http://shibbal.info Korean culture, life and quirky happenings Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:39:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Boys Over Flowers star Jang Ja-yeon has killed herself, committing suicide last Saturday on 7th March 2009. Her body was found hanging from a stairwell by her sister in the evening and to date everybody is asking why did Jang Ja-yeon kill herself and commit suicide just when her career ... http://shibbal.info/drama/why-did-jang-ja-yeon-kill-herself/ It has often been said that Korean men are chauvinistic and handsome. Another trait of theirs that is often swept under the rug, and hidden under the recent years of a wave of the new age Korean male image, is their violent behavior towards anything that irritates or frustrates them. ... http://shibbal.info/drama/korean-men-and-violence/ I can still remember this K-drama What Happened in Bali very vividly from many years back. It was my first Korean drama DVD boxed set that I bought... without subtitles. I couldn't understand or speak Korean at that time, but my pretty but slightly silly Korean pal recommended that I ... http://shibbal.info/music/what-happened-in-bali-ost-remember/ SNSD's Gee, which is taking the Korean pop music scene by storm, has been given a makeover with the use of traditional instruments, not necessarily all Korean instruments though. It actually sounds better than Girls' Generation's own version and the guzheng (Chinese zither) player is awesome with some spectacular runs ... http://shibbal.info/music/snsd-girls-generation-gee-played-in-traditional-korean-instruments/ Here's an incredible video of a five year old blind girl from South Korea who is able to play piano by ear. After hearing any song just once or a couple of times, Yoo Ye Eun can recite it on the piano in her own unique way. Ye Eun has ... http://shibbal.info/music/5-year-old-korean-blind-girl-plays-piano/