Usually jjigae, a.k.a. stew, fills one pot that is for everyone. This one-pot style originated from sitting around and sharing a family’s love. Of course, in modern Korea, usually one takes jjigae into one’s own bowl for cleanliness. But still, family or very close friends use one pot. It’s just [...]

Daum, a Korean portal site, announced the most popular search words of the year 2012. Let us check them from No. 1 to No. 10. No. 4 : Diablo 3 The reason why this keyword became a big topic is that Koreans are so enthusiastic about the blizzard game. Korea [...]

Sabalsik is a rite of passage at Korean universities. In Sabalsik, a senior fills a freshman’s bowl up with alcohol and the freshman drinks up right away. In Korean, the word “Sabal” means bowl and “Sik” means ceremony. So it called Sabalsik. Let’s see the video. PS. Hello, this is [...]

Daum, a Korean portal site, announced the most popular search words of the year 2012. Let us check them from No. 1 to No. 10. No. 5 : Typhoon Bolaven The reason why this keyword became a big topic is that bullying had occurred within the famous K-pop group. What [...]

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Daum, a Korean portal site, announced the most popular search words of the year 2012. Let us check them from No. 1 to No. 10. No. 6 : Kpop star The reason for the popularity of this keyword is that it was most popular among audition programs. The most popular [...]

Do you know the Korean word “OPPA?” OPPA is a name for a not-too-much older male, or for her beloved Korean man. Korean girls usually use this word to act charming. Let’s check how Korean girls use this word. PS. Hello, this is the manager of Hallyu Magazine, Kholic.com. What [...]

Daum, a Korean portal site, announced the most popular search words of the year 2012. Let us check them from No. 1 to No. 10. No. 7 : Ideas of Ahn Cheol-Soo The reason why this keyword became a big topic is that Ahn Cheol-Soo was a man in the [...]

ラン くんasked me about Obangsaek (five-direction-color) in Kholic facebook page. But it’s very difficult to explain. Obangsaek is not just a color, it also has philosophical and artistic ideas. So, I introduced a video clip which helped explain Obangsaek easily.

Are you curious about Korean company culture? Korean industry has very strict command line structure. Let’s see REAL Korean company life. PS. Hello, this is the manager of Hallyu Magazine, Kholic.com. What do you want to know about Korea? Ask me and I can help you. Thank you!

Daum, a Korean portal site, announced the most popular search words of the year 2012. Let us check them from No. 1 to No. 10. No. 8 : Anipang The reason for the popularity of this keyword is that a game called anipang became so popular in Korea. More than 50% [...]

Daum, a Korean portal site, announced the most popular search words of the year 2012. Let us check them from No. 1 to No. 10.   No. 9 : White House and East Sea The reason why this keyword became so popular is that there has been a territorial dispute [...]

Daum, a Korean portal site, announced the most popular search words of the year 2012. Let us check them from No. 1 to No. 10.   No. 10 : Samsung VS Apple, Patent Litigation The reason why this keyword became popular is that Samsung Electronics is Korea’s largest corporation. About 10% [...]

There is a joke in Korea in the following. Soccer in the army is a memory that Korean men would never forget. Often called ‘combat soccer’, this type of soccer has the following characteristics. You should play no matter what. If you say you don’t want to play, your boss [...]

There are few countries where public servants have good reputations. The same applies to Korea. Probably Korea is where public servants get blamed most. The reasons are the following. They are safe and people are envious: Korean public servants never have to worry about getting laid off. The job is [...]

Korea uses a unique heating system, which the floor gets heated by the boiler. Although it takes longer than the Western-style heater, with this system, the whole house gets warm evenly and the floor also gets warm. This is the reason why Koreans do not wear shoes at home. This [...]

In the beginning of the 1990s, Japan’s competitive power was considered to be the world’s best. There was even the prospect that Japan could overtake the United States. Korea, on the contrary, was no more than a peripheral country in Asia. The situation has changed, however. From April, 2011 to [...]

Every country has own animal that symbolizes the country. It is a rooster for France, a panda for China, for example. In some cases, these animals were also used for a mascot for the World Cup or the Olympic Games.   The animal symbolizing Korea is a tiger. The reason [...]

G. I. Joe : Byeonghun Lee, who became a world-famous actor with ‘The rise of Cobra’, said in the interview, “Other actors, without knowing my age, treated me as a young boy at first. When I said later, ‘To me, you guys are like my kids’, they were so surprised.” [...]

Hyori Lee, a CF model for ‘Cheoumcheoreom (Like the beginning)’, a Korean soju, was replaced after five years. Three persons from the Kpop group were selected as the new models, and they include Hyorin from SISTA, Koo Hara from KARA, and Hyuna from 4MINUTE. Hyuna once drew particular attentions with [...]