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[Korea Encounters] 'Traitorous' translators tread carefully in Korean literature

Korea Encounters'Traitorous' translators tread carefully in Korean literature

While the global success of Korean popular culture obviously owes a great deal to its creators, the popularity of the TV series “Squid Game,” Bong Joon-ho's Best Picture Oscar for “Parasite” and the winning of the Booker International Prize by Han Kang for her novel “The Vegetarian,” all owe a great deal to their translators.

2021-12-07 03:45

South African singer-songwriter in Gwangju forges unique art event

South African singer-songwriter in Gwangju forges unique art event

For most weekend punters, the going out and “clubbing” experience can be rather predictable. Go to a bar, get a few drinks and some snacks, maybe play pool or some darts. Head out to a club, get down to some beats played by the DJ - and generally pay a premium for it.

2021-11-30 21:02

Punk label launches latest 'World Domination' plans at Club SHARP

Punk label launches latest 'World Domination' plans at Club SHARP

Club SHARP, one of Seoul's main punk venues in recent years, is opening its doors once again this Saturday for a show by World Domination, Inc. (WDI), Korea's hardest-working punk label. “Club SHARP is part of a trio of what most people consider the most important clubs in the local scene: SHARP, Hippytokki and GBN,” said Jeff Moses, co-founder of WDI and also lead singer of ...

2021-11-30 13:53

Photographer's dirty secret: flash is your friend

Photographer's dirty secret: flash is your friend

I've met so many “natural light photographers” who are convinced that “flash is so harsh and unnatural.” I've heard many a photographer - especially after Seoul Fashion Week has swelled the ranks of street fashion photographers shooting outdoors - say things like “I only like to shoot in natural light. It looks so much better.” This is just about as wrong as “I prefer the loo...

2021-11-23 14:57

US indie artist recalls childhood in 1980s Korea

US indie artist recalls childhood in 1980s Korea

To describe a debut album as “a lifetime in the making,” is a level of cliche that will usually induce emphatic eye rolls and loud sighs from just about everyone. However, in the case of “Comfortably High,” by Griffith James, such a statement is indeed true on multiple levels.

2021-11-23 14:16

Welfare center for Myanmarese workers wins Minu Memorial Award

Welfare center for Myanmarese workers wins Minu Memorial Award

A local welfare center supporting migrant workers from Myanmar has won the Minu Memorial Award, recognized for its contribution to enhancing migrant worker's rights and helping them settle in Korea. The Minu Memorial Award was established in 2020 by a group of supporters of Minod Moktan, the late migrant worker and activist from Nepal, to commemorate his death and remember hi...

2021-11-18 14:16

Mandatory virus tests for foreign children raises concerns over xenophobia

Mandatory virus tests for foreign children raises concerns over xenophobia

The government of the southeastern city of Gimhae has ordered mandatory COVID-19 testing of foreign children registered at the city's daycare centers, raising concerns of xenophobia and possible rights violations.

2021-11-16 21:12

Entertainment in Korea before K-pop

Entertainment in Korea before K-pop

When I was a young soldier, I would occasionally admit to someone that one of the reasons I kept returning to Korea was for the live entertainment. Invariably, this always astounded them. “You're going over there for that?”

2021-11-16 17:17

Thanksgiving dinners available in Seoul, Seongnam

Thanksgiving dinners available in Seoul, Seongnam

There isn't much time left to make arrangements for Thanksgiving food this year, whether you're an American, a Canadian who would rather celebrate late than never, a Korean or anyone hoping to feast on some turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and other North American traditional holiday dishes. American Thanksgiving, celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November, is coming up n...

2021-11-16 15:34

[Cityscapes] Ugly names of Korea's high-rise apartment brands

CityscapesUgly names of Korea's high-rise apartment brands

Construction companies here often use English or other foreign-sounding words for apartment brand names, hoping to “exude an upscale, high-end image,” according to a recent Korea Times article.

2021-11-09 18:47

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