SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Legions of South Korea’s most popular YouTubers — mukbang personalities — are facing criticism following allegations they “deceived” fans by not telling them about paid promotions. YouTubers who film mukbang, a portmanteau in Korean of “eating” and “broadcast,” have charmed fans with their impressive eating skills — gulfing down [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A new project will deploy culture and art to soothe the hearts and minds of citizens struggling with the coronavirus pandemic and the record-breaking monsoon season. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Wednesday that it will begin a new project where citizens are given the opportunity to enjoy a variety [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Five women dressed in hijabs and caftan dresses are seen with motorbikes in the narrow streets of Morocco. Standing before the camera, they stare into the lens not as passive presences but with bold and bravado-filled poses. In “Henna Angels,” a 2010 photograph by Moroccan-British artist Hassan Hajjaj, the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Naver Corp., South Korea’s top Internet portal operator, and Kakao Corp., the operator of the country’s top mobile messenger KakaoTalk, have an unrivaled presence here but often face criticism that their platforms are limited to the domestic market. This criticism, however, is becoming increasingly misguided since Naver and Kakao’s [...]
CHUNCHEON, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Various summer festivities held in the Gangwon and Chuncheon regions are making a quick transition into online or dispersed platforms as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage on. Organizers of the Chuncheon Puppet Festival, which was originally scheduled for six days starting on Sept. 4, decided to extend the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea saw the addition of 38 new public libraries nationwide last year thanks to the government’s efforts to enhance access to libraries in recent years. According to a recent statistical survey by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and its affiliated Korea Culture and Tourism Institute, the [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The art of traditional Korean archery has been designated as a national intangible cultural heritage, the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) announced Thursday. CHA said it recognized the value of “hwalssogi,” or Korean traditional archery, for its significance in the history of Korean traditional martial arts. The administration cited the [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Surrounded by a stream, a mountain and a bustling street market, Hongeun-dong appears like most Seoul neighborhoods, if not for a mammoth building with an obsolete ivory-colored facade. Measuring 220 meters in length and 44 meters in width, Yujin Sangga remains one of the city’s biggest buildings 50 years [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — In commemoration of the Korea-France Treaty of 1886, Marie Francois Sadi Carnot, the French president in the late 19th century, two years later presented the then Emperor Gojong of the Korean Empire with a polychrome-decorated white Salamis vase. It was produced by France’s Manufacture Nationale de Sevres, one of [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Describing “Carriers,” South Korean sculptor-installation artist Lee Mi-re’s latest work, as visually striking would be an understatement. You can’t unsee it once it’s seared into the brain’s visual cortex. Resembling an animal’s digestive organs, the installation work hanging from the ceiling and connected to the floor combines motors and [...]