Korean grocery store and restaurant. Sells pantry, refrigerated and frozen foods; also, fresh vegetables, kimchi, kimbap, etc. Market also carries more... [...]

Have a relaxed weekend here in Korea. [...]

Today is May 18, 33rd anniversary of the Gwangju Uprising–one of the most significant events of South Korea’s march to democracy. On May 18, 1980, the Chun Doo-hwan dictatorship mobilized paratroopers against the protesting citizens of Gwangju, and massacred hundreds of them. But Korean conservatives, many of whom trace their [...]

Depends on how you feel about Gaeseong Industrial Complex, this is either trivial or monumental. Gaeseong Industrial Complex is currently sitting idle, with South Korean companies unable to retrieve the raw materials and finished goods on the other side of the Armistice Line. As it turns out, on the day [...]

South Korean footballer Ki Sungyong(24, Swansea City) is set to marry the pretty actress and straight-talking presenter of the SBS Interview Show “Healing Camp” Han Hyejin (32) in July. Here he is on the talk show last year before they started going out, saying that he prefers older women, and [...]

Download Available Welcome to the 12th episode of “How Do You Say This in Korean?”! In this series, teacher 경화 (Kyung-hwa) will be joined by a co-host of her choice each week to answer some listener questions. The questions we ... Read More [...]

Two TTMIK teachers, Seokjin and Hyojin went to the Philippines on a trip, along with some other bloggers from Korea. This trip was fully sponsored by the Philippine Department of Tourism and they had a great time there! Of course ... Read More [...]

In an engrossing and sagacious LRB review of Victor Cha’s “The Impossible State: North Korea, Past and Future,” Richard Lloyd Parry takes the reader on a journey through the last few decades and on into the future of North Korea where more of the same is sensible and certain. First, [...]

This from the Korea Times: The government has asked the authorities in Washington to Expedite their investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against presidential spokesman dismissed Chang Yoon-jung. “We expressed our willingness to Cooperate in the ongoing investigation. We also requested a fast-track APPROACH, Korean Ambassador to the U.S. Choi [...]

With all the recent media attention suggesting that the Koreas are on the brink of nuclear war, the world might be surprised to learn that the cities dotting the DMZ, or demilitarized zone between the counties, are as peaceful and quiet as ever. Sure, there are signs of a [...]