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May 13th, 2013 | 
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Today I have a sweet little boutique tucked away on the quiet Northern area of Hongdae to share with you! We discovered it one day on our way to Molly's Pop's and immediately I was sucked in by all the cute clothing on display outside! I am pleased to introduce you to "Star Shine" boutique~ sweet ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Read the rest of this entry »
At long last the Cherry Blossoms 벚꽃 bloomed in Korea! They came quite late this year because winter seemed to hang around forever! Korea has many places to view them, but one of our favorites is actually right next door to my apartment, Boramae Park 보라매공원!
The trees are not very ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Culture, Elle, holiday, Journal | 
Tags: Boramae Park | 보라매공원, Cherry Blossoms | 벚꽃, Flowers, Milk Kitty, Nature, Park | 
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Tags: Boramae Park | 보라매공원, Cherry Blossoms | 벚꽃, Flowers, Milk Kitty, Nature, Park |
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Re post of last year's Holiday feature! For Seoul 2013 listings of events for Buddha's Birthday check HERE
Lotus lanterns outside the 관악구 government office.
One thing that I found disappointing about Korea when I first started coming was the city-wide lack of traditional holiday celebrations. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Read the rest of this entry »
Tim Burton arrives for his first visit in Korea ever to promote his show ~ pic via Korea Herald
This year Seoul's Museum of Art (SeMA) became the FINAL host to the amazing Tim Burton show put together by the MoMA! The show originally launched in New York during 2009 and was met with amazing success~ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Events & Expos, Misc Fun |
Tags: Gallery, Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA), Show |
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Tags: Gallery, Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA), Show |
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So the month of May marks Children's Day in South Korea! Since the holiday is all about children, many places here have special children's day items~ yearly I look forward to the goodies Baskin Robbins and Dunkin' Donuts Korea put out because they are usually extra cute!
If you remember, last ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Read the rest of this entry »
Gundam is a staple in anyone's childhood that grew up in Asia, of course this included Koreans even though the importing of Japanese entertainment goods was fairly tight due to Korea's censorship back in the day. With the notion that Japanese anime were too sexual and violent for kids in Korea, a lot ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Arts+Crafts, Crafts + Kits, Pop, toys |
Tags: I Park Mall | 아이파크몰, Japan, Yongsan | 용산 |
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Tags: I Park Mall | 아이파크몰, Japan, Yongsan | 용산 |
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Ever wonder how so many Koreans have such pretty photos? Even online shop photos on places like G-market always look so lovely and professional, right?? Well this is all thanks to the numerous rental photo studios throughout Korea 렌탈 스튜디오!
Korean Photography Rental Studios are a ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Read the rest of this entry »
So as of this month, Cute in Korea is officially 1 year old! The last year went by so quickly, and I think a lot of it was thanks to this site because it kept me busy!!
Milk is also 1 year old as well~ look how tiny he used to be, just like the blog *_* ehehe ♥
I first came up with the idea of ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Read the rest of this entry »
Maybe because I am a visual person, but aside from cute little cafe signs I also enjoy posters and other misc things throughout Seoul sometimes! Here are some fun things from the streets of Seoul that I felt like sharing with you guys~ enjoy!
Last fall we had two movies called "Ted / 테드" ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Read the rest of this entry »
Today lets have a classic Korean snack review: "Home run ball 홈런볼" by HT~ a favorite here since 1981!!
Home Run Balls are what I would call a Korean Nostalgia Snack since they have been around since the 80's and is still always stocked in stores and very popular for kids to buy. Ask ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Read the rest of this entry »
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My name is Elle and I am an Illustrator & Gallery painter from California, but currently I am living in Seoul with my Korean Fiancé!
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