I was sent to Macau for an assignment recently and being K-popped! I couldn’t help but look out for all things Korean. While there was much to see and do in Macau, there wasn’t much K-related things to experience.
K-popped! Around the World: Scene 5
K-popped! reader Jon Ng was kind enough to send us some pictures of the Manhwa exhibition at the Korean Cultural Center UK in London. Thanks Jon! The MANHWA 100: Centenary of Korean Comics exhibition was held at KCCUK from May 21st – June 24th 2009 and Jon managed to drop by on the last day. Here are some pics for the rest of us who missed the show. The Korean Cultural Center UK in London. Check out their website for more event listings and information! Video installations, artwork and hundreds of books to satisfy a true fan of Manhwa. A shot of Jon with artwork from the manhwa, Goong, that later became the hit drama that made Yoon Eun-Hyeour favourite Hallyu sweetheart. Jon is currently traveling around the world in search of doing good deeds at each stop along the way. You can follow him on his journey at http://www.we-deed-it.com Related post:MANHWA 100: Centenary of Korean Comics More K-popped! Around the World entries… Take part in the KATW project!
K-popped! Around the World : Scene 4
Seen on the wall of a little Korean café in New Delhi, India Have you ever wondered what a Korean café would look like in New Delhi, India? Thanks to K-popped! reader Debjani Dutta, here’s a glimpse of Korean culture in India. Clockwise from left: The Korean café, Kimchi Jjigae (kimchi stew) and pajeon served at the café, drawings on the menu, Debjani’s friend Meghna Debjani in an artistic shot A seminar on Korean culture organised by the Dept of North East Asian Studies in Debjani’s university in India.Bottom left: Korean food stall at the International Food FestivalBottom right: Korean students serve bibimbap To view more photos submitted by our readers, head to our group in Facebook!If you would like to contribute your photos, read our entry on the K-popped! Around the World project. Previous posts:K-popped! Around the World : Scene 3K-popped! Around the World : Scene 2K-popped! Around the World : Scene 1
K-popped! Around the World : Scene 3
I can’t believe it has been more than six months(!) since we’ve done a K-popped! Around the World entry. I would love to do more of these, so keep those photos coming okay? Korean Way in New York: West 32nd Street in New York city, also known as Korean Way is the Korea town in the Big Apple. Photo submitted by Dionne Sentis. Rustic Jazz Bar, Seoul: You wouldn’t believe that this run down place is a haunt for jazz lovers. Photo submitted by Wan Twotree. Rustic Jazz Bar Interior: This room comes alive at night! Photo submitted by Wan Twotree. aA Design Museum and cafe: The aA Design Museum and cafe comes highly recommended by Wan Twotree. Giant pot of Korean curry noodles: This dish is supposedly very popular and there’s a long queue for this. You can find it served in one of the small dingy streets in Seoul (for exact location, please ask Wan Twotree). It tastes like Maggi curry noodles, but much much better. With the amout of sea-food in the giant hot pot, i would think it would taste better than instant noodles. Yeah! Photo submitted by Wan Twotree. Shiitake Deulkkae Wrap: Deulkkae is an
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K-popped! Around the World : Scene 2
I think it’s time for another round of KATW. Here are the chosen pics this time around. Thank you to those who contributed. Daegu Stadium: Melissa Hernandez submitted this picture of Daegu Stadium in the city of Daegu. This is probably where Rain held is final “I’m Coming concert”. Check out pics from Rain’s Daegu concert. Korean Graffiti: Suhana Sulaiman and her friends spent many awesome days in Seoul. Here’s a a pic of Suhana (far right) with her friends. Behind them is a wall full of Hangul graffiti. Can you read what it says? Blue flowers: Submitted by K-popped! reader Justin Brandt, this photo taken when he was in Korea. Here’s his caption for the pic “If korea has anything america is missing, it’s the color blue.” K-popped! in Dhaka Bangladesh: Spotted! Arirang Restaurant – a Korean restaurant in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo submitted by Lindsay Herron. To view more photos submitted by our readers, head to our group in Facebook!C’mon, be part of our KATW project. If you would like to contribute your photos, read our entry on the K-popped! Around the World project. View previous entries
K-popped! Around the World
It’s FRIDAY! And over here in Malaysia, there’s going to be a long weekend since Monday is a public holiday. Whoo hoo! Been doing a little Hallyu surfing today and realised that there are so many K-popped! events happening everywhere else except in Malaysia . Come and take a look at them with me: FT Island entertains Thailand FT Island was in Thailand again (and performed!) at the SEED awards. They received the Asia’s Most Popular Artist gong. The quintet, who ditched their Malaysia concert at the very last minute in March 2008, performed Lovesick and Until You Get Here for their happy Thai fans at the event. Note to all Malaysian fans who purchased their concert tickets from TicketCharge – Go get your partial refunds now! Lotte Cinema in Vietnam Lotte Cinema opened cinemas in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) and Da Nang in Vietnam! There are also plans to open a Lotte Mart in HCM at the end of the year. A Lotte Cinema may be operating from within the mart. Following that, a Lotte Mart will also be opening in Hanoi. Lotte Cinema won’t work in Malaysia since there are already many cinema operators in our country. The
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K-popped! Around the World : Scene 1
An-nyeong yeoroboon (hello everyone!),I am happy to bring you the first entry in our series of K-popped! Around the World. Thank you to those who have contributed these photos to our Facebook photo album. Please keep ‘em coming. We hope you had as much fun taking these shots as we’ve had viewing them. Coffee Prince Cafe, Seoul: Due to the immensely popular hit drama Coffee Prince, the cafe where the drama was filmed is now a tourist attraction. Adibah says the coffee there is the yummiest ever! Pictured here are Adibah, her sister and the owner’s daughter. Photo submitted by Adibah Azhar. Mu Dung San Korean BBQ, Koreatown, Downtown Los Angeles: Bulgogi, boneless galbi and samgyupsal on an authentic Korean barbecue. Photo submitted by Viel Catig. Jewels in the Palace: Little Chianz (right), her sister and aunt wearing hanboks at the set where they filmed the Korean drama ‘Jewel in the Palace’. Photo submitted by Chianz Ying-i. The Jerusalem Connection: After her weekly Korean language class, Moran heads to the Korean House Restaurant in Jerusalem, Israel where she and her friend dig into bulgogi, dolsot bibimbap, kimbap and kimchi! Photo submitted by Moran Hamdi. New York City Bibimbap: Melissa (right)
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K-popped! Around the World
Whenever we travel, we get very excited when we discover Korean influences in the simplest form. For example, we were so excited to discover that Pizza Hut in Bali, Indonesia served bulgogi-flavoured pizza. When we walk around Petaling Jaya or Kuala Lumpur (in Malaysia) we are always on the lookout for Korean stuff too! Sometimes, we hunt down Korean-related things, such as that ‘lil excursion we had to Koreatown in Ampang, Malaysia! Join our K-popped! Around the World Project Now, we’re curious about Korean influences in your neck of the woods. If you know of any K-influences that would pique the interest of fellow K-popped! buddies, snap a photo of it and upload it to the K-popped! Fan page / K-popped! Group Photo Album on Facebook. Please add a caption or short description of the photo. Here’s how to join the K-popped! Around the World Project: Send in a photo (must be original) of something or someone K-popped! in your area (A picture that depicts any Korean influence in your town / city) Include a short description & tell us the location or at least country the picture was taken Upload it to our K-popped! Fan page album OR K-popped!
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