Spring Festivals
Korea is famous for its many and varied festivals, and spring is the perfect time to go festival hopping, as the number of events taking place around the country reaches its peak at this time of year.
Category: Features
Touch Not One Stone, Not One Flower: Jeju Naval Base Protests
Jeju Island, the idyllic getaway for Korean honeymooners and nature-loving tourists alike, has been at the center of a controversial conflict which has heightened in intensity, and the voices involved are as varied as the opinions on the issue itself.
Music Review: Let’s Punk
Gwangju is home to a large variety of bands, from shoegaze to electroclash, and punk is not excluded from the mix.
Gwangju’s Got Talent: Following Your Dreams
After failing his college entrance exams, Kim Chan Yang began pursuing alternative methods to achieve his dream of becoming an actor and performer and this is when he decided to enter one of the highest-rated television shows in the country and this gamble seems to have paid off.
Plastic Surgery in Korea
What kind of a person purposely undergoes the knife for the sake of beauty? Are these people bold, courageous and rational? Or rather, does it show an underlying problem in Korean society?
Music Review: A Night at Zeppelin’s
Daniel Luzio gives us a look into some music at Zeppelin’s in Gwangju.
Korean Independence Movement Day
Korean Independence Movement Day has been called Korea’s “Easter Rising” and holds a powerful significance for Koreans as a day to celebrate its nation’s independence from all foreign powers.
15th Maehwa (Plum Blossom) Festival Preview
Need to get out of the city after the long, cold winter? Head out to the eastern edge of Jeollanam-do bordering Gyeongsangnam-do for a touch of beautiful maehwa.