Welcome to The Arts! My cat and I are loaded from Thanksgiving eating (dislike the history of the holiday, I just like the food part. Ditto with July 4th). Before I go into The Arts officially, I would like to mentioned that my shop, BW Shoppe, is having free shipping from now to Cyber Monday. It appears that my 3D Printed bookbinding stuff is selling a lot but there is plenty more, such as Black superhero symbol stuff and gender symbol stuff. Now, onwards and forwards!

Holland

I was recommended to listen to this Korean vocalist by a friend of mine. Usually, I’m not big on K-pop (the most I know is Big Bang (mostly G-Dragon), Psy, and that BTS is very popular) but what makes this vocalist stand out is the fact that he is a queer idol, which is quite rare to see in Korean popular music. Just like in America, it is difficult to be any part under the LGBT+ flag and in music because general prejudice against people who simply aren’t straight. Add in the strict dating rules idols have to keep an appealing and very straight image and it can be stifling. However, being gay is this part of Holland’s identity, which he puts front and center. It actually adds dynamic to his music, especially his love songs, which revitalizes an oft-plowed and over-picked subject. Take a gander on his music video “Neverland/네버랜드”

He also has a twin single, titled “I’m not Afraid” and “I’m so Afraid”

He has an upcoming mini project as well! Follow him for more information:

Instagram

Twitter

Music Videos

Dom & Hyo

I’m always trying to improve my language skills but it is difficult to learn languages. Especially when you know a lot of them. One day, you feel confident. The next, you feel like you only know three words. Korean is a language I’m still working on and sometimes the grammar still eludes me. Or crashes into my Japanese. Or French. Or Chinese.

Dom & Hyo is a site that helps with Korean learning through easy-to-understand info-graphics.

 

 

Also, there are webcomics about the creators of the site, Dom and Hyo.

The comic is entertaining and a pleasant read! Check them out on WebToons!

You can also check out their channel, which also features great how-to’s for navigating Korean.

That’s all for today. Next week will be a big Ask Black Witch because I skipped a few! Good questions are appreciated, bad questions are eviscerated, send them in!