As you know, Insa-dong in Seoul is one of the places where Korean culture has been protected well. There are old buildings, numerous stores, and an antique auction is held on the 15th of every month. Many foreigners visit to see and experience Korean traditions and culture. In December 2004, Insa-dong entered a new phase with the opening of a new 500 meter-long street called Ssamziegil Street. The "street" is actually a distinct building that consists of sloping alleys rather than floors. That is, you can go up from the first floor to the top level sky garden without stairs. More than 70 uniq
We usually listen to the same famous popular music on TV or radio. However, there are people who pursue independent (indie) music. Many people are unfamiliar with indie bands. Indie bands are bands that are not associated with a major record company. Indie bands pursue cultural variety and display music of various genres. There was a performance honoring Kurt Donald Cobain, founder of Nirvana, in "Drug" night club near Hongik University in 1994. It is said to be the first indie performance in Korea. Indie musicians are making and distributing their own songs with small budgets by themselves, n
Have you been to Pohang? If you want to have a relaxing time and experience the sea and mountain, Pohang is the perfect place. There is the sea to the east of Pohang and mountains to the northwest. Expecially, there are great sights near Bogyeong Temple. Most people who have been to Bogyeong Temple first talk about the twelve waterfalls and pinewood rather than the temple. It is a nice relaxing area. If you are worn out from daily life or just want to go somewhere that has a spring breeze, you should go to Pohang. Before you arrive at Bogyeong Temple, you can see that the beautiful cherry blo
Many people wish to go an historical spot. So, there are many places that reconstruct historical facts. If you want to see Korean traditional lifestyle, you can see it at the Korean folk village. There are many traditional things from life's vestige to culture. But, if we want to see Korean modern lifestyle, where can we go? We can go to Buchon Fantastic Studios. Fantastic Studios is the place where we can experience the old streets and the old buildings of Seoul from the 1930's to the 1970's. From the 1930's to the 1970's, Western culture came to Korea in the form of lamps, electric railways,
Do you often go to theatres? Do you get satisfaction from movies? Hollywood movies are flowing over the brim in theatres. Do you hope to see a different kind of movie? If you do, I would recommend visiting Dongsung Art Hall. I frequently see these scenes in other theatres: people eating popcorns, waiting for the next movie and crowded box-offices. I don't see these typical scenes in Dongsung. Sometimes there are just ten of us in the theatre. I feel the hall is just for me.Dongsung Art Hall is the only cinema in Daegu that shows only art movies. It also belongs to Art Plus Cinema, the associat