I. Korean image Through drama and music, the image of Korea has attained greater exposure to the world-wide audience. Hallyu makes foreigners feel a close connection with Korea and…
One of the primary causes for Hallyu outbreak was the adoption of media liberation in many Asian countries in the 1990s, which resulted in a favorable environment fostering…
Spring Weather in Korea is usually mild and dry in spring. Despite occasional frost in early spring and yellow dust storms appearing around April and May, most people eagerly await spring and the end to cold weather. By late March, the southern regions of Korea will be colored with [...]
Hello! I am a member of “Friends of Korea Club.” My name is Kwame Amponsah. I come from a beautiful country in West Africa called Ghana. It was called “Gold Coast” before its independence on March 6, 1957. Why, do you ask? It’s because explorers who came there found a lot of gold, which later became its name. [...]
The relationship between history and castles is like bread and buter. Historical cities and battles have always been with castles. Like this, castle and human are related deeply, and its evidences are all around the world. Generally, when you think ablut castles, you probably imagine European castles, and when you think about the place which [...]
Korean meal is generally consisted of rice and side dishes. Since the peninsula is surrounded by water and 70% of the land is mountainous, various kinds of vegetables and abundant marine products have been foodstuffs for Koreans from long time ago. One of the main characteristics is that there are lots of fermented foods in [...]
Hanbok is Korean traditional clothing. It is handed down from ancient Korean times, but today’s Hanbok is similar to the style during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). Since Korea has abundant materials for making dyes, rich colors are expressed through Hanbok. The vivid colors of Hanbok play an important role to express the beauty of Hanbok [...]
Hanok is Korean traditional housing. As the house protects human from the severe weather and provides a resting place, Hanok is the most appropriate architecture considering the geographical and climatic features of Korea. Hanok can be categorized depending on the building materials; a tile-roofed house, a thatched cottage, a shingle-roofed house, a log cabin, [...]
Hanguk Eumak refers to the Korean Music. There are two categories in Korean Music. One is meditative and calm, which was enjoyed by the court and the literati, and the other category is exciting and leads a merry mood, which was enjoyed by the common people. The typical instance of the former is Jongmyojeryeak played [...]
Hanji is Korean paper made from the year-old bark of the paper mulberry with Korean unique manufacturing technique. It is widely used as from the papers we can write or draw on to window papers, wallpapers, or even clothing and other living supplies. Characteristics of Hanji Hanji is extraordinarily durable paper in the world. Both [...]
The Korean traditional performing arts expressing the ordinary people’s life through the history is a synthetic art composed with songs, dances, music, and comedy. It was started from long ago before the art form is divided into several different genres of music, dance, and so on. And it is expected as the model of the [...]
Juk is a porridge made with cereals. There are various types of Juk, depending on its ingredients, such as cereals, vegetables, meat, and seafood. Hobakjuk, made with pumpkin, is one of the most famous kinds of Juks, due to its sweet taste and beautiful color.
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