Korea Times Politics & City Reporter
Often found at theaters and museums, Kwon Mee-yoo has covered a wide range of cultural fields from K-pop and dramas to theater and fine art for over a decade. Now as K-Culture Desk editor, she tries to connect Korean culture with global readers through fresh perspectives.
Visitors take a look around Gagosian's booth during a VIP preview of Frieze Seoul 2024 at COEX in southern Seoul, Wednesday. The gallery, which does not have a Seoul outpost, mounted its first exhibit in Korea, "Derrick Adams: The Strip," at APMA Cabinet, coinciding with the art fair. Yonhap
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To step into Anicka Yi's latest exhibition, "There Exists Another Evolution, But In This One," at the Leeum Museum of Art, visitors first pull aside a thick black curtain and are immediately hit with an unfamiliar scent. This isn't just any fragrance — it is part of Yi's multisensory artwork "Walking on Two Paths at Once."
"When I first read the script for 'Hadestown,' it felt like destiny. I realized Hermes was a character who had been waiting for me all along," Choi Jung-won, one of the most celebrated stage actors in Korea, who is now making history as the first female Hermes in the acclaimed musical, said during an interview with The Korea Times at Charlotte Theater in southern Seoul, Aug. 16.
After a decade-long wait, the magic carpet will finally touch down in Korea, bringing the enchanting world of Disney's Broadway hit "Aladdin." The beloved musical, inspired by the iconic 1992 animated film, is set to dazzle Korean audiences with its premiere here in November, combining the original Broadway spectacle with the brilliance of Korea's top talents.
Over a century after being seized by Japanese military police, documents written by leaders of Korea's independence movement have been retrieved and returned home, arriving just in time to commemorate the nation’s Liberation Day.
Ven. Beopsong of Yeongseon Temple, left, delivers a lecture on Korean summer temple food at Le Cordon Bleu London, Tuesday. The Buddhist nun demonstrated how to make bibimbap with lettuce and steamed eggplant for students taking the Plant-Based Culinary Arts course in collaboration with the Korean Cultural Center UK and the Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism. Courtesy of KCCUKRead More[INTERVIEW] Ven. Beopsong shares Korean temple cuisine's legacy of simple, seasonal dishes
Audience members wave the Taegeukgi, the Korean national flag, during the FEBC-Korea's Children's Choir Patriotic Concert at the Suwon Convention Center in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, Sunday. Comprising 700 members from 13 FEBC-Korea branches nationwide, the choir performs annually in various cities since 2011, promoting the hope for Korea's peaceful reunification. Following this event, the choir is set to perform at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington on Aug. 23. Courtesy of FEBC-Korea
TvN's reality show "Jinny's Kitchen" has returned for a second season, not only warming the cold Icelandic air with hearty Korean cuisine, but also introducing trendy souvenirs that celebrate Korea’s rich heritage.
Visitors to the 2024 Hanbok Expo, held at Dongdaemun Design Plaza on Saturday, explored a special exhibition tracing the history of hanbok (traditional Korean attire) from the Three Kingdoms era and the Goryeo Kingdom (918-1392) to the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) and the present day. The 2024 Hanbok Expo, the largest since its inception, features 112 companies presenting both traditional and modernized hanbok along with matching accessories, and runs through Monday. Courtesy of Korean Craft & Design Foundation
At Minhwa Spirits, every bottle tells a story — a story of heritage, innovation and a deep-rooted love for Korean culture. Founded by childhood friends James Kim and Ming Han Chung, this grain-to-glass distillery in Georgia not only preserves traditional Korean brewing methods but also adapts them to American tastes.