes succession as 'a joke' and predicts the regime will collapse in new bookThe eldest son of North Korea's late leader Kim Jong-il has predicted the regime would soon fail, with or without reforms, according to a new book that the author says is based on emails and interviews with Kim Jong-nam.The book says that Kim Jong-nam – who has never met the new leader, his half-brother Kim Jong-un – described the dynastic succession as "a joke to the outside world", and said even his father had originally opposed the hereditary transfer of power."The…

  • Associated Press opens news bureau in North Korea

    Tania Branigan
    16 Jan 2012 | 6:27 am
    Associated Press president says new office will operate under the same standards and practices as AP bureaux worldwideNorth Korea has allowed the Associated Press to open the first full western news bureau in the tightly controlled and highly secretive country.The North permits foreign media occasional visits, often for important ceremonial occasions, although journalists are restricted in their movements and accompanied by officials.AP said the move followed a year of discussions. It planned to open its office in December, but postponed the official launch after the death of leader Kim…

  • US news agency opens North Korean bureau

    Roy Greenslade
    16 Jan 2012 | 4:27 am
    The US-based Associated Press (AP) news agency has opened a news bureau in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang.It is the first major Western news organisation to do so, although agencies such as China's Xinhua also have a presence there.AP president Tom Curley said the bureau would operate under the same standards as other bureaux worldwide.All media outlets in North Korea are state-run. Most citizens have no access to the internet or foreign media.Visits by most foreign journalists are severely restricted and, if granted a visa, reporters are accompanied by government minders to carefully…

  • Five die in unexplained explosion on South Korean ship

    15 Jan 2012 | 12:11 am
    Six people are missing following explosion which occurred relatively far from the tense sea border with North KoreaA South Korean cargo ship was rocked by an explosion off the country's west coast on Sunday, leaving five people dead and six others missing, according to officials.The unexplained explosion tore apart the front of the ship and left the 4,198-tonne vessel half-submerged, according to the coastguard. Two of the five bodies located later had serious external wounds, suggesting they were killed by the explosion, coastguard officer Kim Dong-jin said.Five crewmen were rescued and…
 
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  • 2012-2013 Postdoctoral fellowship in Korean Studies at the ANU

    Leonid Petrov
    23 Jan 2012 | 11:17 pm
    The Korea Institute at the Australian National University is offering a two-year postdoctoral fellowship focusing on any one of three possible areas of investigation: 1) the politics of Korea, with a focus on modern and contemporary developments; 2) the economics of Korea, including Korea’s global involvement in multilateral issues; or 3) the security of the Korean peninsula within the East Asian context. The fellowship is for a fixed term of two years, beginning in August 2012. Applicants must have his/her PhD completed by the time of appointment. Native or near-native fluency in both…

  • PhD and MA Scholarships in Korean Studies at the Australian National University

    Leonid Petrov
    20 Jan 2012 | 8:07 am
    PhD scholarships The ANU Korea Institute in the College of Asia and the Pacific invites applications for two PhD scholarships for 2012 commencement based on funding from the Academy of Korean Studies. Scholarship name: PhD Scholarship in Transnational Humanities in Korean Studies Grant amount: A$25,000 per annum, tax-free, paid in fortnightly instalments Duration: Up to four years, pending satisfactory academic performance Number of Scholarships: 2 Closing date for application: 24 February 2012 Commence by: 1 August 2012 Eligibility and Selection Criteria Successful applicants must meet the…

  • KFCP Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Illinois

    Leonid Petrov
    19 Jan 2012 | 6:40 am
    The 5-year Korean Family in Comparative Perspective (KFCP, 2010-) Laboratory for the Globalization of Korean Studies at the University of Illinois, funded by the Academy of Korean Studies, and housed in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, is pleased to announce its second KFCP Postdoctoral Fellowship starting August 16, 2012. This one-year position, with the possibility of a one-year extension, is open to: (1) recent PhD recipients (within the last 5 years) and (2) those who will deposit their dissertation by August 15, 2012. The KFCP Laboratory aims to bring the Korean…

  • ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN PRE-20TH CENTURY KOREAN HISTORY

    Leonid Petrov
    19 Jan 2012 | 12:05 am
    The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University invites applications for a full-time position in pre-20th century Korean History at the Assistant Professor rank, to begin in Fall 2012. The Ph.D. must be in hand by time of appointment. The appointee will teach at both the graduate and undergraduate levels and is expected to work with fellow faculty in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, the History Department, and other university institutions in the development of Korean studies research, teaching, and programming at Columbia. Please submit a C.V.,…

  • MELLON POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW IN KOREAN/EAST ASIAN ARCHEOLOGY AND HISTORY

    Leonid Petrov
    19 Jan 2012 | 12:00 am
    The East Asian Studies and Anthropology Departments at Oberlin College invites applications for a non-continuing faculty position as a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the College of Arts and Sciences. Appointment to this position will be for a term of two years beginning Fall 2012 and will carry the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor. The position is supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and by a challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The incumbent will teach in the general area of Korean/East Asian archeology and history of any period from 2nd c. BCE…
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    Korea Report

  • Korea Enters 2012

    kawandc
    2 Jan 2012 | 12:54 pm
    The Korean Peninsula enters 2012 with both sides of Korea in flux. North Korea, with a recent transition of power, will be celebrating the 100th birthday of its founding leader Kim Il Sung in April. South Korea will be holding crucial elections in 2012 -- parliamentary elections in April and presidential election in December, with opposition forces eyeing for a transfer of power. China, Russia, and the US will be holding presidential elections or transfer of power as well. With these expected changes and infusion of new players, an opportune moment may come in 2012 for a renewed and refreshed…

  • North Korea After Kim Jong Il

    kawandc
    21 Dec 2011 | 2:30 pm
    Wild speculations and conjectures abound in the international circles in the aftermath of the death of Chairman Kim Jong Il of North Korea, whereas the transition of power to Kim Jong Un seems to be playing out without any incident. During upcoming uncertainties of the situation, all parties concerned should support a development conducive to fostering peace and reconciliation in the Korean Peninsula. See alternative analyses: Korea Policy Institute article, interview on Democracy Now!

