Roking Magazine 5th issue by ROKING KOREA

5 ISSUE

CONTEMPORARY CULTURE MAGAZINE

GREEN

Interview Special Theme Interview

ISSN 2093-6907

Aziatix Dreaming of

Green

Green Designing Artist

Professor Yoon

Column

Korean Men and Make-up

Fashion

UPCYCLING

21st Century Korean Fashion

Travel

Travel to

Travel

Two Days in Hangang Park, Two Days in Heaven

Historical Cities

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GENERAL CULTURE MAGAZINE

SUBSCRIPTIONS TEL: +82-(70)-4147-0701 E-MAIL: rokingkorea@gmail.com

Publisher SARAH BYON Executive Director SANG-AA PARK

EDITORIAL DIVISION Fashion & Beauty SANG-AA PARK Feature CHARITY KINGSLEY Street Fashion HYUN-HO CHOI (www.paparazzo.wo.tc) Reviser JESSICA YU

DESIGN DIVISION Cover Design JI-HYE CHOI Designer DA-WOON YI

PR & MARKETING DIVISION Director SARAH BYON Relation Manager BO-YOUNG YU Assistant Manager JI-HOON SUN

DISTRIBUTION New York, USA HYUN-JIN YOO Los Angeles, USA SAE-HEE AHN Irvine, USA JEFFEREY JIN Seattle, USA MIN-KYUNG LEE Connecticut, USA DAVID CHO Vancouver, CANADA JI-HOON SUN

MEDIA PARTNERSHIP

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PUBLISHED BY: ROKING KOREA inc. 주식회사 락킹 코리아 7F SiSang B/D, 905-19, Daechi 4-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea EDITORIAL & MARKETING Dept.+82-(2)-562-2248 (FAX) +82-(2)-562-2249 광고 문의 +82-(2)-562-2248 ceobyon@gmail.com 2011년 통권 제 5호 격월 발행 / 등록번호. 관악 마00009 / 등록일. 2010.8.11 / 인쇄처. 우진테크 / 인쇄인. 우정희

< ROKING MAGAZINE >의 글, 그림, 사진 등 모든 자료는 사전 허락 없이 옮겨 쓸 수 없습니다. ROKING IS PUBLISHED BY ROKING KOREA. REPRODUCTION WITHOUT PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED IN SOUTH KOREA.

Roking magazine has started with a determination to tell about Korea It has already been a year since making five issues and fun events at the same time. Looking back at the times we have continuously moved forward, we have all been more matured and flexible. Before we knew it, more than half of year 2011 has already been passed. There have been a few changes made to the project, ‘Roking.’ First of all, business areas have been extended with optimum members working even harder than before, second, Roking took on a more company aspect since the beginning and lastly, following our first project Roking magazine, we are now ready to show the second project that we have been working on! Please be advised about Roking’s second project at the bottom of this letter.

As we always are ready to face new challenges and never stops, we are now planning on our third and fourth projects with imagining the bright future ahead of us. Expecting our daily lives to be fun with Roking, we wish the readers of roking magazine will start the day strong and cheerfully! To give a heads up on the reason why our 5th issue has been printed later than our expected date, we were in the midst of getting ready for our second project, “Hangul Revolution, K-maru.” If you want to learn Korean in an easier way or visiting Korea, ‘K-maru’ application is a must tool that you would need. Through this app you can learn up to 7,000 frequently used Korean words in a fun way, so please look forward to it! Download the app right now to see it yourselves how diligently Roking has worked on the Hangul learning application, K-maru!

한국을 알린다는 일념 하나로 시작한 락킹매거진 즐거운 이벤트들을 만들어내며, 동시에 매거진을 5번 발간하고 나니 벌써 1여 년의 시간이 흘렀습니다. 참으로 겁 없이, 또 쉼 없이 달려온 지난 시간들을 돌이켜보니 어느새 우리는 조금 더 유연해지고 성숙해져 있었습니다. 그 안에서 시간을 즐길 줄 알게 되었고, 현재를 받아들이는 능력도 조금 더 깊어졌습니다. 어느덧 2011년의 절반이 훌쩍 지나버린 지금, 한국을 알리려 똘똘 뭉친 프로젝트 그룹 ‘락킹’에는 큰 변화가 일어나고 있습 니다. 우선은 예전보다 좀 더 늘어난 각 분야 최적의 멤버들이 열심히 뛰며, 제법 회사다운 면모를 갖추게 된 것!그리고, 첫 번째 프로젝트인 락킹매거진에 이어 두 번째 프로젝트를 선보일 준비를 끝마쳤다는 것. (락킹의 두 번째 프로젝트에 대한 설명은 아래를 참고해주세요. 모두모두 기대해주길!^^)

멈추지 않고 늘 새로운 도전을 즐기는 우리는 지금 이 순간도 즐거운 상상을 하며 그 세 번째, 네 번째 프로젝트를 도모하고 있다. 앞으로 우리들의 일상에서 펼쳐질 락킹스러운 이벤트를 기대하며! 락킹매거진을 펼쳐 든 모든 독자 여러분! 오늘 하루도 힘차게~ ‘락킹매거진 5호가 왜 늦게 나왔는지’에 대해 살짝 애교 섞인 말을 전하자면, 바로 락킹의 두 번째 프로젝트인 ‘한글 혁명’ <K-maru> 준비로 인 해 발간이 조금 늦어졌습니다^^ 한국을 방문했을 때, 그리고 한글을 보다 쉽게 배우고자 할 때 꼭 필요한 어플리케이션, K-maru! 자주 사용하는 한글 7,000단어를 게임처럼 쉽고 즐겁게 배울 수 있도록 만들었으니 모두모두 기대하셔도 좋습니다~ 락킹의 두 번째 프로젝트인 “한글

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혁명 어플리케이션, K-maru” 얼마나 열심히 준비했길래 락킹매거진 5호가 늦어졌냐구요? 지금 다운로드 받아 확인해보세요^^

Rokingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 5th cover symbolizes our universal love for the environment. On a vibrant green background we have created a beautiful collage of a greener planet using Korean landmarks. The overall feel was envisioned from an eco-friendly travelerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perspective, helping the whole picture come together in one big organic circle. Illustrator Ji Hye Choi / Ah Reum Han

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I N T R O 4 Publication Rights 6 Roking Letter 7 Cover Story 8 Contents 10 Introducing Rokian G1 12 Contributors 80 Distributions

ROKING’S EYES 14 Roking Anniversary CONTRIBUTING WRITER_ LINUS KIM ROKING PHOTOGRAPHER_CHAN-HEE LEE

16 “HAHAHA” Hope Mentoring Project with Roking

COLUMN

CONTRIBUTING WRITER_ SUZIE CHOI PHOTOGRAPHER_ SE-MI KIM

36 The Man Who Owns the News Shop

18 United for Japan Concert CONTRIBUTING WRITER_BRET CHERNOFF REVISED & EDITED_ CHARITY KINGSLEY

20 Korea’s Cool Tour Packages CONTRIBUTING WRITER_ HAILEY SHIN ROKING PHOTOGRAPHER_ZI-SUN LIM

76 SanDang Restaurant CONTRIBUTING WRITER_ SARAH LEE REVISED & EDITED_ RUTH M. YOUN

SPECIAL THEME 44 Dreaming of Green ROKING WRITER_ SANG-AA PARK PHOROGRAPHER_ YONG HAN MODEL_ SAEROK GEUM SET STYLIST_ HYUN JUNG KIM, HEE SUN JANG MAKE-UP & HAIR_ MIN CHAE HA TRANSLATED_ A-RA JO REVISED & EDITED_ CHARITY KINGSLEY

52 Every Day, Earth Day! Green Designing His Life: Green Artist Professor Yoon ROKING WRITER_ CHARITY KINGSLEY ROKING ILLUSTRATOR_ DA-WOON YI REVISED & EDITED_ JESSICA YU

CONTRIBUTING WRITER_ Lyman McLallen ROKING ILLUSTRATOR_ DA-WOON YI

38 Green Living in Seoul WRITER_ DORI LEE KOREAN REVISION_ SOO-SUN KIM TRANSLATED_ CHARITY KINGSLEY REVISED & EDITED_ MELVIN D. DIXON

56 To Groom, or Not to Groom: Korean Men and Make-up ROKING WRITER_ MYOUNG-SUN SONG ROKING ILLUSTRATOR_ SOON-YOUNG LEE REVISED & EDITED_ RUTH M. YOUN

PEOPLE 40 Bridging the Gap: Aziatix

58 Sweet Pea Pasta & Cold Tofu

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ROKING WRITER_ JAE-KYUNG KIM REVISED & EDITED_ JESSICA YU

ROKING WRITER_ JUNG-YOON CHOI INTERVIEWER_ SEAN LEE PHOTOGRAPHER_ YONG HAN

FASHION 48 UPCYCLING 21st Century Korean Fashion is Saving the Planet in Style! ROKING WRITER_ SANG-AA PARK TRANSLATED_ CHARITY KINGSLEY REVISED & EDITED_ RUTH M. YOUN

TRAVEL 22 Good Traveler ROKING PHOTO TEAM_ MONT DIRECTOR_ NAK-HYUNG JU WRITER_ KYOUNG-SUK JO PHOROGRAPHER_ DONG-JUN LEE REVISED & EDITED_ CHARITY KINGSLEY

28 Gyeongju & the Han-ok Pension Experience CONTRIBUTING WRITER, PHOTOGRAPHER_ KYUNG-HYO KIM ARTICLE_ BYEOK SUK CHO TRANSLATED_ SEO-JUNG HA REVISED & EDITED_ CHARITY KINGSLEY

60 Travel to Historical Cities ROKING WRITER_ JIN LEE REVISED & EDITED_ CHARITY KINGSLEY

69 Two Days in Hangang Park, Two Days in Heaven ROKING WRITER_CHARITY KINGSLEY ROKING ILLUSTRATOR_ DA-WOON YI REVISED & EDITED_ MELVIN D. DIXON

ETC 32 Slum Flowers: Hanul Village and Favela Murals Gloom in the Slums of Korea and Brazil CONTRIBUTING WRITER_ JIN-SUNG KWAK TRANSLATED_ CHARITY KINGSLEY REVISED & EDITED_ RUTH M. YOUN

72 Bbal li got da joo sae yo! (“Please hurry!”) ROKING PHOTO TEAM_ MONT DIRECTOR_ NAK-HYUNG JU WRITER_ DONG-JIN KIM PHOTOGRAPHER_ DONG-JUN LEE DESIGN_ HYE-WON KIM TRANSLATED_ EILEEN SUN HEE KIM REVISED & EDITED_ JESSICA YU

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Lyman McLallen

Jessica Yu It was in the middle of summer, the busiest days of your life to prepare your new journey to Oxford when we asked for your contribution. You gladly shared your great talent in the editing. Like your proud dad Mark, you made our magazine better. Make a wonderful memories at Oxford!

