SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop giants BTS and BLACKPINK, and Hollywood-darling auteur Bong Joon-ho are some of the key players when it comes to South Korea’s soft power overseas. Oddly enough though, the roots of Korean cultural exports can be traced back to not a household name but a less-known Joseon-era artist named [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – No longer just an annoyance one has to pass through to exit, museum gift shops are being sought out on their own merit for the array of goods on offer that are not sold anywhere else. Shin, a 36-year old writer, drops by the National Museum of Korea to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — An exhibition on the everyday life of Korean children is currently being held in the U.S. From November 15, 2014, the exhibition ‘Heart and Seoul: Growing up in Korea’ has been open to the public at the Children’s Museum of Houston. The exhibition has been organized so that content [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Amid the summer heat reaching its peak as the month of August begins and Seoulites searching for ways to make the best of summer within the city by going to outdoor pools or enjoying camping in Han River parks, the Seoul city government has introduced the best trails in the city where cool [...]