I’m glad to finally see an article clearing up the news from a month ago. The Korean Herald has a piece up with the real story (hopefully unlike the previous article). I don’t even know where to start on how or why the original news article contained completely false information (including quotes from the victim who reportedly didn’t talk to any reporters or bloggers). I really hope whoever created that original news piece is dealt with, it really is an embarrassment to his company, the Chosun Ilbo.
Korean bus tries to dodge oncoming car, runs into subway entrance
Posted by mstrum
on August 9, 2009
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Oncoming Car Causes Bus Crash Into Subway
At the end the bus driver says:
Please get off. Is anyone hurt?
Hangeul Documentation Project
Posted by mstrum
on August 9, 2009
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Well, yea, I’ve just been working hard over on the Korean Wiki Project. I just want to update everyone on it so we can get some feedback (if y’all have any).
One of our goals is to be the most comprehensive source for learning Hangeul. Yeah, yeah, I know there’s a number of sites out there for you to learn Hangeul. Nevertheless, we will have the most information for you on the language organized in a fashion so that you don’t have to be a linguist to understand things. Even in it’s current state, I think our Hangeul pages contain more information on the individual characters (excluding audio/video material) than just about any other site (I could be wrong, it’s happened before).
I’ve been going through the 자모 (letter) pages trying to find out what we needed to include. We don’t have any sound files, so please don’t complain that you don’t hear anything when you hit the play button on the examples. For now they’re just filler. Anyways, this is what we’ve come up with so far for the character pages:
http://www.koreanwikiproject.com/wiki/index.php?title=ㄱ
If the above link doesn’t work for you, try this one:
http://www.koreanwikiproject.com/wiki/index.php?title=%E3%84%B1
You can find more information on the other characters, but ㄱ is really the page we’re working on before completely deciding on a style and how to present the information.
So, what do y’all think? Any suggestions? Please remember that it’s a (major) work in progress, so be nice 
Korean Dramas: 환상의 커플 (Fantasy Couple)
Posted by mstrum
on August 7, 2009
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Fantasy Couple (환상의 커플) is easily my third favorite drama (Soulmate/소울메이트 being first and Jewel in the Palace/대장금 being second). It has a cast who has great chemistry and plays their roles perfectly. The story is outlandish and the characters are extreme, making this for an extremely funny and interesting romantic comedy drama. Fantasy Couple is based off an American movie from 1987 called Overboard, so if you’ve seen that movie you pretty much know the storyline. Basically the main girl is a rich snob who loses her memory and is taken advantage of by someone who she pissed off by being her horrible self. It’s the usual 16 episode set up and doesn’t feel stretched out too much. 한예슬 does a great job playing the main girl (dare I say TOO good?). Anyways, if you’re looking for a good laugh, you HAVE to check this drama out. Here’s the main theme song with some scenes from the series:
Spotlight on Korean: Dialects
Posted by mstrum
on August 6, 2009
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Want to learn about the various dialects of Korean? Why would you want to learn a dialect? Here’s one example showing the different ways to say dragonfly (잠자리):
Here’s a quick map showing the different dialects and where they’re spoken:
You can click on an area from the map on the dialects page over on the Korean Wiki Project to learn more about its dialect. We currently have a lot up on the following dialects:
We need more information on:
If you know anything about those dialects, we would love for you to contribute your unique knowledge! Just create an account and start editing away.