Born in Memphis, Tennessee Lyman is currently an English professor at one of Korea’s leading language colleges at Hanguk University of Foreign Studies. He has spent over fourteen years in Korea and knows more about Korean culture and society than some of the natives do! Roking is overjoyed to have Professor McLallen aboard as a columnist for Roking.

Myung Jin Kim

Kyung Hyo Kim

Sarah Lee

Myung Jin was probably one of the first articles to be finished. He also rode out on to Korea’s countryside just for us and that obviously wasn’t an easy journey as you can see from his article. He’s smart, dedicated and is educated in so many different fields that we hope he’ll write for Roking again in the future. He recently started working as an analyst for KIIR( Korea Institute for Industrial Research ) so way to go Myung Jin! :)

The CEO of KCSBN( Korea Culture Sightseeing Broadcasting Network ), President Kyung Hyo has been generous with his immense database on Gyeongju. His article on hanok is one you cannot find anywhere else because of the lack of information. We’re looking forward to any other projects Roking Korea and KCSBN will be pursuing together in the future.

Melvin Douglas Dixon Linus Kim

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Helping Roking out with a quick piece on Chef Im Ji Ho’s Sandang restaurant, Sarah has an eye for current and upcoming trends in Seoul. This means better, more interesting articles for Roking Magazine, yay! Thank you Sarah! We hope you’ll keep writing for us in the future.

We call Linus a human idea bank because he is endless with new ideas for a wide range of articles. He has also brought some interesting people to Roking this issue and we’re expecting more greatness from him in our future issues.

Melvin is a professor at Kyeong-gi Institute of Technology and contacted us after reading our magazine at his campus cafe . He is so outgoing and kind, that it was a real pleasure having a conversation with him when we met in person. A lot of thanks to Melvin for taking his precious time out to help Roking when he was so busy with his own work!

Seunghyun Shin

Yong Han Seunghyun has not only been a great source of excitement with her imaginative ideas for Korean cultural memorabilia and fashion accessories, but also a great contributor of photography and ideas with page layout configurations. We admire her great passion and support for Korean culture and artists and wish she will always be with the Roking family!

BRET CHERNOFF

Soosun Kim

The 5th issue was the toughest shoot we’ve ever had at Roking. Scheduling complications left us without a photographer before the photo shoot. Then, Yong Han kindly offered his time and studio and saved the day. Despite his tight schedule he remained a loyal professional and was happy to join us in an interview with Aziatix. Yong Han is one of Roking’s strongest contributors and we look forward to having his wonderful pictures in our magazine!

Thanks to Bret who has spent his time to write a review on a benefit concert for Roking! We got to know him through one of our other contributors, Min-Kyung Lee, in which both of them are living in the Washington State. He has written a great review and we hope to see his wonderful writings in Roking magazine again!

Jin Hee Yoo

A lot of our writers aren’t professional. Some of those writers prefer to write in Korean. This means each month we go through the long process of editing in Korean, translating into English and finally re-editing the final piece. It isn’t easy to find people who are really good at English but we were lucky to come across Soosun who has a college diploma in Korean Literature and Writing and is also the youngest published poet in Korea.

Another translator helping us out time and time again, Jin Hee was a huge help as she always is. She is always prompt with her work and very reliable which is something Roking thinks of highly and the responsible work Roking’s translators do help a lot because most of the time articles barely get finished on time. So, thank you so much Jin Hee!

Seojung Ha

Ruth Youn

Min Kyung Lee

Min-Kyung has helped Roking as an overseas contributor, delivering the magazines to the event place in which a promotion booth was set up for Roking at a United for Japan Benefit Concert. She also introduced a great writer, Bret, to write a review for us! We look forward to keep seeing MinKyung as one of our cheerful contributors. :-)

Roking Magazine is changing all the time so it is a relief to have people who are willing to help out on each issue. Seojung is one of those people and we’re grateful she was ready for our SOS calls for translation assistance even though she’s busy and living abroad. Thanks Seojung!

Ruth first read Roking Magazine at the Seoul Global Center and generously reached out to us to offer her editorial assistance. She is a writer in Seoul and is known for her attention to detail and great personality which shows in her cheerful contributions to Roking. It is our deep pleasure working with such a wonderful editor!

Mentoring project

CAMP

Roking Event

To international students, summer is not the most favorable season of the year.

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After long and tiresome semesters, what students want the most is to refresh. Due to a tough job market, however, students endeavor to fill up their resume during breaks. They take summer courses or intern at famous firms. I was no exception. After my demanding internship, my friend asked me if I could be a mentor at Hope Camp. I gladly agreed to join the camp. It sounded like a chance to leave all my problems behind and just be at ease for a while.

CONTRIBUTING WRITER_ SUZIE CHOI / PHOTOGRAPHER_ SE-MI KIM

On the first day, all mentors, including myself, stood under the blazing sun trying to console a group of children who kept trying to run away. As students, we did not have professional background in caring children. Therefore, staff members helped us carry out different mentoring programs we designed. Thanks to diverse interests and studying backgrounds, we were able to organize various programs such as photography, woodcraft, hip-hop, b-boy dancing, jewelry making, and clothes reform. Children were allowed to join whatever program they prefer.

Those simple questions were the ones which I did not have courage to face. Trying not to trouble myself, I avoided giving them deeper thoughts. Without answering the questions, I asked them about their dreams. The children did not hesitate to answer. They said they want to be a fashion designer, a firefighter, and a veterinarian. I started to envy them. Without any doubts, they knew what they want to be. They had the courage and hope to make dreams come true. Their clear answers forced me to think more of my own. What happened to the dreams that I had? Did I lose them in the midst of wearisome days?

At first, they were too shy to speak up. As the program went on, however, they grabbed my hands and startled me with their continuous questions. They asked me about my favorites, my strength, and my future goal. I was embarrassed.

Maybe Hope Camp helped me more than it did for the children. At least, it made me think deeper of myself and helped me dream once more. 15

PARTY

Roking Anniversary

Roking Event

After 4 seasons and 5 issues, Roking is showing the world what this little peninsula’s all about. Now Let’s Party. For one sweltering Summer night, the record-breaking monsoon rains subsided momentarily for Roking magazine to celebrate their first anniversary among the mazes of back alleys clubs of Hongdae. Hongdae is one of Seoul’s most popular college districts (home to Yonsei, Ewha, Hongik, and Sogang Universities) and breeding ground for Korea’s most progressive artists and musicians. On weekends, hordes of young people looking flood the sidewalks to critical capacity. The result is one of the densest nightclub districts the world has ever seen and Roking will join the insanity. Roking magazine is the brainchild of two passionate recent college graduates Sarah Byon and Sang-Aa Park with a vision to “inform the world what Korea is all about.” As coexecutive directors, they created a magazine with informative cultural content for English speaking foreigners and expats. The magazine circulates in 6 cities throughout North America and China and is expanding distribution.

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In alignment with Roking’s mission statement to promote the beauty and culture of Korea to the world, the theme of the anniversary party, “Korea Inspired,” celebrates Korean culture by marrying the ancient with the modern. Some of Roking’s diehard fans arrived to show off their hanboks (Korean traditional dresses) and were peppered among the b-boys and partygoers. Complimentary makgeolli (rice wine) flowed bountifully to create an unusual but festive cultural mix.

CONTRIBUTING WRITER_ LINUS KIM / ROKING PHOTOGRAPHER_CHAN-HEE LEE

One of the freshest things gracing the party were the gorgeous designer hanboks modeled by Roking’s own executive staff Boyoung Yu (Relation Manager) and Sang-Aa Park (Co-executive director). One typically doesn’t think of “sexy” when describing Korean traditional attire because women’s hanboks are large puffy gowns that do not reveal much skin or body shape. The intention of the design may suggest modesty but it accentuates the beauty of the face. On this night, the Roking girls were turning heads with the modern designs from Hyunpilwon. Among the evening’s entertainment was a break dancing performance by “Ducky” from the Drifterz crew, which best known as part of dynasty of several Korean b-boy teams that has dominated international B-boy competitions over the globe in the past decade. Drifterz crew represented Korea by taking first place at the World B-Boy Championships in 2005. Ducky currently trains the next crop of champions from Letz Dance Academy in Apgujeong. The music for the B-boy performance featured a drummer providing live rhythms and a musician playing a classical Korean melody (arirang) on a stringed musical instrument called the Hae-Geum. MC-ing the evening were Jihoon Sun (Social Network Manager) and Jeffrey Jin (contributing photographer).

CONCERT

United for Japan Concert

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Just 20 minutes north of downtown Seattle, nestled in the peaceful, wooded community of Bothell is the Community Church of Seattle (CCS). This past June, for two cool Summer weekend nights, this house of brotherhood and community hosted the “United for Japan Benefit Concert.” With the goal to raise money and awareness to help a struggling orphanage in one of the hardest hit regions of Japan by the Tohoku Tsunami (March 11th 2011), eight singers and songwriters from YouTube made their way to the Community Church of Seattle stage to offer their music and support. On the first night Jennifer Chung, Erin Kim, GOWE, Arden Cho and Megan Nicole performed to a lively audience in the spacious and pleasant atmosphere of the church auditorium.

people are dealing with. “We wanted to put together an event, and we thought that months after the tsunami we should try to maintain awareness of the struggles going on in Japan everyday.” Teaming up with World Vision and Japanese students at the University of Washington, the proceeds from the concert were directed to the Tohoku Orphanage, where children are still in makeshift shelters with food and water not readily available.

