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colorsofkorea: Das Core in der Pappelallee setzt auf Tradition...

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:02:15 +0100

Das Core in der Pappelallee setzt auf Tradition und das schmeckt man. Trotzdem probieren sie auch gerne Neues aus und so haben sich zwei neue Gerichte auf die Karte geschlichen.

Dakgui ist gegrilltes Hähnchenfleisch mit blanchiertem Broccoli und einer Schale Reis. Das Fleisch ist sehr zart und schmackhaft und der Broccoli bringt neben Farbe auch knackige Frische auf den Teller.

Das würzige Rindfleisch im Steintopf mit Glasnudeln, Chinakohl und Champignons heißt Ttukbul und wird ebenfalls mit einer Schale Reis serviert.

Auf Wunsch bekommt man im Moment auch einen kleinen Nachtisch gereicht, schön fruchtig und perfekt für den Sommer.

Wir empfehlen euch, mal wieder vorbeizuschauen und wenn ihr das Core noch nicht kennt, endlich einmal vorbeizugehen.

Core, Pappelalle 84, Berlin

lostwordsofanarcaneindividual: The 2nd one, “I just want you to...

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:22:17 +0100

lostwordsofanarcaneindividual:

The 2nd one, “I just want you to feel happy” >.<

impvrial: Trump

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:28:19 +0100

impvrial:

Trump

sparkellyskellyton: pilosopogyno: This man, James Verone,...

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:11:47 +0100

sparkellyskellyton:

pilosopogyno:

This man, James Verone, robbed a bank for one dollar. Why only one dollar? Because he knew that in prison he could get the medical care he could not afford with his part time salary as a convenience store clerk. He was approved for food stamps, but they did little to help his finances. Between his back problems, carpel tunnel, and arthritis, he simply couldn’t handle the pain any longer.

On June 9th, he sent a letter to his local paper, the Gaston Gazette, that stated: “When you receive this a bank robbery will have been committed by me. this robbery is being committed by me for one dollar. I am of sound mind but not so much sound body.”

He then took a cab to the RBC Bank, and handed the teller a note asking for one dollar and medical attention. He quietly took a seat in the lobby and waited for police to arrive.

Since Verone only stole one dollar, he was only charged with larceny. His bail, which he doesn’t plan to pay is set at $2,000, reduced from the normal $100,000. He’s scheduled to see a doctor this Friday, and hopes to get foot surgery, back surgery and to have a protrusion on his check treated.

To me, this is the perfect example of how disturbingly corrupt and unjust our health care system has become under HMO’s. For this man, or any person for that matter, feels that he needs to be imprisoned just to see a doctor, is ridiculous.

This is exactly what I hate about America. Why is it that you can buy an entire house with money you don’t have, but still can’t apply for health care if you don’t meet the requirements? That’s messed up.

Healthcare is ridiculously expensive. I sit around all day and bill people for it. It’s such a business it’s unbelievable.

b2stlychild: Happy Birthday Tao~ ♥

Thu, 02 May 2013 14:23:47 +0100

b2stlychild:

Happy Birthday Tao~ ♥

Korean Fantasy Berlin 2013

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:23:46 +0100

colorsofkorea:

If you are in Berlin- do not miss the opportunity to see the National Dance Company of Korea facebook.com/ColorsOfKorea/… youtube.com/watch?v=xIEzIQ…

— K Magazin(@KColorsOfKorea)

May 2, 2013

colorsofkorea: Cafe Oui329-1 Seokyo-dong,...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:13:10 +0100

colorsofkorea:

