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    <title><![CDATA[Korean travel to Southeast Asia takes a hit amid Cambodia scandal]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2025 16:40:31 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[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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    <title><![CDATA[Seoul Auction aims to revive market with first-ever &apos;Evening Sale&apos;]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2025 15:20:23 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[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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    <title><![CDATA[&apos;Hallan&apos; takes Jeju&apos;s largely forgotten massacre to the screen]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[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&apos;t know is that the island&apos;s soil holds the remains of over 30,000 people killed between 1947 and 1954 — by some estimates, roughly 10 percent of the island&apos;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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    <title><![CDATA[Faith in the age of Gen Z: South Korea&apos;s religions turn to avatars, acoustics and pop culture]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[A young Buddhist nun, Catholic priest and Protestant pastor recently appeared on tvN&apos;s popular variety show &quot;You Quiz on the Block.&quot; Between laughter, filming social media challenges and dancing to the viral &quot;KPop Demon Hunters&quot; 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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    <title><![CDATA[Lee Kun-hee collection makes Smithsonian debut after US govt. shutdown delay]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 13:27:50 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[The Smithsonian&apos;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. &quot;Korean Treasures: Collected, Cherished, Shared&quot; 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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    <title><![CDATA[Festivals, sights across Korea]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10615449</link>  
    <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[The Nowon Moonlight Walk runs daily through Nov. 16 along a 2-kilometer stretch of Danghyeon Stream in Nowon-gu, Seoul. This year&apos;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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    <title><![CDATA[Movies in theaters this week]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[&quot;Now You See Me: Now You Don&apos;t&quot; (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. &quot;Predator: Badlands&quot; (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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    <title><![CDATA[Wellness at hanok village, mountain meals and design treasures]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[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, &quot;Warm Winter Healing in Hanok,&quot; 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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    <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[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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    <title><![CDATA[Heritage agency challenges Seoul redevelopment push with Jongmyo zone designation]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 21:17:46 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[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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    <title><![CDATA[Jung Woo-sung stays silent at first press appearance since child revelation]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 18:10:25 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[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, &quot;Made in Korea.&quot; 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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    <title><![CDATA[Korean dramas get spotlight as Disney+ unveils 2026 APAC power slate]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:48:25 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[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&apos;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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    <title><![CDATA[Gyeongju National Museum extends six gold crowns exhibition to next year]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:13:34 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[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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    <title><![CDATA[This, too, is Korean pop]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:10:00 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[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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    <title><![CDATA[ASEAN-Korea Media Forum explores regional collaboration]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 13:46:40 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[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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    <title><![CDATA[Webtoon Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation to co-produce 10 webcomic adaptations]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 13:31:12 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Webtoon Entertainment announced Wednesday it will enter an agreement with Warner Bros. Animation to co-produce 10 webcomic series for global distribution, the latest move from the South Korea-founded platform to broaden its global animation output. The companies will draw projects from