J. Haan

A Reader’s First Encounter With a Rookie’s Short Story A reader opens a one-shot comic they’ve never seen before on Naver Webtoon. It’s the work of an unfamiliar creator, yet …

Festival Nights Lit Up by Smartphone Screens On a September university festival night, when an idol group takes the stage, the audience’s gaze and their smartphone screens move in unison. …

Gen.G’s Back-to-Back Championship Secured at the KSPO Dome On September 13, the players of Gen.G hoisted the championship trophy at the KSPO Dome in Songpa-gu, Seoul. The domestic schedule for …

Holiday Festivities Kicking Off at Huam Market on September 14 Seoul’s Yongsan-gu is getting a head start on the Chuseok rush at Huam Market, starting September 14, ten days before …

Yeongwol: Where Cinematic Scenes Meet Real History Cheongnyeongpo and Jangneung in Yeongwol, Gangwon-do, are tied to the exile and death of King Danjong, the sixth monarch of the Joseon Dynasty. …

Hagahi grew overseas sales sixfold in two years Korean womenswear brand Hagahi has kept landing orders and reorders from international buyers, working through New York Coterie and local showrooms. Its …

The first glance into another’s world For five days starting September 16, Seoul’s Daehangno area, centered around Marronnier Park and the ARKO spaces, becomes a stage bridging generations of Korean …

44.1% and 56.2%: two numbers, one month In August 2026, South Korea’s official youth employment rate, based on the standard 15-to-29 age bracket, stood at 44.1%. That’s down a full …

A Family Noir that Opened at Number Four When the film ‘Bigwang’ premiered on September 2, it drew around 16,000 moviegoers on its opening day. Landing in fourth place at …

Daiso’s First Beauty-Specialized Store Daiso’s first beauty-centric store, which opened its doors in early September, shows where the competition in Korea’s cosmetics retail is heading. The fact that Daiso, a …