Hi Everyone! I can’t believe I’m typing out a review for alcohol. Granted, it’s KOREAN alcohol, but still.. Take it as promoting Korean culture yeah? Disclaimer: Hangukdrama does not promote alcoholism, even though she does indulge in a bit of alcohol *ahem* every now and then. For the minors reading Hangukdrama, avert your eyes, scroll
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Cafeteria food in Korea
For those who are not familiar with the cafeteria system, it can be overwhelming at the start. Singapore has no such system (at least I haven’t experience it yet), and my first experience of cafeterias was in Yonsei KLI in 2010. Unlike other cafeterias in Korea, Yonsei’s one was relatively easy to figure out. There
[Book Review] Seoul Selection Guides: KOREA
With over 700 pages in total and a very generic title, KOREA looks like any other travel guidebooks on the shelves. However, it is everything a good travel guide should be and more. Normally, I won’t pay any attention to travel guides. Cramped with words, minimal and small photos, loads of generic sightseeing spots, weird
춘향전(春香傳) – 사랑가
OMG. Those who know my blog / know me will know that I’m super in love with pansori, especially the 사랑가 rendition by the famous pansori performer 안숙선. The next time I’m in Korea, I’m definitely going to see her perform live!! Sarang-ga is a song depicting the love story of Chunhyang. It’s one of
Korean CF Types: The dance, the star power, the drama
Another #notserious post. Korean CFs are 짱 (awesome). When I first came across Korean CFs a few years back, I was totally wow-ed by the quality and ‘feel’ of the commercials. They were very different from the commercials on Singapore TV, which I remembered being boring or overly cheesy. By the way, I haven’t watch
The 귀요미 song
Am I slow? Apparently this 귀요미 song / chant has been really popular in Korea these days, and parodied by quite a number of stars. 귀요미 is just a slang describing a person as 귀엽다 (cute). The original person doing it was supposedly 정일훈 (Il-hoon) of BTOB. The chant / lyrics is really simple. It’s like
Korean Torture Methods: 주리를 틀다
My posts are getting more.. morbid? Have you ever seen a sageuk torture scene where one guy on each side of the tortured is holding to a long pole each, forming an X shape and then pulling it.. and the tortured starts screaming like hell? The first time I saw such a scene in 해품달
Hunmin Jeongeum (훈민정음) – A digitalized version
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG. It’s 10.15pm right now on a Sunday and I’m DAMN EXCITED because I just found that Naver has.. *takes deep breath* published a digitalized version of Hunmin Jeongeum in lieu of Hangul Day!!! OMG OMG OMG OMG. If you are unfamiliar with the history of Korean / Hangeul
Documentary on Korean Dialects: 사투리의 눈물 : “콱 마! 궁둥이를 주차뿌까？”
This is an awesome and well-made documentary by MBC covering the dialects in Korea. Please watch it! Seriously, I love Korean documentaries! If you love Korean linguistics / dialects like me, you would know that it’s pretty rare to come across anything (online) that gives a good introduction to the various dialects spoken in Korea.
Let’s learn 욕! #1 The basics
I always believe in learning all aspects of a language, and thus vulgarities and crude expressions are also on my radar. It’s usually hard for foreigners to judge how strong or offensive such expressions are and especially in the Korean language where the speech styles and honorific system is so complex. The golden rule: never use
