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
‘Burning’ is an upcoming mystery drama film from acclaimed South Korean director Lee Chang-ding, starring well-known actors Yoo Ah-in and Steven Yeun based on the short story ‘Barn Burning’ written by famous Japanese author Haruki Murakami. Set to premiere in May 2018, ‘Burning’ is already turning h
For the past four years, a mystery donor has been leaving large amounts of money outside the Wonju Fire Station. The latest, a generous 4.59 million won (~$4,200) came in a box covered with kind comments like “Thank you firefighters, as always. Be careful not to catch a cold.” This comes on top of 2
Actor Park Hae-jin has donated 20,000 trees and began a tree planting project with his fans in China to try and help combat the growing issue of air pollution caused by fine dust, which often blows over to South Korea. For his efforts he became the first Korean to recieve honorary Chinese citizenshi
Daniel Henney is a Korean-American actor who is the pride of many back in South Korea for his starring roles in Big Hero 6, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and Criminal Minds, to name just a few. Now, he is calling on the South Korean government to bring an end to the controversial dog meat trade for good
‘Yoon’s Kitchen’ is a popular TV show in Korea about actors opening Korean restaurants in popular tourist locations overseas. In the currently airing second season, actress Yoon Yeo-jeong, the namesake of the show, is joined by actors and actresses Lee Seo-jin, Jeong Yu-mi and Park Seo-joon, in the
When Korean President Moon Jae-In attended the 2016 memorial ceremony of the Gwangju Democratization Movement he gained a lot of attention for the worn-out shoes he wore, which many felt exemplified his image as a ‘common man’. Moon bought this specific pair of shoes back in 2012 from a social enter
[[Image : "Seasons of Korea" by ASIWAVE, CC BY-SA license]] Most countries have four distinctly different seasons: spring, summer, fall and winter. Korea, however, has six further subdivisions within these four seasons, giving them twenty-four in total For a long time, agriculture was the basis of K
Before and during the Second World War, the Imperial Japanese Army forced tens of thousands of young women from across Asia into sexual slavery, with the majority coming from Korea and China. Euphemistically referred to as ‘comfort women’, their fates have been long been a sticking point in relation
Most countries have four distinctly different seasons: spring, summer, fall and winter. Korea, however, has six further subdivisions within these four seasons, giving them twenty-four in total. For a long time, agriculture was the basis of Korean industry. Weather is the crucial and most important f