Webtoon&apos;s Korean and English-language platforms. Development support comes from Webtoon Productions and the company&apos;s Japanese IP business teams. Four titles have been confirmed. Two Korean originals — &quot;The Stella]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Speculative fiction explores blurry line between human and machine]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 08:00:00 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[&quot;The Seashell Within&quot; By Kim Cho-yeop Rabbit Hole Another leading voice in South Korean science fiction, Kim Cho-yeop is set to make her English-translation debut next April with &quot;If We Cannot Go at the Speed of Light,&quot; forthcoming from Simon & Schuster and already sold to more than 10 countries. Her first story collection, a stunning and poignant work of speculative fiction, established her as a bestseller and helped bring Korean SF into the mainstream, with more than 400,000 copies sold here. ]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Lee Hee-joo’s &apos;Creamy(nal) Love&apos; confronts obsessive side of love and K-pop]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10614910</link>  
    <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[&quot;Creamy(nal) Love&quot; By Lee Hee-joo Munhakdongne Publishing In recent years, much of South Korean fiction translated abroad has leaned toward science fiction or what critics call “healing fiction” — gentle, empathetic stories that capture quiet slices of everyday life. But Lee Hee-joo has taken a decidedly different path. Her work delves into distorted desire and the chaos it leaves behind, offering readers an unsettling glimpse into the darker edges of affection. Since debuting in 2016 with &quot;Phan]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[After android jockey and vampires, Cheon Seon-ran turns to zombies]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 22:00:00 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[&quot;Where No One Comes&quot; By Cheon Seon-ran Hubble From the android jockeys of &quot;A Thousand Blues&quot; to the vampires of &quot;Midnight Shift.&quot; Cheon Seon-ran, one of Korea’s leading voices in science fiction, has explored the boundaries between the human and the nonhuman, loss and survival, salvation and care. Now, she returns with a zombie apocalypse. “The most tragic apocalypse is the zombie,” she writes in the opening lines of her new three-part novella. Here, Cheon’s undead are not the mindless monsters ]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Alexander Ekman swings his ‘Hammer’ to break open the ego]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:06:35 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Swedish choreographer Alexander Ekman is bringing his signature visual audacity and theatrical flair to the Seoul stage for the first time this week with &quot;Hammer,&quot; hoping to enrapture audiences and provoke reflection. “I’m a showman,” Ekman said at a press conference in Seoul on Wednesday. “I love a great show. I love entertainment. But for me, good entertainment means holding your attention. It’s not about a specific genre or style; it’s about the ability to keep your focus for a full performan]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Kumho Art Hall unveils programs for 2026, with baritone Kim Tae-han at forefront]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 14:35:27 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Kumho Art Hall has announced the 2026 lineup for its flagship Beautiful Thursday concert series, a year-round program of Thursday evening recitals that mixes rising talents with internationally celebrated masters. This season, the spotlight falls on 24-year-old baritone Kim Tae-han. Kim is the first vocalist to be named the hall&apos;s artist-in-residence since the program began in 2013. The 2023 winner of the Queen Elisabeth Competition is curating a four-part arc titled “Persona,” tracing the many ]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Kim Dae-jung’s Nobel medal and 1987 protester’s bloodstained clothes recognized as heritage]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 14:30:12 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[South Korea will formally preserve two of its most powerful symbols of democracy — the late President Kim Dae-jung’s Nobel Peace Prize and the bloodstained clothes of student protester Lee Han-yeol — as part of the nation’s first-ever “preliminary cultural heritage.” The Korea Heritage Service announced Wednesday that the two items, representing Korea’s struggles and triumphs in modern history, are among 10 selected for the new designation, which was created to protect significant cultural items]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[In cycle of demolition, what remains of Korea&apos;s modern architecture?]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:53:36 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Redevelopment and reconstruction have long defined the rhythm of urban life in South Korea, spurred by rapid industrial growth and the demands of capitalism. Little space has been left to reflect on how the legacy of Korea’s modern architecture is preserved or remembered. Kimm Jong-soung and Kim Chung-up are considered pioneering modern Korean architects, along with Kim Soo-guen, but few would be able to answer with examples of what these architects built. A culture of archiving modern architect]]>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:09:19 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Kim Seol, who captured viewers’ hearts as the adorable baby Jin-joo in tvN’s hit drama “Reply 1988,” recently showed off a certificate of completion from a local gifted education center. Kim — now 14 years old — posted an Instagram update on Monday of herself smiling brightly in her