Author: Jini
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Park Jong Woo’s Fate Still Undetermined
The 2012 London Olympics may be over, but there is one person still nervously waiting for the results of the IOC, Korean soccer player Park Jong Woo regardless of the fact that Korea won the bronze medal for the first time ever in history this summer. The happening started on August 11 during the game…
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Throwback Thursday: Papaya – Listen to my Word
Yeah. I went pretty far back. This is the first K-pop song that I downloaded. The video’s got tetris blocks and girls singing. I wasn’t even fully aware of what K-pop was back then. I just thought the song was trippy and cool. To Eli and Rhema, y’all probably were in kindergarten when this…
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[Now Listening] PHANTOM CITY (Album) – Phantom (팬텀)
PHANTOM is a Korean Hip-Hop trio comprised of Kiggen (Leader/Producer/Rap), Sanchez (Main Vocals/Rap), and Hanhae (Main Rap/Vocals) under Brand New Music (Branched from Brand New Stardom) and WA Entertainment. As one of my most anticipated debuts in the longest time ever, I’d like to welcome you all to the PHANTOM CITY. — I’ll start with…
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The Making Of: STRAWBERRY SCENTED BURNOUT: TAEKWONDO
Strawberry Scented Burnout:TAEKWONDO is currently in the August issue of the Korea Daily magazine. If you haven’t picked up a copy yet, hit up Zion market to get yourself a copy. I mean it. Some of you might be wondering….how did Ro draw this all out? What’s his secret? Fret no more, as I have some…
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Kowin Cultural Camp this past weekend!
코윈 샌디에고가 주최한 ‘한국 문화 캠프’ – by Vong P. The Korean Women’s International Network, or KOWIN, held its first Cultural Camp here in San Diego this past weekend. The camp itself focused on giving kids, especially Korean adoptees, a better sense of their Korean culture, heritage, and identity. Siblings of Korean adoptees, children…
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Six Years Until PyeongChang Winter Olympics 2018
As I watch a previously recorded version of the closing ceremony to a brilliant London Olympics (much better than the opening ceremony in my opinion), I am reminded that we have six years until South Korea hosts the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. One wonders what to anticipate as far as opening ceremonies and mascots…
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[Now Listening] Racer (레이서) by ChAOS (카오스)
Hello everyone. Here’s me to tell you about another awesome kpop song that has been stuck in my head ever since it came out! Let me introduce to you, chAOS, if you don’t know them already. chAOS has five members who are Taeyang (Leader, Vocalist), Hyunsun (Rapper), Heejae (Vocalist), Dongmin (Vocalist), and Duhwan (Maknae/Youngest, Main Vocalist). chAOS debuted on January 6th, 2012 so they’re still…
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9 Girls, 9 Dates, In Less Than 5 Minutes
Let’s keep this post rather short and sweet. At Four Minutes and Forty-Seven Seconds… Guys, try not to blush, and if you do so, blush in a manly manner and do some pushups afterwards to toughen back up. Ladies, take notes because it’s time for Charm School. Say hello to Girls Generation when they were…
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It’s summertime, it’s hot, so I think we need to cool down.
I guess this would fall under #throwbackthursdays, right Jini? I’m not sure if SM Entertainment still does seasonal albums nowadays. This song was released back in 2002. If you’re wondering where SNSD is….well, they’re not here. At this point, the girls were probably preteens, or younger. Seohyun was definitely 10-11. This video is a time…
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The Asian Market Chronicles: Six Markets- Six Haikus
The Asian Market Chronicles: An Introduction to Six of My Favorite Markets in Six Haikus Ranch 99 Market Like Asian Walmart Parking Can Be a Nightmare Get Bo Luo Bun Zion Market Kimchi and Curry They Put the Soul in Seoul Food Try the Koroke Mitsuwa Market Regional Food Fairs Ramen, Bookstore and Sushi Japan…
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