What can one say about one of the most popular Korean films ever? It’s slick, it’s got Jeon Ji-hyun and Kim Hye-su; it’s got Lee Jeong-jae, Kim Yun-seok and even Hong Kong megastar Simon Yam. Yes, it’s a real pleasure to combine in one film some of your favourite Korean eye-candy with a couple of … [Read More]
Month: November 2012 (page 4)
Call for Papers — Years of Radical Change (2): SOAS Conference on Korean screen culture
After a successful seminar earlier this year, SOAS is planning a follow up at the end of May 2013. And in a nod to the ubiquity of a certain tubby singer and his horse dance, the conference organisers seem to be prepared to accept a paper on Korean popular music videos. Call for Papers Years … [Read More]
Elephant learns to speak Korean
Well almost. According to the BBC, Koshik the elephant has learnt to imitate human speech and can say five words in Korean: hello, no, sit down, lie down and good. The zoo animal places the tip of his trunk into his mouth to transform his natural low rumble into a convincing impression of a human … [Read More]
The presidential election: a fascinating race (part 1)
It’s not just the US which is going through a presidential election campaign right now. New guest contributor SK Adams gives his take on the South Korean campaign. If tasked to dream up a thrilling presidential race, one couldn’t do much better than the current race for the Blue House in South Korea. Voters will … [Read More]