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🎶 History of K-pop 🎶

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The history of Korean popular music can be traced back to 1885 when an American missionary, Henry Appenzeller, began teaching American and British folk songs at a school. These songs were called changga in Korean, and they were typically based on a popular Western melody sung with Korean lyrics.

The first known Korean pop album was "Yi Pungjin Sewol" (This Tumultuous Time), by Park Chae-seon and Lee Ryu-saek in 1925, which contained popular songs translated from Japanese. The first pop song written by a Korean composer is thought to be "Nakhwayusu" (낙화유수, Fallen Blossoms on Running Water) sung by Lee Jeong-suk in 1929.

After the Korean Peninsula was partitioned into North and South following its liberation in 1945 from Japanese occupation, Western culture was introduced into South Korea on a small scale, with a few Western-styled bars and clubs playing Western music. After the Korean War (1950–53) U.S. troops remained in South Korea. With the continued presence of the U.S. military during this time, American and world culture spread in South Korea and Western music gradually became more accepted.

The United Service Organizations made it possible for several prominent figures of American entertainment, like Marilyn Monroe and Louis Armstrong to visit the soldiers stationed in Korea. These visits prompted attention from the Korean public. In 1957, the American Forces Korea Network radio started its broadcast, spreading the popularity of Western music. American music started influencing Korean music, as pentatony was gradually replaced by heptachords and popular songs started to be modeled after American ones.

In the 1960s, the development of LP records and improvements in recording technology led to the pursuit of diverse voice tones. Many singers sang for the American troops, usually in dedicated clubs, the number of which rose to 264. They performed various genres like country music, blues, jazz and rock & roll. The South Korean economy started blooming and popular music followed the trend, spread by the first commercial radio stations. Korean cinema also began to develop and Korean musicians began performing to wider audiences.

At the end of the 1960s Korean pop music underwent another transformation. More and more musicians were university students and graduates who were heavily influenced by American culture and lifestyle (including the hippie movement) and made lighthearted music unlike their predecessors, who were influenced by war and Japanese oppression. The younger generation opposed the Vietnam War as much as American hippies did, which resulted in the Korean government banning songs with more liberal lyrics. In spite of this, folk-influenced pop remained popular among the youth, and local television channel MBC organised a music contest for university students in 1977. This was the foundation of several modern music festivals.

The 1980s saw the rise of ballad singers after Lee Gwang-jo's 1985 album "You’re Too Far Away to Get Close to" (가까이 하기엔 너무 먼 당신, Gakkai Hagien Neomu Meon Dangsin) sold more than 300,000 copies. Other popular ballad singers included Lee Moon-se (이문세) and Byun Jin-seob (변진섭), nicknamed the "Prince of Ballads". One of the most sought-after ballad composers of the era was Lee Young-hoon (이영훈), whose songs were compiled into a modern musical in 2011 titled Gwanghwamun Yeonga (광화문 연가, Gwanghwamun's Song).

In the 1990s, Korean pop musicians incorporated partially Europop and mostly American popular music styles such as hip hop, rock, jazz, and electronic dance in their music. In 1992 the emergence of Seo Taiji & Boys marked a revolutionary moment in the history of K-pop. The trio debuted on MBC's talent show with their song "Nan Arayo" (난 알아요, I Know) and got the lowest rating from the jury; however, the song and album of the same name became so successful that it paved the way for other songs of the same format.

The song's success was attributed to its new jack swing-inspired beats and memorable chorus, as well as innovative lyrics which dealt with the problems of Korean society.

In 1995, South Korean record producer Lee Soo-man founded the entertainment company, S.M. Entertainment. Former Seo Taiji & Boys' member Yang Hyun-suk formed YG entertainment in 1996, as did South Korean K-pop singer Park Jin-young established JYP Entertainment in 1997.

Idol bands (young boybands or girlbands) formed, inspired by Seo Taiji & Boys, to cater for a growing teenage audience. H.O.T. was one of the first idol boybands, debuting in 1996. Their success was followed by that of bands like Sechs Kies, S.E.S., Fin.K.L, NRG, Baby V.O.X., Diva, Shinhwa and g.o.d. The 1990s saw a reactionary movement against mainstream popular culture with the rise of illegal underground music clubs and punk rock bands such as Crying Nut.

