Apartment Fire in Dal-Dong Puts Ulsan in The International News
Around 11:07 pm on Thursday, October 8th 2020 a fire broke out at the Samhwan Art Nouveau Apartment building in Dal-Dong, across from the Lotte Mart. The blaze quickly consumed the 33-story commercial apartment building in a matter of moments due to the heavy winds that night. Immediately, fire crews arrived on the scene and did not stop battling the fire for 16 hours straight. The miraculous part of this story was that there were no casualties that night thanks to the swift action of the first responders and everyone involved. A total of 93 people were treated for injuries resulting from the fire including smoke inhalation. Only about 3 individuals suffered serious injuries that night. The cause of the fire is yet to be determined but residents say that it may have been the exterior insulation that cause the fire to spread so fast up the side of the building. The government has order an investigation as to the exact cause of the fire. Moments after the blaze hit social media, international news outlets were reporting the blaze. The the CBC in Canada to the BBC and CNN, everyone was talking about the massive apartment fire taking place in Ulsan. Many were hoping that this incident would not turn out like the tragic...
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Ulsan Grand Park Festival of Lights 2019
Each year Ulsan Grand Park puts together an amazing display of lights which runs for 39 days in its entirety. This year, for the 4th annual Ulsan Grand Park Festival of Light, they are holding it in the lake area around the main gate as opposed to the rose garden that previously hosted it. The event starts on December 20th and will run until January 27th, 2020. Starting at 5:30 pm each night, visitors can experience many different light displays as they walk around the lake. From robots to flashing lights and rainbows, there is a little bit of everything for everyone. Throughout the evening there will also be some performances on the far side of the lake. These will mainly be local performers and trot singers but it makes for a fun night. In front of the swimming pool, there are also illuminated swings seesaws as well. Event Information: Venue: Ulsan Grand Park (Main entrance, Ok-Dong) Kakao Maps Link Dates: December 20, 2019 – January 27, 2020 Admission: Free Time: 5:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m....
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Big Day South 2018
Big Day South comes home to Busan for a day of art and music. Angle Magazine’s flagship event is coming home. The audio-visual festival returns with a bang after a one year hiatus, with the biggest line-up to date. Taking place on April 28th in four venues around the PNU area of Busan, the festival celebrates the creatives who live and work in the southern half of the country. The ethos of community and collaboration remains as strong as...
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Temper Temper Interview
Ulsan has some amazing talent and the local band “Temper Temper” is one of them. They pour themselves out on stages around the city and even the country. Here is a little more about them and their big announcement. Tell us a little bit about your band. When you all get together and who is in the band? Clear back in 2009, Brian, Andy, and I were living in Namchang, which was a small town in Onyang on the...
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A Friendly Welcome from JJ’s Bar
To All the New Teachers in Ulsan, We just wanted to take this opportunity to welcome all of you to Ulsan. After months of planning and fond farewells, you’ve finally arrived to open a new chapter in your life. My name is Patrick. My fiancée June and I own JJ’s, a popular expat-friendly bar in Sung-nam Dong. Nine years ago I was going through the same range of emotions most of you are probably going through. I think you’ll...
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Cheoyong World Music Festival 2015
On Thursday the 2015 Cheoyong World Music festival kicked off in Ulsan. This has always been a great event and we hope that you all head out this long weekend to support it. The World Music Festival is a part of the annual Ulsan Cheongyong Festival which is traditional festival performed to bring peace to the area. With this mix of tradition and music, it will surely make an excellent weekend! Cheoyong Festival Events Schedules and timetables taken from...
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Dronetonics Interview
By Philip Brett Dronetonics are a two piece synth band from Taipei, Taiwan. Having performed together for 3 years they’re coming to Korea for a nationwide tour. With one EP and one full length album already released they boast a strong collection of catchy pop that seems to come from another era. They’re also bringing a VJ who transforms their live performance into another world that is hallucinogenic and sinister. Dronetonics play Sticky Fingers on Thursday, May 14th. Doors...
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JJ’s Bar: A New Look for a New Era
JJ’s Bar has recently undergone a bit of a facelift in the last week and I stopped by to see how the renovations were coming along. If you are unfamiliar with JJ’s Bar then you must not live in Ulsan because they have been a fixture in Ulsan for the last few years. The best thing about this bar is that it continues to improve in order to better serve the Ulsan Community. What makes JJ’s great is that...
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Holiday Events in Ulsan 2014
T-HOPE’s Orphanage Christmas Party When: Saturday, Dec 20th (2pm-5pm) Where: Eonyang Orphanage (if you’re taking the bus into town, the 1713, 1703 and 1723 all go to Eonyang; please note that the 1703 and 1723 do not pull directly into the bus terminal, they stop after the first bridge once you exit the highway) This year the Christmas party will be better than ever and this year they will have a total of 83 kids. So that means...
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It’s that time of year again, where everyone in the world becomes Irish for a night, wearing green and drinking ’til they turn green. This year, the 17th is a Monday, so the bars are doing it up on Friday and Saturday night instead. Here’s where you can get your St. Paddy’s fix in Ulsan (all bars are pinned on the Interactive Map, under “drinking”): Seongnamdong/Shinae/Old Downtown: JJ’s and Royal Anchor are teaming up for a wild St. Patrick’s...
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