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Category: Magazine Spread

  • The January magazine is now available!!

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    Hello everyone! Just to let you know the January magazine is now available so stop by your local Korean market for your free copy. This month’s issue includes an article on the Dokdo Island explaining its’ importance to Korea, Korean 101 with Talktomeinkorean.com, Hanja Time with Gary Routh, an article about UCSD’s Korean American Student Association,…

  • Introducing UCSD’s KASA: Why this cultural organization on campus matters

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    When students first enter college, they check out the Greek systems and different organizations to explore what college has to offer. But behind that curiosity, there is a sense of wanting to belong somewhere. Students want to identify themselves as something or feel wanted. University of California, San Diego (UCSD) has many Korean organizations, but…

  • Korean Drama Review – What to watch (or not?)

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    I was just your average, recently unemployed American woman, wandering into the family room when daughter #2 (age 14) asked me watch a Korean drama with her: “Boys Over Flowers”. Really? A Korean drama? I’ve never been into soap operas, and to watch one with subtitles just did not appeal. But, having nothing better to…

  • MangezAvecFateh!: Moby Dick Fish Market and Grill

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    THE HUNT FOR PROPER SEAFOOD- Moby Dick Fish Market and Grill: A KKonnect Restaurant Review —————————————————————————————————————————————— Moby Dick has been found!  And it is nowhere near New England, in fact it is a little closer to 4805 Convoy St in San Diego. I recently had the opportunity to visit one of the hidden foodie spots…

  • Featured Blogger: Apes Adventures

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        This past weekend the foreign teachers in town went on a Cultural Excursion. FIRST STOP… Hanok Village! This village houses traditional Korean Style Houses. The houses are on stilts, and the “village” also houses a copy of a portrait of one of their beloved Kings. BUT while the village hosts the copy of…

  • Reflections by K-Konnect Writers

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    Looking Back at 2012…   Jini Shim: Earlier this year, I came to Korea Daily and asked them if I can use some of their magazine pages to publish articles in English. The reason was that throughout the many months I was back in San Diego, I met people who were avid fans of Korean…

  • H-MART OPENS IN SAN DIEGO: A new chapter in the Asian Market Chronicles

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      H-Mart made its much-anticipated Grand Opening in San Diego on November 17, 2012. The atmosphere was electric as a mass of eager shoppers awaited the opening of the doors, stretching across the large parking lot and looping a few times. Pungmul dancers were frolicking through the crowds, beating drums thunderously, playing horns which resonated throughout Mira Mesa. Representatives from H-Mart came to…

  • Rhema’s (Totally Biased) Kpop Countdown!

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    WOW, FANTASTIC BABY~! One of the biggest and most awaited comebacks of the year was from none other than BIGBANG, one of the most loved and widely known kpop groups there is! BIGBANG is still on top and still killing it after all these years, and one of the most popular kpop songs of the…

  • Hanja Time with Gary Routh

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    Hanja Time! A Single Stroke   The simplest Hanja character must be the character for the number 1.  It is pronounced일, and it looks like this: 一 Yep, it’s just a line. The numbers two (이) and three (삼) are just as simple: Two: 二 Three: 三 The characters for one, two, and three are…

  • Shane & Simeon’s Korean 101

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    Shane & Simeon’s Korean 101 Here are some Korean words commonly used in the holiday season: Merry Christmas – 메리 크리스마스 meh-ree-ka-ree-seu-mah-seu (Yes, Koreans use the phrase “Merry Christmas” just as is) Year-end party – 망년회 mahng-nyun-hweh Rice Cake Soup – 떡국 dduk-gook Holidays – 휴일 hyoo-il Gifts and Presents – 선물 sun-mool Family get-together…