Author: Jini
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Blog Showcase: Matthew’s ‘Too Poor for Grad School’ – A Korean Book Review Blog
By Jacklin Lee Korean literature is no longer an obscure genre in the back aisle of the public library. As the “Korean wave” has been catching momentum so has Korean literature. More and more Korean books and novels been translated into English recently. Korean literature has long been something maybe only Korean historians have been…
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Hanja Time with Gary
A Simple Introduction to Hanja By Gary Routh Do you know what the Shinsegae department store and the Shilla Dynasty have in common? What about Seoraksan Mountain and the Korean word for “sugar”? What connection is there between high schools and the Koryeo dynasty? The answer is in the Hanja. Many Korean words are…
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Shane & Simeon’s Korean 101
So you want to get serious about learning Korean, do you? A little birdie told us you are hungry to learn. Allow me to proudly introduce Shane and Simeon’s Korean 101, a new on-going introduction to useful Korean phrases for our readers who are interested in learning the Korean language. If you tune in each…
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Korean Organizations in San Diego
San Diego Kpop Flash Mob: Active for over a year, this group of diverse people get together Saturdays to rehearse a variety of Kpop songs to perform for flash mobs and special events. Rehearsals are usually taken place by the Geisel Library at UCSD from around 2-5pm. Just recently they completed their third flash…
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Korean Traditional Music Orchestra of the Blind
Just this past Tuesday, October 30, San Diego State students had a treat with a concert by the very talented Korean Traditional Music Orchestra of the Blind. It was hosted by the Siloam Center for the Blind, and of course, the big event was open to the community as well! The performers consisted of Kim…
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An Evening of Traditional Korea Music and Dance
Anevening of traditional Korea music and dance, performed by the Korean Traditional Music Orchestra of the Blind. This orchestra continues the age-old tradition of blind musicians serving in the Korean Court Music Institute where thy performed at many royal ceremonies and rituals. The performance is on Tuesday,October 30, at 7 pm in the Smith Recital Hall, SDSU. The event is…
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KCON 2012
For those who don’t know, KCON was an all day kpop convention held at the Verizon Wireless amphitheater in Irvine, California on October 13th. The event started at 10am and they had all kinds of booths, contests, competitions, and food for everyone to enjoy. There were celebrities everywhere! Security was super tight because there were screaming fangirls…
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Behind The Scenes with “MISSION COMPLETE”!
Originally posted on SSB: I just had my first experience as a scriptwriter for a variety show today. And it went really well. Like awesome. Right now, I’m part of a crew that’s making a korean-ish variety gameshow called “MISSION COMPLETE”. We filmed it at my taekwondo dojang, and wrapped up in the afternoon. When…
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“What is the K in K-pop?” Discussion by John Lie at UCSD
“The Culture Industry, Soft Power, and Cultural Transformation in South Korea” School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at UCSD Friday, November 2, 2012 12:30pm-2:00pm As part of the Korean wave, K-pop has been sweeping Asia and most recently even America and the whole world. With PSY’s record hit of his music video, Gangnam Style,…
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[Now Listening] 닐리리맘보(NILLILI MAMBO) by 블락비(Block B)
One of my favorite groups is back! Block B just released their new album called Blockbuster and their title song is called NALLILI MAMBO. Their last single was called NANRINA and I honestly don’t know where they’re getting these names from, but I don’t really care because the songs are amazing anyways. So this was…
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