2020 Youth Day Festival

Yugyeong Jeong On October 31st, the 4th Korea Youth Day Festival was held at the Peace Plaza at Olympic Park in Songpa-Gu. Youth Day is a legal memorial day enacted to promote the importance of youth rights protection and youth development, and to raise interest in youth issues. It is the third Saturday of every […]

BTS Aimed at Winning the American Music Awards for 3 Consecutive Years

Minjun Son K-pop star group BTS was nominated for two categories at the ‘2020 American Music Awards’, the prestigious American music awards ceremony. On October 26th, the ‘American Music Awards’ announced of BTS’ nominations for the ‘Pop/Rock Genre Favorite Duo/Group’ and the ‘Favorite Social Artist’ category on the official website. Their competitors for the ‘pop/rock […]

Department Stores and their Filthy Rich Koreans

Hajon Lee As you’ve maybe heard of, Korea is a place called heaven if you have money in your hands. The reason is mostly because of the comfortable lifestyle and department stores it has. There are various department stores in Korea, but the top three bands are Shinsegae, Hyundai, and Galleria. Shinsegae has the most […]

Hangul Proclamation Day

Yugyeong Jeong Hangul day is a national holiday to commemorate the creation of Hunminjeongeum, the original name of Hangeul declared in 1446. Hangeul was created by King Sejong of the Joseon Kingdom. It is celebrated every October 9th and this Friday is the 574th Hangul day. On the day, many websites replace their logos with […]

Gangnam Escape Room

Hajon Lee I will be introducing to you another exciting and safe activity you can do during these abhorrent times. The activity is Escape Room. From living abroad for a long time, I know you wouldn’t be so familiar with such activity; however, I can assure you that it’s worth the time and money. Basically, […]

Seongsu Art Museum: Not your Ordinary Museum

Hajon Lee Seongsu Art Museum’s location is of course in the name: Seongsu station, just around the corner of exit 1. It’s one floor underground so you just need to go down the stairs and there will be a vault door which you can see when you try to rob the bank. This is not […]

Korean Narrative: Underground City in Downtown Seoul

Su Un Taeh Kim(Jongno, Seoul) Walking around downtown Jongno, it is easy to spot landmark historical buildings with their eye-catching grandeur and traditional architecture. However, just in Seoul there are only a handful of notable locations such as the usual 5 palaces of Seoul and other historical building from the Joseon Dynasty. If your stay […]

Hyundai Card Cooking Library

Hajon Lee The Hyundai Card Cooking Library is a bit of a secret place where not many Koreans have visited. First of all, it is located in Apgujeong-Rodeo. Second of all, you are only allowed to enter all the floors if you possess a Hyundai card. You can bring a plus one to the place. […]