Air Purifiers are the norm in most homes in Korea due to the wildly fluctuating air quality. Many Americans are following suit. As New York City and the entire Northeast US experienced the worst air pollution in recent memory this week due to Canadian wildfires, air purifiers have become as essential as they are in…
Private equity billionaire Michael ByungJu Kim is on top of this year’s Forbes 50 Richest Koreans list. With a personal net worth of $9.7 billion, Kim manages more than $26 billion in assets through his company MBK Partners. Forbes reported that only a few on the list of 50 richest saw their wealth rise last…
Revolutionary Artist Remembered in a Luminous Documentary Narrated by Steven Yeun Called “the Nostradamus of the video age” and the “father of digital art”, Nam June Paik was lionized for his visionary artistry decades ago. But now? His foundational contributions to digital pop culture have largely faded from collective memory, outside the art world. Amanda…
12 Things to Know and Why You Need to Re-Watch It Immediately There’s vibing with a show, representation-wise, then there’s “Beef”. Lee Sung Jin is the creator of the Netflix top hit which has shaken awake a generation that came of age in the 90s. We’ve blinked and now suddenly our hits are on the…
While Cote NYC is undeniably a game-changing icon of the elevated Korean dining scene, Cote Miami is the cooler younger sibling that is assuredly stepping out of its elder’s shadow. Awarded a Michelin Star only a year after opening, Cote Miami was again awarded the well-deserved honor last week for the second year in a…
The theme of the Korean American Community Foundation (KACF) annual gala this year was Jeong, and honoree Joon Kim delivered a rousing speech encouraging the 700 attendees to share the power of jeong with their American brethren. Kathleen Kim, creator of the first Korean American muppet on Sesame Street, and actor Teo Kim were also…
Imagine if you could live in a city that has all the awesome hustle and bustle of New York City but has virtually no crime, is immaculately clean, and most things cost about 30% less than in the US. That city exists now, and it’s called Seoul, Korea. This past April, I had a chance…
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What is chonsu? In Korean society, there is something called chonsu which indicates the degree of kinship in family relationships. It is a number representing the degree of distance and closeness between relatives. It is not known exactly when the concept of chonsu began to be used in Korea, but there is a clear record…
It’s always hard to say goodbye to beloved heroes and deftly portrayed villains. But the season finale of The Glory delivered a deeply satisfying conclusion to the remarkably popular series about getting revenge on high school bullies. Song Hye-gyo won the Best Actress award at the Baeksang Arts Awards for her role as a victim…