"Kyuri is a heartbreakingly beautiful woman with a hard-won job at a "room salon," an exclusive bar where she entertains businessmen while they drink. Though she prides herself on her cold, clear-eyed approach to life, an impulsive mistake with a client may come to threaten her livelihood. Her roommate, Miho, is a talented artist who grew up in an orphanage but won a scholarship to study art in New York. Returning to Korea after college, she finds...

"An audacious journalistic exploration of the present and future of beauty through the lens of South Korea's booming "K-beauty" industry and the culture it promotes"--

Seventeen-year-old Rachel Kim confronts the dark underbelly of the K-pop world as she strives to become a K-pop star.

A publication dedicated to U.S. Veterans of the Korean War and their families, thanking them for their service. A limited edition commemorative book with a dedication to all Korean War Veterans provided by Park Geun-hye, President of the Republic of Korea. FIlled with historic images, black and white, and numerous contributions. Contents include the following sections: The Attack, Fighting Back, Waiting for a Resolution, A New Beginning, The Strenth...

It all starts with your skin! In Korea, healthy, glowing skin is the ideal form of beauty, achievable by anyone--and this skin-first philosophy has taken the world by storm. In this book, Charlotte Cho, of leading beauty/lifestyle website Soko Glam, guides you through the celebrated Korean ten-step skincare routine--and far beyond--for the clearest and most radiant skin of your life, with step-by-step tutorials, skin-care tips, advice on products...

"My Brilliant Life interweaves the past and present of a tight-knit family, finding joy and happiness in even the most difficult times. Areum lives life to its fullest, vicariously through the stories of his parents, conversations with Little Grandpa Jang-his sixty-year-old neighbor and best friend-and through the books he reads to visit the places he would otherwise never see. For several months, Areum has been working on a manuscript, piecing together...

Following three U.S. teenagers who chose to spend one school year living in Finland, South Korea, and Poland, literary journalist Ripley recounts how attitudes, parenting, and rigorous teaching have revolutionized these countries' education results.

"Jenny never had much time for boys, K-pop, or really anything besides her dream of being a professional cellist. But when she finds herself falling for a K-pop idol, she has to decide whether their love is worth the risk." -- Cello prodigy Jenny's goal is to get into a prestigious music conservatory. When she meets Jaewoo in her uncle's Los Angeles karaoke bar, it's clear he is the kind of boy who would uproot her careful plans. In a moment of spontaneity...

"Twelve-year-old Lia Park must venture to the undersea kingdom of the Dragon King in Korea to save her parents from an evil diviner"--WorldCat.

"Surreal, hilarious, and shrewdly poignant--a novel about a Korean American woman living in Berlin whose obsession with a K-pop idol sends her to Seoul on a journey of literary self-destruction."-- "The narrator, a Korean American woman living in Berlin, is obsessed with Moon: anything not-Moon in her life fell away when she beheld the K-pop idol in concert. Moon dances as if his movements are creating their own gravitational field. Seized by ineffable...