K-pop's increasing popularity forms part of Hallyu, or the Korean Wave, which refers to the popularity of South Korean culture in other countries. K-pop is increasingly making appearances on Western charts such as Billboard.The development of online social media has been a vital tool for the Korean music industry in reaching a wider audience

Since the mid-2000s, a huge portion of the East Asian music market has been dominated by K-pop.

Elsewhere in the world, the genre has rapidly grown in success, especially after Psy's "Gangnam Style" music video was the first YouTube video to reach one billion views, achieving widespread coverage in mainstream media. As of November 2016, the video has 2.7 billion views.

In May 2017, K-pop received international coverage following boy group BTS's win for Top Social Artist at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards, making them the first K-pop group to win a BBMA. In November 2017, BTS made their U.S television debut on the American Music Awards performing DNA, which peaked at number 67 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the first K-pop group to perform on the award show. In May of 2018, BTS became the first K-pop group to reach number 1 on the Billboard 200 with Love Yourself: Tear. They have also made two appearances on Ellen, highlighting their success and popularity, as well as the growing popularity of K-pop, in the U.S.

In January 2018, boy group EXO was invited to Dubai, United Arab Emirates for the Dubai Fountain Show. Their single, "Power", was chosen as the first K-pop song to be played at the fountain for the choreographed fountain show in Dubai. This prompted the group's agency, SM Entertainment, to hold the very first SM Town concert in the country in April.

The trainee system

trainees go through a rigorous training system for an undetermined amount of time before debut. This method was popularised by Lee Soo-man, founder of S.M. Entertainment.

Trainees may enter an agency through auditions or be scouted, and once recruited are given accommodation and classes (commonly singing, dancing, rapping, and foreign languages such as Mandarin, English and Japanese) while they prepare for debut. Young trainees sometimes attend school at the same time. There is no age limit to become a trainee and no limit to the duration one can spend as a trainee.

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Chuseok Festival

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What is it?

Chuseok literally "Autumn eve", is a major harvest festival and a three-day holiday in North Korea and South Korea celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar on the full moon. As a celebration of the good harvest, Koreans visit their ancestral hometowns and share a feast of Korean traditional food such as songpyeon and rice wines such as sindoju and dongdongju. In contemporary South Korea, on Chuseok, masses of people travel from large cities to their hometowns to pay respect to the spirits of their ancestors. People perform ancestral worship rituals early in the morning. Then, they visit the tombs of their immediate ancestors to trim plants and clean the area around the tomb, and offer food, drink, and crops to their ancestors.

History

Chuseok originates from Gabae. Gabae started during the reign of the third king of the kingdom of Silla (57 BC ??AD 935), when it was a month-long weaving contest between two teams. Come the day of Gabae, the team that had woven more cloth had won and was treated to a feast by the losing team. However, it is also said that Chuseok marks the day Silla won a great victory over the rival kingdom of Baekje. Many scholars also believe Chuseok may originate from ancient shamanistic celebrations of the harvest moon. New harvests are offered to local deities and ancestors, which means Chuseok may have originated as a worship ritual.

Rituals

In contemporary South Korea, on Chuseok, masses of people travel from large cities to their hometowns to pay respect to the spirits of their ancestors. People perform ancestral worship rituals early in the morning. Then, they visit the tombs of their ancestors. Chuseok is commonly translated as "Korean Thanksgiving" in English.

Charye

It is done in the morning of Chuseok, and families hold a memorial service for their ancestors, usually honoring four generations back. The meaning of Charye is to return their favors and honor them  by preparing special foods.

Seongmyo and Beolcho

Seongmyo and Beolcho are also done around Chuseok week. Seongmyo is a visiting to ancestral grave sites and Beolcho is the activity to remove weeds around the grave to clean their ancestor's site.

Traditional food

Songpyeon

Eaten during the Chuseok holiday, Songpyeon is a Korean traditional rice cake which contains stuffing made with ingredients such as sesame seeds, black beans, mung beans, cinnamon, pine nut, walnut, chestnut, jujube, and honey.

