Korea Group 15Young Gee Kim(yk2jd), Hwui Young Yoon(hy5vb), Taewan Ha(th3wd), Jamie Oh(ko4kj), Kyung Yim(ky3wa)

Geography of Korea• Google Map• Korea is located on the Korean

Peninsula in North-East Asia (between China and Japan)

• Peninsula surrounded by the East Sea, the Yellow sea and the South Sea (Controversy over the East Sea)

• Divided into North Korea and South Korea

• Capital: Seoul• Population

• South Korea: 50 million• North Korea: 25 million

• Uses Korean (Hangul; 한글 )

Han-Gul (한글 )• Created by King Sejong

in 1443• One of the most modern

and most scientific language in the world• Featural alphabet of 24

consonants and vowels• Grouped into blocks and

each make a syllable (can pronounce and write almost every syllables)

Korean Cuisine• Kimchi• Bulgogi• Bibimbap• Japchae• Cold noodle soup

(Naengmyeon)• Rice cake (Tteok)• Rice wine (Makgeolli)…and so much more.

Technology• One of the world's most

technologically advanced and digitally-connected countries

• Third most broadband Internet users among the OECD countries

• Global leader in electronics, digital displays, semiconductor devices, and mobile phones

• Samsung Electronics ranks #20 on Forbes’ World’s Biggest Public Companies with a market value of $174.4 B

K-pop

• Some – SoYou & JunggiGo (feat. Lil Boi of Geeks) (#1 on Kpop chart)• Psy’s Gangnam Style (2012) – 1.8 billion views• Double digit growth rates since mid-2000s• Grossed nearly $3.4 billion US dollars for the first half of 2012 • "South Korea's Greatest Export“ – Time Magazine

Sports in Korea• Archery

- Holds Olympics records for all formats of competition in women’s archery

- From 1972 when archery became a sport in Olympics, Korea is at rank 1 for medal counts.

- 19 golds, 9 silvers, 6 bronze.- Total medals :34

- So dominant that compared as baseball team in Cuba.

Sports in Korea • Short Track- World records in men’s 1000,

1500, 3000 meters and women’s 1000, 3000 meters

• Notable Skater- Hyun-Soo Ahn ( Viktor Ahn )- Due to conflicts with teammates,

staffs, and Korean Skating Union, he became a Russian player.

- He won the gold medal and bronze medal for 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

Korean Life at UVaKSA (Korean Students Association)• Student organization at UVa that

represents Koreans• Holds various events that are full of

Korean culture (Food, K-pop performances, etc.)

UVa Club of Korea• Consists of Korean UVa alumni• Networking events, raise awareness

of UVa among people in South Korea• Participate in volunteer work and

community services

Sports groupsHOOS R.O.K• Soccer team representing Korean

students at UVa• Competes in tournaments against

other UVa teams organized by students

Religious groupsGCF (Grace Christian Fellowship)

KCCIC College Group (Korean Community Church in Charlottesville)

KCSM (Korean Catholic Student Ministry)

Korean Traditions• One of the biggest

holidays for Korean is Seollal, the first day of lunar calendar.

• Koreans celebrate Seollal by visiting their homes where their parents and relatives live.

• Usually Seollal lasts for three or more days and is considered a more important holiday than solar New year’s day.

Korean Traditions• Another important

holiday for Korean is Choseok known as Korean Thanksgiving, August 15th of Lunar Calendar.

• On Choseok, Korean make offerings of grain and fruit from the first harvest of the year to ancestors.

• There is a special food for this holiday such as Songpyun (rice cake).

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