  • 1000th Continuous Wednesday Protest on "Comfort Women" Issue

    kawandc
    16 Dec 2011 | 10:11 am
    Dec. 14, 2011 marked the 1000th "Wednesday Protest" on behalf of the Korean "Comfort Women" victims -- the continuous protest every Wednesday, rain or shine, for the past 19 years in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul, Korea. The few surviving and aging victims and their support organization (The Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Sexual Slavery by Japan) have been demanding sincere acknowledgement and apology from the Japanese government on this issue, yet no representative of the Japanese embassy has ever come out of its building over these years to acknowledge the…

  • Naggomsu -- The Rise of Alternative Media and Political Activism in South Korea

    kawandc
    10 Dec 2011 | 12:31 pm
    Naggomsu -- the phenomenal podcast (internet radio) team that is all the rage in South Korea these days -- is on the U.S. tour. (The photo is the event on Dec.8 in Washington, DC at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.) Naggomsu is made up of independent journalist, commentator, producer and a former national legislator. Its programs draws the largest audience in Korea as well as being the top downloaded podcast in iTunes.   While it specializes in humorous satire and parody of President Lee Myung-bak and his policies, it relies more…

  • A Korean-American Becomes U.S. Ambassador to South Korea

    Korea Report
    11 Nov 2011 | 12:17 pm
    Sung Kim, a "1.5 generation" Korean-American, is the new U.S. ambassador to South Korea (photo showing his family's arrival in Seoul), marking the first time that a Korean-American has taken this post. Kim hadserved as a Korea expert in the State Department. He was also a special envoy to the six-party talks, which now puts him in a good position on the ground in the Korean Peninsula to help foster an atmosphere for possible renewal of the talks aimed at nuclear disarmament and regional security in Northeast Asia.
 
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  • On Post USFK Clubs To Have Extended Weekend Hours Due To Curfew

    GI Korea
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:06 pm
    This pretty much puts everything back to the way it used to be when USFK last had a curfew:  Bars and restaurants at some U.S. Army bases in South Korea will remain open until 3 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, beginning this weekend, as a result of the 1 a.m. off-base curfew imposed by the military earlier this month. “With the curfew, soldiers come back before 1 a.m. and want to do something,” said David Roudybush, business operations chief for Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation in Area I. “We’re trying to give them a safe option, a safe location to spend their evening.” In…

  • Picture of the Day: River Crossing

    GI Korea
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:04 pm
    ROK Army conduct river crossing training on the Namhanggang River near Yeoju. Via the Chosun Ilbo.

  • ROK & US Marines To Expand Military Cooperation

    GI Korea
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:52 am
    It looks like the Korean peninsula is going to be seeing a heavier US Marine Corps presence in the future as military cooperation between the ROK & US Marine Corps expands: South Korean and U.S. Marine Corps will increase joint exercises and strengthen measures for defending the islands near the northern limit line in the West Sea. On Thursday, Commander of the South Korean Marines Lt. Gen. Lee Ho-yeon and U.S. Marine Corps in Korea Commander Maj. Gen. Michael Regner confirmed that the two forces will conduct the largest joint landing exercise in 23 years during the first half of 2012 as…

  • US To Import M1 Rifles From South Korea

    GI Korea
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:40 am
    For those of you who collect classic firearms it appears that you may have a good shot of buying a Korean War era M1 soon: The U.S. is set to import antiquated firearms from South Korea that were previously banned from entry, officials here said Thursday. Defense ministry officials said the United States has approved imports of M1 Garrand rifles, which were used by U.S. forces during the 1950-53 Korean War. “The U.S. sent an approval letter in September last year,” a ministry official said. “The U.S. will be willing to review legal procedures once we seek to export the rifles.” The…

  • Korean Government Pushes For Tougher Penalties Against Illegal Chinese Fishermen

    GI Korea
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:36 am
    Hopefully these fines and confiscation of their boats will be enough to get these thug Chinese fishermen to respect Korean waters: The government will submit a bill next month for a law revision that would double fines against illegal fishing, in its latest effort to counteract Chinese fishing boats poaching in South Korean waters in the Yellow Sea, an official said Saturday. Korea has vowed to take tougher measures against illegal fishing by Chinese vessels in the Yellow Sea after a coastguard officer was stabbed to death last month by a Chinese skipper during a raid on a Chinese boat for…
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    Korean Drama

  • God of War

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    23 Jan 2012 | 12:00 am
    Title: 무신 / God of War Chinese Title: 武神 Also known as: Soldier / Military Official Genre: period Episodes: 50 Broadcast network: MBC Broadcast period: 2012-Feb-11 to 2012-July-29 Air time: Saturday & Sunday 20:40 Synopsis This drama is a about a man who was born to the slave class during the Goryeo Dynasty, overruling the feudalist government that had been in power for over 60 years and becomes the most powerful man in the country. Cast Kim Joo Hyuk as Kim Joon Kim Kyu Ri as Lee Song Yi Jung Bo Suk as Choi Woo Park Sang Min as Choi Yang Baek Joo Hyun as Choi Choong Hun Hong Ah…

  • Korean Peninsula @ Hanbando

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    22 Jan 2012 | 6:16 pm
    Title: 한반도 / Korean Peninsula Chinese Title: 韓半島 Also Known as : Hanbando Genre: political, action, war, romance Episodes: 24 (to be confirmed) Broadcast network: CSTV Broadcast period: 2012-Feb-06 to 2012-Apr-24 Air time: Monday & Tuesday 20:50 Synopsis A blockbuster political drama based on a reunified Korean Peninsula about the powers fighting over the country’s natural resources. Cast Hwang Jung Min as Seo Myung Joon (united Korean President) Kim Jung Eun as Im Jin Jae (Myung Joon’s wife) Kwak Hee Sung as Min Dong Ki Jo Yi Jin as Park Hye Jung Ji Hoo as Kang…

  • Feast of the Gods

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    22 Jan 2012 | 4:32 pm
    Title: 신들의 만찬 / Feast of the Gods Chinese Title: 神的晚餐 Genre: romance, comedy Episodes: 32 Broadcast network: MBC Broadcast period: 2012-Feb-04 to 2012-May-20 Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:50 Synopsis A drama about Korean cuisine. Set within the backdrop of a traditional royal cuisine restaurant named Arirang, “Feast of the Gods” depicts how two women grow as chefs through competitions with each other. Cast Main Cast Sung Yu Ri as Go Joon Young Joo Sang Wook as Choi Jae Ha Lee Sang Woo as Kim Do Yoon Seo Hyun Jin as In Joo Joo Da young as Ha In Joo Jun In…

