...MBLAQ, (Korean: 엠블랙, an acronym for Music Boys Live in Absolute Quality) is a South Korean quintet boy band created by Korean pop R&B singer, producer and actor Rain under a branch of his label J.Tune Entertainment called J.Tune Camp. The five members include Seung Ho (Yang Seung Ho : Leader), G.O (Jung Byung Hee : Main Vocalist), Joon (Lee Chang Sun : Vocalist), Thunder/Cheon Doong (Park Sang Hyun : Vocalist/Rapper), and Mir (Bang Cheol Yong : Rapper). members. SeungHo (Leader, Vocal) Name: Yang Seung Ho Birth: 1987.10.16, Seoul Body: 176cm, 60kg Education: Se Jong University Film Arts, temporary leave Specialties: Gymnastics, dancing, piano, card tricks Interests: Music appreciation, early adopter Charm: Strong leadership G.O (Main Vocal) Name: Jung Byung Hee Birth: 1987.11.06, Chang Won Body: 177cm, 64kg Education: International Digital University, attending Specialties: Singing, dancing Interests: Cooking Charm: Soft voice and charming facial hair Joon (Vocal, Dance) Name: Lee Joon Birth: 1988.02.07, Seoul Body: 180cm, 63kg Education: Kyung Hee Cyber University, attending Specialties: Modern dancing, ballet, acting Interests: Exercising Advertisement: Nivea, 6to5 S/S Pictorial Thunder/CheonDong (Dance, Rap) Name: Park Sang Hyun Birth: 1990.10.07 Body: 181cm, 56kg Education: PPCHA (Philippine Pasay Chung Hua Academy) Specialties: Dancing, rapping, singing, English, Tagalog ...
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...Intercultural Experience The U.S. is made of diverse cultures, which in turn labeled us the "melting pot". One of the largest minority groups within the United States is the Asian American culture. One out of every five Asian American individuals is positively identified as Korean. I have had the pleasure of attending a Baptist Korean church service, and dining with Korean Americans thereafter. I found an immense number of cultural differences between myself and Korean Americans. My hour-long experience, developed into a two and half hour experience at the local Baptist Korean church. I found upon arrival, a Korean female usher formally greeted me. I was then greeted by male Korean members of the church and given a Korean Hymn book and a Korean Bible, with English parallel text. It appeared that the parallel text was an international interpretation of the Bible. As members of the congregation were ushered in, I took special note of the ethnicity of the members. Of approximately 50-70 members, the majority of the congregation appeared to be Korean. I did take note of two interracial couples. One African American male was married to a Korean woman, and the other couple was a Hispanic looking male and Korean female. As the members of the church were ushered in and seated, minimal talking took place. The women rarely made eye contact with other men, and give a slight bow to male members as sign of respect. The men of the family...
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...system ("Hanja" in Korean) in the 2nd century BC and the introduction of Buddhism in the 4th century AD had profound effects on the Three Kingdoms of Korea, which was first united during the Silla (57 BC – AD 935) under the King Munmu. The united Silla fell to Goryeo in 935 at the end of the Later Three Kingdoms. Goryeo was a highly cultured state and created the Jikji in the 14th century. The invasions by the Mongolians in the 13th century, however, greatly weakened the nation, which was forced to become a tributary state. After the Mongol Empire's collapse, severe political strife followed. The Ming-allied Choseon emerged supreme in 1388. The first 200 years of Choseon were marked by relative peace and saw the creation of the Korean Hangul alphabet by King Sejong the Great in the 14th century and the increasing influence of Confucianism. During the later part of the dynasty, however, Korea's isolationist policy earned it the Western nickname of the "Hermit kingdom". By the late 19th century, the country became the object of the colonial designs by Japan. In 1910, Korea was annexed by Japan and remained a colony until the end of World War II in August 1945. In 1945, the Soviet Union and the United States agreed on the surrender of Japanese forces in Korea in the aftermath of World War II, leaving Korea partitioned along the 38th...
