Originally posted on rhythm.connection:
Ever wonder what many screaming Korean fans and the thud of the bass in big speakers sound like together? Well that’s more or less the sound we heard on December 18th when we attended the first ever Canadian concert from South Korean hip-hop…
Canadian craft beer brewery, Mission Springs Brewing Company, has found it’s audience all the way in South Korea. Co-owners Brock Rodgers and Ken Brookes opened Mission Springs Pub in British Columbia, Canada in 1988. While the company grew they added a brewery and restaurant in 1996. Currently, Mission […]
Last weekend on December 6 was the annual Korea Day festival in Toronto — “Melodic Harmony: Classic to K-Pop.” It was held at the Isabel Bader Theatre and hosted by the University of Toronto in cooperation with the Korean Consulate and the Centre for the Study of Korea […]
After finishing fourth at the 2014 AFC Women’s Asian Cup in Vietnam and finishing third at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, Korea Republic booked passage to their second FIFA Women’s World Cup in 12 years, having made their debut at FIFA Women’s World Cup USA in 2003. […]
The Moncton Korean Language School (MKLS) located in Moncton, New Brunswick first opened for students to learn Korean and to experience the joy of working together in 2008. Principal of the Moncton Korean Language School, Mrs. Park Cheonae ⤴ December 5th, 2014 MKLS had its end of the […]
Soprano Sumi Jo (center) poses for a photo with baritone Jean-Francois Lapointe (left) and conductor Jean-Michel Malouf of the Orchestra de Chambre I Musici de Montreal during a concert on November 26 at the National Arts Center in Ottawa, Canada. My hometown is on the southern waters. I […]
On Saturday November 29th, Imjin Hockey Game took place at the Canadian Tire Centre in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the PPCLI and the Royal 22e regiments, a friendly ice hockey game will be held at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa to re-enact the historic game played […]
On Friday November 28th, the Korean Embassy hosted Soprano Sumi Jo’s concert at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa in commemoration of the establishment of Korean War Veterans Day in Canada and to celebrate the advancement of bilateral relations between Korea and Canada.
On Monday November 17, The 1st Korean War Symposium took place at Carleton University. The Korean War Symposium brought together young scholars in Canada to discuss the importance of Canada’s participation in the Korean War and to consider prospects for the future partnership between Korea and Canada. In […]
On Sunday, November 10th 2014, Ambassador Cho and ROK Defence Attache Colonel Jan Min Choi gathered in a commemorative wreath-laying ceremony held at the Ottawa city hall to honour Canada’s Veterans of the Korean War. Jim Watson, Mayor of Ottawa; Pierre Lemiuex, Member of Parliament; Karl McQuillan, chief of staff […]
Hallyu, the Korean Wave, is now sweeping across Cuba. Many domestic Korean media outlets have recently covered the Cuban people’s great interest in all things Korean. The dailies said that Korean TV soap operas, audition-themed survival programs and pop music are all enjoying great popularity in the […]
Please find below, a message and invitation from the Canada-Korea Society calling on all those with experience teaching English in Korea to join the exciting network of Canadian ESL Teachers to Korea (CETK).You are all invited to join the network and to join us for the CETK Alumni Networking […]
It’s been a while since I’ve posted here, but rest assured today’s post comes in great timing as a lot is changing in terms of what is considered popular music in Korea, what with the instability and volatility of the KPOP machine and a renaissance in Korean hip-hop, […]
Port Metro Vancouver is Canada’s gateway to Asia. As the country’s largest and most diversified port and the fourth largest by tonnage in North America, it handles $172 billion worth of goods annually operating 28 marine terminals and three Class 1 railroads in Metro Vancouver (see map on […]
I like eating. I like watching people cook food. And as I’ve recently found out, I apparently also like people eating food. Although I’ve known of this phenomenon for a while, I never actually watched one until around last week. I may have ended up subscribing to too many […]
2NE1’s mega hit “I Am The Best” has earned the top spot in Billboard’s World Digital Songs chart. With its newest position, the group has now become only the second Korean pop singer or group to top the chart, after international YouTube sensation Psy. 2NE1’s “I Am The […]
Jinju, a historic city in southwest Korea, has been bustling with the fever of Hallyu, or the “Korean Wave.” This has been due to the Korea Drama Festival 2014, the largest celebration of television dramas in the country, which just dropped its closing curtain. During the festival, held […]
President Park Geun-hye looks at a demonstration of SK Telecom’s 5G technology at the World IT Show after the opening ceremony of the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference on October 20. The star of the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference, currently taking place at the BEXCO convention center in Busan, has turned […]
A team of high school seniors has come in fourth place at the 8th International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO). The science event, held over eight days from September 22 to 30 in Santander, Spain, involved 82 students from 26 countries. The participants showed off their creativity and inquiry […]
The Incheon Asian Games are just around the corner, with less than three weeks remaining now until the opening ceremony. On the occasion of Asia’s biggest sporting event, the city is expected to attract more than two million visitors. In line with this, Incheon City has been building […]
