HIT PARADE
Have you ever imagined a sertaneja duo in Brazil making a video in which it turns into feijoada? That’s more or less what happened with the girls from the Korean pop band Orange Caramel: in the video for “Catallena”, they turn into sushi (with the right to be bathed in soy sauce!). And the song has nothing to do with raw fish! Click here to watch the video.
IT’S IN THE LAW
Parents are obliged to install, on the cell phone of children under 20, an application that blocks pornography or “inappropriate content”. In other words: there is no point in asking “send nudes”!
MATTER OF HABIT
There, you are older than here. In Korea, a person is considered to be 1 year old at birth (not zero!) And everyone celebrates the age change together… on New Years!
NATIONAL PASSION
Koreans are up for anything to look prettier: snake venom mask, slug entrail moisturizer, “whitening” cream… Or even an operation that lifts the corners of the mouth, fixing a smile
REMOTE CONTROL
Every week, the crowd of Infinite Challenge takes on silly missions, like hacking into the station itself (à la They forgot me) or eating black bean pasta on a roller coaster. Click here to watch.
SEEING IS BELIEVING
The toilet format already delivers the theme of the Haewoojae museum in Suwon. The collection brings dozens of historic toilets, metal poops and statues of people doing the number 2. But without smell!
CRAZY HOLIDAY
The 14th is dedicated to romance, with different themes each month. On May 14th, Rose Day, couples give each other this flower. In June, Kiss Day rolls around. In October, Wine Day. In December, Hug Day
country sheet
POPULATION 49 million
COIN south korean won
AREA 99,720 km2
CAPITAL Seoul
GDP $1.78 trillion
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SOURCES Websites allkpop, BBC, CNN, thank you, Haewoojae, New Yorker, Reuters, salon, Seoulistic, The Atlantic, Team, washington post It is yahoo