The Jongmyo Grand Ancestral Rite

now this is an event like no other: The Jongmyo Grand Ancestral Rite is to commemorate all the Kings of the Josun/Chosun Dynasty (1392-1910) in the form of a Confucious rite. — “Jongmyo is the main ancestral shrine of the Joseon

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The Jongmyo Grand Ancestral Rite

now this is an event like no other: The Jongmyo Grand Ancestral Rite is to commemorate all the Kings of the Josun/Chosun Dynasty (1392-1910) in the form of a Confucious rite. — “Jongmyo is the main ancestral shrine of the Joseon

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requisites of a “profession”

Recently I got thinking about what the requisites of a “profession” should be.  If you’re doing different things at once you would easily think the breadwinner is the one, and the other is your hobby, but what if you’re an

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requisites of a “profession”

Recently I got thinking about what the requisites of a “profession” should be.  If you’re doing different things at once you would easily think the breadwinner is the one, and the other is your hobby, but what if you’re an

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Bloggers on the Nokha performance in Seoul

Other than the mainstream media that handled Nokha (i.e. The Korea Herald and Korea Joongang Daily), below is a list of blog posts I’ve found so far, who introduced the Nokha performance: — 1. Gregory Curley, a Getty Images artist currently residing

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Bloggers on the Nokha performance in Seoul

Other than the mainstream media that handled Nokha (i.e. The Korea Herald and Korea Joongang Daily), below is a list of blog posts I’ve found so far, who introduced the Nokha performance: — 1. Gregory Curley, a Getty Images artist currently residing

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THE house-concert series in Seoul

©youngsamsung.com   Words like “The Open” in the UK, meaning the golf championship in St Andrews (throwing the colloquial term, “National Open” of the US championships out of the league of arrogance!) usually get me slightly annoyed, because who are

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THE house-concert series in Seoul

©youngsamsung.com   Words like “The Open” in the UK, meaning the golf championship in St Andrews (throwing the colloquial term, “National Open” of the US championships out of the league of arrogance!) usually get me slightly annoyed, because who are

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Composer, campaigner put hanok to song

A Korea Herald article by John Power   What should a hanok sound like? A high-tech interactive music piece composed for one such traditional Korean home in Seoul’s hanok district may have the answer. “NOKHA,” an anagram of “hanok,” is a

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Composer, campaigner put hanok to song

A Korea Herald article by John Power   What should a hanok sound like? A high-tech interactive music piece composed for one such traditional Korean home in Seoul’s hanok district may have the answer. “NOKHA,” an anagram of “hanok,” is a

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