Food & Drink 먹거리
Who Drinks Iced Americano in a Korean Winter
Korea has a word for the iced-in-January crowd and one for the hot-in-August crowd. Café sales data says the line between them runs through age.
Food & Drink 먹거리
At Korean BBQ, the Grill Was Meant to Be Yours
Grilling pork belly at the table spread in the 1980s with portable gas burners. The tongs are yours unless a restaurant pays someone to take them.
Food & Drink 먹거리
Even Koreans Had to Learn to Open a Rice Triangle
Rice triangles only took off in Korea around 2000, and opening one used to split the generations. That’s the half of the ramyeon dinner people skip.
Culture Explained 문화
Mousetrap Comes From a Tale Where the Magistrate Picks the Rat
Netflix’s Mousetrap borrows an old Korean tale about a rat that eats nail clippings. In it, the family and even the magistrate side with the rat.
Travel & Places 여행
SRT Is Gone, but You Still Pick Between Seoul and Suseo
SRT became KTX on Sept. 1, 2026. One app, fares about 10% lower, more seats. What didn’t merge is the station you leave from.
Culture Explained 문화
Changdeokgung Moonlight Tour Moves in Groups of 28
Changdeokgung’s Moonlight Tour sends groups of 28 into the palace five minutes apart. The Korean booking notice explains what that means for you.
Beauty & Fashion 뷰티
After a Seoul Facelift, Swelling (부기) Beat Face ID
An Australian influencer’s iPhone stopped recognizing her after a facelift in Seoul. Korean news used one medical word for what it couldn’t read.
K-Pop 케이팝
How a K-Pop Idol Goes Seven Years Without a Settlement (정산)
fromis_9’s Park Jiwon said she had almost no income for seven years. The word behind that is jeongsan, and Korea changed the rules on it in 2025.
K-Drama & Film 드라마
Two Hit K-Dramas, Both About a Department Chief (부장)
One turned its bujang into a slow collapse, the other into a secret agent in disguise. Both work because of where that rank sits in a Korean company.
Culture Explained 문화
KPop Demon Hunters Found Its Concerts in a Shaman Ritual
In Korean, gut is both a shaman’s ritual and a spectacle crowds gather for. KPop Demon Hunters’ director called it the first concert. She’s got a point.