Tongyeong Hansan Battle Festival The Tongyeong Hansan Battle Festival is set to be held at the Donam Tourist Complex in Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province, Aug. 5-14. The festival commemorates the Great Battle of Hansan of 1592, the best-known naval battle in Korean history. Visitors can see the reenactment of the battle and experience hands-on programs at Yi Sun-sin Waterpark offered by the...

After making its world premiere at the 75th Cannes Film Festival in May, “Hunt” is set to hit local theaters on Aug. 10 and have its North American premiere on Sept. 15 at TIFF 2022. Meanwhile, Jung Woo-sung’s directorial debut “A Man of Reason” has been invited to screen at the Special Presentation section. TIFF will showcase 11 days of international and Canadian cinema starting Sept. 8. By ...

The event is part of Airbnb‘s global “Only On Airbnb” campaign, which rents out famous sites featured in films and TV series to selected guests. It is Korea’s first “Only On Airbnb” stay campaign to open globally. The rental company previously launched other projects, including one in which it rented out Carrie‘s New York Apartment from “Sex and the City.” Airbnb added that the company will pay...

Bonghwa Sweetfish Festival The 24th Bonghwa Sweetfish Festival is set to be held at gym park and areas around Naeseongcheon Stream in Bonghwa, North Gyeongsang Province. The nine-day event will start from July 30 to Aug. 7. The festival offers the opportunity to catch sweetfish, either with their bare hands or a scoop net. Visitors can also enjoy outdoor concerts, featuring artists like trot ...

“Watching him (Lee) fulfilling his duty as the director, I felt sorry for him. He was losing weight and becoming tired. But Lee definitely made all the actors feel like they could rely on him, while carrying out his responsibilities,” Jung added. The newly debuted director said that he wanted his movie to be a little different from other projects. “I am not a big fan of tear-jerking scenes, so ...

But the director addressed that the series certainly has its limit. “It would be nice to produce a series that represents all about autism. But that’s very difficult in our 16-part series. I think it would be meaningful if ‘Extraordinary Attorney Woo’ can raise public awareness and understanding about autistic people and promote the inclusion of actors with disabilities,” Yoo said. The series a...

Plagiarism allegations involving K-pop were first raised in the 1990s but a lack of firm legal actions have allowed the problem to fester. While plagiarism is considered a serious felony in the West, where legal wrangling can take several years, the South Korean legal sector does not give plagiarism much gravity. “Many people believe that taking legal action will not solve the problem. But legi...

Taebaek Sunflower Festival The 18th edition of Taebaek Sunflower Festival is scheduled to run from July 22 to Aug. 7 at Guwau Village in Taebaek, Gangwon Province. Presenting colorful wildflowers and seemingly endless fields of sunflowers, known to be the largest sunflower patch in South Korea, the festival welcomes flower lovers of all ages. The array of 300 species of wildflowers and sunflow...

While they enjoy increasing popularity worldwide, one of the few criticisms that Netflix‘s Korean originals face from viewers is that they often include too many“ unnecessary ”erotic scenes that do not relate to the stories or are seemingly only used to be provocative. But despite its themes of love, marriage and infidelity, “Remarriage & Desires” director Kim Jung-min decided to resist the temp...

“I did not expect so many young people to be signed up to these services as well,” Kim said, adding that she believes matchmaking is a big business in Korea. Playing the role of a widow and teacher, Kim shared that it was an “interesting” experience to perform a character who is completely different from herself. “If I were Hye-seung, I would have slapped the villain Jin Yoo-hui in the first ep...

Tooniverse, a leading South Korean animation channel and an affiliate of South Korea’s entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM, will air Nickelodeon series starting in August. Titled “Nickelodeon Time,” Tooniverse will present hit American animated series daily from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. The animated comedy series “SpongeBob SquarePants” is set to air at 5 p.m. on weekdays and 5:30 p.m....

Koreans believe summer to be the best season to eat samgyetang because it replenishes the nutrients lost due to excessive perspiration. After eating the tender chicken meat and soup infused with medicinal herbs -- ginger, ginseng, jujubes and more, you will be ready for the summer. You can walk back to the subway station, but two buses -- Gyeonggi Bus Nos. 9 and 9-2 -- are also available at the ...

Pinkfong, the company behind the hit YouTube “Baby Shark Dance,” is set to sell shark family-related non-fungible tokens on the digital art platform and marketplace MakersPlace in the third quarter of the year. According to the company, a total of 10,000 generative art NFTs, including the members of shark family -- Mommy Shark, Daddy Shark, Grandma Shark, Alec (the grandfather shark) and Ollie, ...

Vacation in Snoopy Garden The Vacation in Snoopy Garden is scheduled to run through Aug. 31 on Jeju Island. Held at Snoopy Garden in Songdang-ri, Gujwa-eup of Jeju City, on the western side of the island, the festival allows the visitors to stroll through Peanuts comics-themed gardens, featuring the major characters, including Snoopy and Charlie Brown. Ranging from a garden to a cafe and souve...

When asked about ways to effectively deliver Korean language expressions in various other languages, Yoo emphasized the service’s translation efforts. “A lot of talk between the content creators and the globalization team takes place from the early stage of the production. The discussions are mainly about what makes the lines humorous, laughable and how to deliver the ‘real’ meaning,” the conten...