‘Discover Korea’ promotion at Grand Hyatt IncheonGrand Hyatt Incheon’s Restaurant 8 presents Korean cuisine until Oct. 31 in celebration of the 2014 Incheon Asian Games. The “Discover Korea” promotion menu includes pancake rolls, seasonal green salad, snow crab meat salad with yuja dressing, Korean beef tartar, sweet pumpkin porridge, assorted Korean pancake and Jedong beef stew. For dessert, seasonal fruit, rice punch, Korean crackers and rice cakes will be offered. The promotion offers a veget

Food Sept. 26, 2014

A screen capture from “Mix & Match,” showing hopefuls of the upcoming boy group iKON on Mnet. (YouTube)YG Entertainment’s new boy group iKON will open Big Bang’s Japan concert tour in November, the agency said Thursday. The announcement draws attention as four members of the seven-member group have not yet been decided. The three confirmed members are B.I., Bobby and Kim Jin-hwan from the survival boy band reality program “WIN: Who Is Next.” Fans in Osaka, Beijing and Seoul will vote in October

Sept. 25, 2014

Artist Kim Young-jun, known for his modern interpretations of traditional lacquer and mother-of-pearl art, is holding a solo exhibition at Hankyung Gallery in Seoul until Oct. 3. The exhibition showcases 30 pieces, including lacquer paintings, inlaid mother-of-pearl wall hangings and craftworks. Kim has taken a fresh approach to traditional Korean lacquer and mother-of-pearl art. His lacquer paintings have vibrant reds, oranges, yellows and blues ― unusual colors for traditional black lacquerwar

Performance Sept. 23, 2014

The Internet has reshaped our daily life in almost every aspect. And it has been redefining the traditional art viewing experience, too. To view masterpieces such as Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa,” the Louvre is not the place to be anymore. The painting can be viewed on a personal computer, without having to pay thousands of dollars on an overseas trip. The Google Art Project, launched in 2011, has enabled art lovers around the world to view masterpieces without visiting actual museums and art

Performance Sept. 22, 2014

ATLANTA (AP) ― With a picture of his mother on a large screen behind him, Doug E Fresh struggled to complete his sentence. The rapper dubbed “The Human Beat Box” choked up and shed tears as he received the “I Am Hip-Hop Award” at the ninth BET Hip-Hop Awards on Saturday.Fresh eventually told the crowd that his mother, who had Alzheimer’s disease, died five months ago.“I have to acknowledge her,” Fresh said at the taped award show at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center. “I want to thank t

Performance Sept. 22, 2014

Autumn package at Hilton Namhae Golf and Spa ResortHilton Namhae Golf and Spa Resort presents a fall accommodation package available from Sept. 21 to Oct. 31. The all-inclusive package includes a one-night stay, breakfast and dinner for three people and entrance tickets to the hotel’s spa facility. Guests who reserve for three or more people will be given a cosmetic travel kit of the organic skin and body care brand Dr. Bronner’s. The cosmetic kit will include the new product Green Tea Castile S

Food Sept. 19, 2014

The Korea International Art Fair, the biggest in South Korea, will kick off Thursday, introducing works by leading contemporary artists, especially emerging artists from Southeast Asia. The art fair brings together 186 galleries from 22 countries, which will present some 3,500 pieces of art by 900 artists. Some leading galleries participating in the art fair include Kukje Gallery and Arario Gallery, Pyo Gallery and Hakgojae in Korea and Bicha Gallery in London, VT Art Salon in Taipei and DIE Gal

Performance Sept. 19, 2014

In the 1960s and 1970s, some Korean artists took on different painting methods. Instead of applying paint to canvas, they pushed thick paint from the back of the canvas, applied paint with a finger, or sprayed water onto the canvas surface. Suppressed by the military-backed government, the artists sought to explore a deeper part of their mind through repetitive, performative painting. Criticized by their contemporary peers for turning away from reality, the artists continued to develop an abstra

Performance Sept. 17, 2014

PARIS (AFP) ― Jean Paul Gaultier, showman of Paris fashion, is to bow out of ready-to-wear later this month after nearly 40 years of over-the-top, sometimes provocative collections.The 62-year-old former “enfant terrible” of fashion, who famously designed Madonna’s cone bras, will devote himself to couture, the brand’s perfume business and other projects, the fashion house said in a statement.Gaultier’s last ready-to-wear collection will be shown on September 27 during the spring/summer 2015 fas

Arts & Design Sept. 16, 2014

The double C logo, the signature little black dress with a white collar, and cuffs and fine jewelry collections. The list goes on for Chanel’s iconic styles that make women’s hearts flutter. Ever wondered where the inspirations came from? The “Culture Chanel, The Sense of Places” exhibition, currently on display at Dongdaemun Design Plaza, offers answers to this question. The exhibition reveals the inspirations that Chanel’s pioneering designs were based on throughout the 88 years of Gabrielle C

Arts & Design Sept. 15, 2014

Tempura promotion at Millennium Seoul Hilton Millennium Seoul Hilton’s Japanese restaurant Genji is offering a tempura course meal featuring the seasonal ingredient pine mushroom. The eight-course dinner, priced at 180,000 won per person, includes a sashimi selection of sea bream, halibut, sea bass, abalone and cuttlefish; steamed lobster with pine mushrooms; deluxe pine mushroom tempura and more. A la carte items are also available, including pine mushroom tempura priced at 100,000 won. Tempura

Food Sept. 12, 2014

Foreign tourists can enjoy up to 50 percent off on a variety of shows in Korea, including concerts, musicals, dance performances and plays during their stay. The Korea In Motion Festival, organized by the Korea Tourism Organization, is offering 20 percent to 50 percent discounts on tickets until Oct. 5.  The dance troupe of “Bibap” performs in front of Myeongdong Theater in Seoul. (Korea In Motion Festival)Popular nonverbal dance performances including “Nanta,” “Jump” and “Bibap” are participati

Performance Sept. 12, 2014

GWANGJU ― Gwangju Biennale square clearly represents the theme of the event’s 10th run this year. The large square in front of the exhibition hall displays two large cast-iron stoves by Sterling Ruby, which emit a wood-burning smell and gray smoke. Rock music is heard from a distance ― the 1983 hit-single “Burning Down the House” by U.S. rock band Talking Heads, from which this year’s biennale borrows its title. A huge octopus breaks out of the wall of the biennale exhibition hall in a banner pa

Performance Sept. 11, 2014