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Haegeum Player Kkotbyeol

2012-03-28

During the Goryeo Dynasty, a popular song entitled “Cheongsanbyeolgok” was a favorite piece among Goryeo people. A few lines of the song mention ...

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Original musical “Laundry” exported overseas

2012-03-27

Hakjeon Green Theater located in northern Seoul is the venue for musical “Laundry.” Since its premier at the National Theater of Korea in 2005, ...

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Master Singer Ahn Hyang-yeon

2012-03-21

Since there is no absolute standard for beauty, it could change according to different people and different eras. Whatever the standard, most women ...

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Hallyu tourism train

2012-03-20

Every Saturday a train to Chuncheon in Gangwon Province carrying special guests departs from Seoul Station. The train seems different from ...

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Master Musician Shin Qwae-dong

2012-03-14

The six-stringed Korean zither called geomungo was an exclusive traditional musical instrument to noble literati-scholars in the past. Wang ...

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Enjoying culture in Seoul subways

2012-03-13

What are the common features that define such great cities as New York or Paris? Arts and culture, of course. The cultural and artistic sophistication ...

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Korean Classical Musician Chung Min-a

2012-03-07

Until not long ago, gugagin, or Korean classical musician, was not a profession that one took pride in. When the nation’s social structure changed ...

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Doenjang of Korea at the forefront of hallyu

2012-03-06

- Doenjang is healthy. It’s the barometer of health. - Doenjang is our family treasure. It protects our health. - It’s made with the soybeans ...

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Master Singer Park Rok-ju

2012-02-29

Writer Kim Yu-jeong was one of the nation’s representative novelists during Japan’s colonial rule of Korea. He is well-known for his folksy but ...

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Sori Singer Nam Sang-il

2012-02-22

The Korean term “gwangdae” generally reminds people of a circus clown who puts on funny makeup and entertains spectators with his comicality. But ...

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