SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — In celebration of the inaugural Gugak Day, South Korea is launching a weeklong national showcase of traditional Korean music and performance art beginning June 5, 2025. The day was established by law to promote awareness and revitalization of gugak, or Korean traditional music, marking the date in 1447 when [...]
CHUNCHEON, South Korea, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The 24th UNIMA Congress and Chuncheon Puppet Festival, now underway in the city of Chuncheon, has emerged as a moving celebration of cross-cultural artistry, personal reunions, and the enduring power of community. At the heart of the festival is Italian master puppet maker Jimmy Davis, a 19-year veteran [...]
ULSAN, South Korea, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A pair of prehistoric rock art sites in Ulsan, revered for capturing scenes of early Korean life, are set to join UNESCO’s World Heritage list following a key recommendation from the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). ICOMOS, the official advisory body to the UNESCO World Heritage [...]
INJE, South Korea, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The 2025 Oxfam Trailwalker Korea, a global charity endurance event co-hosted by Oxfam Korea and Inje County in Gangwon Province, concluded successfully over the weekend, raising more than 235 million won (approximately US$174,000) in donations. Now in its eighth year, the event drew 820 participants across 205 [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Seoul officially opened the 2025 Seoul International Garden Expo on Thursday with a grand ceremony at Boramae Park, launching what organizers say is the largest edition in the event’s history. Spanning 120,000 pyeong (approximately 400,000 square meters) and running for an unprecedented 152 days, the expo showcases 111 [...]
SEOUL, GOKSEONG & ULSAN, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — From the southern riversides of Jeollanam-do to the urban trails of Seoul, rose festivals are in full bloom across South Korea this spring, drawing crowds with dazzling floral displays and vibrant cultural programming. The 15th Gokseong World Rose Festival opened Friday at Seomjingang Train Village in South [...]
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Ballet Theater has brought the acclaimed works of Swedish choreographer Johan Inger to South Korea for the first time, marking their Asian premiere with a powerful double bill titled Walking Mad & Bliss, which opened on May 9 at the M Theater in the Sejong Center for [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Under the soft breeze of a post-rain afternoon at Seoul’s Banpo Hangang Park, 126 participants in clown wigs, hanbok, and even llama costumes sat silently side-by-side across the Jamsu Bridge on Sunday. They weren’t preparing for performance art—they were competing to do absolutely nothing. This was the annual “Han River [...]
BOREYONG, South Korea, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — What began as a modest college car festival has evolved into one of South Korea’s largest grassroots motorsports events. The Boryeong Motor Festival, now in its 15th year, drew a record 150,000 visitors to Daecheon Beach earlier this month, marking a dramatic rise in public engagement with [...]
CHUNCHEON, South Korea, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Chuncheon will transform into a global hub for puppetry later this month, as it hosts the 2025 UNIMA World Congress and Chuncheon World Puppet Festival, drawing more than 1,000 artists from 21 countries. Scheduled to run from May 26 to June 1 across various venues [...]