culture & history

Halloween is calling, but before you scream, we’d like to share potentially the scariest Korean myth of them all. Let’s get into it, shall we?

We left off discussing Admiral Yi Sunsin’s (이순신) great victory against the Japanese invasions of 1592 to 1598 A.D.

After 500 years of peace, the Goryeo Dynasty’s (고려) golden age had been ripped away without notice.

Not only were Korean kingdoms at war with several Chinese kingdoms and tribes, but also with each other.

Many great kingdoms were destroyed at their height, but little did the Korean Peninsula know that one particular war would influence the unification of several Korean kingdoms.

After the fall of Korea’s first kingdom Gojoseon (고조선), three more kingdoms were established that were even more powerful than the last.

Have you ever thought about how Korea became what it is today?

How does South Korea celebrate Valentine’s Day?

Did you know that South Korea celebrates the New Year twice annually?

Only since the early 2000s has the festive holiday been celebrated in Korea.

Traditional Korean medicine, also known as “Hanyak” (한약), is a combination of herbs, from flowers to fungi, and ancient folk remedies influenced by China.

Today there is an even bigger variety of types of places where they serve different alcohols, foods, music, and performances.

There are some unique alcoholic drinks in Korea that are loved by many office workers and even students.

After the main wedding ceremony is over, all the guests return home, leaving the closest family of the bride and groom to wrap up the big day.

The big day of the ceremony is the day to reveal the outcome of all the processes and steps taken in preparation.

Hahm (함) is probably the most Korean and traditional event held in Korean weddings.

To continue from the previous article about pre-ceremony decisions that are traditionally considered, there are also checklists that need to be taken care of with the selected venue.

While each ceremony is unique and beautiful in its own way, there are certain characteristics and rituals that are only shown in Korean wedding ceremonies both culturally and socially.

So what does this event have to do with Korean culture, Korean people, or anything Korean?

Today, the streets of Itaewon welcome people of different cultural backgrounds, genders, and races.

Even though it is stored away in memory lane, it is a game that every Korean knows how to play; the memory comes back to them once they pick up the stones.

Despite the fall of traditional style of calligraphy today, the art of writing characters still lives today in a more contemporary form of fonts.

In Korea, there is a concept of emotion that is deeply rooted in the Korean people's heart.

One of the words that describes the characteristics of Korean people as a community is jeong (정).

Seeing many K-Pop artists who are both active now and inactive, there are severe after effects that are both positive and negative.

Around mid-autumn to winter time, Korean households bustle with people in the nearly-ritualistic ceremony of kimchi (김치) making, or what Koreans call it, kimjang (김장).

The earlier fan culture may have been merely a trendy epidemic, but fandom culture has been evolving into more than simply two entities in a relationship.