South Korea’s 1st female justice minister talks about transforming DMZ into ‘Peace and Life Zone’ with sustainable growth

Artistic Director Jacob Fabricius shows different genres to spark curiosity, reflection

Jazz vocalist Park Sung-yeon died Sunday at the age of 77. Park, who had kidney failure for more than two decades, had been in a nursing home in western Seoul for the past few years. The singer is often called the “godmother of jazz music” in South Korea. She opened Janus, the country’s first jazz-only club, in the college district of Sinchon, western Seoul, in 1978. “Korea, which had been a d...

Professional organizer Yoon Sun-hyun shares tricks to keeping tidy home

Touch-free services may be the key focus for hotels in the post-coronavirus era, according to Park Hyatt Seoul General Manager Samuel Dabinett. Luxury hotel Park Hyatt Seoul shut down in March after a guest confirmed with COVID-19 visited the hotel. After a nearly two-month break, it reopened in June, changing some of its service manuals in pursuit of contactless service. During the break, the ...

Zombie thrillers are action movies disguised as horror movies, Gang says

The Korea Herald publisher and CEO Kwon Chung-won (left) and layout editor Lee Yoon-joo attend an event to mark the 5th anniversary of the Foreign Language Newspapers Association of Korea at Dalgaebi restaurant in central Seoul on Monday. Editor Lee received a plaque for her contribution to enhancing The Korea Herald’s brand with outstanding page layouts and designs. Editor Lee (second from rig...

A daytime English instructor and pastime photographer wandering through the bustling streets of Seoul

As rumors of Song Joong-ki dating a lawyer spread across the internet, History D&C, Song’s agency since January, issued a warning on Thursday to anyone spreading “false rumors.” “These rumors are not true,” said History D&C. “As an agency, in order to protect our artist’s precious yet basic rights, we will take legal action against people who created and spread the malicious rumor as well as tho...

The official Instagram page for the event, @theshowmustbepaused, posted a picture on Wednesday announcing that #blackouttuesday was only part one of a larger movement, hinting at similar events in the future. By Lim Jang-won ( ljw@heraldcorp.com )

“I sincerely thank the sacrifice and efforts of the medical staff who work in the front lines to overcome the crisis so that we can be healthy and safe,” singer and actress Suzy posted on her Instagram on Monday, after being nominated by actor and singer Lee Seung-gi. Other celebrities who have joined the challenge include Kim Hye-soo, Jung hae-in, Ji Chang-wook, Kim Go-eun, Jo In-sung, Han Ji-m...

The first work of Korean literature to be translated into English was “The Cloud Dream of the Nine” in 1922, translated by Canadian missionary James S. Gale. That was almost a century ago, but until recently Korean literature still did not get much exposure in the global market. “The markets in the US and UK are growing a lot for Korean books,” founder of the BJZ Agency Barbara J. Zitwer told Th...

Hwang Sun-mi “The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly,” by Hwang Sun-mi, has sold more than 2 million copies around the world since it was released in 2000 and translated into more than 27 languages. Several adaptions of the book have been made: play, puppet show, family musical and an animated movie that was released in 2011. Hwang’s “Black Sheep Live in the Backyard,” which was published in 2014, ...

Sohn Won-pyung Born in 1979, Sohn Won-pyung is a talented screenwriter and movie director, as well as an author. She wrote and directed a number of short films, including “Ooh You Make Me Sick” and “A Two-way Monologue.” Most recently, she wrote and directed the thriller “Intruder,” starring Song Ji-hyo and Kim Moo-yeol. The release of the movie, originally scheduled for March, has been postpon...

The Korea National Opera announced its recently reinstated artistic director Yoon Ho-geun quit on Monday, preventing chaos for the troupe that was to be led by two heads. According to the national troupe’s press release Tuesday, Yoon quit his position to “prevent confusion for the opera troupe, and to encourage the advance of the Korean opera scene.” Earlier this month, the national opera troup...