The monarch whose face appears on Korea’s KRW 10,000 bill is none other than King Sejong the Great, the fourth king of the Joseon Dynasty whose legacy left a lasting imprint on Korean society. Among his numerous achievements, he is most remembered for the invention of Hangeul, the Korean alphabet, in 1443. Described through the...Read More
Celebrity couple Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo will end their marriage after 20 months, Song Joong-ki’s attorney announced on Thursday morning. According to Park Jae-hyeon, Song Joong-ki’s lawyer, divorce papers were submitted to the Seoul Family Court on Wednesday on behalf of his client, signaling the beginning of an official breakup between the two. “I...Read More
Sightseeing and Eating Korean Local Foods is not enough to make you feel like a local in South Korea. When visiting the country one of the must-try things to do is to wear their Korean Traditional Dress or popularly known as Hanbok. You will be having an extraordinary feeling of euphoria while wearing it. It...Read More
Nash Ang, a Korea National University of Arts (K-Arts) student in a master’s program of filmmaking-directing, is planning Korea’s first Philippines film festival. In partnership agreements with the Filipino Embassy in Seoul and the city’s northern Seongbuk district that will make available its cozy independent cinema for the event. The festival involves Filipino artists in...Read More
The success of Netflix’s Korean zombie series “Kingdom” overseas has fueled heightened global interest in and demand for traditional hats worn by the characters. Men from the Joseon Dynasty era (1392-1910), the period in which the series is set, tied their long hair in the hairstyle sangtu every morning and wore hats that indicated their social class, occupation...Read More
Cop-comedy “Extreme Job” has stayed atop the box office for the fourth consecutive weekend, becoming the second-most-viewed film of all time Sunday, 28 days after it hit the local theaters. It remains to be seen whether the low budget film can attract another three million to break the record of “The Admiral: Roaring Currents.” According...Read More
The sequel of “Winter Sonata” ― a melodrama series that enjoyed Asia-wide popularity in the 2000s ― is set to be filmed. An outsourced production company official said shooting is about to begin but did not reveal cast members. Kim Yong-soo, who directed the famous horror series “Home of the Legends,” is responsible for the...Read More
The highly-anticipated “Kingdom” debuts on Netflix this Friday. The series has garnered attention worldwide, and has been renewed for a second season even before premiering. Written by Kim Eun-hee, who also wrote the popular tvN drama “Signal” (2016) and directed by Kim Seong-hun of the 2016 film “Tunnel,” the big-budget series is a zombie thriller...Read More
BTS made a huge splash in pop music in 2018 with two albums topping the Billboard 200. The group’s popularity swept not just Asia but also the rest of the world including the U.S. and Europe despite most of BTS’s songs being sung in Korean. The band also had songs making the list of the...Read More
Korean actor Park Bo Gum shared how he feels about wrapping up his drama ‘Encounter’, which he had been working on for months with actress Song Hye Kyo. Following the broadcast of the last episode of tvN’s romance drama ‘Encounter’ last night, Park Bo Gum delivered his thoughts and feelings on wrapping up the drama through his management agency...Read More
