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If there's a band in Korea playing anything to do with math, emo, goth or post-punk, and it has foreign members, there's a good chance one of them is Ali, a British Iranian 14-year resident of Korea who lives in Busan.
Seoul is set to join an exclusive group of just four cities that have hosted a Summer Olympics, a FIFA World Cup and a Homeless World Cup.
Because you can't stay in Seoul every weekend, this week's spotlighted restaurant is HQ Bar, a dank expat pub with an extensive food menu overlooking Busan's landmark Gwangalli Beach.
The Hechyeomoyeo, a group exhibition series featuring both Korean and international artists, is back for its seventh major showcase, making its debut this time in the southeastern coastal city of Busan.
Bart van Genugten, the popular YouTuber from the Netherlands who goes by iGoBart, is more than a fifth of the way through his quest to explore Seoul's 467 neighborhoods, known in Korean as — don't giggle — dongs.
Graham Parkinson has been part of Korea's underground punk and hardcore scene since 2012. His latest band, Cloud Underground, is pretty far removed from that, at least musically, if not catering mainly to the same crowd.
A full moon is rising over central Seoul for nine consecutive days this week. But it's not the "supermoon" nor the SEOULDAL balloon ride in Yeouido. This moon hovers 19 meters above the ground over the courtyard of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul.
Perch Seoul Coffee and Cocktails, a recently opened establishment in central Seoul's Haebangchon neighborhood, has been getting unexpected attention for one particular specialty: its pierogi.
Seoul Culture Club, a festival of diverse performing arts, is back for the third time this Friday to Sunday at downtown Seoul's Eulji Space.
One of the interesting features of Block Party, a multi-venue festival happening Sept. 21 and 22, is in how it mixes communities. It offers a lineup of exciting bands you'd expect to see at Hongdae's Live Club Day, performing alongside familiar members of central Seoul's Haebangchon and Gyeongnidan neighborhoods. This direction was set in the first year of the festival to better involve the local community, and it created a unique atmosphere, sort of like an actual block party.