The next night those in attendance were treated to a second showing of GOWE and Arden Cho, followed by Clara Chung, Josh Golden, and New Heights. All these singers made names for themselves in the entertainment industry mainly through the social media website YouTube. Having attracted herds of millions of fans, their videos are often YouTube hits. Driven by their desire to create music and propelled by grassroots supporters, these young singers and songwriters left a deep impression on the audience at CCS, who were not much older than the performers themselves. David Shin, a regular at the church, organized the event and emphasized the importance of keeping people aware of the continued suffering the Japanese

The Live Aid in 1985 for ‘Africa Hunger Relief’ is a good example. I hope that the current young audience generation, just like Live Aid’s audience twenty-five years ago, continues their lives with an awakened emotional awareness of the struggles for survival happening on the other side of the world. Though we speak different languages, have different shades of skin, and believe in different things, we need to have empathy for those in need, because we are all affected the same way by being members of the brother and sisterhood of this planet Earth.

CONTRIBUTING WRITER_BRET CHERNOFF / REVISED & EDITED_ CHARITY KINGSLEY

As the teenage audience flocked to their favorite YouTube stars after the show for autographs and hugs, it was easy to see the likeness between this benefit concert and the iconic awareness concerts of the past.

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Good Traveler 600 years ago when the Palace of Joseon Dynasty was built on March 1st 1919, when all of the nation came out on the streets to announce the declaration of independence on August 15th 1948, the Korea independence day on June 25th 1950, the day Seoul was in flames of war on September 17th 1988, when the whole world was gathered for the Seoul Olympics and in 2002 when the red devils covered the cities to celebrate reaching the World Cup semi finals - Bukchon stood unwavered right where it is now. Hanok Village of Bukchon, Seoul. Bukchon neither stopped nor went back in time. Film after film, it is always right where we left it.

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Seoul is a megacity which has over 600 years of history, where tradition still flourishes, with a population of over 10 million and where commercial and residential skyscrapers create the skyline. It is Korea’s capital remembered by the world as where the “Miracle of Han River” lies, and one of the fastest growing cities in the world, right this moment, with highly advanced transport systems and cutting edge information technology. Seoul’s scale and transformation is hard to catch up even for those born and raised there. Amid the northern part of Seoul, there are small hanok houses that silently watched the city’s evolution over time. Seoulites call this place “Bukchon.”

ROKING PHOTO TEAM_ MONT / DIRECTOR_ NAK-HYUNG JU / WRITER_ KYOUNG-SUK JO / PHOTOGRAPHY_ DONG-JUN LEE / REVISED & EDITED_ CHARITY KINGSLEY

It spreads out to many districts such as Samcheong-dong, Anguk-dong, Gahoe-dong, Gye-dong, Jae-dong and more, but you can just call it Bukchon. ‘Chon’ originally means countryside or a small village far away from the city. Come to think of it, you can easily understand how much people are fond of this place by its nickname. There are a lot of small hanoks in Bukchon. It is very interesting to find a village comprised of traditional Korean houses so near to the center of the modern architecture filled metropolis. People of Bukchon are living the “megacity life” of Seoul with more and more families living in “traditional” hanok. Thus, Bukchon proudly exists as a part of this metropolis. Bukchon was first formed by government officials of the Joseon Dynasty and “Yangban (noble/royal families)” who gathered along the Cheonggyechon stream. This occupancy continued through the Japanese colonial period, which consequently led to situations where traitors called Chinilpa(Japanese collaborators), Min Young-hee and Korean independence activists like Han Yong-un(a.k.a. Manhae) and Yi Sangjae(a.k.a. Wallam) resided in the same area. Naturally, Bukchon was in the center of politics, economics, administration, culture and everything else of that time. However, the power of Bukchon was weakened after a major migration to southern part of Seoul subsequent to the city government policy to develop the Gangnam area.

There are still a few traditional houses that preserve the original construction among Bukchon hanok. But most of them are those that have been divided into smaller lots of 50~80 pyung(approx. 3.3), down from mansions of thousands of pyung, from the 1930’s when city population increased rapidly, and were built in closed square shaped hanoks as conducted by the construction company at that time. Since the new houses were supplied massively on relatively smaller sites than the early hanoks which were built on larger sites, they couldn’t carry all the unique architectural beauty of the big clay yards and different characteristics of each “chae” (unit of houses) that we commonly know of hanok. However, elements and interpretation of traditional architecture still remain in Bukchon hanok and continue as the new urban hanok. Hanok is also built by post-and-lintel construction and thus timber can be reused to build another hanok. Most of the timbers used in Bukchon hanoks are ones from hundreds of year old hanoks when big and good quality timber was used. But then again, it was difficult to find new timber because of the Japanese’s reckless exploitation of Korea’s resources. Bukchon hanoks have been dissected to smaller sizes but the fundament and mind of the structure have been carried on from the past. Hanok is also outstanding in the viewpoint of prevalent current issues like ecofriendly environment, low carbon life and recycling.

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Housing changes its form according to the needs of humans. Our generations’ needs and limitations, and the city Seoul have made the present Bukchon. These new small Bukchon hanoks about 80 years old are categorized and called “life hanok”, and some of them were remodeled following the owners’ requests for modern reinterpretation. Remodeling may include external change or partial renewal for garages. However, the core reason for remodeling is reflected by modern Korean lifestyle. Korea’s current lifestyle is a mix of western and traditional styles which is becoming a culture on its own. Most of the latest restaurants have spaces for both western and Korean style seating types. Hanok had been initially furnished to sit on the floor but now both the traditional style and western style seating coexist. Now we can understand hanok through the eyes of both traditional and western interpretation. The latest remodeled hanok in Bukchon is not limited to residential spaces but have evolved into spaces for various purposes. It has emerged beyond souvenir shops and restaurants to cafes, workshops, studios, galleries, and moreover dental clinics, private schools and the dong office. From an urban point of view, hanok provides the sufficient functioning and space that a city needs. Places like Bukchon’s hanok dong-office, hanok dentist and hanok school have the unique Bukchon atmosphere and identity while at the same time perform the functions that a modern city requires.

Hanok remodeled for exhibition space especially is giving new pleasure to visitors by using the traditional “madang” (front yard) between wings in the house. Madang is the most active area in hanok. It was always left empty without a single plant growing for it was used for housework or agricultural work as needed. It was also used for events like weddings and funerals, where a lot of people needed to be accommodated. Madang is a very active and versatile space. There are many exhibition spaces that carry the traditional energy of madang in Bukchon. Bukchon Tradition Culture Center provides programs to experience different traditional outdoor activities reviving the primary purpose of madang. Some galleries use the madang after more obvious remodeling with new walls and ceilings. These changes influence other neighboring modern buildings internally and externally. For instance, there was one modern building named “madang,” given the role of a modernized Korean front yard.

1~2 hours is more than enough to walk through Bukchon Hanok Village. But the walk is more enjoyable if you take time and look around at the small things that you might miss. You can easily find details of tradition in terms of design around public facilities like benches and streetlamps. These small things are what give Bukchon its character. The shapes of walls on the streets, the details of tiles on the tip of eavesâ&#x20AC;Ś if you look in just a little bit closer you can see all different but subtle shapes and patterns engraved in Bukchon. The artwork of modern sensitivity from surrounding workshops adds richness to Bukchon culture.

Bukchon embraces the philosophy of tradition, beyond its external design elements and internal functional changes and application. The significance of Bukchon is the people and the changes as they live in the city of Seoul, not some folk village or museum. The changes of Bukchon are traditional and yet modern. Seoul, as a city of 10 million inhabitants, as a capital of the Republic of Korea, is seeking tradition and evolution. And within it are Bukchon’s infinite values. Bukchon is currently being focused on and drawing new attention from in and out of the country. It was only 50~60 years ago that we could see fantastic views of endless roofs of traditional houses like in Bukchon from the inbound plane to Seoul. Endless feasts of cheoma (eaves) and the beauty of wooden architecture that we love. Meandering alleys of stone walls and so many others must have seduced us as well as the world, and become our vigor to dare to be compared with world attractions such as Paris and Rome. This enormous spirit remains here in Bukchon. Even aside from this, there is an increasing interest towards the northern village. TV programs such as “1 Night, 2 Days” and “Limitless Girls” have introduced Bukchon either directly or indirectly. This kind of interest brought more people to Bukchon as well as businesses such as big cafes and restaurants, and Bukchon started to thrive.

But still, when I walk the streets of Bukchon it feels like an old friend will come out calling my name and I lose track of time on the streets that I used to play on. Now those streets are crowded with tourists. Perhaps that is the reason why the locals keep their doors and windows shut. I can just imagine how unpleasant it will be when tourists sometimes look through the windows, even barge into the house or take pictures indiscreetly. The true meaning and beauty of Bukchon are the people and family living inside hanok. This is the reason why we call it “life” hanok. A warm heart to greet people should come before the eagerness to take photographs. Bukchon hanok will be kept on only when the natives are happy living there.

This is the true beauty of hanok.

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Who knows? If you smile and say hello first, you might be lucky and be invited into a hanok for some tea, sipped looking out on a gorgeous “madang” courtyard.

COLUMN CONTRIBUTING WRITER_ Lyman McLallen / ROKING ILLUSTRATOR_ DA-WOON YI (dwjjat@naver.com)

The Man Who Owns the News Shop

Lyman McLallen was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and grew up there and in Indianapolis, Indiana. He graduated from Memphis State University with a BA in Philosophy and an MA in Film Literature. Before he came to Korea he was the Humanities instructor at the Memphis College of Art, taught part-time in the Departments of History and English at the University of Memphis, and taught at community colleges on one year contracts too numerous to mention. He has lived in Korea for over fourteen years. He is currently a professor at Hanguk University of Foreign Studies in the College of English.

