Recently, I came across an article about how several Korean words, including those featured in the hit Netflix series Squid Game Season 2, have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). This was news to me—I had no idea that Korean words h…
Some of you may have seen the headlines. On the night of December 3, South Korea faced an unprecedented situation: martial law was declared. When I first heard the news, I dismissed it as fake. I imagine many other Koreans thought the same. But it …
A few days ago, I stumbled upon a fascinating interview on YouTube. It featured Dr. Ross King, a Harvard linguist, whose work I’ve admired for a long time. You might recall a previous post on my blog about “Lake of the Woods,” a language immersion…
BLACKPINK’s Rosé has teamed up with Bruno Mars for the song “A.P.T”, which has become a global sensation. The track debuted at #8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, setting a new record for a K-pop female artist, and climbed to #2 on the UK Official…
Recently, I came across an article about a unique village in the U.S. where only Korean is spoken. This village, called " 숲 속의 호수 " (Lake in the Woods), is part of the Concordia Language Villages in Minnesota. Today, I'd like to intro…
A few days ago, I came across some surprising news—there’s a K-drama made in Nigeria that’s creating quite a buzz. At first, I couldn’t wrap my head around the idea of a K-drama being produced in Nigeria. But after watching a clip on YouTube, I was…
The Cia-Cia people, a minority group in Indonesia, may not be widely known around the world, but their unique decision to preserve their language has attracted global attention. They chose to adopt Hangul as their script. This fascinating story has…
On October 10, 2024, a historic event took place: Korea celebrated its first Nobel Prize in Literature winner, "한강"(Han Kang). Sharing her name with Korea’s most famous river, Han Kang has become the first Korean and the first Asian woman…
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