  • Dream High 2

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    9 Jan 2012 | 2:46 pm
    Title: 드림하이 시즌2 / Dream High (Season 2) Chinese Title: 星梦高飞2 / 追梦高中2 Genre: School, musical, comedy, romance Episodes: 16 Broadcast network: KBS2 Broadcast period: 2012-Jan-30 to 2012-Mar-20 Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55 Related Series: Dream High Series Synopsis “Dream High Season 2″ will follows idol stars heading out to find their hopes and dreams. This Drama will deal with new students instead of the first batch student. Kirin High School of Art has been taken over by Oz Entertainment because of financial bankruptcy. Oz Entertainment then…

  • Shut Up Flower Boy Band

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    9 Jan 2012 | 1:43 pm
    Title: 닥치고 꽃미남밴드 / Shut Up Flower Boy Band Chinese Title: 闭嘴! 花美男乐队 Previously known as: 꽃미남밴드: 안구정화 / Flower Boy Band: Eye Candy Genre: Youth, Romance, Drama Episodes: 16 Broadcast network: tvN Broadcast period: 2012-January-30 to 2012-March-20 Air time: Monday & Tuesday 23:00 Related Series: Oh! Boy Series Synopsis This is a story about a high school rock band and how they deal with friendship, love and their passion for music. Cast Sung Joon as as Kwon Ji Hyuk L (Kim Myung Soo) as Lee Hyun Soo Lee Hyun Jae as Jang Do Il Yoo Min Kyu as…
 
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  • New and upcoming DVD releases - 2012/01/28

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 pm
    The Journals of MusanDVD (First Press Edition)2012/02/29Penny PinchersDVD (First Press Edition)2012/02/29Arrow, The Ultimate WeaponDVD 3-disc (First Press Edition)2012/02/21Family MartDVD (First Press Edition)2012/02/15SIUDVD 2-disc (First Press Limited Edition)2012/02/14AlwaysDVD 4-disc (First Press Limited Edition)2012/02/14The MagiciansDVD 2-disc2012/02/07GyebaekDVD 7-disc Vol. 2/2 (Korean English Subtitled Version) (First Press Limited Edition) 2012/01/31If You Were Me 5DVD (First Press Edition)2012/01/31Re-encounterDVD (First Press Limited Edition)2012/01/31Babyfaced BeautyDVD (US -…

  • This Week's Cultural News VCR1 (2012/01/27)

    27 Jan 2012 | 2:00 pm
    A new exhibition in Seoul is filled with eye-catching pieces and bright bursts of color. But a second look reveals this exhibition is a sharp critique of today's political and pop culture. [ENG][Interview : Mina Cheon, Media artist] "I use global media as my source, as well as popular culture, and try to collage them". Controversial political issues transform into pop art for "Polipop", a new

  • [Spoiler] Added episode 8 captures for the Korean drama 'The Sun and the Moon' (2012/01/27)

    27 Jan 2012 | 2:00 pm
    Added episode 8 captures for the Korean drama "The Sun and the Moon" (2012)Directed by Kim Do-hoon, Lee Seong-joonWritten by Jin Soo-wanNetwork : MBCWith Han Ga-in, Kim Soo-hyeon-I, Jeong Il-woo, Kim Min-seo, Song Jae-hee, Song Jae-rim,...Wed, Thu 21:55SynopsisA love story about hypothetical Chosun-era king Lee Hwon and the mysterious psychic Wol.Broadcast starting date in Korea : 2012/01/

  • Shinhwa to Make Comeback After Four-Year Break (2012/01/27)

    27 Jan 2012 | 2:00 pm
    The longest-lived idol group Shinhwa will make a comeback after a four-year break by releasing their 10th album and holding a concert in March with support from CJ Eandamp;M. They will release their album around the middle of March and hold a concert to commemorate their comeback from March 24 to 25 at Olympic Gymnastic Stadium. Shinhwa debuted in March, 1998 and they began to take a break after

  • [Spoiler] Added episode 8 captures for the Korean drama 'Take Care of Us, Captain' (2012/01/27)

    27 Jan 2012 | 2:00 pm
    Added episode 8 captures for the Korean drama "Take Care of Us, Captain" (2012)Directed by Joo Dong-minWritten by Jeong Na-myeongNetwork : SBSWith Koo Hye-seon, Ji Jin-hee, Yoo Seon, Lee Cheon-hee, Lee Seong-min, Lim Seong-eon,...Wed, Thu 21:55SynopsisJi Jin-hee is Kim Yoon-seong who has a gift for flying airplanes. He appears as a very rational and a perfectionist, but he's actually
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  • Everybody Pees

    20 Jan 2012 | 2:11 am
    First graders are cute. They may be little monsters who are stuck somewhere between the baby stage and middle childhood, but that's why I love them. They say funny things, do funny thing, and their general naiveity about the world can be flat out hilarious. Take this instance from a few weeks back:'Teacher! Bathroom!''No, sorry. You need to go before class. We just started, and you were here playing cell phone games in the hallway for ten minutes before class. You'll have to wait''Bathroom!''No, James. You do this everyday, and you were fine three minutes ago. You can't possibly have to go…

  • Here's to Second Chances

    13 Jan 2012 | 9:32 am
    I just got back from saying goodbye to a friend. I've said goodbye to a lot people in my time in Korea, as that seems to be the nature of living as an expat in a foreign country. You let people into your lives, only to watch them leave a short while later. It makes things hard, as you begin to question what it means to be a true friend and what role the people you meet really play in your life. The true friends, you stay in contact with. And the rest end up just making you feel a little more popular on Facebook.But that's not this issue here. This time the goodbye was a lot different. This…

  • Why So Serious?: Thoughts on the Yin and Yang of the Korean Peninsula

    6 Jan 2012 | 5:03 am
    This is what happens when an unstoppalbe force meets and immovable object. You are truly incorruptible aren't you? You won't kill me out of some misplaced sense of self-righteousness. And I won't kill you because you're just too much fun. I think you and I are destined to do this forever...I don't want to kill you! What would I do without you?...No, no, No! No. You...you...complete me."In some East Asian philosophies, it is said that everything functions on a balance between yin and yang. The world is in a constant battle of opposites: good and evil, loud and soft, strong and weak, North and…

  • Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and all that jazz

    31 Dec 2011 | 3:45 am
    On the eve of 2012, five hours before the rabbit hops out and the year of the dragon storms in, I just wanted to take this opportunity to wish everyone a belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I had a wonderful holiday, having the opportunity to spend a few days with the wife and in-laws in 속초 (Sokcho) before heading back to Seoul mid-week to frantically get together my applications for graduate school.No resolutions this year. But through this whole application process I've come to the realization that I should really do something about the size of my vocabulary. If I'm going to…