Hangwa

It is an artistic food decorated with natural colors and textured with patterns. Hangwa is made with rice flour, honey, fruit, and roots. People use edible natural ingredients to express various colors, flavors, and tastes.

Baekseju

Is an alcoholic beverage. Liquor drunk on Chuseok is called baekju ("white liquor") and nicknamed sindoju ("new rice liquor") as it is made of freshly harvested rice.

Others

Other foods commonly prepared are japchae, bulgogi, an assortment of Korean pancakes and fruits.

Gifts guidance for the Chuseok

The gifts are typically small, simple, and related to food.

If buying a gift for a boss or an older person  honey is always a welcome gift. Another popular gift is a dried salted croaker fish.

For a co-worker, friend or someone of similar age, dried fruit has typically been gifted, especially persimmon, or gham.

Folk Games

A variety of folk games are played on Chuseok to celebrate the coming of autumn and rich harvest.

Ssireum

Two men wrestle with each other while holding tight to their opponent's satba, red and blue band. A player loses when his upper body touches the ground.

Ganggangsullae

Is a traditional folk dance performed under the full moon in the night of Chuseok.

Hwatu

Is composed of 48 cards included 12 kinds. Nowadays, hwatu is the most popular card game played by Koreans.

Dak Sa Um

The Korean people used to watch chicken fights, and learned how the chickens fought; well, someone decided to make this into a game. Chicken fight is a game that you have to fight as if you were a chicken.

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The Hanbok

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Hanbok (South Korea) or Joseon-oth (North Korea) is the traditional Korean dress.

It is characterized by vibrant colors and simple lines without pockets.

The fundamental structure of hanbok, specifically the jeogori (jacket), baji (pants) and the chima (skirt), was established during the Goguryeo Kingdom (37 BCE- 668 CE), and the design features have remained relatively unchanged to this day.

Parts of the Hanbok

-Jeogori (or Tseogori) is the basic upper garment of the hanbok. It covers the arms and upper part of the wearer's body.

- Chima refers to "skirt," which is also called sang (裳) or gun (裙) in hanja.The underskirt, or petticoat layer, is called sokchima. According to ancient murals of Goguryeo and an earthen toy excavated from the neighborhood of Hwangnam-dong, Gyeongju, Goguryeo women wore a chima with jeogori over it, covering the belt.

-Baji (or Padzi ) refers to the bottom part of the men's hanbok. Compared to western style pants, it does not fit tightly. The roomy design is aimed at making the clothing ideal for sitting on the floor.

Colors

Korean hanboks are colored by using natural dyes. For example: to obtain a red color, one would ground red flower petals in a mortar, then put the grounded petals in a jar, and later rinse them with hot caustic soda.

Traditionally, hanbok colors are based on hues from the natural world and have taken meaning and symbolism from East Asian beliefs and philosophy. The five elements of yin and yang: wood, fire, earth, water, and metal had great influence in how colors were arranged and worn among the different social classes.

Occasions

Hanbok (한복) is the traditional attire of the Korean people. It was originally designed to facilitate ease of movement. But now, it is only worn on festive occasions or special anniversaries.  It is a formal dress and most Koreans keep a hanbok for special times in their life such as wedding, Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving), and Seollal (Korean New Year’s). Children also wear hanbok to celebrate their first birthday.

Story

The hanbok can trace its origin to nomadic clothing of the Scytho-Siberian cultural sphere.

Reflecting its nomadic origins, in western and northern Asia, hanbok was designed to facilitate the movement and also incorporated many shamanistic motifs.

Toward the end of the Three Kingdoms period, noblewomen began to wear full-length skirts and hip-length jackets belted at the waist, and noblemen began to wear roomy trousers bound in at the ankles and a narrow, tunic-style jacket cuffed at the wrists and belted at the waist.

After the Goryeo Dynasty (918–1392) the chima skirt was shortened, and jeogori was hiked up above the waist and tied at the chest with a long, wide ribbon, the goruem (instead of being belted) and the sleeves were curved slightly.

Early Joseon continued the women's fashion for baggy, loose clothing, such as those seen on the mural from the tomb of Bak Ik (1332–1398). By the 16th century, the jeogori had shortened to the waist and appears to have become closer fitting, although not to the extremes of the bell-shaped silhouette of the 18th and 19th centuries.

