Each summer, I look forward to visiting Korea to see my extended family and immerse myself in a unique culture I can’t experience in Irvine. But even if you don’t have relatives waiting for you there, you should still visit to experience Korea’s unique history,...
K-pop, the common moniker for pop music based in South Korea, is a global phenomenon famous for its addictive melodies performed by synchronized dance groups in a variety of genres spanning pop, R&B, hip-hop, rock, and more. However, K-pop is more than simply a...
Hallyu, or "Korean Wave," is the unforeseen increase in popularity of South Korean culture. Korean drama TV shows and films, known as K-drama, and Korean pop music, known as K-pop, globally arose in the mid-1990s by the influence of the Internet and social media. By...
The Winter Olympics are international competitions for athletes around the world. The best names in sports represent their home country during this event held every four years. The official Winter Olympics tradition began on the Jan. 25, 1924, in the country of...
The Winter Olympics come once every four years — and with them, a renewed interest in the strange sport of curling. At first glance, curling is the outlier of the extreme winter sports. Rather than racing down icy slopes at 80 mph or making 5 meter flips in the air,...
Korean pop culture is big, but South Korea is about to host an even bigger attraction—the 2018 Winter Olympics. The games are starting February 9 and ending February 25, and it’s going to be 17 days of excitement. Everything's coming together steadily, and there are...
Chung Hyeon, the young South Korean tennis star who is grabbing all the headlines in his quest for the Australian Open title, is rising swiftly both in the tournament and in the hearts of his newfound fans. Following his last win against Tennys Sandgren, ranked number...
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