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  • I found my Seoul in Osaka (Japan’s Koreatown: A Picture Retrospective)

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    I have returned from my adventure to Japan; a land of limitless beauty, wonder and whimsy.  Below is just a snapshot of one of the many curious areas of Japan I had the opportunity of discovering. Welcome to the Miyuki-Dori Shopping Street in Osaka, Japan aka Koreatown. This three-hundred meter long street features hundreds of…

  • William Dunn, watercolor wizard.

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        Did you pick up a copy of the Korea Daily magazine yet?  If not, then you’ve got some reading to do.  Run down to Zion Market and pick up a copy.  Like now. For those of you that do have your copy in your hot little hand, turn to the spread on page…

  • November Events

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      Thursday, Nov 1st – Friday, Nov 9th The San Diego Asian Film Festival – From Masterworks from Asian countries to Asian American indie romantic comedy films, the 13th annual San Diego Asian Film Festival brings a week-long cinema party with over 140 films from 20 countries. http://festival.sdaff.org/2012 Friday, Nov 2nd @ 12:30-2:00pm “WHAT IS…

  • Control Alt Delete: A Snapshot of Gaming Culture in South Korea

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    By Clark Rhodes In hindsight, maybe I should have played more video games when I was younger. In addition to riding bikes and building forts, I spent much of my childhood magnetized to a television, blowing into Nintendo cartridges, and surfing up and down Cinnabar Island looking for “Missing No.” If you don’t understand these…

  • KKONNECT Goes to KCON

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    October 13th was the day I had been looking forward to for months: the first ever Korean pop culture convention. In the midst of the best year for Korean pop with its growing popularity, I knew I had to attend this event which offered not only a dance workshop led by famous choreographers, panels on…

  • Film Review: The Thieves

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    The Thieves: Raising the Bar by Sierra Fox Big. Loud. Dazzling. For we have known the summer blockbusters already, known them all. Stories we’ve already seen. Jokes we’ve already heard. Characters we’ve already loved. Indeed, The Thieves embraces this formula: an impossible jewel heist, the high jinks in pulling off such a feat, and the…

  • Blog Showcase: Matthew’s ‘Too Poor for Grad School’ – A Korean Book Review Blog

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    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…

  • Hanja Time with Gary

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    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…

  • Shane & Simeon’s Korean 101

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    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…

  • Korean Organizations in San Diego

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      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…