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.
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So what does this event have to do with Korean culture, Korean people, or anything Korean?
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Today, the streets of Itaewon welcome people of different cultural backgrounds, genders, and races.
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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.
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Despite the fall of traditional style of calligraphy today, the art of writing characters still lives today in a more contemporary form of fonts.
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In Korea, there is a concept of emotion that is deeply rooted in the Korean people's heart.
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One of the words that describes the characteristics of Korean people as a community is jeong (정).
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Seeing many K-Pop artists who are both active now and inactive, there are severe after effects that are both positive and negative.
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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).
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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.
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White porcelain from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1897) radiates a kind of beauty that is uniquely Korean.
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Every year on December 18, young people across the country descend on testing sites to sit for an exam that could determine their path for the rest of their lives.
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While K-Pop has become a global commodity, Korean music has not.
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In Korea the experience may be a bit different than you are used to.
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Beginning as early as 1932, women were “recruited” for “comfort stations” in Japanese-occupied territories.
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Every year on October 9, South Korea celebrates “Hangeul Day.”
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A public bathhouse, or “jimjilbang” in Korean, is one of the most intimidating things to try as a foreigner.
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In Western countries, a person uses their signature as a binding seal for important documents. In East Asia, a name seal is a more commonly used method to sign documentation.
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Diversity and multiculturalism are broad topics that are only just starting to gain conversation in South Korea.
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