  • Minus One Tyrannical (and Uniquely Fashionable) Dictator

    18 Dec 2011 | 11:26 pm
    Big news out of Pyongyang today, as it is being reported that North Korea's 'Dear Leader' Kim Jong-Il has died of a heart attack. Only time will tell what this really means for the Korean peninsula and the rest of the world, but from the intial reports, one can only hope and pray that this will spark the beginning of a new era of positive change north of the DMZ.And while very few of us will miss Kim's nuclear holocaustic threats, we will always remember Kim Jong-Il for how much he enjoyed looking at things through those stylish, stylish specs.Until next time,-스티브
 
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  • Proton Beast Photoshoot

    23 Jan 2012 | 1:43 am
    Have you heard of Proton Beast? They are pretty cool.When deciding what to do for their new promo shot, I was well inspired by Collette's amazing EP cover:Wahoo for pink!Here is their North Island tour schedule...South Island is to come.

  • A Week of Things

    18 Jan 2012 | 5:59 am
    This week I have had Chloe from Melbourne staying at my house. We've been to the Little Chief Christmas Party, watched Stu support Beirut with Tono and the Finance Company at the Powerstation and tonight we went to a David Sedaris reading at the Town Hall and ate at The Depot afterwards.David Sedaris is one of my favourite authors to recommend at the bookstore, I love finding someone who has never read him before and sharing the Sedaris joy. I told him this when I met him this evening - he just smiled sweetly, we had a chat about the rise of independent bookstores, he told me he liked my…

  • Tawharanui

    9 Jan 2012 | 4:25 am
    I drove one hour North to Sarah's family crib for one night of fresh air and lapping water.We walked along the beach drinking wine in the evening, and walked along the beach drinking coffee/tea in the morning.I tried desperately to read my book club book for the next evening (Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse) but kept getting distracted by Oscar the cat, red wine, freshly caught fish, a mulled wine plum and meringue dessert and lovely company.

  • Dum Dum Girls at the Kings Arms

    7 Jan 2012 | 11:16 pm
    I really, really wanted to be a part of the Bangles when I was small person. The modern version of this dream would to be a part of the Dum Dum Girls, but I don't think I have the bad ass rock'n'roll goods. Or musical talent. (Though I do have a fringe...)On Friday night, I took some photos at the Dum Dum Girls concert for Volume Magazine. These Californian ladies know how to rock ripped tights, lace and short shorts, which were well appreciated by the crowd. A very drunk fan next to me took about 500 photos of Dee-Dee's bum.Here is a video of their album trailer:Here is a video of them…

  • Morris and Murdoch

    6 Jan 2012 | 10:32 pm
    Burnley Tce has again become a foster kitten zoo with the arrival of these cute brothers. They are a little person shy, but definitely happy to pose for the camera - just like those twins from New Zealand's Next Top Model.
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    Seoul Eats

  • The Korean Food Truck Adventures: Chapter 6: Korean Palate Training

    Ms. L
    26 Jan 2012 | 7:36 pm
    People often ask me when why I am working so hard to perfect my Korean food recipes if I’m using family recipes.  They seem surprised when I tell them “No”. Don’t get me wrong, I wish I was using family recipes; it would have made the last three months a lot easier.  Unfortunately my halmoni (grandmother) passed away 6 years ago and my aunts are too far away for me to be able to learn much of anything. Everything I’ve learned about Korean food I’ve had to learn the hard way; research, books and eating. Okay, so the eating wasn’t that hard and I get to pretend I’m Dae Jang…

  • A Walking Martini

    Daniel
    24 Jan 2012 | 6:53 pm
    It’s a day of snow in Seoul. One of many I don’t know. It came late last night and blanketed the walks. It awaited us in the morning as we woke. One cup of coffee to get going. A hot shower for strength. I layered myself for the impending freeze. I wish I had more practical shoes. Walking in the snow in sneakers is like balancing a tray of martinis. The glass designed for elegance and to maintain micro crystals of ice isn’t too practical I imagine I will tumble my contents on the icy walk, splitting my head and sending splinters of pain into my backside. I walk flatfooted. I…

  • Preview: Beautiful Korean food at Mugunghwa

    Daniel
    24 Jan 2012 | 3:30 pm
    Full review will be coming soon.

  • My Weekend In the Korean Country

    Daniel
    23 Jan 2012 | 4:49 am
    This was the first Seollal (Korean New Years) with my Korean mother. It’s a bit strange because I always adored how quiet the city was when the rest of the country was making their trips to their hometowns. Though I was a bit weary, I decided to make the trek home. I expected more craziness on my first venture during Seollal. It was crazier at the airport the year I went to Bali. I went to the bus station and got my ticket and an hour later I was on my way. There wasn’t even that much traffic. Home for me is 5 hours away and requires a transfer. Once I arrive in my hometown, I…

  • Hiking – Gwanaksan (관악산)

    Dustin Cole
    22 Jan 2012 | 6:18 pm
    Directions: Sadang Station (Line 2/1) Exit 4, walk 5 minutes and make a sharp right and walk up the hill. Follow other climbers or look out for hiking stores. It’s not hard to find, fear not. And getting lost is always fun. We entered here at Sadang station, hiked for 3 hours to the peak, and then hobbled down on numb legs into Seoul National University which nuzzles its northwest boundary. From there we thankfully hopped on a bus and made our way home. At this point my adventures in hiking Seoul numbers the pathetically low number of two times. However, I’ll tell you what I…
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    The Grand Narrative

  • Korean Gender Reader

    James Turnbull
    24 Jan 2012 | 9:01 am
    (Source) If you’ll please indulge an old Korean Studies geek for a moment, Girlfriday’s review of Dancing Queen (댄싱퀸) at Dramabeans this week instantly reminded me of The Adventures of Mrs. Park (박봉곤 가출사건), from way back in 1996. After all, both are about wives who blatantly defy their husbands to follow their dreams of becoming singers, both are comedies, and – I’ll take a wild guess about Dancing Queen – both wives are ultimately successful. One likely difference though, is that Mrs. Park runs away from her husband. And in fact, The…

