The Origins of the Korean People The history of the Korean people begins long before...
Korean Book Recommendation: Han Kang’s We Do Not Part
한국어 The Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded to writers for the breadth and depth...
Learning Korean: Korean words and phrases through RM’s latest message on Weverse
안녕하세요! Two weeks ago, RM wrote a short message for ARMY on Weverse about how...
My Favorite Korean Movies
I was talking about Korean films with an American friend the other day and ended...
Lee Jae-myung and Lula da Silva
한국어 Lee Jae-myung’s election as president earlier this year left me absolutely giddy, like I...
President Lee Jae-myung’s AI Vision
한국어 In the late 1990s, even as the aftershocks of the IMF financial crisis still...
President Lee Jae-myung’s Diplomacy with Trump
한국어 Three months ago, before President Lee Jae-myung’s meeting with Donald Trump at the White...
What McKinsey & Co. says top CEOs share? Lee Jae-myung has it too.
한국어 I recently read a new book called A CEO for All Seasons, written by...
Notable Koreans 1: Marcus Freeman
한국어 When soccer fans think of the English Premier League, they think of Manchester United;...
Hangul: The Korean Alphabet
The Korean alphabet (Hangul) has always felt to me, ever since I first learned it...
Why the Old Korean National Anthem Borrowed A Scottish Folk Melody?
Two days ago, Korea celebrated the 80th anniversary of Independence Day. As many of you...
Notable Koreans 2: Michele Kang
한국어 The Ambitions of Korean-American Billionaire Michele Kang Among Korean American men, the wealthiest individual...
The Lady in White Hair: The New Ambassador to the United States
The United States is currently governed by Donald Trump, a mercurial, nationalist buffoon whose tariff...
Cheongsando: A Green Island
한국어 After watching the 1990s film Seopyeonje, a sorrowful tale of an obsessive pansori (traditional...
The Most Beautiful Sight in All the World
In 1986, a Korean folk duo 시인과 촌장 (City Dweller & Village Chief) released a song,...
My President and a Stray Cat (and the “First Dog” Bobby)
As you know, I adore Korea’s new president, Lee Jae-myung. It’s been almost two months...
Best Places to Hike in Korea I: Inwangsan Jarak-gil
Recently, someone asked me to introduce some good Korean bands, which inspired me to start...
Maybe Happy Ending
Korea has done it again. The small Korean musical “Maybe Happy Ending” has won Best...
On Cloud Nine, Sleepy Village, and Tastefully Yours
Ever since Lee Jae-myung clinched the presidency just a few days ago, I’ve been walking...
Lee Jae-myung
My Koreaphile friends, Lee Jae-myung (이재명) from the liberal Democratic Party won the presidential election...
Jeon (전)
Jeon (전) is a beloved Korean dish that could best be described as a savory...
Our Unwritten Seoul
My friends, if you’re craving a truly compelling TV drama, I highly recommend Our Unwritten...
Yongma Falls in Seoul
I know many of you, including some members of this very site, are coming to...
Lazy Sunday Afternoon and Pianist Yunchan Lim
For a Korean educator, Sunday is the one true day of rest. And so, I...
Can the Dead Rescue the Living?
On April 4th, Yoon Suk-yeol, the former president who bewildered and angered Korean citizens on...