school uniform while holding a certificate next to her presumed teacher at a completion ceremony. The picture quickly spread across online communities and social media. Kim made her acting debut at age 3 in the 2014 ]]>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:26:08 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[When K-pop artists sprinkle bits of traditional Korean instrumentation or melodies into their music, audiences often call it “fusion.” But for Kim Do-yeon, a 34-year-old gayageum player and vocalist leading a jazz quintet in New York, the term feels outdated. “Fusion and crossover were meaningful once, but we’ve gone beyond that,” Kim said in an interview with The Korea Herald on Oct. 21. “Today, music is fluid. Genres interact all the time — but real harmony only happens when artists truly unde]]>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 11:47:15 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Dr. Lee Wang-jun, chair and CEO of Myongji Medical Foundation, has been elected as the next International Hospital Federation president, becoming the second Korean to lead the 95-year-old global organization, the Korea Hospital Association said Wednesday. The announcement was made Tuesday during the 48th World Hospital Congress held Nov. 10-13 in Geneva, Switzerland. Lee will serve a two-year term from 2027 to 2029, following his participation in the federation’s six-year executive leadership cy]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Why do audiences linger at &apos;Moulin Rouge! The Musical&apos;?]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:15:40 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[“Moulin Rouge! The Musical” is set to return to Blue Square in Seoul for the first time in three years this winter, bringing back its extravagant flair and high-octane theatricality. “To me, (&apos;Moulin Rouge! The Musical&apos;) is what a musical truly is,” new cast member Lee Seok-hoon said of the production during a press conference on Monday. Cha Yun-hae, also new to the production, said, “Some shows are visually spectacular, others have beautiful storytelling, and some are driven by exceptional musi]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Romance classic &apos;A Werewolf Boy&apos; gets Philippine remake]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:07:10 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[The 2012 Korean melodrama &quot;A Werewolf Boy&quot; is getting a Philippine remake, with production now underway through a joint partnership between Viva Films, Studio Viva, and CJ ENM. Filipino actors Rabin Angeles and Angela Muji will head the film in their first lead roles on the big screen. Angeles will play the feral boy originally played by Song Joong-ki, while Muji will step into Park Bo-young&apos;s role as Sun-yi. Veteran actress Lorna Tolentino will round out the cast. Director Crisanto B. Aquino, k]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Seoul, Paris finalizing state visit by President Macron to mark 140th anniversary of diplomatic ties next year]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:03:42 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[&quot;The 140th anniversary is more than a cultural celebration,&quot; French Ambassador to Korea Philippe Bertoux told reporters Tuesday at the French Embassy in Seoul. &quot;It encompasses every dimension of the two countries&apos; relationship -- political, military, economic, scientific and cultural.&quot; Tuesday&apos;s press conference marked the official launch of programming for 2026, when Korea and France will commemorate 140 years of diplomatic ties since the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation was signe]]>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:14:01 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Learning life’s toughest lessons often begins with empathy — the ability to inhabit someone else’s pain. Few professions demand a level of emotional surrender quite like acting. In the new Netflix Korean psychological thriller &quot;As You Stood By,&quot; Lee You-mi embodies that challenge, portraying a terrified wife trapped in an abusive marriage — a role she says made her stronger and helped her grow in a healthy way. The series follows Hee-soo (Lee) and Eun-soo (Jeon So-nee), two close friends who con]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Samsung Foundation receives top prize at Mecenat Awards]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 11:24:38 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Samsung Foundation of Culture has been awarded the Grand Prize at the 2025 Mecenat Awards, hosted by the Korea Mecenat Association, marking the foundation’s second win in the awards&apos; 26-year history. The Samsung Foundation of Culture, founded in 1965, was recognized for its contribution to broadening Korea’s cultural landscape and enhancing the global presence of Korean arts. In addition to operating the Leeum Museum of Art and the Hoam Museum of Art, the foundation has been supporting Korean ar]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Korea recovers 600-year-old cargo ship in underwater excavation]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:55:45 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[A 600-year-old tax ship has resurfaced off Korea’s west coast. South Korean archaeologists have recovered the full remains of a Joseon-era (1392-1910) cargo vessel, shedding light on how a premodern kingdom managed national taxation, logistics and sea-based infrastructure with surprising complexity. Announced by the National Research Institute of Maritime Heritage on Monday, the 15th-century vessel — named Mado 4 by researchers — was raised from the seabed in October following nearly a decade of]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Othoniel’s poetic journey