Introducing 2015 FESTIVALS!! (October&November)

Hello, everyone. Today I’m going to introduce some festivals in Korea. This time, I will tell you some festivals which are held on October and November. Actually, there are very various festivals in Korea. However, some festivals are held in other regions that are far from Seoul but we have to go to school ;( […]

On the Korean Traditional Holiday: Chuseok

Chuseok (추석), korean traditional holiday, is originally known as Hangawi (한가위) –meaning the great middle of autumn. It is a major harvest festival and a three-day holiday in Korea. We celebrate Chuseok based on lunar calender-specifically 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. So it usually happens around middle of September. As a celebration […]

Escape to Jeju Island

Seoul is a concrete jungle full of neon lights, loud noises, and huge crowds of people – and I absolutely love it. That being said, there comes a point where you just need a break! Luckily for all of you, Korea has many natural escapes to offer. Jeju Island (제주도) is definitely high (if not at […]

Visit Ilsan and Enjoy!

Have you ever been to Ilsan which is located in Gyeonggi Province? Maybe some of you have heard Ilsan as a place where MBC(Korean TV station) is located in. However, there are lots of places to visit in there except MBC. So, I would like to introduce myHUBS’s readers to two places in Ilsan. Take […]

Korean Professional Football League

Do you like playing football? Or maybe like watching football? I will introduce to you K-league, Korea’s professional football league. It is separated into two sub-leagues: K-league Classic and K-league Challenge, with a total of 12 teams. Teams and where the teams are located are marked on the map below. If you like to go […]

The Best Place to Experience Korean Traditional Culture

A few weeks have already passed since you came to Korea as an exchange student. Are there any special places you want to go, while you are in Korea? Maybe, you can look around clubs in Hongdae (홍대) and go to a bar in Itaewon (이태원) with your friends. There must be lots of opportunity […]

Namyangju Dasan Cultural Festival

Even as my first cultural inclusion, there was so much to love about Dasan Cultural Festival (다산문화제). Dasan Cultural Festival is held around September and October every year in memory of the spirit of Dasan Jeong Yak-Yong (다산 정약용), a Confucius scholar of the late Joseon Dynasty (조선). This festival is held in Namyangju (남양주) […]

August 2015 Festivals in Korea

  Peace Minus One (G-Dragon’s Museum) (June 9th – August 23rd) Address: Seosomun-ro 139-1, Jung-gu, Seoul (서울특별시 중구 서서문로 139-1) The infamous member G-Dragon of the popular KPOP group, Big Bang, has collaborated with many famous contemporary artists, such as Michael Scoggins, Sophie Clements, Universal Everything, James Clar, Quayola, Fabien Verschaere, Kown Oh Sang, Bang […]