Today's hanbok is the direct descendant of hanbok worn in the Joseon period.

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🇰🇷Curiosities about Korean Culture #2🇰🇷

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-The microchips for Apple’s iPhones are made by the South Korean company Samsung.

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-On Jeju, South Korea’s largest island, giant stone statues known as dol hareubang (old grandfather) can be found along the beaches. Newlywed women believe that if they touch the statues’ long, broad, phallic-looking noses, they will be blessed with fertility.

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-More than 2 billion people have viewed the “Gangnam Style” music video of Korean K-pop artist Psy since 2011. It topped the charts in 30 countries around the world. World leaders including U.S. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron have mimicked the dance. The song refers to the Gangnam District of Seoul.

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-Along with Tokyo residents, Seoulites get the least amount of sleep of any residents of major cities in the world, just fewer than 6 hours a night.

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-South Koreans enjoy showing off their relationship statuses publically. It is common to see couples holding hands, kissing, and even wearing matching outfits.

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-Playing the online video game StarCraft is a legitimate career in South Korea. Since the game launched in 1998, nearly half of all the games have been sold in South Korea.

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-The South Korean National Information Agency estimates that 14% of the people between the ages of 9 and 12 have an Internet addiction. In 2011, South Korea passed a law called the Shutdown, or Cinderella, Law that bans anyone younger than 16 from online game sites, which is largely ignored by the youth.

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-Few South Koreans choose not to marry, and an unmarried person is called a “Big Baby” in Korean slang. There are two-way kinds of marriage in South Korea: yonae (love marriage) and chungmae (arranged marriage).

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-Some people in Korea, especially elders in the countryside do not like having their photos taken. So it’s best to ask permission or avoid taking the photo to avoid giving offense. You also should avoid photographing anything that looks like it could be used for military purposes.

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-The use of the word ‘friend’ in Korean is actually quite complex! The term can be used much like ‘brother’ or ‘sister’ are used in Korea.

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-Koreans love reading newspapers. They have 63 daily editions in print.

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-Everything closes late, with most stores open until at least 11:00 p.m. Restaurants, cafes, bars, and street food vendors stay open even later, sometimes until 4 a.m.

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-Taekwondo is the national sport and is everywhere in Korea. There is a school in every town.

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-You can easily travel around South Korea by high-speed trains, bus routes, ferry services, and airports. High-speed trains connect the major cities such as Seoul, Busan, Incheon, Daegu, Daejeon, and Gwangju.

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-Fruit is really expensive in the country. A watermelon will set you back about 30,000 won, about US$25

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✨Christmas words and quotes in Korean✨

Hi! Today I'm here with a new blog about Christmas vocabulary words and quotes in Korean! Hope you'll enjoy it.

× Christmas Words ×

Snow 눈

Present 선물

Christmas 크리스마스

Chimney 굴뚝

Fireplace 벽난로

North Pole 북극

Mistletoe 겨우살이

Turkey 칠면조 고기

Holly 호랑가시나무

Stocking 크리스마스 양말

Candy Cane 사탕 지팡이

Bell 종

Christmas Tree 크리스마스 트리

Wreath 화환

Santa Claus 산타클로스

Carol 캐롤Elf요정

Rudolph 루돌프

Card 카드

Reindeer 순록

× Simple Christmas Quotes/Greetings ×

즐거운 연말연시를 맞이하세요.

Have an enjoyable end of the year and beginning of next year.

성탄연휴는 보람되게 보내셨겠지요.

Did you have a meaningful Christmas holiday?

새해 복 많이 받으시고 하시는 일마다 두루 잘 되시기를 바랍니다.

Have a New Year with a lot of good fortune and may everything you do work out well.

새해에도 많은 뜻하신 성과 있으시고 건강하시기를 기원합니다.

I hope that you achieve many of the things that you set your mind on and that you stay healthy in the New Year.

루돌프는 세상에서 가장 유명한 순록입니다

Rudolph is the most famous reindeer in the world.

선물(을) 사줘서 감사합나다

Thank you for buying me a present.

나는 거실에서 크리스마스 트리 장식하고 있어요

I am decorating the Christmas treein the living room.

