Fireworks to light up Seoul's night sky

More than a million people are expected along the Han River on Saturday, when the country's largest fireworks display returns to Yeouido about three weeks earlier on the calendar than last year. Seoul International Fireworks Festival 2026 will run from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday at Yeouido Hangang Park, with the main fireworks show beginning at 8 p.m. Event organizer Hanwha Group said it moved the date forward from late September because of the Chuseok holiday and the volume of foreign visito

2026-09-03 11:47:12:00

What Seoul Fashion Week's opening day suggests about spring 2027

One garment kept returning to the runway at the 2027 spring-summer Seoul Fashion Week, which kicked off on Tuesday at Dongdaemun Design Plaza. Across the Re Rhee, HolyNumber7 and Lie Sangbong shows, the trench coat appeared oversized in khaki, cropped in black leather and, in its most extreme form, sliced into three sections and reconnected with safety pins. Loose ties, long hems, crinkled fabric and power shoulders followed close behind, forming an early read on the 2027 spring-summer season. S

2026-09-02 13:48:29:00

2PM's Chansung walks Re Rhee show opening Seoul Fashion Week

Re Rhee opened the 2027 spring-summer Seoul Fashion Week at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul on Tuesday. Hwang Chansung, actor and a member of the K-pop boy group 2PM, walked the show as a runway model. The collection paired refined tailoring with a relaxed ease. Looks included a white wrinkled bodysuit, a khaki trench with oversized shoulders and cropped wide-leg pants, a draped sleeveless dress in silk organza, and a high-neck windbreaker worn with a matching long skirt. Skirts layered over pa

2026-09-01 20:02:21:00

From palace dawn to Euljiro neon night, plan your photo shoot around the clock

Gyeongbokgung is at its best before the tour groups arrive. Euljiro comes alive once the neon comes on. Timing is what separates a decent Seoul photo from a good one. Here are five spots recommended by Seoul Tourism Organization, ordered by the hour. Early morning, Gyeongbokgung The palace is quiet right after the 9 a.m. opening, and the low sun rakes across the painted eaves without throwing hard shadows on faces. Renting a hanbok from the shops around the palace makes the result feel special w

2026-08-31 14:11:43:00

Korea puts trekking on K-tourism map

Korea is pitching its mountains as its next tourism destination, and 11 French hikers on Bukhansan were the first to test. Members of France's largest hiking federation walked Bukhansan in Seoul on Sunday, the opening stop of an 11-day itinerary that the government built to show what Korea offers nature enthusiasts. Culture Minister Chae Hwi-young met 11 members of the Federation Francaise de la Randonnee Pedestre at Bukhansan National Park to welcome them, and mountaineer Um Hong-gil joined the

2026-08-30 15:54:50:00

What's new at 2027 spring-summer Seoul Fashion Week?

Seoul Fashion Week returns Tuesday for a six-day run that splits the city's biggest fashion event between two landmarks for the first time. The 2027 spring-summer edition runs through Sept. 6 at Dongdaemun Design Plaza and the World Park at Lotte World Tower in Jamsil. Thirty-one brands will stage runway shows and presentations, while roughly 100 will take part in the trade show, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said. DDP hosts 17 designer runways and eight presentations. The Jamsil site, organ

2026-08-30 13:53:29:00

[팟캐스트] (816) 안하영 증조부 논란

진행자: 홍유, Tannith Kriel Ahn Ha-young debate: Why does a Korean actor’s family history still matter? 기사 요약: 배우 안하영이 방송에서 "4대째 의사 집안"이라며 언급한 증조부가 일제강점기 친일 단체 대정친목회 평의원 안상호로 지목되면서 광복절을 앞두고 논란이 확산되자, 전문가들은 대중이 문제 삼은 것은 조상의 행적 자체보다 후손이 그 역사를 어떻게 인식하고 언급하는지라고 분석했다. [1] Ahn Ha-young’s rising career has hit a major roadblock after comments about her family history sparked backlash over allegations that her great-grandfather was linked to Japan’s colonial rule of Korea, just days before Liberation Day on

2026-08-30 09:27:00:00

When in Korea, crack the banana milk code

The most popular way to drink Korea's best-known flavored milk was not invented by a cafe. Foreign tourists figured it out while standing at convenience store counters. The drink combines Binggrae Banana Flavored Milk with a pouch-style hazelnut black coffee over a cup of ice, and it costs less than a cafe latte. Foreign visitors turned it into a recipe, working it out at convenience store counters, filming it and posting it on social media. It reached most Korean shoppers only after that, under

2026-08-29 16:00:00:00

Chuncheon Makguksu and Dakgalbi Festival is back with bigger ambitions

Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, will stage its signature food festival as a five-day event this year, expanding the program beyond the festival grounds. The 2026 Chuncheon Makguksu & Dakgalbi Festival runs Oct. 14-18 at Gongjicheon. Admission is free, though food is sold separately, with dakgalbi priced at 9,900 won and makguksu at 6,900 won. The festival drew more than 300,000 visitors over four days last year, its first at the Gongjicheon site. Organizers have added a day to the run and increased

2026-08-29 16:00:00:00

Festivals, sights across Korea

The Seocho Music & Art Festival returns this weekend. Admission is free. Now in its fourth edition since launching in 2023, the district-run festival takes place around the Seoul Express Bus Terminal and the Express Terminal-Sebitseom Special Tourism Zone. Saturday's main program, Music Dive, offers live music. Sunday's Fashion Dive combines a fashion show with performances, a music-and-fashion format the district is staging for the first time this year. Related programs run alongside the main s

2026-08-28 13:41:22:00