[World Cup] June 12th, the winning day!

The Soccer season is here!!
The Korean and Greece match started on June 12th and millions of people gathered to watch the game in so many different places in different regions!
City hall and Gang-nam district was the main place in Seoul for the gathering, with lots of people hoping to feel the enthusiasm of World Cup.

I went to the Ilsan stadium to watch the game, with my boyfriend..haha
About 3000 people got together regardless of the heavy rain.

We cheered until the game was over, singing our national cheerleading songs and chants!
I could feel the passion of Korea, hoping for our team to win.

And...finally...

We WON! by 2:0!

YAY

Me with the little lighting devil horn~~

The next match is between Korea and Argentina, and I'm planning to go to City Hall this time!

See u there! ;)

Check the Website: www.fifa.com

1.Title: World Cup

2. Duration: (for Korean Matches temporarily:) ~6/23

3. Place: Any place you'd like to cheer~~(mostly in City Hall & Gangnam)

4. Fee: Free!!

5. Tip to Enjoy Koreaness: Wear RED RED RED!!!!

Sookmyung Women's Univ. Spring Festival "Cheong-pa jae"

Cheong-pa-jae Sookmyung Women's University "Dream."

The time of university festivals is here!

Most of the universities in Seoul are enjoying their own campus festival around May and June.

Sookmyung Women's university, our own lovely school, held our joyful festival of our own, called Cheong-pa-jae, with the concept of the "dream."

This year, famous singers such as Eun Ji-Won, Hui-sung and 4 men came to the festival to boost up the atmosphere!

There were flee markets all over the place, delicious treats and event sections!

At night, mostly starting from 6pm, little pubs managed by each majors of various departments sold drinks and good food to other people from different places.

No fee for entrance, just bring some money for your own drinking and eating!

Boryeong Mud Festival

Boryeong Mud Festival

Boryeong city is a blessed town called Boryeong with 10 thousand years because they say that generation after generation has lived healthy and peacefully in the scenically beautiful land as its natural resources are rich, mountain is good and water is clear. The ingredient result of the fine mud of Boryeong which spreads along the coastline of 136km has found that it is excellent for skin care and the quality is better than one of the Dead Sea in Israel because it emits far-infrared radiation very much and contains mineral, germanium and bentonite. Therefore, Boryeong city installed Mudpack house in Daechon beach and hold the festival every year to inform the mud.
How about coming to Boryeong Mud Festival for your exhausted skin this summer?



July 17(sat.) ~ July 25(sun.)

at Dachon beach & Inner city

Translator Information for foreigners
-English:011-438-4865
-Japanese:010-9579-3821
-Chinese:010-3268-0027

*There is FREE shuttle bus run between event site and major tourist attractions with professional interpreters and tour guides
- Shuttle-bus route: Dae-Cheon Beach → Coal Museum → Stone sculpture → SeongJuSaJi→ Cold wind bath → Costal road → Dae-Cheon Harbor → Dae-Cheon Beach




More informations at http://www.mudfestival.or.kr/ :)

The places for the Temple-stay in Seoul

You don't need to go far.

There are many temples in Seoul providing temple-stay program.

The following is the list of the temples.

Jogyesa /조계사

information: http://www.jogyesa.org/

Bongeunsa /봉은사

information: http://www.bongeunsa.org/

Myogaksa/ 묘각사

information: http://www.myogaksa.net/

Kilsangsa/ 길상사

information: http://www.kilsangsa.or.kr/

Busan Gangalli Eobang Festival

Busan Gangalli Eobang Festival

Eobang was the term calling its fishing cooperative in Suyeong area. Eobang, the fishing cooperative taught fishermen new fishing techniques to encourage the fishery. Eobang encouraged singing songs to relieve people from stress of hard work during a group work and to increase efficiency by letting people work with songs telling of fishermen's feelings. Fishing activities of that time were reorganized to "Jwasuyeong Eobang Nori", which has been preserved and passed on until now as the important intangible cultural asset No. 62. Gwangalli Eobang Festival was therefore named after Eobang (漁坊)' in that it is to follow the traditional spirit of the Suyeong region.

○June 11th~13th

○around Gangalli beach

○Fees:

Catch Live Fishes by Hands - 10000won(gives you souvenir towel and Eobang gift card/preschool child - free)

○More infomations: http://festival-eobang.suyeong.go.kr/eng/index.asp (English)

Daegu International Musical Festival (DIMF)

Daegu International Musical Festival (DIMF)

DIMF is the only international musical festival in Korea. This festival is born with the purpose for developing the musical genre into an industry which many Korean and foreigners can enjoy the musical's beauty and fun together.

June 12th~July 5th

at Daegu

10000won~120000won

More infomations at http://www.dimf.or.kr/ :)

The 14th Muju Firefly Festival

The 14th Muju Firefly Festival

It is said that the firefly population and its habit dwindle because of the industrialization and the urbanization. Fortunately, in some clean, wooden areas of Muju, the firefly, an indicator of clean enviroment, lives well. Muju Festival will make you to feel nature's mystery and value.:)

June 12th~20th

at Muju,Jeonrabukdo

Fee (adult/child(5~under15)):

firefly investigation - 5000won/3000won

trout fishing at Namdaechun - 10000won/5000won

[Festival]Chuncheon International Mime Festival

"Let's go all Mime-crazy!!"

