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Busan to host G-Star through 2028

Mar 9, 2021

The Korea Association of Games Industry announced on Monday that Busan will continue to host the G-Star gaming exhibition until 2028. G-star is the country’s largest gaming exhibition held annually ...
University of Sheffield students learn Korean with BTS

Mar 6, 2021

The Korea Foundation on Thursday said the University of Sheffield in the UK had started an online class using “Learn! Korean with BTS” as its textbook on Feb. 10. This is the first Korean e-lecture ...
K-pop online concert studio to open at Olympic Park in October

Mar 3, 2021

Olympic Park K-Art hall in Songpa-gu, Seoul, will be turned into a venue for online K-pop concerts, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Wednesday. The new studio is scheduled to launch ...
KOCCA to plow W14.66b into video content creation

Mar 2, 2021

The Korea Creative Content Agency and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Tuesday announced a budget of 14.66 billion won ($13 million) to support the local video content industry. The bu...
[Feature] Ticketing woes plague live performances

Mar 2, 2021

Ticket resellers crowd out genuine ticket buyers, driving up black market prices for admissions
New Culture Minister stresses cultural infrastructure development

Feb 25, 2021

Culture Minister Hwang Hee on Thursday said it is important to inject money into developing cultural infrastructure here during a press conference. He raised putting money into renovating 266 local ...
KOCCA to invest W22.4b in Korean games

Feb 24, 2021

The Korea Creative Content Agency announced a budget of 22.4 billion won ($20 million) to promote the local games industry and produce global game content. The budget, which is a significant increas...
Afreeca user apologizes for derogatory content shot in Brazil

Feb 24, 2021

Broadcaster Sijosae on livestreaming platform Afreeca apologized in the early hours of Wednesday for videos he uploaded during his trip in Brazil earlier this month. Videos of Sijosae’s trip stoked ...
[Feature] What it’s like to be a comedian YouTuber

Feb 22, 2021

The top YouTuber couple thought that stage experience and ample talent made many comedians natural-born YouTubers. Many comedians, whether they were previously well known or not, did find success aft...
[Weekender] 60 is the new 40, literally

Feb 20, 2021

Baby boomers increasingly turn to plastic surgery to shave off years as more seniors stay active
[Newsmaker] SmartStudy CFO shares knowhows behind Baby Shark’s global success

Feb 19, 2021

However, he also admitted that the company made some mistakes at the beginning and learned from them. “We exaggerated the way we portrait black people in our contents,” he said. “After receiving fee...
Shor in Seoul: The rise of an unusual composer

Feb 18, 2021

Composer Alexey Shor may be considered an enigma of sorts, a composer whose relatively late emergence onto the landscape of classical music has been marked by performances of his works at some of the...
Hongdae’s Walking Street looks for new street performers

Feb 17, 2021

As the harsh winter season is gradually coming to an end, fresh spots are opening up on the street corners of Hongdae, Seoul, for those who can sing, dance and are ready to perform in front of crowds...
Culture Ministry to use ‘hanji’ for award certificates

Feb 16, 2021

Starting this year, award certificates presented by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will be on “hanji,” Korea’s traditional paper handmade from mulberry trees. The purpose is to support t...
New Culture Minister floats rapid virus test to support industry

Feb 15, 2021

Visiting theaters in Daehangno Sunday, new Culture Minister Hwang Hee suggested testing audiences with rapid coronavirus tests, as part of measures to prop up the hard-hit sector. Hwang suggested es...