Joy of Korean! How Big is Your Bowl?

Korean phrase of the day: Ggumae keugiga geu saramae geureuseul junghanda | 꿈의크기가 그사람의 그릇을 정한다 Translation: The size of one’s dream determines the size of one’s bowl/capacity Similar phrase in English: You’ll only be as big as your dream. The ‘size of one’s bowl’ is the Korean way to describe someone’s potential or capability. To…

How to Speak K-Pop Like a True Fan

How to Speak K-Pop Like a True Fan

So you’ve gotten into K-pop . Yay! It’s fun, right? You may have even worked your way around the language barrier by reading fan translations and marveling at the overachievers who’re learning to read and write Hangul. But when stans start throwing around words like idol, fighting, and all-kill, are you left scratching your head…