KOREA FACTS: Dokdo Day, Oppan Dokdo Style!

Today (October 25) is Dokdo Day in South Korea, a day commemorating the Korean Empire's legislation enacted on October 25, 19…

KOREAN POLITICS: Elisabeth Rehn Interviews North Korea's Almost Heir Apparent Kim Hansol

Elisabeth Rehn, a former UN Under-Secretary-General, former member of Parliament of the Finnish People's Party, and the first…

KOREA FACTS: L'Express Dokdo Article by Pascal Dayez-Burgeon

프랑스 렉스프레스 독도 기사 Pascal Dayez-Burgeon, Deputy Director of the Institute of Communication Sciences of the CNRS, recently contribu…

KOREAN MUSIC: Wait! PSY's Gangnam Style Video Gets Propaganda Treatment?

After reading this New York Times (NYT) article, " Viral Video Gets Propaganda Treatment ," written by Su Hyun Lee, an …

KOREAN MOVIES: My Dear Korea Review on Kim Ki-duk's Pietà

by MovieGoerK & ONSEMIRO Director’s Statement Money inevitably puts people to the test in a capitalist society, and the peopl…

KOREAN MOVIES: PSY’s “Gangnam Style” and Gangnam Oppa in “Architecture 101” (4)

❹  Gangnam Oppa: The Age of Riches This review is solely my interpretation of the 2012 Korean movie "Architecture 101."…

KOREAN MOVIES: Kim Ki-duk’s 2012 Film “Pieta”

Kim Ki-duk’s 2012 Film “Pietà ” ( 김기덕 , 피에타 ) by MovieGoerK ● Kim Ki-duk, a Korean movie director and star of international movie…

KOREAN MOVIES: PSY’s “Gangnam Style” and "Gangnam Oppa" in “Architecture 101” (3)

❸   Gangnam Kids: The Rise of Nouveaux Riches I was born and raised in Gangbuk district but wasn’t even aware of that; I was just…