Where are you Gyeongju and Seoguram Grotto? 경주와 석굴암은 어딜까요?

Image resource from Cultural Heritage Administration For all you K-drama watchers, you may recall Dali and Moo-Hak arguing in the last episode of the series about not being able to go to Gyeongju (경주) or to the Seokguram Grotto (석굴암) due to Dali's sudden business trip. Did you wonder at all wher…

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My Top 10 Recommended K-Dramas for First-Timers

What to Watch as a First-Time K-Drama Watcher Screenshot from Viki So, you want to get into K-drama but you don't know where to start? You're in luck cause I am sharing my top 10 recommended K-dramas for first-time watchers. I'd like to first warn you though, once you start watching K-dra…

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Why Are You Bickering Dali and Cocky Prince? 달리와 감자탕

Image resource from Asian Wiki Dali and Cocky Prince WARNING: Some spoilers from episodes 1 and 2. The romantic comedy K-drama, Dali and Cocky Prince, was not one that was really on my radar. The title itself did not really attract me into wanting to watch this particular one. If it was anything that …

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Korean Sauna Eggs 찜질방 맥반석 계란

Korean Sauna Eggs  But Laura, why are you holding a brown boiled egg? And also, why is your boiled egg brown and not white? My friends, this is not just some regular boiled egg. It is a Korean 찜질방 (jjim-jil-bahng, sauna) egg (also known as huevos haminados). Two weeks ago at Korean School, one of ou…

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The King's Affection Fiction or Non-Fiction 연모는 픽션일까요 논픽션일까요?

Screenshot from Netflix. The King's Affection WARNING: Some spoilers from episode 1 and 2. The K-drama, The King's Affection, has stolen my heart, Friends. Starring Eunbin Park as Lee Hwi and Rowoon as Jung Ji-un, this storyline is magnificent. I have become a big geek when it comes to histor…

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Sophia's Mukbang Show 소피아의 먹방

Mukbang: The History You may have heard the term 'mukbang' before but where did it originate from, and why has it become such a global thing? Is it the ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) or maybe possibly the satisfaction of satiating ones' own food cravings? Watching mukbang AS…

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Miyukguk: Seaweed Soup 미역국

The Birthday Soup This Saturday is my birthday which means I will be having a bowl of miyukguk (seaweed soup pronounced 'me-yuck-gook'; also spelled miyeokguk) in the morning before heading out to teach at Korean School. You may be asking me why on earth I would be enjoying a bowl of miyukgu…

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