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[HanCinema's Digest] Culture Corner

What to expect at a Korean wedding, Taekwondo for peace, K-Culture continues to spread the love, and see how two South Korean films beat the record-breaking "Star Wars: The Force Awakens".

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"What to Expect at a Korean Wedding"

Wedding ceremonies can differ significantly around the world: the vows, the wedding parties, guest, food, locations…there's plenty of room to have your expectations shaken as you watch a friend or family member tie the knot in another country. So what can you expect at a Korean wedding?

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"Over 100 South Korean Taekwondo Players To Travel Worldwide To Promote Sport"

Taekwondo is an amazing contact sport unique to the country that excites all levels of society. From a young age, many Korean children will experience it by going to special academies and gyms, and foreigns visiting the country often seek out Taekwondo gyms to give it a go. Recently, the World Taekwondo Peace Corps held a ceremony as an introduction to the 16th group of Taekwondo Peace Corps: "Established in 2008, the Taekwondo Peace Corps promoted peace, mutual understanding, friendship and other virtues".

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"The Heart and Seoul of South Korea"

Curtis Jolley writes about the Creative Discovery Museum's upcoming exhibit that will showcase the 'Korean Wave': "'Heart and Seoul' features five modern-day Korean kids who invite guests to take an intimate look into their lives, exploring their diverse interests, customs and ambitions, including their love of K-Pop (Korean pop culture) and Korean cuisine, their habit of texting to communicate, and their dreams of being accepted into a good college".

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"How Korean Pop Culture Beat 'Star Wars' in Two Asian Countries"

"Star Wars" has broken records worldwide (and still is), but in Korea, it never really took off. Instead, it was beaten by a local film, "The Himalayas", but there was also another Asian country that had a Korean film at the top of charts, and an old one at that.

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