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“You’re an American,” he said to me in perfectly good English the first time I was in his news shop. He wasn’t asking but speaking matter-of-factly. “How do you know?” I asked. “I can just tell,” he said, and he left it at that. His news shop is on the ground floor of a big office building on one of the widest and busiest streets in all of Seoul. I walk by his shop a couple of times a week where I usually find him sitting in his chair near the sidewalk in the shade under the canopy either reading or taking a nap. He must be over seventy years-old, keeps his full head of snowwhite hair short, and looks as if he hikes on some of the mountains close by a couple of times a week or takes long walks through the city. Buying newspapers, magazines, and other things from him over the years, he has told me the stories of his youth countless times and I have listened to many of them more than once. He grew up on the very spot where his news shop now is, for this was his father’s land, only back in those days Seoul was yet to be the modern bustling city it is today, and it is hard for me to

imagine that this part of the city was ever rural but it was when he was a child. He still has some legal rights to the land but I don’t know how that works and I’m not about to ask. A couple of young people in their early twenties appeared at the news shop a few years ago who now do most of the work that he used to do. It turns out they are two of his grandchildren. They have expanded the business to include making fruit and vegetable smoothies that are really quite good and that have brought in a lot of new customers who end up buying more newspapers and magazines and now books. I don’t think I have ever walked by his shop without stopping and talking with him even if I didn’t buy anything (except now I buy the smoothies from his grandchildren every time I go there). No telling how many times he has told me about his teenage years when he was always hungry. His fortunes changed, though, when the American soldiers came during the Korean War and he noticed right away that they had more food than they could eat, so he befriended them

by doing odd jobs around their headquarters and they gave him chocolate bars, cans of Spam, potatoes, bacon, turkeys, canned fruit, coffee, cigarettes, and American whiskey, and even paid him in American dollars for the work that he did, plus he learned English from them. He has shown me black-and-white photographs of himself with the soldiers taken back then, and though he has changed a lot since those years, you can still recognize him in the pictures. Remarkably, he stayed in touch with many of the former soldiers after they went back home to America and resumed their lives there. Just as remarkably, he has saved all the post cards and letters from them that date back to the fifties and has them all neatly organized in stacks there in his shop.

He never went to university but not because he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to. Despite his lack of formal education he is well read and his English is as good as many Koreans who have studied abroad. I doubt that he needs to work anymore but he still comes to his news shop every weekday and stays until the early afternoon when he turns it over it to his grandchildren who then keep it open until evening. He lets them do whatever they want and what it looks like they want is to keep the shop going and thriving. He has made his living out of the news shop since he was their age and has been resourceful his whole life making something out of nothing beginning when he was a teenager when Korea was war-torn and poor when just surviving was triumph enough. Now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s their turn to see what they can do.

Gyeongju & the Han-ok Pension Experience

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Rapid globalization, which shifted away from environment-friendly development, has diversified people’s travel destinations. As environmental concerns increase, eco-friendly travelers are seeking better ways to live with nature, instead of living against it. For example, they value local food as more than a tasty filler- it is a resource that heals the body and soul weakened by the effects of industrialization. As the sizable market for eco-tourism grows, Korea’s cities become great destinations for the new globetrotter. Gyeongju, the city I live in, is the greenest city in Korea. It is a Mecca of industry, tourism, and agriculture working in harmony.

CONTRIBUTING WRITER, PHOTOGRAPHER_ KYUNG-HYO KIM / ARTICLE_ BYEOK SUK CHO / TRANSLATED_ SEO-JUNG HA / REVISED & EDITED_ CHARITY KINGSLEY

A Harmony between Culture and Nature There are a number of places in the world where culture and nature coexist: Sydney, Vancouver, Nice, Venice, Prague, and New Delhi, for example. However, the point here is not just about forests or lakes. It is harmony. The sights of giant Buddhist temples are breathtaking as one reaches the entrance of Bulguk-sa in Gyeongju. A royal mound appears like a hill; the entire Nam Mountain is a museum. Lastly, tourists may value this cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s policy restricting building heights, the number of eco-friendly biking paths, the Sculpture Park and pedestrian hiking trails, as well. A number of cultural assets appear in harmony with nature.

1. Lan-gong

Hanok Hotel

719 70 Shinpyeong dong Gyeongju si 82) 54 778 2100 This beautiful traditional Korean hanok hotel is located in the Bomoon District. Built for the Hun emperor during the Joseon Dynasty, the Hanok experience is available for all guests. Guests even have free admission to the magnificent Millennium Park. (Breakfast included.)

2. Hyang Dan

Traditional Hanok

135 Yangdong ri Gyeongbuk Gangdong-myun Gyeongju-si 82) 54 762 3415 One of Koreaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best architectural feats carries the importance of Korean loyalty and brotherhood from the Joseon Dynasty to modern times. This 99-room mansion was presented by King Joong-jong to Heejae Unjuk. http://guide.gyeongju.go.kr/deploy/enjoy/ 01/01_02/01_02_05/index.html

3. So-yo-yu

Hanok Pension

385 Ahnsim-ri Nenam-myun Chesungduk 82) 10 5589 6408 Here, folktale paintings, mud-doll craft, pottery and gardening can be enjoyed. You can also learn to use a traditional Korean cauldron, all free of charge. http://www.soyoyu.com/

A Large Range of Intangible Culture While intangible cultural assets registered with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre are special and valuable to many professionals, these assets do not often attract the average visitor. Modern travelers prefer tangible structures, not intangible culture. Even though the Royal Sanctuary-- where the Royal Sacred ritual etiquette from Joseon Dynasty was practiced-- is unique, people prefer the actual Ritual Ceremony more. However, when the Royal Sanctuary and Ritual Ceremony are experienced together in harmony, Gyeongju has no global rival for its cultural gems.

4. Soo-oh-jae

Traditional Hanok

217 Baeban-dong Gyeongju si 82) 11 9516 3030 This is one house of the travel writer Jaeho Lee who built five rare antique houses in his lifetime. You can experience the most of Hanok here. The restroom and shower room is separate from other rooms. The Royal Mound is located behind the hills where a scenic hiking trail surrounded by pine trees provides brilliant walking space. http://www.gjgotaek.kr/

5. Wol-am-jae

Traditional Hanok

749 - 2 Tap-dong Gyeongju si 82) 54 774 1950 A remodeled version of the ancient shrine of General Kim-Ho. http://www.gjgotaek.kr/

6. Seo- ak school

Traditional Hanok

615 Suhak-dong Gyeongju si 82) 54 744 1950 A remodeled version of the ancient shrine of General Kim-Ho.

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http://www.gjgotaek.kr/

The Possibility of Healing the Mind, Body and Soul In Gyeongju, you can experience mountains, the sea, rivers, and endless fields. You have constant access to clean water and air, a rich ecology, mild weather, eco-friendly housing and healthy food. The low buildings further help create the peacefulness of this less populated city. The best hiking trails and bike paths in Korea also exist here and you can choose to meditate during your stay at a temple. Gyeongju’s cultural assets bring mental calmness. The culture now emphasizes healing, along with well-being. If well-being defines a life of maintaining health, healing is the spiritual hand which eases the mind and body not from outside, but from the inside.

7. Kimho General’s former house Traditional Hanok 633 Tap dong Gyeongju si 82) 54 772 9455 Registered as traditional asset #34 in 1976. This house is one of Gyeongju’s oldest private houses and is valued as an important historical resource for buildings using traditional constructional methods. It carries a structure unlike any other. General Kimho (1534-1592) was recognized for his voluntary service during the Japanese invasion in 1592. Built during the 17th Century, this house is told to have been a Buddhist temple site during the Silla Period. http://www.sanjang7.kr/index.htm

8. Yellow-mud room Hanok Pension 423-10 Bukgun dong Gyeongju si 82) 54 745 1008) Along with walls made of yellow mud, a bathroom is in each room (a luxury not provided in many traditional Korean housing). It is close to the Bomoon District and there is a hiking trail near the back of the pension.

Source of the article : Korea Culture Sightseeing Broadcasting Network ( www.gbtour.co )

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9. Gyeongju Pension Nam Mountain Hanok Pension 772 Tap-dong Gyeongju si 82) 54 772 0054 Close to Nam Mountain, this pension has a hiking trail at the back of the property. You can use pergola, a traditional cauldron, and bicycles for free. Horseback riding is also available. http://www.pennamsan.kr/

COLUMN WRITER_ DORI LEE / KOREAN REVISION_ SOO-SUN KIM / TRANSLATION_ CHARITY KINGSLEY / REVISED & EDITED_ MELVIN D. DIXON

Green Living in Seoul

Not a single corner of Seoul is empty. It’s filled with endless communities of city dwellers. When talking about Seoulites, the word fast best describes them. It is this swift lifestyle that has lead the city, and in turn the country, into such vast economic growth.

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But is it possible for such a bustling city to be ecofriendly? Many of Seoul’s inhabitants’ dream of life in the quiet countryside, yet a few people set off to live there. For most of us, it is impossible to live away from the city as many of us work here and would have trouble finding suitable employment in a small town. In a place full of skyscrapers and other enormous buildings that block the sun and force nature far away, we must search for other ways to incorporate the eco-friendly into our urban lives. To help promote a more natural lifestyle and help the planet at the same time, I offer the following eco-friendly daily routine.

Morning 7:00AM

It’s also great to use the idle travel time to check my e-mail, catch up on my reading or flip through For breakfast I make a fresh salad using greens I’ve any of the various free newspapers found around been growing in flower pots at home. The crispy Seoul’s subway stations. Or better yet, I could just lettuce is sweet and full of flavor. It’s far more take a nap. I don’t have these luxuries when I’m too preferable than any processed breakfast I could busy fighting rush hour traffic in my car. have eaten. Homegrown food is the most clean and environmentally friendly choice. I don’t need Some people say that hot summer days are best a farm or any land at all to grow my own food. spent enjoying a cold, full blast of air conditioner With just a few flower pots I can grow fresh fruits while alone in one’s vehicle, but Korea’s buses and vegetables, for half the cost of supermarkets and subways are just as well equipped with air prices. conditioning. Carbon emissions are reduced and energy is saved when we choose to enjoy the air Off to Work 8:00AM conditioning together. One of Seoul’s best qualities is the fast and easy access to the whole city via public transport. There After Work 6:00PM is a discount for transfers between the buses and Some aspects of an eco-friendly lifestyle may the subway lines. Also, buses have their own traffic seem rustic and outdated. Some people may not lane, so during rush hour it is faster to take the bus even like nature, but it could still be easy to help than to drive a car. save it. It is even possible to make the experience modern and fun, perhaps even trendy.

