LIFE&STYLE
November 15, 2024 09:01am
[Well-curated] Jazz with a view, fusion burgers and riot of colors at flower fest
Jazz, dining, and river view: Mood Anchor on Sebitseom Mood Anchor on Sebitseom in Seocho-gu, Seoul, has quickly become a jazz lounge hot spot since r...
November 15, 2024 09:01am
[Around the Hotels] Promotions and packages
Park Hyatt Seoul unveils gastronomic journey for winter Park Hyatt Seoul presents a new dinner course menu, inspired by premium perfume brand Diptyque...
November 15, 2024 09:00am
[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea
Moonlight walk by Nowon stream Take a nighttime walk along Danghyeoncheon, a stream in Nowon-gu, Seoul -- a path adorned with installations. The f...
November 14, 2024 06:30pm
Uigwe gets permanent home, at last
A gallery dedicated to the Joseon-era (1392-1910) book of rites compiling royal ceremonies and protocols, called “Uigwe,” opened at the state-run Nati...
November 14, 2024 04:01pm
[What to attend] Three musicals boasting unique music styles
A quality musical production begins with great music. Often, the songs can feel similar across different shows. However, "Lizzie," "Zorro: Actor-Music...
November 14, 2024 02:35pm
Lay Buddhist group donates children’s clothing to Laos
The Lay Buddhist Association of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, the country’s largest Buddhist sect, donated 1,000 outfits to preschool girls in L...
November 14, 2024 10:28am
[Herald Gallery] Gathering seasonal traces brings calm
The exhibition “The Gift” is being held at Gallery Unplugged in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, until Nov. 22. Four artists — An SoHyun, On YeWon, Lee SunGe...
November 13, 2024 03:15pm
Songwriter tied to pro-democracy movement posthumously awarded
Kim Min-ki, a singer-songwriter best known for the once-banned 1971 hit “Morning Dew,” was posthumously given the Woodang Award for promoting national...
November 13, 2024 03:10pm
25 cultural, civic groups blast blacklist creator's SPO appointment
Civic and cultural groups have opposed the recent appointment of Cho Yoon-sun as a nonexecutive director of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, pointing...
November 13, 2024 02:59pm
GS Caltex wins Grand Prize of Mecenat Awards
GS Caltex, a South Korean energy and chemicals company, received the Grand Prize at the 2024 Mecenat Awards for promoting regional culture with its mu...
November 13, 2024 01:48pm
Activist calls for ban on Chinese game over hanbok dispute
A Chinese game company that abruptly ended services in South Korea four years ago amid a controversy over its presentation of hanbok, has announced th...
November 13, 2024 12:39pm
Woman donates organs to 7 after dying of heart failure
The organs of a woman who died after suffering cardiac arrest have been donated to help seven individuals, the state-run organ donation agency said ...
November 12, 2024 05:08pm
[Herald Gallery] Night Walk
APOproject presents “Simply a Walk,” a solo exhibition by Lee Lee MiJu, open until Nov. 2. This marks Lee's (born 1982) first solo exhibition...
November 12, 2024 04:22pm
[Rising virtuosos] From Pororo to Paganini: 13-year-old violinist Lee Hyeon-jeong’s journey to the world stage
It all began with a Maxim Vengerov recital: A little girl in the audience, who, like most kids her age enjoyed singing tunes from the Pororo cartoon s...