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Copyright infringement. Intellectual property rights. In a sentence? They don't exist. Koreans have historically done an exceptional job at innovation. Throughout the well-documented portion of Korea's ancient history lies a common theme: Koreans can do it, and they can do it better than you. Let's take a look at the first portion of that theme. This train of thought can be likened to America's "inalienable rights" creed. We feel that things like religion and self-expression are rights that no one entity owns - therefore we take personal ownership of our own religion and thoughts. I feel that it is one aspect that makes Americans so individualistic. This "nobody owns that right" thought can be applied to innovation for Koreans.... Show more

Hi. Hyunwoo here. (안녕하세요. 현우예요!) I know some of you have already seen this video ^^ but I want to share it with more people, so I'm posting it here, too.  (이 비디오 이미 보신 분들도 있겠지만, 더 많은 사람들과 나누고 싶어서, 여기에도 올려요.) Hope you'll enjoy it! (재미있게 보시길 바래요!)

Two weeks ago I was on my way to my favorite Korean restaurant in all of NYC just like any other Saturday, but as I was approaching K-town, I could tell something was going on. When I got there, I was happy to discover that I had accidentally walked into the middle of a Korean festival! The entire block was shut down with booths and food vendors lining each side, and multitudes of people crowding up and down. I took a stroll down each side, checked out the contents of each booth, got run over by a few 아줌마들.. You know, the usual things that happen at these events.. There were so many food options that I had a hard time deciding, but eventually settled on 오뎅 떡볶이. I was a little disappointed in my selection, but it must have just... Show more

Thanks everyone who commented on my previous post, I really enjoyed hearing about what you guys like ^^ I've talked about him before some time ago, but today this post is going to be about 비 again, because he's just released his 5집 and although I know a few of you don't like him, I'm a big fan and really happy! It's been 2 years, almost to the day, since he last released an album, which was his 4집 Rain's World, with singles like I'm Coming, 내가 누웠던 침대 (In My Bed) and With U. In the 2 years since then, 비's gone through a lot of changes in his career. He attempted a world tour that was mostly cancelled due to bad management, and when his contract with JYP Entertainment expired he chose to not ignore it - something that recieved a lot of... Show more

Korean Dramas. They're here. Get used to them. These television shows are comparable to primetime television programming in America (think Grey's Anatomy or Heroes). These Korean series bear little resemblance to what we refer to as "daytime" television. The production format is closer to a "miniseries" (think Band of Brothers or Lonesome Dove). However, when westerners hear the term "K-drama" or "soap opera" we instantly think of cheesy dialogue, unnecessarily long pauses, overacting, unrealistically overdone characters, and untimely bizarre deaths (think General Hospital or The Young and the Restless or your dramatic cousin on your dad's side). While the Korean equivalents certainly share some of the surface level similarities,... Show more