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What’s in this issue CONTENTS C O M M u N I T Y M u S I C & a R T S 82 EASy LIvINg IN ILSAN Sex, drugs and peaceful domestic bliss: Welcome to Seoul’s expat suburb. 86 AT hOmE IN KOREA While living abroad himself, Korean native Kwon Young-hun learned what foreigners on the peninsula need most, and decided to make it happen 88 mAKE ‘Em LAugh Korea’s first International Comedy Competition hopes to launch the next East Asian comedic dynasty. 70 LAughTER WIThOuT bORDERS Seoul’s diverse comedy crowds are nothing to be afraid of. The fear of crashing and burning in front of them, however, is perfectly legit. 74 NEW gENERATION Of SKA Watch out, Sinchon: The ska scene is about to out-skank you in the best way possible. 76 LuNA LEE A local gayageum player is using her fine, silken strings to cause a rock-driven sensation on YouTube. 78 ARTIST’S JOuRNEy Having collaborated with a who’s who of DJ talent in English Korea, KALA is bringing her fractal- inspired sound to center stage. 80 AT ThE bOx OffICE “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (Aug. 28) “You’re Next” (Aug. 7) 81 DvD CORNER “The Suspect (용의자)” “Confession of Murder (내가 살인범이다)” D I S T R a C T I O N S 90 gROOvE LISTINgS Doctors, travel agencies, restaurants, hotels, airlines, nightclubs and more 94 COmICS 95 gAmES 96 hOROSCOpES 70 78 76 Check out our GrooveCast episodes on these stories at groovekorea.com. 88 a u G u S T 2 0 1 4ISSUE 94