New twist on ancient love tale: Chun-hyang on the stage The classical tale of the “Chunhyangjeon,” the love story between Seong Chun-hyang and Lee Mong-ryong, is a much-read and familiar story to the Korean world. Now, a U.S.-based theater director is telling the love story from a different point of view. Theater director…
KAI continues to widen his musical spectrum “You can call me a jack-of-all-trades kind of musician who always ventures out to seek things new and curious.” So said Chung Ki-yeol, the singer and actor who goes by the stage name of KAI. The musician has so far released two full-length albums. Those albums…
Autumn colors: when the skies turn blue and the hillsides crimson, Korea is at its best Any expat that has lived in Korea for more than a month has undoubtedly been treated to one or more short lectures on the country’s four distinct seasons. Along with Korean food, the weather and seasons are…
Ssireum Lives On Four Korean ssireum wrestlers performed on Switzerland’s Gornergrat ridge, directly in front of the iconic peak of the Matterhorn, as part of the Swiss Alpine wrestling festival from Sept. 12–14. Demonstrating the essence of their sport before Swiss spectators, the wrestlers received a warm welcome from the fans. Spectators were…
NYT describes festive atmosphere of Korean baseball The celebratory atmosphere of Korean baseball is no less dynamic than in any other country. Cheerleaders kick and jump and spectators bang out a rhythm with their noise-making plastic tubes, chanting and singing in perfect unison to support their team. This is an everyday scene at…
Rural experience with expats in Korea A farm tour took place in Gyeonggi-do (Gyeonggi Province) on November 8. Over 30 people took part in the event, including foreign correspondents and their families, taking the opportunity to look around some of the pastoral tourist attractions surrounding Seoul. Participants toured Soomy Village, the Euna Farm…
Joseon white porcelain found underwater off west coast Some 111 pieces of white porcelain have been discovered underwater off the west coast near Taean County, Chungcheongnam-do (South Chungcheong Province). The collection of white porcelain is believed to be from late Joseon times (1392-1910), produced sometime between the late 18th century and the early…
Traditional, modern and contemporary art as one: exhibition by three artists Art that combines the traditional, the modern and the contemporary is currently on display in the mainland Chinese capital.The late Paik Nam June, representing contemporary Korean art, Lee Wal Chong characterizing the modern, and Kim Hyun Jung the traditional, all have works…
Number of registered cars tops 20 million The number of registered vehicles in Korea has exceeded 20 million for the first time. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the number has increased as many as 2,700 times over the past seven decades, to 20,002,967 as of October 30, from just…
Korea 5th in World Bank’s Doing Business Report Korea came in fifth place in the Doing Business 2015 report published by the World Bank Group on October 29. The country’s rank climbed two notches over last year’s report, achieving its highest marks since the World Bank started its yearly evaluation of 189 nations…
