Photo Credit: LXD Jon Chu’s dance-drama series, The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers (LXD) premiered with two episodes on Hulu today. Chu, the director of the upcoming movie, Step Up […]
Author: KoreAm Journal
The World According to Dave: This Man’s Work
By David Yoo The moment my wife started getting her first contraction, we were safely in the hospital. But the journey thus far had been far from smooth. I […]
Johnny Cupcakes vs Benny FryingPan
Johnny Cupcakes, a Massachusetts-based t-shirt company with a huge cult following, is waging a war against South Korean t-shirt company Benny FryingPan for copying Johnny Cupcakes’ original designs. Ku […]
Wanderlust, Escape, and Freedom
Wishing to distill sensations derived from travel, maps, old books, myths, and adventures, artist Dan-ah Kim took a two week trip around the globe that spanned four continents. It’s […]
Asian American Actors Wanted for ‘Jaded’
Imagine this same picture, only with Asian people Another Craigslist ad seeking Asian American actors? There has to be a more legitimate way to get the word out there, […]
Art Project: Grass Roots Square
Recently, Korean contemporary artist Do-Ho Suh won the international competition to create a public, outdoor art project for the Norwegian Government Building Complex. A simple, planted tree will stand […]
World Cup Girls
After all the attention yesterday’s post on Im Jee Young (aka the girl in the sheer hanbok) got, we decided we had to do a post reflecting on all […]
Cool Eats: ESPN Match Truck
GOOAALLLLL!! Combining two of my favorite things, ESPN’s Match Truck is a complete win. And with the trucks parked in L.A. and New York, international street food and football […]
North Korea is Bringing Tacos To You
photo credit: LA Taco Kim Jong Il must be on a roll these days. The Pyongyang Express is the newest taco truck to hit the streets of Los Angeles, […]
Korean Artists Cover "Beat It"
Most Kpop covers of American songs are plagued with bad accents and mediocre vocals, but this cover of Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” is honestly pretty amazing. It features Fluxus […]
South Koreans Run Ad in Times Square
photo courtesy of Seo Kyung Duk, via Chosun Ilbo An ad thanking countries that sent troops to support South Korea during the Korean War began running on Monday on […]
Google Adds Korean to Search by Voice
photos via Google blog You can now search by voice in Korean on Google supported phones! The Korean Search by Voice feature will be pre-installed on the Samsung Galaxy […]
Kim Jong Il Invented an Invisible Cell Phone
(We would have put up a picture of the phone, but you wouldn’t have been able to see it.) Apparently the North Korean coach, Kim Jong Hun is not […]
N.Korea Allowing Private Markets
photo credit: World Health Organization After North Korea’s catastrophic currency revaluation in November, the North Korean government has finally lifted all restrictions on private markets in a desperate attempt […]
True Life in North Korea
With high profile incidents like the recent sinking of the South Korean Navy ship and the capture of American journalists, tensions mount in the Korean Peninsula. It’s time for […]
