Actress-turned-painter draws God-given gifts
Actress and painter Kim HyunJung’s ‘Prayer’ features a stuffed rabbit named Lala, which represents the artist’s inner soul.
Actress and painter Kim HyunJung is returning...
Hanbok in Ottomans lands
By Korea.net Honorary Reporters Salwa Elzeny and Esraa Elzeny
Photos = Korea.net DB
Video = KBS World YouTube channel
The famous fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, the head creative director at the...
First non-Korean appointed as Gyeongbokgung gatekeeper
Mark Tetto, the first non-Korean honorary gatekeeper at Gyeongbokgung Palace, stands beside his fellow guards at an appointment ceremony at the palace's Heungnyemun Gate...
‘Written characters are tools that contain culture’
Director General of the National Hangeul Museum Moon Young-ho emphasizes the importance of widening the understanding of Hangeul among people through the systemic preservation...
Retired Japanese teacher of history returns Declaration of Independence to Korea
Masao Sato on May 29 recounts what led him to donate his family’s original copy of the Korean Declaration of Independence to the Independence...
Dooly comes to life with dedicated museum
Kim Soo-jung, creator of 'Dooly, the Little Dinosaur,' poses for a photo in front of a larger-than-life caricature of himself at the Dooly Museum.
Dooly...
#HANAGo Season 2 Ep. 5 – Korea.net Honorary Reporters
Hi, it's Hana of HanaGo.
Today, I'm going to spend an entire episode introducing Korea.net's Honorary Reporters, our group of content creators who share a...
Interview #2: Global pop group ‘Now United’ talks about Korea
Seven members of the pop group Now United’ pose for a photo in a studio in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on July 12.
By Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Video...
Interview with cartoonist Park Si Baek: time travel with Joseon kings (part one)
Korea has a long tradition of recording the doings of the kings and royal household in official documents.
The "Annals of the Joseon Dynasty" (조선왕조실록,...
‘Common trait in Korean-Danish cooperation is innovation’
By Yoon Sojung and Yoon SeungjinPhotos = Jeon HanVideo = Jeon Han and Lee Jun Young
Danish Ambassador to...
Korea Focus: Hanok
Korea Focus is an interview series produced by Korea.net, in which we meet with professionals who have an area of expertise related to Korea....
Wild grape wine Meoru de Seo beloved by connoisseurs
Wine can be said to be the fruit of Western civilization. Its origins can be traced back to times when people processed wild grapes...
Battlefield piano sounds revived after 66 years
A young Seymour Bernstein (center) performs for his fellow soldiers during the Korean War. The Ministry of Patriots' and Veterans' Affairs invites Korean War...
Return of pop legend
Pictured is Jo Yong-pil during his 2013 'Hello' tour, held in celebration of the 45th anniversary of his debut album.
A special album of legend...
‘Parasite’ subtitle translator: Comedies are a fun challenge
Darcy Paquet, the English-language subtitle translator of Bong Joon-ho's Palme d'Or-winning "Parasite" (2019), on June 14 poses at a cafe in Seoul.
By Lee Hana
Photos = Kim...
Organic market promotes natural famers, healthy eating
Today we meet Park Suh Ran, founder of the Gre-eat Market, a collaborative project that aims to increase awareness about healthy lifestyles and food...
Diplomat: Qatar proud to be 1st Arab-Mideast nation to host WC
In an exclusive interview with Korea.net on Sept. 8 at the Qatari Embassy in Seoul, Qatari Ambassador to Korea Khalid E. Al-Hamar said, "We are...
Driving force behind successful PyeongChang Games
Song Hyeon-jun drives the free shuttle bus No. TS22 that runs between Gangneung Station and the Olympic Park during the PyeongChang Winter Games, in...
Korean farmer travels world on tractor
Kang Kitae, who traveled around rural Korea, China, Turkey and Myanmar on a tractor, provides lecture in his own lecture hall, called the Travel...
How Korean lyrical opera changed a European scholar’s life
By Xu Aiying and Lee Hana
Video = Kim Sunjoo, Kang Seunghui and Lee Haneul
Seoul | Feb. 22, 2021
Anna Yates-Lu is an assistant professor of ethnomusicology at the Department of Korean Music...
