In a recent piece on Made in Korea, The Korea Times offered a blunt and perfectly accurate observation: “Hyun Bin is outrageously handsome.” The series knows this, of course, and uses his mesmerizing good looks as a driving force in this wildly entertaining thriller. Built on action and intrigue, Made in Korea is a slick…
For many people, opera still feels like a closed world. Formal. Expensive. Intimidating. In actuality, there is no dress code, tickets start at $35, and there are subtitles shown at every seat! Opera is one of the most demanding art forms in the world, requiring the work of countless artists and professionals to bring a…
On a cold January morning in 1890, twenty‑five‑year‑old Seo Jae‑pil stood in a Washington, D.C., courtroom and took the oath that made him the first Korean to become a citizen of the United States. In exile from his homeland, where the government had killed most of his family members, the young man had already lived…