Joella History: Yang Ban Culture 

They could not touch money with their own hands and they could not take off their socks when it was hot. The life of a “yangban,”, the ruling class of the Joseon Era.

Jeolla Dialect

The Jeolla ‘satturi,’ or dialect, has a uniquely expressive twist on standard Korean that is well-known and sometimes hard to grasp.

The Trials

Anca Hariton delivers a poem of human trials from Korea’s Imjin War period.

Revolutionary Jeolla Province

Learn the complex and fascinating history of Jeolla Province and its people.

Korean Sayings: Can’t Say A Word To One’s Liver

What does it mean if you “can’t say a word to your liver”?

Behind the Myth: Yi Sun-shin

Admiral Yi Sun-shin (이순신) is Korea’s greatest example of heroism, but how much of his story is true?

Warrior Monks

Meet the Buddhist Army that fought for Korea many moons ago…

Behind the Myth: Gojoseon

Did the first kingdom of Korea ever really exist?