Sopyonje (서편제) is an incredibly sad-stricken movie looking into the life of a grief stricken family.  Partly because of the wretched life of poverty and partly because of the intense control of the father.  I personally see this movie as almost something of a dialog of Korean history, a tale of never ending sadness and [...]

I had a lot of fun playing and singing 곰 세마리, I really love all Korean music.  Well, I posted the video on Cyworld and it seems to have gone viral!  I’m on the Cyworld (Korea’s Facebook) homepage in the 신선집중 section.  The funniest thing is that the description says “태극기가 잘 어울리는 외국인의 곰 [...]

I’ve been learning the ukulele lately and decided to try covering the famous Korean three bears song.  Here’s what I came up with (sorry in advance for my general tone-deafness and pronunciation^^): 곰 세 마리가 한 집에 있어. 아빠 곰 엄마 곰 애기 곰 아빠 곰은 뚱뚱해! 엄마 곰은 날씬해! 애기 곰은 너무 귀여워! 으쓱 [...]

Too slow? View the standard (non-high quality) version here. This was a great production that took place in Vancouver, Canada in May 2007 by the local community showcasing the diverse culture in the area.  I got to be in the Korean part where we wore hanbok (한복) (traditional Korean clothes) and danced and sang doraji [...]

Here’s just a good Korean song for winter. When it’s really cold and you’re outside you can sing or hum 겨울바람. Here is the only video I could find of someone singing this: http://video.naver.com/2008021900250708411 가사 (some differ): 손이 시려워 꽁! 발이 시려워 꽁! 겨울바람 때문에, 꽁꽁꽁! 손이 꽁꽁꽁, 꽁! 발이 꽁꽁꽁, 꽁! 겨울바람 때문에. 어디서 [...]