“Computer hackers breached North Korea’s official media accounts on 1 January, mocking the youthful heir apparent to the country’s leadership on his birthday. A video was posted on the country’s YouTube channel that depicted a caricature of Kim Jong Un driving a luxury sports car, running over women and children on the side of the … [Read More]
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Brule’s Brilliant Korea
Tyler Brule waxes lyrical in today's FT (8 January): The secrets of my brilliant Korea (http://bit.ly/e9uOkn) … including Sulwhasoo skin cream #. He also has some K-pop recommendations. [Read More]
Kara’s Mister – infuriatingly catchy
Good news, bad news. First the bad: I can’t get Kara’s “Mister” out of my head. And the good: I can’t get the dance out of my head either. # [Read More]
Sejong in the Snow
Nice pic of the statue of King Sejong in Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Plaza covered with snow – in the Chosun Ilbo: http://bit.ly/gDHVz1 # [Read More]
Trot music as propaganda against the North
Six months ago it was girl bands. Now Trot music is supposed to be S.Korea’s best propaganda weapon against the North http://bit.ly/gsmfZf # “Pop music can be a powerful psychological weapon targeting the oppressed in the North. We should immediately resume tannoy broadcasts in response to the North’s recent provocations,” declared a South Korean lawmaker. … [Read More]
Girl bands seem to be getting younger these days
Oh Lordy. Girl Story, Korea’s youngest-ever girl group steps into spotlight – 10 yrs old. Surely this is the end of the girl-band boom. http://bit.ly/gBQXrs # [Read More]
Unsuk Chin joins LPO team
London’s Philharmonia Orchestra announces Unsuk Chin as the new Artistic Director of the Music of Today series http://bit.ly/i8FOkJ # [Read More]
Bedevilled tops Tom G’s top 10 K-films of 2010
Tom Giammarco’s picks for the Best Korean Films of 2010: http://ow.ly/3uAiC (including one at #4.5 and five sharing 10th place: 1. Bedevilled 2. Poetry 3. I saw the Devil 4. Moss 4.5. Harmony 5. 71 into the fire 6. Cyrano Agency 7. Metamorphasis 8. Secret Reunion 9. Housemaid 10. Unjust, Midnight FM, Man From Nowhere, … [Read More]
In a poor year for Korean music, Broccoli You Too stands out
In an article that laments the state of the music industry and the poor standards of the K-pop audience, the Chosun Ilbo names Broccoli, You Too’s “Graduation” album of the year. Nah Youn Sun and Super Session are the best artists: http://bit.ly/fKAH9o # [Read More]
Choco Pies get celebrity endorsement
Choco Pies get celebrity endorsement at Man Utd http://bit.ly/ehYhvR #. Park Ji-sung is handing them out to Rio Ferdinand @mathmaster86. Tell KimKapsoo to send the sweets to me bro! I ran out of the Korean sweets that I got from Park Ji Sung! Me+my kids ate them — Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) December 11, 2010 [Read More]
Korea Times garbles the Loch Ness Monster
“Britain is famous for a legend in the Ness, where a monster fish, Loch, has lived since 1,500 years ago”. Korea Times http://bit.ly/hF8D7c # [Read More]
British Council teaches English to NK defectors
British Council in Seoul sets example of helping NK defectors with English lessons – Korea Times. http://bit.ly/fk4wPX # “English language ability can be a real barrier for new-settlers who strive to access the higher education opportunities that South Korea has to offer,” said Ambassador Martin Uden. [Read More]
Nial Moores talks about nature in the DMZ
Interesting podcast by British conservationist Nial Moores, director of Birds Korea, about conservation in and around the DMZ (HT Michael Rank). On Talking Naturally. http://bit.ly/dKRHix #. Nial goes birding on the islands near the Northern Limit Line and near the DMZ. [Read More]
Kahoidong campaign in the NYT
David Kilburn's Kahoidong hanok campaign makes it to the New York Times. Saving a Korean Courtyard House District: http://nyti.ms/hUITBL # [Read More]
Cosmetic surgery not the most common surgery
So you thought cosmetic surgery was the most common form of surgery in Korea? Wrong. It’s piles. http://bit.ly/eI4W1L #. The Korea National Health Insurance Corp gives the statistics in the Korea Times. [Read More]
Things that brightened Koreans’ lives in 2010
This year, Twitter, novellist Lee Oi-soo and Cambridge economist Ha-joon Chang brightened Koreans’ world – according to the Korea Green Foundation http://bit.ly/hvf11m # [Read More]