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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…
To the uninitiated, pansori might come across as harsh and cacophonic, more closely resembling an alley cat in heat than a heavily trained human singer. Recognised by UNESCO in 2003 as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible…
Be-Being’s Yi-myun-gong-jak Londoners have been spoilt by Korean music and performance this year, and it wasn’t just about K-pop. A definite highlight was the enchanting and unique masque music performance…
Unless you have a deep aversion to pop culture or have no access to the internet, it is most likely you’ve heard of Gangnam by now. That ritzy, trendy district in Seoul whose style is making waves in the pop music world…
For the upcoming Andong International Maskdance Festival, tourists are going to be flocking to Korea’s spiritual capital for a variety of mask-themed performances from around the world and all across Korea.…
* This post is written by Korean Class Massive, one of the Korea Blog’s Worldwide Korea Bloggers. The Olympic fever is well and truly over, the London transport seems to be back to it’s miserable self and the…
Every two years, I make a pilgrimage down to the city of Gwangju to catch the Gwangju Biennale, the biggest art exhibition in Korea of international contemporary art. I have only missed it twice since its inauguration…
