SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) –In a spirited move to celebrate the Lunar New Year, Seo Kyoung-duk, a professor at Sungshin Women’s University known for his social activism, has taken to social media to initiate a “Hanbok Challenge.” This comes after his successful advertisement campaign for hanbok, the traditional Korean attire, in New York’s Times [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – As Chinese online shopping platforms AliExpress and Temu gain a larger foothold in the South Korean market, concerns are being raised about China’s alleged “hanbok appropriation” through these platforms. As of February 6, AliExpress boasted approximately 6 million monthly Korean users, while Temu had around 4 million Korean users. The [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) –The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism of South Korea announced that photos of actress Suzy wearing traditional Korean attire, hanbok, will be featured on the electronic billboards at Times Square in New York on Christmas Eve. The images will be displayed from 6 a.m. on December 24 to 2 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Traditional Korean costume hanbok designed by Olympic gold medalist figure skater Kim Yuna and others took the stage at a fashion show in London. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism hosted a fashion show at the Korean Cultural Center in London on Tuesday evening, introducing a hanbok made [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean Cultural Center Indonesia on Friday hosted an event where participants paraded the streets wearing hanbok, the traditional Korean attire, in Jakarta. The participants strolled around major areas in Jakarta wearing hanbok, promoting the garment’s beauty and its symbolism of Korean culture to Indonesians. The center called for [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. state of Arizona has designated October 21 as a day to celebrate the traditional Korean attire of hanbok, according to the Asian American Youth Council (AAYC). Among 50 U.S. states, Arizona became the second after New Jersey to declare “Hanbok Day.” The declaration signed by Arizona Governor [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid controversy arising at the Beijing Winter Olympics on China’s false ownership claims over hanbok, K-pop celebrities unveiled photos of themselves wearing the Korean traditional attire. On Tuesday, Suga of K-pop supergroup BTS posted a photo of himself on social media wearing a Korean royal robe. The photo was [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The Chinese Embassy here issued a rare public statement in response to fury among South Koreans over the “appropriation” of “hanbok,” the traditional Korean attire, and deepening anti-China sentiment. A woman, dressed in hanbok, appeared during last week’s opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, representing an ethnic minority [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea plans to continue global efforts to publicize hanbok, the traditional Korean attire, as its signature culture, a government official said Sunday, as people here are in an uproar over China’s use of hanbok during the winter Olympics opening ceremony. One woman clad in hanbok appeared among those [...]
BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans have taken umbrage at what they believe is China’s claim to the traditional Korean attire hanbok during the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics on Friday. In the early part of the ceremony, people representing 56 ethnic groups across China carried the Chinese national flag into [...]