Bong Joon-ho series at LACMA

Bong Joon-ho series at LACMA

If you’re in Southern California and have some time this weekend, you may want to check out the “Everything is a Mystery: Four Films by Bong Joon-ho” series at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) this weekend. Director Bong will even been in attendance for the Mother screening on [...]

South Korean Life Expectancy Tops 80 Years Old

South Korean Life Expectancy Tops 80 Years Old

Here is some good news for South Korea:Life expectancy for South Korean people has topped 80 for the first time in the nation’s history.According to Statistics Korea, babies born last year are expected to live an average of 80-point-one years unless they are affected by disease or other [...]

Rain’s Starry, Starry Night

Rain’s Starry, Starry Night

By Sophia KimPhotograph by Elizabeth KimThrongs of giddy fans lined Hollywood Boulevard across from the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on Nov. 19, hoping to catch a glimpse, and maybe press the flesh, of the South Korean pop idol, Rain. It was a night that many die-hard Clouds (as Rain fans are called) had [...]

Say What? KoreAm’s roundup of all that’s been spoken, texted and tweeted.

Say What? KoreAm’s roundup of all that’s been spoken, texted and tweeted.

“Mr. President, you saved the best for last.”-South Korean President Lee Myung-bak to President Barack Obama, during the latter’s visit to Seoul last month. South Korea marked the last stop of Obama’s 8-day Asian tour, designed to revive U.S. diplomacy in the region. “Living [...]

[POP Listen to this] Korea’s Mariah Carey

[POP Listen to this] Korea’s Mariah Carey

…do you agree with us ?

Her name is Cha Soo-kyung (we know…who?). Youtubers know her as the Korean Mariah Carey and that is not an overstatement. Girl can out sing all the idol groups + Baek Ji-young combined. She debuted in a girl group, “Daisy” which we never heard [...]