This past Sunday night, November 20th, 2017, Korea’s hottest boyband, BTS, made another unprecedented leap in history for the Korean pop (K-Pop) industry. BTS, which roughly translates to “bulletproof boy scouts” performed their newest hit “DNA”at the 2017 American Music Awards which was hosted to a large crowd in Los Angeles, California and broadcasted to…
The Good Doctor: America’s Take on the 2013 South Korean Hit Drama is Garnering Millions in Viewership There is one show everyone is talking about now and that is ABC’s newest medical-drama, The Good Doctor, which started its first broadcast on September 25th, 2017. The Good Doctor stars once childhood actor turned adult actor through…
In recent years, Korean golfers have been making incredible strides in the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) tours. The LPGA tour takes place weekly and has several competitions around the world which include the US Women’s Open Golf Championship, ANA Inspiration, Women’s PGA Championship, Women’s British Open, and The Evian Championship as its five major…
The American Dream- a term embedded in American history as long as the country itself. It’s a message of hope that anyone, regardless of background or social standing, can succeed with enough hard work. It has attracted many immigrants to the United States over the centuries in hopes they could build a better life for…
South Korea, though it is a latecomer, has made unprecedented achievements in both economic development and democratization. As a result, South Korea, a former developing country, is now one of the most popular role models among developing nations throughout the world. Out of the 80 countries in the world that became independent after WWII, South…
The Forbidden City vs Changdeokgung Do you know the difference between the Forbidden City in China and Changdeokgung in Korea? Some people abroad say that the Forbidden City in China is enormous in size, whereas Changdeokgung in Korea is too small and humble. They say this because they do not correctly understand the philosophy behind…
In the Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2018 list, South Korea ranked no.2 on the Top Countries list for the site. Originally called Lonely Planet Publications, the Lonely Planet is now the largest travel guide book publisher in the world and although has their headquarters in Franklin, Tennessee, United States, it has locations all around…
Some of you may have heard about the U.S. GI who found prehistoric hand axes in Korea. His name is Greg Bowen, the man whose discovery rewrote the history of the Old Stone Age. In the spring of 1977, then a 25-year-old U.S. Air Force sergeant, Bowen, and his Korean girlfriend went to the Hantan…
Korea is located in the Korean peninsula, where maritime culture and continental culture intertwine with each other. Like the formation of fishing grounds where cold and warm current meet, Korea’s geographical location is qualified to become the point where international politics, economy, and cultural issues can coexist. Korea, with its desirable location, will create a…
VANK (Voluntary Agency Network of Korea) is a cyber diplomacy organization of 120,000 Korean and international members united under the purpose of properly introducing Korea to the world and promoting cultural exchange through international friendships. VANK was founded in 1999 when one young man began exchanging emails with a pen pal and became shocked to…