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Lifestyle

SHINee reveal their shiny skin for ETUDE HOUSE

Say hello to SHINee as they are currently the new male spokesperson for ETUDE HOUSE alongside Sandara Park of 2NE1). One of the main products SHINee will be endorsing will be “Missing U Be Happy” hand cream (5,500 Won) and lip balm (5,000 won). Remember to show your support by purchasing ETUDE HOUSE products! Source:...read more...

Exploring Gyeongdong Market: Red Rice and Dried Lizards

Tortoise Shell and Dried Lizard at Gyeongdong Market Gyeongdong Market over by Jegi Station is one of my favorite markets to explore. It is one the last truly traditional markets and it is not overrun with tourists. Actually, I think if tourists came through there in big groups, the shopkeepers would run them out of...read more...

How to protect your dry, puffy skin from chilly wind

You must be seeking an effective method to protect your dehydrated skin from cold winter wind. Winter is a season when your skin’s water-oil balance can be broken. Hydrating cream must be a smart choice to leave your skin moisturized. The following is a brief glimpse of a generous-size hydrating products with healthy ingredients. ◇...read more...
Beautiful Tea Museum in Insadong

Beautiful Tea Museum in Insadong

Beautiful Tea Museum, Seoul, Korea Beautiful Tea Museum The Beautiful Tea Museum This renovated Korean house is very open and flowing. This multipurpose space has a lot happening in it, but it doesn’t feel cramped. There is a tea shop in the front, in the back they have pottery or art displayed, and the center...read more...

Boryeong Mud Festival 보령머드축제

For much of the world, when people think of Korea they think about how well behaved, clean and well mannered the country and culture are. Well, there is one occasion when these stereotypes fly out the window. The Boryeong Mud Festival is an annual festival which takes place during the summer in Boryeong, a town around 200 km south of Seoul, South...read more...

Tony Moly’s new make-up line “Disco Make-up by T-ara”

Tony Moly will start a new make-up line “Disco Make-up by T-ara” (Make-up Diva by T-ara). Tony Moly’s Product Planning Team Leader Kim Joohee said on the 27th, “The retro style consisting of feminine retro accented or animated pieces is a craze for the 2011 F/W fashion world. Transparent skin-tones with retro color covered eyes...read more...

Top 10 variety programmes in Korea

“Laughing brings good fortune”, a Korean saying goes. Even in the direst of times, if you have something to laugh about, everything seems to be okay. Korea’s variety programs put this to heart as they offer laughter to viewers throughout the week, whether in the form of comedic sketches or in the antics of the...read more...

YoonA charms with ‘Jeju Travel Diary’

YoonA’s recent photo shoot on Jeju Island was revealed. YoonA went to Jeju Island for the publication of ‘Jeju Eco-Healing Travel’, which is a cooperated production with cosmetics brand ‘Innisfree’. The ‘Jeju Eco-Healing Travel’ is a guide book published by ‘Innisfree’, which helps by purifying body and heart by providing travel tips on Jeju Island,...read more...

Keeping it clean and relax at Seoul’s public bathhouses and Jjimjilbang

No trip to Seoul would be complete without a trip to one of its hundreds of public bathhouses and jjimjilbang—Korean-style saunas. Self-contained worlds of steam, running water and heat that can swallow up the visitor for days and nights at a time, jjimjilbang play an important role in Korean culture. SEOUL lets you in on...read more...

Get beautiful skin, Korean style

Forget that beauty is only skin deep. It’s such an outdated saying. I’m quite sure it was first said by someone bitter who was hurt by someone extremely beautiful and the only way to alleviate the pain was by saying something snarky. I am in the party that believes if you look good outside, you feel...read more...

50 reasons why Seoul is the world’s greatest city

KAvenyou Comments: If your friends are still skeptical as to why you are such a Korea addict, they need to visit KAvenyou often and appreciate this article better to find out exactly what they are missing out. 50. From bomb shelters to bull markets Springing from the ruins of the Korean War, Seoul has boomed...read more...

Shopaholic’s Paradise – An Introduction to Korean Social Commerce sites

Or should I say the bargain hunter’s paradise? With the fastest internet connection in the world, top of the line delivery service (same day delivery is quite common), and practical return policies, online shopping is quite popular in Korea with its volume growing year by year. With this sort of a setup, it is no surprise that...read more...