The Korea Herald

KIX48 asks filmmakers to race against the clock

May 29, 2018

Think you can finish a movie masterpiece in two days? That’s the challenge laid down by KIX48, in which teams compete to produce a film over a single weekend. The competition starts on June 22 with...
European K-pop fans fervent, but underserved

May 17, 2018

Logistics, uncertain ticket demand make European tours a gamble for K-pop acts
Multicultural celebrations to mark Together Day

May 17, 2018

Events across the country will be held to celebrate the expat population as part of Together Day. Officially falling on May 20, Together Day was introduced as a nationally observed celebration in 20...
Biannual music festival to return to Haebangchon

May 17, 2018

HBC fest is to return to the bars pubs and cafes of Haebangchon in Seoul next week for a weekend of live music. The festival runs biannually in spring and autumn, bringing together solo acts and liv...
‘Wizard of Oz’ to be staged in Seoul

May 17, 2018

Camarata Music Company will stage the musical version of “The Wizard of Oz” starting next week. Filled with famous songs, the story follows Dorothy as she tries to find her way home from a magical l...
Seoul Global Center to co-host startup demo day

May 17, 2018

Seoul Global Center is running a demo day for new expat-run startups, as well as offering incubation offices to fledgling companies. A Big Think is a demo day for expats with tech-related business i...
Busan supports foreigners’ startups

May 17, 2018

South Korea’s second-largest city Busan will support foreign entrepreneurs, seeking to grow into a global startup hub similar to Silicon Valley of the US. The Busan Metropolitan City Government and ...
Big Day South comes to Busan for day of art and music

Apr 17, 2018

Angle Magazine is opening its flagship showcase event in the largest city in the south. The audiovisual festival of creativity in the south of the Republic of Korea is back after a year’s hiatus, wi...
Camarata to perform Ramirez‘ ‘Missa Criolla,’ Faure’s ‘Requiem’

Apr 17, 2018

The Camarata Music Company will be presenting its annual spring concert, featuring Faure’s masterpiece “Requiem,” and Ariel Ramirez’ Latin-American “Misa Criolla.” CMC is a nonprofit set up to provi...
Talk to explore impact of Seoul Olympics

Apr 17, 2018

As a diplomatic turning point augurs in the wake of the PyeongChang Olympics, the Royal Asiatic Society Korea Branch will host a talk on changes in South Korean diplomacy around the 1988 Olympic Game...
Korea International School to stage Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’

Apr 17, 2018

Students let creativity fly as school hosts region's only production of Disney show
Writing classes at Mulmangcho Open School bring students from North and South together

Apr 11, 2018

North and South Koreans are separated by a literal and symbolic divide, but a buzzing writing class in Seoul is helping to change that narrative. Mulmangcho Open School allows its students to overco...
Seoul Players to stage ‘Imaginary Invalid’

Mar 22, 2018

Seoul Players will stage Moliere’s “Imaginary Invalid” from this weekend. The play is a comedy centered on Argan, a hypochondriac who plans to marry off his daughter to a doctor who can treat him. H...
Daejeon Arts Collective pins hopes on ‘Lucky Thirteen’ for spring show

Mar 22, 2018

Daejeon Arts Collective will be holding its 13th group exhibition starting next week. Fifteen artists from six continents will be exhibiting at the spring show, titled “Lucky Thirteen.” Among the a...
Gwangju Performance Project opens 10-minute play contest

Mar 22, 2018

The Gwangju Performance Project is seeking scripts for a 10-minute play festival to celebrate seven years of activities in June. Playwrights from all over South Korea, of all nationalities, are en...