

This game appears in one of the most memorable and emotional episodes, Gganbu. Even children who didn't play marbles collected marbles when they were young. The marbles are very pretty, and they are mainly sold in stationery stores. The game is simple, but can't be played well on a smooth floor, so children mostly play it on the dirt outside. The opponent's marbles are placed on the ground and your marbles are thrown from a distance to hit the opponent's. If someone shouts, "Grandma flower has blossomed!", then all the players need to crouch their backs like a grandmother.Īnd if someone shouts, "Sunflowers have blossomed!", then the players must stand up straight like a sunflower. When I was young, there were many different versions that we liked to play. Whoever the tagger catches, is the next tagger. The tagger must try to catch the players before they reach the starting line.

If you move, you will be captured and held captive by the tagger!Īfter repeating this a few times, when a player successfully taps the tagger on the back while they are faced toward the wall, the other players make a run for it! The tagger turns around whenever they are done saying the sentence, and the rest of the players are to stand there as still as possible. While the tagger stands with their back faced towards the other players and shouts "Hibiscus has blossomed" (무궁화 꽃이 피었습니다), the players sneak up slowly behind them.

This game is played with a lot of people. This is the first game the contestants play and is also known as Red Light, Green Light. If you're a bad player, you may lose all your ttakji (딱지) to your friends, so it required a lot of practice. There were many colorful designs to choose from and it was a hot seller among children during the time. They were being sold in the shapes of characters from animations and games that were a hit. In the 2000s, it was popular to make the ttakji (딱지) with rubber. The object of the game is to get as many ttakji (딱지) as possible! Leave one ttakji (딱지) on the ground and the other player must try to hit it until it flips over or goes out of the line. It has a flat shape but it is quite thick as it's made with two sheets of paper. It's played with two colorful sheets of paper that are folded together, also known as ttakji (딱지). You may have also seen it in the variety show "Running Man" as well.įirst, let me explain what it is played with. Also, it is the first game to appear in "Squid Game". This Korean slap-match game with paper is a traditional game that has been played since the Joseon Dynasty. Today, I will introduce some of the most popular games played by Korean children in the past. When I see children on their smartphones with friends, it makes me think back to my own childhood.īefore smartphones became a vital part of our lives, what games did Korean children play? Maybe that's why we see a lot of young children glued to their smartphones these days. The altercation - by most reports a real incident and not a staged one - occurred Sunday during the 94th Academy Awards broadcast when comedian Chris Rock, 57, made a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, while presenting the award for Documentary Feature (won by Summer of Soul).As technology continues to make advancements in each decade, it is said that the usage of smartphones in age continues to get younger. ORIGINAL STORY: The reverberations from actor Will Smith‘s slap at the Oscars continue to vibrate around the globe and on the internet. “We have officially started a formal review around the incident and will explore future action and consequences in accordance with our Bylaws, Standards of Conduct and California law.”

Smith at last night’s show,” reads the statement. UPDATE: On Monday afternoon, following much fallout from the Will Smith-Chris Rock incident, the Academy announced in a statement that it’s starting an investigation into what took place.
