Original copy of ‘Jingbirok’ on view at the National Folk Museum of Korea

In less than a year, K-pop Herald (www.kpopherald.com) has established itself as the go-to website for people who want to keep up with up-to-date news and information on Korea’s pop culture trends and entertainment scene in English. 　Operated by the nation’s No. 1 English news outlet, The Korea Herald, the K-pop Herald launched on Sept. 24 with two things in mind: creating the most credible K-pop news in Korea and delivering rich Korean cultural contents across the globe. 　“There were many media

South Korea has achieved many great feats over the last seven decades in political and socioeconomic areas since it gained independence.Its economy, with per capita income much smaller than that of African countries such as Ghana and Gabon in the aftermath of the inter-Korean conflict, was able to grow rapidly through policies that promoted technology, manufacturing and exports, in order to develop from farming and fishing.Once a poor country that relied on development aid, Korea emerged from it

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Celebrating the 2015 Gyeonggi Folk Culture Year, a special exhibition sheds light on the history and culture of Gyeonggi Province. The province surrounding Seoul constitutes 10 percent of the Korean Peninsula and its population tops among other provinces at 12 million, 24 percent of the nation’s total. Historically, most of the areas that we now know as belonging to Seoul were part of Gyeonggi Province. Only the districts located within the four gates such as Jongno, Euljiro and Gwanghwamun were

The beauty and reality of Kenya is captured in “Stories on Kenya,” an exhibition at Gana Art Space by artist Nam Eun-ju. Nam, a former professor of fine arts at Dong-A University, has long explored the culture and wilderness of Kenya in her oil paintings since her first visit there in 2001.Her work is characterized by the use of warm, vibrant colors that radiate with the region’s vivacity. Nam’s Kenya is one of rich variety and energy, with a pervading sense of harmony among human beings, nature

A festival celebrating 70 years of Korean independence from Japanese colonial rule will take place at the Gyeongbokgung and Deoksugung palaces from Aug. 13-30.From Aug. 13-15, the Gyeonghoeru Pavilion inside Gyeonbokgung Palace will see a nighttime performance featuring “seonyurak,” a royal court dance from the Joseon Dynasty; “ohgomu,” a glamorous dance performed with five Korean drums; “buchaechum,” a fan dance; and performances by gugak -- Korean traditional music -- artists. The show will be

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Museums highlight changes in Korean life over 7 decades

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South Korean students tend to have high hopes about their campus life, giving them something to look forward to as they trudge through years of cramming and countless tests. Membership training is one of the campus events that boosts freshmen’s expectations.The “MT” ritual is designed to help freshmen adapt to campus life. Staying at a simple resort, usually in the woods or along a river, for a day or two, students can make new friends and build rapport with each other, as well as exchange infor

A couple reunites at the completion ceremony after a five-week basic military training course held at the Republic of Korea Army Training Center in Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province. (Yonhap)After a resounding shout emanating from a bunch of shaved heads echoes across the grounds of the military training camp in Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province, the camp is suddenly filled with sobs and sniffles. With short good-bye hugs, the men march back to their squads.Since all able-bodied Korean men ove

An off-campus jachui roomIn Korea, college students’ accommodations are an important factor that determines their lifestyle. There are three major types of housing for Korean students -- “jachui,” dormitory and family home -- each of which comes with its own set of pros and cons. “I don’t like to tell people that I’m a ‘jachui-saeng’ because then they would target me as an ‘easy’ girl,” said a university student who declined to give her name. The Korean word “jachui-saeng” refers to a student wh