Monday, August 15, 2011

Lee Hyori in Arena Homme July 2011



















Lee Hyori born May 10, 1979 is a South Korean R&B & hip-hop singer and actress. She started off as part of the successful K-pop girl group Fin.K.L, but has since become a solo artist. Her first album was very successful, winning many "Daesangs" (a Korean award equivalent to "Artist of the Year") for that album. She has since become the highest-paid female singer in South Korea.

Lee Hyori returns to the glossy pages of Arena Homme. Posing along with a total of 39 men with different careers like bodybuilders, dancers, footballers, models as well as members from rock band, No Brain and idol group, Teen Top.

Showing off different sides of herself, she was photographed by Hong Jang Hyun in fashionable frocks. Don't you just love her in the red Hermès suit ?

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Hyomin Park HairStyles













Hyomin with her oval shaped face, retains her sparkling hairstyles that does magic for her on stage. Notice when most Korean idols perform on the stage, they appear to be "shining" on the stage. This is not due to their makeup or high heels, but most importantly their hairstyle.

The "Hyomin" hairstyle is characterized as long, thick hair. Also, check out that most of her hair length is fairly heavy, all the way below her shoulders. And her hair ends in a smooth, silky fashion.

Usually, it looks like Hyomin is fond of longer hair. But here, her blond hair color creates a whole different look. And her hairstyle this time is much trimmed, without any traces of bangs. But we all know, almost every Korean idol has to dye their hair blond once in a while.. right? In this fashion Hyomin reminds me of Jessica Jung.

Monday, August 8, 2011

Ogokbap (Five-Grain Rice)





Although rice is the staple food for Koreans, they also use other grains. They often combine four other grainswith glutinous and regular rice (most commonly glutinous sorghum, glutinous millet, dried black beans, and driedsweet beans). Each are cleaned and soaked separately then cooked until the grains have expanded and are well done.The various grains used differ between areas. Koreans tended to use those grains that they planned to plant in thecoming year. In the past, Ogokpap was also a substitute of Yakshik for commoners who could notafford to have the ingredients like jujubes, chestnuts, and pine nuts for Yakshik on the first full moonday. Koreans also believe that Ogokpap must be shared by at least 3 different families to bring good luckin the coming year.

Taeborum (the first full moon)The first full moon falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month, signaling the beginning of the agriculturalcycle. Koreans rise early, eat nuts (in the belief that hard foods strengthen the teeth), and drink a cup ofcold wine called kwibalki sul ('ear-sharpening wine' is thought to clear the ears for good news). Aspecial 'five-grain rice' is eaten on this day. Various combinations of millet, glutinous rice, beans and sorghumare eaten with greens prepared from dried vegetables collected the previous autumn. Farmers believe that this mealwill ward off heat during the coming summer months.
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