How random the web can be. We found this photo of a Yakult Lady on Flickr, while searching for a photo of the popular sugary-sweet gut drink. Yakult is found in supermarkets and restaurants, but more often it’s delivered right to your doorstep by a sweet natured, uniformed ajumma. Whatever this young lady sells, we think most people will buy it.

[via Flickr]

Getting bored of posting photos of everything you eat? Had enough of the thousand poses of your dog? Maybe now is the time to upgrade your photog skills. The Metropolitician comes at us with an extensive primer on photography, starting with Part I: Buying the Right Camera and Equipment. (more…)

Many of us see Christmas as a time for family at home, so this time can be especially hard for those of used to lots of yuletide cheer. To get an espresso-style dose of Christmas in Korea, visit any one of the three local amusement parks with their pastiche of Hallmark-style interpretations of Christmas! (more…)

Scene stealer 5-year old Wang Seok-Hyun (왕석현), the cutest kid since Christmas, debuts alongside actress Park Bo-Young (박보영) in a role made to make couples want to have kids right now. Starring Cha Tae-Hyun, from My Sassy Girl. (more…)

Na Hong-jin’s The Chaser (추격자 Chugyukja) is now recognized as part of an elite club of hit Korean thrillers such as Old Boy and Memories of Murder (살인의 추억 Sarinui Chueok).

Yes, it’s winter and it’s going to be a cold one Friday! Seoul City Hall is hosting its annual ice rink. It costs W1000 for skates and access for one hour. If you skate towards the City Hall end, you might catch glimpse of an old guy–roughly 70-80 years old–who skates so gracefully we wouldn’t be hard pressed to think he was a former winter Olympian. All in all great fun.