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[ Series Index ] 7.  Han Dae-su [한대수] Years of Activity:  1974-present (most recent album in 200...

In spirit, at least. TK is very sorry that the last substantive post on the blog is nearly a month old. He is going through some signif...

TK rises from the dead. You can't hold him down, Facebook! TK's new Facebook page is here . If you were TK's Facebook frien...

The good folks at Facebook finally caught up to the fact that TK has been using a pseudonym for his Facebook page. Looks like TK's Face...

South Korean soldiers set up loudspeakers along the DMZ. ( source ) Dear Korean, I was read...

August 15, 2015 is the 70 year anniversary of the end of World War II. With it, a fresh round of tension builds in East Asia over Japan'...

Dear Korean, I've started watching K-Dramas recently and now I have a question. What's the deal with blurry knives? (Imagine I...

Dear Korean,  Given that U.S. just legalized same-sex marriage for all states, how is gay marria...

Let's get back to blogging! TK visits Seoul nearly every year, and every year there is always something different and new, partly becau...

Dear Korean, Me and a friend of mine have everything booked. Flights, hotells, and more. But due to MERS. How safe is it to enter the coun...

( source ) I. If you don’t tell your own story, someone else will. Your story, told through someone else, is stolen. The stol...

Dear Korean, What is the tradition for new babies? My son and daughter in law live in Seoul and are expecting their first child. When t...

Dear Korean,  Could you please comment on the New York Times' article "The price of nice nails?"  Brian N. For ...

Among the many "Ask" blogs that AAK! inspired, TK feels the proudest of Ask a North Korean by NK News . Within the English langua...

(Back from vacation! Thank you all for waiting.) ( source ) TK recently had an occasion to speak with a close friend, who was thi...

Today, one year ago, the Sewol ferry sank off the southwestern coast of Korea, claiming more than three hundred lives. TK's series d...

Dear Korean, I recently stayed in Seoul for a while and was looking for a place to have some wine. However, my Korean friend told me I...

( source ) Lee Kuan Yew, the progenitor of Singapore, has passed away. Lee was a singular individual with many interesting ideas, an...

TK's rant in the  post about being a doctor in Korea  brought about some negative reactions in the comments. He could care less; the id...

Dear Korean, As they face sentencing on blackmail charges that could land them in jail for three years, two young women are trying to ...