Korean Life
categorySo this is Christmas—Belief in Korea: The Yoido Full Gospel Church pt. 2
By Mizaru AT 6:15 p.m. on Christmas night my recruiter/fixer calls then leaves a message in the voice box: “Where...
K-hristmas
By Sam Sheppard It suddenly dawned on me this week just how close we are to Christmas. Living in a...
Belief in Korea: The Yoido Full Gospel Church Part 1
Editor's Note: This begins a loose-leaf series on different types of Religion and Spirituality practiced in Korea. Christianity, Buddhism, Islam,...
This Monkey’s Gone to Heaven—the cult of Ilchi Lee
Three ex-Dahn members and the editors of 3wm contributed to this story. Editor’s notes: This is part 2 of an...
Taking Korea’s College Entrance Exam: A Student’s View
By Flora Lee Just to briefly describe the life of an average gosam: he/she gets to school by 7 to...
Ahyeon Shijang: the Disappearing Korean Outdoor Marketplace Pt. 2
By R.M. Adamson It’s a late afternoon weekday, the sky clouded and offering possibilities of rain but holding back on...
Ahyeon Shijang: the Disappearing Korean Outdoor Marketplace
By R.M. Adamson The woman frying up the bin dae ddeok[1] in front of me doesn’t mind that I’m taking...
The Korean Crisis: Lots of Hype
By Sam Sheppard Taking a trip to Gyeongju over the weekend, the tranquility found amidst the gently rolling hills was...
Podcast: Locals in Seoul Speak out on North/South Korea Tensions
Featuring: Mizaru and Haebangchon, Seoul residents. Produced by: Shizaru From Friday, November 26 to Sunday, November 28, 2010 in the...
Aftermath of North Korean Attack: South Korea to Test-fire Artillery; Japan, South Korea in Washington
By Iwazaru Less than a week after the joint military exercises with the U.S. in the Yellow Sea, South Korea's...
Why We Korean Teens are Killing Ourselves
By Teen Journalist Matt Choi There you are. A gray cement building is standing and there you are. You are...
That “Perfect” look: Image Obsession in Korea
By Sarah Clow In a country where plastic surgery is common place, measuring and weighing candidates at interviews is practised...
Guarding Seoul from the Mountains: Letter from a Korean Soldier
From Chuck Kang I’m in a mountain. My main goal is to protect a “VIP facility” (and I’m pretty sure...
The Sexualization of Korea (lawmaker proposes ban on “forced excessive body exposure”)
By Iwazaru The ROK airwaves and broadband are buzzing this week with a story about a 30-something-year-old female middle school...