Time to shop. The canvas shopping bag on my arm catches the eye with its stylish and colorful patterns. Plastic bags are ugly, boring and they rip easily. Re-useable, eco-friendly and fashionable bags come in many colors, materials, shapes and sizes for both your benefit and the planet’s! How cool is that? Even for those with little interest, finding small ways to change everyday habits can help save the planet in big ways. During the summer when I find myself drinking more liquids, I carry around an empty bottle or tumbler to reduce the use of disposable cups. Let’s not forget that this tiny gesture benefits the planet and humanity even though it’s only a slight bother to me. And by the way, like canvass shopping bags, many tumblers can also be stylish! The city recently announced an Eco Mileage policy that rewards points to those who save energy in and around Seoul. Points are rewarded for various reasons such as using public transport, reducing electricity/water bills over a certain period, and buying eco-friendly products. These points can be used for discounts on tax payments or collected as cash.

Night 9:00PM I decide to workout at a nearby park instead of going to the brightly lit, energy wasting health club I usually head to. I’m glad to escape the suffocating stench of sweat and the annoying wait necessary waiting to use the workout equipment because of the queues and crowds. The fresh air in the park helps to give my lungs a proper workout and the cool night breeze feels soothing as I run. My outdoor jog relieves the stress of the day and prepares me for tomorrow.

Tiny drops of water fall together to form the sea. Similarly, the smallest efforts on our part can also come together, to keep our only home, planet Earth clean and safe. As we work together, we can create a new and improved version of both our planet and ourselves. Save and Hold onto (y)our wonderful world.

Maybe because I’ve kept eco-friendly thoughts inside my head all day, I now notice the greenery all around me. The city, surprisingly is full greenery. I just hadn’t bothered to open my eyes to it. The trend of eco-friendliness began only a few years ago but if you think about it, it has been with us all along like a good, reliable friend.

Travel to historical cities Korea

Visit to 8 Spots in Bukchon ( North Village ) Hanok Town

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Kawagoe, ‘Small Edo”

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Stories that can’t be met from sites found in travel booklet. In places that feel dull rather than vivid and old rather than new, carries depth and spirit that cannot be expressed verbally or inscription. Let’s visit the sites that carry ancient spirit. Real stories of cities exist, and you will fall into time of history.

Bukchon

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in Korea Named after its geographical location, North of Seoul and above Jongno, Bukchon has 8 photo spots that offer greater delight for visitors. Squared Photo-Spots are made with copperplate and patterned with traditional roof tile and crocks; the pattern symbolizes Bukchon’s culture and life. Searching these eight photo-spots while exploring the site will bring additional enjoyment.

ROKING WRITER_ JIN LEE / REVISED & EDITED_ CHARITY KINGSLEY

Half Day Tour Course - Bukchon’s 8-sites It will take about three hours to fully explore the North Village Hanok Town. But, yet, it is still not enough to hear entire stories of its long and rich history.

Bukchon spot - 1

Bukchon spot - 2

Bukchon spot - 3

Bukchon spot - 4

Bukchon’s 8-sites begin from Bukchon spot-1 located over the hill that overlooks Changduck Palace as you exit Bukchon’s Community Center. It gives the most complete panoramic view of Changduck Palace over the brick wall; Changduck Palace is one of Chosun period palaces that emperors resided for the longest period of time.

Eun-duck Cultural Center and Korean Buddhism Museum is located on the right-hand side along the Changduck Palace’s brick wall. At the end of the pathway, simple garden and roof tile-like wall of Korean Royal Cuisine House and 2nd photo-spot are found.

Gahwei-dong 11th district offers visitors a chance to experience Interior of Hanok. Traditional Bukchon culture is filled in the site with museums focused on traditional culture such as the Embroidery Museum, Ga-hwei Museum and Knot craft store.

As a Hanok clustered area, one can view crowded of Hanok roofs on top of the elevated spot. -Bukchon spot-5 and 6 (Gahwadong Alley) : This is an area where Seoul City Government has actively implemented Bukchon Hanok Alley preservation policy from the beginning, therefore it kept most of Hanok’s traditional scenery and traces of history. It is always crowded with tourists taking photos.

Panoramic view of Changduck Palace

Gongbang-gil, Wonseo-dong

11 Gahwei-dong

31 Gahwa-dong

Photo-Spot

Bukchon spot - 5 and 6 Gahwa-dong Alley

This is an area where Seoul City Government has actively implemented Bukchon Hanok Alley preservation policy from the beginning, therefore it kept most of Hanok’s traditional scenery and traces of history. It is always crowded with tourists taking photos.

Bukchon spot - 7

Bukchon spot - 8

Gahwa-dong): You can meet simple and quiet paths where serenity is created through Hanok.

Followed by Hwagae 1 street, attractive winding stone stairway greets you. The stairway is made from a single large bedrock.

31 Gahwa-dong

Stone stairways in Samchung-dong

Designed with traditional roof tile and crocks symbolizes Bukchon’s culture and life

Ways to experience Korean Tradition in complete Experiencing Hanok Culture

Experiencing Traditional Culture

North Village Hanok Town provides a number of accommodations for tourists. Guest houses itself are designed like Hanok so that guests can experience the tradition. Also, those who are interested in Korean culture, custom and life can tour Bukchon and participate in traditional crafting with master craftsmen who live in the village.

North Village Hanok Town provides number of museum such as Gahwei folk art center, royal embroidery museum, Donglim knot center and Han Sang Soo embroidery center where people can experience historical culture within busy urban setting.

Travel to historical cities Korea

Visit to 8 Spots in Bukchon ( North Village ) Hanok Town

Japan

Kawagoe, ‘Small Edo”

Switzerland

Guarda, small picturesque village

Kawagoe

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in Japan People may be questioned if asked to name a place in Japan that most resembles Japan, but if they were to choose a place that leaves most of ancient Edo, it is ‘Kawagoe’ If Tokyo represents vibrant today’s Japan, Japan’s today and history co-exist in ‘Kawagoae.’ Since Japan’s history and culture is kept in the city, people call it ‘KoEdo” meaning ‘Small Edo.’

Half day tour that will take you back in time to Edo perio Fifteen minutes walk from Hon kawagoe Station after forty minutes subway ride from Tokyo, you will see Kawagoe Street in the small city of Saitama Prefecture. Known to have no utility poles and undergrounded utility lines, black plastered architecture, small stores and shrines form hamony of space. If you are lucky, you can hear a bell that rings four times a day (6am, noon, 3pm, 6pm), called ‘Toki-no-kane’ (meaning ‘still telling time’) is a symbol of Kawagoe. Jokomachi Period’s architecture style of three floors wooden Bell tower blends well with scenery of the town. It is also amazing to see a 100 years old post office built during Edo period. One may feel that a time machine has brought you back in time to Edo period. Famous for its sweet potato, rice cake and ice cream made with sweet potato is recommanded for snacks Don’t forget to stop by at an alley of candy and souvenior shops.

Sweet potato Creamery

Kawagoe’s street view

As sweet potato producer, it is famous for sweet potato

Since appointed as cultural heritage, the city preserves historical scene and tries to ground all utility lines.

Post office Post office that has been in business for 100 years.

Time Bell Tower The bell rings 4 times a day 39

Travel to historical cities Korea

Visit to 8 Spots in Bukchon ( North Village ) Hanok Town

Japan

Kawagoe, ‘Small Edo”

Switzerland

Guarda, small picturesque village

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Swiss Heritage Society awarded Guarda a Wakker Prize for the preservation of its architectural heritage. Romansh, an isolated language that 1% of entire country’s population speaks, is spoken at the village, and this tells how small the village is.

Switzerland – Guarda, small picturesque village Beautiful houses that seem to exist only in fairy tales attract visitors. Pastel colored houses built during 18th~19th century each has uniquely shaped doors and facade. Doors and windows of the houses are decorated with Engadine town’s traditional decorations this method can only worked by the last two left master-hands. This clear tells why the site has been awarded as a heritage preservation site. Beautiful yet unique, none equally designed windows with small flowered displayed in from of the windows creates beautiful scenery. Engadine’s beautiful scenery and narrow road, beautiful fountain, pathway and historic houses all adds up to be called ‘jewel of Engadine.’

Gwaruda Train Station

Windows None of the windows share same style, nor design.

Bell The village is so small, the train may pass away if you don’t ring a bell.

Special Theme

Slum Flowers

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Murals Bloom in the Slums of Korea and Brazil

Although twenty four hours apart, two villages in Brazil and Korea seem to mirror each other like long lost twins. Hanul Village and Vila Cruzeiro both have beautiful mural art, through which residents and others alike are sent a positive message of hope. It is a chance to cultivate a community that overflows with a newfound passion for art and life.

CONTRIBUTING WRITER_ JIN-SUNG KWAK / TRANSLATED FROM KOREAN_ CHARITY KINGSLEY / REVISED & EDITED BY RUTH M. YOUN

Hanul Village

Korea’s Enchanting Wall-Paintings

IMAGE COPYRIGHT_ CONTRIBUTING WRITER_ Korea-Hanul JIN-SUNG Village(http://hermes1990.blog.me) KWAK / TRANSLATED_ CHARITY KINGSLEY / REVISED & EDITED_ RUTH M. YOUN

Situated in a city in the heart of Korea, Daegun’s Hanul Village has a story to tell that is as beautiful as its name (hanul, meaning sky in Korean). Only a few years ago, the village was characterized by shadowy back roads in a slum town. In 2007, when renovations started, the slum was given an impetus for change. Through the inspiration of artists and support of government funding, seeds of hope were sown as murals were painted all around the town, changing the sullen atmosphere. The local artists put their talent and imagination as well as hope for a better future into Hanul Village. After three months of labor, their work flowered into pieces that currently fill every part of the village with new life and joy. Previously a slum town, Hanul Village is now the first ever mural town in Korea. How Hanul Village changed and grew into a healthier community was and still is an extraordinary process on which to look back. The town received a lot of media coverage afterwards and warmed hearts nationwide, resulting in a boost of tourism in the area. Even now, it is a popular spot frequented by young dating couples. Upon a small hill at the far end of the village, a windmill was built- by now a well-known and loved attractionposing as the town’s very own mascot. Each home has a stone wall surrounding it with cute drawings and paintings. It is like walking into a page from the novel, The Little Prince, with all the characters, stars and sky stroked to life with acrylics and oils. Each corner of the town brings out one’s childhood nostalgia and never fails to make you smile or laugh out loud. One wall has the words, “I love you, Hanul Village” painted on it.

