Gangnam style, Monster, Fake Love, one might be wondering what type of music do they fall into? Is it electronic music with the fast breathtaking tempo and beats? Or is it R&B with the cool wording that one can easily sing along to? Or can...
The Korean Pop Music (K-Pop) has its own way to connect to its fans both in Asia and the world. K-Pop is a whole production industry that comes with high profiled artists, variety of music genres, videos and well-choreographed dances. K-Pop is a well packaged...
Culture shock is when a person involves themselves with another culture and comes into contact with their way of living and sees that every culture does things differently and can perhaps leave with a different mentality after that experience. Ethnocentrism is when someone takes what...
The popularity of Hallyu or Korean wave as an effective soft power mechanism has been of great interest to recent scholarship. The Hallyu wave gained its current momentum mainly due to the export of K-Dramas, that is dramas whose country of origin is South Korea....
The Korean war was as a result of the conflict between the North and the Southern part of Korea. This war began on the 25th of June 1950 when the North Koreans invaded South Koreans as a result of multiple clashes along their borders in...
“Model Minority” is the term given to the Korean minority, also known as Chaoxianz, in China. For the last 50 years the Korean minority has had little to no confrontation with the state and has been a model for their academic success (Yu, 2017). About...
Seoul is the city that is known all over the world, for its innumerable highlights. These attractions entice a variety of the tourist from all over the world. There is so much activities to engage in, during your vacation at Seoul. Seoul is the capital...
“Kpop” Changing the Society of America Korean pop music, also known as Kpop, is a very popular type of music among Korean and non-korean population. Korea was a poor country because of many invasions from China and Japan, forcing the slow development of the country....
Other ways to raise our core temperature are saunas, hot baths and steam rooms. Many cultures around the world believe in the healing effects of varying degrees of hot and cold therapy. In South Korea (and in Korean immigrant communities in the Western world), it...
According to Oxford dictionary, the definition of culture is the art and manifestations such as humanities, literature, music and painting of human intellectual acquirement considered common. It is also set of learned behaviours, beliefs, values and ideas that are feature of particular population. In culture...
South Korean business culture and etiquettes Business Style Koreans prefer to do business with people they know, so an introduction by a trusted third party may be necessary. The first meeting is typically used to establish the trust and rapport that are vital to the...
Super Junior is a 13-year-old idol group with a lot of guaranteed strengths, which made them to be one of the most successful artists of South Korean. Firstly, Super Junior is a group of 13 members with diversified talents who can update and adopt to...
South Korea, also known as the “Asian Dragon”, is one of the most important global economic powers today. Not only is the local economy very well off, it’s also open to foreign investment. A series of steps needs to be taken in order to understand...
Public service First of all, you will not stay hungry in South Korea. The first time I was very surprised that where do not look, some cafes and restaurants and not only with Korean cuisine. There are many cafes with different Asian cuisine; there are...
INTRODUCTION We live in the time of information where a question living inside our heads has a tendency to be answered, obviously with the utilization of the most prevalent remote medium of correspondence, the internet. The internet gives all that we have to know, beginning...
Our country takes pride in being an extraordinary example of a war-ravaged and devastatingly impoverished nation remarkably turned into a high-income economy. Now we stand as the 11th largest economy in the world, but growth rates have recently been taking a slowing trend. This movement...
Cultures in all societies develop over time and family values are one part of a society’s culture that has always been intriguing for me. So many factors can impact the way in which family values develop and there are many different ways in which you...
Comparing Politeness Norm This paper will focus on two countries, Egypt and South Korea and how they compare to politeness norms in the United States; and the possible misunderstandings that could arise from the differences between the cultures. There are similar, yet discernable differences between...
In our contemporary society, the quantity of international and local fast food eateries has expanded in Korea which can be due to a difference in culture, financial status and way of life. The rate in this area has expanded consistently, with 12% of center school...
The study of language has a unique history as modern linguistics began to develop in the 18th century, with work focused on reconstructing Indo-European studies. Current linguistics still practice reconstruction. However, further development has been issued on understanding why languages exist, and whether or not...
In this revolutionary era of technology, global media that originates from foreign countries are able to reach mass populations of people they could not before. Fanbases can consist of millions of people from dozens of countries that don’t even speak the same language. The recent...
Seoul is a big, bright, and chaotic city you should add to your “must go here” list. The beauty of this huge metropolis with almost 10 million people is that it’s affordable, walkable, and always has some exciting event that’s perfect for people watching. Although...
Based on value, design and distribution: Electronic Temperature Instruments – Based in the UK, they provide the latest technology in electronic measurement and plan to pursue innovative temperature measurement solutions for the future. High technology products are its hallmark and it is a highly service...
Nations prosperity is closely associated to the development of their cities and globally account for more than 80% of the world GDP. Cities play a vital role as hubs for employment, especially youth, innovation and peace in a country like Afghanistan, which has extremely affected...
Hanbok is known as Korean traditional clothing which can be also called Joseon oth. Many Koreans wear hanbok during special occasions such as the Korean Thanksgiving. The hanbok was every day cloth and its structure was set in the Goguryeo kingdom during (37 BCE-668 CE)....