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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...

Events / This Week

Events in Seoul This Week: May 16th – 23rd

by chincha on May 15, 2013 • No Comments

Happy Buddha’s Birthday, we hope you’re either exploring or fleeing the country over the long weekend. If you’re stuck in Seoul, don’t worry – we’ve got you sorted. Peruse the events on offer and pay attention to the bottom of this post. There’s FREE STUFF up for grabs. If you...

Bands / Reviews

Review: Television Live

by chincha on May 15, 2013 • No Comments

The English language promotion for this gig was about as loud as a monastery full of mute monks and so the majority of the audience seemed to be in attendance for the popular K-Indie band Kiha and the Faces. This lead to the bizarre sight of dolled-up Korean teenagers in...

Events / Previews

2nd Roller Boogie Night in Seoul

by chincha on May 14, 2013 • No Comments

Roll up, roll up on Friday the 17th of May for round two of the awesome Roller Boogie Night series in Seoul. Featuring a mix of DJs from retro DJ crew YMEA’s Palpal, Yoberr, Hwangbaxa and Tigerdisco and house music collective Project Outings Po‘s Dambi and Deero, you’ll also bear witness to...

Bands / Interviews

From Kreuzberg to Gangnam: An Interview with Jahcoozi in Seoul

by chincha on May 11, 2013 • No Comments

Only a few hours after having touched down from Beijing, Sasha Perera and Oren Gerlitz have rolled into the Platoon dressing room and are relaxing before their gig. Although they both confess to being hungover from the previous evening’s exploits, neither seem subdued. In fact both, before long, are pouring drinks. Jahcoozi are...

Bands / Interviews

Q&A: Wye Oak

by chincha on May 10, 2013 • No Comments

The Wye Oak tree in Wye Mills, Maryland was the largest white oak tree in the Unites States before it was destroyed in a thunderstorm in 2002. Equally as distinguished is the indie folk rock duo of the same name comprised of Andy Stack and Jenn Wasner, who will perform...

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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DJs / Events / Previews

360 Sounds Record Store Day and 40th Party

by chincha on Apr 17, 2013 • No Comments

This weekend is a big one for 360 Sounds, one of Korea’s longest-established DJ collectives. Running for over 7 years and still going strong (they even have the Stussy t-shirts to prove it), you can catch at least one 360 Sounds member DJing at some of Seoul’s coolest clubs on a regular basis. This coming Saturday...

Lifestyle / Opinion

Is Korea’s Coffee Scene on the Verge?

by Charlotte on Apr 16, 2013 • No Comments

Dunkin Donuts is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year abroad and at home with special deals on donut sets that may be appearing in offices near you. The everyman’s rival brand to Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts trickled into Korea and other parts of Asia after the company went public in 2011. Economic pundits were skeptical the...

Events / This Week

Events in Seoul This Week: April 11th – 18th

by chincha on Apr 11, 2013 • No Comments

Spring? We think we jinxed it when we said it had already arrived in last Thursday’s events in Seoul post. Here are some street style pictures from Seoul Fashion Week to make up for it. ONGOING Cherry Blossoms are goooo. You’ll be able to head to different areas around Seoul and Korea for pinky-white floral...

Events / Photography

In Pictures: Unionmade II Cover and Destroy at 1984

by chincha on Apr 10, 2013 • No Comments

VLUF are eminent on the Seoul subcultural party scene for their warehouse raves, particularly after their recent collaboration with House of Vans. The crew recently threw the second volume of their second party series, Unionmade II: Cover and Destroy, at uber cool garage basement venue and print publication shop 1984 in Hongdae. Here are the...

Events / Photography

Instagram Seoul

by chincha on Apr 9, 2013 • No Comments

The first official Instagram meet in Seoul is happening this weekend (just in time for cherry blossoms?) at the Han River in Seoul. Retro camera app lovers are invited to join in with fellow social networkers for a day of mingling and photo challenges in one of Seoul’s most photogenic areas. The Sunday afternoon meetup...

Events / Previews

The 7th Seoul Jazz Festival 2013

by chincha on Apr 9, 2013 • No Comments

I was speaking to an acquaintance recently about the 7th Seoul Jazz Festival. He was at an impasse “as an adult” about whether to spend the long weekend in May at a jazz festival or stick with his usual choice of the 7th World DJ Festival in Seoul, which is on the same weekend. Initially, this seems...

Fashion / Photography

SOL-SOL: Seoul Fashion Week Street Style

by chincha on Apr 6, 2013 • No Comments

In the last of our Seoul Fashion Week coverage, street style snapper Sol-Sol shares some shots of what the SFW attendees were wearing outside of the shows. These are some of our favourite photographs from Sol-Sol’s Tumblr and Facebook page. Head to their blog to see the SFW zeitgeist from the off-duty models, students and...

Events / This Week

Events in Seoul This Week: April 4th – 11th

by chincha on Apr 4, 2013 • No Comments

We’re edging toward what is arguably the most-hyped, highly-anticipated, and much-needed event in Seoul for some time to come: Spring is here. The rumors appear to be true. When you’re not looking for a meadow or park bench to take your beer and banchan picnic, there is plenty going on to keep you in a...

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