A water pipe has been transformed to look like Pinocchio’s growing nose, while flower covered steps look as though they might lead to a secret garden, beckon to onlookers in its whimsical mystery. It is hard to be anything but astounded by the beauty within walls of the village. As I left Hanul Village I came across a concrete wall with a small hole in it. Through the hole I could see fresh blades of grass popping out to say hello. It was a sight that sang of peace and hope.

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Vila Cruzeiro, Brazil The Hope of all Slums Infamous for its large gap in the distribution of wealth, Brazil is home to large collections of shanty towns, or favela. Historically, these areas were populated by former African slaves in the late 19th century. However, more recently, its residents consist of the poor who relocated from rural areas during the 1940s to the 1970s. Within the favela of Brazil exist drugs, violence and crime. Yet, even in a dying town such as Vila Cruzeiro, a shred of light seeped in through the 2006 Favela Painting Program. The painting program was designed by Dutch artists, Jeroen Koolhaas and Dre Urhahn. Better known as Hass&Hahn, the two were filming a documentary about hip hop in the favelas of Brazil. What they found there was devastating. Dreaming of a way to respond to the destitute conditions of Vila Cruzeiro, Hass&Hahn began a project to help make the outer appearance of the town look beautiful and more inviting. They had little funding and barely any money, but the residents of Vila Cruzeiro came together and put the town back on its feet, changing it into the wonderful place it is now. The small, but highly successful Favela Painting Program seemed like a miracle. It didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take long for the project to have a huge ripple effect on the local communities. During the project many locals were given education and jobs, initiating change, as the former crime-filled streets of Vila Cruzeiro began to flow with hope and happiness instead. Although the residents were inundated in a culture filled with crime, the difference in criminal activity was obvious and lasting as they were given a proper education and chances to work and earn money. After months of work, murals for a total of thirty-four houses and buildings were newly created in the now artistic town of Vila Cruzeiro.

7000ă&#x17D;Ą worth of shanty towns has been turned into a community with a different purpose and path. No longer a town characterized with crime and fear, it now prides itself on the work done to create a wonderful village of murals that an increasing number of tourists flock to see each year.

Often mistaken as worthless communities, former slums like Hanul Village and the favela of Vila Cruzeiro have proved otherwise. These areas no longer look anything like they used to. All over the world, there are cities in which the poor live in impoverished dwellings, tempting passerby to turn a blind eye to the need. From the examples of Hanul Village and Vila Cruzeiro, it is inspiring to see what unbelievable changes can take place with peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s support, imagination and care. It shows us that communities like these are just as special and full of potential as any other. Although both were well-known areas for poverty, they have both changed into healthy, happy communities of hope. Hanul Village and Vila Cruzeiro are inspirations for the building of brighter futures for us all.

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AZIATIX Aziatix makes music that cross boundaries, musically and internationally. It is hard to define their music to be a certain genre: Their music reveals strong influences of R&B, hip-hop and pop to K-pop. But what can surely be said about Aziatix is that they are a fresh new breeze in both the North American and East Asian music scene. After they rocked the stage at this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jisan Valley Rock Festival, Roking sat down with members of Aziatix, Nicky Lee, Eddie Shin and Flowsik (From left to right), to talk about their lives, inspirations and their goals.

ROKING WRITER_ JUNG-YOON CHOI / INTERVIEWER_ SEAN LEE / PHOTOGRAPHER_ YONG HAN

Aziatix is a trio made up of three KoreanAmericans. Uniquely they first found their fame elsewhere than South Korea. Becoming widely popular in East Asia, Southeast Asia and North America, they are now reaching out to its audience in South Korea and finding quite a following. Especially after their performance at Jisan Valley Rock Festival, one of the biggest music events in South Korea, word-of-the-mouth has spread like wildfire. Now more of the Korean audience has been starting to wonder who these three men are, and what they are up to.

“We are a group that’s a little bit different,” said Nicky. “We got together because we thought there was kind of a void of Asian-American artists or Asian artists in the Western music scene.” The process of these three men coming together under the name Aziatix was quite a natural one. South Korea, now ‘infected’ with countless boy bands and teeny-bopper groups, has built a notorious reputation for their manufactured, robot-like idol-singers. However, this is almost the opposite of how Aziatix came to be. Rather than being like a product for sale, the members of Aziatix have been actively composing and producing their own music. Producer Jae Chong, a former member of legendary Korean R&B phenom Solid, was and still is the mastermind behind Aziatix.

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“How we met was very interesting. It was very different,” said Nicky. “I met the producer Jae Chong back in 1998 and he took me under his wings. He’s been my producer for all my albums out in the mandarin music market, and we have been working together ever since. Eventually, he brought Flowsik and Eddie along.” Flowsik, a rapper who has been working the underground circuit, had collaborated with Ice-T and various artists in both East and West coasts. He eventually met producer Jae on Facebook. “I wanted to come out to Asia - I desired to come out to see what’s up,” said Flowsik. “So I came out here and I hooked up with Jae because he was in Korea at the time, we made couple of songs together, and worked on the JYJ project.” After working on the JYJ project, Flowsik was featured in a song performed by Micky Yucheon, one of the biggest K-pop stars in East Asia. “After that I was encouraged to make more music. At that point, I think Jae was already planning in his mind, seeing a drafted image of Aziatix.” Flowsik added.

Eddie, the lead vocal of the group, met Flowsik playing basketball in 2010. “We had mutual friends, so we just played basketball together and then we were like ‘oh you do music? I do music too,’” said Eddie. “So that was that. We met Jae and he suggested that I should do a track with him. Then we met Nicky and got to know each other. The vibe was good so we started doing music together.” Since then, Aziatix has been actively putting out new music. Their first digital single, Go, came out in May 3 this year and was ranked number four on the iTunes R&B chart. Their first EP, containing five songs including tracks such as ‘Cold,’ ‘Another day,’ and ‘Start it Again,’ came out later that month. The album was a digital hit and has bred a large fan base all over the world, dubbed ‘Aziaddicts.’

The name Aziatix implies that the group has something to do with Asia, if not everything. But that doesn’t mean their music is restricted to music of Asia. In fact, the songs Aziatix makes are a hybrid of their various musical interest and influence. Each member’s diverse background and multi-cultural experience are strongly pronounced in their style. “I was born out in Korea and grew up in LA, Eddie was born out in Boston and grew up in the States, Jay (aka Flowsik) grew up in New York City. We just realized the name Aziatix kind of fit us really well,” said Nicky. “It kind of gives everybody a peek of our background which is that we are from Asian descent, so that’s how the name came about. We just thought the name fit us. We represent all things Asian!”

“We just want to make music that can transcend all color lines that can surpass all language barriers. But our basic focus is just making a good music,” said Nicky.

“Obviously we sing in English and that’s really different because most K-pop artists, they don’t sing in English exclusively,” said Eddie. “But for us, the most important thing is we try to bring the Asian sound and the American sound together- western pop and K-pop sound together in one.”

“Also, I want to become a good role model for the next generation. There aren’t that much positive role models out there these days, so I want to become one. I also want to tell them to follow their dreams.” He added.

On September 9, their newest digital single, Be With You, was released. With the new single, Aziatix will tour East Asia and South East Asia extensively. While they will keep on making music and performing, Aziatix has some other nifty personal goals.

“I want to talk about love, happiness, etc.. just human emotions,” said Eddie. “Ultimately, we want to use music to spread love. That’s our main goal.”

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DREAMING OF GREEN

With the coming season, Korea’s nature has been painted a gorgeous green, Meet new styles from Korea’s leading fashion designers, and dream green Khaki tube-top long dress / paul & alicve

ROKING WRITER_ SANG-AA PARK / PHOROGRAPHER_ YONG HAN / MODEL_ SAEROK GEUM / SET STYLIST_ HYUN JUNG KIM, HEE SUN JANG / MAKE-UP & HAIR_ MIN CHAE HA / TRANSLATED_ A-RA JO / REVISED & EDITED_ CHARITY KINGSLEY

Apple green sleeveless one-piece, White satin walkers / IMSEONOC

Shoulder-wrapped white shirt / toe

White leggings / Editors’ collection

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White sleeveless shirt with striking oblique lines / Lie Sang Bong

White & green crystal bangle, One hair-piece flowing flowers / Le Babil

White & grey mixed long fringe dress, Colorful pink spangle Ballerina shoes / IMSEONOC

Costumes & Accessories sponsored by IMSEONOC ( +82-2-3443-3937 ) / PAUL&ALICE ( +82-70-8711-6779 ) / Lie Sang Bong ( +82-2-516-4018 ) / toe ( +82-2-516-4088 ) / Le Babil ( +82-2-554-2844 )

COLUMN ROKING WRITER_ MYOUNG-SUN SONG / ROKING ILLUSTRATOR_ SOON-YOUNG LEE / REVISED & EDITED_ RUTH M. YOUN

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To Groom, or Not to Groom Korean Men and Make-up

I was eating dinner with my friends. We were talking about school, future jobs, and then all of a sudden, makeup. One friend announced that he had just made a hair and makeup appointment at a beauty salon for his university graduation photos. “Is that really necessary? Why don’t you just get your hair done at home?” I asked. “Everyone’s doing it. Plus, it’ll make me look good. These photos are going to last a long time and I plan on using them later on job applications,” he answered. I couldn’t stop myself from smiling. I had always thought of him as a more rugged type. But then, I also know men who like to get their cuticles done at nail salons. It took me a while to get used to the idea of men getting their nails done. But, we women do like men who take care of themselves, whereas tales of men not showering or changing their clothes make us cringe.

In the last three years, there has been a growing number of men who take extra care of their appearance. From shopping for their own clothes to applying beauty products, men have even been visiting plastic surgeons to enhance their chins or straighten their noses. Male celebrities have openly praised Botox and claimed to be religious spa goers. One young actor recently published a bestselling book on how to maintain healthy skin. And if the face is the most prominent feature of the body, perhaps what we put on our faces is as important, or even more important, than what we put on the rest of our bodies. So, it should come as no surprise that men like to take care of their faces as much as the next woman. Fair skin is no longer Snow White’s thing. It is a must for the men also.

