The Korean Guide – Stories from a Korean Living in Korea

 

Hello, and welcome.


I’m a Korean man living in Korea, and I’ve decided to start this blog because I often meet people who are deeply curious about my country.

When I talk with foreign friends who love Korean music, dramas, or food, I realize how much of Korea they still haven’t seen — the small details, the real daily life that rarely appears in travel guides.

That’s what inspired The Korean Guide.




한국의 번화한 길거리 음식 시장에서 끓는 매운 떡볶이, 생선 케이크, 삶은 계란, 얇게 썬 파를 곁들인 한국식 떡볶이.



Most people outside Korea think of this country through keywords like
 K-pop, K-dramas, films, or food.

But as someone who was born here, grew up here, and still lives here, I see sides of Korea that are far more ordinary, unexpected, and sometimes even contradictory.
This blog is my way of showing that side — the real Korea that exists beyond the spotlight.





맑은 저녁 하늘 아래 언덕 위에서 밝게 빛나는 마천루와 남산 타워가 있는 서울의 야경입니다.






















Here, I’ll share things I personally experience and enjoy in daily life — not from advertisements or tourism campaigns, but from real moments.
I’ll write about

😉Korean food and home recipes,

😉Travel tips and hidden places worth visiting,

😉K-pop and idol culture,

😉Lifestyle and people in Korea,

and even cafés and restaurants that locals actually go to.




People wearing traditional Hanbok walking through a colorful Korean street market filled with food stalls selling fried snacks and tteokbokki.










Everything I post will come from what I see and feel as someone living here — no exaggeration, no filters, just everyday Korea.

I want this to be a space where you can understand Korea through the eyes of 
someone who lives it, not just observes it.






나무 가구, 큰 창문으로 들어오는 자연광, 비빔밥 한 그릇, 커피 한 잔, 그리고 펼쳐진 책이 놓인 테이블이 있는 아늑하고 현대적인 한국식 카페입니다.












The Korean Guide isn’t a promotional blog or a marketing project.

It’s a journal of stories, voices, and small pieces of life that together make up the culture of this country.


Through this blog, I hope you’ll feel closer to Korea — its tastes, sounds, streets, and people.

Take your time, read along, and discover the real Korea with me.









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