Survive & Thrive in Korea
I just don’t know what it is about She-Dragon. Kwon Ji-Yong ( 권지용) rides that fence between feminine and masculine like a skate boarder popping a trick down a handrail. I’m not hating. No, I love it. He’s like some pan-sexual mythic Satyr with highlights and skinny jeans and, well, less hair and horns. Okay, […]
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photo by Chosun Ilbo Welcome, amigos to the K Pop Korner, my little nook of Kiss My Kimchi devoted exclusively to all things K Pop. There’s been a serious lack of K pop love, snark, and affection considering this is a Korea blog and so I’ve been given the go ahead to add my 500 […]
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I enjoy live shows. Whether it’s theater, a concert, or comedy performance I’ll book a seat, settle down, and enjoy the show. Sadly, I haven’t been able to do that recently, but that changed when my employer secured tickets for the teachers to see the Korean show Nanta. If you’ve been in Korea for any […]
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Multi-room Entertainment in Korea. This past weekend my friends and I found the best combination to hit the world since chocolate and peanut butter: multi-rooms. They are an all in one multi purpose entertainment room all designed with only one purpose in mind: giving you a fun filled afternoon of sheer joy. Multi-rooms combine the […]
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Next week the queen bee of pop flies back into the land of the morning calm with a deafening buzz that dwarfs her previous appearance all for her Beyoncé I am….Tour in Seoul. You see the newly Destiny Childless singer of two years ago, a dewy eyed songstress, has risen phoenix-like from the crucible of […]
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Ever wonder where all those shiny faced lean bodied beautiful Korean Pop stars come from? They were so prolific shimmying across my TV screen, on my soda bottle, on billboards and bus advertising that I assumed they were grown in labs and cloned. Well that’s not far from the truth because Korea has one of […]
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