K-pop
A.C.E marks fresh beginning with new single 'PINATA'
K-pop boy group A.C.E aims to mark a new chapter of its career with the new single "PINATA," the first album in three years after all five members completed military service.
Nov 21, 2024
Lee Gyu-lee
Korea Times Business Reporter
Lee Gyu-lee is a business writer at The Korea Times, focusing primarily on IT & telecommunications, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and KOTRA. Prior to this, she has covered a wide range of cultural news, from film, television and K-pop to lifestyle and fashion.
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K-pop
TOMORROW X TOGETHER's Soobin halts group activities due to health concerns
Soobin, a member of K-pop boy group TOMORROW X TOGETHER (TXT), will be going on hiatus due to health reasons.
Nov 20, 2024
Travel & Food
How Mediterranean diet can help you age slowly
In a world where slow aging has become the ultimate health goal, the Mediterranean diet is emerging as a game-changer. With its simple yet nourishing dishes — such as boiled beans drizzled with olive oil and topped with anchovies — this timeless way of eating offers a powerful antidote to the modern challenges of fast-paced lifestyles and diets overloaded with processed meats and saturated fats.
Nov 20, 2024
K-pop
Stray Kids' 'SKZHOP HIPTAPE' to hypnotize fans
Stray Kids will release a new type of album, "SKZHOP HIPTAPE," kicking off their new series with the release of “HOP.” This marks the K-pop boy group's effort to introduce fans to a fresh and innovative genre of music.
Nov 15, 2024
K-pop
JYP's founder thrives after 30 years at helm of K-pop powerhouse
In the field of K-pop, it's hard to miss the name Park Jin-young, a legendary producer and singer who is better known as J.Y. Park.
Nov 15, 2024
Photo News
PHOTOS 55th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards ceremony
Participants of the 55th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards pose during the award ceremony at the Korea Press Center in Jung District, Seoul, Thursday. From top left clockwise are Irish Ambassador to Korea Michelle Winthrop; The Korea Times President-Publisher Oh Young-jin; First Vice Culture Minister Yong Ho-seong; KB Kookmin Bank Sales Group Senior Executive Vice President Son Seog-ho; judge Jung Ha-yun, associate professor of interpretation and translation at Ewha Womans University; Nam Seung-ha, recipient on behalf of Kevin O'Rourke Prize winners Nam Jeong-keun and Nam Seo-jeong; poet Son Young-hee; Poetry Commendation Award winner Lee Jeong-ju; University of British Columbia professor Bruce Fulton, recipient on behalf of Fiction Grand Prize winner Wingshun Pang; and Poetry Grand Prize winner Julie Sohn. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk
Nov 14, 2024
Books
Korea Times Translation Awards aim to foster more Nobel-worthy Korean literature
The Korea Times celebrated its 55th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards to recognize aspiring translators, which became even more meaningful with the milestone win of Han Kang's Nobel Prize in literature last month.
Nov 14, 2024
Books
55th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards Fiction Commendation Award winner Julie Wi
Julie Wi is a translator from the United States who studied at the University of California Santa Barbara. She then started a master’s program for Korean culture at Ewha Womans University.
Nov 14, 2024
Books
55th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards Poetry Commendation Award winners Shane Ingan, Lee Jeong-ju
Shane Ingan is a translator from Indiana, United States. Having an English teacher father, Ingan was introduced to literature from a young age, as his father would tell stories from "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" at nighttime. Although he never had formal training in Korean or translation, he learned the language from podcasts and talking with native Koreans.
Nov 14, 2024
Books
55th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards Fiction Grand Prize winner Wingshun Pang
Wingshun Pang is a scientific translator from French to English, who majored in translation studies at York University in Toronto, Canada. Born in Hong Kong, she moved to the Great White North before her first birthday, and later became interested in learning different languages as she searched for a sense of identity.
Nov 14, 2024