One of Korea’s most popular snacks, Choco Pie is also known to have charmed the taste of North Korean workers at the Kaesong Industrial Region (presently closed) to the point that the North Korean government considered to ban the snack. Recently in particular, Choco Pie made headlines as the North K
Seoul is traversed by the Hangang river which flows from east to west. The whole area north of the river is called Gangbuk, and the south of the river is called Gangnam. (Korean word ‘gang’ means river, ‘buk’ is north, and ‘nam’ is south.) So, this is the wider definition of Gangnam. Then, there is
Seoul is Korea’s the only Special City. The Hangang river runs through the city from east to west, roughly dividing the land into parts: gangbuk (north of the river) and gangnam (south of the river). Seoul City is divided into 25 administrative districts, of which 14 are in gangbuk, and 11 in gangna
On June 30th, during the 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee, it was unanimously decided to add seven South Korean Buddhist temples that date back as far as the seventh century to the UNESCO World Heritage List, bringing the country’s total number of heritage sites to thirteen. The seven te
18th-century Korean painter Shin Yunbok is known for his genre paintings. In his famous work titled Jusa Geobae, meaning having a drink in a public house, we see how a public house worked in the late Joseon Dynasty era. Held in the collection of the Gansong Art Museum in Seoul, the painting depicts
UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) has recently recognized Korea’s Mudeungsan National Park for its global value. Covering more than 1,500 square kilometers, the park and its associated mountain boasts a number of amazing natural features such as the hexago
A new documentary series from tvN titled ‘A Little House in the Forest’ will star So Ji-sub and Park Shin-hye as they seek to live off-the-grid deep in a forest on Jeju Island, foregoing even electricity, and surviving only on the bare necessities of life. As the two complete a series of experiments
A new documentary series from tvN titled ‘A Little House in the Forest’ will star So Ji-sub and Park Shin-hye as they seek to live off-the-grid deep in a forest on Jeju Island, foregoing even electricity, and surviving only on the bare necessities of life. As the two complete a series of experiments
On January 10th IU won the best song award at the Golden Disc Awards with “Through the Night”. The life of the song began in early 2017 from an unfinished demo by Je-Hwi Kim, a junior singer that IU used to know from three years ago. After listening to the demo, IU fell in love with the warm, soft m
BTS is a Korean idol group known worldwide. One of the reasons they have garnered so many fans is their perfectly coordinated and choreographed group dance (Kalgunmu). Kalgunmu is a newly coined Korean word, made from Kal meaning knife and gunmu meaning group dance, which means to dance perfectly in
Recently, an elementary student appeared on a TV show and sang in a clear ringing voice a beautiful song with touching lyrics. People were immediately curious what this song was and where it had come from. It turned out to be a song from ‘Gandhi School’, an alternative school founded in 1997. ‘Gandh
[[Image : "Gangnam Style Statue" by ASIWAVE]] A giant statue is installed in front of the east gate of COEX in Gangnamgu district. The five meter-high and eight meter-wide bronze sculpture is modelled after the signature hand motion from Psy’s mega-hit song ‘Gangnam Style.’ The Gangnamgu office want