Cafe Oui
329-1 Seokyo-dong, Mapo-gu
+81 2 338 0407

Tucked away cozily in the outskirts of the frequented underground music & art district of Hongdae, Seoul, stands an independent cafe - Cafe Oui. Taken over nearly five years ago in 2008, current owner Ji-Woo Nam bought the quaint brick-walled Hongdae cafe from two acquaintances who were putting it up for sale. After working the routine life of the typical Korean white collar worker at an export company, Nam chose to start a new chapter in her life as a barista and cafe owner. The drastic change to Nam’s course of life and occupation has become a romanticized wish for many busy and stressed Seoulites. In fact, it is a common line of thought that can be heard from people while crossing the crosswalk in this cafe-consumed city after a long hard day of being cooped up in a cubicle: “I should just quit my job and open up a cafe.” Even though most will never be brave enough to leave the stability of office work for entrepreneurial ventures like Nam, for the residents of Seoul, cafes are so embedded in their lives that it is no surprise to hear such a statement.
Fast service, relaxing playlists, and shots of espresso are easily found at any commercialized cafe. However, places like Cafe Oui can provide something that franchises such as Holly’s Coffee, CaffeBene, and Starbucks cannot - intimate experiences. It is why independents such as Cafe Oui have come to define and culturalize the streets and alleys of places like Hongdae, Garosugil, and Insadong. Nam hand roasts and drips all her coffee herself. Every detail of decoration does not go untouched by her hands. Polaroids and printed photographs line the cafe’s clean walls while Oui’s playlist streams from Nam’s own music playlist that is made up of a diverse collection that spans from Korean Indie music to MusiqSoulchild and even Mandy Moore. Moreover, what is unique about Nam’s cafe is that it is a one-woman show. She is the owner, barista, cashier, interior decorator, waitress, and deejay. When a regular customer walks in, she just asks, “How do you want it?” They reply, “Just light today.” No other questions are asked and within minutes she comes out with their regular order and gifts a warm smile along with it.
Just as Nam’s personal touch is equivalent to the essence of Cafe Oui, as a whole, Korean cafe culture itself most certainly has its own fragrance to it.During my time here in South Korea as an exchange student, my identity as a Korean-American has been a thoughtful source and lens to certain aspects of Korean culture like cafe culture that I am unsure local residents ever notice. Despite the changing streams of Korean modern society, it is still considered as collective and conforming to most visitors. Even in this realm of Korean culture, it is still uncommon to find anyone sitting at a cafe, alone. Back home in Southern California, cafes were places that were simply alternatives to the library with great air conditioning. When I stepped into my local Starbucks, most people were alone with computers as their only companion. The purchase of a drink was usually a reluctant price paid for a right to a seat. A seat that would be warmed for several hours. Here, cafes are exasperatingly used for their purpose. One to two hours of conversations, group dates, catching up sessions with friends and studying with a group of your friends is most likely what will be found at your local cafe in Seoul. It is especially difficult to find an empty seat during the weekdays.
Perhaps that is why I was especially drawn to Cafe Oui and other independent roasters that keep the street culture alive. For enthusiasts like Nam, there is no doubt that strings of intimacy and attention to detail may be the only advantages that she has to survive in the oversaturated Korean cafe market which Nam describes as a “red ocean.”

“It’s all about the eye… people are drawn to cafes because of the eye. They walk in. They look at the cafe as a whole. They feel the relaxed ambience, the music… it captures their heart. All the hard work and every single detail I put into the drinks and decorations can go unnoticed… but the atmosphere that the details bring all together and the feeling of calm that comes over people… that’s what makes my regulars to keep coming back. People at my cafe often come alone. They come and read a book. They write in their blog. They listen to music. Sometimes they don’t do anything at all.” - Nam Ji Woo

Nam hand-squeezes her lemons for her tart lemon tea and has perfected ratios for her Caramel Macchiato. On top of that, she has a couple dessert specialties like her “Cool Cheesecake” and “Candy Soda” that her regulars often order. With summer now around the corner, Cafe Oui has also brought back its “Pat-bing-soo,” a layered cold dessert of shaved ice, creamy milk, corn flakes, red beans, and powered “misutgaru” (grounded and roasted grains). Despite her lack of confidence that customers do not notice, it most certainly is lovely details that sets Nam apart.

When I asked my roommates, native Koreans, to describe what cafes symbolize in the thread of Seoul’s Korean society, one of them answered, “Cafes… are like parks. People outside of Seoul and abroad may have spacious areas everywhere. We have no place to rest. No space at all. Cafe’s give us a place to rest… kind of like a park.” The other described them as a “healthy replacement.” She said, “In the past, when we got together with our friends, it was always drinking. Always alcohol. But now, we go to cafes. It’s healthier. It’s something that we can’t be without now.”
Within the blur and bustling of the streets of Seoul, cafes are the parks that are inseparable from daily life itself for Seoulites. In this concrete jungle, cafe’s give people the room to breathe and rest, let loose. If the crowded and oversaturated cafe scene stays true to Korean nature, it will pass and the high fever will most likely may calm down a little in the near future. It is a strong wish of mine that survivors such as Nam continue to solidify their relationships with not only their intimate spaces and customers, but with the core of Korean societal strings as well. And as long as the nature of person to person intimacy stays strong within Korea’s core attributes, there is no doubt that Nam will still have her regulars step into her cafe, be able to hear, “Just lightly today,” and seamlessly provide the love that only metaphorical urban parks like Cafe Oui are meant to provide.

