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Sun, September 25, 2022 | 17:05

Haebangchon braces for multiple music festivals

Seoul's multicultural Haebangchon neighborhood had been gearing up for three multi-venue live music festivals over the next month - sarcastically referred to as “Rocktober” by one local in light of the confusion over the different events - but the number has now been reduced to two.

2022-09-20 15:09

US singer-songwriter Geoffrey Lewis makes 'Unions'

American singer-songwriter Geoffrey Lewis is three quarters of the way through his “Unions” series of EPs, with the third volume having been released at the end of June. “I wanted to make a proper album, which to me is 12 songs,” he told The Korea Times. “These days people just put out singles or small EPs, but I wanted to accomplish 12 songs that are meant to be together, cr...

2022-09-20 14:28

South Africans to throw Heritage Day Picnic

South Africa's Heritage Day on Sept. 24 will be celebrated a week early, with a picnic on Sept. 17 co-organized by the South African Chamber of Commerce (Safcham) Korea, the South Africans in Korea Network (SAKorNet) and the South African Embassy.

2022-09-14 11:29

[SPECIAL REPORT] 'Too good to be true': Belarusian circus performers deceived by Korean agency

YEOSU, South Jeolla Province - On a cloudy afternoon on Aug. 7, Andrey Ramanenka, 29, and Katsiaryna Balabolava, 27, were out at the seashore in the coastal city of Yeosu to practice their circus tricks, a daily routine the duo has never skipped since arriving in Korea in April. The Belarusian couple who go by the name Duo Candy energetically show off an energetic array of sk...

Lee Hyo-jin | 2022-09-13 09:00

[RAS Korea] RAS Korea's Dongducheon Chapter continues going strong

Put a handful of enthusiastic high school students together, and what do you get? Lots of energy and teamwork for a common goal. That's what is happening at Dongducheon Foreign Language High School. Busy people get things done, which couldn't be truer for the Royal Asiatic Society Korea's (RAS) Dongducheon chapter members.

2022-09-07 14:15

Migrants, expats compete in football tournament

Global Money Express (GME), a remittance company in Korea, is hosting the Hanaro Football Cup 2022 next Monday at Seoul's Hyochang Stadium, with teams representing Korea's diverse migrant and expat communities.

2022-09-06 19:09

[Korea Encounters] Suppression of marijuana, 'degenerate' youth culture in 1975

From 1968 to 1972, Westernized youth culture centered on music, art, fashion, literature and film gained a foothold in South Korean media and among young people, but from 1970 it was beset by yearly government crackdowns.

2022-09-06 13:02

Australian pop star looks to build a community in Korea

Australian pop singer and podcaster Will Hyde turned 23 last week. He spent his birthday in Korea, working on a song he plans to pitch to K-pop rock band Xdinary Heroes. “We had some great dinners the nights before; I felt very grateful for those, and then just worked,” he told The Korea Times, Monday.

2022-09-06 13:01

WWD Korea hosts gala to support young artists

Women's Wear Daily (WWD) Korea is hosting a gala dinner fundraiser event this Friday to raise funds for up-and-coming young artists.

2022-08-31 21:52

Birthrate among multicultural families also falling

Multicultural families in Korea are having fewer children due apparently to difficulties in raising children here. The number of students from multicultural backgrounds in Korea's schools has been continuously growing over the past decade, but the trend may end in the coming years, as more families are opting out of parenthood, according to government data.

Lee Hyo-jin | 2022-08-31 16:35

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