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ONEWE Brings Alternative Rock to St. Paul, Minnesota.
On Thursday, Korean alternative rock band ONEWE stopped in St. Paul as part of their first World Tour, ‘O! NEW E!volution Ⅳ’. The band consists of lead vocalist Yonghoon, vocalist and pianist Dongmyeong, rapper and bassist Giuk, guitarist Kanghyun, and drummer Harin. They performed at Amsterdam Bar & Hall and brought in a large crowd…
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Loossemble Arrives in Minnesota for their 2024 Up_Link US Tour
Hundreds of fans lined up at Uptown Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to see K-pop girl group Loossemble (루셈블) perform for their Up_Link Station Tour. The band consists of members Hyunjin, ViVi, Go Won, Hyeju, and Yeojin. Yeojin is currently on a health hiatus and did not attend the US Tour. They debuted in 2023 with…
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Katseye Takes Over Mall of America for their first U.S. Meet & Greet
Thousands flocked to Mall of America (MOA) to see international girl group Katseye perform at Huntington Bank Rotunda. The band consists of members Sophia Laforteza, Manon Bannerman, Lara Raj, Yoonchae Jeong, Megan Meiyok Skiendiel, and Daniela Avanzini. Formed through a collaboration between HYBE and Geffen Records on the popular music survival show “The Debut: Dream…
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Up and Coming Korean Boy Band, NEWBEAT, Stops in Minnesota
A new and talented boyband will be debuting soon! Recently, I had the opportunity to photograph the Busking event for an upcoming boy group under Beat Interactive. Beat Interactive is the agency that A.C.E is under! Usually, not a lot of K-POP bands come to Minnesota. So, I was super excited when I got the…
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One of the Most Memorable Days in Korea: My First Monsoon and Flooding Experience in South Korea
One of the craziest experiences I ever had in Korea was monsoon season in 2022. On August 8th, 2022, I experienced the biggest torrential rain downpour ever. I was in Seoul for a dance class at Play The Urban Dance Academy. One of the choreographers that I admired was having classes so I went there…
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Life After Teaching Abroad: 3 Months Update
It’s been 3 months since I have left Korea and moved back home to the US. Although I was struggling a lot between the decision to come home or stay in Korea for another year, I ultimately made the decision to come home. One of the main reasons I decided to come home was because…
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Chiang Mai: The Ancient City that Everyone Needs to Visit at Least Once
If there is one place you should visit in Thailand, I would highly recommend visiting Chiang Mai. It is a beautiful city filled with culture, history, and great people. There was so much things to see and do there that one week wasn’t nearly enough for me to do everything that I wanted to do.…
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Female Solo Trip to Thailand. My First Day in Bangkok
Initially, my plan was limited to staying solely in Bangkok during my trip to Thailand. However, as I did research on places to go in Thailand, I couldn’t help but be drawn to Chiang Mai. So I scrapped my original plans and decided to stay one week in Chiang Mai and one week in Bangkok.…
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Lots of Fails. My First Time Traveling Abroad After 3 Years.
**A quick disclaimer: Everything seemed to be going wrong this day. This blog post is not meant to talk bad about any company or entity. It is also quite negative. I just wanted to note my experiences and what happened that day. I recently treated myself to a solo trip to Thailand as a goodbye…
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Leaving Korea 2023 – Tips for getting rid of things and dealing with many suitcases
Choosing to leave Korea was one of the hardest decisions I had to make in my life. I loved living in Korea. I had almost no culture shocks since I moved there. And, it felt like home. As someone who grew up with the Hallyu wave and detached from western culture, I felt right at…
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