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This, too, is Korean pop
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Titles, romances and drinks: inside K-drama offices
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'Hallan' takes Jeju's largely forgotten massacre to the screen
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T1 reigns at 2025 LoL World Championship
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Faith in the age of Gen Z: South Korea's religions turn to avatars, acoustics and pop culture
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In cycle of demolition, what remains of Korea's modern architecture?
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Korean travel to Southeast Asia takes a hit amid Cambodia scandal
Korean travelers are pulling back from Southeast Asia amid growing reports of scams and kidnappings in Cambodia. In October, the number of travelers flying from South Korea to Southeast Asian countries dropped sharply, with Cambodia seeing the steepest fall. According to passenger statistics released Sunday by Incheon International Airport Corporation, departures to Southeast Asia declined by 7.25 percent from the previous month (to 784,962 travelers). Cambodia alone saw a 15.4 percent drop, fro
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Seoul Auction aims to revive market with first-ever 'Evening Sale'
Seoul Auction will hold its largest auction block in 17 years as a breakthrough for the sluggish art market. The two-day auction from Nov. 24 to 25 will feature artworks valued at 29 billion won ($20 million) in total. The first auction event, “Evening Sale: Eternal Emotion,” on Nov. 24 will put 26 masterpieces by modern and contemporary artists up for sale, with combined starting prices totaling 27 billion won. It is the first time Seoul Auction has held a dedicated auction for masterpieces. “A
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'Hallan' takes Jeju's largely forgotten massacre to the screen
Jeju Island draws millions of tourists each year. They come for the cherry blossoms and volcanic beaches, the UNESCO-designated heritage sites and swanky honeymoon resorts. What most visitors don't know is that the island's soil holds the remains of over 30,000 people killed between 1947 and 1954 — by some estimates, roughly 10 percent of the island's population at the time. The Jeju 4.3 Incident — the term used to describe this period of violence — started as an uprising against plans to hold s
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Faith in the age of Gen Z: South Korea's religions turn to avatars, acoustics and pop culture
A young Buddhist nun, Catholic priest and Protestant pastor recently appeared on tvN's popular variety show "You Quiz on the Block." Between laughter, filming social media challenges and dancing to the viral "KPop Demon Hunters" song “Soda Pop,” they spoke about how hard it is to avoid K-pop. Their cheerful appearance contrasted sharply with an earlier episode, in which senior clerics discussed doctrine and inter-religious dialogue in hushed tones. More young South Koreans are identifying as ath
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Lee Kun-hee collection makes Smithsonian debut after US govt. shutdown delay
The Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art in Washington opens its doors Saturday to unveil a landmark exhibition of Korean masterworks collected by the late Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee. The show is starting one week behind schedule after a US federal government shutdown temporarily closed the museum. "Korean Treasures: Collected, Cherished, Shared" marks the first time the collections of the late Samsung chairman have traveled outside Korea. It features about 200 objects spanning fro
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Festivals, sights across Korea
The Nowon Moonlight Walk runs daily through Nov. 16 along a 2-kilometer stretch of Danghyeon Stream in Nowon-gu, Seoul. This year's theme, “Moon for All,” explores how the universal symbol of the moon connects individual stories to collective light. The outdoor gallery features more than 30 illuminated artworks and media installations by 18 artist teams from Korea, the Netherlands and Taiwan. Highlights include hanji lanterns, light sculptures, nightly guided Moonlight Tours (7:30-8:30 p.m.), we
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Movies in theaters this week
"Now You See Me: Now You Don't" (US) Opened Nov. 12 Crime/Thriller Directed by Ruben Fleischer The Four Horsemen (Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Isla Fisher) reunite to recruit three young illusionists for a high-stakes diamond theft from a crime syndicate, in this latest installment of the magician-heist franchise. "Predator: Badlands" (US) Opened Nov. 5 Sci-fi/Action Directed by Dan Trachtenberg An undersized Yautja warrior (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) crash-lands on a dea
