If watching a movie is not enough entertainment, challenge yourself with the missions in escape rooms based on hit Korean TV dramas and variety shows at the CGV Yongsan branch in Yongsan-gu, central Seoul. Yongsan CGV is a favorite among many Korean movie fans as it offers the largest IMAX screen experience and screens a variety of films, including independent films. But escape room Mission Bre...

“Korean webtoons and web novels are now attracting attention from all over the world, but the illegal distribution issue is so serious that it can dampen creators’ morale,” Jayden Kang, a global business executive at Kakao Entertainment, told The Korea Herald. Kang said copyright protection as well as fostering translation talents are among the most pressing issues for the webtoon industry. “I l...

The organizers of Daegu International Musical Festival on Tuesday said it has decided to scrap plans to close the weekslong festival with a Russian musical, joining a growing movement in the art world to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. DIMF organizers said they had planned to introduce the Russian musical, which would have been the first overseas musical in two years at the festival, and t...

500-year-old juniper trees, rare pine tree safe for now

The Haenam Yun clan has been a fixture for the past 600 years, according to the museum. “There are over 50,000 Yun family descendants,” according to Yun Young-yea, a 10th-generation descendant of Yun Seon-do. “Preserving family treasures was the job of the many nameless daughters-in-law of the Yun family,” said Yun, the docent at the Gosan Yunseondo Artifact Museum. As the eldest son of his gen...

British contemporary artist David Shrigley is well known in South Korea for his designs featured on Jason Mraz’s album “We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things.” His witty and sarcastic works are on view at K Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul as part of his retrospective “David Shrigley.” Born in 1968 in Macclesfield, England, Shrigley has delved into a wide range of art including paintings, sculpt...

Numbers show 29% increase from 100 million in 2020

The researchers mentioned the lacquered box densely inlaid with pieces of mother-of-pearl, which is also dubbed as “white lacquered box,” was made with a technique used to cover all sides of the box. The technique was in fashion from the 19th century to the early 20th century. The artifacts will be handed over to the Australian museum early this year, according to the CHA. South Korea began to ...

In 1966, he started his career as a professor and taught Korean literature at Ewha Womans University in Seoul where he became an honorary professor in 2011. As the country’s first culture minister, Lee focused on creating the foundation for developing the country’s cultural policies. One of the best-known achievements of his tenure was at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. He directed a special performan...

South Korea on Tuesday opened a Seoul museum memorializing its provisional government at the forefront of the country's independence fight against Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule. The launch of the National Memorial of the Korean Provisional Government coincided with the 103rd anniversary of the March 1 Independence Movement, a watershed event that gave birth to the government-in-exile in Shanghai...

President Moon-jae-in, presidential candidates pay respects to Lee

The general information center and visitor experience center, a one-minute walk away from Exit No. 4 and No. 7 of Gwanghwamun Station, is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day. More information about the venue is available in four languages -- Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese -- on the official website of “Gwanghwa Sidae.”

Among several Jeju citrus fruit varieties, hallabong tastes like California oranges. Hallabong enjoys a huge popularity in Korea today. Named after the shape of Hallasan, it is grown in greenhouses. New oranges such as red hyang, cheonhyehyang, and hallabong varieties differentiate themselves from the popular Jeju gamgyul with their larger size and more intense taste. Yi In-ja, whose family mov...

Statistics show positive signs in bookstores’ growth, but problems linger for smaller stores: KFOBA

The key to finding the concealed money is hidden in a secret vault, while the room is filled with glittering pieces of jewelry and artworks. When a mission is completed, the players can celebrate their success by taking pictures with money pouring down. “Next Tracer” is a pop-up event that will be open until mid-April. It is open every day from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Although reservations are not ...