Special thanks to Cafe Oui’s Ji-woo Nam, Esther Son, Sujung Yoo, and Yeon Shil Seol

© Emerline Ji, K-Colors of Korea

cumberneck: cumberbuddy: cumberbatchkisses: You sassy...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:30:17 +0100

cumberneck:

cumberbuddy:

cumberbatchkisses:

You sassy fucker

Okay so at first i thought the eye brow raise could have been a bit crude but NOW….. Ooo guuuuuurl, i am turned on by your clever.

Fuck you.

misterjmasters: sourcedumal: thumbcramps: hi guys! this is a...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 02:35:30 +0100

misterjmasters:

sourcedumal:

thumbcramps:

hi guys! this is a comic i made for a final in my comics in literature class. we had to do a research paper on a topic we’d discussed in class and then accompany it with a comic with a relevant subject. my paper was about hyper-sexualization of women in comic books, but i decided to broaden it out here as well as personalize it and make myself the subject and discuss something i’ve been subjected to in the convention circuit and on the internet as well as thousands of other women, as well as give a cue to thought about how the comic book industry as well as the video game industry and even just media in general (all of which are male dominated) push such ridiculous pressures onto girls and women.

also, it feels kind of silly to have to add this since i hope it’s obvious, but i am very aware that there are men that don’t subscribe to this attitude, and am incredibly grateful that these issues are brought to light to people other than the ones that are subjected to it.

anyway haha i have literally been staring at this for 9 hours i don’t even know which direction is up anymore. thanks for reading!!!

OMG this so fucking much.

I just wish that there was the added ‘Wonder Woman wasn’t Black/She’s OKAY for a Black cosplayer, but a white one is better”

This made me cry more than it probably should have.

bb you are more than good enough.

colorsofkorea: „I am not that complex“, Yiruma says in our...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:50:45 +0100

colorsofkorea:

„I am not that complex“, Yiruma says in our interview, one day prior to the concert in Berlin. “I like simple things.” When talking about the talented composer and pianist “simple” means: modest, elegant, classy. In Korea Yiruma is able to fill great halls and inspires millions with his music. His music that allows people to say, that it gives them the feeling that time stands still. On this cold day in the first week of April thePassionskirche is almost sold out. The audience is a blend of many Koreans as well as Germans who have gotten to know the artist since his positioning in the German Charts at the beginning of 2011, if they had not known him before. “River Flows in You” is one of his most well-known instrumental pieces and was able to maintain a position in the Charts for 20 weeks, peaking on place 20.

Yiruma touches the stage with a simple entrance and to the attentive observer is clear, that the musician does not set high value on himself but the music that is his. Already in the beginning he is able to win over the audience by introducing himself in German.Moreover, he tries to communicate with the audience.Yiruma explains that the audience cannot wait that he will be able to play his pieces live, just the way he had recorded them. He likes to play freely, carried away by the moment. One can tell that Yiruma attained this moment on this very evening. He says that he feels welcomed and comfortable and the audience thanks him with attentiveness and enthusiasm.

The piano, which he calls his partner, is being accompanied by a cello in some of the chosen songs. It starts with “River Flows in You” and it would not be enough to state that they just accompanied each other. It can rather be said that they complement one another, harmonize and form an inseparable unison that deepens the musical experience.

Yiruma’s music is modern classic, instrumental compositions that often accompany scenes in dramas. At the same time his music is pop, that is displaced from what many will call antiquated and outdated when they think of classical music.This is why Yiruma’s compositions are appreciated by entertainments and he writes songs for idols from time to time, for Ailee and Super Junior amongst others. This way he succeeds to accomplish something that only a few artists manage to achieve. Instead of deciding between commercial and classical music he decides to combine both to one substance.

Yiruma loves music, something you can witness when you see him on stage. In the interview he let us know that he wishes his music to become air that surrounds you. Whoever is willing to engage with his music will perceive the ease his music emits and which will wrap you up and carry you away.

After two encores Yiruma leaves the stage of the Passionskirche this evening and leaves his audience with the hope behind that he will find his way back to Berlin soon to gift them with a short vacation from their everyday life.

