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The present and future of K-culture through the eyes of a world-renowned scholar SEOUL, South Korea — Yangcheon-gu, Seoul (District Mayor Lee Gi-jae) said on the 26th that it will host a special Next Global Voices lecture for the “Y Education Fair” at 7 p. m. on Nov.

The study of destiny he pursued after standing at death's door, and an enduring legacy in Korean popular culture Kang Heon, chairman of the Korea Arts & Culture Education Service and a pop music critic who broadened the horizons of Korean popular music criticism, died on the 20th at the age of 64.

Shin Young-kyun Arts and Culture Foundation officially announced on the 7th that it had finalized its selection of five recipients for the 16th ‘Beautiful Artist Awards’, including actors Kim Moo-yeol, Park Geun-hyung and Ahn Sung-ki.

The entire country is turning into one vast performance venue. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Arts Management Service are launching the “2026 Korea Is Performing” campaign nationwide from Oct. 1 through Nov. 30.

Five-day journey into the catharsis of sound, experienced through the finest audio A deep and weighty perspective on music is converging at ‘Paju Book City.’ The Association of Paju Book City Resident Companies said it will hold a special music listening event, ‘Poiesis: The Summit of Listening,’...

Secrets beyond the curtain, stealing the audience’s curiosity The iron gate that had been tightly shut behind the stage has opened. The era of passively admiring completed art is over. The performing arts world now faces a new paradigm—'Backstage Tour'—an exploration of what lies behind the stage.

A ‘Paradise of Rumor’ that overtook the city at night — Akmu’s return An enormous oasis bearing the name ‘Akmu ’ unfolded across the harsh concrete. On the 31st, in Seoul’s Mapo District, ‘Culture and Arts Reserve Base’ was transformed into a musical utopia created by the sibling duo.

‘Hanna Chang,’ who will head the ‘Seoul Arts Center,’ orders a full cancellation of ‘European performances’ ‘Seoul Arts Center’ appointed world-renowned ‘conductor’ ‘Hanna Chang’ has made a major decision. Before the start of her official tenure, she has canceled the ‘European performances’...

Nobel Prize-winning author Han Kang will showcase installation art at the 61st Venice Biennale. The theme for the Korean Pavilion in 2026 has been confirmed as Liberation Space: Fortresses and Nests. Han Kang's work, The Funeral, is a visual outcome mourning the historical wounds of the Jeju 4·3...

Another monster rookie produced by the Korean Academy of Film Arts has caught the world's attention. Director Yoo Jae-in's feature debut 'On the Way to Erase' has been officially invited to the 76th Berlin International Film Festival opening next month.