Category: Culture
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Beyond the Stadium, the City Becomes the Stage: GoyangCon Is the Future of K-Culture
A Symbolic Model for City Branding and Economic Growth
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Korean History in K-Drama Encounters the Lee Kun-hee Collection at Washington, DC’s National Museum of Asian Art
A special exhibition titled Korea’s Treasures: Collect, Cherish, Share, now on display at the National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, DC, has drawn large crowds and sparked widespread interest in Korean culture. The show marks the first public presentation abroad of Korea’s historical artifacts and modern art, highlighting the depth of interest in Korean…
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From Jellycat to Dinotaeng: Gen Z’s Small Luxury and the Era of Character IP
How character IPs shape Gen Z’s fashion and everyday life
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Yu Hyun-mok’s 100th Birthday: A Complex Portrait of Korean Cinema
The book that linked an author and a director
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The Next Korean Wave: A K-Industry
In the chaotic days following Korea’s liberation, that notion seemed almost unrealizable; yet in less than a century, K-pop, drama, beauty, and webtoons have moved people to tears and laughter around the world. The Korean Wave is now broadening its horizons into industrial fronts such as shipbuilding, semiconductors, and nuclear power.
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“Take the shot and come back? No, I’ll crush it!” Outside the gates, prayers and NCT light sticks appear ahead of the 2026 수능
Fans wave NCT light sticks as exam-day fervor mixes with pop-culture moments outside schools
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Suwon Youth Culture Center Open Plaza Moyeorak: November Event “Open Plaza” Youth and Young Adult Dance Festival Successfully Concluded
A Suwon City Youth Foundation event at the Suwon Youth Culture Center’s Open Plaza wrapped up its November activities with a Youth and Young Adult Dance Festival, featuring a pre-program that taught K-POP choreography. About 100 youths participated, and in the K-POP Catch-Up session, participants learned the dance routines of Kedheon (Golden・Soda Pop) and Le…
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Kim Eun-sook’s Narrative Evolution: Beyond the Algorithms of Emotion and Love
Exploring how a seminal Korean drama writer reframes emotion in the AI era
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Four Seoul Night-View Spots for an Autumn Evening Walk, Featured in K-pop Demon Hunters
A quick guide to four iconic Seoul nightscapes that served as dramatic backdrops in a popular drama
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Is NatePann Really This Kind of Place? NMIXX, Stray Kids, IVE, ENHYPHEN, aespa, TXT, LE SSERAFIM, BTS, SEVENTEEN, BLACKPINK, The Boyz
A NatePann post laments fan wars and calls for more constructive discourse among fans.