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- Podcast MP3: http://traffic.libsyn.com/koreasociety/2018-08-03_TheHistoryOfKpop.mp3
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Billboard columnist and Forbes contributor, Tamar Herman, explores the origins of the hallyu wave. From Seo Taiji & Boys in the 1990s to international sensation BTS, how has Kpop evolved? Ms. Herman outlines the elements which distinguish Kpop, notes milestones, and discusses the potential of the global music phenomenon. Followed by Q&A and reception with Korean food and drinks.
The History of Kpop...
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Tuesdays 5 - 6 PM | June 26, July 10, 17, 31
This introductory traditional Korean dance workshop uses gentle movement techniques to establish an appreciation of the dance form. Each week the focus is comprised of applications within the dance syntax such as key body positions and elemental dance phrases to develop an understanding of the dance. The students build an essential understanding of the dance form as beginner...
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JULY 27, 2018 — NEW YORK — A memorial ceremony for veterans of the Korean War will take place on Friday, July 27, 2018, at 12 noon at the New York Korean War Veterans Memorial in Battery Park. The event, which marks the 65th Anniversary of the signing of the Korean War Armistice Agreement, is hosted by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Korea Society, which promotes awareness, understanding and cooperation between the United...
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- Podcast MP3: http://traffic.libsyn.com/koreasociety/2018-07-20_TasteOfKoreanTempleFoodWithWookwan.mp3
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The Korea Society welcomes Wookwan, cookbook author of “Wookwan’s Korean Temple Food: The Road to the Taste of Enlightenment,” to introduce Korean temple food built on the philosophy of Buddhism along with the long tradition of Korean cuisine. Korean temple food “does not only provide nutrition for a healthy body, but preparing the food is a practice of mediation as well.” Wookwan, a respected monk and temple-food expert,...
