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- Ancient diary brings to light final days of Joseon king
- Jan 15, 2015
- Out of the many records found in the "Ilseongnok" (日省錄), the daily records kept of the monarchy and the king’s acts at court which span from 1752 through to 1910, accounts of King Jeongjo (r. 1776-1800), the 22nd ruler of Joseon (1392-1910), have recently been translated from anc...
- Korean film via stamps -- 'Never Ever Forget Me'
- Jan 14, 2015
- 'Never Ever Forget Me' (1976) is directed by Mun Yeo-song and produced by Dong A Exports. (image: Korea Post)High school was one of the key themes of Korean movies in the 1970s. The film "Never Ever Forget Me" (1976) paints an innocent love story between teenagers with the backd...
- Seoul in festive mood with classical music
- Jan 14, 2015
- Seoul and Gyeonggi-do (Gyeonggi Province) will play host to a special classical music festival starting on January 15 to please the ears of classical music lovers for half a month. The Seoul International Music Festival, kicking off under the title of “Harmony & Innovati...
- 'Secret Garden' becomes first Korean soap opera aired i...
- Jan 13, 2015
- A Korean soap opera has started airing in Argentina, a country located on the opposite side of the earth. The drama is 2011's "Secret Garden," a hit TV show featuring actor Hyun Bin and actress Ha Ji-won. The first episode of the soap opera, which has been dubbed into Spanish, we...
- Beauty of Joseon palaces unfolds at night
- Jan 13, 2015
- The Gyeongbokgung and Changgyeonggung palaces will be open at night for six days in February, allowing visitors to appreciate the nocturnal beauty of two of Joseon's (1392-1910) royal palaces for the first time this year. The winter night opening for Gyeongbokgung is scheduled be...
- Archive to be built for storytellers
- Jan 12, 2015
- A new website that amalgamates a broad range of information about cultural heritage, classical literature and history will be launched by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) next month. The MCST recently announced that this new "story repository" will help authors,...
- Makgeolli, Korea's master brews
- Jan 12, 2015
- Known as one of Korea's unrefined liquors, the rice beer makgeolli can be roughly divided into two categories. There is unpasteurized makgeolli with live yeast, called saeng, meaning "live," makgeolli. Then there is pasteurized makgeolli, where heat has killed all the yeast, call...
- Daegu opera to present 'Turandot'
- Jan 09, 2015
- In the square in front of the palace in ancient Beijing, the beautiful Princess Trandot tells three riddles. If a challenger can solve all three, he would get to marry the princess. If he fails, however, he would be put to death. Prince Calaf, who has been wandering the world aft...
- Westerners’ insight into southernmost island
- Jan 09, 2015
- Jeju Island, Korea's biggest volcanic island, jutting out of the sea across from the southernmost part of the peninsula, is known for being rich in history and tradition, as well as for its magnificent natural sights. That’s why many tourists, not just from home, but from abroad,...
- Smithsonian unveils Korean artifacts online
- Jan 08, 2015
- Some 781 Korean artifacts that all belong to the Smithsonian Institution have been unveiled online. The Freer and Sackler Galleries of the Smithsonian Institution posted the photographs of 40,691 pieces of Asian art and artifacts at its homepage (http://open.asia.si.edu) on Janua...
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