Seoul has no shortage of bars and clubs, but we did most of our drinking at convenience stores. In a city with three major nightlife districts—Itaewon for military personnel and those who like sleazy bars, Gangnam for those who enjoy overpaying for everything and Hongdae for those who prefer to have fun on a night out—why would anyone choose to hang out in front of a … [Read more...]
How to Make Basketball Slightly Fun (and Drinking Beer Less So)
Let me get this out of the way right off the bat: I'm not a huge basketball fan. I don't especially mind watching it, but if given the choice, I would prefer to watch pretty much any other sport (and no, I'm not including golf and car racing in my definition of sport). As for actually playing basketball…pure torture. It involves a lot of running and…well, that's really all it … [Read more...]
Korean Band “Won” Plays 80s Heavy Metal in all its Cheesy Glory
South Korea (and all of Asia, really) is obsessed with pop music. So is the west, of course, but it's so much worse in Asia. If you're not a young, cute girl—or a guy who looks like a young, cute girl—surrounded by four nearly identical girls who each differ from you in exactly one personality trait, you have no chance of making it big in the music industry. None. That's … [Read more...]
Passed Out Koreans Litter the Streets of Seoul
If you spend any time at all outdoors after dark in Korea you'll quickly notice that the usually fairly clean streets are suddenly littered with large immovable objects. They lie on benches, curbs, sidewalks, streets, subway platforms and anywhere else large enough to accommodate them. If you move in for a closer look, you'll have no trouble identifying them: Korean … [Read more...]
Seoul Man Sports World’s Greatest Mullet
That is the look of a man who knows that his mullet puts Kentuckians and European hockey players to shame. Business in the front, party in the back and fabulous all over, this Seoul man works the camera after a long day of hiking in the mountains of South Korea's capital. … [Read more...]