50 Most Influential K-pop Artists: 13. Nah Hun-Ah

[Series Index] 13. Nah Hun-ah [나훈아] Years of Activity: 1966-present (last album in 2006)Discography:(Because Nah Hun-ah's discography so extensive and not organized by albums, but by prominent individual songs, the discography is not presented here.) Representative Song:  Hometown Station [고향역] from 1972. 고향역Hometown Station코스모스 피어있는 정든 고향역My dear hometown station where cosmos flowers bloom...

Live Chat - 7/19/2013

Note: Apologies to those who could not make it into the chat room. The Korean will try and find an alternative next time--CoverItLive is not working out for the blog any more.Live Chat 2013-07...

Live Chat Tonight at 8 p.m. EDT

We haven't done this in a while, so let's chat live! Please visit the blog at 8 p.m. tonight, Eastern Daylight Time, and the Korean will be here to shoot the breeze for an hour or two.Note: the folks at Cover It Live! made it such that once the chat ends, the chat transcript is no longer accessible after 100 clicks to view, unless the Korean paid them. Considering the ridiculous amount of money that...

My Thoughts on Gladwell's Response

Before we begin this post, a note about the related posts.- This is my initial post about culturalism, plane crashes, and Malcolm Gladwell's assessment of Korean culture and plane crashes.- This is my follow-up post, reacting to the initial round of responses by various commenters, issuing a correction and discussing some leftover thoughts.- This is the post in which Malcolm Gladwell responded to...

Malcolm Gladwell's Reponse to the Culturalism Post

Malcolm Gladwell kindly sent a response to my post regarding his theory, and culturalism. Here is the entire response, presented as it was sent to me.I will write a brief follow-up post addressing Mr. Gladwell points below. I would like to extend my gratitude to Mr. Gladwell for taking the time to read my post.*              *             ...

Culturalism and Plane Crashes: Reactions and Leftover Thoughts

The Korean had thought the post about the Asiana crash and culturalism would get some readership, but hoo-wee. At over 24,000 pageviews today as of this writing, it is the most visitors that this blog has hosted on a single day. (The previous record was around 16,000, when the New York Times introduced this blog.) Although the Korean had said over and over again that this blog is strictly a hobby...

Culturalism, Gladwell, and Airplane Crashes

A few weeks ago, I attended a PGA golf tournament. You might think watching golf is boring, but I beg to differ: professional golf tournaments offer a chance to witness firsthand one of the amazing athletic feats in the world. If an ordinary weekend golfer made ten great shots in a row, that might be the best day of her...

Korea vs Japan, the Military Showdown

Dear Korean,I was arguing with my friend about who had more military strength, Korea or Japan. My friend argued that Japan had a large navy and strong air force and volunteers for their ground forces. I know that Korea must have a larger land force than Japan since it drafts people, but are they trained well? How are they equipped? Also, what are some notable ships or airplanes that are in Korea's...