Minsuk Kang

No, you can’t be a governor.

In five months, an old man will be dragged out of his house.

I’ll be visiting Taipei this week from 11/14 to 11/22.

I still remember the day Trump was first elected president.

Let’s clone Minsuk Kang.

I’m telling you.

Let me ask you.

In the spring of 2030, this anonymous letter appeared on the public forum of the South Korean government’s official website.

Hello there.

“Are you Sungyoon Kim?

Be white in Korea, and you will be worshipped.

Youngsoon walked around her neighborhood and looked for a perfect spot to put up a hanging banner.

I saw the owner of a Japanese restaurant hammering a fish on the pavement.

I still dream about that number. 2,350 out of 2,400.

I opened up a calculator on my phone.

“We need more…” A robotic voice echoed in Joonho’s consciousness.

To be is to be related.

This is a translated version of Kang’s final essay of a series “Where Do I Want to Live?”

History In 2020, started blogging with WordPress hosted on Bluehost.

Minimal styling, zero tracking or ads, and really fast.

This is a translated version of Kang’s third essay of a series “Where Do I Want to Live?”

Sometimes I just feel you When the wind blows through the window When the music blasts from the speaker When the cats rest on the desk I feel you are here Watching over me Thinking I am living your life

“Please don’t move.”

This is a translated version of Kang’s first & second essays of a series “Where Do I Want to Live?”

This is a translated version of Ko’s fourth essay of a series “Where Does the Courage to Take On Challenges Come From?”

This is a translated version of Ko’s third essay of a series “Where Does the Courage to Take On Challenges Come From?”

This is a translated version of Ko’s second essay of a series “Where Does the Courage to Take On Challenges Come From?”

Politicians are fighting again.

This is a translated version of Ko’s first essay of a series “Where Does the Courage to Take On Challenges Come From?”

Cho Hoon was back in Seoul.

This is a translated version of Ko’s third essay of a series “How Can I Stop Being Angry?”

In South Korea, most bloggers use Naver Blog to publish their writings.1 The indie blogging culture is almost nonexistant.

This is a translated version of Ko’s second essay of a series “How Can I Stop Being Angry?”

This is a translated version of Ko’s first essay of a series “How Can I Stop Being Angry?”

Is personal branding necessary for new artists?

I’ve had a sign over my typewriter for over 25 years now, which reads “Don’t think!”

The most important thing about art is to work.

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I’m writing a book about death.

What if you could spend a day reading books in a quiet space?

*This is a translated version of Ko’s original essay in Korean.

I get it, GPT subscribers.

Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.

I’ll be publishing book reviews on this blog.

Restaurants are fragile; they compete with each other, but the collective of local restaurants is anti-fragile for that very reason.

My 1-year-old sandwich shop has about a hundred reviews all over the Internet.

This is my biggest regret.

Here’re some half-baked thoughts in my notebook.

Maybe humans are not meant to live in a city of 10 million people.

Because I run a restaurant, I meet both angels and assholes.