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Girls’ Generation – RunDevilRun music video and pics

Yein Jee — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:19:31 +0000

Korean music video of Run Devil Run (런데빌런) by pop group Girls’ Generation; and also some promotional pics after the video…

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Korean crossdresser’s Fuwa Fuwa Time

Yein Jee — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:32:36 +0000

Video of a Korean crossdresser playing bass to Fuwa Fuwa Time, an OST from Japanese anime K-On! It’s so weird that it’s actually funny…

According to his Youtube profile… he’s a South Korean bassist whose name is Hyunmo Kim who “hopes to be the world’s greatest stupid idiot bass player.”

Good luck Mr Kim, thanks for the lulz.

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Random Seoul stories (D63)

Yein Jee — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:22:20 +0000

63rd day in Korea. I’ve met countless people from all walks of life from different parts of the globe, coming and leaving at my residing hostel on regular basis.

There’s always a slight sense of loneliness after bidding farewell to those whom I’ve had good chats with, knowing the fact that it’s probably the last time I’ll be seeing their faces despite all the keep-in-touch promises.

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Han Hyo-joo – Samsung NX10 CF & Australian travelogue

Yein Jee — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:33:40 +0000

A recent Korean TV commercial for Samsung NX10 digital camera, featuring Korean actress Han Hyo-joo. The commercial was filmed in Sydney, Australia…

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March snow in Seoul

Yein Jee — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:15:58 +0000

Weather is unpredictable in Seoul. It was spring-like for the past two weeks, but here comes the snow again…

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Tosokchon Samgyetang (ginseng chicken), Seoul

Yein Jee — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:08:23 +0000

Samgyetang – literally ginseng chicken soup – is an iconic Korean dish which consists of a whole young chicken stuffed with glutinous rice plus Korean ginseng and boiled with some other oriental herbs.

One of the most famous restaurants to have this is Tosokchon (토속촌) which is located nearby the Gyeongbukgung Palace in Seoul…

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Super Junior & Girls’ Generation – Seoul Song music video

Yein Jee — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:57:45 +0000

Korean music video of Seoul Song, a tourism promotional video featuring members from pop groups Super Junior and Girls’ Generation. I’ve been to most of the places in the MV, which are popular hangout spots for Seoulites but not really that charming for tourists. Ok song, cute video though…

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Kara’s Lupin album photos

Yein Jee — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:23:20 +0000

Promotional photos for Korean pop group Kara’s latest album, Lupin. The image concept is presumably a mimic of Japanese manga Lupin which is about a band of gentlemen thieves…

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Asian music video collection (9)

Yein Jee — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:12:04 +0000

Chinese song by Rainie Yang; Korean songs by 2am and Gavy NJ; English song by Filipina star Charice Pempengco (ft. Iyaz).

Rainie Yang – Rainie Love

Title track (雨爱) of Taiwanese pop star Rainie Yang’s latest album which was released in January 2010. Ending song for drama series Hi My Sweetheart which she co-starred with Show Luo…

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Asian music video collection (9) from YeinJee's Asian Blog

Bongeunsa Temple, Seoul, South Korea

Yein Jee — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:26:00 +0000

Bongeunsa (봉은사) is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Korea. It’s founded in 794 and gone through difficult times as Buddhism was repressed for a long period in Korean history (it’s now the biggest religion though).

Bongeunsa is also one of the few temples in Seoul that offers short term temple-stay program which is pretty popular among foreigners.

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Brown Eyed Girls’ Get Used wallpaper

Yein Jee — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:24:41 +0000

Wallpapers of Get Used Jeans [Kr], featuring Korean pop group Brown Eyed Girls for its 2010 spring/summer collection [click image for full 1024x768 size]…

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Girls’ Generation wants you to eat chicken

Yein Jee — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:13:07 +0000

Korean commercial for Goobne Chicken, featuring pop group Girls’ Generation…

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Korean pig trotter (Jokbal), Jangchungdong, Seoul

Yein Jee — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:45:51 +0000

Jokbal, Korean pig’s trotter or pork knuckle, another popular food here. Dined at the Original Jangchungdong Grandmother’s Place a couple of weeks ago – finally a restaurant that I can name in English lol – it’s one of the first jokbal restaurants at the famous Jangchungdong jokbal street in Jung-gu, Seoul.

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Outsider – Acquaintance music video

Yein Jee — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:33:32 +0000

Korean music video of Acquaintance (주변인) by rapper Outsider. The song itself is just ok, but the rapping is freaking cool [video via Amfandre1@Youtube]…

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Wonder Girls’ photoshoot with new member Hye-rim

Yein Jee — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:10:29 +0000

Korean pop group Wonder Girls are launching their own cosmetic line WG with Wonder Girls. Some promotional pics have been released/leaked online recently, featuring new member Hae-rim in replacement of Sun Mi who leaves the group.

This should be the first photoset of Wonder Girls with the new member (bottom right on first pic). Also embedded a BTS video at the end of the post…

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Seoul is…

Yein Jee — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:43:02 +0000

Some videos asking some Korean and international stars about what “Seoul is…” to them. The interviews are at least a few months old and most were probably scripted; featured celebs (according to sequence) are Rain, Daniel Henney, Hugh Jackman, Ruby Lin (Taiwan), Girls’ Generation, TVXQ and Super Junior…

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Random Seoul stories (D48)

Yein Jee — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:46:17 +0000

~~50th day in Seoul (hope I’m counting it right lol).~~
[Update] Miscounted indeed… 48th day lol. A pictureless story…

Took a cab a couple of days ago. The taxi driver was a 61-year-old man who could speak some English; and he’s obviously excited for the chance to test his skills with an English speaking foreigner lol.

South Korea, like Japan, is an ‘aging’ country with low birth rate but significant number of retirements every year. Culturally the senior citizens would pick up some hobbies; trekking seems like the #1 favourite as Korea is quite mountainous, and there’s plenty of nice and safe tracks within Seoul itself.

The taxi driver I met is following another path though; he is taking English lessons and going back to university instead… at age 61… how cool is that? His charming smile will last in my memory for a long while, with admiration and respect.

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K-pop idol age chart

Yein Jee — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:25:58 +0000

An interesting age chart of members from various Korean pop groups (and a few individuals). Most of them are in early 20s or late teens; a few of them have just graduated from high school recently; while some are still minors.

Chart below, sorted by year of birth (red = eldest in group, blue = youngest)…

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OhBoy! f(x) Sulli

Yein Jee — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:26:50 +0000

Sulli from Korean pop group f(x) on Oh Boy! magazine. Decent pics, but I’m not sure if some of the shots are suitable for a 15-year-old kid…

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Cute little cheese girl

Yein Jee — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:34:56 +0000

This baby is going to grow strong and healthy [video by Sumziggy@Youtube]…

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