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...Korean Grammar Guide Welcome Korean Alphabets Sentence Order Particles - 는, 가 Particles - 도, 를, 에 Pronouns- This, It, That Nouns - Present, Past Nouns - Nominalizing Verbs Nouns - Numbers and Counting Adjectives - Present, Past Adjectives - Polite [Present, Past] Adjectives - Descriptive Adjectives - Connective Verbs - Present, Past Verbs - Polite [Present, Past] Verbs - Future [Will] Verbs - Continuous Verbs - Connective Verbs - Can Verbs - Have Verbs - Want Verbs - Descriptive I Verbs - Descriptive II Verbs - Speech Adverbs - 부사 Particles - 께/에게/한테 Particles - 으로/로 Particles - 에서, 까지 Particles - 만 [only] Possessive - 의 Conjunctions - And Conjunctions - But Conjunctions - But [는데/은데] Conjunctions - Because, So Conjunctions - Because [때문에] Conjunctions - If Conjunctions - When Conjunctions - While 5W1H Advanced Grammar Comparatives & Superlatives Imperatives - 해, 하지마 Have to - 해야 한다 Allowed to - 해도 된다 I like doing - 하는게 좋다, 하는걸 좋아한다 I think - ~고 생각해 (Opinion) I think - 하는 거 같애 (General) Special Expressions Are you doing? - ~는 거야? [Informal] Are you doing? - ~시는 거예요? [Polite] Are we doing? - 하는 거야 / 거예요? To do something - ~기 위해 Try doing - 해 보다 Of course, I've done it before - 해봤죠 Give the favour of doing - 해 주다 Would you like to go? - 갈래요? Shall we do something? - 우리 뭐 할까? It's cold, isn't it? - 춥지요? Let's do it - 하자 Easy to do / Difficult to do - ~기 쉽다 / ~기 어렵다 I know how - 어떻게 하는지 알아 I'm in the habit of - ~되면 ~게 돼요 Miscellaneous Addressing people Welcome: The...
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...South Korea has an impressive body of work regarding the introduction and the use of the home Internet service. The small country already claims the world’s fastest Internet connections and is by far, the fastest globally. My company intends to connect every home in the country to the Internet at one gigabit per second. That would be a tenfold increase from the already blazing national standard and more than 200 times as fast as the average household setup in the United States. The US, on the other hand, has a "closed network" system—it doesn't require ISPs to share their pipes, making it harder for other companies to enter the market. South Korea's network is more open, allowing for more competition, which drives speeds up and prices down. The country also has a super dense population, with some 1,200 people per square mile. Today, more than 80 percent of South Koreans are wired, and Seoul's been called the "bandwidth capital of the world." When we talk about Korea, we must first understand how the country began and the particulars of its culture. The family is the most important part of Korean life. In Confucian tradition, the father is the head of the family and it is his responsibility to provide food, clothing and shelter, and to approve of all of the marriages that occur within the family unit. The eldest son has special duties: his first duty is to his parents, followed by duty to his brothers, from older to younger, then to his sons, then to his wife, and lastly...
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...Carl Interview Q&A I. Why did Emart choose to import Manuka honey? a. In recent years, consumers have been increasingly aware of the quality of the honeys they are buying in the market, and they are increasingly demanding quality and credibility. Because of this, New Zealand’s Manuka honey has been gaining in popularity, and we wanted to be able to give our customers a high quality, healthy honey like Manuka at affordable prices. b. Before Emart imported Manuka Honey, Korean consumers couldn’t buy affordable Manuka Honey in any supermarkets. II. So why did Emart choose to import from Airborne Honey as its first Manuka Honey? a. We chose Airborne Honey because of their credibility in two main areas: i. Airborne Honey is New Zealand’s oldest honey company at 102 years old. ii. Airborne Honey has a great quality control system, where they focus on 3 specific points: 1. They test exactly how much pollen is in every batch, and guarantee all honeys meet international CODEX standards (UN FAO/WHO guidelines). 2. Airborne Honey uses a patented system that produces undamaged, natural honeys with extremely low heat damage. 3. Airborne Honey has a very detailed traceability system, where they can tell customers exactly where their honey came from---and pinpoint it on a map of New Zealand a. For example, instead of saying a general location, such as “Your honey came from the Seoul area of Korea, Airborne could say that this particular jar of honey came from beehives on the backside of...
