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This month, we have prepared a very special giveaway event for all the K-Drama Lovers.
Instructions:
• Only one entry per person is allowed.
• Winners will be decided by KCCI and all decisions will remain final.
• It will remain open till 29th May.
• Winners will be decided by a random picker tool for all participants who get maximum answers right. |
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Hotteok 호떡 - Sweet pancakes with brown sugar syrup filling |
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Hotteok is a flour dough pancake filled with sugar syrup inside, it’s crispy outside and inside is filled with sweet gooey indulgence. It’s one of the most popular street snacks in Korea. Hotteok tastes like a bready pancake filled with cinnamon sugar.
Typically, they are stuffed with dark brown sugar, cinnamon powder & some grounded nuts or seeds but in recent times savoury style pancakes (vegetable, Kimchi, Bulgogi or cheese etc. stuffed) are also available. It really smells and tastes heavenly. It’s stuffed with sweet gooey syrup. |
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Eomuk is a processed seafood product made of ground white fish and other ingredients such as potato starch, sugar and vegetables. In Korea, fishcake is one of the popular ingredients, used for soup, side dish and. Especially, "eomuk-tang", served on a skewer in broth, is a very popular street, which people of all ages love. |
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With summer just around the corner, we’re shedding layers and incorporating colour and fun silhouettes into our looks. Take cues from the Korean fashion trends as the industry is gaining a solid reputation for being fashion-forward.
Tennis Skirts: Tennis skirts aren’t a Korean style anymore as they exist almost everywhere. You can easily spot people wearing them on the streets of Seoul in summer. Although these skirts reached their peak popularity a few years back, they are still a great asset for any closet. |
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Puffed Sleeves: This fashion trend certainly adds a sense of elegance and luxury to otherwise ordinary apparel designs. Puffed sleeves have grown popular among Korean celebrities and have swept the country. This style is currently trendy in both dresses and shirts. |
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Street Style oversized fits: Since 2021 and also in 2022, oversized shirts and baggy pants (either jeans or chino or leather pants) have very much been in fashion in Korea. Regardless of the gender, you can decide to wear an oversized polo top and slim pants or simply do the reverse. |
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Bucket Hats: The bucket hat is one of the major Korean fashion trend in 2022. What makes the bucket hat so popular in South Korea? Well.. Aside from the fact that this bucket hat was popularised by Korean celebrities, the bucket hat is famous because it blends in perfectly with any kind of fashion you opt for; be it street style or just casual wear. |
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KPOP songs can comfort us in an overwhelming manner. They have a special way of crafting words that resonates with what you are feeling. It can remind you that it is totally okay to feel what you are feeling, and you’ll get through it.
If you are low or need a pause in your everyday life, put on your headphones and listen as these songs embrace you. |
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| One of South Korea’s most successful solo artists, IU has released an impressive and versatile catalogue of music. “Everyday With You” is a calming acoustic ballad, and IU’s emotive vocals narrate the desire to be with one’s significant other and share every moment together. This song is the ideal soundtrack for dozing in bed on a spring morning as dew blankets the grass outside.
Song: Everyday With You
Singer: IU
"Streets that get wet with the dawn rain
The fiery sky with the evening sunset
All of the things that surround us
I want to share with you" |
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| While “Spring Day” is one of BTS’ most well known songs, “You Never Walk Alone” is an underrated gem. The gentle, haunting string instrumentation at the beginning of the song builds into powerful rap and vocal verses, illustrating a journey of hope and healing. “Spring Day” feels stuck in a winter that won’t end, wishing desperately for spring to come, but “You Never Walk Alone” brings a spring characterized by hope and promise.
Song: A Supplementary Story- You Never Walk Alone
Singer: BTS
"I want to fly though I have no wings
But your hands become my wings
I want to forget the dark and lonely things
Together with you
These wings sprouted from my pain
But these wings are going towards the light
Even if it's tiring and painful, I will fly if I can
Will you hold my hand
So that I won’t be afraid anymore?
If you and I are together
I can smile" |
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| The two make a light and innocent vocal duo, imbuing Spring Love with a harmony so cute it’s nearly saccharine. Wendy takes the lead, with Nam supporting every lyric in a softer, more passive tone. Them together gives off this happy tune, which the song is trying to portray
Song: Spring Love
Singer: Eric Nam & Wendy
"Be my spring, I'll always be your flower
I hope we can melt each other and open each other up
Our heart to heart that wasn't visible before
Now we're facing each other
The hidden flower is finally blooming
I think spring has come"
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| SHINee’s Jonghyun is well-known for his songwriting abilities and his talent as one of the group’s main vocalists.
Jonghyun’s tender earnest voice is a welcome transition into spring after a harsh winter. Simple guitar accompanies the studio version, with piano accompanying the live version, both adding a feeling of romance and longing to the song. It’s fitting for relaxing on a spring day with a bedroom window open to let the sunlight in.
Song: 1000
Singer: Jonghyun
"Hug me, lean on my shoulder
Have strong trust in me, you know that saying?
I know even though you don’t say it
That is very touching but
Please tell me even if you know"
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| The enchanting vocals that accompany this vibrant instrumental makes “Midnight” a stunning melody that can calm you in its own way while you take a leisurely night walk in the park.
Song: Yours
Singer: Raiden X Chanyeol (ft. Lee Hi, Changmo)
"I’d like it if time stopped here
I’d like it if time stopped here
Because our time together tonight honestly isn’t long
It would be nice if time just stopped entirely, yeah" |
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A Summer Night's Dream | Kim su bak | Kan
Have you ever wondered if the person you like is dreaming about you? Teacher Yeoreum Han doesn’t have to guess -- she can make it happen, with her ability to walk into other people’s dreams. She can even link the dreams of two people together, and use this ability to play Cupid for her students. But her matchmaking goes awry when she enters the dream of Si-u Park -- a lucid dreamer, who realizes that Yeoreum is walking into his dream. Si-u and Yeoreum’s lives become intertwined after this incident, weaving a tangled web of love, friendship, and dreamers at Hanseo High.
Find out what happens, with the following link:
《https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/a-summer-nights-dream/list?title_no=2956》
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