  • Quick Hit: T-Ara’s Stereotyping of Native-Americans in YaYaYa

    James Turnbull
    22 Jan 2012 | 7:18 pm
    (Source) Shocked and confused by the video for YaYaYa (야야야)? If so, I give a very quick introduction to K-pop and media representations of other races in Korea over at Sociological Images, to help readers unfamiliar with either place it in some context. If you’re one of those, I hope it does, and I especially recommend one of the links I give in the post – Who is Korean? Migration, Immigration, and the Challenge of Multiculturalism in Homogeneous Societies, by Timothy Lim – for anyone further interested in race-relations in Korea. Meanwhile, I was tempted to translate…

  • Ali Meets Father of 8 year-old Rape Victim “Na-young”

    James Turnbull
    20 Jan 2012 | 2:20 am
    (Source) If you’ve never heard of Ali (알리), Na-young (나영; a pseudonym), or their connection, please see Seoulbeats for some background. Assuming that you have, I’d like to add just two things here. First, that, back in December 2008, the combination of the particularly horrific nature of the crime and the light sentencing of the rapist simply incensed the Korean public. So, for a change, perhaps one can understand the severity of netizens’ reactions to Ali using Na-young’s name in a song title. Next, I don’t mean to sound facetious, but in a sense that…

  • Korean Gender Reader

    James Turnbull
    18 Jan 2012 | 8:59 am
    (Source: Joseph Senior, via Visual News) Just some quick links this week sorry, I’m very busy working on what feels like a dozen blog posts and offline articles at the moment! • Recent controversial events in K-pop (My First Love Story) • WTF Moment: Teen Top’s C.A.P and his jokes about domestic violence (Seoulbeats; see Feminoonas for updates) • Iron Butterfly: memoir of a female Kuk Sool Won master (BBC News) • Gay in Korea: foreign female perspective and foreign male perspective (Expatkerri) • Sejong move splits families, hits female civil servants’ marriage…

  • International Magazines in Korea: A Cultural Invasion? (Part 1)

    James Turnbull
    17 Jan 2012 | 3:46 am
    (Sources: left, right) With covers like these, it’s easy to overestimate the “Westernizing” effects international magazines have on modest Korean readers. Especially by those who resent such changes. Say, those who have ever called someone a “beanpaste girl” (dwengjangnyeo; 된장녀) for instance, a derogatory term for young women that supposedly spend beyond their means in pursuit of a Sex and the City lifestyle. But which in practice they can be called for doing no more than simply buying Starbucks coffee, nice clothes, or foreign food. When such decadent…
 
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    ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal

  • Bulgogi Spaghetti Sauce?

    ZenKimchi
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:56 am
    Ottogi’s Fresco, the general jarred spaghetti brand for Korea, recently introduced a Bulgogi flavor. As you can see, it’s “Beef 12%!” I’m not a big fan of jarred spaghetti sauces, especially ones with meat, but I had to try this. Yes, like most meat jarred spaghetti sauces, the actual meat appears as tiny specks. I honestly didn’t taste any unique bulgogi flavor. It was like the usual Meat Fresco. But hey, I bet you some hipster food truck or narrow-tabled restaurant will throw a Bulgogi Pasta on a menu and charge $30 for it.

  • Recipe: Korean Fried Chicken Nuggets

    Tammy
    25 Jan 2012 | 1:58 am
    I received a box of Kikkoman Kara-Áge Soy-Ginger Seasoned Coating Mix courtesy of the Foodbuzz Tastemakers Program to review. I didn’t sign up for it the first time around because I couldn’t think of a Korean way to use this classic Japanese cooking technique. By the time the chance came around again, I knew I wanted to experiment with the Kara-Áge coating and find out if it could be a recipe-less way to make basic Korean fried chicken. The box contains two mix pouches, each able to easily coat 11/2 pounds of chicken or fish. Two pouches, so here are two versions.    …

  • Tex-Mex Bibimbap

    ZenKimchi
    24 Jan 2012 | 10:40 pm
    Korean food purists walk away. One evening last week I took over dinner prep and thought I’d make some chicken burritos. Got everything ready and then took out the tortillas. They’d grown a bit of mold. Each one. So I was stuck with the ingredients I had put together. Well, why not replace one starch with another? So I got a metal bowl, put in a few scoops of rice, and topped it with fajita chicken and onions, lettuce, shredded Monterey Jack, and salsa. Stirred it up and didn’t expect it to taste any good. It was damn good! The cheese brought it together. Melted a bit in the…

  • Sweet Soy Glazed Lotus Roots (Yeongeun Jorim)

    shinshine
    19 Jan 2012 | 6:14 pm
    yeongeun jorim – home style Yeongeun 연근 (lotus root) jorim 조림 (reduced) is one of the basic, everyday banchan 반찬 (side dishes) found at home tables and restaurants.  It is a simple dish of sliced lotus roots boiled then reduced in soy sauce and corn syrup.  That’s also how a Korean mother will describe it to you if you asked about a recipe of this dish. It is true to some extent, that there isn’t much to this side dish.  Aside from the basic ingredients of lotus root, water, soy sauce, and some kind of sweetener such as sugar or corn syrup 물엿…

  • Clearing Some Bossam Myths

    ZenKimchi
    18 Jan 2012 | 2:21 am
    Real Korean Bossam | Credit: Pixelgrapher from Flickr (cc) The New York Times has a scrumptious piece showcasing David Chang’s recipe for bo ssam (“The Bo Ssam Miracle”). It’s gorgeous. I’ve heard it tastes great. And I would love to try it myself. I also see why some of my friends hate David Chang. I thought it was that they were just being stubborn Korean food purists, if there is such a thing. The fear, though, is that people will start thinking that David Chang’s interpretations of Korean food are traditional Korean food. It brings to mind when New…
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    Hermit Hideaways | Korean Photography

  • Weekly Snapshots | 01.21.12

    Gregory Curley
    21 Jan 2012 | 4:15 am
    새해 복 많이 받으세요! Happy New Year! Not much blogging going on here these days. I was home in Canada over the holidays and ever since my return two weeks ago the new job and several new freelance assignments have been keeping me from posting. Going to try and get things rolling again. ♦ Interview with the very talented Bae Bien-U, one of my favourite Korean photographers. ♦ Mindblowingly good photos from the rooftop of Busan’s tallest skyscraper. Awesome. ♦ Cool new project that explores Gwangju one day at a time. ♦ Corey Rich crafts this gorgeous film to launch…

