Duryu Station Duryu Station is Daegu Urban Railroad Line 2 and is located on Dalgubeol-daero in Dalseo-gu, Daegu. Duryu Station originated from Duryu Intersection, which is called Duryu Station because there is Duryu Park nearby. Duryu Station has an underground shopping mall along with a subway station, and there are as many as 20 exits. The average number of daily passengers at Duryu Station was 13,023 as of 2023, ranking fifth in the overall number of Daegu subway lines 2. Except for Banwoldang Station, Daegu's largest busy street, it is the third most passengers get on and off after Yeungn
The "Sympathizer," a seven-part television series directed by Park Chan-wook, will be released in April on HBO Max, the Warner Media's over-the-top streaming service. Despite being a worldwide network, HBO Max is not accessible in Korea. Considering that Netflix is HBO Max's main competitor, Coupang Play will likely be chosen as the streaming service in Korea. The HBO's original series, "Sympathizer" is based on a novel with the same title. Upon its publication, the novel was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, which is recognized as the greatest accolade in literary excellence. But the story really b
Admiral Yi Sun-sin, engraved on the 100 won, is considered as one of Korea’s greatest historical figures. He was a military general who brought victories in the Imjin War, a war against Japan, during the Joseon Dynasty. Despite his victories, officials of the royal court who were at odds with him arrested him for refusing to go to a disadvantageous battlefield. After many hardships, he has been reinstated in the Battle of Myengnyang. On this famous battle, he was outnumbered by 333 Japanese ships but managed to destroy 31 Japanese warships only with a single fleet of 13 ships. With the great v
The March 1st Independence Movement Day is a national holiday of the Republic of Korea, commemorating March 1, 1919, when people on the Korean Peninsula protested against the Japanese imperial rule and independence activists read the Declaration of Independence in Manchuria, Shanghai, and the United States. Afterwards, in 1920, the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea designated March 1 every year as the "Declaration of Independence" and began to commemorate it as a national holiday. The March 1st Independence Movement Day is considered one of the most important days in the history
Daegu Grand Park Station Daegu Grand Park Station is located underground in Dalgubeol-daero, Suseong-gu, Daegu Metropolitan City, on Daegu Metro Line 2. Daegu Stadium, a general stadium, and Daegu Samsung Lions Park, a sports facility, are located around the station. Daegu Grand Park Station will be built in Daegu to expand a resting area for citizens, and will be built in zoos, botanical gardens, amusement facilities, youth facilities, and cultural facilities around the station, so the station was named Daegu Grand Park Station. The daily number of passengers on the metropolitan railway using
On the tenth day of its release, the Korean film, "Exhuma," also known as "Pamyo" brought in more than $5 million at the box office. Estimating the final box office number is challenging because of the current volatile nature of the market. But taking into the account of the fact that there were 2.3 million viewers over the first weekend, you should typically anticipate three times as many people at the end of the race, meaning that the box office total will be 6.9 million. The actors from the "Pamyo" are thought of as the "dream team." Especially, Kim Go-eun's incredible performance as the mo
KELI is a dormitory in Keimyung University that started in 2002. The dorm is unique as more than 80 people from various countries are staying in this dormitory. The style of the dormitory is one Korean student and one foreign student in each room. The students can share many things through living together, such as their thoughts, ideas, language and etc. For example, Korean students can learn about other languages and their interesting culture, and foreign students can learn about Korean culture. There is, however, they have important rule: “They can only use English. If they use Korean in dor
The movie "Green Book" is a true-life-based drama released in 2018, which depicts black pianist Don Shirley and white driver Tony Valeronga's trip to the South of the United States. The title "Green Book" refers to a booklet that guides black travelers to safe places at a time when racism was serious. The movie deals with various themes such as race and cultural differences, prejudice and friendship, emphasizing racial separation and discrimination in contemporary America, but tells a warm and moving story centered on the relationship between the two main characters. The production was liked b