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‘School of Rock’ musical to rock Korea in June

The hit musical “School of Rock” will be performed in Korea in its original language for the first time in June, as part of the first leg of the show’s international tour. Based on the 2003 comedy m...

April 8, 2019
Theater
Korean stars lend helping hand to fire victims

With the nation’s eastern region suffering from one of the worst blazes in recent years, Korean celebrities have stepped up to send relief funds to the people of Gangwon Province. “Gangnam Style” ar...

April 7, 2019
Music
Twice wraps up dome tour in Japan, amassing 220,000 fans

Twice on Saturday wrapped up its three-week tour of domed arenas in Japan, which had attracted 220,000 fans. It was the first K-pop girl group to hold such a tour in the country. The nine-piece girl...

April 7, 2019
Music
Government revamps Korea promotional website

The government’s promotional website www.korea.net has been revamped with an improved design user interface and expanded content, officials said Thursday. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism...

April 4, 2019
Culture
20th annual Jeonju IFF to commemorate 100 years of Korean film

The upcoming Jeonju International Film Festival will be a celebration of the festival’s 20th anniversary, looking at a century of Korean filmmaking and different forms of cinema. “We (at Jeonju IFF)...

April 4, 2019
Film
[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea

Everland Tulip Festival Everland is hosting a Tulip Festival until April 28 to mark the onset of spring. Its themed garden features sculptures and paths adorned with beautiful spring flowers. There...

April 4, 2019
Travel
[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week

Shazam! (US) Opened April 3 Action, Adventure, Comedy Directed by David F. Sandberg Billy Batson (Asher Angel/Zachary Levi) has trouble adjusting to his new foster home, obsessing over the biolo...

April 4, 2019
Film
Tracing Korean diaspora through unsung hero

In 2015, young Korean-American lawyer Joseph Juhn went backpacking in Cuba for a well-earned break, indulging in the beach, mojitos, salsa and, of course, Cuban cigars. What he found instead were tr...

April 3, 2019
People
[Herald Review] ‘Another Child’ marks successful directorial debut of Kim Yoon-seok

Character building, building up of tension, attention to detail and other qualities that made Kim Yoon-seok one of the best actors in Korea are also what make him a good director. Kim has created so...

April 2, 2019
Film
[Herald Review] ‘Shazam!’ may prove DC has finally figured it out

In retrospect, the DC Extended Universe having the rights to two of the most popular superheroes of all time could have been both a blessing and a curse. Both Superman and Batman have been done on s...

March 30, 2019
Film
[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week

Money (Korea) Opened March 20 Crime, Drama Directed by Park Nu-ri Cho Hyeon-il (Ryu Jun-yeol), a young stock broker on the verge of being fired, has his life turned upside down when a colleague ...

March 28, 2019
Film
[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea

Everland Tulip Festival Everland is hosting the Tulip Festival until April 28 to mark the onset of spring. Its themed garden features sculptures and paths adorned with beautiful spring flowers. The...

March 28, 2019
Travel
Paradise City resort opens theme park

The Paradise City resort in Incheon said Wednesday that it is opening a theme park featuring media arts, eateries and other attractions. Wonder Box will be a nighttime amusement park within Paradise...

March 28, 2019
Travel
Everland rediscovers identity as ‘eco park’

The Everland theme park in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, has vowed to reinvent itself as an “eco park” by fully utilizing its rich botanical gardens, launching new programs with its infrastructure such ...

March 28, 2019
Travel
‘Lion King’ to perform in Busan for another week

The international tour of hit musical “The Lion King” in Korea will continue until May 26, extending the initial schedule by a week. According to local promoters of the show, the tour in Busan that ...

March 27, 2019
Culture

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