Gimje Horizon Festival The Gimje Horizon Festival takes place in front of the Byeokgoljae Reservoir in Gimje, North Jeolla Province. Themed “sky and land meeting at the horizon,” the festival aims to showcase the uniqueness of South Korea’s farming culture. A variety of programs are available for festivalgoers, including dragon games, rice harvesting, a Black Eagle air show and a parade. This y...

The new head of the country’s literary translation institute is not one for big catchphrases. “I do not want to use the slogan, ‘the globalization of Korean literature,’” said Kwak Hyo-hwan, the Literature Translation Institute of Korea’s new president, in an interview with The Korea Herald on Tuesday. Rather, he would like to introduce Korean literature as part of global literature. “For this...

A total of 12 plays will be presented -- nine from Korea and three from overseas. Korean productions, including musicals and puppet shows featuring themes such as relationships with family and friends, endangered animals and imaginary monsters, will be staged at local theaters. Nonverbal performance “Air Play” from the US, Japanese shadow play “Hand Shadow ANIMARE,” and Canadian musical theater ...

“Guess what came to mind last night when I heard a song at the cafe,” poppin’ dancer Nam Hyun-joon chattered away with gugak singer Park Ae-ri as they prepared for an interview at The Korea Herald’s studio on June 29. The two had arrived together. In fact, they’ve been married already 11 years. Endless conversation, laughing and giggling filled the studio. Nam, 42, appeared in a white T-shirt a...

Geumsan Insam Festival Geumsan Insam Festival is held annually since 1981 in Geumsan-gun, South Chungcheong Province, and is the largest ginseng-producing region in South Korea. Growing both in content and in size, the festival was selected as a cultural tourism festival by the Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Sports in 1996, and became established as a national festival. This year’s festival w...

Starting in July, the National Library of Korea will support scholars around the globe carrying out research in the field of Korean studies. As part of its visiting scholar program, private research space has been set aside in the library and Korean studies researchers from abroad will enjoy convenient access to its archives. The program’s aim is to support Korean studies researchers not affilia...

The 104-minute documentary film on the 2017 murder case of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s half brother Kim Jong-nam has been approved as an art film after reevaluation by the South Korean film authority. The local importers and distributers of the film -- The Coup, Watcha and Kth -- announced Tuesday that the Korean Film Council has officially confirmed the film now qualifies art movie status...

KBS TV show, “Paik Jong-won Class,” airs on Mondays at 8:30 p.m. Past episodes of the show can also be seen through Naver‘s pay-per-view video platform, Series On. The first episode recorded an average viewership share of 4.6 percent, according to Nielsen ratings.

With international routes slowly opening again to travelers, and nearly one-third of the country’s population having received their first shots of a COVID-19 vaccine, South Korea is no exception in preparations to resume its once-halted tourism industry. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism with the Korea Tourism Organization on Monday jointly announced this year’s Korea International Tra...

Unlike most music critics who jump into the world music at a young age, K-pop music critic Cha woo-jin confesses he was not a music lover as a youngster. At home after school, he reached for comics, short stories and movies rather than music. Things changed when he entered his teens. “There was a moment as a teenager when I sensed an earnest desire for music,” he said. Looking back, Cha thinks ...

Lotte Cinema’s “Drive Osiria” opened June 10 at the Osiria Tourism Complex in Busan’s Gijang-gun. It is the largest drive-in in Busan, Ulsan, and North and South Gyeongsang provinces, screening movies twice a day both on weekdays and weekends, with room for more than 300 vehicles. The screen is also one of the largest, measuring 25 by 13 meters. A Lotte Cinema official told media, “We expect th...

The new music is the first from the group since it won “Kingdom: Legendary War,” a TV contest show on Mnet. Stray Kids showed off their talent on the last episode June 3, beating prominent boy groups such as Ateez, The Boyz, iKON and SF9. The title song -- written and composed by Bang Chan, Changbin and Han of 3racha, a production unit within the group -- is about being in love. The video, rele...

Strolling through London’s city center, the tours visited the Korean Cultural Center UK and Trafalgar Square, which served as the venue for the London Korean Festival 2015, held in August. Afterwards, festival participants went to the British Museum’s Korea Gallery, delving into the historic cultural and art pieces from Korea that are on display at the exhibit. The walking trip ended by sunset, ...

Gangwon Romantic Night Train Stargaze A summer stargazing tour to Gangwon Province package from Korail has kicked off, and promises a safe and convenient trip for passengers. The daily tour from KTX begins every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with a minimum of eight people required to register for departure. Prices vary from 66,000 won to 99,000 won per person until Aug. 31. Travel insurance, mea...

City and Well-Being focuses on the city of Seoul. The research conducted by the Society of Architecture shows how Seoul‘s urban structure impacts city dwellers‘ lives. Photos taken in detail of the different objects that connect and communicate with people in Seoul, such as mountains, online platforms, cafes and apartments, give visitors the chance to look closely at the shapes and mechanisms of ...