The K-Beauty Store That Became a Travel Destination At CJ Olive Young stores in downtown Seoul, it’s not hard to spot foreign tourists browsing the cosmetics aisles. For many of …
Why the Focus Could Stay on Product and Customer Experience For RSSC, one of the Korean fashion brands taking part in a pop-up store in Shanghai, the first challenge wasn’t …
A Weekend Haul of 1.11 Million Puts It in the Lead The film ‘Assassin(s)’ drew the largest crowds of the Chuseok holiday season, holding the top box office spot for …
Meeting Gochujang Outside Traditional Korean Restaurants Along the chilled sandwich shelves at Tesco in the UK, shoppers can pick up a “Korean Style Spicy Gochujang Chicken Sandwich.” Down the high …
A Holiday Split Between Parents’ Homes and Personal Sanctuaries A typical Chuseok itinerary in 2026 might look like this: visit your parents on the first day for a shared meal, …
Six Acts Converge on the Same Day Right After Chuseok On Monday, September 28, 2026, BOYNEXTDOOR, ALLDAY PROJECT, NiziU, MINZY, KickFlip, and Super Junior’s YESUNG all rolled out new releases …
A Date That Started Inside a Tablet SBS’s dating reality show ‘My AI Partner: Strange Love,’ which premiered in August 2026, is testing the emotional connection between humans and artificial …
Rejuran Exports Reveal a New Growth Engine PharmaResearch reported consolidated Q1 2026 revenue of 146.1 billion won and an operating profit of 57.3 billion won, its best quarterly performance yet. …
A Tuesday Start for the Thirty-First Festival The 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) will run from October 6 to 15 around the Busan Cinema Center. This year’s opening day …
A shared space to rest, get counseling, and connect Inside Seoul Forest IPARK River Foret in Seongsu-dong, “Seoul Itda Place” gives citizens dealing with loneliness a place to rest, talk …
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