M. Janakavi, Namakkal, Tamilnadu Gwangjang Market was earlier called Dongdaemun Market. It’s a traditional street market located exactly in Jongno-gu, Seoul. This market is one of the oldest and largest traditional markets in South Korea, with more than 5000 shops. Approximately 65,000 people visit this market each day and including foreigners too. Let’s look around…
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K-Interview: We Are The Night
Nikhat Parveen, New Delhi The Band ‘WE ARE THE NIGHT’ comprising members Goosy (Former Name 9Z), Lil FISH, Phatty.H, Lam; plays sophisticated and dreamlike cinematic sounds combining synthesizers and acoustic instruments. You can see their worldview through the lyrics that carry honest reflections on the theme of anxiety, hope, and love of the present generation. Starting…
Buddha’s Birthday Celebration in South Korea
Krupal Mehta, Mumbai, Maharashtra Buddha’s birthday is widely celebrated in Asian countries. In Korea, it is celebrated on the eighth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar. It is one of the most celebrated festivals in South Korea. Millions of people whether tourists or nationals celebrate Buddha’s birthday. In Korea, Buddha’s birthday is…
Vegetarian Food Options In South Korea
Saumya Jain, New Delhi The increasing trend of K-dramas and K-pop has been spreading worldwide and so is the widespread K-lifestyle and K-food. Nowadays people are so fond of tasting and exploring Korean food as much as they can hence resulting in high demand for Korean Restaurants in India. From Soju to Korean Ramyeon, which…
Traditional Korean Sport: Yut Nori
Mugdha Sanjay Attarde, Mumbai, Maharashtra During the Korean new year, everyone gathers together and plays various games. One of them is Yut Nori, also called Cheok-sa or Sa-hee. This game is played in almost every Seollal gathering and is commonly played in almost any region of the world with a significant Korean population. Yut has…
Top 9 Tourist Attractions in South Korea
Sanchita Bathija, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh South Korea provides everything that tourists desire in an ideal travelling. The country embodies a long and engrossing history, a beautiful culture, luscious food, friendly people and exemplary exploring architecture. The nation portrays contrasting characters, with raging tourist attractions from ancient Buddhist Temples at the mountain top like Bulguksa to…
K-Interview : Lucknowi Nawab in Korea!
Suhasini Singh, Pune, Maharashtra Im Sua also known as the Lucknowi Nawab in Korea is a Youtuber of Indian origin who is currently working in a South Korean company as a Digital Marketer. She started her YouTube channel to tell people about her experience as an Indian in South Korea. Her videos are very interesting and it helps her viewers explore more…
K-Interview: Grace K. Shim
Nikhat Parveen, New Delhi Literature from all over the world is exciting. Over the last three or four years, books from Korean authors have attracted a loyal following. The much-talked-about Hallyu wave has contributed, of course. India is one of the hotspots of K-Wave whether it’s culture or entertainment and now is of Literature too….
K-Interview with YouTuber and Creator: Jenna
Nikhat Parveen, Khushi Vaid (New Delhi), and Jasmine Khan, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Please introduce yourself to our Indian audience and what you do? I am working in Korea to understand and introduce the cultures of India and Korea by producing content that contains the culture, education, and lifestyle of India and Korea. As Korea and…
Places to visit other than Seoul
Anika Chopra, New Delhi To all the Korean drama fans out there, a trip to South Korea is a must on our bucket lists for sure. For most people, their first stop in Korea will be Seoul. In fact, there’s a lot more to South Korea than just the capital city Seoul. An opportunity to…