The Most Beautiful Sight in All the World
In 1986, a Korean folk duo 시인과 촌장 (Villager & Village Chief) released a song,…
The Butterfly Vote : Chapter 15
Prisha’s Mom Was a Veterinarian 🦋🦋🦋 Marching toward my immediate younger sister’s room, I braced…
Korean Bands I: ADOY
While sharing my thoughts on the Korean alternative rock band The Rose a few weeks…
Lee Jae-myung and Lula da Silva
As I’ve written before, Lee Jae-myung’s election as president earlier this month left me absolutely…
The Butterfly Vote : Chapter 14
The Roman Legion 🦋🦋🦋 “Dad, thanks anyway for your…oh, my God!” “Why, what’s going on?”…
Jack in the Box
Translation of Every Song in Jack in the Box Album Where’s my safe zone?Let me…
The Butterfly Vote : Chapter 13
Nice Guys Finish Lunch 🦋🦋🦋 Smarting from the smackdown Lil Confucius handed me, I plodded…
MORE
MORE “MORE” may not be everyone’s cup of tea (but as someone who loves rock…
ARMY Meeting
Over the years, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting ARMYs who’ve come to see me…
The Butterfly Vote : Chapter 12
Shakespearean Tragedy 🦋🦋🦋 It soon became evident that Lil Confucius, true to her form, had…
The Rose
Last week, I was pleasantly surprised to see the Korean alternative rock band The Rose…
The Butterfly Vote : Chapter 11
Lil Confucius 🦋🦋🦋 Feeling pretty sure I had secured Hyung’s vote, I turned my attention…
The Long-awaited Letter From SUGA
After an extremely busy week of grading finals, followed by a Friday evening with ARMY…
RM’s First Letter After the Discharge
It’s Friday once again here in Korea. After several days of high heat and humidity,…
Maybe Happy Ending
Korea has done it again. The small Korean musical “Maybe Happy Ending” has won Best…
The Butterfly Vote : Chapter 10
Dancing Nietzsche 🦋🦋🦋 “Hyung, I got your vote, right?” A silent pause stretched out for…
People
People (Korean title: 사람 (sah-lahm) (A Human) Though the verses, layered with tight rhymes about…
On Cloud Nine, Sleepy Village, and Tastefully Yours
Ever since Lee Jae-myung clinched the presidency just a few days ago, I’ve been walking…