Category — Korea

These art pieces by Korean artist Jin Young Yu seem part designer toy, part figure sculpture (what’s the difference?). But they’re all-amazing, giving a new perspective on potential designer toy releases. Reminds me of the Korean film Hansel and Gretel.

See more on the Union website

Via Josh Spear

Technorati Tags: art, Jin Young Yu, Korea, Korean artist

The winning stadium design for the 2014 Asian Games is designed by Populous with the South Korean Incheon Stadium playing host as the primary stadium for the 17th Asian games.

Designed by Populous (formerly HOK Sport Venue Event) and Heerim Architects and Planners, Incheon’s new stadium is designed to hold 70,000 people for the Asian games in 2014, after which it will downsize and transform into a 30,000 seat stadium and public park.

Read more on Inhabitat

Via Gizmodo

Technorati Tags: 2014 Asian Games, Asian games, Heerim Architects and Planners, Incheon, Korea, Populous, Incheon Stadium, sport

The eagerly anticipated, Cannes Jury Prize winner, THIRST (by Park Chan-wook – Old Boy) is released in cinemas on October 16th.

Thirst follows the life of Sang-hyun, a priest who cherishes life so much that he selflessly volunteers for a secret vaccine development project meant to eradicate a deadly virus. But the virus takes hold of the priest and a blood transfusion is urgently ordered for him. The blood he receives is infected, so Sang-hyun lives – but now exists as a vampire.

Struggling with his newfound carnal desire for blood, Sang-hyun’s faith is further strained when a childhood friend’s wife comes to him asking for his help in escaping her life. Sang-hyun soon plunges into a world of sensual pleasures, finding himself on intimate terms with the Seven Deadly Sins.

For more info, or to watch the trailer, click here

The Big Picture posted a series of photos depicting a side of North Korea that’s probably the most well-known outside of Korea. Barren, desolate and decidedly military.

Peering into North Korea

Technorati Tags: Korea, North Korea, photography

Korean designers Maezm created the Table-Dish-Cover, a silicon table cloth with integrated dishes. Looks like the sizes are perfect for kimchi with your main meal!

The flexible, injection-moulded silicon product is spread over a table at meal times and then removed and washed afterwards as a complete unit.

Read more on Dezeen

Technorati Tags: cuisine, design, injection-moulded silicon, Korean, Maezm, silicon table cloth, Table-Dish-Cover

Interested in martial arts? Watch as experts in 20 of South Korea’s traditional martial arts give a public demonstration…

Technorati Tags: demonstration, martial arts, South Korea, video

For our readers in the US, we wrote about Asian video content providers DramaFever.com back in January and now they’re about to go live publicly with over 50 Korean Dramas! If you’re in New York City on the 6th August, check out their free launch party – details below.

DramaFever.com has been in testing and design all year long and it’s finally going live in August. DramaFever will be launching with over 50 Korean Dramas, adding Chinese and Japanese dramas later in 2009. All videos are legally licensed, subtitled and streaming in high def. Viewers can watch for free with a handful of overlay ads per episode. In the near future, DramaFever plans to offer an ad-free subscription model.

To celebrate, DramaFever will host a launch party in NYC on Thurs, Aug 6 from 7-9pm at Circle Nightclub. Guests will receive gift bags from sponsors Ito En, Theme Magazine, TimeOutNY magazine, mark. cosmetics, MiN New York, and La Vie Zen Spa. The event is free admission and 21+

There will also be special performances by Asian American artists Magnetic North (hip hop), Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai (spoken word artist from HBO Def Poetry) and Taiyo Na (hip hop).

Location: Circle Nightclub, 135 West 41st St, New York, NY
Age 21+

Full details are here:
www.dramafever.com/blog/?p=382

For more artist info:
www.magnetichiphop.com
www.yellowgurl.com
www.taiyona.com

Technorati Tags: Drama Fever, East Asian video content, Korea, Korean dramas

Free Vectors website Vecteezy has a vector file featuring a Japanese Geisha character. It looks pretty good on a tshirt as they show, but as a free download, you can place it where you like.

Get the Japanese Geisha Vector file at Vecteezy

Technorati Tags: culture, design, geisha, illustration, Japan, Japanese Geisha character, vector file

We all know how posey east-asian girls get (and the guys too, except me…). I’ve never given a thought to what poses there are beyond the V sign, but website, Really Cute Asians does a great job of categorising some poses. Here’s the V sign…

Of course, photographs help to show what they look like and they’re provided courtesy of some Korean Racing models. Click the link below to swot up on your poses or check some of the photos below showing “crying“, “claws“, “gasp” and “ok“.

Name that Pose!

Via SexNewsTW

Technorati Tags: Korea, Korean Racing models, photography, photography poses

Korean artist U-Ram Choe constructs these kinetic creature sculptures that mix science and technology with art.

Inspired by science fiction and the otaku culture of manga and anime, his mechanized vision of nature – replicating flowers, insects, birds, and sea life – references both the medieval and the futuristic.

Read more on Flavorpill’s Daily Dose

Technorati Tags: arts, kinetic creature sculptures, Korean, mecha, science, sculpture, technology, U-Ram Choe