Every new generation produces a fresh young crop of brilliant violinists, but only a very select few of them possess all the requisite qualities to achieve true star status on the international circuit. Having already achieved superstar status in her home country, South Korean born Bomsori Kim is without a doubt destined to become one of these, bursting onto the scene and announcing her stall in 2017 with her debut Warner Classics recording of Wieniawski's Violin Concerto No.2 and Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No.1.
To many of us, Korean drama probably offers the easiest access into the Korean culture. Many of us probably learn more about it than from any other forms, for example, travel stories on South Korea or through the tourism board. Through k-drama, we learn about the world of chaebols, and escape into another reality where the women are always well.
Oct. 26, 1909, a year before Korea was annexed by the Japanese Empire, is remembered by Koreans as a day when independence fighter Ahn Jung-geun (1879-1910) pulled the trigger on Ito Hirobumi, a four-time prime minister of Japan and the first resident-general of Korea, upon his arrival in China s Harbin.
AsiaToday reporter Hong Sun-mi“Today, I renew my resolve in commemoration of the Chairman’s fierce life and passion for his dream. With a humble mind,..