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5 Korean Foods for Adventurous Eaters

by chincha on May 23, 2013 • No Comments

Restaurant search apps tend to favor quantity over quality. Most mine the web to produce general results vouched for by random strangers who think Kimbap Heaven actually lives up to its name. The MangoPlate team set out to create a better restaurant app that’s not just a directory, but a...

Events / This Week

Events in Seoul This Week: 23rd – 30th May

by chincha on May 23, 2013 • No Comments

It’s a beautifully sunny day and we’re hoping the weather this weekend will be the same. Have a nice Seoul, whatever you’re up to. ALL WEEKEND HBC Fest HBC Fest is back. The biannual multi-venue music festival will take place this friday and Saturday in the small expat village of...

Events / Previews

Win Tickets to The Dodos!

by chincha on May 22, 2013 • 1 Comment

Win tickets to see indie rockers The Dodos at Mun in Mullae this Friday night, May 24! Alternative concert promoters SuperColorSuper are always trying to mix it up when it comes to creating live music experiences in Seoul. Mun is a really cool space in factory district Mullae, and next week SCS...

Bands / Interviews

Catching New Blue Death

by chincha on May 21, 2013 • No Comments

As the rain ceases to descend on a miserable day in Seoul, it’s a far cry from inside club Keu Keu, where New Blue Death’s Adam Brennan and Ethan Waddell are sat, relaxing after their show. The atmosphere is chilled and ambient. Their set-up for the gig was not the...

Outside Seoul / Photo Essays / Travel Korea

Rural Korea: Exploring Waymook Beach

by chincha on May 15, 2013 • No Comments

On the west coast of Korea, hidden by the countryside rice paddies, lies a local beach called Waymook. Famous for its gorgeous sunsets, the small town boasts fresh seafood restaurants and beachside walkways, overlooking a few small islands. While young couples and families tromp around in the sand, shells and...

Art / Events

Seoul Urban art Project’s “Hello, Stranger!” Event

by chincha on Apr 30, 2013 • No Comments

Seoul Urban art Project (SUP) are a collective of artists working in contemporary mediums such as graffiti and outdoor installations. According to the crew, they “espouse an ‘open gallery’ concept to communicate with people more directly, away from the traditional white cube art gallery system aiming at a particular audience.”...

Events / Previews

Unmissable Music Festivals in South Korea 2013

by chincha on Mar 4, 2013 • 2 Comments

Over the past few years Korea has picked up the pace when it comes to festivals and events. Last year alone saw the likes of Skrillex, David Guetta, Gotye, Crystal Castles, Tiesto, Akon, Radiohead, and Maroon 5 blast the speakers in Korea. Both Elton John and Dr.Dre would have been...

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Film / Previews

At Search for Spirits on the Island of Rocks, Wind and Women

by chincha on May 6, 2013 • No Comments

At Search for Spirits on the Island of Rocks, Wind and Women is a feature-length documentary currently in its post-production stage, created by long-term Jeju resident Giuseppe (Joey) Rossitano. The director was inspired to document the lives of local shamans, known as Jeju musok, when his original film focusing on the island’s ghost stories took...

Bands / Previews

Television Live in Seoul

by chincha on May 6, 2013 • 1 Comment

Much like their debut album, Television’s first time performing on the Korean Peninsula seems to have crept up on us without much of a fanfare, but if we are to learn anything from their seminal history it must surely be not to underestimate them. The New York art-punk legends will strut their delightfully angular stuff...

Outside Seoul / Photo Essays / Travel Korea

Boriam Temple at Namhae Island

by chincha on May 5, 2013 • No Comments

I hate planning events or organising my folders at my work desk. Planning my birthday is no exception, hence text messages flooding in on the eve of my 23rd, nagging me as to what the plan was or to remind me that I am one inch closer to being officially an ajushi. I was lucky to...

Bands / Venues

Audra Connolly and Willow Lyou at JY Hall

by Charlotte on May 3, 2013 • No Comments

Ask an expat why they haven’t gone home yet, and you’re likely to hear something about “community.” It’s an important word to independent musicians too. Strong bonds form in between open mic nights, coffee shop gigs, small venue lineups and even street corner busking. Audra Connolly moved to Ilsan (Gyeonggi province) to teach English, but...

Events / This Week

Events in Seoul This Week: 2nd – 9th of May 2013

by chincha on May 2, 2013 • No Comments

What’s going on this week in Seoul? Loads, that’s what. ONGOING Seoul Open Art Fair at COEX The Seoul Open Art Fair is at COEX mall until the 6th of May. Exhibitions include art from G20 representative Hwang Ho Sup, a sculpture show, and a collection of works from young artists. Entry cost is W10,000...

Events / Previews

51+ Festival (51플러스 뉴스) at Mullae Arts Space

by chincha on May 1, 2013 • No Comments

Giacomo Lee wrote an ace round-up and preview of this weekend’s 51+ Festival at Mullae Art Space and allowed us to republish it. Bookmark his blog for more on alternative music in Seoul. Interested in seeing the best indie and alternative acts Seoul has to offer? A little bored of Hongdae? Then heard on over...

Events / This Week

Events in Seoul This Week: 25th April – 2nd May

by chincha on Apr 24, 2013 • No Comments

Hiya! More events will be added tomorrow. We’re waiting on some finer details. In the meantime, re-live a crazy dance party – soundtrack included - and learn to speak Korean through artistic means. Then check out our array of awesome events profiled this week. ONGOING Gwanghwamun International Art Festival Hosting over 400 artists from five continents, this...

Bands / Interviews

Chincha Chats to Goonam

by chincha on Apr 24, 2013 • No Comments

In the past Chincha has featured interviews with Apollo 18 and Galaxy Express, both staples in the Korean rock scene. Starting April 24th they will make up one-half the bill for the Korea Rocks Tour in the UK alongside Gate Flowers and Goonamguayeoridingstella (Goonam). We caught up with Goonam’s guitarist Ung Joh recently, just after...

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