What is japchae? No Korean feast is complete without this colorful glass noodle dish made up of a beautiful medley of vegetables and meat. Luckily, a delicious japchae recipe is easier to make than people might think. This festive dish might seem intimidating to make at home but it’s important to remember that it’s basically…
As you may have noticed on Korean dramas these days, Koreans have been working out! During my 3 years of living in Korea back in the 90s, I was struck by the Korean focus on ‘wellness’, but never saw men or women with the kind of muscles that looked like they spent much time in…
(Yonhap) K-pop band BTS picked up four awards at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards held in the United States on Sunday (US time), while putting on its first television performance of its hit single “Dynamite” on the American TV network. The South Korean septet won in the categories of best pop, best group, best…
(CNN) Korean pop stars BTS have made history after the group’s new single “Dynamite” became the best-ever 24-hour debut of a music video on YouTube with more than 100 million views. The world’s biggest K-pop group released the highly anticipated visuals for the record on Friday and, of course, the views soared. By the end…
When our friends asked us to join a pickleball league back in May, I had never before heard of such a sport. Now just three months later, and no end to the pandemic in sight, I’m convinced this is all around the best sport to be playing right now and wonder who in the world…
Remember the 80s when a great hair day meant bigger the better? My sister and I would get our long hair permed every few months to achieve amazing feats of teased and lacquered hair. A couple decades later I found myself working at a law firm and needing a hairstyle that was professional, stylish, and…
What kind of people are we becoming? That question quietly runs beneath every page of Min Jin Lee’s third novel, “American Hagwon”. At first glance, the story appears to be about education. Hagwons, admissions, SKY universities, Ivy League aspirations, parental sacrifice, and educational anxiety fill its pages. But education is only the doorway. Lee uses…
The Always Be My Maybe costars are teaming up to produce and star in a heist film with a predominantly Asian-American cast, EW has confirmed. Writer Young Il Kim (Billions ) will pen the screenplay for the film, which Amazon Studios recently acquired after a bidding war. Plot details are vague, but the movie will…
August 15 is a very important holiday and historic day for Koreans known as 광복절 (Gwangbokjeol, literally meaning “the day the light returned”). This holiday celebrates the day that the Republic of Korea was established after South Korea was liberated from its occupation from the Japanese colonial rule. Today, we hang Korean flags outside buildings…
What is Korean Fried Chicken? Many decades ago, Koreans came up with a uniquely addictive variety of fried chicken that people just can’t seem to get enough of. With a super crispy crust and a deliciously sweet savory spicy sauce, Korean Fried Chicken is affectionately known as the other KFC. Perhaps the most famous Korean…