There are so many local festivals in Korea that it can be hard to choose where to go in summer. I am sure that Boryeong Mud Festival is one of the most popular festivals. This festival is held every July, around Daecheon Beach in Boryeong and 2017 is the 20th anniversary. Boryeong Mud Festival was selected as a representative Korean festival in 2008 and more than 10,000 foreigners visit Boryeong Mud Festival every year. The hero of this festival, the mud from Boryeong is made of sea mud from a pure mud flat in Daecheon Beach. It contains not only minerals, but also nutritious ingredients that
● Written by N.H. Klein Baum● Genre:educational novel ● Published in March 2004● 343 pages‘Dead Poets Society’ is a touching work about a language teacher, Mr. Kiting, and his students. It is an educational novel written by N.H. Klein Baum and was published as the second version of the movie that had received a good grade. It shows a purity, enthusiasm, and romance of students and there are many impressive messages spoken by the teacher, John Kiting.The most important content of this book is the very title: ‘Dead Poets Society’. What do you think when you see the word ‘Dead Poets Society’? I h
Location : Daegu Dongseongno outdoor stage Date : 2017.09.22 ~ 2017.09.24If you like games, I recommend the Daegu Global Game Culture Festival in Dongseongno as a great place to visit.Now, Daegu has established businesses such as the Daegu Global Game Center, Game Academy, and Global Game Culture Festival e-fun etc, for changing awareness of games as pop culture and rasing competitiveness in the local game industry.The main events of the festival are a game video concert, and civic RPG, and a game experience zone. The game video concert is a combination of game and concert. The game video conc
● Director: John Carney● Genre: Drama & Romance● Starring: Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova etc.● Running Time: 86 minutes These days, interest in music movies continues to rise continuously. Among them, I would like to introduce one of the most famous musical films, Once. It is a movie that depicts the process of a male and a female meeting each other by chance and making music together. There are only two practical characters in the film. The man who sings day and night on the streets and the woman who sells flowers. What's interesting is that the names of two main characters in the film are un
Have you ever heard about Shi-bang Rock? Shi-bang Rock is a gathering of people who want to share their impressive poems and strong phrases. Shi-bang Rock’s location is on a street close to KMU’s East Gate. We would like to introduce Shi-bang Rock, a gathering that shares poem, music and heart for KMU students. ● Motive of Making Shi-bang Rock This gathering started due a plan by Daniel Parker, Professor of English at KMU, and translator Ji Yeong-sil. The direct motive was due to the ambience of Haneul book cafe, which is the place for gathering. The Haneul book cafe has a habitual ambience wh
●Director: Yoon Ho-jin●Genre: Korean creative musical●Starring: Jung Sung-hwa, Lee Ji-hoon, Ahn Jae-yook●Running time: 160 minutes with one 20minutes intermissionAt this point of the time, when history is once again in the spotlight, ‘Hero’ is being produced. It is about ‘Ahn Jung-geun’ who is one of fighters for independence during Japanese occupation. This musical was premiered in 2009 commemorating the 100th patriotic deed of Patriot Ahn Jung-geun. It opened at New York’s Broadway theaters in 2011 and was very well-received by audiences in Harbin, China where Patriot Ahn had once done a hol
●Written by Ichiro Kishmi,Fumitake Koga●Genre:Self-development book●Published in November 2014●336 pages“The Courage to Be Disliked” is a famous book that occupied best seller for a very long time. The book ‘The courage to Be Disliked’ was written by Japanese philosopher Ichiro Kishmi, and writer Fumitake Koga. The story involves a boy who is curious about a philosopher who insists the world is very simple and that all people can be happy right now. So, the boy finds the philosopher and the story begins with the boy’s question. This book is a conversational book that is based on Alfred Adler’s
Location:The entire area of Hyeongsangang Sports Park and of Yeongildae Beach ResortAddress: 95, Haean-ro, Buk-gu, Pohang-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea 685-1, Duho-dong, Buk-gu, Pohang-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of KoreaDate: 2017.07.26. (Wed.) ~ 2017.07.30. (Sun.)What image occurs to you when you hear ‘Pohang’? I want to introduce you to the Pohang International Fireworks Festival which is held in Pohang,‘ the city of Fire and of Light’ . Posco, a global steel company, started to held a fireworks show on Pohang Citizen’s Day in 2004. Tt is now one of International fireworks fest