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Musicians gradually return to in-person concerts

MusicOct 17, 2021

As South Korea prepares to “live with” COVID-19, the music industry is readying itself to bring back live in-person concerts. While large music festivals have been canceled or switched to online for...
[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea

TravelOct 15, 2021

Have a Nice Day Festival The Have a Nice Day Festival will take place Oct. 23-24 at Samsung Hall at Ewha Womans University in Seoul. Every year since 2015, this event has offered a chance for music...
TV show on fight against climate change needed, says actor Kong Hyo-jin

TelevisionOct 14, 2021

For top actor Kong Hyo-jin, raising awareness on environmental issues and fighting against climate change are causes that are very close to her heart. “I wrote a book to talk about the environment...
Japanese, Thai dramas invited to Seoul International Drama Awards

TelevisionOct 14, 2021

Japanese drama “Signal Special Episode” and Thai drama “I Told Sunset About You” have been invited to screen at the Seoul International Drama Awards 2021 in the International Drama of the Year catego...
‘Jirisan’ to show breathtaking action scenes set against spectacular mountains

TelevisionOct 13, 2021

All members of the cast agreed that they have the utmost respect for all mountain rangers, after briefly experiencing what it would be like to rescue people in the harsh natural environment using hea...
Jazz fests to add autumn ambience with in-person concerts

MusicOct 13, 2021

The 18th Jarasum Jazz Festival, the country’s biggest jazz festival, is scheduled to kick off its three-day schedule on Nov. 5 on Jara Island, Gyeonggi Province. The lineup includes alternative pop ...
Epik High to return with a new single ‘Face ID’

MusicOct 13, 2021

Tickets for the upcoming concert will be available starting Oct. 21 through Interpark Ticket.
‘Perhaps Love’ promises to be a heartwarming rom-com

FilmOct 12, 2021

According to Kim, the audience will see a new side of him in “Perhaps Love.” “Shooting a romance film was always on my wish list, so I enjoyed every bit of my role as Soon-mo. As Hyun’s close frie...
More Korean words make it into Oxford English Dictionary

CultureOct 8, 2021

Thanks to the soaring popularity of Korean culture, 26 words and phrases of Korean origin have been included in the latest update to the Oxford English Dictionary. The dictionary was first published...
[Newsmaker] ‘Squid Game’ sensation spreads to Korean content creators

TelevisionOct 8, 2021

The domestic excitement over “Squid Game” is not likely to die down anytime soon. “Amazing Saturday” from tvN released a preview of this coming Saturday’s episode with content referencing the Netflix...
KBS to air special documentary of BTS fans learning Korean

TelevisionOct 8, 2021

Approximately 17,000 members of Army from 122 countries participated in the survey on learning Korean language for “I Learned Korean because of BTS.” BTS has also prepared a special message and perf...
[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea

TravelOct 8, 2021

Night of Jeonju and Heritage Story The Night of Jeonju and Heritage Story will take place Oct. 22-23 at Gyeonggijeon Shrine, Jeonju Hanok Village and Jeolla Gamyeong, the provincial government offic...
[Feature] South Korea poised to become home of esports

esportsOct 7, 2021

Following its success as a demonstration event in 2018, esports is scheduled to make its Asian Games debut in 2022 with medals events, the Olympic Council of Asia announced on September. Career in e...
tvN ready to excite fans with mountains of ‘Jirisan’

TelevisionOct 7, 2021

The project is considered tvN’s most anticipated drama of the year. It is directed by Lee Eung-bok and the screenplay is by Kim Eun-hee -- the hit-maker couple behind numerous megahit TV series. Dir...
‘Escape from Mogadishu’ to represent South Korea at 2022 Academy Awards

FilmOct 6, 2021

Action film “Escape From Mogadishu” has been chosen as Korea’s entry for the best international feature category of the 94th Academy Awards, the Korean Film Council said Tuesday. Directed by Ryoo Se...