Korean Wave

South Korea is such a small country; it is smaller than Japan, and even smaller than Southern California. A lot of people in the world did not know well about Korea; Korea was only famous for chip Korean cars and technology. However, Korea suddenly became so popular since around 2000, mainly because of Korean dramas. Besides Korean dramas, there are so many other facts that boosted "Korean wave" such as Korean food, movies, singers, electronic companies (Samsung and LG)etc,.
I am very proud of my country and glad that finally foreigners started to recognize my country and came to travel.
Although I am here in America, I really want to go back to my country and catch up with Korean culture I missed.

World Cup

Korean people are very excited about the World Cup that is held in South Africa this summer.
The first game of Republic of Korea is with Greece in June 11. So, I am guessing Korea town will get crazy with "Red Devils" which refer to Korean soccor fans.
Korean team have been prepared very hard for this World Cup because they did not have a good result for the last one. Everyone is hoping that Korean soccor team plays better this time. I am also going to wear the "Red Devils" T-shirt and cheer for them at 4:00 AM on Saturday...
I am excited to see all the games that Korean team plays.

Dok-do island

The possession of the Dok-do island has been an issue between Korea and Japan. Dok-do island belongs to Korean territory, but recently Japan started arguing that Dok-do island belongs to Japan. The history goes back to the time when Japanese government conquered Korea, but still in the old Japanese map, Dok-do was marked as a Korean territory. Suddenly, out of nowhere, Japanese government is claiming for the ownership of the island and and even distorting history; they have included it in their textbook, and taught children that Korean people are illegally living in their island. Sadly, 97% of the world map marks Dok-do as 'Sea of Japan' and only 3% of the world map marks 'East Sea' which is in Korea.
The nation of Korea might be smaller and powerless than Japan; however, it does not mean that Korean people are weak. Korean people are fighting against this incorrect history and against Japanese government in many ways. What is important is that Korean citizens, not Japanese, live in Dok-do island and Japan has no right to claim its ownership or to distort history.

Korean's idol-holic

These days, a lot of Korean people are crazy for young group singers which we call "idol" or "idol star." Regardless of their age, people talk about idol stars in most of TV shows, and treat them nicely and carefully because those idol stars have a huge number of fans who will do anything for them. If someone talks something bad about any idol star, then that person gets a lot of bad reviews on the internet which is a very serious issue in Korea now. Well, I have been here for a long time so it is hard to understand that kind of Korean culture. I am just wishing that people who obsessively worship idol stars could find something better to do in their lives, or at least not attack other people who do not "worship" their stars.

Korean BBQ

One of the best things about Korea town is that there are a lot of good Korean BBQ places. These days, most of the BBQ places are "all you can eat" for only $9.99 - $16.99.
On Monday, after a trip to Magic Mountain, I went to Korean BBQ and ate like crazy. I think Korean BBQ goes really well with Korean Soju (which is well known as Korean Sake).
If you don't have any experience yet, then try! You will love it too!

Korean church crew

The best place you can experience Korean culture is the Korean church. There are a lot of Korean community church in town, and some of them have English service as well.

At church, people do a lot of things together such as gathering, volunteering, going to missions, etc. I have made good friends in church since I came to this country, and my life and all that experiences in church have been the biggest part of my life.