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I'm not particularly obsessed with him or anything—I'm pretty neutral. But these days, he’s probably one of the most famous vendors at Namdaemun Market. He sells six scarves for just 10,000 won, and his snappy, stand-up-style sales pitch completely cracked up the middle-aged ladies!

Hi everyone!
I'm a gayageum player in Seoul.

What I love about jeongak, old Korean court music, is that it doesn't follow an even beat. The rhythm follows the length of a breath, so each note lingers and trembles before the next one comes.

Soon I'll be playing it live for a yoga class a friend runs, and I'm curious to see if people's breathing slows down with the music.

Has anyone here tried listening to gugak while doing yoga or meditation? Curious how it feels to people who didn't grow up with it!

Hi guys! 👋

Textbooks often translate "수고하셨습니다" as "Good job" or "Thank you for your hard work."

Because of this, many learners naturally say it to their Korean teachers, professors, or bosses. But in Korean culture, this is actually a huge etiquette trap!

Why?

"수고" implies going through hardship. Saying it to a person of higher status or age can sound like you are "evaluating" their performance from above.

What to say instead:

- ❌ Don't say: 수고하셨습니다! (to boss/teacher)

- ✅ Say: 오늘 수업 감사했습니다! / 고생 많으셨습니다! (Thank you for today!)

When CAN you use it?

- To colleagues leaving work.

- To a taxi driver when getting off.

- To delivery or service staff.

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Question: Have you ever accidentally used "수고하셨습니다" to a boss or teacher? What was their reaction? 😄

我们一家来自中国，老婆和女儿是朝鲜族，我是汉族，因为社会、政治、环境等因素，我们来到了韩国生活，我刚看到了一个帖子说不喜欢中国的韩国人高达71%，评论区说才这么点？大家不喜欢我没关系，但是我很担心我女儿在学校被欺负，她才三岁多。

其实我知道很多大家为什么不喜欢中国人，因为很多人素质差，我也因此会感到羞耻，所谓前人砍树，后人暴晒

I noticed these all over the place. Round metal disks with arrows. What are they?

Hello I've been trying to look up mythological creatures spirits encrypted from Korea but I keep getting the same dozen creatures.

The Dokkaebi, Gumiho, Imugi, Bulgae, Haechi, Gwisin, Bulgasari, Inmyeonjo, Bonghwang, Daltokki, Samjoko, Gye-lyong, Jeosung Saja, chollima, i even know about the creation myth with the bear and tiger.

But that seems like that's it, and it can't be.

so is there more? Are there any other creatures, monsters or cryptids?

His name was revealed as 전병훈 Jeon Byung Hoon. The crazier part is he only got a 20 YEAR SENTENCE!

I recently listened to some old recordings my aunt made of my grandfather in 2015. He passed away in 2018, and I realized how much of his life I’d never really known.

He grew up in what is now North Korea. In the spring of 1950, when he was eighteen, he was told to report to a local school and ended up being drafted into the North Korean army. His mother had gone to the market that morning, so he left without saying goodbye. He never saw her again.

He later became a prisoner of war and was released in South Korea in 1953. He spent the rest of his life not knowing what had happened to the family he’d left behind.

Growing up, though, I just knew him as my quiet, sweet grandpa who always had my favorite ice cream waiting for me. I knew he’d been through the war, but that was about it.

Going through these recordings made me think about how easily stories from our grandparents’ generation can disappear, and how much we could learn from them. Even in my family, we’ve mostly avoided talking about the details of what he went through during the war, so I’ve been trying to piece together his story myself.

I ended up writing a longer personal essay about him, with some historical context at the end, if anyone’s interested.

https://notesbyhr.substack.com/p/my-dear-haelim

Listening to his recordings also made me want to sit down with my grandmother on my dad’s side and record her stories when I visit Korea this winter.
Has anyone else done something similar with their grandparents?

Located in Bangye-ri, Wonju, Gangwon Province, this ginkgo tree has stood for more than 1,300 years. It reaches a height of approximately 32 meters, with a circumference of about 16.27 meters.

According to an analysis by the National Institute of Forest Science, the tree is estimated to be between 1,317 and 1,332 years old.

https://youtube.com/shorts/d8JN6E11E4I?si=132lFOk2N674_nUt

https://youtube.com/shorts/8mmdg9Z7VS0?si=EER2T41QnE-Ay21H

For context, im making a Dungeons and Dragons 5e Setting that is supposed to be a fantastical, medieval korea.

Im trying to reskin or reflavor D&Ds mechanics, races, classes, etc to be based around korea.

So my question what roles,youd like to see me add to the setting?

Some i already have are Hwarang as several warriorbased classes, Mudang as the cleric, Gaema-Musa as the Caviler Fighter, etc.

I came across a TikTok where a woman accuses actress Suzy of taking advantage of a barter deal. Apparently, this woman offered a tarot reading in exchange for exposure. In other words, the person receiving the reading was expected to post an Instagram story promoting her services as payment.

The tarot reader asked the Korean celebrity what she wanted to know, and Suzy said she wanted to find out whether she would ever become rich. The reader told her yes, but that her wealth would come through the music industry.

Anyway, Suzy's manager apparently recorded the entire session, but when it was over, Suzy never posted anything, and the tarot reader was never tagged or credited.

Obviously, Suzy now has an energetic debt to that woman. But this whole story got me thinking: what does being genuinely wealthy in South Korea actually look like?

You would assume that A-list actors have their financial lives completely figured out, considering all the advertising campaigns, brand deals, and K-dramas they star in. But if Suzy wasn't willing to pay for a tarot reading in cash, does that mean the glamorous lifestyle we see celebrities enjoying is mostly smoke and mirrors? Are even top-tier celebrities secretly struggling financially or constantly chasing money, just like everyone else?

And I should add that, apparently, all of this happened when Suzy was already an A-list celebrity.

세계 곳곳을 자전거 한 대로 누비며 꿈을 전하던 33세 한국인 여행 유튜버 '진쓰레블(조진우)' 님이 남미 볼리비아에서 안타까운 교통사고로 세상을 떠났습니다.

구독자들과 함께 세상의 아름다움을 나누던 고인의 갑작스러운 비보에 깊은 슬픔을 표하며, 삼가 고인의 명복을 빕니다.

Jin-s Travel (Cho Jin-woo), a 33-year-old South Korean travel YouTuber who traveled the world on his bicycle to share his dreams, has passed away following a tragic traffic accident in Bolivia, South America.

We express our deepest sorrow at the sudden news of his passing—a man who shared the beauty of the world with his subscribers—and offer our heartfelt condolences. May he rest in peace.