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[Weekender] Meoktaekkang sweeps across Korea
Weekender
Nov 18, 2023
Nongshim’s pungent, addictive fish-flavored snack sells out, resellers fetch double, triple the original price
[Weekender] Warm delights on cold nights: Street snacks make a comeback
Weekender
Nov 11, 2023
From pulbbang to sipwonbbang -- winter's comfort foods offer nostalgia, novelty
[Weekender] Pop-up store on a date?
Culture
Nov 4, 2023
Showcasing exclusive content and top-notch merchandise at a pop-up store has become a must for many brands in Korea as a means of promotion. Pop-ups open for a brief period to reach new customers by giving them an opportunity to experience the brand and strengthen the brand loyalty of existing clients. Though commercial, such fleeting spaces have also become one of the most sought-after date spots for friends and couples here, developing into a new kind of playground, particularly for millennial
[Weekender] The dedication of marrying oneself: Why some Koreans throw 'sologamy' weddings
Social affairs
Oct 28, 2023
Imbalance in Korea’s wedding gift culture, desire to find happiness fuel desire for solo ceremonies
[Eye Plus] Haegeum music filling in the blanks of life
Culture
Oct 28, 2023
“Haegeum is like ink that has permeated into my life,” Kim Sae-jin said. Kim majors in haegeum at the Korea National University of Arts, a special educational institution to foster artists. Haegeum is a traditional Korean string instrument that is played by pulling the bow across its two strings. It is also nicknamed the “ggaeng-ggaeng-i” for its high-pitched sounds. The haegeum's body consists of a soundbox made of bamboo and oak, a bamboo bar and two tuning pegs. T
[Weekender] Indie bookstores thrive in reading-reluctant Korea
Retail
Oct 21, 2023
Smaller bookshops increasingly cater to self-published writers rather than readers; some face criticism as mere photogenic backdrops
[Weekender] Community festivals bring autumn to life
Weekender
Oct 14, 2023
From concerts on forest trail to photo zones on silvergrass field, Seoul's neighborhoods come alive with autumn celebrations
‘Nongak is a friend’
Culture
Oct 14, 2023
“Nongak is close as a friend to me. I experienced happiness, anger, sorrow and joy, developing love with it,” said Jeong Hyun-ji, who plays the sogo -- a small, traditional Korean hand-held drum -- in the Gochang Nongak Cheongchun Gutpae. Gochang Nongak Cheongchun Gutpae is an official youth troupe that performs Gochang Nongak, the traditional music created and developed by farmers in the coastal county of Gochang, North Jeolla Province. “I always swim into the meaning of nonga
[Weekender] Waiting on the North: Unified Korean dictionary project's long journey
Culture
Oct 7, 2023
S. Korean language experts on joint board carry on even in the absence of response from the North
[Eye Plus]Geomungo, a beloved ancient instrument, still captivates
Culture
Oct 2, 2023
“The geomungo has been called ‘baekakjijang,’ which means the ultimate instrument,” Park Chae-won said, introducing her instrument. Park is a Korean music major specializing in the geomungo at Seoul National University. The geomungo is an ancient Korean instrument with a hollow wooden body and six silk strings. It is played with a pencil-sized bamboo stick called a suldae. Since being invented by Wang San-ak, a prime minister during Korea’s Goguryeo kingdom (37 B.C.
[Weekender] Behind the scenes of Korean food crazes
Weekender
Sept 23, 2023
From 'fire noodle challenge' to tanghulu, food trends attract those who want to engage in broader social and culinary experiences
[Weekender] Why Korean managers can’t turn a 'Blind' eye on employee feedback
Weekender
Sept 16, 2023
This April, tragedy narrowly averted a GS Construction Consortium’s apartment construction site in Geomdan New Town, Incheon. The upper layers of an underground parking garage, designated as a children's playground, gave way, triggering a chain collapse. While no casualties were reported as the accident happened late at night, the subsidence revealed a grim scenario had it occurred post-completion. A month later, GS Engineering & Construction, the builder, admitted to omitting ste
[Weekender] Hiking, a newfound hobby for young Koreans
Weekender
Sept 9, 2023
For young people, hiking is for fun, friends and even romance
[Eye Plus] Nongak is a 'lifelong friend'
Culture
Sept 9, 2023
“Gochang nongak first came into my life at a college traditional music band. Since then, I've gone to Gochang every summer and winter to learn the music,” said Kim Mi-jung, a kkwaenggwari player of Gochang nongak, a type of traditional farmers’ music developed in Gochang-gun, North Jeolla Province. The kkwaenggwari is a metal percussion instrument or gong with a radius the length of the span of one's outstretched hand, and a wooden mallet. With its high-pitched tone,
[Weekender] Storytelling grannies share their love with children
Weekender
Aug 26, 2023
State program revives tradition of oral storytelling with retirees, becomes source of mutual enrichment for storytellers, children
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