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SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — At a Lotte Cinema theater in Seoul, the lights cut out, sirens blare, and a chilling announcement fills the room: “This theater is now closed. This is not a drill.” Suddenly, audience members are thrust into a survival game, dodging zombies that stalk the aisles. This is Charlotte: The Play – Survival, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — On Friday evening, October 31, movie theaters across Seoul’s CGV Yongsan I’Park Mall glowed with a sea of colorful light sticks—once a symbol of concert fandom, now a growing part of Korea’s cinema culture. At a special screening of Netflix’s animated film K-Pop Demon Hunters, fans—both adults and children—waved [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics has unveiled a new digital public campaign in New York’s Times Square highlighting endangered species, releasing the eighth installment of its ongoing LG Endangered Species Series, the company said Sunday. The latest video, featuring the brown bear, aims to raise awareness about the impact of climate change [...]
GYEONGJU, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s National Museum of Gyeongju has opened a landmark exhibition that gathers all six surviving gold crowns of the ancient Silla Kingdom for the first time, showcasing the height of the kingdom’s golden age of artistry and royal splendor. Titled “Silla Gold Crowns: Power and Prestige,” the exhibition opened [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s National Museum of Korea has reached a historic milestone this year, surpassing 5 million visitors for the first time — and setting a new record in cultural merchandise sales along the way. According to the National Museum Foundation on Friday, sales of its signature product line, MU:DS, totaled [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – The fried chicken chain that hosted Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s now-famous “chimaek” (chicken and beer) gathering with Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong and Hyundai Motor Chairman Chung Euisun has suddenly become one of Seoul’s hottest dining spots. On Friday, franchise owner Yang, who runs a Kkanbu Chicken branch in central Seoul, [...]
GYEONGJU, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The historic city of Gyeongju is dazzling visitors and world leaders alike during this week’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, blending the elegance of Korean tradition with cutting-edge technology in a vibrant display of cultural diplomacy. Under the twin themes of “Cultural APEC” and “Economic APEC,” nighttime media art shows, [...]
GYEONGJU, South Korea, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – First lady Kim Hea Kyung has been spotlighting the elegance of traditional Korean attire by wearing and promoting hanbok during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju. On Thursday, Kim held a tea meeting with five hanbok designers and expressed her appreciation for their efforts in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Jung Eun-hye, a 35-year-old actress and painter with Down syndrome who rose to prominence through the hit drama Our Blues, appeared before South Korea’s National Assembly on Thursday to call for the passage of a special bill supporting stable, rights-based public jobs for people with severe disabilities. Speaking as a [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite a high-profile safety campaign, Seoul’s designated “kickboard-free zones” are failing to keep electric scooters off crowded streets, with underage riders zipping through school districts largely unchecked. On a recent afternoon in the Banpo neighborhood, a 15-year-old middle school student rode a shared e-scooter alongside friends on electric bicycles, weaving [...]