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Buying underground and indie CDs in Korea is no easy task. There’s pretty much only one place to go, Hyang Music, a hole-in-the-wall shop in Sinchon crammed with shelves of CDs. They have music of all genres, and…
At times, life can be more dramatic than any kind of fictional portrayal. At times, a person’s entire life can be more unusual than a theatrical presentation. Princess Deokhye’s life was like that: born the youngest…
Having attended London Korean Film Festival (LKFF) for the last four years, I’ve always known that this fest is one fun and fascinating event. But it wasn’t until the Korean Cinema Forum 2012 that I realised how seriously…
The 11th Seoul Design Festival took place at COEX in Seoul from December 12th to December 16th, 2012. A comprehensive exhibition about all aspects of design, this year’s exhibition showcased the concept of “design…
If you’ve been lucky enough to take advantage, this is the year of the Biennale, which is the Italian word for “biannual art exhibition”. Daegu hosted both a Photo and and an Architecture…
Hardcore music is not for everybody. Even I don’t really care to listen to it on CD. It’s a live genre, mixing together the DIY ethic of punk, the eardrum-rupturing high volume of heavy metal, and the social…
Gone are the days of the hesitant individual sending out an online appeal before performing a ditty, in a modest troupe, to a non-existent audience. October 2012 has seen the UK’s largest and most successful K-pop…
Who said that “Beauty is only skin deep”? I know that it is emphasizing the importance of inner beauty, but I can’t help but think: since efforts in creating a beautiful inner self is something we strive to do during…