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...BEGINNING KOREAN: A GRAMMAR GUIDE DAVID J. SILVA THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS AND TESOL DRAFT: AUGUST 2004 DO NOT CITE. Beginning Korean: A Grammar Guide Getting Started in Korean Note: This material is optional; ask your instructor / tutor if s/he would like to review these basic phrases during the first week of class. Listen carefully as your instructor teaches you the following greetings and classroom instructions. Don’t worry about grammar. Rather, listen to how each of these phrases sounds, and associate the sounds with what they mean and then learn how you should respond in each case. Basic Greetings 안녕 하세요? annyeong haseyo? Hello. / Greetings. (lit: Are you at peace?) - Yes. Hello / Greetings. Goodbye! Go well. (said to one leaving) Goodbye! Stay well. (said to one staying) - 네. 안녕하세요? ne. annyeonghaseyo? 안녕히 가세요. annyeonghi gaseyo. 안녕히 계세요. annyeonghi gyeseyo. Classroom Instructions 들으세요. deureuseyo. Listen(, please). Listen carefully(, please). Repeat (after me). Answer(, please). Speak up(, please). Speak louder(, please). 잘 들으세요. jal deureuseyo. 따라 하세요. ttara haseyo. 대답하세요. taedaphaseyo. 크게 말하세요. keuge malhaseyo. 더 크게 말하세요. deo keuge malhaseyo. ii Autumn 2004 D.J. Silva 일어나세요. ireonaseyo. Stand up(, please). Sit down(, please). Read(, please). Write (it down, please). Write it on the chalkboard(, please). Look at me(, please). Look at the chalkboard(,...
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...Values, Norms, Traditions, and Narratives of North Korean Culture Even though the cultural values of North Korea are always evolving,I felt that the following values and norms are fundamental to their culture. Harmony in personal relationships is a dominant force in a Korean’s life (Moerch). Facts, logic and conclusions are often not nearly as important as how one is looked upon by others. Friendships are tight-knit and valuable. It is an insult to refuse a friend’s request. It is even less forgivable to fail a superior. These friendships are possible because everyone does his or her best to preserve the harmony of good feelings. The bearer of bad news may smile to soften the blow, or they may avoid giving the news, even if s/he is merely the messenger and in no way responsible for it. It is very hard for Koreans to admit failure and it is devastating to lose face in Korean culture. The directness of Westerners is thoroughly unpalatable to many Koreans (especially older and/or more traditional people), whose self-esteem is often on the line. In Korea, it is very important to maintain “kibun” or the feeling of being in a in a comfortable state of mind. Kibun has no literal translation in English. However, it can be described in terms of pride, face, mood, or state of mind. In order to maintain a Korean’s sense of Kibun, particularly in a business context, one must show the proper respect and avoid causing loss of face. In a culture where social harmony is essential, the ability...
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...With a population of 50 million people, GDP of 1.13 trillion USD, strong purchasing power, low and predictable taxes and the 12th largest economy in the world, South Korea becomes a fantastic opportunity market (investinkorea, 2013). Although the global financial crisis had its repercussion, it did not affect the private consumption and the Government has been continuously engaging in efforts to strengthen the groundwork for long-term growth and boost the economy. The economic improvement of the past 30 years highly changed Korean’s business environment: personal income together with the level of education have significantly increased consequently improving local living standards (statistics Korea, 2013). Higher levels of education, travelling abroad, international tourists and technology, have all helped to widen horizon and open the door to new products. Datamonitor shows a solid increase of the overall annual food consumption and eating out expenditure (see appendix 8), moreover it seems that tastes are evolving and consumers are becoming progressively more sophisticated and open to western influences (statistics Korea, 2013). Korea is undergoing a fast transformation, accepting numerous overseas concepts relative to life's basics such as for instance food. South Korean consumers appear now appear to be rapidly embracing international influences, particularly regarding food (market analysis report, 2011). Korea also displays a very peculiarity culture with a mixture of traditional...
