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Monday, August 31, 2015

[Korea] Hallyu experience and moonlight tour program for foreign visitors


Photo credit: Korea Tourism Organization (left) / Grevin Seoul Museum (right)

The Korea Tourism Organization is offering a unique opportunity to international visitors to experience both traditional palaces as well as Asia's first wax museum, Grevin Seoul Museum, all in one day.

The tour starts off with checking out an exhibit of about 80 wax sculptures of famous Koreans and other world leaders on display at Grevin Seoul Museum. After a visit to the museum, participants will join theMoonlight Tour at Changdeokgung Palace, which will be accepting applications via e-mail until August 20.

As Asia’s first wax museum, housed in the Euljiro Annex of Seoul City Hall, the museum boasts uncannily realistic wax sculptures of K-Pop Stars, including G-Dragon and Psy. It also features famous hallyu stars like Lee Min-ho and Kim Soo-hyun, as well as sports stars Kim Yu-na and Park Ji-sung. There are other experiential activities in place as well to make the tour even more memorable.

The program is scheduled for August 27, 2015, and will be run free of charge for a total of 30 foreign participants. Selected participants are requested to upload at least one review and photo taken during the program to their personal social media page, as well as e-mail the URL of the post to kkkim59@knto.or.kr.

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Moonlight Tour at Changdeokgung Palace & Grevin Seoul Museum
☞ Admission Fee: Free
☞ Participant’s Duties:
Upload photos with reviews to personal social media page after participating in the program
and forward the URL and content to kkkim59@knto.or.kr
☞ Period: 16:50-22:00 on August 27, 2015
☞ Inquiries: kkkim59@knto.or.kr
☞ Number of Participants: Total of 30 foreigners
☞ Deadline: 18:00 KST on August 20, 2015 (Thu)
☞ Application:
Application [Download]
Agreement on collection and use of personal information [Download]
☞ How to apply:
① Download both application & agreement on collection and use of personal information forms and forward them to kkkim59@knto.or.kr.
② The results and final announcement will be given through personal e-mail.
* Only those who pass the selection process will be contacted on August 24, 2015 (Mon)
③ The selected participants are required to present their passport or photocopy
at the registration desk along with the registration number received in the selection e-mail.
☞ 1330 Korea Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
☞ Website: www.visitkorea.or.kr
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese, German, Russian, Spanish, French)

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Sunday, August 30, 2015

[Korea] Experience Korean Traditions First-hand!



The number of foreigners wanting to participate in traditional cultural experiences increases as Korean thanksgiving, also known as Chuseok, draws nearer. A variety of traditional cultural experiences and programs are readily available across Seoul, gaining great popularity.

With that, several cultural events and programs that are either ongoing or scheduled to be held in Seoul are as follows.

Coming August 28, the Seoul Baekjungnori play will be held at City Hall (Seoul Plaza), where you can experience one of the traditional folk events that used to be held on July 15 of the lunar calendar.

Also, from September 5 to October 25, Tea Ceremony Experience will take place at Jagyeongjeon in Gyeongbokgung Palace where you can learn traditional Korean tea culture and etiquette during a tea ceremony. Also Namsangol Hanok Village is set to offer a photo shoot session wearing hanbok, Korea’s traditional costumes, until November 9.
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☞ Seoul Baekjungnori play
Period: 16:00-21:30 on August 28, 2015
Venue: City Hall (Seoul Plaza)
Things to do:
Playing traditional instrument, gilnori (traditional Korean music band parade),
ganggangsulae (traditional Korean circle dance play), etc.
Fees and registration: Free of charge (* Register on-site)
☞ Gyeongbokgung Palace Jagyeongjeon Tea Ceremony Experience
Period: 14:00 on every Saturdays and Sundays from September 5 to October 25, 2015
(* Closed on September 26- 27, 2015)
Venue : Jagyeongjeon Hall in Gyeongbokgung Palace
Things to do:
Experiencing traditional Korean tea culture and etiquette and tasting traditional teas.
Fees and registration: Free of charge (excluding the entrance fee to the Gyeongbokgung Palace)
At 13:00 on the day of the event at Jagyeongjeon (first come first served)
☞ Hanpung Culture Masil – Hanbok Experience
Period: 11:00-17:00, November 9, 2015 / (Closed on Tuesdays)
Venue: The home of Lee Seung-eop in Namsangol Hanok Village
Things to do: Hanbok wearing and photo shoot by professionals.
Fees and registration: Hanbok wearing 5,000 won / Hanbok Snap Shot 20,000 won
(* Register on-site)
☞ 1330 Korea Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)


Courtesy of Seoul Metropolitan City, Gyeongbokgung Palace, Namsangol Hanok Village

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Saturday, August 29, 2015

[Korea] ‘Visit Korea Festival’ packed with benefits



If you are planning to visit Korea this fall, you will be pleasantly surprised by the many generous benefits. ‘Visit Korea Festival’ is planned to be held for international tourists visiting Korea from September 1 to October 31, 2015.

