Korea, as told by a Korean
I grew up with these stories — the history, the myths, the places most people never find. This is my way of sharing them
What I Write About
History, myths, language, and the places in between. Told by someone who actually grew up in Korea
There’s a side of Korea that doesn’t make it into guidebooks. That’s what this is about
Gumiho: Korea’s Nine-Tailed Fox Is Not Who You Think She Is
You’ve seen her before. She’s beautiful. Otherworldly. She wants nothing more than to be human — and somewhere between the longing and the deception, she falls in love with the man she was supposed to destroy. That’s the Gumiho you know from K-dramas. From My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho. From Tale of the Nine Tailed….
The Forgotten Tomb of Korea’s Most Infamous King
In the middle of a residential neighborhood in northern Seoul, Korea’s most notorious ruler lies buried. No tour buses. No crowds. Almost no one knows it’s there. Walk down a wooden boardwalk in Dobong-gu, northern Seoul. Apartment buildings rise on your left. Trees line the path on your right. Residents pass by on their way…
Yeonsan-gun: The Story Behind Korea’s Most Infamous King
He is remembered as Korea’s worst tyrant. But the story of Yeonsan-gun begins not with rage — but with a six-year-old boy who was never told the truth about his mother. There is a tree in northern Seoul that has been standing for six hundred years. It grows beside a quiet tomb in the Dobong…
See what catches your eye
Begin with what draws you in: a forgotten story, a local saying, a hidden place, or a piece of Korean history.