크리스마스는 산타클로스에게 가장 바쁜 날입니다

Christmas is the busiest time of the year for Santa Clause.

✨🎄Merry Xmas and a great new year to all of you🎄✨

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🇰🇷Feelings in Korean Language🇰🇷

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•I feel (am)

나는 ..해요

[Naneun ..haeyo]

•Angry

화가나요

[Hwaganayo]

•Sad

슬퍼요

[Seulpeoyo]

•Happy

기뻐요

[Gippeoyo]

•Excited

신나요

[Sinnayo]

•Depressed

우울해요

[Uulhaeyo]

•Afraid

무서워요

[Museowoyo]

•Nervous

불안해요

[Bulanhaeyo]

•Thankful

고마워요

[Gomawoyo]

•Sorry

미안해요

[Mianhaeyo]

•Confused

당황스러워요

[Danghwangseureowoyo]

•Pleased

만족스러워요

[Manjokseureowoyo]

•Disappointed

실망이예요

[Silmangiyeyo]

•Surprised

놀라워요

[Nolrawoyo]

•Unhappy

불행해요

[Bulhaenghaeyo]

•Lonely

외로워요

[Oerowoyo]

•Refreshed

상쾌해요

[Sangkoaehaeyo]

•Unpleasant

불쾌해요

[Bulkoaehaeyo]

•Comfortable

편해요

[Pyeonhaeyo]

•Shameful

부끄러워요

[Bukkeureowoyo]

•Ashamed

창피해요

[Changpihaeyo]

•Bored

지루해요

[Jiruhaeyo]

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🇰🇷Curiosities about Korean Culture 🇰🇷

●⊙Annyeong!낭녕! Today I'm here with a new blog about some curiosities about Korean Colture! Hope you'll like it! So, let's start!⊙●

•Valentine’s Day in South Korea is celebrated with a twist. It is a day where women show their love for their men by giving chocolates and gifts to their husbands or boyfriends. On March 14, Koreans celebrate White Day, where men buy gifts for their ladies―but they are supposed to spend three times the amount they received on Valentine’s Day. In fact, the 14th of every month is a romantically themed holiday in the country, including Kiss Day (June) and Hug Day (December). The saddest of all days is April 14, which is known as Black Day, and single Koreans mourn their lack of love by eating sticky, black noodles called jajangmyeon.

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•The number four is considered unlucky in South Korea. In much the same way that you won’t find a hospital bed in the UK numbered 13 for example, you won’t find the ‘fourth floor’ in South Korea and houses won’t be numbered ‘4’.

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•There are quite a few rules regarding table etiquette in Korea which is why I wrote this post. But a few quick pointers are:

– Don’t blow your nose at the table

– Don’t stick your chopsticks upright in your rice

– Don’t point with your chopsticks

– Don’t start eating until the most senior person at the table has started

– Don’t hold your spoon and chopsticks at the same time

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•Bowing is something you’ll do quite a bit in Korea (it’s like shaking hands amongst Westerners). A good rule of thumb to follow whenever you aren’t sure whether or not you should bow is to either bow if the other person bows or if you are addressing a senior or someone older than you. Typically, men keep their hands a their sides while they bow whereas woman clasp their hands in front of their bodies while they bow.

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•Most restaurants, including McDonald’s, will deliver food straight to homes in South Korea.

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•South Koreans are obsessed with feces, and everything from turd-shaped cookies, phone charms, and an entire museum devoted to poop can be found in the country. Toilets across the country also feature pleasant flushing sounds, background music, and colored water.

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•In Korea, babies are considered one year old at birth.

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•Only 3.2% of South Koreans are overweight, which ties the country of Japan for the lowest percentage in the world.

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•When a Korean’s name is written in red ink, this indicates that that person is about to die or is already dead.

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•South Korea is famous for its practice of “crime re-creation.” Citizens suspected of crimes such as rape or murder are led by the police in handcuffs to the scene of the crime and ordered to publically reenact the crime. To make the reenactment even more humiliating, the media is also invited to take pictures and publish details about the crime.

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•South Koreans love shopping, and the country has some of the biggest shopping malls in the world. The stores are open until 4:00 in the morning, while most restaurants, bars, and cafes are open only until 11:00 p.m.

