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Korean ondol system, a great solution for winter heating

2012-01-17

A pile of wood burns hot in a furnace, bringing the water in a heavy iron pot on top of the furnace to a quick boil. A cloud of hot steam envelops ...

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Master Singer Oh Bok-nyeo

2012-01-11

There is a belief that seodo-minyo can be properly sung only when the singer drinks the river water of Daedong-gang. Seodo-minyo refers to the songs ...

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Pororo the Little Penguin, a Korean animation character loved all over the world

2012-01-10

- Pororo is the best. They call it Pororo the President. Children do its dance and sing the song. The character is very appealing. - My child ...

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Master Musician Suh Yong-seok

2012-01-04

When people cut through a vast field blanketed with snow, some could, from time to time, encounter a puff of wind. Sometimes the sensation of the cool ...

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Unrelenting popularity of the musical Mamma Mia

2012-01-03

On the stage is the world-famous musical hit Mamma Mia. Not an empty seat in the house, the musical production of ABBA’s smash hits has the audience ...

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Master Singer Ahn Suk-seon

2011-12-28

Most Koreans are familiar with the famous Chinese phrase that goes “Maengmo-samcheon-jigyo.” The idiom refers to the well-known legend of Mencius’ ...

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“Leafie, a Hen into the Wild,” a new chapter in the Korean animation film history

2011-12-27

That was a scene from the animation “Leafie, a Hen into the Wild.” The locally produced animation film was released last summer and during its ...

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Master Singer Kim Wol-ha

2011-12-21

One of Joseon era’s famous gisaengs, or courtesan, Hwang Jin-i penned a sijo when she had to part from an upper-class scholar named Lee Jong-suk, ...

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Makgeoli, Koreans’ favorite alcohol

2011-12-20

With only ten days left in the year 2011 the restaurants and bars in Korea are filled with revelers celebrating the year’s end. Alcohol is ...

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Master Musician Jeong Jae-guk

2011-12-14

Every yearend, a daily newspaper in Korea picks a renowned master musician who has devoted oneself to the development of Korea’s traditional music, ...

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