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…
The Butterfly Vote : Chapter 9
A Georgian on My Mind 🦋🦋🦋 “Hey, man, come right in.” Hyung, fully sprawled out…
Moonlight
Moonlight (Korean title: 저 달 (juh dahl) (That Moon)) “Moonlight,” the opening track on SUGA’s…
Lee Jae-myung
My ARMY and Koreaphile friends, Lee Jae-myung (이재명) from the liberal Democratic Party won the…
Strange
Strange SUGA, whose exterior exudes insouciance while his interior burns with a furnace, uses this…
Jeon (전)
Jeon (전) is a beloved Korean dish that could best be described as a savory…
The Butterfly Vote : Chapter 8
George, John, Paul, Ringo, and Fermi 🦋🦋🦋 As soon as the meeting ended, I stepped…
Interlude: Set Me Free
Interlude: Set Me Free One day, he’s so depressed that he’s “바닥에서 (bah-dahk-eh-suh) (on the…
So Far Away
So Far Away I have often reflected on why SUGA chose Job’s story as the…