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...Case Study1: The World Cup Case Study1: The World Cup Let t=true odds Let b= Implied Fair odds Let p=proability of 'implied' fair bet odds Rank on 6/10/2010 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 13 16 16 16 19 19 21 21 23 23 25 26 27 27 29 30 31 31 Team Spain Brazil Argentina England Holland Germany Italy France Portugal Ivory Coast Serbia Chile Paraguay Mexico U.S.A. Ghana Cameroon Uruguay Denmark Nigeria South Africa Australia Greece Switzerland Slovakia South Korea Slovenia Japan Algeria Honduras New Zealand North Korea Odds (b) on 6/10/2010 => Wager/Bet P(win) P(Lose) fairbet=> => => 4 4.5 6.5 7.5 9 14 16 20 25 50 60 70 80 80 80 100 100 100 125 125 150 150 200 200 225 250 300 300 600 1000 2000 2000 => => => => => => => => => => => => => => => => => => => => => => => => => => => => => => => => 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p 1-p 1-p 1-p 1-p 1-p 1-p 1-p 1-p 1-p 1-p 1-p 1-p 1-p 1-p 1-p 1-p 1-p 1-p 1-p 1-p 1-p 1-p 1-p 1-p 1-p 1-p 1-p 1-p 1-p 1-p 1-p 1-p 4(p)=1(1-p) 4.5(p)=1(1-p) 6.5(p)=1(1-p) 7.5(p)=1(1-p) 9(p)=1(1-p) 14(p)=1(1-p) 16(p)=1(1-p) 20(p)=1(1-p) 25(p)=1(1-p) 50(p)=1(1-p) 60(p)=1(1-p) 70(p)=1(1-p) ...
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...Consumer behavior and factor as influenced by Korean entertainment media of teenager in Mueang District, Chiangmai Province By Ms. Chmanana Wonkboonma 491660009 Present to Assoc. Kunsuda Nimanussornkul This paper is partial fulfillment of the course 751409 Research Exercise in Economics Semester 2 Year 2009 Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University 2 Research Summary 1. Name and Surname Student code Chamanan Wonkboonma 491660009 2. Title Consumer behavior and factor as influenced by Korean entertainment of teenager in Mueang District, Chiangmai Province 3. Statement of the problem Korea has become a stream of new waves of cultural globalization era in addition to Japanese and Chinese culture. Cultural influences that have spread in the West mephitis characteristics unique to different cultures in Korea, this does not mean that in the past cultural prosperity but now means the world to manufacture a new culture (Modern society) to comply the current generation and also a mixture of old world with new world seamlessly, enabling the industry have begun a cultural growth and change and making new forms of culture. Currently the word "Korea" stands for fashionable and stylish in Asia, which is largely due to South Korea's close ties with Western culture, while maintaining Asian values and themes. Korean culture is currently influencing to consumers in Thailand, especially the Korea entertainment is very influential to the young consumer that considered a significant combined...
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...encyclopedia The Cheonjiwang Bonpuli (Hangul: 천지왕 본풀이, literally 'Chronicles of Cheonjiwang') is a Korean creation myth, traditionally retold by shamans in the small island ofJeju Island. It is one of the best-known Creation myths in the Korean peninsula, and many key elements in the Cheonjiwang Bonpuli can be found in the creation myths of the mainland.[1] Plot[edit] Unlike its title, the supreme deity Cheonjiwang (Hangul: 천지왕), whose name literally means 'King of the Heavens and the Earth', serves mainly as a secondary character. The protagonists of the myth are instead the two sons of Cheonjiwang, Daebyeol and Sobyeol. The myth starts with the creation of the world, when the sky and the earth were one (This concept can be found in most other creation myths; see Chaos andGinnungagap). As there were no sky nor earth, as a result, there was only an empty void. However, one day, a gap formed in the void. All that was lighter than the gap headed upwards and formed the sky. All that was heavier than the gap fell down to become the earth. From the sky fell a clear blue drop of dew, and from the earth rose a dark black drop of dew. As these two drops mixed, all that existed, except the sun, moon, and the stars, came to be. From these two drops came humans and even the gods.[2][3][4] The leader of the gods, Cheonjiwang, awoke to the cry of the three roosters; the Cheonhwangdag (Hangul: 천황닭, literally 'Rooster Emperor of the Sky'), the Jihwangdag (Hangul: 지황닭, literally 'Rooster Emperor...
