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K-Pop4 min readLisa’s Next Chapter, and a K-Pop Day in Seoul

K-Travel4 min readJinju’s Lantern Festival Runs Until October 18: The Two Closing Times Travelers Should Know

K-Fashion3 min readHanbok Culture Week Returns October 19–25: A First-Timer’s Planning Guide

K-Pop5 min readRed Velvet Meets Bach in Feel My Rhythm

K-Pop6 min readIU’s Flower Bookmarks Keep Korean Pop in Conversation

K-Food6 min readCrisp Edges, Plenty of Scallions: Make Pajeon at Home

K-Drama & Film5 min readThe Four Seasons of Little Forest

K-Beauty12 min readHow to Build a Natural Korean Makeup Base in Thin Layers

Lisa holding a microphone with one hand raised beside her head during a stage performance.

K-Pop/Blog

Lisa’s Next Chapter, and a K-Pop Day in Seoul

Catch up with Lisa’s October releases, then plan an independent visit to HiKR Ground and Cheonggyecheon.

Ian ShinPublished Oct 15, 2026 · 4 min read

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K-Travel/Guide

Jinju’s Lantern Festival Runs Until October 18: The Two Closing Times Travelers Should Know

Lanterns stay lit until midnight, but bridges and booths close earlier. Plan a Namgang evening with the correct hours, a realistic route and a separate journey home.

K-Life Editorial Published Oct 10, 2026 · 4 min read

Jinju and the Namgang River in October 2022. Archival city view, not the 2026 lantern installation.

K-Travel/Guide

Gongsanseong at Your Own Pace: A Fortress Walk Above Gongju

Choose a manageable stretch of wall, read the river landscape and leave room for the layers of history above Korea’s former Baekje capital.

Ian Shin Published Oct 16, 2026 · 6 min read

Stone fortress walls rise across a grassy slope to Geumseoru gate pavilion beneath a blue sky.

K-Pop/Guide

Tzuyu, TWICE and a Day in Seongsu

Revisit Tzuyu’s solo debut and plan around TWICE’s October 17–25 Seoul pop-up, with an optional Seoul Forest walk.

Ian Shin Published Oct 16, 2026 · 4 min read

Tzuyu wearing a flower crown and resting her chin on one hand in an archival photograph.

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K-Drama & Film/Blog

Before The Assassin(s): Three Perspectives on a Korean Historical Mystery

A police officer, a newspaper editor and a rookie reporter offer three routes into Hur Jin-ho’s historical mystery. A spoiler-free introduction to the film and the history behind its premise.

Ian Shin Published Oct 15, 2026 · 5 min read

Black-and-white portrait of Yuk Young-soo wearing a hanbok, 1972.

K-Food/Blog

Busan Eomuk, in All Its Shapes

Part 3 of A Taste of the City follows Busan’s fish cakes from warm skewers to bakery-style counters, with a few useful questions before choosing a snack or souvenir.

Ian Shin Published Oct 15, 2026 · 5 min read

Three round golden crumb-coated fish-cake croquettes on printed paper.

K-Life & Culture/Blog

One Voice, One Drum: Finding a Way Into Pansori

A song gives way to speech, a drum answers a voice, and a nearly empty stage fills with a story. A closer listen to pansori’s small but vivid partnership.

Ian Shin Published Oct 15, 2026 · 5 min read

A standing singer in a black skirt and white jacket performs beside a seated drummer and a painted screen.

K-Life & Culture/Guide

At a Korean Pharmacy: What to Bring, Ask and Check Before You Leave

A practical guide to prescriptions, medicine labels, insurance and finding help after hours, for visitors and residents.

Ian Shin Published Oct 13, 2026 · 9 min read

Pink 약 characters on the glass doors and windows of a Korean pharmacy.

K-Travel/Blog

Haeundae Gunam-ro: A Journey That Begins on the Way to the Sea

A photo guide to walking from Exit 5 of Haeundae Station along Gunam-ro to the beach, market side streets, how to check performance schedules, and map search terms for travelers.

Ian Shin Published Oct 13, 2026 · 4 min read