ALL ABOUT

SOUTH KOREA

By: Boreen
Korean Geography
 South Korea also known as the Republic Of Korea
(ROK) is a country located in East Asia it’s on the
southern side of the Korean Peninsula and shares land
border with North Korea.
The country’s western border is formed by the Yellow The 15th of August is
Sea whilst its eastern border is defined by the Sea of
Japan. Liberation day in South
Korea.

South Korea’s capital is Seoul. And

its national food is Kimchi. There were three known
kingdoms throughout the
Korean Peninsula history
which were called Silla,
Baekje and Goguryeo the
kingdoms started ruling on
18 BC and ending their reins
on 660 AD.
KOREAN MONEY
 • Korean money is called won, won
is also known as Hwan.
Won/Hwan has been Koreas’
official currency since 1945.

The currency’s symbol is: ₩

And the available banknotes
are:₩5000, ₩1000,
₩10,000 and ₩50,000.

And the available coins are: ₩10,

₩50, ₩100 and ₩500.
KOREAN
MUSIC
Traditional version

• Korean traditional music is also known
as gugak. The first evidence of Korean
music appeared in the extant text of
Samguk Sagi(history of the three
kingdoms) in 1145, which described two
string-like instruments: Gayageum and
Geomungo.
The music of Korea refers to music from the
Korean peninsula, ranging from prehistoric
times to the division of Korea into South and
North in 1945. It includes court music, folk
music, poetic songs, and religious music used
in shamanistic and Buddhist traditions.
There are also other
different types of
traditional well-known
Korean music such as,
Pansori, Jeongak, Sanjo,
Pungmul, Aak, Samul nori
and Hwangak.
KOREAN
MUSIC
K-pop version
• K-pop also known as Korean-pop
is the internationally, well-
known music genre of the 21st
century for Korea. The first
K-pop idols are called the
Jeogori sisters.
Fun Facts!
The first K-pop album was released in 1925.
Over 100 K-pop groups debut in South Korea
For k-pop idols the cost of training is seen
as an investment by the entertainment annually.
agencies. The trainees ( what K-pop idols
are called whilst still training) do not have
to pay for their training, their training
includes dance, vocals, language lessons
and many others however if a trainee
decides to quit he/she will have to pay a
sum of money back to the company.
Korean food
The Korean cuisine is usually based on, rice, vegetables,
seafood and meats.And in Korea dairy is very absent from
the traditional Korean diet.

Korean food is called Hankuk

yori or Hansik.
Korean food is mostly made up of rice, noodles,
vegetables and meats. Most Korean meals have
many side dishes which are called ‘Banchan’ along
with steam-cooked rice.
FUN FACT!
Rice was once used as a
currency! In the kingdom of Silla, the value
of rice was so high that it was used to pay
tributes and taxes. Even the farmers who
produced it couldn’t eat it.During the
Korean/Japanese occupation, those in lower
economic levels ate a bowl of white rice only
once a year or during a special occasion only.
For the rest of the year, they ate cheaper grains
like millet or barley.
The South Korean
language and the Flag.
• The Korean flag is called taegeukgi the colours
of the flag are red, blue and black on a white
background. The flag stands for the three
components of the nation, the white background
represents the land, the red and blue represent
the people of Korea and the black trigrams
represent the government of Korea.
Taegeukgi, the South Korean flag, features
taegeuk which is the Yin and Yang symbol
and sagwe which are the four black trigrams.
The Korean language is also called
Hangul, and it has 24 letters and their
language is similar to Mandarin and
Japanese because it’s written and read
from top to bottom and from left to
right.
Korean
Rituals
And

Legends/Myths
 • Dolijabi is a Korean ritual, for when a child
turns 1 they are placed in front of a table
of objects (e.g a diamond and an apple)
then they are encouraged to choose
one.It is believed the object selected will
foretell the child’s future. An Indian Princess called Heo Hwang-ok
also known as Suriratna or Sembavalam is a
legendary queen mentioned in Samguk yusa,
a 13th century Korean chronicle, in the
Korea’s most treasured myth is Samguk yusa it mentions that Suriratna
about its own creation from an became the wife of king Suro Geumgwan
existing earth and the humans Gaya at the age of 16 after arriving by a boat
already living upon it. This is from a distant kingdom called ‘Ayuta’.
known as the myth of ‘Tangun’ The
story goes that a heavenly prince,
Hwangun looked down at earth,
and desired to possess it and rule
The end
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