Viewers show great concern especially with this young actress Suh Ji Hee.

Suh Ji Hee ever appeared in the Korean TV Drama ‘My Name is Kim Sam Soon’ acting as (Hyun Bin) Ji Heon’s niece who lost both her parents in a car accident and suffered from aphasia.

After 7 years, Suh Ji Hee still has her double eyelids and big round eyes appeared in the Korean Drama ‘The Moon That Embraces the Sun’
Besides acting she also take part in many other activites and receive great comments from the viewers.

Innisfree advertise through from Jeju’s natural vitality, makes skin shine and clean. Innisfree is a brand under Amore Pacific Company.

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In order to preserve the bloodline and maintain the species, each has a special chip placed in its body as soon as it is born in order to keep track of them, and you need to have a government permit to remove one from the island.

A one-month old Jindo Gae on Jindo Island.

Most Jindogae fall into five categories, according to appearance;
1) Yellow dog (hwanggu,황구)
2) White dog (baekgu, 백구)
3) Gray dog (jaegu, 재구)
4) Tiger dog (hogu, 호구)
5) Four-eyed dog (nenunbagi, 네눈박이)

In very rare cased you can find Jindogae that are more reddish than yellow, or that have alternating colors like baduk board.

Yellow dog (hwanggu,황구)

White dog (baekgu, 백구)

Gray dog (jaegu, 재구)

Tiger dog (hogu, 호구)

Four-eyed dog (nenunbagi, 네눈박이)

Jindogae are famous for being highly active and thoroughly faithful to their owners. There are many touching stories about them, like when one was found next to its owner five days after the owner had died, or about one that crossed several provinces to find its way home. It is a Korean dog, one well loved for its courage and strength despite its small size, and for its intelligence.

Source: Arirang
Photos: Google

Through time and space, the pursuit of beauty is the dream of all women. It is passed down from generation to generation through the collection of a variety of world and traditional beauty recipes tested, to retrieve the skin passage of time.

Integrated handed down from generation to generation around the world, conducive to the diversity of skin secrets, The Saem open up to 49 series and 750 kinds of products. Each product is given an interesting story behind it.

The Saem spokesman – Lee Seung Gi

He is active in drama, arts community and ranked as one of the top stars last year. With a 40% ratings in his Korean drama “Brilliant Legacy” gained him a high popularity.

The Saem company said: “Lee Seung Gi is not only humble, but he is also honest and has a healthy image.  He also gives out a charm that can stimulate the female feeling, therefore he can be expected to play a strong force as the spokesman of The Saem.”

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On 29 December, yelocloc concluded its design and copyright registration of Hyun Bin’s sportswear appeared in the Korean drama ‘Secret Garden’. It’s the real thing this time. They mentioned that the Hyun Bin’s genuine sportswear is made of Italian fabric, so the company priced it at 1.2 million won and planned to sold it online at this moment.

In addition, taking into account of the imitation goods in the market, the company also plan to implement laws and take action against those who wear or sell the imitation goods after 31 December 2010.

To made the sportswear so precious, the company will provided certificates to their 500 customers who bought the sportswear to certifies & guarantee that the sportswear is plated with genuine 18K gold.

Source From: Isplus.co.kr

Even today, like during Seollal for example, people travel to their hometowns to spend time with their families. As a result, bus, train and plane tickets for the holiday period are sold out a year in advance, and the nation’s expressways become heavily congested, and travel time that would normally take about 3 to 4 hours ends up with 10 hours.

Since Chuseok comes in the harvest season, everything is available in plenty. Also, since it comes on the fifteenth day of the lunar month there is a full moon for you to see in the night skin and pray to. Families enjoy Chuseok by talking under the full moon with hearts that are content.

A typical Chuseok food is songpyeon (송편), a type of tteok stuffed with beans, red beans, chestnuts, jujube, and other things newly harvested, as an expression of thanks. It is usually made by family members while they watch the bright moon the night before Chuseok. Supposedly women have pretty children if the songpyeon they make is pretty, so they try to make theirs as pleasing to the eye as possible.

The day before Chuseok families make songpyeon and prepare food for the morning, when on Chuseok day they offer it to their ancestors. Family members then eat and enjoy their time together. In recent years, however, a lot of people have been taking advantage of what is the longest holiday weekend of the year to take vacations overseas. Nevertheless, Chuseok is remembered in the hearts of Koreans as a plentiful time.

Source From: Arirang TV

Happy Chuseok, Everyone!!!

This is a folk song that differs by region but shares the same title everywhere and has been passed down orally for centuries. Being a part of Korea’s oral tradition, it has  no clear author, composer, or lyric writer, and so the tone, rhythm, and words can vary considerably from region to region.

The version Korea is famous for is from the Gyeonggi region and also known as the Gyeonggi Arirang. Other well known “arirangs” include those from Jeongseon (Gangwon-do), Jindo (Jeollanam-do), and Miryang (Gyeongsangnam-do).

A lot of research has looked at what “arirang” actually means, but none of it has been conclusive. Some say it means 아리 (ari) was an ancient word for 아리따운 (beautiful) and 랑 (rang) used to refer to a person. It is a sad song, one that many Koreans thinks best represents Korea. Since so many people think it represents the country, you’ll find a lot of things related to Korea in general that are given the name “arirang”.

Source: Arirang

It’s the name of a traditional fictional character, but it is also used like ‘John Doe’, for example on sample forms you see in banks, airports, and public offices.

Hong Gildong’s birthplace

Hong Gildong is the name of the main character in the first Korean novel written in hangeul instead of literary Chinese, titled Hong Gildong Jeon. In the story he is portrayed as a Robin Hood type of figure who steals to help the poor. Every Korean knows the story, and that’s how his name came to be the most common example of a name.

Recently, some scholars have begun to claim that the novel was based on a real character by that name. The township of Hwangnyong-myeon, in Jangseong-gu, South Jeolla province, claims it has restored the house Hong Gildong was born in and has turned the structure into a tourist attraction.

You, too, should take the time to visit his ‘birthplace’ if you have an interest in someone who used mystical means to appear out of nowhere and vanish again as he punished those involved in corruption.

Source From: Arirang

It is very inexpensive, and they say farmers would drink a little while working to regain strength.

Since it is made from  grains, it simultaneously quenches thirst and helps fight a sense of hunger. It is widely enjoyed by Koreans today, especially among the “common” people and young university students.

Different brands of Makgeolli

Typical anju (side dishes for alcoholic drinks) are pajeon and kimchi. The next time it rains, why not go with your friends to a Korean-style drinking restaurant and have makgeolli and pajeon?

Source From: Arirang

Bonjuk porridge has a lot of franchise in South Korea. Besides selling porridge, they also own a Bonjuk Bibimbap shop. Most of their franchise are located in downtown area where it can be easily found.

Many times we seen actors or actresses carried a Bonjuk bag in the drama visiting their sick Mum or Dad. In the past, South Koreans used to eat porridge when they are sick, but now many of them like to eat fresh healthy porridge to clear away the toxic in their body.

Boys Before Flowers Cheese Porridge – W7000

Because of the ‘Boys Before Flowers’ drama, Bonjuk introduces a new porridge named ‘Boys Before Flowers Cheese Porridge’. This porridge can be found in the the Bonjuk menu.

Boys Before Flowers Cheese Porridge

So to all Boys Before Flowers fans, be sure to order this porridge when you visit Bonjuk in Korea in your next trip!