Hadong and Gurye

  Countryside charms and nature's beauty await along the banks of the Seomjingang River   Gazing southeast, the sun rises slowly but surely over the horizon. The Seomjingang River’s pristine waters reflect the morning light…

Old Is New Again

Young entrepreneurs use old buildings to give Seoul new life   “Dull, inert cities, it is true, do contain the seeds of their own destruction and little else. But lively, diverse, intense cities contain the seeds of their own regeneration,…
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Interview with CRYING NUT

  [box_light] CRYING NUT | 크라잉넛 The Korean punk rock band that broke the system is at it again. Written by Doyun Kim Photographed by RAUM Studio [/box_light]   On a rainy Thursday afternoon, the five…
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Love and Secrets in Old Korea

            THE VOICES OF HEAVEN size 130 x 190 mm page 316 pages price KRW 12,000   The Voices of Heaven can be purchased through Seoul Selection’s online bookshop (www.seoulselection.com) or…
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Moving Out?

As rental prices in Seoul climb, more and more residents are fleeing to the suburbs The Hanguk Ilbo reported on June 14 that more and more people were moving out of Seoul. And the statistics bear this out—the population of the city—well,…
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The Kim Ok-Hee Effect

    [box_dark] The Kim Ok-Hee Effect For one of Seoul’s best-known rice cake makers, it’s all about dedication Written by Doyun Kim Photograph by Ryu Seunghoo [/box_dark]   When we arrived on-site…
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Closed But Comfy

Koreans Increasingly Turn to Closed SNS You might think that with social network services (SNS)—otherwise known as social media—the more open, the better. In Korea, however, “closed” SNS are on the rise, and have been since the end…
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Autorities Strengthen Regulations on International Marriages

Abuses of system prompt immigration authorities to act On April 24, the Korean daily Dong-A Ilbo broke news that Korea’s immigration authorities were planning to revise Korea’s immigration laws to ban Koreans who make under KRW 1.12…
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SuperSound founder KIM DONG-HYUN: a new generation of Korean instruments

  [box_dark] SUPERSONIC EVOLUTION SuperSound founder KIM DONG-HYUN introduces a new generation of Korean instruments Written by Ben Jackson Photograph courtesy of SuperSound [/box_dark]   One day in early-21st…
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[The Korea Herald] Korean culture advocate with big dreams

[box_dark] Korean culture advocate with big dreams Publisher Hank Kim talks about devoting his life to publishing English-language books about Korea Published : 2013-05-31 20:49 Updated : 2013-05-31 21:30 The Korea Herald > Life&Style > Books > Book…
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American-born Buddhist monk CHONG GO SUNIM

  [box_dark] TRANSLATING THE HEART OF SEON American-born Buddhist monk CHONG GO SUNIM helps bring Buddhism to a global audience Written and Photographed by Robert Koehler [/box_dark]   ”I can remember sitting…