  • 금천시장 | Geumcheon Market

    Gregory Curley
    18 Dec 2011 | 8:38 am
    I love street food. One of my new favourite food alleyways in Seoul is Geumcheon Market. It’s a great place to sample all sorts of traditional Korean dishes. The restaurants and bars are sandwiched together along the strip so you don’t have to hop very far to the next venue. I started eating here a lot after I moved north of the river to Seochon-dong. The food is excellent and affordable. There’s this fantastic mandu (traditional Korean dumpling) snack restaurant called 손만두 분식 that’s been in business for ten years. Dumplings are handmade on site and will run…

  • Gwanghwamun Café & Onmaeul Tofu Restaurant

    Gregory Curley
    11 Dec 2011 | 8:42 am
    Dropped by Gwanghwamun Café this morning and then strolled over to Onmaeul Tofu Restaurant (온마을 – 즉석두부전문점) in Samcheong-dong for kongbiji jjigae (콩비지찌개) and jeyuk bokkeum (제육덮밥). Gwanghwamun Café is nice little spot. The owner roasts all the beans himself. Great coffee to be had here. Onmaeul Tofu Restaurant (738-4231) in Samcheong-dong has been in business for 14 years. Service is friendly, prices are reasonable, the setting is cozy and it’s near the end of Samcheong-dong’s main road so it’s a little more relazed, especially…

  • Weekly Snapshots | 11.22.11

    Gregory Curley
    21 Nov 2011 | 11:58 pm
    Off to The Garden of Morning Calm this weekend. Looking forward to some downtime. ♦ After a little experimentation, Robert achieved this awesome shot of Jongchinbu. ♦ Very, very cool night shot of Seoul courtesy of Young-Doo Moon. ♦ Some stunning photos of the Korean Furniture Museum in Seongbuk-dong. ♦ Jason Teale sheds a little insight on how to win photo contests in Korea. ♦ And some equally impressive images in the KTO’s updated photo gallery. ♦ Incredible time lapse video from space shot with a Nikon D3s. ♦ There’s real beauty in simplicity. Flash Parker…

  • Jungbopsa (정법사) & Gilsangsa (길상사)

    Gregory Curley
    20 Nov 2011 | 6:44 am
    Spent the afternoon walking through Seongbuk-dong. Aside from the impressive architecture, it’s where you’ll also find one of Seoul’s best teahouses. I wanted to check out the Korean Furniture Museum but as it was closed I headed over to Gilsangsa (길상사) instead, which is literally right around the corner. Gilsangsa is beautiful this time of year. Before the temple was first registered in 1995, the grounds were home to “Daewongak,” one of Korea’s most famous restaurants. Just up the street I discovered, in an equally beautiful setting, is Jungbopsa…
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    The Chosun Bimbo

  • SOPA-What?

    Stafford
    18 Jan 2012 | 1:18 pm
    Over the last couple of weeks the Internets have been on fire, outraged against the prospect of two pieces of legislation being passed in the United States Congress: SOPA and PIPA. The Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect Intellectual Property Act are two bills that are supposed to protect the rights of content creators against copyright infringement.   The problem is that the content creators who are most behind the two bills are the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) and the RIAA (The Recording Industry Association of America) and their backing (read: lobbying - $$)…

  • New Year's Resolutions

    Stafford
    10 Jan 2012 | 12:32 pm
    OK so the first 2 weeks of the year have already gone - so you might think I am a bit late. On the other hand I like to test the water a little before jumping in, dangle a toe or a foot into the pool you might say before making a commitment. There's not much to these resolutions. The simpler the more likely achieved I should think. So here they are: Keep practicing photography. It's good to have a hobby - especially one that has nothing to do with either work or doing something Korea-centric. Keeps the mind fresh is at least a little artistic (not just simply a visual record of what I have…

  • Audio-goodness

    Stafford
    10 Jan 2012 | 1:46 am
    The SeoulPodcast - in a fit of pique and promise to start as it means to continue, is out this week with another show. Joe and I disect the death of Lil' Kim, Twin Tower reactions and floors 4 and 14, amongst other things. You can get the podcast from the usual place, or go the direct link way here. [mp3 1:18:25]

  • Go, Go Gadget Shopper

    Stafford
    2 Jan 2012 | 12:27 pm
    Words by Stafford Lumsden, shots by Judith Clancy and Matthew Crompton  Korea (and Seoul in particular) is a Mecca for shoppers looking for deals on electronics. From home appliances to cameras and computers to MP3 players, Seoul is bursting with options on places to shop, and for the brave, places to find a bargain. Yongsan Electronics Market The term “market” is something of a misnomer when it comes to Yongsan. With three mall-sized complexes and shops and stalls stretching over three city blocks, Yongsan is more than a mere market. iPark Mall, part of the actual Yongsan…

  • Kindle-icious

    Stafford
    2 Jan 2012 | 12:19 pm
    Words by Stafford Lumsden From left: Kindle, Kindle Touch, Kindle Fire With the cooling weather and Christmas vacation on the horizon, you have a good excuse to curl up somewhere warm with a good book. Except the notion of “a book” is rapidly changing. With the latest iterations of its Kindle, Amazon is taking the whole paradigm of buying and reading books in a whole new direction. This month three new Kindles were added to the line up bringing the number of models to six in all, ranging from just $109 to $199 for the top-end Android powered tablet-like version. Moreover Amazon is…
 
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    gyopo wife

  • Cold Hands

    gyopowife
    11 Jan 2012 | 6:37 am
    Seoul is mighty cold in the winter. Nearly everyone here has a smart phone. But not everyone knows the cheapest, easiest way to keep your gloves on while using the phone…                   I have an expensive stylus I would rather not drop/lose on the street. Ta-da: the sausage-cheese-fishcake works like a ”finger”. Somehow it has the right electrostatic to function well, though not perfectly, on my phone for spare change (less than 500W or $0.50USD). I have these yellow sausages stashed in all my coat pockets, handbags and…

  • Daycare Dough

    gyopowife
    14 Dec 2011 | 12:56 am
    Apologies for the lengthy absence of posting. I can’t say that my posts will return with any frequency, but when I do blog, it will be noteworthy. Korea has a very low birth rate and the government is eager to encourage population growth. As result, there are various monetary incentives to promote larger families. For example, since the birth of our second child we have been receiving 100,000W (approx. $100 USD) per month (child must be a Korean national~our son has dual citizenship). There is daycare dough for multicultural families (one parent is a Korean national, other parent is a…

  • Ice Cold

    gyopowife
    3 Dec 2010 | 7:41 am
    My toddler begs to go out everyday. It’s been difficult lately because we had to change nannies again. We finally made it outside this afternoon and discovered ice at the bottom of his favorite slide. Needless to say, the playground was a ghost town. Still, he refused to wear his hat or gloves and spent all his time playing with ice cold sand.

