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
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.
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
On July 28th, the first day of his Summer holiday, Korean President Moon Jae-in visited UNESCO World Heritage Site Bongjeong temple, one of seven Korean temples on the list. Despite being a Catholic, Moon – who has a baptismal name of Timothy, meaning a man who serves God – has a large amount of int
Seoul Art Space Sindang is housed in an underground shopping arcade in Sindang-dong, an old neighborhood in Seoul. Unused or abandoned shops in the arcade, which had once thrived with bed clothing and traditional dress shops, were remodelled into workshops for young artists of design and craft, as a
Jogakbo is a type of wrapping cloth made by Korean traditional patchwork. Originated in the hands of thrifty housewives utilizing cloth offcuts in the past when fabric was less commonplace, it was used to cover the meals, screen the doors, or wrap the wedding gifts. Today, Jogakbo is often appreciat
Lee Geum-ja is a 63-year old woman born with dwarfism, who stands at 102cm tall and 32kg. For the past ten years, Lee has been collects discarded paper cups and milk packets, and selling them to raise money for helping the needy and paying scholarships to students from low-income families. "As you c
South Korean semiconductor company SK Hynix recently held a FailCon, or Failure Conference, where four employees stood in front of their co-workers and shared tales of their biggest failures, and how they later overcame them. In most companies, failure is met with reproach or simply hidden from view
Ask any Korean to name a unique aspects of Korean culture, and there is a good chance they will tell you all about the concept of ‘jeong’ (정/情). Put simply, jeong is the warm feeling of attachment felt between people who share a close relationship. Of course, Koreans are not the only who feel atta
In 2007, a media outlet surveyed 299 members of the Korean National Assembly and asked them who they most admired. Of the 263 who responded, Admiral Yi Sun-shin, famous for his integral role in defeating the Japanese navy in the Imjin War of 1592-98, was chosen by 31 people, placing him as the secon
Jang Jo-kyung’s parents left Korea for the Spanish island of Las Palmas when he was only 9 months old. In 2013, he moved to Los Angeles and created a social media group for other Spanish-speaking Koreans, but with the hallyu wave sweeping the world, before long the group was full of more South Ameri
Korea’s Rural Development Administration has announced that it has laid the groundwork for handling large amounts of food waste using soldier fly larvae. Soldier fly larvae have a voracious appetite, which allows them to be used for disposing a range of waste products. They can eat and break down ab
