The Korean Wave: Why We Are seeing More Korean Art in U.S. Museums
A visitor at “Hallyu! The Korean Wave” at the V&A Museum in London. Stephen Chung / Alamy Live News Art lovers may be wondering why so many American museums and …
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Netflix K-drama Love Next Door: Jung Hae-in, Jung So-min in colourful healing romcom
Both children excelled in their schooling and careers, which sparked a healthy rivalry between their mothers, who like nothing more than to boast about their prodigious progenies. Seung-hyo became an …
NewJeans, Zhu Zhu, Karen Mok: why Asian stars are becoming the voice of museums
Her love of contemporary art has also recently taken centre stage, with her posting works from her collection on Xiaohongshu, an Instagram-like social media platform popular in mainland China. They …
Who is Chun Woo-hee, star of Netflix K-dramas The Atypical Family and The 8 Show and a long-time supporter of Korean independent films?
Chun Woo-hee has been acting in South Korea for 20 years, but this month she appears as you have never seen her before in Netflix’s dystopian The 8 Show. In …
South Korean man who attacked ‘feminist’ shop worker over short hair jailed for 3 years
A man who assaulted a convenience store worker in South Korea after suspecting she was a feminist due to her short hair has been sentenced to three years in jail, …
Live or die by the love of music, says pianist Minsoo Sohn – teacher of prodigy Yunchan Lim on his art, and South Korea’s growing classical music scene
More is revealed when Sohn speaks about his art. He talks slowly and calmly – quite unlike his explosive playing at the keyboard. Sohn at the piano during a solo …
Is talking to K-pop idols from BTS, Enhypen and other groups on fan platforms a good thing? How Dear U Bubble and Weverse have changed interaction between K-pop idols and fans
By Pyo Kyung-min Thanks to the digital age, 20-year-old college student Kim has been able to chat with her favourite idols Yejun and Noah, of K-pop virtual boy band Plave. …
Korean TikTok star covers BTS’ Idol, IVE’s I Am and more in an all new way – with the plucked zither, a traditional stringed instrument
She also captured significant attention with her version of IVE’s “I am”, her most-viewed cover on YouTube, as well as a unique interpretation of “Arabian Nights” from the Aladdin movie …
Bankers in South Korea to face ‘unprecedented’ 2am finishes as won trading reforms take effect
Most large South Korean banks plan to set up night shifts when won trading hours are extended this year, bringing back a relic from the 1990s that had disappeared due …
Philippines deports 180 Chinese nationals ‘engaging in online scams’ after they were detained in anti-trafficking raid
Chinese and Philippine law enforcement agencies cooperated to repatriate 180 Chinese nationals engaged in offshore gambling in the Southeast Asian country, China’s embassy in Manila said on Thursday. The embassy …