In Korea, we call them grooming men, and they are interested in taking care of not only their skin, but also their hair and teeth. They are after the whole package. According to a research by Euromonitor, Korea had the biggest global men’s skincare market in 2007. It was more than the double of that in Japan, which placed second. Men’s beauty products have expanded from the simple soap bar and the after-shave lotion to items like pore-tightening essence serum and anti-aging eye cream. The biggest trend now in Korea is the blemish balm, or BB cream. BB cream was originally created by German dermatologists as a protective and regenerative cream for skin that had become sensitive after dermatology treatments. In Korea it has been reintroduced by cosmetic brands as a simple, all-in-one product that offers UV protection, antiaging, whitening, and concealing functions. It was marketed as the god-send cream for busy mornings or lazy folk. Just apply a layer and you will have clean and natural looking skin. Now men are applying BB cream as part of their daily regimen. While we are no strangers to spotting more men like Marilyn Manson, Boy George and John Galliano wear makeup in music videos and

fashion runways in Western culture; in Korea, it was long considered unacceptable for men to wear makeup—even celebrities. However, in recent years, with the growing popularity of pop idol groups like Big Bang and SS501, the public has grown accustomed to men wearing visible makeup like thick eyeliner. Although not many Korean men will go for the so-called “smoky look,” a good majority have evolved into conscious consumers of skin products. While celebrity culture has catalyzed this change, Internet pages and personal blogs have sustained the growth of grooming men. There are numerous power blogs that focus solely on male cosmetic products with millions of daily visitors and a minimum of 5,000 subscribers. People post their pictures or videos with step-bystep grooming tips and actively exchange ideas about make-up. Internet blogs have allowed men to engage in talk otherwise considered socially taboo. The blog “A Man who Wears Make-up” recently even featured an article titled “Men, Love Your Skin More than You Love Your Girlfriend.” From the beginning of time, it was a sort of social duty and responsibility for women to take care of themselves. Gain weight and some

criticize you for not looking after yourself—you are labeled as lazy or incompetent. Women have been socially steered to look a certain way, often times prescribed by media and social norms. Nowadays, with the growing socioeconomic status of women, women have more leverage in choosing the men they want to date and marry. This power has also, in turn, created a competition for men to catch the eyes of women. In a world driven by images, our appearance is perhaps even more important than our college GPAs, certified exam marks or personalities. While there is social pressure to look beautiful, stylish, successful, charismatic, attractive and young there is also the personal desire to better ourselves. Whether this may be spiritual, intellectual or physical, we humans have always had the desire to become our better selves. Men and women alike. So though it is somewhat new (or old—men have worn extravagant amounts of ruffles, high heels, perfume and makeup in certain times past), it is not

abnormal or sinful for men to wear makeup.

Heck, why not? Boys (and men), be ambitious!

UPCYCLING To produce 1 single T-shirt, you need 3,000 liters of water.

21st Century To make 1 pair of jeans, it requires 10,000 liters of water.

Korean Fashion is Each year, the average person throws away an estimated 31kg of clothing.

Saving the Planet in Style! To combat this, green designers of South Korea are taking action!

The Green boom is becoming popular in all areas including our homes, our cars and even IT. There is an eco-sensation going fast around the globe and the fashion industry isn’t about to ignore this. Not just limiting horizons to eco-friendly organic farming, fashion is reusing past clothes and creating upcycled fashion as a new trend. Eco-runways like these are making fashion people go googleeyed! Of course, if they’d stopped at eco-proficient, the hard panel of 21st century’s fashion consumers would have gone elsewhere! Created using distinctive and new fabrics and materials, with an endless variety to design, meet green fashion never before so stunning. Eco-friendly practices are fast becoming popular in the design of homes, cars, and electronic technology.

Far from ignoring the eco-sensation trending around the globe, the Korean fashion industry is similarly advancing in this arena as well. Reaching far beyond already popular vintage concepts, Korean designers take secondhand clothing and typically discarded items to employ the notion of “upcycling,” that is, to take an item of lesser value and alter it to increase its value or quality. Creating uniquely reinterpreted styles as the latest trend, sustainable fashion is making a stunning debut on the runways. Striving to exceed the expectations of the 21st century consumer, Korea’s top green-inspired designers have crafted clothing with inventive materials as well as distinctive designs. Roking is pleased to offer you a striking new perspective on eco-friendly fashion directly from South Korea.

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Now Trending

ROKING WRITER_ SANG-AA PARK / TRANSLATED_ CHARITY KINGSLEY / REVISED & EDITED_ RUTH M. YOUN

Eco Party Merry!

“ECHO” The Planet, Eco Party Merry! Is rubbish ever just rubbish?

What’s Different About Eco Party Mearry?

After a festival or event, clothing and banners are thrown aside, never to be used again. However, the designers at Eco Party Mearry ensure that it doesn’t have to stay that way. This Korean greenclothing brand was the first in the country to make products through UPCYCLING. Welcoming everything from outdated clothing to ripped-up old banners, Eco Party Mearry works its magic as the banners are made into fashionable bags, and old sofas are reborn as classic pouches. Its creators are a group of brilliant designers who place a premium on attention to detail in the crafting of their accessories.

Eco Party Mearry regularly holds domestic and international art exhibitions to spread the word about green design. In addition, campaigns are held for donations of raw materials. Using those very donations, Eco Party Mearry strives to save more of the planet’s resources by ensuring that during the manufacturing process, there is a minimum of chemical waste, as well as minimal use of fuel and water.

Eco Party Mearry’s Signature Item: Mr. Rilla Upcycled from secondhand children’s T-shirts, these hand-stitched gorilla dolls promote a positive message about caring for the environment-making it a fun and educational tool for kids.

Made with yesterday’s newspapers, no trees need to be harmed to make these pencils! To complete the eco-friendly set, this fun pencil case is crafted from seat belt material.

www.mearry.com To view more designs, visit: www.mearry.com

Orgdot!

Orgdot Pushes the Limits of Upcycling T-shirts made from used PET bottles? Items nobody ever imagined possible are being upcycled in a snap! The breaking up and dissolving of man-made materials is what Orgdot does best. Discarded PET bottles turn into T-shirts, while imported coffee bean sacks are revamped to become sturdy totes. Orgdot also includes an environmental message with each of their products, inspiring consumers to reflect upon how they themselves are treating the planet. Becoming a household name among ethically-motivated fashion brands, Orgdot views eco-friendly practices as a necessary partnership in their design.

What Makes Orgdot Distinctive? The Orgdot brand carries an “organic line” where products aren’t processed and are made using natural fabrics. They also feature a “recycling line” that down-cycles (breaks down the original properties to create something completely different) plastics and disposed products. Designers and smaller factories have worked together to develop PET-based thread and other inventive textiles that have evolved the possibilities of fashion.

FREITAG

The Eco Friendly Satchel From Europe

Made from discarded odds and ends, every Freitag creation is one of a kind. It’s no wonder they’ve become so popular!

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Swiss graphic designers and brothers, Marcus and Daniel Freitag stumbled on a bright idea on a rainy day while looking at the waterproof materials on the roofs of delivery trucks. In addition to searching for similar material, the brothers began looking for discarded bicycle tubes and seatbelts, discovering a variety of different means by which to make plastic totes and satchels. The rest is history. Freitag bags sell in 350 stores around the world, so popular that it is estimated that one out of fifty Europeans carry a Freitag.

True to philosophy and form, Freitag’s offices in Zürich consist of recycled shipping containers, stacked one on top of the other. A novel and completely unexpected twist on upcycling, Freitag deserves a round of applause! www.freitag.ch To view more designs, visit: www.freitag.ch

REBLANK!

REBLANK Fashion: Rescue and Rebirth Quick turnover in fashion trends result in enormous amounts of waste, as last season’s clothing and accessories are tossed out in en masse. Leaving nothing behind, Reblank rescues these items, creating a rebirth through fresh new designs. Not only are they making contributions to the environment, but they are using stylish concepts to create a buzz among consumers. Through Reblank’s Project RE+, an individual’s wardrobe from prior seasons is taken out and completely reinvented into hip, new creations. Reblank regularly collaborates with fashion brands to bring a more classic feel to their items as well as through Project RE+.

What is Reblank About? Simple, yet modern in taste, Reblank is currently located in Seoul’s hottest fashion districts, like Myeongdong, Shinsadong and Garosugil. Many notable boutiques and shops are known to quickly sell out of Reblank merchandise.

Vegetable Leather? Heard of Vegetable Leather? Vegetable leather is an environmentally-friendly material manufactured sans chemicals- with only vegetable fibers. You may notice that since it lacks a chemical coating, the “leather” takes on a unique, weathered-look over time.

A bestseller, this beautiful trench coat is a timeless and classic piece. With such a refined look, it is hard to imagine this as a recycled jacket.. www.reblank.com To view more designs, visit: www.reblank.com

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Every Day Earth Day With this monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s issue on being green, Roking decided to interview one of Koreaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s foremost activists. Professor Hoseob Yoon, an artist, has dedicated much of his adult life to finding effective solutions to the state of our current environment. He is known for his work in eliminating environmentally harmful household appliances to lessen energy consumption. He also reuses his own artwork and constructs his workspaces from recyclable products. He found that raising awareness among individuals is crucial and created Green Design, a memorable series of paintings on secondhand T-shirts, for his campaign.

ROKING WRITER_ CHARITY KINGSLEY / REVISED & EDITED_ JESSICA YU

Tell us why you started your campaign.

A Japanese undergraduate student, Miyashita Masayoshi, asked me a bout Korea’s current environmental status and as I worked on an answer for him, I started to realize the environment was in a lot of trouble. I began to think about people and the environment, and how design and education could affect life, humanity and nature’s balance.

Which of your second-hand T-shirt artwork or designs have had the most appeal to people outside of this country?

Out of the designs I have drawn, leaf patterns, smiley faces, human faces within an animal silhouette, the Walk Campaign logo, and tree patterns are most popular.

Even with a basic understanding, people still seem oblivious to how serious the environmental situation is. They don’t change their lifestyles. How can people try to better understand and implement eco-friendly methods of living? I suggest watching documentaries-- [like] The 11th Hour-- and movies on the subject. If you visit my studio or website, you can hear my lecture, Gonjon. Jean Giono’s book: The Man Who Planted Trees or Henry David Thoreau’s Walden are also good. I also recommend A Handmade Life: In Search of Simplicity by William Coperthwaite and The Green Imperative: Natural Design for the Real World by Victor Papanek. The animation of The Man Who Planted Trees is also interesting.

