Korea is home to many beautiful landmarks, and one of the most well-known is Dokdo Island (독도, meaning “solitary island”). Boasting over 130,000 visitors each year, the stunning natural environment...
Like every other country, Korea has cultural beliefs involving the supernatural. These superstitions have been passed down for hundreds of years by parents to scare their kids into being good...
Every culture has portable, yet tasty meals that are designed to be taken other places for convenience. In Korea, these lunch boxes are referred to as doshirak (도시락), or a...
What if the United States had a national holiday dedicated to honoring the alphabet? Well, in South Korea, this holiday is a reality. Every year, on October 9th, Koreans celebrate...
When thinking of the fall season, many think of it as the beginning of the holiday season. In America, we celebrate Labor Day, Halloween, and Thanksgiving; but Koreans celebrate their...
Tonight's Emmys honored actress Sandra Oh with nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Television Drama for her role as Eve Polastri in Killing Eve and Outstanding Drama Series for...
In recent years, the popularity of South Korean entertainment has skyrocketed, becoming a major influence of global culture. At the forefront of this movement is K-pop, with an ever-growing number...
The growth in popularity of Korean culture (also known as the “Hallyu Wave”) has reached new heights in recent years - whether it be through Kpop music, Korean beauty, or...
People have always looked for ways to categorize their personalities — whether it be through the notorious Myers-Briggs personality test or through zodiac signs. In Korean culture, however, the determining...
The Korean tiger is a symbol that has been a constant presence throughout Korean history and folklore. It has been depicted in a multitude of ways in Korean stories and...
August 15th represents a very significant day in South Korea’s history. In both North and South Korea, the date commemorates V-J Day, or Victory over Japan Day; when Japan was...
The currency system in Korea has four distinct bills, each with the portrait of a famous Korean figure that made substantial contributions to Korean society. All of these figures were...
“If the people prosper, how can the king not prosper with them? And if the people do not prosper, how may the king prosper without them?” These words were spoken...
South Korea’s global influence is overwhelming today. However, it was not always like this. Korea’s history is riddled with tremendous struggles and oppression until as recently as 1953. The Mugunghwa,...
Just as we nonchalantly drop idioms in our daily conversations in English, we wanted to introduce a Korean idiom “속담” (pronounced sok-dahm) that served as a design element in one...