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Wellness at hanok village, mountain meals and design treasures
Get ready for winter this weekend with wellness programs at Namsangol Hanok Village, have a feast after a hike on Cheonggyesan or try redecorating your home. As the temperature drops, Seoul’s Namsangol Hanok Village is inviting visitors to experience a season of warmth and restoration through its new winter program, "Warm Winter Healing in Hanok," running Nov. 15 to Dec. 6. Reinterpreting the wisdom of traditional Korean medicine under the theme of warming the body and boosting energy, the progr
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Packages and promotions
Pullman Seoul Eastpole unveils festive cake collection Pullman Ambassador Seoul Eastpole’s Cafe Social introduces a limited-edition festive cake collection for the 2025 holiday season. The lineup includes the White Tree Cake (98,000 won) with Tahitian vanilla cream and fresh strawberries; the Snowball Cake (92,000 won), a pistachio, orange blossom and mandarin delight; and the Strawberry Shortcake (88,000 won), layered with mascarpone cream and seasonal strawberries. Early-bird reservations made
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Heritage agency challenges Seoul redevelopment push with Jongmyo zone designation
The Korea Heritage Service on Thursday formally designated the 194,000-square-meter area surrounding Jongmyo Shrine as an official world heritage zone, a move expected to further intensify the political and administrative standoff over Seoul city’s plan to redevelop the nearby Sewoon District 4. The designation -- which covers 91 land parcels centered around the UNESCO-listed Jongmyo Shrine -- was approved during a meeting of the KHS’ Cultural Heritage Committee at the National Palace Museum of
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Jung Woo-sung stays silent at first press appearance since child revelation
HONG KONG — For the first time since confirming he had fathered a child out of wedlock with model Moon Ga-bi, actor Jung Woo-sung appeared before the press to take questions, but the veteran actor was reserved throughout the appearance. Jung attended the Disney+ Originals Preview event held Thursday in Hong Kong, promoting his upcoming series, "Made in Korea." The showcase, which unveiled Disney+’s 2026 APAC and global content lineup, drew some 400 reporters from across the region. Known for his
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Korean dramas get spotlight as Disney+ unveils 2026 APAC power slate
Korea Herald correspondent HONG KONG — Disney+ on Thursday unveiled its upcoming slate of titles, a mix of global releases and a strong lineup of Asia Pacific originals, during a major showcase event held in Hong Kong. The event largely spotlighted the streaming platform's upcoming Korean originals for 2026, headlined by “Made in Korea,” starring two of Korea’s top actors, Jung Woo-sung and Hyun Bin. The highly anticipated series is set to premiere Dec. 24. “‘Made in Korea’ has a certain power i
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Gyeongju National Museum extends six gold crowns exhibition to next year
Gyeongju National Museum will extend its exhibition of six gold crowns from the Silla Kingdom (57 BC-AD 935) to next year, following the overwhelming public interest and record-breaking attendance, the national museum announced Thursday. The exhibition “Silla Gold Crowns: Power and Prestige,” organized to coincide with APEC 2025 and originally set to run until Dec.14, will now run through Feb. 22. The museum has seen long queues forming every morning for the first-ever exhibition showing all six
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This, too, is Korean pop
Korean traditional music, or gugak, has many faces. Even within its vocal traditions, it can be broadly divided into three regional lineages: Gyeonggi minyo from the central provinces, Seodo minyo from the North, and the narrative art of pansori mainly from the South. Each carries its own rhythm and emotional tone. Today, a new generation of artists is reimagining how these traditions can speak to contemporary audiences. Rejecting the easy labels of “fusion” or “crossover,” they define their own
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ASEAN-Korea Media Forum explores regional collaboration
Journalists from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and South Korea convened to explore collaborative strategies and deepen mutual understanding across various sectors at the ASEAN-Korea Media Forum. Held on Jeju Island on Wednesday, the forum was a key highlight of the ASEAN-Korea Week 2025 events. Following opening remarks by ASEAN-Korea Center Secretary-General Kim Jae-shin and Korea Press Foundation Executive Director Nam Jeong-ho, journalists were invited to share perspectives on th
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