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From Koryoin to Korean Americans to Zainichi: Portraits reveal underrepresented sides of Korean history

From Koryoin to Korean Americans to Zainichi: Portraits reveal underrepresented sides of Korean history

A gray-haired man donning a striped T-shirt, with a pet parrot named Charlie on his knee, gazes at a corner of his studio in downtown New York one afternoon in 2005. Korean-American visual artist Kim Po-hyun (1917-2014), better known as Po Kim, went to study art in Japan during the 1910-1945 Japanese colonial rule of Korea to pursue his passion for painting, which began at an...

2022-06-23 14:20

Designer hopes to serve as bridge between engineers, non-engineers in soft robotics

Designer hopes to serve as bridge between engineers, non-engineers in soft robotics

Soft robotics, as the name indicates, involves the design and construction of robots with non-rigid, highly compliant materials that can resemble the flexible movements of living organisms - as they are able to bend, curl, fold and inflate, for example. While the technology is still in its infancy, the elastically soft, adaptable and self-morphing robots made with materials l...

2022-06-21 13:31

'Squid Game' director wins Pony Chung Innovation Award

'Squid Game' director wins Pony Chung Innovation Award

Hwang Dong-hyuk, the director of Netflix's megahit series, “Squid Game,” has won an award recognizing innovation. The Pony Chung Foundation presented Hwang with the Pony Chung Innovation Award, Thursday. “Director Hwang has shown deep interest in and sharp criticism of social issues. The creator has been at the center of Korean cultural content scene with a broad spectrum of ...

2022-06-17 13:22

'Nanta' producer explains how he brought life to hit nonverbal show

'Nanta' producer explains how he brought life to hit nonverbal show

It was a pile of debt that prompted producer Song Seung-whan to bring his theatrical comedy show “Nanta” to the international market. “More than two decades ago, I hardly made any profit by producing a show in Korea,” Song, the CEO and artistic director of PMC Production, said during the Corea Image Communication Institution's (CICI) Korea CQ Forum that took place at the Moro...

2022-06-16 14:57

Yoido Full Gospel Church hopes to resume construction of cardiac hospital in Pyongyang

Yoido Full Gospel Church hopes to resume construction of cardiac hospital in Pyongyang

Establishing a cardiac hospital in the heart of Pyongyang, North Korea has long remained an unrealized goal for the Yoido Full Gospel Church, the largest church in South Korea. Since the ambitious project to build an eight-story hospital with 280 beds for cardiology and heart surgery began in December 2007, it was met with a series of hurdles, as could be expected.

2022-06-15 12:07

Festivals stir debate over wasting water amid drought

Festivals stir debate over wasting water amid drought

With Korea experiencing a severe drought, a growing number of people are questioning whether it is appropriate to organize summer festivals that use a massive amount of water for entertainment purposes. Singer PSY, who was catapulted to global fame with his 2012 hit “Gangnam Style,” is scheduled to hold a series of water-drenched concerts beginning from July 9. His signature ...

2022-06-14 16:15

FEBC-Korea prepares for 50th anniversary of historic 1973 Billy Graham Seoul Crusade

FEBC-Korea prepares for 50th anniversary of historic 1973 Billy Graham Seoul Crusade

The summer of 1973 became a defining moment for the history of Christianity in Korea. From May 30 to June 3, prominent American Christian evangelist Rev. Billy Graham, who is best known for having preached the Gospel to millions in packed stadiums in 85 countries during his lifetime, led what became his largest ever “crusade” at the then-empty Yeouido Plaza in Seoul. An estim...

2022-06-13 15:53

Veteran entertainer Song Hae's achievements honored at funeral

Veteran entertainer Song Hae's achievements honored at funeral

Singers, comedians, emcees, musicians and other people in the entertainment and media industries have offered their condolences to veteran entertainer Song Hae. The funeral service for the iconic television celebrity, who emceed KBS' “National Singing Contest” for 34 years, took place on Friday, two days after his death. Song was 95. About 100 people in these industries as we...

2022-06-10 12:13

Brazilian scholar finds drag culture's influence in K-pop industry

Brazilian scholar finds drag culture's influence in K-pop industry

Tiago Canario, a Seoul-based Brazilian scholar, has revealed how drag culture influenced the K-pop industry in visualizing minorities and marginal cultures, as one of the co-authors in a book titled “Here Comes the Flood: Gender, Sexuality, and Stereotype in the Korean Wave.” Drag is the art of dressing up and performing a type of gender expression, usually one different from...

2022-06-09 15:51

Yoon posthumously awards top cultural order to TV host Song Hae

Yoon posthumously awards top cultural order to TV host Song Hae

President Yoon Suk-yeol posthumously awarded the top order of cultural merit to TV host Song Hae on Wednesday, his office said. Song, who died earlier in the day at 95, was the country's oldest TV presenter, best known for emceeing KBS TV's "National Singing Contest," a nationwide singing competition show, since 1988.

2022-06-08 19:41

World's oldest TV music talent show host Song Hae dies at 95

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