Korean Life
categoryThe Subway Clashes of a Changing Korea
By Iwazaru An ideal place to witness the disruptions taking place within changing Korean culture is the subway system where...
Koreans on the Street: Dane’s Mexican Grill, Ilsan
By Kevin Kudic “Centerpiece or centerfold,” Dane facetiously responds, uncharacteristically so in dealing with a book whose theme deals with...
David and Goliath: The POSCO-India Story Pt. 3
By John Kay How can the Government of Orissa with one hand help ease environmental clearances for POSCO’s project while...
Sexual Assault in Seoul on Rapid Rise
By Marie Kulik with Iwazaru At 8:30 a.m. on the morning of April 21, a man sexually assaulted a woman...
The Korean IVY League Craze: Fake ID Cards
From Jake at Expat Hell At another website, the topic of “Korean Life Hacks” was discussed by a great many...
Korean College Tuition Protests: NOT My Father’s 1980s
By Ji-Hyun Kim I am a second-year college student who, like everyone else in Korea, has been keeping an eye...
RocKorea: Midan City Concert—Rock’n through Til Dawn
By 3WM Management Then suddenly, ‘Midan: New City’s’ dawn—a place where someone has planted trees and laid pavement but as...
It’s a Dog’s Life: One Expat English Teacher’s Story
H.D. Southerland Before my back surgery on March 19, my hagwon company arrived unannounced and demanded that I pay rent...
Learning from North Korean Human Rights Activists
By Josh White Gwang Cheol Park saw his first public execution at 14 years old. Park, now a 29-year-old North...
Easter Sunday 2011 – Belief in Korea: The Yoido Full Gospel Church pt. 3
By Mizaru It’s the week before Easter and since the last Sunday I went to Yoido Church, the Korean teacher-recruiter...
Koreans on the Street: Getting to Know the Mandu Man
By Kevin Kudic GYEONGGI-DO, ILSAN-At first glance Mr. Jung seems to be your typical purveyor of mandu, but a closer...
World DJ Festival 2011: The First Music Festival of the Summer
Images and words by Lauren McGee Festival season has begun. First up was World DJ fest. World DJ fest is...
A Brief History of Korean Animation Pt. 2 1967-1972: The First Wave
By Thomas Giammarco On May 16, 1961, Korea experienced a coup that left the nation under the control of a...