across Avignon connects art, history and the infinite]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:04:19 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Korea Herald correspondent AVIGNON, France — Upon entering Calvet Museum in Avignon, France, a stainless-steel lotus installation can immediately be spotted resting quietly in the courtyard. Stepping closer, you might begin to contemplate infinity as you find yourself endlessly reflected in the mirrored beads alongside reflections of the beads themselves and the surrounding landscape. “You see yourself thousands of times, and you see the piece also reflected by itself,” French artist Jean-Michel]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Ven. Pomnyun won’t &apos;answer&apos; thousands of questions]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 15:51:15 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[The Ven. Pomnyun walked onstage to a rock beat Friday afternoon, moments after the singer Maya energized the opening of Youth Festa. Before hundreds of young people, he launched into his signature live dialogue — often mislabeled as an “instant Q&A.” “I cannot trust my senses because I’m disabled. I kind of realized that I have to live differently from those without a disability, but I don’t know what to do next,” a person in the audience posed. “I’m struggling in my relationship with my mother.]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Asian Prince gets lost in &apos;Love Barista&apos;]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 15:37:35 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[The room erupted in laughter when Lee Kwang-soo admitted he&apos;d only just spoken the film&apos;s Korean title &quot;Prince Alone&quot; — a playful nod to his nickname &quot;Asian Prince&quot; — out loud for the first time. &quot;I don&apos;t know, it&apos;s just embarrassing,&quot; he said at Monday&apos;s press conference at CGV Yongsan, visibly squirming at his own discomfort. &quot;Saying &apos;Hello, I&apos;m Lee Kwang-soo from &quot;Prince Alone&quot;&apos; feels awkward coming out of my mouth.&quot; Director Kim Sung-hoon immediately seized the opening. &quot;Well, you know, I&apos;m ]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Daesan literary awards come full circle as former grant recipients take top honors]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:54:45 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Novelist Lee Ki-ho has won the fiction category at the 33rd Daesan Literary Awards for his novel “The Cheerful, Struggle-Free Life of Lee Sibong,” the Daesan Foundation announced Monday during a press conference at Kyobo Tower in Seoul. The novel follows a young man named Lee Si-seup and his grieving family, whose lives become intertwined with their pet, a Bichon Frise named Sibong. Together, they embark on an unlikely odyssey of loss, guilt and healing. Lee said the story was inspired by his ow]]>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 13:36:46 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[T1 captured the 2025 League of Legends World Championship title Sunday night, securing an unprecedented third consecutive Worlds victory. The tightly contested finals stretched to a full five-game series, with T1 edging out fellow Koreans KT Rolster 3-2 after some five hours of play. KT struck first, capitalizing on early-game pressure in the opening match, but T1 regained control after jungler Moon “Oner” Hyun-joon stole the dragon — a neutral objective that grants a teamwide buff. In the secon]]>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 11:37:54 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Like much of workplace television around the world, K-dramas often unfold within the office walls, where ambition, romance and rivalry are part of the daily grind. Yet Korea’s office dramas carry a distinctly local flavor. They follow a social choreography unique to Korean work culture — from hoesik (after-work gatherings) to the tradition of addressing colleagues by title rather than by name. To international viewers, these customs may seem both fascinating and foreign. But within K-dramas, the]]>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 21:20:43 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[T1 clinched the 2025 League of Legends World Championship title, marking its third consecutive Worlds victory -- a historic first for the tournament. In some intense five-hour showdown against KT Rolster, who made its debut appearance in a Worlds final, the two teams battled to a 2-2 tie before T1 ultimately seized the championship in the decisive fifth game. Since the competition’s inception in 2011, no team had ever secured three straight wins. After its initial triumph in 2013, T1 went on to ]]>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 16:45:16 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Under a dim light, two dancers sit quietly on a large white canvas. They clasp one another&apos;s hand, still and meditative, while in their free hands they hold sticks of charcoal. Moving in unison, the two begin to draw with gestures deliberate, rhythmic, almost sacred. As the movement repeats, their hair loosens, their breath grows heavier, and the charcoal begins to blur and smudge, leaving behind black traces that resemble sparks, flowers, then ashes. The performance feels like a ritual, or a ce]]>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 14:17:52 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[The 2025 year-end slate brings an unusual lopsidedness to Korean theaters. While a trio of highly anticipated Hollywood sequels prepares to take over, major domestic releases have fallen by the wayside — a telling snapshot of where the local film industry finds itself heading into 2026. Leading the charge from Hollywood is James Cameron&apos;s &quot;Avatar: