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Tue, October 15, 2019 | 20:03

Instrumental guitarist brings solo act to East Asia

William Tyler, an indie-folk guitarist from Nashville, Tennessee, is passing through Seoul this weekend to kick off his three-country Asian tour. The acclaimed songwriter and instrumentalist is coming here alone to take his solo act through Korea, China and Vietnam.

2019-08-06 17:42

Zandari Festa reveals 1st lineup for 2019

Zandari Festa has released the first lineup of Korean and foreign musicians involved in this year's event. Korea's answer to Austin's South by Southwest, this multi-venue music showcase has brought a countless number of domestic and international performances to the nightlife area around Hongik University in western Seoul every year since 2012. This year's event takes place S...

2019-08-06 17:42

[Korea Encounters] Trials of Korean atomic bomb survivors

Every Aug. 15, presidential speeches on Liberation Day make no mention of the Allied contribution to defeating Japan. This is reflected in history textbooks which focus on the independence movement and make only the slightest mention of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki which forced the Japanese Empire to surrender. This may be why the Korean victims of these bomb...

2019-08-06 13:46

The Camarata Music Company is holding its first rehearsal this Sunday in preparation for its upcoming pop concerts. All are welcome, regardless of experience. Participants will sing songs from musicals and movies and traditional Korean songs such as Arirang. Rehearsals are held Sunday afternoons. The first concert will be held Sept. 7 at Tapgol Park, with an accompaniment by ...

2019-07-30 18:12

Artists apply 'forensic gaze' to fading urban fabric

Seongbuk Young Art Space in northeastern Seoul is hosting “Cul De Sac Ville,” a multimedia exhibition by artists Lee Jooyoung and Klega, until this Friday, showcasing various features of the urban fabric of nearby Samseon-dong. Lee moved to Samseon 5-Guyeok last year, after hearing the neighborhood, laying right outside Seoul's city walls, was slated for redevelopment in 2020.

2019-07-30 17:19

Young students make history with RASKB

Four Korean high school students from Dongducheon Foreign Language High School made history this year. Their essays on Korean history and culture were published in volume 93 of Transactions of the Royal Asiatic Society-Korea Branch. The students are the youngest published writers in the 119-year history of the RASKB.

2019-07-30 11:56

Seoulites prepare for Comic Con 2019

Comic Con Seoul (CCS) will be coming to COEX this Friday to Sunday. While you're browsing the flood of posters, comics, action figures and panels, it's also a good time to reflect on what makes these conventions possible: the people. CCS is basically a celebration of nerd culture. This nerd culture is as varied as the people, but the commonalities that tie them together come ...

2019-07-30 00:41

Yeonnam music festival welcomes 2 Japanese bands despite tensions

They couldn't have asked for worse timing to bring two Japanese bands to Korea. But amid worsening bilateral relations, consumer-led boycotts and historic conflicts, punk band TsuShiMaMiRe and post-hardcore/shoegaze band Mass of the Fermenting Dregs are braving the political climate to play at the first-ever Oso Oseyo Yeonnameh (literally “Welcome to Yeonnam”) Music Festa in ...

2019-07-23 11:35

Workshop offers upgrade for photography skills

Tom Coyner has been photographing Korea since the 1970s when he came here with the Peace Corps. This weekend he shares his experience through the first in a series of photography workshops. Under the title “Back to Basics,” this first workshop covers the basics of photography suitable for anyone from beginners to experienced shutterbugs.

2019-07-23 11:19

[Joseon Images] Ice Cream Comes to Korea

It isn't clear when and how ice cream was first introduced into Korea but Horace N. Allen, an American missionary residing in Seoul, is a good possibility. In February 1885, he served ice cream to a couple of Korean officials at his home and, in the summer, treated Kim Yun-sik, the president of foreign affairs, to a dish or two.

2019-07-23 00:23

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