Kpop acts becoming successful in the West isn’t a completely new phenomenon. I remember when I was younger, my mom showing me SNSD’s “The Boys” and then several years later, Psy’s “Gangnam Style” became a huge hit. Many Kpop acts, unknown to the general public, have also generated […]
A 23 year old Montreal Canadian producer named Evan Berard has defied the odds by being virtually unknown to producing EXO’s ‘Electric Kiss’ which now has over 15.4 million views.
Jinju, Gyeongsangnamdo ─ “Write Your Name in Korea” is a global tourism campaign conducted by Korea Tourism Organization (KTO). Names of the first 23,000 participants are engraved on Sang Sang Gil in Changwon, located on the southern coast of Korea. Hope you imagine and explore more about Korea […]
If you want to get a tattoo in South Korea, you simply can’t go to a tattoo parlour and make an appointment. Getting a tattoo is considered illegal, unless it is done by a medical doctor, nurse or an Asian medicine practitioner. The Korean government and the Ministry of […]
After a long and cold winter in Toronto, spring has finally graced us with the sun and warmth many of us were waiting for, bringing with it as well opportunities to see some great Korean films in theatres around Toronto. Kicking things off on the weekend of May […]
I am a movie fanatic. On days where I have spare time, I actively research online to find any well-received films. So far, my efforts have not disappointed me. Some of the movies that I watch drive such influential themes that I introspect deeply about my life and […]
I would like to meet anyone who can disprove me that most contemporary Korean music is not geared towards dancing. And because of this, Korean recording artists have built themselves a reputation as the dancing kings and queens of the world; but it also puts immeasurable pressure on […]
If you have visited Vancouver in the past couple of years, you may have seen the 14 laughing bronze men known as A-maze-ing Laughter by the English Bay. In fact, you may have even gotten your picture taken there. The residents and visitors were overjoyed when they learned that […]
At the entrance 1 of the Anguk Subway station in Seoul, there is a large tiled wall, each tile lovingly hand-drawn or hand-written by different people. Some are poems, some are sketches, and some are stories - random thoughts placed side-by-side making up the whole wall, thoughts as […]
It is universally acknowledged that film and fashion are intrinsically linked. In fact, a fashion show is very much like a film with its unique characters, themes, set design, cinematography, etc. But unlike film, fashion shows get much less time and fewer scenes to tell the story. No […]
Daehyun Kim est un nom à retenir pour tout amateur d’art moderne. Ce jeune artiste de 33 ans né à Séoul semble avoir un flot d’inspiration insatiable au bout de son crayon tout en restant dans la pureté et la tradition du noir sur blanc. Récemment gradué du […]