Fire and Ash,&quot; the third installment in the epic franchise, hitting theaters Dec. 17. Korea gets the film ahead of the US release by two days — a move]]>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 14:13:31 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[The ASEAN-Korea Center is scheduled to host ASEAN Week 2025 from Nov. 11-16 in Seoul, on Jeju Island and in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province. Launched in 2019, ASEAN Week has become a flagship platform strengthening the partnership between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Korea. This year’s event is designed as a comprehensive platform to advance a spirit of cooperation through crucial people-to-people exchanges. This follows the recent ASEAN-Korea summit in Malaysia, where President Lee J]]>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 10:54:46 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Cellist Lee You-bien has won first prize at this year’s Isangyun Competition, the Tongyeong International Music Foundation announced on Sunday. Lee was named the top prize winner after performing Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1 with the Tongyeong Festival Orchestra, conducted by Leos Svarovsky, in the final round held Saturday at the Tongyeong Concert Hall. “I’m truly honored and grateful to receive such a prestigious award,” Lee said during the award ceremony. “I learned so much from all th]]>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2025 15:59:23 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[On a Saturday afternoon with a gentle breeze and the rustle of fallen leaves, the streets of Uijeongbu were filled with the spicy aroma of budae jjigae — Korean army stew — simmering in steaming pots That irresistible scent came from the Uijeongbu Budae Jjigae Festival, which took place along the street named “Uijeongbu Budae Jjigae Street,” near Uijeongbu Station, lined with restaurants specializing in the dish. The city, widely known as the birthplace of budae jjigae, was once home to US milit]]>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2025 10:45:02 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[&quot;APT.,&quot; BLACKPINK member Rose&apos;s collaborative single with Bruno Mars, and &quot;Golden&quot; from the original soundtrack of the Netflix animated film &quot;KPop Demon Hunters,&quot; were nominated for key categories at the 68th Grammy Awards, including the Song of the Year. The Recording Academy, which presents the awards, announced the 2026 nominations across 95 categories for the Grammy Awards, which will be held on Feb. 1 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Rose&apos;s &quot;APT.&quot; was nominated for Song of the Year and R]]>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2025 16:00:04 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Characters defined by an emotional barrier — whether technological, psychological, or grounded in exacting precision — often stir the deepest emotions in audiences. Robots, people with alexithymia (emotional blindness), and performers executing near-machine-like technique reveal the profound power of small, hard-won steps toward connection. The Broadway production of &quot;Maybe Happy Ending&quot; picked up multiple awards this year, and now, marking its 10th anniversary, the Korean original has returned.]]>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[On Korea’s west coast, Taean in South Chungcheong Province promotes a pace distinct from city life. With more than 120 islands, a coastal national park and a designation as an international &quot;Slow City,&quot; the county emphasizes quiet nature, local tradition and community-driven tourism. Taean has long been associated with mild weather, abundant seafood and a relaxed coastal lifestyle. Three sides of the county face the Yellow Sea, and its economy and identity remain connected to fishing communities]]>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2025 16:00:02 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates — Time slowed down in Sharjah. The emirate&apos;s film festival moved at its own languid pace, with long gaps between screenings and plenty of empty hours to fill. Ahn Jae-huun, there as a juror for the animation competition, had just come back from a local museum when we sat down to talk. &quot;I saw this Chinese mother and her little boy at the museum today,&quot; he says. &quot;The kid was bouncing around everywhere, totally restless. And I thought: It&apos;s totally fine that you&apos;re lik]]>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 23:11:22 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Riot Games on Friday unveiled its 2026 League of Legends global esports schedule, announcing Brazil, South Korea and the United States as hosts for its three major international tournaments. Chris Greeley, global head of League of Legends esports at Riot Games, unveiled the 2026 competitive calendar during a media showcase held Friday in Chengdu, China, detailing the locations of the company’s three major international tournaments -- the First Stand Tournament (FST), the Mid-Season Invitational ]]>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 18:52:49 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[On Thursday afternoon, an unusual musical event unfolded at Myongji Hospital in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province. Large hospitals occasionally host charity concerts featuring amateur or professional musicians, but this one took the audience by surprise: Albrecht Mayer, principal oboist of the Berlin Philharmoniker, and Amihai Grosz, the orchestra’s First Principal Violist, took the stage. The intimate performance offered patients, caregivers and medical staff a rare chance to experience the warmth and ]]>
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