Korea As It Is
Korea As It Is is a local Korean blog exploring real Korean culture, food, travel tips, and everyday life for global readers.
Korea As It Is is a local Korean blog exploring real Korean culture, food, travel tips, and everyday life for global readers.
After writing about how to get to Haenggung-dong from Seoul, I figured I'd actually talk about what to do once yo…
Read moreIf you are staying in Seoul and want a day trip that feels different without going too far, Suwon is a good place to…
Read morehttps://artist.mnetplus.world/main/stg/rescene-official Lately, it feels like RESCENE's 'LOVE ATTACK' is…
Read moreI still remember the first funeral I went to not knowing what I was doing. I stood near the entrance for a good ten …
Read moreMany families still visit ancestral graves during Seollal or Chuseok — cleaning the area, bowing, preparing food, re…
Read moreThe Kindergarten-to-Med-School Pipeline in Korea I went to engineering school. Not because I was passionate ab…
Read moreWhen I watched Netflix’s Teach You a Lesson, I didn’t just think, “Wow, this is intense.” I thought, “This is exactl…
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Hi, I'm yangyangee — a Korean living in Korea. I write about the real, everyday side of Korean life that most travel guides won't tell you. No filter, just Korea as it is.
Korea As It Is is my space to share the real Korea with English-speaking readers.