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Book Review: Understanding Korean Literature

So what are the unique points about Korean literature? How does it fit into the context of Korean history? What are some major works that I should read?

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Book Review: Nothing To Envy

The Drama Crash Landing on You set mainly in North Korea is the second highest rated drama in Korean cable history. The book Nothing to Envy covers the real lives of people in the North.

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Korean Buddhism Book Review: Polishing the Diamond

I love this little book by a Korean monk on Buddhism and it will join my modest, but growing collection of books on Buddhism along with the Compass of Zen.

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Park Chung-hee: From Poverty to Power. Book Review

In an easy, conversational style, Korean-American political scientist Chong Sik Lee attempts to analyse controversial President Park Chung-hee.

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Book Review on the Harrowing Memoirs of Lady Hyegyeong

The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyeong (1735 –1816) are a fascinating glimpse into the life of someone with first hand experience of an infamous historical event in Korean history.

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Korean book review: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles by Simon Winchester (1988)

There are still relatively few non-fiction books written about Korea, but this one by New York Times Bestselling author Simon

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Korean Book Review: The Girl With Seven Names

I imagined this book would be pretty gloomy, but somehow it isn’t. The tone is matter-of-fact as Hyeonseo Lee retells her remarkable story which starts from her childhood in North Korea

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Korean Book Review: The Girl Who Wrote Loneliness

After Please Look After Mom, this is the next work translated into English by popular female author, Kyung Sook-shin.

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Korean Book Review: 꿈의 왕국을 세워라 Build a Kingdom of Dreams by Director Lee Byung Hoon

For any Korean language students who are also interested in Korean historical drama, (sageuk), reading director Lee Byung Hoon’s 2010

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Who Was the Sage King Yeongjo? Book Review

King Yeongjo was the longest reigning monarch in the Joseon period (r.1724 -1776) but his rise to the throne was controversial.

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Korean zombie film review: #Alive (2020)

I can’t say no to a Korean zombie film. And #Alive (#살아있다) was the most popular film on Netflix when it was released in September 2020.

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Forbidden Dream (2019) Korean Film review

Forbidden Dream is the story of the fruitful but ill-fated relationship between two heavyweight historical figures: King Sejong the Great (r.1418–1450) (Han Suk-kyu) and his famous scientist Jang Yeong-sil (Choi Min-sik)

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Korean Drama: Mr Sunshine Review

Mr Sunshine now has the second-highest ratings of a Korean drama on cable TV after The World of the Married. In this Mr Sunshine review, I’ll get into my thoughts on the overall story and the influence of viewers on the drama.

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Historical Zombie Drama Kingdom Season 2 Review

Season 2 is brilliant. I’ve been gasping in shock. Shouting at the screen. Covering my face with a cushion. If you thought Prime Minister Cho was bad, and nobody could be worse, get ready. There are surprises in store!

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Drama Review: Crash Landing on You (tvN 2019)

Yes, I got drawn into the story and enjoyed the chemistry between the two leads. But I was particularly interested to see how North Korea would be presented in the drama. More about that later.