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•Baseball in South Korea is called yagu, and teams are named after corporations like Samsung and KIA. The Korean Baseball Organization was established in 1981 as a way for people to let off steam by Dictator General Chun Doo Hwan, who tried to improve his image by throwing out the first pitch at every game.

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•Taxis in South Korea are color coded according to the level of service offered. A gray or white taxi is a basic car with a qualified but potentially inexperienced driver, while the black cabs are luxury cars with experienced drivers.

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•All South Korean roofs are curved at the ends giving the appearance of a smile

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•South Korea’s national dish is kimchi, which is a combination of vegetables and spices that have been fermented underground for months. It is served with almost everything. The first written description of making kimchi dates to about AD 1250 and there are about 170 varieties of the dish.

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•Koreans have two legends about their country’s founding. The first tells of a god-like figure called Dangun, or Tangun, who established an ancient state in North Korea around 2333 BC. The other, supported by Chinese texts, states that a Manchu tribal chief named Kija led a band of his followers to Joseon after the fall of the Chinese Shang Dynasty around 1100 BC.

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•For three weeks after a baby’s birth in South Korea, a straw rope of chili peppers or pine needles known as kumjul is hung across the door of the house to frighten away evil spirits and warn people not to enter. Seaweed soup and rice are also offered to Samsin Halmeoni, the Korean grandmother spirit, every morning and evening for a week. These foods are also given to the new mother to speed her recovery.

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“Might be the last time, I won’t hide it any longer Time is ticking, it won’t wait for us However you’re being pulled, however you want Don’t stop.” - Lip & Hip, HyunA

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[courtneywirthit]

snow big deal, just let me binge on “weightlifting fairy kim bok joo”~

[gotmeolk]

Jimin gave jin a furry hoodie & another cake (money cake)! This is the cutest everrrrrrr! Jimin just out-dongsaenged everyone 😂💜

[innateinsomniac]

🇰🇷Colors in Korean🇰🇷

･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟAnnyeong･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆

･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ안녕･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*(*❦ω❦)*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

Today I'm here with a new blog about colours in korean! Hope you'll enjoy it.

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•주황색

🍊Orange [juhwangsaek]🍊

─────── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───────

•노란색

🍋Yellow [noransaek]🍋

─────── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───────

•파란색

🚗Blue [paransaek]🚗

─────── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───────

•빨간색

🍓Red [bbalgansaek]🍓

─────── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───────

•초록색

🍏Green [choroksaek]🍏

─────── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───────

•검정색

💣Black [geomjeongsaek]💣

─────── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───────

•갈색

🌰Brown [galsaek]🌰

─────── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───────

•분홍색

🌼Pink [bunhongsaek]🌼

─────── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───────

•보라색

🍇Purple [borasaek]🍇

─────── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───────

•흰색

🍚White [heuinsaek]🍚

─────── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───────

•은색

🗡Silver [Eunsaek]🗡

─────── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───────

•금색

🏆Gold [Keumsaek]🏆

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🍑Have a Good Day!🍑

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LOVE MYSELF

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so supportive! so proud!!

[babyjournal]

Learn Korean Online!

Hii guys!! I decided to make this tutorial for online Korean learning, this is a method my Korean teacher gave us, is completely free, really easy to use, and fun! Made this specially for @diaduithannah, hope you like it! 1. You must enter the page sejonghakdang.org and create an account. You can set it for it to be in english so it is easier to use.

2. Click on: Create an account

3. Once in there, click on the grey mark points so they turn blue, and click on General Membership Signup, if you want you can use the Social Media one but I was taught this method.

4. Fill in all the information and remember to select that you are a Student

5. Confirm your accont and go back to the home page

6. Once in the home page, click on Learn and Standard Curriculum

7. Go to the bottom of the page for the beginners option, if you are more advanced look for the one that suits you

8.  There will be an option bar, choose Learn.

9. A tab will open up. Click on the korean “start”, this page will give you animations, conversations, audio, explanations, and exercises for you to practice grammar and vocabulary. 

10. This is a little extra, but I would recommend for you to already know how to read Hangul (korean) in case you don’t know and you want to practice deeper the exercises, the page offers textbooks you can print. Click on search and select the option Sejong Korean Workbook in the ebook section. Choose the one that suits you. The one I pointed is for beginners and explains how to read Hangul! However I do recommend watching videos for learning Hangul as well.

