Chuseok: A Fading Tradition, A Lingering Memory
By Shin Gyonggu || Chuseok: The Most Memorable Festival For most of my life, Chuseok was not merely a holiday marked on the calendar; it was the emotional and spiritual … Read More
Category: Arts & Culture
What Exists in Between? – Malta Asks at the Gwangju Biennale
By Vibhanshu Maurya || A growing global community of settled international residents continues to guide their fellow foreigners through everyday life in Gwangju. When I visited Horanggasy in Yangnim-dong in … Read More
From Pansori to Squid Game: Korean Storytelling Going Global
By Murdock O’Mooney || Korean storytelling is currently red hot. Squid Game, for example, is the most watched TV show in Netflix history, with Season 1 earning 265.2 million views … Read More
Memories of Murder: The Search for an Ordinary Face
By Farrukh Anique || On the night of September 15, 1986, a woman’s body was found in a field in Hwaseong, a quiet rural area south of Seoul. She had … Read More
The Anklet She Left Behind
By Tabbu Shaikh || Chapter 1: A Memory Frozen in Time The afternoon light in the café was thick with the scent of roasted coffee beans and rain, but when … Read More
Notes from the Emergency Room: The Breath of a Stranger
By Reeti Roy || There are words you learn out of curiosity, and then there are words you learn because your body leaves you no choice. Imsin (임신, pregnancy) – … Read More
Galaxy Express: On the Hongdae Garage Rock Scene
By Paul Singh || K-pop is one of the most popular music genres to come out of South Korea. However, it also has a scene centering on local rock bands … Read More
The Calcuttan in Korea: Jinju – A City of Returning Histories
By Reeti Roy || Jinju is one of those places that refuses to stay contained inside a single narrative. You arrive thinking you are looking at a regional Korean city, … Read More