On April 12th MBC News Anchor Lim Hyeon-ju uploaded a photo to her personal Instagram with the caption “Today I presented the news with my glasses on.” Normally, this would be quite a benign comment, but for Lim, and South Korea, it was a groundbreaking moment, as this was in fact the first time a f
Foreigners attending the PyeongChang Olympics in Korea are falling love with the ‘finger heart’ For decades, the world of cute, fun hand gestures to make while taking photos has been dominated by the thumbs up and peace signs (or maybe throwing up the horns if you’re feeling rebellious). However, th
You may be shocked to learn that a fire-eating monster currently resides in Seoul. Known as Haechi, or Haetae, this monster happens to be the city’s mascot and is considered to be a sacred animal capable of defeating fire and disaster. Back in the Chosun Dynasty the palace of Kyoungbok-gung was buil
Korea is known as a country of abundant courtesy, something that is most evident in the long list of manners associated with greeting. Simply by watching how two or more Koreans greet one another, you can easily guess who is older and of higher social status. The most common way of greeting in Korea
[[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
Barugongyang is a traditional Buddhist method of eating meals where rice, soup, a side dish, and water are each placed in a set of four bowls (“baru”) of different sizes following a tradition started when the Buddha was offered a stone bowl from each of the four heavenly kings for his first meal fol
1. There are two countries called ‘Koreas’ Following the Korean War, there are now two countries who call themselves ‘Korea’, and both are members of the United Nations. The first is the Republic of Korea, more widely known as South Korea, and the other is the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,
Did you know it was possible to make medicine from nothing else but water? All you need is a water purifier and a glass. First, fill your glass with hot water, and then add cold water. Voilà, you now have an Oriental Medicine known as Yin Yang Tang, or Sang Suk Tang. Though ill-advised these days du
You may be shocked to learn that a fire-eating monster currently resides in Seoul. Known as Haechi, or Haetae, this monster happens to be the city’s mascot and is considered to be a sacred animal capable of defeating fire and disaster. Back in the Chosun Dynasty the palace of Kyoungbok-gung was buil
Korea is known as a country of abundant courtesy, something that is most evident in the long list of manners associated with greeting. Simply by watching how two or more Koreans greet one another, you can easily guess who is older and of higher social status. The most common way of greeting in Korea
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
