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- Korea-made films come to Hollywood
- Mar 13, 2013
- Just as Korean music finally broke through last year with PSY’s “Gangnam Style,” this might be the year that Korean directors take over Hollywood, according to the Washin...
- Korea's musicians honored at KMAs
- Mar 05, 2013
- The stage at Uniqlo-Ax waits to be filled with winners of the 10th Korean Music Awards. Korea’s musicians both great and small were honored for their achievement...
- Park showcases his color in Stoker
- Feb 25, 2013
- Director Park Chan-wook’s films are characterized by often deep metaphors and grotesque but aesthetic images, as seen in his previous works such as Old Boy, Thirst, and S...
- Chinese ring in lunar new year Gangnam Style
- Feb 13, 2013
- The year of 2012, more specifically the music scene during the period, cannot be described without mentioning PSY. His smash hit song “Gangnam Style” made history on Yout...
- Korean indie film Jiseul won a Grand Jury Prize at Sund...
- Jan 31, 2013
- The black-and-white film Jiseul won the World Cinema Dramatic Grand Jury Prize for Dramatic Feature at the Sundance Film Festival. This is the first time that a Korean fi...
- Korea celebrates 100 million movie tickets
- Dec 11, 2012
- After the sale of the 100 millionth movie ticket for a Korean movie this year, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) unveiled a celebration to mark the event...
- K-pop love in Germany to intensify
- Dec 03, 2012
- BERLIN -- The interest in K-pop in European countries has rapidly risen. Thanks to Korean singer Psy’s “Gangnam Style,” the popularity of K-pop has not been limited to K-...
- Argentine writer spreads his love of Korea
- Nov 29, 2012
- With the recent release of a book in Argentina about the Korean people, the nation has come up as a hot topic in Latin America. On November 13, renowned Argentine writer ...
- HK media, Korean fashion carries on K-pop fever
- Nov 28, 2012
- In recent years, Korean fashion has been gaining recognition on the global stage (photo: Yonhap News).Early in October, award-winning stylist and costume designer Pa...
- Campus festival in Paris themed on Korean culture
- Nov 23, 2012
- One of the many fun parts of attending university is the campus festival, full of youth and passion. A recently-concluded campus festival in Paris, unusually focused on K...
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