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Film industry faces paradigm shift

Experts in the film and visual media business from Korea, China and the U.S. came together in Seoul to evaluate the current state of...
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Smile with the best media content of 2015

Winners of the 2015 Korea Content Awards pose for a group photo on Dec. 8 at the COEX in southern Seoul. What media content was...
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Royal relics emerge from museum storage

The four boxes that held the royal seal of Heungseon Daewongun, plus the seal itself, are collectively known as the ogae sabibin (오개삽입인, 五個揷入印)....
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Traditional, modern performances come to central Seoul

A playful performance on an outdoor stage captures the attention of passersby near the beautifully remade Cheonggyecheon Stream in central Seoul on Aug. 31,...
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Painting exhibit highlights French-Korean artist

The exhibition 'Rhee Seundja: Road to the Antipode' opens in the Gwacheon Gallery 2 and in the Main Hall at the National Museum of...

Artists showcase Korean art overseas

The band SsingSsing performs rock fused with Korean folk music at the National Theater of Korea on July 14. (National Theater of Korea) By Kang Gahui and Kim...

Japanese mystery novelist is Korea’s top-selling foreign author

The most popular foreign writer in Korea over the last decade is Keigo Higashino, a Japanese author best known for his mystery novels. The...

‘Talk Talk Korea 2019’ contest honors 7 grand prize winners

Korea Culture and Information Service Director (KOCIS) Kim Tae-hoon (fourth from left) on Oct. 24 takes photos with the seven grand prize winners of...

Royal court evening banquet from 1902 to be reenacted

A media rehearsal of "Yajinyeon," a reinterpretation of an evening banquet hosted by the Joseon Dynasty's royal court, is performed on April 8 at...

6 Korean items added to global trademark list

Six Korean items including Hanbok will be added to the official trademark list of the World Intellectual Property Organization. (Korea.net DB) Korea.net · 6 Korean items added...
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Presidential Hanbok draws attention in Paris

Traditional Hanbok dresses worn by President Park Geun-hye have attracted the attention of the French people. An exhibition on Korean fashion opened on Sept. 19...
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Exhibition celebrates Year of the Monkey

Monkeys are not indigenous to the Korean Peninsula, but as one of the 12 animals of the East Asian zodiac, the monkey can be...
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A seonbi graces a ‘Hello, Mr. K!’ concert

This year's second 'Hello, Mr. K!' concert is held on April 27 at the Korea Furniture Museum. The event features a Hanbok fashion show...
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Korean intangible cultural heritage comes to the stage

Five of Korea's UNESCO-registered intangible cultural heritages will be brought to life on stage as part of a series of performances every Saturday throughout...
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Seoul marks 600th anniversary of King Sejong’s enthronement

The opening ceremony of the fourth Royal Culture Festival starts with a performance of the Hwangryong ceremony, which symbolizes the birth of King Sejong...

LA to discover independence movement relics

Lee Jun-Sik, president of the Independence Hall of Korea (left), and Ji Geon-gil, chairman of the Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation, hold up a...

Guard post on eastern coast designated cultural heritage site

South Korea in 1953 built its first guard post on its eastern coast shortly after the two Koreas concluded the military armistice that ended...

‘Parasite’ makes cinematic history along with 6 Oscar nominations

"Parasite" on Jan. 13 received six Oscar nominations and became the first Korean film to earn Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Best Director. Pictured is...

KOCIS hosts online global contest on traditional culture

Chae Su-hyun (second from right), a singer of the National Intangible Cultural Property Gyeonggi minyo (folk songs), and Hina (far left) and Yujeong (second from left), two of the...

KCC in New York to host Korean webtoon exhibition

The Korean Cultural Center in New York from Oct. 31 to Dec. 16 will jointly host with the Korea Manhwa Contents Agency the exhibition "Bang! K-Webtoon," which...

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