This year, The Korea Herald celebrates the 70th year since its first publication on Aug. 15, 1953, upon the signing of the armistice agreement from the Korean War. The Korea Herald has been in the front line of current affairs through the seven decades. Writing in a foreign language, The Korea Herald reporters were outsiders from the inside, trying to tell the stories with a purpose different fr...

Archbishop of Seoul Peter Chung Soon-taick on Sunday commented, "The eight years under Benedict XVI's leadership are considered a great retreat during which the church consolidated internal power and soul." The archbishop of Seoul will host an area where visitors can pay tribute to the former pope until 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Myeongdong Cathedral. Benedict served as the head of the Catholic ...

Singer-actor IU, also known as Lee Ji-eun, and actor Lee Jong-suk are dating, according to their agencies on Saturday. “Lee Jong-suk and IU have recently progressed from close colleagues into a relationship,” said Lee’s agency, High Zium Studio in an official statement. IU’s agency EDAM Entertainment also confirmed, “Two of them have been close colleagues for a long time and have recently begun...

Kakabo Page’s beloved web comic “The Uncanny Counter” returned Thursday, a year and a half after its second season came to an end in June 2021. “I think I took the longest break in my career as a webtoon artist. I am feeling a little nervous and excited to continue the stories of ‘The Uncanny Counter’ with this new season,” Kakao Page press release quoted the creator Jang Yi as saying. The seri...

First-day-of-the-year festive events to resume after three years, despite partial cancellations

6. K-pop girl groups on the spotlight Girl groups have undoubtedly dominated the K-pop scene this year, with Blackpink topping global charts and rookie bands making a splash. In September, the four-member Blackpink became the first K-pop female act in history to nab Billboard’s main albums chart with its studio album "Born Pink" Meanwhile, rookie girl groups such as NewJeans, IVE, (G)I-dle and ...

Cafe in a historic building Right across from the Chinese Embassy in Myeong-dong, a tourist district that was bustling with foreign tourists before the COVID-19 pandemic is a historic building that was built in the 1950s. It used to house the embassy of Taiwan as evidenced by the white sun emblem, which still is shown on the top of the gate. Since August 1992, when diplomatic relations between ...

Soprano Sumi Jo and 12 cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra will celebrate the all-cello ensemble’s 50th anniversary in a concert on July 6 at Lotte Concert Hall. On Sept. 23 and 24, cellist Mischa Maisky and his pupil Chang Han-na will perform together, but this time with Chang conducting the Ditto Orchestra. Maisky will perform Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 1 in tribute to his tea...

Since Hyundae Rose Garden opened in 1995, the company has been striving to become a front-runner in the field of rose breeding. Aiming to produce and distribute the finest roses to South Korea, the company made technical license agreements with leading rose breeders around the world, including Harness Roses of the UK and Poulsen Roser of Denmark. Hyundae Rose Garden has been breeding and growin...

Pianist Kim Su Yeon, the first Asian winner of the Concours Musical International de Montréal, told reporters Tuesday she hopes to broaden her repertoire as Kumho Art Hall’s artist-in-residence for 2023 and meet Korean audiences. Kumho Asiana Cultural Foundation, the operator of the venue, selects a classical musician under the age of 30 in the early stages of their career as its artist-in-resid...

The stone constellation chart is displayed in a separate room along with newly created immersive digital content, to make it easier to view. "The remodeled exhibition is designed to allow visitors to use their senses for exploring and understanding the artifacts," exhibition researcher Kim Jae-eun said. "Standing in front of the rain gauge pedestal, you can hear the sound of rain drops, while th...

Abandoned theater turned into a retro-themed cafe draws young hipsters to traditional marketplace

“Everyone can become a kkondae regardless of age,” Lim Myung-ho, professor of psychology at Dankook University in Seoul said. “It stems from an inferiority complex that humans have as a member of society,” he added. Young kkondaes have become such a big social phenomenon that the issue appeared on an episode of SBS TV’s Circle House, a talk show led by star psychiatrist and university professor...

St. Nick's world-famous sled, led by Rudolph, has dashed across most of the world and is currently covering the Americas on a daring 24-hour marathon to deliver gifts to children across the world. At least that's what the official NORAD Santa Tracking website, run by the North American Aerospace Defense Command, says. The military agency responsible for monitor and defense of the skies above No...

Christmas decorations and lights fill every corner of city