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Hong 10 wins international B-boy competition in Seoul

Dec 1, 2013

Korean B-boy Hong 10 won the Red Bull BC One 2013 Seoul World Final on Saturday, becoming the champion of champions in the world of break-dancing. Hong 10, whose real name is Kim Hong-yeol, beat the 2012 winner, Mounir from France, at the final dance-off after 14 other contenders had been eliminated. Hong 10 won three out of four judges’ approval with his signature moves, epic stare-downs and po...
Kim Sun-wook, from prodigy to future maestro

Nov 29, 2013

25-year-old pianist expresses love, passion and hope for music and future
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Nov 29, 2013

Dance “Locals”: Kukje Gallery holds American artist Aaron Young’s solo exhibition until Dec. 15. Well known for his motorcycle burn-out paintings, Young’s new work again turns to popular macho culture using stacks of sports car spoilers from vintage classics like the Camaro, Mustang and Corvette. Tweaking stereotypes of masculinity and American identity, Young’s work consists of carefully chosen...
More than 10 million tourists flock to Jeju

Nov 28, 2013

Thanks to the Olle trails, warm climate and an influx of Chinese tourists, the far southern island of Jejudo has seen more than 10 million tourists this year, authorities said Thursday. According to the Jeju government, the number of tourists to the island so far this year exceeded 10 million as of Thursday. Domestic tourists took the lion’s share of about 7.8 million while inbound tourists made...
Giant Louis Vuitton trunk ordered off Red Square

Nov 28, 2013

MOSCOW (AFP) ― French luxury brand Louis Vuitton has been ordered to remove a giant trunk put up as a publicity stunt on Moscow’s iconic Red Square, an associated department store said Wednesday, after it triggered outrage among Russians. The boxy brown suitcase-shaped pavilion, covered with the brand’s signature “LV” stencilling was erected 10 days ago just outside GUM, a 19th-century upmarket ...
Korea seeks UNESCO listing for TV show on separated families

Nov 27, 2013

A 453-hour-long TV series aimed at reuniting separated families in Korea that aired in 1983 will be pushed for inclusion in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register next year, the Cultural Heritage Administration said Tuesday. According to the CHA’s unit for world heritage enlistment, the live TV show, “Finding Dispersed Family,” aired by state-run broadcaster KBS from June 30 through Nov. 14 in 19...
S. Korea: Royal seal at L.A. museum may have been stolen

Nov 27, 2013

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― South Korean officials say a 16th century royal seal in the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art may have been stolen out of a shrine in Seoul during the Korean War. An official at the state-run Cultural Heritage Administration told the Associated Press that South Korea in May asked the United States to investigate how the gilt bronze seal ended up at LACMA in 20...
Researchers say they found oldest Buddhist shrine

Nov 27, 2013

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) ― Archaeologists in Nepal say they have discovered traces of a wooden structure dating from the sixth century B.C. that they believe is the world’s oldest Buddhist shrine. Kosh Prasad Acharya, who teamed with archaeologists from Britain’s Durham University, said Tuesday that the structure was unearthed inside the sacred Mayadevi Temple in Lumbini. Buddha, also known as Siddh...
Chief of Korean studies academy declares ‘Hallyu 3.0’

Nov 26, 2013

Historian urges academia to become driving force of future Korean cultural wave
Historic Space building to become art gallery

Nov 26, 2013

The historic Space building, built by first-generation modern architect Kim Swoo-geun, will be turned into a gallery space following Arario Gallery’s purchase of the property on Monday, according to the Space Architecture Group. The architectural firm said the ownership of the building was handed over to Arario Gallery CEO Kim Chang-il from Space Architecture Group president Lee Sang-lim. The tw...
27th overseas Korean cultural center to open in Brussels

Nov 26, 2013

Korea will open a Korean Cultural Center in Brussels, Belgium, on Tuesday, hoping it will bring the two cultures closer together, the Culture Ministry said. It is Korea’s 27th cultural center worldwide since the first two facilities opened simultaneously in Tokyo and New York in 1979. The opening ceremony will be held on Tuesday evening (Belgium time) with about 300 dignitaries and figures in t...
Exhibition highlights need for good use of returned heritage

Nov 25, 2013

National Palace Museum to display Jeong Seon paintings until Feb. 2
Arario Gallery becomes new owner of the Space building

Nov 25, 2013

Arario Gallery became the new owner of the historic Space building, according to the Space Architecture Group on Monday. The gallery paid 15 billion won ($14 million) to purchase the early modern work of architecture that is likely to be reviewed for registration as a cultural heritage site. The price was the lowest estimate for the building when it was put up for auction last week, which faile...
Cultural heritage management to get thorough review

Nov 24, 2013

Inquiry will examine protection of cultural assets in the wake of revelations of mismanagement at the Cultural Heritage Administration
The Space building to be purchased by social fund

Nov 24, 2013

The Space building, an early modern work of architecture that was on the auction block last week after the building owner filed for bankruptcy, may be purchased by the Kim Swoo Geun Foundation, as 1 billion won ($942,000) was raised in five days via a social funding initiative. The social funding initiative was launched Nov. 18 as an attempt to save the historic building and register it as a cul...