  • November 11

    gyopowife
    10 Nov 2010 | 7:00 am
    Tomorrow is November 11th which means Peppero Day in Korea. I’ll be buying a giant box because they are only available this time of year. It’s also the start of the G20 meetings in Seoul. FYI: plan on not going to or near COEX because the security is extreme.

  • Baby Clock

    gyopowife
    24 Oct 2010 | 9:06 pm
    There is a clock on the refrigerator that tells baby time. First-time guests think it’s a toy teach-me-clock but it actually serves many purposes. With a newborn set the clock to the time of the last feeding ~ better to gauge the next feeding or why she is crying. With a toddler set the clock to the time of yesterday’s nap ~ know when to start winding down for naptime. Magnets mark when there was poop ~ helps plan outings. It’s easier to read than a note that will get lost in the daily shuffle. Baby clock indicates that our toddler napped at 11:30am with poops after…
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    The Seoul Patch

  • Innumeracy in the News

    25 Jan 2012 | 10:44 pm
    Several news sources, probably beginning with Yonhap, the Korean News Service, have reported that Seoul's bus and subway fares are going to rise by 150 won next month. That translates to about 13 cents US money, or a 17% rise. That's significant to some, especially those who use the system on a daily basis.But wait. The story goes on to say:The city government has come up with a proposal to raise bus and subway fares from 900 won to 1,150 won (traffic card fares for adult) next month, while freezing prices for students and children, officials said.See the problem? An increase from 900 to…

  • Book Report: Seollal 2012

    24 Jan 2012 | 11:08 am
    Operation Spider-Web by MH Sargent - Sargent has created an interesting team of CIA operatives who work, at least in this tale, third in the series, within Military Intelligence. Gonz, Heisman, McKay and Peterson seem to work together well, and I suspect their backstory is covered in a previous tome, but that doesn't matter so much compared to the current plot. And on that topic, I'm not sure I buy the initial story that gets the team involved in the operation that forms the focus of the book; but once they are in it, it is a gripping and realistic series of events. A fun, easy read for those…

  • 설날, or Seollal

    24 Jan 2012 | 1:50 am
    Seollal is the Lunar New Year, Korea's first or second most important holiday, and its main harbinger is the appearance of domi girls in brightly-colored hanbok at your local E-Mart.They are there to hawk gift boxes of various goods, as Korean tradition dictates that you don't return to your hometown empty-handed, apparently even if it means bringing socks:Other popular gifts include towels, hair care products and especially Spam:Here are a few other items:The prices of Seollal gifts can vary immensely, from a few thousand won for dried fish to a hundred bucks or more for mushrooms and…

  • Meeting a North Korean

    17 Jan 2012 | 10:25 am
    Talk to enough South Koreans, and eventually you meet North Koreans. Our little street in Bongcheon (see the previous post) is populated by ethnic North Koreans who came here through China a generation ago. At my school, I have mentioned we have a boy from North Korea, whose family arrived here in March or April 2011. He came to our school about two weeks after second semester began, in September 2011. His English was non-existent, and his Korean, at least of the variety spoken in the South, nearly so. Over the course of a semester, he improved considerably, and even semed to understand me a…

  • Happy Happy in Bongcheon

    15 Jan 2012 | 12:10 am
    The festivities are about to begin! A stack of thirty lamb skewers and some cold, crisp lager are the key ingredients to a delicious meal in the Chinatown street of Bongcheon with friend Kevin (seen here with the 서장님):This delicacy is a Chinese/Mongolian favorite (most Koreans don't much care for lamb meat) but we're in Seoul, so it's served Korean style, cooked at the table. When the meat is grilled, it's stored on the rack above until you dip it in the seasoning:The other main attraction of Bongcheon is our favorite country-style makkeoli 집 where the best in the city is still 1,000…
 
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    East Asia Student

  • 10 popular misconceptions about Chinese

    Hugh Grigg
    28 Jan 2012 | 4:29 am
    The Chinese language is increasingly appearing on people’s radar, and with that comes the spread of various myths and misconceptions.I’ve gathered the ten that I come across the most, and ranked them on how prevalent and how wrong they are.10. Chinese is the hardest language in the worldThis comes up all over the place (e.g. on HTLAL and in David Moser’s famous article), but  as more people attempt to learn Chinese it’s becoming apparent that it can be done in a reasonable amount of time.Spoken Mandarin really isn’t much harder to learn than other languages. A…

  • A in hiragana

    Hugh Grigg
    25 Jan 2012 | 9:21 pm
    The syllable ‘a’ in hiragana is written あ. あ ‘a’ hiragana stroke orderあ has three strokes:A horizontal left to right stroke.A vertical stroke that cuts through the first one.A looping stroke that starts cutting to the left through stroke #2, back up through it to the right, and then loops back around to the left again. あ ‘a’ hiragana mnemonicSee also: Making mnemonicsThis image should help you to remember how to write ‘a’ in hiragana by associating the letter a with the shape of あ. Remember that the English words used here are not a…

  • Soushenji 387 translation: Death in Childbirth, a Dot on the Face

    Hugh Grigg
    23 Jan 2012 | 11:19 pm
    This is a translation and annotation of text No. 387 in 搜神記 (Soushenji – ‘In Search of the Supernatural’), a collection of strange happenings compiled by 干寶 (Gan Bao) in the 4th century C.E.In order to be useful to people studying the text, this translation aims to be literal and close to the original.  Chǎn Wáng Diǎn Miàn [childbirth] [death] [dot] [face] Death in Childbirth, a Dot on the Face  Zhū Zhòngwù yī nǚ Xiǎnyí, [Zhu] [Zhong] [Wu] [one] [daughter] [Xian] [Yi] Zhu Zhongwu had one daughter, named Xianyi; jià wéi Mǐ Yuánzōng qī, [marry]…

  • The Chinese Grammar Wiki

    Hugh Grigg
    21 Jan 2012 | 10:00 pm
    The world’s best resource for Chinese grammar is now available.I’m very excited to announce the launch of: The Chinese Grammar Wiki This project has been a long, long time in the making. As the name suggests, it’s a resource for Chinese Grammar. It’s by far the best resource for Chinese grammar on the Internet, in fact.The project has been led by John Pasden for his company AllSet Learning. In his own words:I realized that there’s no single resource on the entire internet which does a good, comprehensive job of covering the grammar of Mandarin Chinese.

