Happy Days for Sunkyeol, Dear Cloud
29 July 2010
Who says the dog days of August have to be dreary? Indieful ROK would beg to differ, with upbeat news on Sunkyeol, which releases an EP that month, followed by a Dear Cloud show.
A Fine Film on Faltering Families
29 July 2010
Tom G. of Seen in Jeonju recommends the compassionate, character-driven drama "Fly, Penguin." This omnibus film examines the various dysfunctions of Korean families with gentle sensitivity and, Tom says, is worthy of a positive review.
Korean Media: ‘Itaewon – A Loser’s Paradise’
29 July 2010
Matt of Popular Gusts digs up more media coverage of Anti-English Spectrum and its anti-expat message. In this translation of a Korean article about the group's founder, he highlights the misconceptions spread about foreigners and Itaewon.
Festival Frolics at Pentaport
28 July 2010
New Nanoomi contributor Niels starts out with great post on what he did last weekend...at the Pentaport Rock Festival!
Chapssal Ddeok Ice Cream
28 July 2010
ZenKimchi tasted delicious chapssal ddeok ice-cream over the weekend. The photos make us want to head to the nearest department stores to sample some ourselves.
Driving Through Seoul at Night
28 July 2010
Simon and Martina of Eat Your Kimchi are feeling artsy-fartsy these days with their new camera. So, behold their latest video offering: A Korean version of a great scene from "Lost in Translation."
Indie Music Roundup
28 July 2010
Anna from Indieful ROK is overflowing with news about the music scene. She's picked some of her favorites to tide readers over for now, including the latest on this year's Grand Mint Festival.
Look Ma, Here’s Where They Make the Doenjang!
28 July 2010
Kathy Fidler of The Three Wise Monkeys takes a trip out to Juinun Beantown, a prix-fixe restaurant in Goyang that she says is worth the trek.
Seoul Standardizes Street Food
28 July 2010
As part of a government push, street food carts in Seoul are all starting to look the same. ZenKimchi wants to know how readers feel about it. For it because it looks cleaner, or against it because they're sterile and expensive?
Coming to a Screen Near You: July 29-31
27 July 2010
Are more summer blockbusters on the way? Tom G. from Seen in Jeonju clues us in on coming attractions, as well as a new Blu-ray release.
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Happy Days for Sunkyeol, Dear Cloud
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A Fine Film on Faltering Families
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Korean Media: ‘Itaewon – A Loser’s Paradise’
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Festival Frolics at Pentaport
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Chapssal Ddeok Ice Cream
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Driving Through Seoul at Night
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Indie Music Roundup
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Look Ma, Here’s Where They Make the Doenjang!
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Seoul Standardizes Street Food
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Coming to a Screen Near You: July 29-31
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