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The Korea Times
The Korea Times

An Apple Music Classical ambassador, Son Yeol-sum has teamed with Bulgarian-born violinist Svetlin Roussev on an album, Love Music. Son talks about bridging the gap between classical music and today’s audiences.

At his upscale Seoul restaurant, Choi Ji-hyung has elevated sundae – Korean blood sausage – to haute cuisine. The chef talks about offering a twist on the street food and feeling a duty to preserve it.

The rise of K-pop fan platforms like Dear U Bubble and Weverse encourage direct communication with artists, which helps fans feel closer to them – but it has had an impact on fan activities, and it has not all been good.

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Korean actor Song Joong-ki talks about his role as a North Korean defector in Netflix’s upcoming movie My Name Is Loh Kiwan, and why he accepted the role after initially turning it down.

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The Birth of Korea portrays South Korea’s first president, Syngman Rhee, as good, contrary to popular belief. The biopic is a box-office hit, but has reignited culture wars between right- and left- wing groups.

Netflix crime thriller K-drama A Killer Paradox follows a student who kills criminals. But rather than a vigilante story, director Lee Chang-hee and star Choi Woo-shik say it explores moral ambiguity.

Kingdom actress Kim Hye-jun, known for her work in dark thrillers, turned down Disney+ show A Shop for Killers at first, as she feared being typecast. Co-star Lee Dong-wook’s casting made her rethink.

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Kimchi is Korea’s favourite side dish, and is finding new fans overseas. Now AI quality control is being tested to speed up production and ensure that kimchi for export is of consistent quality.

K-pop stars like EXO’s Baekhyun and Blackpink’s Jennie are blazing new trails with independent labels while at the same time balancing their group commitments with previous agencies. A music critic explains why.

Seoul is reportedly pushing for it based on the belief transwomen could be able to complete supplementary service if they do not experience severe gender dysphoria.

But disclosure of romantic relationships still tends to hurt those in the K-pop scene, with most K-pop idols typically adhering to ‘meticulously crafted images’.

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A video of Kim receiving the handbag from a Korean-American pastor in 2022 has resurfaced, prompting growing calls for her to break silence on the controversy.

Oh Hyun-ji uses the plucked zither – a traditional Korean instrument – to cover K-pop songs like BTS’ Idol and IVE’s I Am, as well as other pop tunes and soundtracks, in popular videos on TikTok and YouTube.

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The area of Pyeongtaek to Yongin is expected to be the largest chip making region in the world, capable of producing 7.7 million wafers monthly by 2030.

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The outlet opened in Guri on Friday, with a cafe on the first floor and a pet one on the second floor, as pet-owning households now make up more than 25 per cent of the country’s homes.

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Lean into Year of the Dragon festivities this year in South Korea by visiting a few of its 1,261 places with dragon in their names. We take a look at four of them.

Major K-pop labels are creating non-Korean groups to appeal to audiences from different countries and increase K-pop’s 2 per cent share of global music and streaming sales.

Noh Sang-hyun’s supporting role in Pachinko opened up his acting career. He talks about taking on his first lead role in Soundcheck #2 and how the director gave him creative freedom.

Korean war refugees who fled to Busan invented a cold wheat noodle dish based on one eaten in North Korea. Today it represents a piece of the home to which they cannot return.

Reports allege President Yoon Suk Yeol had ‘a secret drinking session’ with accompanying tycoons while on a trip to France, while there were excessive demands by his staff for his trip to the Netherlands.

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