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  • Friday Drama Review: Rooftop Prince – A Winner in any Time Period

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    Garnering a respectable share of the booty at the 2012 Korean Drama Awards, “Rooftop Prince” is a worthy prizewinner. With a remarkable capacity to successfully combine quirky comedy with gut-wrenching dramatic scenes, this drama is definitely worth watching. Released early in 2012, I’ve already watched it three (yup, three!) times through and will undoubtedly watch…

  • 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…

  • [Now Listening] I’m a Diamond- Girls Generation

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    It appears as though Korean Air Hostesses are going through a wardrobe change.  Colors are a bit aggressive, and the skirts are a bit north of the knee, they must spend a fortune on leg shaving products…One wonders what the dudes have to wear?:O  Below is a sample of the song “I’m a Diamond” from Girls…

  • H-Mart Grand Opening in San Diego!!!

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    HMART OPENS IN SAN DIEGO: A new chapter in the Asian Market Chronicles H-Mart made it’s 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…

  • 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…

  • MadTV’s Guide to Korean Dramas

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    Starring San Diego’s own Bobby Lee, actress Cathy Shim and actor Sung Kang (Fast and Furious). Please enjoy the melodramatic romantic sequences, intense subtitles and fierce fight scenes from the Korean Drama “Tae Do”. If you understand Korean, you will find this twice as funny. If not, enjoy it for its artistic merit. -Fateh K.

  • San Diego Kpop Flashmob (샌디에이고 Kpop 플래시몹) Kicks Off New Summer Season!

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    The San Diego Kpop Flashmob (샌디에이고 Kpop 플래시몹) met today at Mission Beach to kick off their new summer season! If you don’t know who they are, the San Diego Kpop Flashmob consists of a group of dancers who simply love Korean pop culture. After hard work practicing and learning the dance moves of famous…

  • San Diego Asian Cultural Festival 2012

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    I Had a great time at the 3rd Annual San Diego Asian Cultural Festival at Liberty Station this last Saturday! We had a strong contingent representing Korean culture. The San Diego Korean Daily and our own kkonnect.net had a booth and was busy throughout the day spreading the word about Korean culture and offering select…

  • Los Angeles wants DSK 2013!!

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    케이팝 매니아들에게 알립니다! 한국의 Dream Stage 2013! K-pop enthusiasts around the world are fighting to get their city accepted as a audition location with the Dream Stage Korea 2013, Global Auditions. The auditions are being held by the Korean entertainment company, Avance Entertainment, which is according to their website, “is  a company that specializes in…