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- More Korean actors working in Hollywood
- Dec 26, 2012
- Andy and Lana Wachowski, who are famous for making The Matrix series, recently came to Korea to promote Cloud Atlas, a sci-fi fantasy film adapted from a story of the same name by David Mitchell. They came along with director Tom Tykwer, Jim Sturgess, and Bae Doona, a Korean actr...
- K-pop fan base continues to grow
- Dec 21, 2012
- K-pop is gathering more and more attention from the most unlikely corners of the world.Thirty participants of the K-Pop Academy in London celebrated their graduation from the program. Launched earlier this year by the Korean Culture Centre UK (KCCUK) the K-Pop Academy was designe...
- Arirang, a song of joy and sorrow in modern times
- Dec 17, 2012
- Arirang, UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of HumanityThe critically acclaimed director Kim Ki-duk sang the Korean folk song Arirang while accepting the 2012 Korea Pop Culture Artist Award, something he had frequently done in the past including the time when he won the Golden...
- Korea celebrates the opening of a cultural center in In...
- Dec 14, 2012
- A new Korean Cultural Center opened in New Delhi, India on Thursday, December 13, with an opening ceremony attended by Korea's Culture Minister Choe Kwang-shik. According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Korean Cultural Center located on Ring Road, New Delhi, i...
- Yeouido’s IFC Mall
- Dec 14, 2012
- Bringing Shopping and Entertainment to Korea’s Wall Street In the forest of gleaming skyscrapers on Yeouido, the central financial district of Seoul, a new mega shopping center has opened its doors. IFC Mall brings new vibrancy to Korea’s Wall Street. Yeouido is one of Korea’s th...
- Korean cultural storm highlighted in SCMP
- Dec 12, 2012
- Hong Kong's influential daily newspaper the South China Morning Post (SCMP) has discussed the effects of K-pop and Hallyu spreading all across the globe in a full-page article under the title "Korean Culture Sweeps Globe --Kicking Up a Cultural Storm." The November 30 article men...
- 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 at Daehan Theater in Chungmuro on December 6. With the participation of promoters of the film industry includ...
- KOCIS publishes new books K-Sports and K-Fashion
- Dec 11, 2012
- Sports and fashion are the latest two topics to be addressed in the K-Culture series, a series of books released by the Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS). In order to support the increasing diffusion of Korean culture worldwide and enhance the understanding of Korean...
- Kukkiwon Demonstration Team shows off Taekwondo moves t...
- Dec 11, 2012
- The year 2012 has been a busy year for the Kukkiwon Demonstration Team, which has traveled the world to show off the style and attractiveness of taekwondo. Visiting various cities holding special events related to Korea, the team surely showed the world the grace of taekwondo. ...
- Arirang promotions planned after UNESCO listing
- Dec 10, 2012
- Arirang, UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of HumanityAs the traditional Korean folk song Arirang was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on December 5, regional governments of areas from where the different variations of ...
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