Boy band ATEEZ to promote Korean culture abroad
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Yang-woo on May 8 appoints the K-pop boy band ATEEZ as promotional ambassadors of the ministry affiliate Korean Culture and...
‘Hanbok lifestyle’ designated Nat’l Intangible Cultural Heritage
The culture of wearing the traditional attire Hanbok, or Hanbok saenghwal (lifestyle), has been designated a National Intangible Cultural Heritage. Shown are people walking along Samdo Sugun Tongjeyeong,...
KCC in LA to offer K-pop dance, vocal classes in 3 US cities
The Korean Cultural Center in Los Angeles on Aug. 11 said this year's K-pop Dance & Vocal Academy will be...
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...
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...
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)....
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