The special campaign page offers the latest information on food, travel and hallyu, as well as various discount coupons and benefits. In addition, an online event will take place, with the grand prize of round-trip air tickets to Korea!

More information will become available through the official campaign page, which will open on September 1. Simply click on the Visit Korea Festival banner to the right side of the www.visitkorea.or.kr homepage to start gathering these goodies.


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☞ Visit Korea Festival :
Discount coupons for Koreastay, City Tour, Non-verbal performances
and information on other discounts through Korea Grand Sale, Busan Grand Sale and more!
☞ Website: Visit www.visitkorea.or.kr
Click on the Visit Korea Festival banner (open from September 1, 2015)
☞1330 Korea Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)


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Saturday, April 4, 2015

Korean Drama Review : Hogoo's Love - 호구의 사랑

Annyeong chingu! 안녕 친구! :D
hayyysss until now I can't still get over on Hogu and Do Hee's love story :D I just love the story...
Hogoo's Love - 호구의 사랑
romance comedy
no of episode: 16
because I am lazy I will copy paste the plot of Hogoo's Love - 호구의 사랑 in the Wikipedia haha! you need to know the plot so that you will understand me.. of course I don't want you to spend many many time to search here search there so I will just copy paste it haha!
*ctrl+c**ctrl+v*
Gotcha!
here it is:
Kang Ho-gu has never had a proper girlfriend, with girls constantly taking advantage of his sweet, naive nature by enjoying all the perks of dating then friend zone-ing him. His relationship-savvy twin sister Kang Ho-kyung mocks him and his best friends Kim Tae-hee and Shin Chung-jae for being sorely lacking in any dating skills.
Do Do-hee is an athlete on the Korean national swimming squad, and won the silver medal at the recent Asian Games Driven and competitive, she's frustrated at never getting first place and is known for cursing a lot.
The timid, bullied Ho-gu had a crush on Do-hee in their teens, when her beauty and sports cred made her the most popular girl in high school. She's the only reason he goes to their high school reunion, and when they meet again, he's surprised to learn that she remembers him. Ho-gu grabs the chance to spend time with the girl of his dreams, not knowing that Do-hee has a secret, that she's pregnant possibly by her ex-boyfriend Byun Kang-chul, their class president and now a successful lawyer.
(I love easy way haha!) Thank you +Wikipedia 
Who are the characters?
I will copy paste it again on wiki haha!
(sorry for my lazy hobby xD)
Choi Woo-shik as Kang Ho-gu 
Uee as Do Do-hee
Lim Seulong as Byun Kang-chul
Lee Soo-kyung as Kang Ho-kyung
I haven't yet read the Webtoon of Hogoo's Love - 호구의 사랑 (just a little bit of it) but I can say that the artist really portray very very nicely with two-tumbs up the characters of the webtoon. I actually reading it now (even though I can understand the whole thing I just keep on reading it haha!). The story line on the webtoon is a little bit different from the korean drama but the same plot :D 
what? haha! I mean they have the same concept, the characters but the story is a little bit different from each other :) you can read the webtoon there 

you can click the link above to see the webtoon. 
caution: It's in hangul and don't expect theres a subtitle haha!
If I can only translate it all I will help you, but even me, I can't understand all of it hehe. dibale, there's always next time aral pa more tayo ng hangul :D
PLOT made by me: 
of course I need to make my own plot slash SPOILER haha!
If you want a very short spoiler you can read the following part. If you want to watch it on your own don't read the following part haha!
Hogoo never had a proper relationship (according to wiki haha!) he actually don't know if the relationship he had is made by love or just flirting. then after being dumped again, he saw his high school first love at their high school reunion. who's that girl? Do Do Hee. Do Hee wanted to go to beach. Of course with doubt, Ho goo accompanied  Do Hee to beach and then they experience things that they didn't expect. they spend the night at the beach and they had their first kiss. And because Hogoo is very naive, he expected something after that night but they didn't meet again for several months. But Hogoo is still holding on Do Hee's promise that they will meet on Christmas day. That day comes and he meet Do Hee, at the train holding her tummy... her big tummy :D yeah! she's pregnant, she actually want to abort the baby on the time that she go to the beach but because of Hogoo, she changed her mind. Now, she's laboring and soon will be a certified mother. Hogoo never left her when she gave birth to her child. then I will end it here.. I am too spoiler na haha! watch it ok?

 honestly, I finish watching the drama for about 4 days I think haha! because I saw the drama when it is already on its 14th episode so I palli palli watch it xD and I LOVE it! Choi woo sik's acting is so great. he really looks dumb when he need to be dumb and looks cool when he need to be dumb. ha? haha! I mean, I just love his charisma in this drama :D he really looks cool when he's holding Do Hee's baby :D wooo! and on the last episode when they are already official lovers OMEGER! I need to zip my... or I should say stop typing haha!

