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Say Sue Me brings Korean indie rock to Chicago

Say Sue Me brings Korean indie rock to Chicago

Busan band Say Sue Me brought their unique brand of shoegazy surf rock (surfgaze?) back to Chicago on July 20. It was the second-to-last stop on their seven-city North American tour, the night after playing K-Indie Music Night in New York with Crying Nut.

2023-07-29 18:04

Korean, Canadian artists, scientists explore concept of time

Korean, Canadian artists, scientists explore concept of time

“The Blind Watchmaker” artistic project began with a thought-provoking hybrid event that merged the realms of digital art, science and philosophy at the Youth Art Administration in central Seoul's Chungjeongno, July 16. The collaborative project involving Korean and Canadian artists and scientists revolved around the enigmatic concept of time, exploring its depth, significanc...

2023-07-29 01:30

Cambodians in Korea demonstrate against election at home

Cambodians in Korea demonstrate against election at home

Cambodians in Korea held a protest against the national election in their home country in front of Bosingak belfry in downtown Seoul, Sunday. They voiced their objections to the election, which they said was illegitimately run by the country's dictatorial leadership.

2023-07-25 15:03

Comic book legend Bob Layton comes to Korea

Comic book legend Bob Layton comes to Korea

Renowned comic book artist, writer and editor Bob Layton is coming to Korea for a month-long visit to meet fans all across the country.

2023-07-25 14:43

'Death Punk Disco' band 18Fevers to infect UK

'Death Punk Disco' band 18Fevers to infect UK

COVID-19 is fading into the background, but is the world ready for 18Fevers? The Seoul-based band is about to embark on its first U.K. tour, where it will play four shows at Rebellion Festival in Blackpool alongside Rumkicks, its “sister band,” shortly after releasing its latest album, “Death Punk Disco.”

2023-07-25 14:41

[RAS KOREA] An American farmboy in 1970s Korea

RAS KOREAAn American farmboy in 1970s Korea

I arrived in Korea at the tender age of 19, a time in most young people's lives when they believe themselves impervious to disease, death and other calamities. Korea in the mid-1970s was a land on the cusp of an economic explosion, but it hadn't happened yet.

2023-07-23 00:53

Inuit art travels from Nunavut to Gwangju, Seoul

Inuit art travels from Nunavut to Gwangju, Seoul

Art from around the world was displayed at the 14th Gwangju Biennale, which ended its 94-day run earlier this month. Of the nine national pavilions, the Canada Pavilion was a little different. It displayed 90 artworks from 32 Inuit artists, products of the West Baffin Art Collective in Kinngait (Cape Dorset) in Canada's northern territory of Nunavut.

2023-07-22 21:26

Inadequacy of adoption records management criticized during Assembly forum

Inadequacy of adoption records management criticized during Assembly forum

Tensions between international adoptees and Korean officials erupted last Monday during a forum held at the National Assembly Library addressing the management of national adoption records. After experts gave their recommendations on the country's handling of over seven decades of birth and adoption documents, 15 minutes remained for members of the audience to voice concerns ...

2023-07-22 13:41

Korea-US streetwear brand brings together all that's black, metal, cute

If you catch him at one of his stands, streetwear entrepreneur Matthew Gamble may introduce himself as Guksu, a Korean word for noodles. Just take a look at his designs, and you'll see why.

2023-07-19 13:52

[TEMPLE ADVENTURES] Rare close-up access to Seokguram Grotto

TEMPLE ADVENTURESRare close-up access to Seokguram Grotto

A line had already formed when I first arrived, snaking its way out towards the concrete stairs at the entry. The sliding metal fence was removed at 6:10 a.m. sharp, and the families that initially formed the ever-expanding line went bounding down the dirt trail led by their children. At the end of this mountainous trail, and up a set of uneven stairs, is the nearly indisting...

2023-07-19 13:49

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