Philstar.com on MSN1d
Living our K-drama lives in Seoul (minus the drama)
Last month, my friends Salve Asis, Gorgy Rula, Tet de Joya and I made a trip to Seoul, South Korea for a weekend getaway. As ...
The Korea Herald11d
Tteokbokki: South Koreans' longtime soul food
A magical go-to food enjoyed by South Koreans is "tteokbokki," a popular snack of chewy rice cakes slathered in a spicy sauce made from red pepper paste with additions of fish cakes and boiled ...
THE CHOSUNILBO on MSN1mon
From Fashion Hub to K-Food Hotspot: How Myeong-dong is evolving
Once known for fashion and cosmetics, Myeong-dong is transforming into a K-food ... and popular street food spots offering tteokbokki buffets and gimbap. Just a few years ago, these storefronts ...
Korea2mon
I Want to Die but I Still Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Sehee ― the rise of sad-girl lit
The first was called I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki. In other words, she feels a bit sad nearly all the time. It is a sadness that sometimes stops her from wanting to live, but that ...
The Straits Times7d
Landmark war in South Korea’s Myeongdong: Lotte, Shinsegae face off in flagship showdown
SEOUL-South Korea’s retail giants, Lotte and Shinsegae, are on a collision course over department store domination of Seoul’s Myeongdong district, racing to reinvent their retail strongholds ...