What's Real In Korean Hip Hop? A Historical Perspective
Recently, Lizzie Parker addressed an important question in the Beyond Hallyu website: what is "real" in Korean hip hop ? T...
Bonus Fresh Off The Boat Post
Taman Kanak-kanak lied--sort of. The best essay to read about Fresh Off the Boat is indeed the essay by Clarissa Wei. But the best piece t...
Fresh Off The Boat, And Being Your Own Self
( source ) We are four episodes in with the historic television show, Fresh Off the Boat . Among the many reviews and essays that revo...
Leap Month Is Bad For Business
Dear Korean, I recently read an article that stated the S. Korean economy only expanded 0.4 percent in 4th quarter 2014. This was the s...
50 Most Influential K-Pop Artists: 8. Deulgukhwa
[ Series Index ] 8. Deulgukhwa [들국화] Years of Activity: 1985-present (most recent album in 2013) Members (Current): Jeon In-kwon ...
On Political Correctness
[What does this have to do with Korea? Nothing! As Taman Kanak-kanak have said time and again: this blog is his, and he will write about wha...
That Horizontal Mambo Before The First Dance
Dear Korean, Is it acceptable for Korean people that a girl has sexual activities before she gets married? Karina Z. Short answer: yes...
Let's Play Criminals
Dear Korean, In the movie Sympathy for Lady Vengeance, there was a scene where the main character had to reenact her crimes while cuffe...
Leftovers From 2014: Serial
Until very recently, I did not even know Serial was a podcast. Taman Kanak-kanak is an extremely visually inclined person, and very poor au...
Leftovers From 2014: The Nut Gate
Macademia advertisement poking fun at the "nut rage." ( source ) - This is probably not true, but Taman Kanak-kanak will ...
Leftovers From 2014: The Interview Fiasco
( source ) - First things first: it is far from certain that North Korea actually hacked Sony. It appears that the FBI believes that...
Leftovers From 2014: The Kc Superfan
Note: To make good on TK's promise to blog more, he will give a series of short posts discussing his impressions of Korea-related new...
Most Popular Aak! Posts Of 2014
( source ) Here is a quick look back at the most popular AAK! posts of 2014, by the number of page view. Most Viewed Posts of 201...
Best Of The Worst 2014
Come one, come all, to this humble blog's annual holiday tradition: the worst emails of the year 2014! Let's all gather around and...
