The National Gugak Center, a state-supported organization that aims to foster Korean traditional music, is set to perform a set of cantatas featuring Korea’s "Jongmyo Jeryeak" and "Arirang." The concert, conducted by Lee Yong-tak, the artistic director of the Contemporary Gugak Orchestra, will present a harmonious sound created by 123 performers. The first part, which will run for 45 minutes, w...

Actor Im Chang-jung's worst nightmare came true when he returned to the musical stage for the first time in 10 years: He forgot his lines. Im, who played the role of Daniel in the musical "Mrs. Doubtfire," called it the "mistake of his life" over and over again during an interview with reporters on Thursday. “I’d never made that kind of mistake in my life. Forgetting an entire line of a scene. ...

Digital media facade projections will be shown at Chundangji, a scenic pond located in the rear garden of Changgyeonggung, known for its fall foliage. The show runs five times a day, from Oct. 1 to 9, every 20 minutes, starting at 7 p.m. A schedule of events for the Royal Culture Festival can be found at the festival's official website.

The living quarters for the queens and concubines in Yeongyeongdang anchae, the inner quarters of the garden at the Changgyeonggung, are without dancheong, the colorful painting of the rafters and exposed wooden beams common in temple and palace buildings. Overlooking Buyongji is Juhapru, the royal library where the future kings spent much of their younger years studying. Overall, Changdeokgung...

Unfortunately, Shin, a legendary independence activist, historian, journalist and Confucian scholar, died as an anarchist in prison abroad. He wanted his ashes to be scattered at sea, but his wife returned with her beloved husband’s remains to his grandfather’s hometown, Chungwon in North Chungcheon Province. Shin was finally able to come home after a 26-year absence. Although Imperial Japan did...

A group of haenyeo, female divers with age-old ocean harvesting skills, marches in a parade to celebrate the 15th Jeju Haenyeo Festival that kicked off on Saturday in Jeju Island. The two-day event has resumed after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandmic. (Yonhap)

“Miryanggang Odyssey,” a large-scale musical performance that incorporates multimedia presentation against the scenic background of Yeongnamru, a pavilion that dates back from the Joseon period, is a highlight of the festival. The 90-minute show presents the local folktales of Miryang and stories of historic heroes from the region. A total of 1,000 participants will be on stage for the performan...

Don’t miss out on local snacks and desserts at the snack corner, where chestnut bread, fried chicken and "odeng" fish cakes will be available. Korea’s all-time favorite snacks, gimbap and tteokbokki, which have been listed on CNN’s top 50 street foods in Asia, are also available. In addition, Korean chefs from the Global K-Food Association will show off their specialty dishes, such as japchae, j...

Grand Hyatt Seoul's Paris Bar reopens The Paris Bar, a speakeasy bar located downstairs from the Grand Hyatt Seoul lobby, reopens Friday. The bar offers carefully selected French labels, ranging from a wide assortment of French wines and exceptional natural wines to a limited selection of whiskey and cognac. Alongside original French liquors, Ruinart Blanc de Blancs Brut, an exclusive Champagne...

Evgeni Koroliov, Alim Beisembayev, Andras Schiff, Francois-Frederic Guy, Igor Levit and Eric Lu. These are pianists who are set to perform in South Korea later this year, offering a wide-ranging repertoire by Bach, Beethoven and Chopin, among others. On Dec. 6, Eric Lu, who won first prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition in 2018, will put on a recital at Seoul Arts Center. In 2015,...

The Korean National Symphony Orchestra is embarking on a European tour for the first time under its new name. Known as the Korean Symphony Orchestra until March this year, it added "National" to its name to reflect that it is supported by the national budget. The tour will visit three countries in Europe, celebrating the 130th anniversary of the establishment of the Korea-Austria relationship, t...

The National Museum of Korea issued an apology Tuesday evening over the recent controversy surrounding the omission of two ancient Korean kingdoms in a chronology of Korean history at a National Museum of China exhibition in Beijing. "It is our mistake that we trusted the Chinese side (in preparing for the exhibition), and there is no excuse," Yoon Sung-yong, head of the National Museum of Korea...

"One of our core aims was to make each content as intuitive as possible in its storytelling, so that foreigners can also enjoy the event without difficulties in comprehending them," Cho Hyung-jae, artistic director of the festival, told The Korea Herald on Tuesday. The director added that visitors can enjoy evening strolls around some of the royal tombs during the festival period. The opening ce...

In its 8th edition this year, the competition is hosted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government in collaboration with the event’s founder and performance artist Woopsyang, aiming to show people the value of resting. “In the past, people were scolded and frowned upon for spacing out. But today, we need time to space out and rest because from the moment you wake up to the moment you sleep at night, p...