Even if you are not an expert on Korean history or culture, I am almost positive that you have heard of K-Pop, Korea’s popular music. I am sure you have at least caught a glimpse of the flashy costumes and hair dyed in every shade of the rainbow, have watched the sharp and precise dance…
Background of Twenty-Five Twenty-One Twenty-Five Twenty-One is an ongoing drama that features actors Nam Ju Hyuk and Kim Tae Ri. This drama follows the life of Kim Tae Ri’s Character Na Hui Do and Nam Joo Hyuk’s character Baek Yi-Jin. Na Hui Do is a fencing prodigy who was going through a slump, and…
Bunsik (분식, 粉食) A variety of Bunsik(s) I am aware this may sound incredibly stereotypical, as an American, but I miss fast food. Or rather, I miss the meaning that fast food held in my life. Fast food restaurants are not known for their high quality cuisine, excellent customer service, and consistently satisfying dining…
If you are a fan of the hit drama “Squid Game,” I am sure that you already have some knowledge about Korean traditional games. Of course, the games seen on screen were much more…dramatic, for lack of a better word, but they still gave us a look into the games that constitute many Koreans’ childhoods.…
The name BTS (방탄소년단) has, over the last few years, essentially become a household name not just in Korea, but in countries all over the world. As Hallyu (한류), or the Korean Wave, continues to gain momentum, Korean culture and history has begun to spread to all corners of the world not just within the…