Sunnery & Ryan on Gangnam, Marrying Models and the Death of 'Put Your Hands Up'
Interviews / Music

Sunnery & Ryan on Gangnam, Marrying Models and the Death of ‘Put Your Hands Up’

by chincha on Feb 11, 2015 • No Comments
It’s an average Saturday night at Octagon, one of Gangnam’s most popular clubs. There’s enough bass to disrupt a pacemaker, enough strobes to constitute an epileptic’s nightmare and enough liquor to become drunk by proxy. There’s even an indoor snowstorm; every few minutes, shards of something like dry ice shoot...
Amassed Stuff
Features / Lifestyle

Amassed Stuff

by chincha on Jan 31, 2015 • No Comments
The other day I considered the springform pan on top of my fridge.  It sits there taking up a good fifth of my precious top-of-fridge space, an area I was considering rearranging. Living in a tiny studio will cause one to do these re-evaluations regularly. Every inch of space is...
A Day in Seoul
Videos

A Day in Seoul

by chincha on Jan 8, 2015 • No Comments
Former Korea resident Scott Herder takes us through his favourite central Seoul tourist spots, namely Chyeonggyecheon Stream, Gwangwhamun Square, Gyeongbokgung Palace, Bukchon Village, Namsan Tower, Myeongdong and the 63 Building, in this pulsating timelapse video. For more on how Herder made the video and his thoughts on the arduous, time-consuming process, check...
Tokyo-Osaka-Hong Kong-Shanghai-Seoul
Events / Photography

Tokyo-Osaka-Hong Kong-Shanghai-Seoul

by chincha on Jan 3, 2015 • No Comments
Chris da Canha takes the most glorious street photography. We love how he captures everyday occasions in a fresh way, making you feel as if you’re almost there in the scene with the subjects and their surroundings. Having traveled around several of East Asia’s famous city’s, da Canha’s work is mostly themed...
Trippy 18th-Century Furniture By Lila Jang
Art / Lifestyle

Trippy 18th-Century Furniture By Lila Jang

by chincha on May 2, 2014 • No Comments
Korean sculptor Lila Jang specialises in creating unusual 18th-century-influenced, French-style furniture. After studying a BFA in Sculpture at  Hongik University in Seoul, Jang continued solidifying her designs in Paris, where she began gaining international recognition for their quixotic beauty. Jang “makes a practice of transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary,” according to Lux...
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Christian Protesters Clash with Police at Korea's Gay Pride
Events / Photography

Christian Protesters Clash with Police at Korea’s Gay Pride

by chincha on Jun 30, 2014 • 1 Comment
The 15th annual Korea Queer Culture Festival held its opening ceremonies and pride parade recently on Saturday, June 7th in Seoul’s Seodaemun neighborhood.  The festival’s official slogan was “Love Conquers Hate,” a mantra that would be forced to prove its merit before the day’s end.  Shown below are members of Church Bitches, one of the festival’s headlining acts...
Secret Zombie Meeting With Guitar Wolf
Bands / Interviews

Secret Zombie Meeting With Guitar Wolf

by chincha on Jun 25, 2014 • No Comments
If you have never heard of the Japanese punk band Guitar Wolf, it’s time to start questioning your adolescence. Their self-described style of “Jet Rock ‘n’ Roll” brings together punk, noise, and rockabilly to stereo obliterating decibels which the band may or may not use to save us all from a zombie apocalypse. Though their...
Asian Chairshot Plan World Domination
Bands / Interviews

Asian Chairshot Plan World Domination

by chincha on May 13, 2014 • No Comments
스크롤을 내리시면 한국어로 인터뷰 내용을 읽어 보실 수 있습니다. We chatted to vocalist and bassist Youngwon Hwang of Asian Chairshot to get the lowdown on spreading Korean indie all over the world, their current U.K. tour, and what working with Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Jeff Schroeder is like. 현재 영국에서 열심히 투어를 돌며  한국식 고유의 체어샷을 보여 주고...
FLORA Kicks off Asian Tour in Seoul
Events / Interviews

FLORA Kicks off Asian Tour in Seoul

by chincha on May 8, 2014 • No Comments
Liron Meshulam, whose stage name is Flora, kicks off her Spring 2014 Asian Tour in Seoul with gigs at Mudaeruk, Studio Zemi and Jebidabang. Flora brings passionate, tingling and lyric-driven music from her hometown scene of Tel Aviv, Israel. Chincha chatted with Flora to hear more about her singular sound and what she’s excited to...
Summer Sundays in Seoul
Events / Previews

Summer Sundays in Seoul

by chincha on May 4, 2014 • No Comments
VENUE CHANGE: THIS EVENT IS NOW AT CIELO IN ITAEWON. Rooftop chilling, BBQ burgers and underground music. What more could you want on a Sunday? On May 11 (1pm–9pm) head to Cielo in Itaewon to hang out and listen to a mix of lowkey music, from house, new disco and electronic to indie, R&B and pop. Entry is 5,000 won...
Win a L VE M TEL Copy!!
Lifestyle / Photography

Win a L VE M TEL Copy!!

by chincha on Apr 30, 2014 • No Comments
You may remember us mentioning L VE M TEL, a printed ode to Korea some friends of ours were raising money to publish. Well, they’ve achieved their goal, and the result is beautiful: a 320-page publication chockfull of high-quality photography, art and writing. Pick one of for 20,000 won at Seoul Base Camp, through the...
Chained Dogs in the Korean Countryside
Outside Seoul / Photo Essays

Chained Dogs in the Korean Countryside

by chincha on Apr 28, 2014 • No Comments
Albert Retief noticed a phenomenon that was foreign to him, being from South Africa, where pets are mostly treated differently, when he moved to Ganghwa Island, northwestern Korea, in 2010. All the dogs were tied up or in cages. “I started to explore more of the island while documenting chained dogs,” said Retief. “I returned in 2012 and...
Seoul Fashion Week AW14
Fashion / Photography

Seoul Fashion Week AW14

by chincha on Apr 22, 2014 • No Comments
Attending Seoul Fashion Week is not so much glamorous as it is spellbindingly entertaining. There is some amazing talent coming out of Seoul right now that is worth learning about, and I highly recommend heading to high-end select shops like 10 corso como, to check out some of the top Korean designers under one roof, or to the...


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