SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A Korean Methodist pastor who blessed sexual minorities by sprinkling flower petals over them at a Queer Culture Festival has been put on trial in a church court for ‘advocating homosexuality.’ Even within the protestant church communities which have a strong conservative theological background, it’s unusual for a pastor [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Girl groups Mamamoo and ITZY and solo male artist Kang Daniel were included in the lineup for the online edition of KCON, an annual K-pop and Korean culture festival scheduled to be held later this month, its organizer announced Monday. A total of 32 artists were confirmed to appear [...]
HWACHEON, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Hwacheon County in Gangwon Province is speeding up preparations for the 2020 Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival which has already been delayed by warm weather. The festival, after being delayed once due to warm weather, was expected to open on January 11 before it being delayed for the second time [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The iconic Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in Seoul will turn into a canvas of light, color and spectacular images when the city launches a new annual festival of light during the year-end season. The inaugural “DDP Light” event will take place from Dec. 20 to Jan. 3 featuring a [...]
SUNCHEON, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Urban Regeneration Festival will take place in Suncheon, a South Jeolla Province city about 415 kilometers south of Seoul, next week, offering a rare opportunity to look into the future of cities, the municipal government said Friday. The festival will be held from Oct. 24-26 in Suncheon’s [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s Jung District announced on Tuesday that the 2019 Euljiro Oktoberfest will be held in the Euljiro Nogari Alley, an old alley famous for dried young pollack known as “nogari” grilled on charcoal briquettes and served with draft beer, from October 10 to 12. Euljiro, also known as “Hipjiro” [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A large drone festival will take place at a Han River park in Seoul this weekend, offering citizens rare opportunities to enjoy the latest and future technologies of unmanned flying objects, municipal officials said Tuesday. The Seoul metropolitan government said it and the transportation ministry will jointly hold the [...]
JINDO, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The 2019 Great Battle of Myeongnyang Festival was successfully held at Jindo and Haenam in South Jeolla Province. Starting on Friday, the festival was held for three consecutive days, offering a variety of attractions including a representation of the Myeongnyang Battle and drone light shows. This year’s festival attracted [...]
BUSAN, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Busan’s Haeundae Beach will hold a festival to share an important message about the serious risk that ocean waste, including microplastics, poses to the environment. Busan’s Haeundae District announced that it will hold a Beachcombing Festival at Haeundae Beach from September 25 to October 12. This type of beachcombing [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to hold a global promotion event to tell the world about kimchi. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced on Sunday that it will hold Korea Kimchi Festivals in the United States, France, Vietnam, and Japan between September and November. The government explained that [...]