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Good ol’ rock ‘n’ roll. It comes in many forms, but one sound that’s making waves from Korea is kimchibilly. Never heard of it? It’s not entirely new but it’s not entirely old either. Kimchibilly is a foot-stompin’,…
Once upon a time, a long, long, time ago, there lived a poor old blind man and his daughter, Simcheong. Simcheong’s mother died shortly after giving ...
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May is “Family Month” in Korea. Children’s Day comes first on May 5th. It is only natural to have a special holiday for the children as we also ...
Although there are many beautiful women with virtue and grace, there are the opposite. Every country has one. An infamously beautiful woman who ruins ...
A friend of mine recently bought an espresso machine. She was distraught at its complexity. “Whatever happened to put in coffee, water, press start, press stop?” I wouldn’t know. That used to be it, but nowadays…
Spring brings with it many things – warmer weather, longer days, spring flowers, and for Korean university students, the spring M/T. M/T (엠티), short for “Membership Training” is any event that brings new…
Spring is here! It seems like everyone’s headed outside to shake off the winter blues and to celebrate the change in weather. One of the most highly anticipated events of the season has already begun – the cherry blossoms…
Some words are impossible to translate. It’s usually not the meaning itself which is untranslatable; it’s usually the subtle nuances that get lost on the way. For example, the Korean word “푸르다” can mean…
