Namdaemun Market celebrating its 600th anniversary 2014-10-21 On October 1st Korea’s iconic Namdaemun Market celebrated its 600th anniversary with a big ceremony. Namdaemun Market is Korea’s first modern ... Listen
Original Korean musical “Tree with Deep Roots” 2014-10-14 A press conference for the original Korean musical “Tree with Deep Roots” was held at the National Museum of Korea’s Theater Yong on October 7th. ... Listen
Eco theme park called Hantaek Botanical Garden. 2014-10-07 A mother and her child are searching the forest looking for a certain tree. “Is it this tree?” “Is it that tree?” What are they searching for? Through ... Listen
The revival of an all-female nongak troupe, Yeonheedan Palsandae 2014-09-30 The sound of Taepyeongso (태평소) leads the traditional Korean nongak troupe on stage while the audience gives an enthusiastic round of applause. ... Listen
Mediacity Seoul 2014, a festival of media art 2014-09-23 If you walk up about 200 meters along the stone wall of Deoksugung Palace in Seoul, to the left there is a small path leading to the Seoul Museum of Art. ... Listen
Pilgrimage to holy sites, retracing the steps of Pope Francis 2014-09-16 Pope Francis wrapped up his five-day visit to Korea on August 18th with a Mass at Myeongdong Cathedral, leaving behind a message of forgiveness and ... Listen
“Buckwheat Flower, a Lucky Day, and Spring”: Korean short stories resurrected as animation films 2014-09-09 A small but meaningful press conference was held at a theater for independent films in downtown Seoul on August 6th. Here’s director of the animated ... Listen
How Korea celebrates Chuseok 2014-09-02 Polished green zucchinis, eggplants ripened to dark purple, fat cabbages, chili peppers and cucumbers … all these fresh vegetables are displayed ... Listen
Renewed interest in Admiral Yi Sun-sin 2014-08-26 Around this time of the year, when fall semester stars at schools, large bookstores in Seoul are stocked to the brim with study guides and reference ... Listen
National Theater of Korea’s Be an Actor for the Day Program for Children 2014-08-19 Children chatter about what animals they are going to play at the National Theater of Korea’s interactive theater experience program for children. ... Listen