Survive & Thrive in Korea
We’re all a landscape of memory… Those are the words uttered by Ryan McKelvey during his personal performance piece “Beyond Dirt Knees”. His is an atypical coming of age story that reminds us are memories shape who are but not who we ultimately want to be. McKelvey delves into his past with a poignancy that […]
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When you think of Seoul the theater is probably the last thing that comes to mind. You might find it surprising then that in the last few years several big name shows have had successful runs here. Cats, Phantom of the Opera, and Chicago all wowed musical loving Seoulites. The latest musical production to arrive […]
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Kpop opens whole new musical dimensions for SOKO newcomers. Syncing your brain in tune to all the different boy bands, girl groups, solo stars and starlets in the KPop universe makes for a mind blowing task that keeps most peeps never listening to much less loving KPOP. That ends now! As a KPOP junkie it’s […]
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Last month I had the opportunity to see the David LaChapelle exhibition at the Seoul Arts Center in Seoul. If you know anything about his work you’ll agree that his photographs leave an indelible imprint on the mind. His work boasts vivid colors and either presents strange incongruous juxtapositions or evokes the innate essence of his subjects. […]
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Sense of Seoul is a new web-series by 2ontheline productions. The show dramatizes the lives of four young adults living and working in Seoul, trying to make it in the big city. Ben (Troy Zitzelsberger), an American who has recently moved to Korea in order to pursue love, befriends KJ (Gavin Lee), Seoul’s number one playboy. […]
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Lady Gaga in Seoul. On March 28th Lady Gaga descended upon the citizens of Seoul like some intergalactic Madonna searching for her brood of little monsters. Of course the arrival of anything unfamiliar or foreign stirred up the hornets nest of angry ajummas on the lookout for a scapegoat. Lady Gaga took on the sins […]
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