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Best Idol Alive
All the Time

RED VELVET

ADAM SYAHMI 4 NAIM

RED Best Idol Alive All the Time
VELVET crowned by Billboard

레드벨벳Red Velvet () is a South Korean In 2015, they won the Rookie Award on
the Golden Disc Award. In the 2018
girl group formed and managed by SM Pyongyang concert, Red Velvet was
chosen among the 160 South Korean
Entertainment. They originally debuted artists to perform in North Korea. After
releasing their first trilogy albums in 2019,
on August 1, 2014, with the single all the albums won a bonsang each which
is a main prize in award ceremony. Not
"Happiness" with the four-member line- only crowned as the best idol alive all the
time, they also crowned as the Summer
up of Irene, Seulgi, Wendy and Joy. A Queen in the 3rd generation kpop idol
with their summer songs such as Red
fifth member, Yeri, joined the group in Flavor, Power Up and Umpah Umpah
always getting the public recognition.
March 2015.
After one year and six months hiatus,
Following the release of their they finally come back after celebrating
first mini album, Ice Cream Cake. their seventh year anniversary. They
Red Velvet reflects their own group comeback with their 6th mini album
name which are their Queendom consists of six tracks which
predominantly-pop "red" side are a title track and five variety-type of
experiments occasionally with b-sides. The title track Queendom
electronic, funk and hip hop, while produced by minGtion is getting fame
their "velvet" side focuses on '90s- after a few hours of release. The song
influenced R&B with elements of charted number one on Itunes Top Album
ballad and jazz. Their genre Chart in 50 countries, number one on QQ
versatility has gained critical praise. and KuGou and is still on the Korea and
International chart even after a month.

CHUSEOK

DAY
Chuseok, also known as Korean
What is Thanksgiving Day, is one of the
chuseok? most important and festive
holidays of the year. This year,
Chuseok falls on Tuesday,
September 21st, but the holiday
period actually lasts for three
days in total – including the day
before and after Chuseok.

Chuseok is also known as

Hangawi, which means the 15th

When doday of August, according to the

lunar calendar. On this day, a full they
harvest moon appeared in the
sky and families gathered to celebrate
enjoy time together and give
thanks to their ancestors for the it?

plentiful harvest.

Traditionally, Koreans return to

their ancestral hometowns to

celebrate with their families,

How do causing one of the biggest traffic
they jams of the year as people often
take to the road to reach the

celebrate provinces outside of Seoul. The
women of the family also

it? prepared an ancestral memorial
ceremony called charye by filling

a table with food including newly

harvested rice and fruit.

During Chuseok, families gather

together and eat half-moon-

shaped Songpyeon under the full Any
moon, wishing for a brighter future.

desertSongpyeon's rice skin itself
resembles the shape of a full moon,

theybut once it wraps the stuffing, its

shape resembles the half-moon.

make?Ever since Koreans have believed a

half-moon shape is an indicator of

a bright future or victory.

Ddakji Korean

딱지Ddakji ( ) is a traditional South Korean game played using folded
paper tiles. All you need to play are the folded origami ddakji tiles. To

play Korean ddakji, choose a throwing player. The other player places

Traditionalhis ddakji tile on the table. The throwing player tries to throw his tile
so that it makes the other player's tile flip over. If he is successful, he

gets to keep the tile. Therefore, it would be a good idea to fold several Games
tiles before you begin playing.
Yut-nori
Gonggi-nori 윶놀이Koreans usually play Yut-nori () during the lunar New Year
공기놀이At first glance, Gonggi-nori (
) would celebration. The number of players is two players. Each player takes

remind you of batu seremban, an old-school game turns throwing yut sticks. There are a total of 4 yut sticks, each with a

played in Malaysia. In Korea, the game is played round and flat side. When thrown, these yut sticks make a total of 5

using small pebbles of coloured plastic stones. The different combinations – Do, Gae, Geul, Yut and Mo. A player achieving

rules are similar to batu seremban, and at the end, a yut or mo is allowed to roll again. If a board piece lands on a space

you have to throw all the stones in the air and catch occupied by an opponent, it is returned to the start and the player goes
all five with the back of your palm.The game
again and the first person or team that moves all four pieces around the
generally begins with each player tossing the stones
from the palm of their hand into the air. The person board first wins.
with the leading amount plays first. Some versions
Hibiscus has Bloomed
include clapping of hands while the stones are in the 무궁화꽃이 피었습니다 (Moogunghwa ggotchi peeyuhtsumneedah)
air, followed by the catching of the stones.
Literally, the flower, Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) has
Neolttwigi
bloomed just like the Western game “Red light, Green light.” The

무궁화꽃이 피었습니다person who is “it” stands a fair distance away, and turns around and
널뛰기Neolttwigi ( ) is a kind of a standing see-saw says the phrase “ .” During this time, everyone

and is traditionally played by women and girls. The else who was behind the starting line, will go as fast as they can to

game is popular during traditional holidays and try and tag the person who is saying the phrase. The catch is that

festivals such as Dano and Chuseok. one doesn’t know how quickly the person who is “it” will say it, and

Unlike Western seesaws, where riders sit at each end, if you are caught moving after the person who is “it” turns around,

neolttwigi participants stand and jump (launching then you have to start from the beginning

their partner into the air on the opposite side). This

game takes much skill as balance and timing is key.

Over the years, it has become something of an

acrobatic performance. Performers now play the

game while jumping rope and doing special tricks,

such as backflips.

Yut-nori Hibiscus has Bloomed

Ddakji Neolttwigi
Gonggi-nori

CRISS-CROSS WORD

Use the clues to fill in the words above.
Words can go across or down.
Letters are shared when the words
intersect.

ACROSS
3. Korean's Batu Seremban
5. Red Velvet's fifth member
7. Red Velvet's debut song
9. Korean's Thanksgiving Day
10. A game using folded paper
tiles

DOWN

1. Dish they made on Chuseok

2. Another name of Chuseok

4. A standing see-saw

6. Red Velvet's latest song

8. Using 4 sticks to play

ANSWER:

Fun It is believed that Neolttwigi was played by the
Fact Yangban women (noble women) in order to see
over the walls that fenced in their residence since
they were not allowed to go beyond the walls.
They also put on their best outfits when jumping
because potential suitors may be trying to catch
a glimpse of them from beyond the walls.

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