Nostalgia: Music for the Old
"Adding Memories" is a cafe in Jongno, Seoul, catering mostly to the elderly crowd. "Their song requests have a different level of longing," the DJ said.
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Lonely, Aging, Dying: South Korea’s Kodokushi
Death of a TV star that went unnoticed for two weeks highlights wider issue of social isolation of the elderly and the aging in S. Korea.
Reporter’s Notebook: Summer in Tapgol Park
Korea Exposé's intern reflects on the experience of meeting elderly Koreans on a sweltering summer's day in central Seoul's Tapgol Park.
Poems From South Korea: Halmeonis Learn Hangul for the First Time
My halmeoni — “grandmother” in Korean as she is affectionately called — never studied beyond elementary school. In her family, education…
No Country for Old People: South Korea’s Dire Problem of Elderly Poverty
While South Korean economy continues to surge ahead, many of the country's seniors must deal with poverty and lack of state support.