Korean Hanbok is the traditional attire that has been worn by Korean people for centuries. Literally translated as Korean clothing, hanboks are worn on special occasions like Korean New Year’s Day (설날, Seollal), Korean Thanksgiving Day (추석, Chuseok), Korean 100th Day Celebration (백일, Baek Il), First Birthday Celebration (돌잔치, Doljanchi), and weddings. Hanbok has been…
Long before LA LA LAND brought light to the wonders of the City of Angels, the likes of Jonathan Gold and Anthony Bourdain helped open mainstream eyes to the marvels of the Los Angeles Koreatown food scene. Los Angeles is home to the largest Korean population in America, and serves up some of the most…
Seollal (lunar new year’s day) is one of the largest holidays in Korea, and in 2022 it is celebrated on February 1. There are many wonderful Seollal traditions to experience such as eating delicious tteokguk, wearing hanbok, and playing games like yutnori, but perhaps the one tradition that is most loved and easiest to try…
“Korean culture and kindness repeatedly found me in my life. Not only did they find me, they kept saving my life.” Powerful words from Africa Yoon, who recently published her book, The Korean. If anyone has a passion for Korean food and culture and its benefits to our mental health, it’s Africa Yoon. I first…
Finally! After a series of canceled world tours throughout the pandemic, many of our favorite K-Pop groups such as ATEEZ, NCT 127 and TWICE have announced new world tour dates. I could not imagine anyone being more thrilled and excited about this than yours truly, but I was wrong. It seemed everyone (and their mother)…
It is not a surprise that Squid Game is one of the most talked-about contenders for the 2022 awards season. Since its debut on September 17, 2021, Squid Game became the #1 show in 94 countries on Netflix including the US. It became the most-watched Netflix show of all time by October 2021, and it…
“Sometimes there is a whole universe alongside your own, bursting with color you’re too stubborn to see, bouncing with joy you think is for someone else, with a beat you thought you were finished dancing to.”~ Dave Holmes, The Boundless Optimism of BTS, Esquire Magazine, November 2020 I don’t remember fangirling when I was younger.…
Single’s Inferno became the first Korean reality show to make it onto the Netflix Top 10 TV Shows. According to streaming analytics company FlixPatrol, Single’s Inferno ranked number 10 most watched TV show globally on Netflix last week. Following the stunning popularity of Squid Game (2021), Single’s Inferno features twelve contestants competing against each other,…
Squid Game’s Hoyeon Jung will make her American Vogue cover debut in February 2022. The South Korean fashion model turned actress has been rising in the star ranks ever since her appearance in Squid Game, the all time #1 most watched show on Netflix. Vogue is a 129 year old international fashion magazine with editions…
The Miss America pageant has increasingly become more progressive over the years. This past year the pageant celebrated its 100th year and crowned their first Korean-American winner, Emma Broyles from Alaska. Broyles, aged 20 received her winning crown and a $100,000 college scholarship at the award show on December 16th, 2021. Broyles represented Alaska at…