#kikinitinkorea
If you haven’t already heard of #kikinitinkorea you must be living under a rock (or not have any kind of internet access, which is tantamount to living under a rock in Korea). The mostly anonymous blogger uses gifs as her medium of expression, posting about the small, quirky things expats can experience while living in...
Shindig Vol.8
Shindig is a regular party at well-known venue Myoung Wol Gwan in Hongdae. It’s a sweaty, sticky, drunken affair which will keep you dancing until the early hours. It’s a party not to be missed. Here are some photos from previous parties to remind you of the shenanigans and to get you in the dancing...
Review & Photos: Jisan Valley Rock Festival 2012
The organisers of the 2012 edition of Jisan Valley Rock Festival were the first promoters in Korean history to bring Radiohead to the peninsula. While it’s commendable that they managed to lure arguably the biggest band in the world to play a headlining set, it felt like this was used as an excuse to rest...
Han River Park
Throughout the whole of spring, summer and autumn the Han River park is lovely not just for an afternoon relaxing with a picnic and a Cass on the grass, but for participating in the various sporting activities and events which are held there. The park stretches down much of the Han River and we realise...
10 Things to Do When it Rains
Monsoon season has struck and nobody wants to go outside for fear of being drowned. So what does that leave us with? Going to a coffee shop? We do that every day of the week anyway and we need more than a coffee to get us through this dreary weather. So, just for you wonderful...
In Pictures: VLUF Vol. 3
This weekend saw the return of the now infamous garage party hosted by VLUF. Chincha was there with bells on documenting the event – camera in one hand, beer in the other. The layout was somewhat different to the last party. Although the location was the same, there was no rooftop access this time as...
The Primary
The Primary are an expat Indie Folk band based in Cheongju, Korea. We write a lot about indie music, especially since there are many indie bands based in Korea, but after spending some time listening to The Primary we feel like this five-piece offer something slightly different from the standard paradigm. For a start they...