Chuncheon International Mime Festival 2010 is on during May 23~May 30

This festival is one of the most 3 famous mime festival.

There are no lines in mime so everyone can enjoy the festival though they don't know korean.

You can check the scedule in the homepage (http://www.mimefestival.com/)

☆And also Chuncheon is famous for Dakgalbi(닭갈비), spicy,stir-fried chicken.

Try it! You will love it :)

[Festival] MODAFE 2010

Another hot news from Ms. Trendy Korean. ;)

For those who anybody loooooovvvvvvve dancing, here's a big one.

MODERN DANCE FESITVAL(MODAFE ) 2010 is on during May 25th t June 8th.

I am pretty sure that it will be interesting. This is one of the renown international dancing festival, and according to the main homepage, it provides "a place where artists from all over the world share their dance forms with full of modern senses, and where young talented Korean dancers have opportunities to be introduced to foreign art markets."

Sponsored by Modern Dance Korea Association, you will be able to see the beautiful performance of talented Korean dancers.

"Since its foundation in 1982, MODAFE has been playing a pivotal role in developing Korean modern dances by selecting and offering new foreign works as well as giving opportunities for creating challenging performances to Korean dancers. MODAFE has been presenting performances from almost 100 foreign dance organizations and 300 Korean dance companies, securing its position as one of the most representative modern dance festivals in Korea. MODAFE takes place every year with full of experimental and exciting programs and events."

Blah blah blah... the point is, that you can see very talented and challenging Korean dancers! yay(They're quite cute ;D )

You can check the performance schedule in the main MODAFE homepage.

(http://www.modafe.org/)

1.Festival Title: 2010 Contemporary Impression

2. Duration: 5/25~6/8,2010

3. Place:Arko Art Theater in Daehak ro

4. Fee: Ticket purchasing fee 10,000~30,000 won

5. Tip to Enjoy Koreaness: Try listening to Korean music during the performance, take a close look at Korean dancer's bodies (will be totally different from Westerners...haha), Oh and one important thing!! ENJOY DAE-HAK RO!!!! This place is the symbol of youth and passion of Korean young adults! :)

[Exibitions] Art in Bloom 2010 'Fantasy Fairy Tale'

What was your memorable fairy tale in your youth?

Have you ever wanted to be a hero or heroine of the fairy tale?

If you have, this exhibition will take you through the world of fantasy.

The exhibition will be placed in the outdoor garden and pathways of SeMA(Seoul Museum of Art). This is the 7th annual series of exhibitions named 'Art in Bloom'.

And 2010's theme is 'Fantasy Fairy Tale(환상동화전)'.

There are surrealistic artworks which you may thought about in your imaginary world.

These are some pictures of the exhibition.

First artwork is inspired by high-heels. As you can see, heel is replaced to horse's leg.

And second artwark is named 'mirror in the mirror'.

The exhibition will give visitors the chance to broaden their viewpoints toward objects, through such dynamic and fantastic pieces. It will be a good chance for both adults and children.

And after your visit to exhibition, why don't you step at Deuksu Palace??

Especially in this time of the year is most beautiful>_<

+) You can also watch 'Guard Mounting'!!

homepage: http://seoulmoa.seoul.go.kr/global/exhibitions/exhibitionsView.jsp?seq=172&sLangCode=02&sType=DD&sStartDate=20100524&sEndDate=20100524&sSrchValu=

attending artists: Gwon Nam-deuk, Kim Min-hyoung, Kim Jeong-myeong, Kim Ji-min, Noh Hae-yul, Byun Si-jae, Yang Tae-geun, Rheeda, Lee Song-jun, Jeon So-yeong, Choi Jong-hee

Photo reference: SeMA

[Festival] Lotus Latern Festival

The first post of our blog. hehe.

Anybody who are interested in Korean history would know that Buddhism has been greatly important to our culture and beliefs. This is shown in the festival of the month, the !! Today I'll introduce you the most amazing light shows of Korea.

Light shining through the Korean traditional paper, family,friends and couples taking pictures in front of the beautiful lights, dim and bright light glowing in the dark...

This festival was so amazing.
From different parts of Seoul, there were different kinds of activities and festivals.
For instance, In-sa-dong, a famous traditional path that symbolizes Korea, was the place for a colorful parade of lanterns! This parade was also in Dongdae-mun, probably the largest shopping plaza in Seoul. Other than here, there were so many places that I can't even remember all the names..;)

You could make some real lanterns and take a look at the lantern exhibition as well!!
This, was the best festival to understand the REAL KOREAN TRADITION AND CULTURE.

Unfortunately, the festival was over yesterday.. for those who did not have a chance to see the wonderful lights, I bet there is always next time. :) (probably next year,too)

If you visit the homepage, there are so much info about the festival, so be sure to visit!


homepage: http://www.llf.or.kr/eng (English Site)

p.s. Next time I'll try to upload more photos...

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