And this part WAHAHAHAH! I really love it xD this made me laugh hard on the silent night haha! I won't give another spoiler.. but the lawyer (I forgot the Lawyer's name hehe oh! I remember now Kang-chul) thought he is gay haha! because of the secret of Ho Kyung (Ho goo's twin sister who had her plastic surgery to look beautiful for Kang-chul's eyes). You will know the reason why when you watch it so watch it now xD


This is Ho Kyung, and I love her character. I saw myself on her haha! who am I outside our home and WHAT am I inside our home haha! PLUS, I love her track suit (what do you call that jacket matched with the jogging pants?) xD I badly want to have one xD in red too haha!

the drama is now on it's end. I mean it's already ended haha! but I really love the drama because it shows the different perspective of life. like, what if the girl you love is already have a baby or had been raped, what if the boy you love is not like a prince, not smart and don't have salary job and all he knows in life is to smile wahaha! (baliw lang xD), and many many more haha! this drama don't make us believe that there is a perfect man or a perfect girl. just a perfect love.. naks! where do I get that words of wisdom? let it be hahahaha! so that i definitely recommend this drama to all of you xD its funny and full of lessons. you wont see yourself sleepy when you watch this drama. I am telling you mark my words xD
Have you already watched this drama? have a plan to watch this?
Please write a comment down below what is your reaction on this drama :D
Omegeeerr I'm definitely recommending this! please watch it now! no need to say wait.. DO IT NOW! WATCH IT! haha!
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Next target: The Girl Who Can See Smells - 냄새를 보는 소녀 *evil laugh* 
 
By the way I have a facebook group about Korean Drama + Movie + OST Fans PH you can join there if you want a Kdrama watching buddy haha!
I also plan to have a youtube account for reaction video on the films that I'd watched or books that I'd read :D
Please comment down below of you have any ideas to share or comment or any thing I love to hear some suggestions and comment :D I LOVE YOU ALL!! xD
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Friday, July 4, 2014

Flower Boy Next Door (이웃집꽃미남) Review

ok! 30 mins ago I was watching the last episode of   Flower Boy Next Door (이웃집꽃미남). and now I'M DONE WATCHING!! yehet!

It only takes 2 days for me to finish it watching haha! *fan girl mode here*


the major highlight of this post is that i found the bag shop that I've been looking for so long since Rooftop Prince era :D
chadan!! 

Mandarina duck
back to the topic. 
Flower Boy Next Door (이웃집꽃미남) is a romantic, comedy Korean drama that is about Go Dok Mi (Park shin-Hye) a copy editor who locks herself in her apartment and only leaves out when she dont have stock of food. She have an apartment neighbor named Oh Jin Rak (Kim Ji Hoon) and Oh Dong Hoon (Go Kyung Pyo) a webtoon designers. Oh Jin Rak is sicretly inlove with Go Dok Mi. He can't confess his feelings because he is just waiting for Go Dok Mi. Then Enrique Guem (Yoon Shi Yoon) a genius who invented a successful video game at 17 from Spain. He is talkative, funny, out going and he loves soccer. He and Go Dok Mi have an opposite character but yeh, like other korean drama they'll find out that they love each other after 10+ episode :D

I like this drama because of its flow. Just light and funny haha! i love every character as well as the writer :D I learned so much about love, friendship and life and I'm inspired with Go Dok Mi and Enrique's I saw myself in their character.

My favorite scenes?

of course kissing scene!

 Just Kidding!

  • when the people in the apartment thought Enrique is a pervert haha! because he's wearing no pants.
  • At the norebang, when  Enrique and Oh Jin Rak is competing.
  • the beach part. when Enrique gets wet and they borrow clothes to the old people there
  • When Enrique reads Go Dok Mi's mind vice versa
  • "the dark circles here are the main attraction" - Oh Dong Hoon









  • and many more! what if i just say ALL haha! I love this DRAMA (period!)
I'm in love with Enrique's 모자, please tell me if you saw this in some shop oke?

I wont make it long because It's already late at night!

잘 자!







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