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Fri, December 8, 2023 | 05:04
Ad agency CEO says 'business creativity' key to success
On New Year’s first Monday, workers at ad agency DDB Korea were already busy attending to business. The casually dressed mostly 30-somethings walked hurriedly about as if already under a deadline. It is here in this office that Kevin Koh, 50, sits as CEO, catering to such global companies as IKEA, LEGO, and Henkel, as well as Korean companies. Asked what message he delivered ...
2017-01-04 15:47
Top male singers, bands return to stage
Top male singers and bands are returning to the domestic music scene alongside those to watch. The winter months of December and January are not the optimal time for comebacks or new albums for singers. But considering the depressing political and economic news in Korea, several singers feel they could not have chosen a better time. At the forefront is the news of K-pop star ...
2016-12-30 11:28
Rapping to help better N. Korea human rights
Rapper Kang Chun-hyok’s showcase was not held in the trendy Cheongdam-dong area in southern Seoul. Two years after he became known to the public as the defector rapper, Kang performed his first single “For the Freedom” at a quaint bar on the outskirts of Hongdae, AMS. Several hours before the performance, Kang, 30, was preparing with fellow rappers in the basement venue. Kang...
2016-12-23 15:27
Striving for an encore with Encored Technologies
Written on the glass door of the office of Choe Jong-woong, CEO of Encored Technologies, is “Synergy! Fun! Passion!” Inside his office in southern Seoul, one wall is lined with books and a hoodie-wearing Choe was working as briskly as the cold wind outside. He had just returned from a trip to Japan and was deep into planning for his business for next year. Encored Technologie...
2016-12-21 14:11
Relearning the symbolism, artisanship in royal costume
The Korea Furniture Museum, a lovely traditional Korean edifice, is located in Seongbuk-dong, northern Seoul. It is a posh part of the city that retains a certain element of old Seoul. Here the museum holds exhibitions that allow visitors to travel back in time to learn traditional Korean culture. Currently it is holding an exhibition of traditional royal garments for women, ...
2016-12-16 12:15
Cheondung goes solo
Former MBLAQ member Cheondung, 26, has released a mini-solo album titled “Thunder,” featuring five songs. Seven years after debuting in an all-boy idol group and spending about two years on his own with a new agency, Cheondung seemed to relish his return to the stage. “It feels new, releasing a solo album and it feels good,” Cheondung said in a press conference held Tuesday i...
Shows & Dramas | 2016-12-09 16:24
Power tool company chief confident about Korea
With its wide range of products, hand and power tool company Stanley Black & Decker is enjoying growth and popularity in Korea, especially with “do-it-yourself” (DIY) customers, as well as volunteers building for the charity Habitat for Humanity. Why does the company work with Habitat for Humanity? “We’re a socially minded company. We like to view ourselves as an industrial c...
2016-12-07 16:23
Chef on delivers affordable fine food to people's homes
In the connected and busy Korean society, almost everything is just a click or a call away. Kim Jung-gong, CEO of the online-to-offline (O2O) food delivery business Chef on, believes high-end restaurant food should also be. Started just eight weeks ago, Chef On delivers fine food directly to people’s homes on the belief that people living alone should be able to enjoy high-qu...
2016-12-02 16:48
Jeju haenyeo UNESCO heritage
The female divers of Jeju Island - the island known for its strong winds, stony land and strong women - have been added to UNESCO’s cultural heritage list. In a country where men are usually the breadwinners, these female divers on the island took on that role, working in the traditional way without air tanks. And UNESCO recognized their singularity.
Darkroom | 2016-12-02 16:11
Gaon to take Korean fine dining to new level
The tangy whiff of soy sauce travels up one’s nose as soon as one enters Gaon, the Korean restaurant in Dosandae-ro, Seoul, that earned three Michelin stars on Nov. 7. “Soy sauce, salt, including malt salt from Hwayo, and soybean paste are what we use at Gaon,” said Gaon’s chief chef, Kim Byeong-jin, 40. Twenty-four Korean restaurants in Seoul received Michelin stars for the ...
2016-11-25 16:12
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