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  • Dokdo Island

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    Solitary islands in the land of morning calm. Why the Dokdo Island is important to Korea and what we should know. Information provided by “dokdo-takeshima.com”, a website with historical facts about Korea’s Dokdo Island. Dokdo is the easternmost territory of Korea and situated 87.4km to the SE of Ul-leung-do Island. It is not one island,…

  • The 2nd Annual Korean Cultural Night at UCSD

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    Mark your calendars! April 12th is the night of Korean cultural fun @ UCSD. Korean Culture Night (KCN) is the biggest cultural event at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) hosted annually by UCSD KASA (Korean American Students Association) and UCSD Ko.SCA (Korean Student Cultural Association). The purpose of this event is to increase cultural…

  • Psy performs ‘Gangnam Style’ at Times Square 싸이, 타임스퀘어에서 강남스타일 공연

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    Psy performs ‘Gangnam Style’ at Times Square 싸이, 타임스퀘어에서 강남스타일 공연 Watch video here!  For the first time ever, the actual yellow-suit man, Yoo Jae-Suk and the ‘pervert in the elevator’ Noh Hong-Chul makes an appearance, too!  진짜 유재석과 노홍철도 참여한 공연!  

  • The Old Globe “Community Voices” Workshop!

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    The Old Globe is pleased to invite you to participate in a community workshop series dedicated to the creation and production of new short plays. You will take part in playwriting sessions taught by an Old Globe Teaching Artist, as well as have the opportunity to see shows and interact with artists, designers and producers.…

  • South Korea’s New President 한국의 새로운 대통령

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    Here is New York Time’s article about the newly elected president: and Huffington Post’s article (with a photo slideshow and descriptions) : http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/19/park-geun-hye-elected_n_2330721.html   The above photo is a screen capture of today’s Korea Daily newspaper front page cover. Headline roughly translates: “Nerve-racking night of waiting for the conclusion…  Korea’s left and right rocks tumultuously.”

  • Indian music legend Ravi Shankar passes away

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      This tuesday December 12th in his Southern California home in San Diego, Ravi Shankar passed away at the age of 92.  He became a hippie musical icon during the 60s and introduced Indian music to the west with his sitar. He was also known for mentoring The Beatles. His daughter, Norah Jones, also became a successful musician. After…

  • Los Angeles Dodgers sign Ryu Hyun-Jin

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    The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed Hanwha Eagles left-handed pitcher Ryu Hyun-Jin to a 6 year, $36 Million contract.  Hyun-Jin, known for his deceptive change-up and fastball,  represented South Korea in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. Hyun-Jin was also a part of the Gold Medal winning South Korean National Baseball Team in the Olympic Games and Asian…

  • An-nyung from KKonnect!

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    Hello! Just wanted to remind you that Korea Daily’s December magazine is now available!  Stop by one of the Korean markets in town and pick up a free copy. We have 12 pages of English content this month — restaurant listing, learning Korean, Korea travelogue, etc. Let me also tell you some events happening around…

  • “A Werewolf Boy (늑대소년)” Movie Ticket Contest!

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    Korean romantic-fantasy, ‘A Werewolf Boy’ (늑대소년) is coming soon to AMC Fashion Valley!  (Fri 12/7 – Wed 12/12) Kkonnect.net is giving away weekday tickets! 꼬넥닷넷이 주중 영화티켓 드립니다! Upload a picture yourself with your best impersonation of a werewolf onto the Facebook event page. (get creative!)  Then we’ll pick the top contestants for you and a friend to…

  • San Diego mayor bob filner 샌디에고 시장 밥 필너

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    Inaugural event in balboa park center 발보아 공원에서 시장 밥 필너 취임식 행사