Halloween in Seoul gets a little better every year.

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Life has a way of steering us in one direction or another. In the latest melodramatic play from Probationary Theatre Company, this universal theme is explored. The play, “Dusk Rings a Bell,” by Stephen Belber, tells the story of two people fortunate (or unfortunate) enough to encounter each other 25 years after a time in which they were both at their very best and the challenges of dis ...

  Secret Reunion (의형제) Havoc runs amok on Seoul’s streets and chaos rears its ugly head once again among ordinary, unexpected Seoulites as North Korean secret agent Song Ji-won (Kang Dong-won) engages battle in a shooting rampage with National Intelligence Service agent Lee Han-gyoo (Song Kang-ho).

I have always wanted to see Kim Bum Soo in concert since I fell in love with his voice.  The first song I ever heard him sing was "Bogoshipda."  It was featured promidently in the Korean drama "Stairway to Heaven."  I went out and collect every one of his albums (CDs).  He was not popular while we lived in Korea the first time.  But thanks to the television show , "I am a ...

It was in early 2006, about March or so, when Jim Gaynor of the band Grooble and Lance Reegan-Diehl noticed a precipitous increase in the number of people playing music, forming bands and performing at open mics. There were dozens, at least, of expat musicians playing anywhere they could and in front of just about anyone. But it was a fragmented, unorganized scene. What was needed was a “da ...

Pyromania, free love, war—and if that’s not enough, there’s an Italian opera by Mozart at an insane asylum. This is "Cosi": the newest production at the White Box Theatre.

Public Enemy (공공의 적)

If you’re a fan of the nightlife scene in Korea, chances are that you’ve been to a Multi party. From places like Mansion, Answer, Volume and the new 112 Lounge in Seoul to Elune in Busan, Multi parties are known for bringing top international DJs and the latest electronic music to Korea. Innovators like Klever and Tittsworth, up-and-coming artists like AC Slater and Far Too Loud and t ...