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What is Chuseok? π
Chuseok (μΆμ/η§ε€) is the autumn harvest festival celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, on the full moon during harvest season. Chuseok means autumn evening (with the…
[Book Review] Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo π
Title Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 (82λ μ κΉμ§μ) Author Cho Nam-Joo (μ‘°λ¨μ£Ό) Genre Novel Publication Date October 2016 Review This book came highly recommended by a lot of women in my…
[Fluent Fools] The Origins of Korea: Shamanism, Mountain Spirits, and the Legend of Dangun β°οΈ
Episode Description When the ancestors of the Korean people migrated southward from what is now Siberia thousands and thousands of years ago, they arrived in a beautiful peninsula covered in…
A Guide to Korean Cultural Details in Parasite π₯
I first saw Parasite last December at an arthouse theater in Michigan called Cinema Detroit. It’s a quaint little theater in the space of a former furniture shop. They have…
Gisaeng: The Flowers of Joseon πΊ
Gisaeng were technically enslaved sex workers, but in misogynistic Joseon Korea, they were an elite group of women that transcended strict Confucian lines.
Meet Kim Jong Chill, an LA-based Musician Obsessed with the Gayageum π
In this interview, John aka Kim Jong Chill (formerly Johnny DuJour of The Brown James), talks about his unique sound which blends together space-y instrumental hip hop with traditional Korean…
Free Online Course on Traditional Korean Music π΅
Calling all lovers of traditional Korean music! Learning about traditional Korean music is an amazing way to spend some of the quarantine time at home. Did you know that the…