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[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights around Korea

Coex Na Hit! Aquarium Coex Aquarium is holding its “2018 Summer Na Hit! Aquarium” event, with special underwater performances and an extension of operating hours. The special features for the summe...

July 26, 2018
Travel
[Herald Review] ‘Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days’ tries too hard

Megahit sequel has elements of the original, humor and spectacle, but falls short on blending altogether There can be such a thing as too much “sinpa” in a movie. “Along with the Gods: The Two World...

July 25, 2018
Film
Kim Da-mi of ‘The Witch’ wins best actress at Fantasia 2018

Korean starlet Kim Da-mi shined bright on the international stage as the star of “The Witch Pt 1: the Subversion” won the best actress award at this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival. “New...

July 25, 2018
Film
Late novelist posthumously receives highest cultural honor

The government on Tuesday bestowed the late novelist Choi In-hun with the Geumgwan Order of Cultural Merit, the highest class of its kind, for his contribution to Korean literature. Minister of Cult...

July 24, 2018
Culture
VIXX’s Leo confirms first solo concerts

Leo of VIXX will perform next month, this time without his bandmates. According to Jellyfish Entertainment, Leo’s first solo concerts will be held at the Blue Square in Hannam-dong, central Seoul, f...

July 24, 2018
Music
Kim Young-kwang plays loveable ‘loser’ opposite Park Bo-young

It is virtually impossible to picture Kim Young-kwang as a loser with his towering 187-centimeter frame and handsome face, a sentiment felt immediately by Park Bo-young when they were cast for the up...

July 23, 2018
Film
Twice, Apink wrap up promotional activities

Girl groups Twice and Apink officially wrapped up their respective promotional activities with appearances on SBS K-pop ranking show “Inkigayo,” Sunday. Twice edged out Apink to take the No. 1 spot ...

July 23, 2018
Music
Overnight sensation or cheater? K-pop charts disputed

Shaun claims innocence amid chart-rigging allegations As of Sunday, Twice, Black Pink, Apink, Mamamoo, BTS and other K-pop giants had claimed leading spots on charts of most music streaming websites...

July 22, 2018
Music
[Weekender] Living, not just sightseeing, travel destinations

Back in college when you were backpacking across Europe, you jammed in as many activities to do as you could; every second counts when you’re traveling on the hard-earned money you made tutoring and ...

July 19, 2018
Travel
Baekje king of ancient fables may have been found

King Mu of Baekje, the protagonist of a “Romeo and Juliet”-esque fable, may have been found, as researchers said Wednesday human remains uncovered in April are likely to be his. Buyeo National Resea...

July 18, 2018
Culture
Fourth Hangeul Idea Award to be held

A state-organized contest for Hangeul-themed content will be held in July and August. The fourth Hangeul Idea Award -- hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, organized by the Korea C...

July 18, 2018
Culture
'On Your Wedding day' confirms Aug. 22 opening

A classic boy-meets-girl drama starring Park Bo-young and Kim Young-kwang will hit theaters next month, as producers of “On Your Wedding day” confirmed Aug. 22 as the opening date. A poster and a tr...

July 18, 2018
Film
[Video] Despite eye-popping action, ‘Mission: Impossible’ is about the story

With the worldwide release of “Mission: Impossible -- Fallout” just around the corner, the latest installment in the spy action franchise is being hailed as the best in the series. Tom Cruise, known ...

July 16, 2018
Film
Tourism agency seeks to expand vacation subsidy, border tourism

The newly appointed chief of the state-run tourism body presented his vision on its future operation, including expansion of government vacation subsidy programs and inter-Korea border tourism, durin...

July 16, 2018
Culture
[Herald Interview] ‘Culture, education critical in reaching out to the world’

Not many Koreans may be aware that there is a considerable K-pop following in Pakistan. Just last year, a K-pop festival was hosted in Islamabad by the city’s King Sejong Institute and the National U...

July 15, 2018
People

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