84. SOS Korean: 여러분, 한국말을 구해주세요! Dear Korean Learners, Please Save the Korean Language from Konglish, Francoréen, etc.!
When I was little, I was taught that Koreans were well known for their love and pride for 한글 and the Korean language. Alas, that…
Month: September 2023
83. Paris After Two Decades: Is There a Worldwide Cold War Going on Between the Two Genders?
This neighborhood was my turf as an ambitious young man who changed everything in life by coming here, to Paris, the epicenter of Western civilization…
82. The Importance of Repeated Words in Korean; 가곡 Gagok, or Korean Art Song; 고향 (Hometown) Interpreted by 조수미
Long before BTS and Blackpink, ordinary Koreans sang songs called “가곡 (歌曲),” which can be best translated as either “gagok” or “Korean Art Song” in…
81. The Importance of Rhyme in K-pop; Meter in 시조 Sijo, Korean Classical Poetry; Indirect Quote with -다고; Ditto (2022) by NewJeans
Rhyme is a concept reserved for poetry in European languages, generally speaking. It is not often used in Korean poetry, mainly due to the agglutinative…
