KOREAN ROCK: Jaurim (1997~Present) (1)

헤이 헤이 헤이 (Hey, Hey, Hey) Jaurim: Images from 1997 MV Yesterday (Jan. 8) Jaurim opened the show NAGASU 1 , not with their performance but ...

KOREAN LANGUAGE: Rice Cake Metaphors in Korean Maxims

Rice Cake (ddeok) Metaphor s in Korean Maxims   Ddeok bongime jesa jinaenda. 떡   본   김에   제사   지낸다 . “Have the memorial service fo...

KOREAN RECIPE: Rice Cake Soup

떡국 (Ddeokguk)  A hearty bowl of  ddeokguk  served  on my family table on New Year’s Day Seasonal Customs of the Eastern Kingdom (1849) ( D...

KOREAN CULTURE: New Year's Day (1)

떡국 ( Ddeokguk ) 그리고 한국 나이  (Rice Cake Soup and Korean Age)  Champagne toast, fireworks, a balloon drop, and a kiss at the stroke of midnig...

KOREAN CULTURE: New Year's Eve

한국의 해맞이 ( Korean Haemaji) One of my childhood memories that stand out to me is of the night before New Year’s.  One New Year’s Eve, Grandma...