Credit: www.k-magazin.com

colorsofkorea: In a Korea crowded with idols there are only few...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:38:51 +0100

colorsofkorea:

In a Korea crowded with idols there are only few groups that debut as an idol-rock band and even less accomplish to be seen as such. LED Apple already debuted in 2010, with a different member line-up. With the change of members by the end of 2011 there was a change in image as well. “Somebody Met By Chance” had the usual rock-fee to it, however the musicvideo impressedwith style, creativity and an elegant science- fiction concept. In addition to that, the outfits and also the instruments of the band received a futuristic look. LED Apple persuades unlike other bands with creativity and in doing so not only the effort and work behind the scenes are being appreciated but also their own.On the one hand there are their music videos that stay true to the futuristic look, where cyborgs learn to love, where people are winded up like watches or LED Apple who are performing as a programmed artificial band. But the five boys also dare a musical journey with their single “Run to You” which shows influences of Swing and the musicvideo many winking moments.

Since the beginning of the year Led Apple started showing an additional side. Every week they upload a cover going from K-Pop songs from their colleagues to songs from international stars. But who assumes that the boys are just going to stand there and record the songs statically will be proven wrong when having a look at “Music Note”. Not only because all earnings from Youtube go to a charity project but also because there is an own, creatively funny and charming music video behind almost every cover.

The potential of LED Apple is not exhausted just yet and with StarKim it seems that they have an entertainment that have their back and gives them the needed freedom to grow musically. It remains to be seen which surprises and concept they have in store for us with their comeback. We definitely hope that the boys will find their way to Europe soon to convince their fans with their skills as a live-band, just as promised.

© Text: Esther Klung, translation: Kim Dinh, interview translation: Grace Woo

novemberrain93: boundedbyrealityy: People send their kids to school, kids get shot. People watch...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 02:14:16 +0100

novemberrain93:

boundedbyrealityy:

People send their kids to school, kids get shot.

People watch batman, they get shot.

People run marathons for charity, they get bombed.

Where is the innocence in the world, is there even good left in us?

Teacher sacrifices her life to save children.

Hollywood cancels premiere and Christian Bale goes to honor victims.

People rush to donate their own blood to help out.

Of course there’s bad in the world, but it doesn’t necessarily outweigh the good.

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kpop-playlist: J - French Toast

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:13:00 +0100

kpop-playlist:

J - French Toast

Six Pikachus || 1 2 3 4 5 6 || B;P

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:09:04 +0100

Six Pikachus || 1 2 3 4 5 6 || B;P

“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined,...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:39:45 +0100

“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it look before they cross the road.”

-Stephen Hawking

colorsofkorea: „The purpose of education is...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:51:35 +0100

colorsofkorea:

„The purpose of education is distorted“

Interview with the actor Sung June

Sung June started his career as a model however in 2011 he received the opportunity to play one of the main characters in the KBS drama “White Christmas”. Even back then did his choice of the role as Choi Ji-Hoon indicate that Sung June will never be attracted to simple and one-dimensional characters as well as shallow stories.The only eight episodes of the drama “White Christmas” describe the eight days of winter break between Christmas and New Year at a private elite school which is located in isolation of the mountains. The students who possess the privilege but also the burden to attend this school belong to the top of the country. On December 24 almost all the students return to their homes to spend time with their families. The only few that remain will soon find themselves in a psychologically refined cat-and-mouse game with a killer.

Two years later after Sung June played the role of a musician in the drama „Shut Up Flower Boy Bands“ and could be seen in a handful of other dramas and movies, it feels like it returns to the start of the journey. In “Pluto” he takes the role of a young man in an elite school once again where the students crumble under the psychological pressure of the performance-oriented society. Even the character Yujin played by Sung June becomes a victim of this system.

Sung June is one of the most interesting and diverse young talents that arose over the last years where it has become frequent to cast inexperienced idols to attract more viewers. Sung June on the other hand does not need the hype to keep one interested and asking which role might be his next. In our interview it seems like he does not like to talk about himself. When he says that he looks for as many similarities possible between him and the role in order to prepare himself then one can guess that one has to take a closer look to find out what kind of person is behind all these roles.

It is only left to wish that Sung June will still be drawn to matters with depth and stays bold and adventurous with his choice of jobs because then one will be able to witness the transformation from a young talent to a great actor.

© Text: Esther Klung, translation: Kim Dinh, interview translation: Lim Song-I,

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salemdylann: Okay, I have less than 100 followers, but this...

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 02:46:00 +0100

salemdylann:

Okay, I have less than 100 followers, but this seriously needs to get out there!
Please reblog this and get this seen by more than 2 people…
I am so angry right now that I started crying. I honestly can’t believe what I was reading..
Not only are they completely racist to the point that it is disgusting, but they are also homophobic and apparently feel no remorse.
What’s worse is that they have over 1,000 followers
Please go on their Instagram and report them and get this shit removed!
Instagram.com/asiansareugly

i have no words for this…