SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Korea Bizwire) –After a temporary setback due to the COVID-19 pandemic, South Korea’s department store culture centers, which have flourished for 40 years since the mid-1980s, are witnessing a resurgence in popularity. The three major department store chains in South Korea – Lotte, Shinsegae, and Hyundai – are not only expanding their [...]
WASHINGTON, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean Cultural Center in Washington is offering a special program to those in the U.S. to learn how to sing and dance to K-pop music. The K-Pop Academy DC will offer dance and vocal training to those who wish to learn and experience the global phenomenon of K-pop music. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Brazilians are flocking to the Korean Cultural Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil as it is hosting an exhibition in celebration of the country’s children’s month, October. The center is hosting the Pinkfong Wonderstar Exhibition that introduces the ‘Pinkfong Baby Shark’ and other characters popular among children worldwide. The exhibition [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Cultural Center in Los Angeles is reopening K-pop classes 12 months after they were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The center announced that the ‘K-Pop Dance and Vocal Academy’ will reopen on Friday, until August 14. The program had been an annual event since 2016 until [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — It has been reported that since the introduction of the government imposed 52-hour workweek, the number of individuals attending department store cultural centers has increased. Lotte Department Store, the country’s leading retailer, reported on Monday that the number of students attending its cultural centers had increased by 3.5 percent [...]