Our Unwritten Seoul
My friends, if you’re craving a truly compelling TV drama, I highly recommend Our Unwritten…
Inner Child
A writer once said that each of us carries a crying child in a quiet…
RM’s Letter from the City of Angels
School started up again last Thursday. From Friday through Sunday we were off on an…
Euphoria
I translated this song in 2019, but I can’t find the analysis I wrote then.…
That’s Not Chicken!
Whenever I’m feeling a little down, I watch this video. It never fails to make…
Serendipity
Serendipity I especially love how RM playfully links 그냥 (geu-nyang) (simply) with 고양이 (goh-yahng-yi) (cat),…
Blue Side
Blue Side For the bridge, J-Hope writes two four-line stanzas of fixed length with matching…
Piece of Peace
Today marks the official opening of the “Min Yoon-gi Therapy Center” at Yonsei University’s Severance…
A Future Oscar Winner Baby
This might be the most heartwarming video in the history of the digital world. Every…
Heavenly Cover of The Truth Untold
Some of you may already know him, but there’s this Korean guy named Sung Joon…
Dionysus
(translated in 2019) My initial attraction to Dionysus was due to its references to Greek…
View of Seoul in Spring
This year, Buddha’s Birthday, which is celebrated in Korea as a national holiday, much like…
Jin, JK, and the Laugh That Heals
JK blocking Jin from blowing his signature kiss will never not be funny. Jin’s natural,…
Words to Live By 1
This quote, so eloquently expressed by Sir Anthony Hopkins, one of the greatest actors in…
Words to Live By 2
Perseverance, harsh and continuous, may be employed by the smallest of us and rarely fails…
Seoul
Seoul In “Seoul,” RM takes us on a thought-provoking journey, offering perspectives that resonate with…
Summer Sunday Evening, A Welcome Guest
It’s Sunday evening, just past seven, but daylight still lingers. As I gaze out my…
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…