Author: Jini
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Hanja Time – Have a Ball
The Chinese character 球 (구 – “Gu”) means ‘ball’ or ‘sphere’. Many Korean names for sports and games have this character in them. 야구 “Yagu” (野球) – Baseball The first sound, 야 “Ya” means countryside, or field. When 구 “Gu” is added it becomes “Field-ball”, or baseball. 탁구 “Tak-gu” (卓球) – Ping pong/ Table…
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Hanja Time – Stuck In The Middle
The Hanja character for ‘middle’ (중) is wonderfully simple – it is merely a box with a line drawn right down the middle: It is easy to see how a box with a line down the middle could mean ‘middle’, but it wasn’t always this way. In ancient China it looked like this: Some people…
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Friday Drama Review: “Good Doctor”
“A long time ago, my brother said, ‘No matter how scared you are, you have to accomplish what you want to. That the one who endures and gets past everything is the coolest person in the world.’ To me, people and the world are scary. I remember my brother’s words and I gain strength.” —…
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Millie’s Top Ten August K-Pop Music Videos
Millie’s Top Ten August K-Pop Music Videos More fun summer tracks, with the return of the solo artists! SME, JYP and YG have recently focused on the debut of the solo artists, and I can’t decide which is my favorite, they are all good. Henry came with his follow-up track “143”, Kang Seung Yoon made…
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Maknae Millie’s Interview with Dance Winners of “K-Con Got Talent”
K-Con 2013 hosted their very own dance competition, “K-Con Got Talent” where fans could sing or dance as a solo, pair or group to their favorite K-pop songs and show off their idol moves. This year’s competition was heated – not just because of the suffocating weather- but with amazing talent and unique performances. San…
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Hangul Day – Korean Alphabet Day Celebration in San Diego
Hangul Day Celebration – Oct 12, 2013 KKONNECT.NET/HANGULDAY
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Friday Drama Review: “The Master’s Sun”
The Hong Sisters strike again with a quirky fantasy-style romantic comedy. Storyline/Synopsis: My Rating 7/10 The Master’s Sun was one of the new ‘Ghost Dramas’ of the season. Tae Gong-sil suffers an accident and is left with the unwanted ability to see ghosts. Alone, and suffering from insomnia (those pesky specters…
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[BIBIMBEATS] Why We’re Obsessed: What to love about YG survival showdown “WIN: Who Is Next?”
I’ve never been a fan of Korean talent shows. Sure, watching JY Park’s all-too-enthusiastic reactions on KPop Star is entertaining. And the fact that The Voice Korea got big names like Kangta and Leessang’s Gil in judges’ chairs is impressive. But the reality is you can only listen to stiff covers of 2NE1’s “Lonely” so…
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Friday Drama Review: “Two Weeks”
Hold onto your hankies! Two Weeks is an action packed melodrama that tugs on all the major heartstrings: a (cute-as-a-button) dying child with just two weeks left to live unless a donor comes forward to save her; a father, who didn’t know he had a daughter, who has lived the wasted gangster life of…
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