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What’s in this issue CONTENTS C O M M u N I T Y C a P T u R I N G K O R E a M u S I C & a R T S 80 FINDINg yOuRSELF gETS EASIER AT yOu ARE hERE Expat Korea mainstays Eat Your Kimchi and Talk To Me In Korean join forces offline to revolutionize café culture in Hongdae. 84 NEvADA’S hANgINg gARDENS OF FAbuLON One part eccentric TV personality, one part accomplished urban gardener: Nevada Rhodes gives Groove a tour of his rooftop sanctuary. 88 My KOREAN huSbAND A self-proclaimed “Australian ajumma,” Nichola Gwan has turned the cultural differences of her marriage into a humorous (but respectful) multimedia presence. 90 ChANCE & DAN DO KOREA Combining talents in radio, journalism and comedy, Chance Dorland and Dan Wiberg’s new podcast is set to be the most entertaining forum for expat discussion in Korea. 94 gyEONgju ExpEDITION Known as the “museum without walls,” the picturesque Gyeongju region spent nearly a century as capital of the Silla Kingdom, and now guards the tombs of its former kings. 68 SONg OF ThE SChOOLbOy Between Berklee training and being a top-notch Korean music mentor, Henry Bloomfield was destined to pen a hit track on ROK-y soil. 70 TOyINg WITh phOTOgRAphy Dug from the kitschy shops of Insadong, a Filipina photographer’s most prized subjects are small, plastic and can withstand being frozen in a block of ice. 72 FROM WRITER TO INDIE pubLIShER Whether it’s raising awareness about social issues or telling compelling stories about them, sometimes you have to take matters into your own hands. 74 hARRybIgbuTTON What does a Seoul-based rock trio do after conquering the Korean festival circuit? For HBB, it’s time to work smarter, rock harder and focus on a “Perfect Storm.” 76 ARTIST’S jOuRNEy Raymond Salcedo may be a playwright at heart, but that’s not stopping him from directing and filming his way to cinematic acclaim in Korea. 78 AT ThE bOx OFFICE “Sin City: A Dame to Kill For” (Sept. 4) “Lucy” (Sept. 4) 79 DvD CORNER “Our Sunhi (우리 선희)” “Hot Young Bloods (피끓는 청춘)” 92 yOu FOCuS, WE ShARE New photography magazine Photographers in Korea (PIK) showcases some of the best submissions from their upcoming special edition. D I S T R a C T I O N S 100 COMICS 101 gAMES 102 hOROSCOpES 104 gROOvE LISTINgS Doctors, travel agencies, restaurants, hotels, airlines, nightclubs and more 94 68 Check out our GrooveCast episodes on these stories at groovekorea.com. 80 92 S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 4ISSUE 95