Sincerely guys, this webpage is everything. It even gives you cultural lessons, it teaches you cultural traditions in Korea according to what you are seeing in the lessons! It is really fun and helps a lot. Any doubts about this web page I am all yours! Thank you! Please share if you find it helpful!

[thekimchibear]

I can’t.. no I shouldn’t.. uhh?

There are many terms in English that we used interchangeably, however they can’t be used exactly the same in Korean. Let’s take a closer look into some:

하면 안된다 – must not, do not “너는 내일 수업이 있어서 클럽에 가면 안돼”  - You have class tomorrow so don’t go to the club “너는 아파 보이니까 피자를 더 먹으면 안돼” – You look sick so don’t eat anymore pizza.

하지 말아야하다 – should not “너는 내일 수업이 있으니까 클럽에 가지 말아야 해”  - You have class tomorrow so you shouldn’t go to the club. “너는 아파 보이니까 피자를 더 먹지 말아야 해” – You look sick so you shouldn’t eat more pizza.

해야하다 – should/must/have to “너는 내일 수업이 있으니까 공부해야 해”  - You have class tomorrow so you should study. “너는 아파 보여. 너 잠 좀 자야 해” – You look sick. You should get some sleep.

할 수 있다/없다 – can/can’t “너는 내일 수업이 있어서 만날 수 없지?” – You have class tomorrow so you can’t meet, right? “한강에서 피자 배달할 수 있어” – You can have pizza delivered to the Han River.

하지 말았어야 하다 – shouldn’t have “오늘 수업동안 아팠어. 어젯밤에 클럽에 가지말았어야 해” – I was sick during class today. I shouldn’t have gone to the club last night. 

We often swap can’t and shouldn’t, but in Korean it’s like the difference between 안/못. If it is legitimately not possible to do something use - 할 수 없다, but if you shouldn’t - 안되다. Though you shouldn’t go to the club because you have class, it is possible to still go, therefore – 안돼 not 할 수 없어.

TLDR: 안 되다 is stronger than 하지 말아야해, 할 수 없다 means legitimately cannot. 

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BASIC KOREAN SENTENCE STRUCTURE

♡ in korean, it is important to use the correct sentence structure, or your sentences may seem really confusing :

-> in english : Subject Verb Object -> in korean : Subject Object Verb

now, let’s look at some examples!

we are gonna use this simple sentence : “i bought a book”, in korean it would be : “i a book bought”

저는 책을 샀어요 책 = book 샀어요(past tense) from the verb 사다 = to buy it’s really different, right?

⚠ the object ALWAYS comes BEFORE the verb, and the verb is ALWAYS at the END of the sentence. ⚠

♡ locations are also used BEFORE verbs :

“저는 학교에 가요” i go to school 학교 = school 에= location particle (to) 가요 (present tense) from the verb 가다 = to go

“저는 학교에서 공부해요” i study at school 학교 = school 에서 = location particle (at) 공부해요 (present tense) from the verb 공부하다 = to study

“저는 집에 잤어요” i slept at home 집 = home 에 = location particle (at) 잤어요 (past tense) from the verb 자다 = to sleep

⚠ you can put the time before or after the subject though :

both of these sentences mean “today I will eat at home” :

before -> 오늘 저는 집에서 먹을 거예요 after -> 저는 오늘 집에서 먹을 거예요 오늘 = today 집 = home 에서 = location particle (at) 먹을 거예요 (future tense) from the verb 먹다 = to verb

“tomorrow, i will study at school” before -> 내일 저는 학교에서 공부할 거예요 after -> 저는 내일 학교에서 공부할 거예요 내일 = tomorrow 학교 = school 에서 = location particle (at) 공부하다 = to study ~ㄹ 거예요 (future tense)

♡ adverbs are added before verbs : 저는 열심히 공부해요 I study hard 열심히 = hard

and finally, adjectives work the same way as they do in english! just put them before the noun they describe :

매운 라면 = spicy ramen 매운 = spicy 라면 = ramen

예쁜 여자 = beautiful woman 예쁜 = beautiful 여자 =  woman

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