Posts Tagged ‘korean’

2010 Los Angeles Koreatown Festival

Thursday, September 30th, 2010

It’s the 37th annual Korean Festival in Los Angeles!

2010 Los Angeles Koreatown Festival

September 30 (Thursday) to  October 3 (Sunday) at Seoul International Park

Highlights include the Opening Ceremony featuring Yuna Kim on Thursday at 7:00 pm.

On Friday, the main stage will start showing performances at 1:00 pm, with the main event being the appearance of the Wonder Girls at 9:00 pm.

Things start earlier on Saturday with a Bibimbap Fest at 11:30 pm.  The much-awaited annual Korean Parade down Olympic Boulevard will commence at 3:00 pm.  Traditional Korean dance, singing contests and talent shows will be on stage from 5:00 pm to around 9:00 pm.

Sunday, there are more traditional and modern Korean cultural showcases of dance and martial arts (Tae Kwon Do, hip hop…) starting at 1:00 pm. The 2010 Miss Hi-Teen Korea Contest is at 6:00 pm. The festival will start winding down after 9:00 pm.


Venue: Seoul International Park, 8th and Normandie
Address: 3250 San Marino St., Los Angeles, CA 90006

BboBboBbo (PpoPpoPpo): Korean Children’s Song

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

Perhaps the catchiest Korean children’s song: PpoPpoPpo or Bbo-Bbo-Bbo (“Kiss, kiss, kiss..”)

아빠가 출근할 때 뽀뽀뽀
엄마가 안아줘도 뽀뽀뽀
만나면 반갑다고 뽀뽀뽀
헤어질 땐 또 만나요 뽀뽀뽀
우리는 귀염둥이 뽀뽀뽀 친구
뽀뽀뽀 뽀뽀뽀 뽀뽀뽀 친구

It’s onomatopoeic — it’s the kissing sound that children make in Korean, though adults use it too. The other word for ‘kiss’ in Korean is a transliteration of the English: 키스 (ki-suh). Does that mean there was no kissing on the peninsula before the Western concept arrived? Sort of like the missionary position, I guess…

The reason I’ve suddenly become interested in kids songs is because I found this CD that contains 30 Korean children songs, and the only song I was immediately familiar with was Bbo-bbo-bbo.

“When Dad goes to work, kiss, kiss, kiss. When Mom gives a hug, kiss, kiss, kiss. When you meet and you’re glad you do, kiss, kiss, kiss….”