IU attended Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Launch

Singer IU (아이유) attended the launch event of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 held at COEX, Gangnam-gu on July 20, 2011.

The 18 year old singer wore a black shift dress from Moschino Cheap & Chic Spring/Summer 2011 collection which features multi colored crystal and stone embellishments. Black pumps to complete her outfit.

Park Soo Jin and Seo In Young attends CJ Food World Opening Ceremony

Park Soo Jin and  Seo In Young both attended the CJ Food World Opening Ceremony on July 19, 2011.

Park Soo Jin wore a black satin dress from Aigner Spring/Summer 2011 collection. Keeping her outfit simple with a gold cuff and a pair of sandals from The Shoe.

Having created a line of bags with Nina Ricci, Seo In Young opted for a white lace top from Nina Ricci Spring/Summer 2011 collection. Flaunting her legs in a pair of black shorts, black wedges to complete her look.

K-pop Icons wear HumanPotential Tees

HUPOT or HumanPotential tees are gaining popularity among the K-pop icons.  Spotted wearing the tees were SHINEE, Big Bang, Dalmatian and F.T. Island.  HumanPotential tees are colorful and vibrant that’s why K-pop icons like them have sported the tees.

Onew, Taemin and Jonghyun matched their tees with outerwear to create a cool look.  Jaejin of F.T. Island wore it under a hoodie.  Taeyang and Dalmatian wore the tees with accessories.

Taemin: True Freedom Tank Top White

Onew: Bitter Sweet Tee White

Jaejin: Soul Tee White

Taeyang: Soldier Tank Top Black

Inati: 2 Stars Leather Jacket

Bulgogi, one of Korea's most famous grilled dishes

Bulgogi (Barbecued Beef) Bulgogi





Pulgogi is one of Korea's most famous grilled dishes. It is made from sirloin or another prime cut of beef (such as top round), cut into thin strips. For an outside barbecue, the meat is marinated for at least four hours to enhance the flavor and to tenderize it in a mixture of sesame oil, soy sauce, black pepper, garlic, sugar, onions, ginger, and wine. The marinated beef is cooked on a metal dish over the burner. Whole cloves of garlic, sliced onions, and chopped green peppers are often grilled at the same time.

To eat, select a pice of cooked beef, and wrap it in lettuce with rice, kimchi, shredded vegetables, or a number of other garnishes on the table. You can also add doenjang (bean paste) for flavor. Dwaeji pulgogi is a pork version of this dish.

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Korean Culture : Han Style

Asian countries have been doing exchanges through culture and trade throughout history. Trends spread throughout the region at an incredibly fast rate. The 80's were a time for “Hong Kong Noir” while the 90's were more an age of Japanese animation. The 2000s have seen a sharp rise in the popularity of Korean culture, with music and dramas hitting all the right notes. Interest in Korea, triggered by the success of leading Korean dramas and popular music, continues to escalated to include a host of other aspects of Korean culture, such as hangeul (Korean alphabet), hansik (Korean food), hanbok (traditional Korean clothing), hanok (traditional Korean houses), hanji (traditional Korean paper), as well as Korean music. In Korea, the aforementioned six cultural symbols are collectively referred to as “Han Style”.

The Korean Wave that swept its way through Asia starting with dramas and popular music is now achieving even far greater appeal in the international market. As it continues to evolve it enriches the image of Han Style. 



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Joe Chen wears Loewe & Marc Jacobs in 2011 Fantasy Westward Journey National Championship

Joe Chen attended the 2011 Fantasy Westward Journey National Championship in Hangzhou on June 25 along with her co-stars of Monkey King .

She opted for a butteryfly-printed dress from Loewe Spring/Summer 2011 collection, completing her look with I Still Believe In Love sandals from Highline United China X Kevin Tsai collaboration collection.

She also attended the press conference of her new book launch, Joe In Greece on July 5, 2011. Wearing a burgundy Rose Guipure Lace Dress from Marc Jacobs Fall/Winter 2011 collection with a pair of black strappy sandals.

While the Loewe dress suited her image perfectly, the Marc Jacobs dress seemed a little overwhelming. Especially with those shoes which I thought was horrible.

Korean Taekwondo

The origin of taekwondo is from  Korea
Taekwondo is a martial art focused on kicking
Tae (태) means "to kick" or "to strike with the foot."
kwon (권) means "to intercept" or "to strike with the hands."
do (도) means "the way of the art"

Taekwondo is the way of the art using kicking and punching. Taekwondo has become very popular and well known for its excellent kicks.

Besides the use for self-defense, taekwondo has also become very popular as a sport. There are many taekwondo competitions all over the world. It is even an event in the Olympics now. In addition, taekwondo teaches more than physical fighting skills. It teaches discipline as well as a way to enhance daily life through training.



Benefits of Taekwondo
Taekwondo offers many benefits for anyone who wishes to practice it. The benefits of taekwondo are great and can help anyone, no matter what age.
For the younger people, taekwondo can offer intense training, greater than most other sports. Practitioners become fit fast, flexible, develop great stamina, learn self-defense, increase muscle, increase coordination, and many other benefits.

For older people, taekwondo can offer the same benefits, but also on a much easier level. It can improve health (safely) and does not have to be as intense as younger practitioners will train. Flexibility is something many older people loose over the years and taekwondo can help them to maintain flexibility and/or get some back that has been lost, providing a much healthier lifestyle. Basic self-defense skills can be learned by all.
Outside of physical benefits of taekwondo, lies some of the greatest benefits of all. Benefits of the mind.
Taekwondo can help increase confidence, self-control, self-assertiveness, leadership, comradeship, positive attitude, training of the mind. It will lead to a more peaceful lifestyle. most importantly, taekwondo can reduce stress. Now that is something everyone can benefit from. No matter what age, these internal benefits will help someone have a better, happier life.



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