RM, the member of BTS, made a speech after receiving an award in 2019. He said “I think culture is more powerful than any other physical power. It is intangible power that breaks down all the boundaries.” And added it reminds him of what Kim Gu said. Kim Gu was one of the most respected independence
This is a story of one of the most respected families in Korea, the Choe family. The “Shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations” adage exists for a reason, showing that retaining wealth can be even more difficult than creating it. However, the Choe family managed to pass the family legacies
Hwatu is the Koreanized version of Japanese hanafuda, which is believed to have been introduced to Korea in the late Josoen Dynasty era. The name of cards changed from hanafuda, meaning ‘flower cards’ to hwatu, meaning ‘flower fight.’ The Japanese letters on the cards were replaced by Korean words.
One of Seoul’s bus transfer centers is located in front of Seoul Station, where KTX and other trains of Gyeongbu (Seoul-Busan) railroad, Airport Railroad Express, Gyeongui Line, and Seoul Metro #1 and #4 meet with various bus routes. Public transportation transfer discount is available between all m
In some traditional tea houses, you will have complimentary snacks served with the tea. In others, you can order snacks from their menu. Typical snacks include dried persimmons, walnuts and pine nuts, and traditional sweets made of rice and oil. Sometimes, a plate of grilled rice cake bars will come
Mullae Arts Village in Seoul is a place where steel factories and art studios coexist side by side. The area used to be busy with many steel material workshops until 1990s, when the industry began declining, and many shops closing. Then, some artists found inexpensive studios in these deserted works
In the heart of Yeouido, Korea’s financial center as well as political arena, is a small park named after the capital city of Turkey. Ankara Park was created in honor of the sisterhood affiliation of Seoul and Ankara in 1971. Inside the park is a house from a traditional Turkish vineyard, called Ank
The Korean word ‘eomuk’ was coined to replace the Japanese word ‘oden,’ which is a Japanese dish consisting of various fish cakes as main ingredients, but in Korea refers more to fish cakes than the dish made of fish cakes. Interestingly, both Japanese ‘oden’ and Korean ‘eomuk’ are compatibly used t
The healthy, nutritious, delicious ginseng chicken soup, or samgyetang in Korean, is one of the best-known Korean foods to foreign tourists. Made of a whole young chicken stuffed with rice and garlic and cooked in broth with ginseng, it used to be a special treat for the hottest period of the summer
Easily found in traditional markets are small stores, or snack bars or stalls, selling steamed buns and dumplings. Menus are very simple. Steamed buns filled with sweetened red bean paste, and steamed dumplings with various stuffing, including kimchi dumplings and meat dumplings, are stacked in stea
There are some basic differences here. Firstly, tteok is made by steaming, while western cakes are baked, and secondly, tteok is made of rice or ground rice, while cakes are made of wheat flour. And finally, and probably most importantly, tteok is eaten as both meals and desserts. A bowl of tteokguk
Kitchenware made of nickel silver had been vastly used in Korea until it was all replaced by stainless steel, ceramic, or heat-resistant glass. The long forgotten nickel silver pots are revived, however, thanks to the retro fad that began a few years ago. Some people believe that instant noodles tas
