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The Korean Cultural Centre’s current exhibition is arguably it’s most intriguing. Rather than the usual exhibition format of original artworks, the kokdu (Romanised from 꼭두) exhibition displays museum…
It’s called son jaeju (손재주), literally “hand talent” or “hand skills”. Koreans have oodles of them, so having an exposition dedicated to it isn’t a surprise: The Handmade Korea Fair 2012 took place…
It’s July. Edge of the monsoon season, when the lotus start to bloom. The lotus. It’s the swan of flowers. Well, to be frank, that’s not an absolutely accurate metaphor but the big difference in what you see above…
* This post is written by Maria Margareta, one of the Korea Blog’s Worldwide Korea Bloggers. Dano refers to the fifth day of the fifth lunar month and it is one of the representative traditional festive days in the early…
* This post is written by Anna, one of the Korea Blog’s Worldwide Korea Bloggers. A while back, I decided that I was somewhat disgusted and outraged with myself for the fact that, despite having been living in London…
Usually when you meet a fan of Korean cinema, you’ll find their list of favorite films peppered with some of the obvious: “Oldboy”, “Memories of Murder”, “My Sassy Girl”, “The King and the Clown”…
On first glance, this might look like any normal office in Korea. A poster for the American animated sitcom Family Guy hangs on the wall. Not too out of the ordinary. But is Family Guy very popular in South Korea? And looking…
* This post is written by Johanne Miller, one of the Korea Blog’s Worldwide Korea Bloggers. Back when I was contemplating my future, I thought of being an architect. Unfortunately, the university I chose to attend…
