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RAS Korea offers visit to railway museum

Trainspotters, rail fans and miscellaneous other history buffs in Korea should take notice of an event being offered this weekend by the Royal Asiatic Society (RAS) Korea at the KORAIL Railroad Museum.

Nov 27, 2023By Jon Dunbar

RAS Korea offers visit to railway museum

UK band Squid brings unpredictable sound to Seoul

The music of U.K.-based band Squid is not easy to pin down. From their early dance-punk oddities, the band has continued to expand their musical universe to include elements of post-rock, math, jazz, trip-hop, ambient and just about every other sonically dense genre you can name. Their erratic, kitchen-sink approach has seen them labeled as one of the world's most exciting groups. Ahead of a world tour with stops in Europe, North America and Asia (including a date in Seoul), Squid member Louis Borlase talked to The Korea Times about their unwieldy sound.

Nov 26, 2023By Jamie Finn

UK band Squid brings unpredictable sound to Seoul

Ghost walk sheds light on Seoul's dark side

By 8 p.m., the last rays of sunset have faded, leaving downtown Seoul quiet, peaceful … eerie. Rush hour has ended, and now that most of the office workers have found their way home, out come the ghosts, spirits and ghouls to play.

Nov 22, 2023By Jon Dunbar

Ghost walk sheds light on Seoul's dark side

RESTAURANT OF THE WEEK Jyoti keeps patrons calling

In its native Sanskrit, "Jyoti" translates simply to a light of warmth and welcoming. Located a short walk from exit 1 of Sinchon Station on Seoul Metro Line 2, Jyoti Indian Restaurant is one of Seoul’s finest authentic Indian/Nepalese establishments. Since opening in 2009, Jyoti has beckoned Indian food lovers towards the light with its authentic flavors, warm hospitality and unrelenting commitment to quality.

Nov 21, 2023By Mark Boesch

[RESTAURANT OF THE WEEK] Jyoti keeps patrons calling

Japan's Otoboke Beaver, one of world's most exciting bands, returns to Korea

With their brash, raw sound, energetic live shows and uniquely bright and vintage aesthetic, Japanese band Otoboke Beaver has become a force to be reckoned with in the world of punk. The all-woman four-piece has been tearing it up with insane performances all over the world. They are about to embark on a massive tour of North America. First, Otoboke Beaver will make a few stops around Asia, including Japan, Taiwan and, of course, South Korea. Ahead of their Seoul performance on Nov. 23, the band popped in to tell us about the world through the eyes of Otoboke Beaver.

Nov 20, 2023By Jamie Finn

Japan's Otoboke Beaver, one of world's most exciting bands, returns to Korea

Baeksa Village, one of Seoul’s last 'moon villages,' faces demolition

By Andrew White Baeksa Village is a mountainside shantytown in Junggye-dong, located in northeastern Seoul's Nowon District. It is situated quite literally in the northeastern corner of the district, in the northeastern corner of Seoul, on the slope of Mount Buram, which separates Seoul from Gyeonggi Province to the east. It is known in Korean as a "daldongnae," which translates somewhat evocatively to "moon village," referring to how the residents, being up in the mountains, are closer to the moon. Many such communities once lined the hillsides of the inner city and outer Seoul. Now one of the last still standing, Baeksa Village was formed in the 1960s and 1970s when citizens were forcibly resettled from more central locations such as Cheonggye Stream and Yeongdeungpo, which were undergoing rapid urban development programs. These evictees carved out their village of 3,000 residents from the mountainside border limits of Seoul, along narrow labyrinthine alleyways that stacked into the steep contours of the terraced land. For over 40 years the area's greenbelt status has kept Baeksa Vill

Nov 19, 2023

Baeksa Village, one of Seoul’s last 'moon villages,' faces demolition

Soft power of Korean alcohol explored

Of all the cultural properties to be promoted by the Korean government, traditional Korean alcohol is among the more notable ones.

Nov 19, 2023By Jon Dunbar

TEMPLE ADVENTURES 10 kings of Buddhism's bureaucratic, hellish underworld

With Halloween in our proverbial rear-view mirror, and the specter of Christmas and the haunting of Scrooge’s three ghosts nearly upon us, it seemed like an apt time to talk about the wandering spirits found in Korean Buddhism and the Ten Kings of the Underworld that rule over these wayward spirits.

Nov 18, 2023By Dale Quarrington

[TEMPLE ADVENTURES] 10 kings of Buddhism's bureaucratic, hellish underworld

Jabroni elevates Korea's tribute band scene

By day he's a tech company executive. By night and on weekends, he's the lead guitarist in one of Korea's best cover bands.

Nov 14, 2023By Jon Dunbar

Jabroni elevates Korea's tribute band scene

Digital nomads remain excluded from Korea's immigration law

Korea was recently named the most attractive Asian destination for remote workers, and 17th out of 108 countries worldwide, according to cybersecurity company NordLayer's Global Remote Work Index (GRWI) 2023.