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...KOREAN LITERATURE Korean literature is the body of literature produced by Koreans, mostly in the Korean language and sometimes in Classical Chinese. For much of Korea's 1,500 years of literary history, it was written in Hanja. It is commonly divided into classical and modern periods, although this distinction is sometimes unclear. Korea is home to the world's first metal and copper type, world's earliest known printed document and the world's first featural script. ------------------------------------------------- General overview In general, the written arts have a tradition in epigraphic inscriptions on stones, in early tombs, and on rarely found bamboo pieces that formed early books. Repeated invasions and sacking of the east and west capitals, as well as the difficulty in preserving written texts on bamboo, make works before 1000 rare. Those works were entirely written in Chinese characters, the language of scholars, but of course incorporated Korean words and mindset. Medieval scholars in Korea learned and employed written Chinese as western schoolmen learned Latin: as a lingua franca for the region. It helped cultural exchanges extensively. Notable examples of historical records are very well documented from early times, and as well Korean books with movable type, often imperial encyclopedias or historical records, were circulated as early as the 7th century during the Three Kingdoms era from printing wood-blocks; and in the Goryeo era the world's first metal type...
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...First, a few basics on Hangul (Don't worry! You will be reading in Hangul perfectly extremely soon!). Hangul is an alphabet, just like the Roman alphabet English speakers use. The only two differences are Hangul blocks syllables, and there are no lowercase or capitalize letters in Hangul. The letter is always written the same, no matter when it is used. Characters will be stacked into squares to form each syllable. For example ㅎ, ㅏ, and ㄴ are three separate characters. But, as they would form one syllable, they would be written 한 instead of ㅎ ㅏ ㄴ. ㅎ + ㅏ + ㄴ= 한 want another example? ㄱ + ㅡ + ㄹ = 글 We then combine syllables to form words, just as we do in English. 한 + 글 = 한글 Recognize that word? That's right! It's Hangul . It consists of han (한) and gul (글). Two syllables. Six characters. As you begin to learn all the different characters, you will see how to construct the syllables properly depending on which character you are using. Just keep this one thing in mind. Every Korean word, syllable, anything...begins with a consonant. A vowel will always follow it, either positioned to the right of it, or below it. With each vowel, I will tell you where it should be positioned. Also, there will be 2,3, or rarely 4 characters in a syllable. 한 is one way of stacking, having the vowel to the right of the first consonant, with the third character under those two. 글 is the other main way of stacking, where the vowel falls below the first consonant, with the third character below...
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...Classified as a Ural-Altaic language, Korean is currently spoken by nearly 78 million people worldwide. In addition to being the primary language in both North and South Korea, Korean is also spoken in parts of China, Japan, Brazil and Australia. Like many languages, the history of Korean can be divided into three distinct eras: Old Korean, Middle Korean and Modern Korean. The era of Old Korean spans a period known as the Three Kingdoms of Korea, which began with the Common Era and ended in about 1000 CE. During the Three Kingdoms, the Korean peninsula was divided into three distinct regions: * Goguryeo, which spanned the northern and middle area of the Korean peninsula; * Baekje, located in the southwestern region; * Silla, in the southeastern zone. This regional divide soon triggered the development of Korean dialects, as regional differences in culture nuanced Old Korean. While the Korean language was evolving, the Silla dialect was adopted as the standard form of the language. This period of time was also marked by the using Chinese ideograms, so-called Hanja. Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters (hanzi).[1] More specifically, it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated into the Korean language with Korean pronunciation. Middle Korean (중세국어, 中世國語) corresponds to Korean spoken from the 10th to 16th centuries, or from the era of Goryeo to the middle of Joseon. The language standard of this period is based on the...
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