  • TE in hiragana

    Hugh Grigg
    20 Jan 2012 | 10:03 pm
    The syllable ‘te’ in hiragana is written て. て ‘te’ hiragana stroke orderて has just one stroke:It starts left to right, then curves down to the left and back out again. て ‘te’ hiragana mnemonicsSee also: Making mnemonicsThis image should help you to remember how to write ‘te’ in hiragana by associating the letters te with the shape of て. Remember that the English words used here are not a pronunciation guide. They help you to remember how to write て, not how to say it.To learn pronunciation you need to get a lot of listening and speaking…
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    Eat Your Kimchi Feed

  • Open the Happy Loot Bag!

    Simon and Martina
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:28 am
    Hi guise!So we did a super serious topic on Bullying in South Korea yesterday, and we’re happy to see that’s its generated some really good discussion. But over here at the eatyourkimchi household, we like to balance out the serious with some silliness. That’s why we opened up our new channel, Open the Happy, to share with you all the different things that make us happy, and hopefully, you happy too. Think of it like a loot bag that you get after a kids birthday party, filled with wonderfully but totally useless stuff! Hurrrah!We set them up in a mini-playlist in the video…

  • Bullying in South Korea

    Simon and Martina
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:46 am
    To begin with, sorry for the constant disclaimers in these videos. We know the crowd of commenters here on our site are a lot more civil than different crowds on different sites, so these disclaimers aren’t really relevant to you lovely people It seems like you here understand that we’re just talking about our experiences, and not as Korea scholars. So, yay to you guise! We really like the discussions that happen on this page and really want to thank you for your contributions Anyhow, on with the show: we’re getting a lot of serious topics this month for our TL;DRs and today…

  • What Makeup Does Martina Use & Wolverine Eye Shadow

    Simon and Martina
    25 Jan 2012 | 12:05 pm
    Okay! It’s my first eyeshadow tutorial and honestly, I’m so scared of the responses that I’ll get because I am in NO WAY trained to do make up. I’m sure you’ll be surprised to know that I only started wearing make up about two years ago in Korea. In fact, I was a real tomboy growing up. I was hanging out with all male friends, playing video games and sports, and breaking a million bones (actually more like, 5 to 6 bones: my poor stressed out parents!). The point is, I didn’t have time for make up, nor did I care for it. My longtime friends and family are…

  • New Video Channel: Open the Happy!

    Simon and Martina
    25 Jan 2012 | 12:05 pm
    Let’s start this by saying Happy Lunar New Year everyone! Let’s continue this by saying…sorry for not WANKing this week! We tried. Really. We tried, but it was just not working. A lot of things are shut down for Seollal, and if we went anywhere it would be very dead and deserted. Also, getting there would be hellish. Our friend came to visit us from Wonju since he has time off for the holiday, and it’s usually a 2 hour drive away. Took him EIGHT FREAKING HOURS TO GET HERE! EIGHT! EEIIIGHHHHTT!! So, screw that. No WANK this week. We’ll be WANKing again next week…

  • Sunny Hill Grasshopper Song – Kpop Music Mondays

    Simon and Martina
    23 Jan 2012 | 7:04 am
    This week we’re reviewing a video that we’re really surprised made it to the top of the list. Great job Sunny Hill fans for voting in Sunny Hill’s “The Grasshopper Song” which we love! If you haven’t seen it yet, check it out here:To begin with, wow! We’re really happy to finally be reviewing Sunny Hill. We spoke about them before in our K Crunch, but that was only in passing. We thought that they weren’t really popular enough to get voted in. Boy were we wrong! Sure, it wasn’t like a Big Bang overload crashing our site, but Sunny Hill…
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    Chris in South Korea - Travel and life in Korea

  • Random pictures, part 56

    Chris in South Korea
    20 Jan 2012 | 5:00 pm
    CISK note: As always, ‘Random Pictures’ posts show off some interesting / quirky pictures that didn’t fit in any other post. The majority of these were taken around Seoul or nearby Korea’s capital city. I love the texture of the bleachers – taken at Kyung Hee University in Seoul. Gotta love dragonflies – and in…This is just the start of the post! To read the rest, check out Random pictures, part 56 on Chris in South Korea. Learn about licensing and republishing rights.

  • Review: “Seoul Metro Project”

    Chris in South Korea
    19 Jan 2012 | 5:00 pm
    Edited by Flash Parker in collaboration with the Seoul Photo Club, the moniker ’Seoul Metro Project’ is slightly vague, yet perfectly appropriate. 100 years from now (assuming future computers can read PDF’s and that the human race survives that long), the book will live as a tangible time capsule of the life and times of…This is just the start of the post! To read the rest, check out Review: “Seoul Metro Project” on Chris in South Korea. Learn about licensing and republishing rights.

  • Question from a reader: Seoul vs. Busan vs. Daegu

    Chris in South Korea
    17 Jan 2012 | 5:00 pm
    A reader writes in: Hi! Just found out your blog and really liking it. I thought I would ask you some questions regarding your thoughts of Busan, Daegu and Seoul. I’ll probably go on a trip to Korea this year to take language courses and I can’t  make up my mind on which city to…This is just the start of the post! To read the rest, check out Question from a reader: Seoul vs. Busan vs. Daegu on Chris in South Korea. Learn about licensing and republishing rights.

  • Destination: Hyangiram (Yeosu, Jeollanam-do)

    Chris in South Korea
    15 Jan 2012 | 5:00 pm
    Where life moves at the speed of turtles made of stone. Let’s start off by calling this place remote – from the nearest train station, it’s a 50-60 minute bus ride. Planning to visit somewhere after will require you to get a fairly easy start. That said, it’s well worth the trip to slow down…This is just the start of the post! To read the rest, check out Destination: Hyangiram (Yeosu, Jeollanam-do) on Chris in South Korea. Learn about licensing and republishing rights.

  • Question from a reader: the application photo

    Chris in South Korea
    12 Jan 2012 | 5:00 pm
    A reader writes in: Hey,I’m presently looking for my first EFL job in Korea and have a question a about a CV. Everything in my CV is solid, I’m well qualified and have some relevant experience relating to teaching English. However I have heard that a photo is of serious importance to Korean employers in…This is just the start of the post! To read the rest, check out Question from a reader: the application photo on Chris in South Korea. Learn about licensing and republishing rights.
 
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