“The bottle cap sculpture ‘New World Symphony’ is quite large in scale, which is almost a museum scale and was created for the exhibition at the gallery. As for the wooden reliefs, the artist worked on the series in the 1990s but recently started it again -- the wooden panel piece ‘of Realities and Illusion’ was created this year and is being shown for the first time,” Kaiah Lee, a director at Ba...

“Gwangju Symphony Orchestra has members who experienced the Gwangju Uprising (in 1980) and I can guarantee there is no other orchestra in the world that can express the spirit of the piece more vividly than the Gwangju Symphony Orchestra,” Hong added. This is the first formal recording of the piece that had its world premiere in West Germany in May 8, 1981, a year after the bloody suppression of ...

Two sides of the same coin However, some culture critics say that such summary videos do not always bring benefits to the local content industry. Well-known culture critic Lee Dong-jin told YouTuber ChimChakman, also known as ex-webtoon creator Lee Mal-nyeon, in an interview that “recap videos can be useful but it is not the same as watching a movie.” He went on to criticize those who watch re...

South Korean actress Son Ye-jin has given birth to a son, her management agency said Monday, eight months after marrying actor Hyun Bin. Son delivered the baby Sunday and both of them are in good health, MSteam Entertainment said. The celebrity couple, both aged 40, tied the knot in March and announced her pregnancy in June. They co-starred in the 2018 film "The Negotiation" and "Crash Landing...

After looking around the exhibition, visitors will be led to a pop-up bar next to Hwigyeomjae where ones can taste three types of Balvenie whisky-based cocktail creations inspired by Korean craftsmanship. Reservations are required and admission is free. The show runs through Tuesday.

Ting Tong Chang's video work “The Blue Wave Woman,” a 10-minute single channel video based on the artist’s research about the shrine is presented on the site. The work features traditional folk songs from Jeju Island which he collected in collaboration with a local musician. “I worked with Hong Kong composers, so we used experimental music and combined folk music from Korea," the artist said. B...

Jungmisan Astronomical Observatory presents an opportunity to make an ordinary day special

Stories of temple food ingredients told by monastics embody the culture of temples. Their communal lifestyle necessitates handling food in bulk like restaurants, but, unlike restaurants, temples depend a lot on preserving food. In spring and fall they prepare ingredients in bulk and store them to use when needed. In spring, a temple may order 300 kilograms of shiitake mushrooms, dry and store t...

A South Korean ancient history book, traditional women's poetry and records of a massive oil spill have been added to the regional list of the UNESCO Memory of the World program. The Cultural Heritage Administration said "Samguk-yusa" (Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms) and two other candidates from the country were granted the status during a general meeting of the UNESCO Memory of the World Co...

South Korea's three historic documents including Samguk Yusa, a collection of folktale and historical accounts related to the Three Kingdoms era penned by Buddhist monk Il Yeon in the year 1281, were inscribed on UNESCO’s ​Memory of the World Register for the Asia-Pacific on Saturday.

The gallery also represents Korean artist Lee Bae whose solo show “Souffle d’Encre” is taking place at Perrotin Shanghai throughout Dec. 17. The artworks comprise the artist’s recent large drawings from the Brushstroke series that feature charcoal, along with three sculptures that may signal the artist’s future artistic practice. “Without enough budget to buy paint, Lee Bae came upon a sack of b...

Park began taking piano classes at age 7 and realized that the piano linked him most naturally to the music more than any other instrument, like the violin or the flute. “The piano was my first love. I could go directly into the music (with the piano). I didn’t practice a lot, but I played a lot, which was my way of practicing,” he recalled. During the pandemic when many concerts and recitals w...

The hourlong show will take place at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Friday and 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday at the museum. Anyone who holds a ticket to the exhibition are invited to see the performance. The program is prepared jointly by the MMCA and the Korean Traditional Performing Arts Foundation. The exhibition itself runs through Feb. 26, 2023.

Andaz Seoul Gangnam launches Meat & Co. Steakhouse Andaz Seoul Gangnam’s restaurant Jogakbo has newly opened Meat & Co. Steakhouse, an American-style steakhouse serving high-quality Korean beef and American steak. The signature menu items include Korean beef fillet tenderloin, grilled and flavored with hardwood charcoal at a high temperature of over 400 degrees Celsius; 28-day dry-aged Korean b...

Ansung Smelt Festival The Ansung Smelt Festival is scheduled to run from Dec. 24 to Feb. 5, 2023 in the areas near Dume Lake in Ansung, Gyeonggi Province. Hoping to provide a memorable winter experience, the festival features various programs, including smelt fishing, ice sledding and various photo zones featuring snow flowers. Smelt fishing is only available during the weekends and on public ...