The refrigerator is the most energy-consuming product found in homes and you have suggested the use of salt instead of refrigerators to bring down the temperature of food. How does this work? Can any average person use this method? When I was young, I used to make ice cream using salt. So, I experimented with the same method. It absorbs a lot of the moisture in the atmosphere, so it does have some preservation values. But it isn’t utilizable in daily life just yet. There are more people with refrigerators than without and it should be looked upon from a hypercritical viewpoint.

Professor Yoon, what would you like people to experience and gain from Every Day Earth Day, Green Design and your other campaigns?

The green imperative! I want people to know they’re wasting a lot of resources. People should look around themselves and realize there is poverty all over the globe, examine their lives, how they are living it, what they are doing right this moment and how it affects the world and others living in it. Balance for coexistence is something to be reflected upon-- it is about introspection of pride and the reasons for one’s existence.

Do you have any upcoming projects lined up?

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I have none as of yet. I would like to keep giving back to the community through sharing my work and raising funds for those less fortunate than I. I will keep having exhibitions and performance lectures, too. Lastly, I’d like to ask that people be more compassionate towards the weak and less fortunate. Loving attention will send courage and strength to those who need it.

Watching the best show in the world

40 hours of English conversation

Visiting luxury hotels on Strip street in Las Vagas

Business Lecture

Touring Western America

Make an unforgettable memory with your friend

UNLV Field Trip

[ KONG GUK SU ]

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On a scorching summer day in Korea, you can see all kinds of noodles showing up on restaurant menus across the neighborhood to put your lost appetite back on track. Among them, Kong-guk-su is one of my favorite cold summer dishes. Basically, this is a cold noodle dish in a soybean broth. It is protein-packed and quick to make if you have the sauce in your fridge-- just like my mom used to. The natural integrity of soy gives the dish a creamy texture and a rich nuttiness from just the right amount of sesame seeds. Traditional Kong-guk-su consumes lots of time to make. You have to move your hands a lot because you need to cook the soybeans and then remove the skin for the right consistency and flavor. Plus, original recipes call for So-Myeon (angel hair pasta made from wheat flour) which becomes very soft and light and must be washed in cold water right after boiling.

However, I found an easy and simple way to make my version of Kongguk-su in a surprisingly short amount of time. It keeps the savory soybean flavor, but also has a beautiful green color from sweet peas. In this recipe, together with tofu and rich peanut butter, a fusion Kong-guk-su is reborn as a healthy cold pasta that goes great with a cup of iced tea.

HOW TO MAKE

Cook sweet peas in boiling water for about 5 minutes and drain well.

Boil water and cook pasta for about 8-9 minutes.

Prepare sauce. Place tofu, sesame seeds, avocado, peanut butter and sweet peas in a food processor and process for about 1 minute.

Put pasta in ice water.

With the processor still running, slowly add milk and process until the sauce is thoroughly pureed.

Season sauce with salt.

INGREDIENTS (Serves 2) 1 3 oz. tofu

6 1.5 cup whole milk

2 1 tablespoon sesame seeds

7 5 oz. pasta ( angel hair )

3 Half of an avocado

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5 2 teaspoon peanut butter

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Optional : julienned cucumber for garnishing

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Stretching from Gangseo-gu to Gwangnaru, the Hangang ( Han River ) flows through the heart of Seoul. It serves as a placae of rest, leisurely strolls and active fun for all Seoulites. Offering a wide range of outdoor activity areas such as swimming pools, fields and courts for various an array of sports and numerous workout stations, it is an ideal place to visit especially during warmer seasons. ROKING WRITER_CHARITY KINGSLEY / ROKING ILLUSTRATOR_ DA-WOON YI (dwjjat@naver.com) / REVISED & EDITED_ MELVIN D. DIXON

A Quick Pointer: Getting around the Hangang is easy. The Hangang is connected to most parts of the city via a running/cycling path making travel simple from most homes to any of the riverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parks. There is also a marine taxi stop in each area so you can take a boat to whichever location you choose. This service is handy during traffic jams and is a convenient method of quickly moving from one area of the river to another when traveling with a bike. The bicycle route is shown on the map in yellow

Stretching from Gangseo-gu to Gwangnaru, the Hangang (Han River) flows through the heart of Seoul. It serves as a place of rest, leisurely strolls and active fun for all Seoulites. Offering a wide range of outdoor activity areas such as swimming pools, fields and courts for various an array of sports and numerous workout stations, it is an ideal place to visit especially during warmer seasons. The Hangang is surrounded by twelve separate parks with varying themes. Roking set out on a two day tour to explore the best features of each area. 69

A lot of visitors know Nanji well as a camping area and festival locale for music lovers. Nanji also has a riverside swimming pool that extends to the edge of the river giving the feeling of swimming right in the Hangang itself. There are various works of art throughout the park and there’s also everything here from great fishing spots to a towering mirrored water fountain. The Gangseo Wetland Ecological Park displays to visitors Korea’s diversification of birds and other park wildlife such as frogs, rabbits and peculiar looking insects. It is a good place to take a stroll while on a date or as a family trip. It is one of the few places along the Hangang where you can’t ride your bicycle which is appealing to many walkers, as dodging a parade of bikes can become tiresome.

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Yanghwa is better known for the Yanghwa Bridge than the park. Cafe Aritawoom is an interesting sight as it stands on the bridge looking over the river. There is an outdoor elevator that floats up and down the bridge. Seonyu is located across from Yanghwa and it has a similar café with an outdoor elevator.

Seonyudo Park is known for its beautiful modern park and is a popular place for couples in Korea. Seonyudo also has a good observation deck and is prettiest after dark.

Mangwon is situated between Yanghwa and Sungsan bridges. There are great fishing spots at Mangwon but it is most famous for its many water sports especially the water skiing facilities. Here you can both rent supplies and take lessons too.

Yeoido Park is as famous as Seonyudo if not more so. Hundreds of people flock here during spring for the flower parades and festivals. In addition, the Hi Seoul Festival (held all across Seoul) has its largest stages here. Yeoido also has lighting as a theme and becomes prettier as night falls.

Ichon is full of flowers and a great choice for school trips because of the Turtle Ship Pier where students or anyone else can learn about the river. Or maybe you would rather rent a bicycle to ride through the fields of flowers. So if you’re traveling with young children or just looking for a long stroll, Ichon is a quiet and beautiful destination.

Tteuksum is a great place to visit any day of the week and it boasts the largest swimming pool in the Hangang area. It offers lots of shade for those hot summer days, so you can simply walk to the edge of the water and sit on the steps when you need a break from the direct sunlight.

Gwangnaru is the best place to go if you have children, pets or are taking your bike. It has a large regulated ecosystem, bicycle education facility and a large kid’s playground. The bicycle education center designed to look like a mini city so it is also a great place for kids to learn about road safety even without a bike.

Jamwon is always a great place to run to as it has a good selection of outdoor playing fields and workout stations. It is “the place” along the river to enjoy outdoor recreations on land. Banpo has increasingly become popular the past couple of months because of its new additions. The man-made Floating Islands are a first of a kind creation. They consist of three connected buildings (islands) and one outdoor stage. There are also observation points here where you can gaze upon the Hangang from a bird’s eye view.

Jamsil has an adorable flower park that you can enjoy from a high jungja (gazebo).

T I P You can find an introduction to 30 Great Attractions of along the Hangang at hangang. seoul.go.kr/images/data/english.pdf

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A bohemian artist in his earlier days, Chef Im Jiho first learned about the healing properties of food through his parents. Wandering far from home for over 40 years, he visited various villages throughout Korea. Whenever he was hungry, Chef Im charmed his way into many a household kitchen where his hunger and thirst to learn about food was to be fulfilled. For Chef Im, inspiration for his art and later, cuisine, comes from nature itself. Through an amalgam of art, nature and food, the restaurant Sandang was established. The creation of a “natural menu” for Sandang was where Chef Im was able to bring his inner artist to light.

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“Absolutely no waste in the kitchen…every ingredient is utilized to its fullest, composted or given to the dogs…”

In the kitchen at Sandang, you will see hardly any packaging waste, as almost every ingredient is made in-house. This, to me, is what a real chef who participates in “being green, and defining sustainability” should be. In addition to creating a menu of natural and organic ingredients for reasons of sustainability, Chef Im’s philosophy is that health and healing are related to food, an aspect that should influence one’s lifestyle. His philosophy holds his recipes Sharing his combined philosophy of art, food and healing, he has presented his cuisine in Venezuela, Germany, the United States, at the UN Korea Food festival, and most recently, the G20 Seoul Speakers Consultation conference. He has also published a book in Korean called,

“The Mind is a Bowl full of Possibility.” This book shares about his unique life and reasoning for why he creates dishes for health and healing. Four main sections are covered in this book, “bapsang” meaning dining table: Warm-hearted Bapsang, Thankful Bapsang , Healthy Bapsang, and Bapsang Dreams. Sandang’s original location is at Yangpyeong, in the province of Gyeonggi-do, about 1.5 hrs southeast of Seoul. Growing most of their own vegetables at that location, they also create their own doenjang (fermented soybean paste), red pepper paste, soy sauce and plum sauce. Upon visiting, you may be one of the fortunate few to receive a special painting that Chef Im will create right on the spot!

In early 2011, a second location was opened in Cheongdam-dong, Seoul. My friend John Clark, from Chicago, worked with Chef Im at Sandang back in 2008. Upon returning to the States, John could not stop raving about Sandang, at which I first I wondered, “Why the fuss?” Of course, ever since I’ve arrived in Seoul, I’ve only heard amazing things about the chef. Finally making my way to their Cheongdam location, I found all the rumors to be true. It was an experience to be noted. Two stone statues placed in front of the 3-story restaurant, which was surrounded by beautiful trees, communicated the theme of natural elements instantly. In addition, each entrée was thoughtfully played out, each interpretation beautiful. A combination of the features of the space as well as the cuisine created a different kind of energy. An artist, philosopher, chef and true gentleman, I had the pleasure of meeting Chef Im and engage in lively banter with him. After dining there, I think I actually felt a strange sense of healing in my body. Perhaps it was the combination of the conversation and artfully created cuisine that contributed to a genuinely wonderful evening.

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