Jumat, 05 September 2014

Law and Economics of Korean Street Food

Dear Korean,I am living in the southern part of South Korea. One of the things I love about Korea is the street vendors selling food. Do these street vendors get a license or do they just set up shop? Also the 'shops' tend to close in the summer. For instance, I love 붕어빵, but they only sell during the winter. Why? Meanwhile...

Jumat, 29 Agustus 2014

Divided Sports Loyalty?

Dear Korean,I am Chinese American, immigrated at 4 years old. I identify very much as an American and while I want China to do well in competition, I will generally root for the USA over China head to head. A Korean American friend of mine shared this article, which I thought was very interesting. It advocates that Korean...

Minggu, 24 Agustus 2014

50 Most Influential K-pop Artists: 10. Drunken Tiger

[Series Index]We are finally in the top ten countdown! Because the top ten musicians usually show a huge spectrum of music that is not sufficiently covered by a single "representative song," TK added a "Further Listening" section at the bottom to give additional examples of the artist's work.10. Drunken TigerYears of Activity: 1999-present Members:Tiger JK - rap (1999-present)DJ Shine -...

Rabu, 06 Agustus 2014

What Makes a Good Korean Restaurant?

TK has been on a vacation for the last week, during which TK and TKWife made a giant circle driving around Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico, and visited numerous national parks. Overall, it was an amazing experience. What was not amazing, however, was the one Korean restaurant that TKCouple visited, which inspired this...

Jumat, 25 Juli 2014

Eating on a Train

Dear Korean,Why do Korean eat hard boiled eggs in trains? Every time I took a train with my Korean wife, she always says that we should eat hard boiled eggs. But why? What is it with trains and hard boiled eggs?Damien G.Boiled eggs on a train is a tradition of sorts. Korea operated its first train line in 1899, and train has...

Minggu, 20 Juli 2014

Things TK Noticed in Korea

As some of you may have noticed, TK has been in Korea for the last couple of weeks. One of the pleasures of visiting Korea is to observe the changes. Because Korea is such a fast-changing society, even one year in between the visits (as was the case with TK's) is enough to produce noticeable, interesting changes. Here are three things that TK noticed in his visit:(1) Beer.   Good beer is...

Minggu, 13 Juli 2014

Book giveaway winners!

First, the answers to the trivia:1.  SM Entertainment is the management company of the pioneering female idol star, BoA.2.  Shin Dae-cheol is the guitarist for the band Sinawi, whose bassist at one point was the legendary Seo Taiji.3.  Kim Min-gi is the artist whose best known song is the Morning Dew.Somehow, Question 2 tripped up a big number of entrants. The question asked for the...