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Movies in theaters this week
"Now You See Me: Now You Don't" (US) Opened Nov. 12 Crime/Thriller Directed by Ruben Fleischer The Four Horsemen (Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Isla Fisher) reunite to recruit three young illusionists for a high-stakes diamond theft from a crime syndicate, in this latest installment of the magician-heist franchise. "Predator: Badlands" (US) Opened Nov. 5 Sci-fi/Action Directed by Dan Trachtenberg An undersized Yautja warrior (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) crash-lands on a dea
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Wellness at hanok village, mountain meals and design treasures
Get ready for winter this weekend with wellness programs at Namsangol Hanok Village, have a feast after a hike on Cheonggyesan or try redecorating your home. As the temperature drops, Seoul’s Namsangol Hanok Village is inviting visitors to experience a season of warmth and restoration through its new winter program, "Warm Winter Healing in Hanok," running Nov. 15 to Dec. 6. Reinterpreting the wisdom of traditional Korean medicine under the theme of warming the body and boosting energy, the progr
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Packages and promotions
Pullman Seoul Eastpole unveils festive cake collection Pullman Ambassador Seoul Eastpole’s Cafe Social introduces a limited-edition festive cake collection for the 2025 holiday season. The lineup includes the White Tree Cake (98,000 won) with Tahitian vanilla cream and fresh strawberries; the Snowball Cake (92,000 won), a pistachio, orange blossom and mandarin delight; and the Strawberry Shortcake (88,000 won), layered with mascarpone cream and seasonal strawberries. Early-bird reservations made
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Heritage agency challenges Seoul redevelopment push with Jongmyo zone designation
The Korea Heritage Service on Thursday formally designated the 194,000-square-meter area surrounding Jongmyo Shrine as an official world heritage zone, a move expected to further intensify the political and administrative standoff over Seoul city’s plan to redevelop the nearby Sewoon District 4. The designation -- which covers 91 land parcels centered around the UNESCO-listed Jongmyo Shrine -- was approved during a meeting of the KHS’ Cultural Heritage Committee at the National Palace Museum of
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Jung Woo-sung stays silent at first press appearance since child revelation
HONG KONG — For the first time since confirming he had fathered a child out of wedlock with model Moon Ga-bi, actor Jung Woo-sung appeared before the press to take questions, but the veteran actor was reserved throughout the appearance. Jung attended the Disney+ Originals Preview event held Thursday in Hong Kong, promoting his upcoming series, "Made in Korea." The showcase, which unveiled Disney+’s 2026 APAC and global content lineup, drew some 400 reporters from across the region. Known for his
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Korean dramas get spotlight as Disney+ unveils 2026 APAC power slate
Korea Herald correspondent HONG KONG — Disney+ on Thursday unveiled its upcoming slate of titles, a mix of global releases and a strong lineup of Asia Pacific originals, during a major showcase event held in Hong Kong. The event largely spotlighted the streaming platform's upcoming Korean originals for 2026, headlined by “Made in Korea,” starring two of Korea’s top actors, Jung Woo-sung and Hyun Bin. The highly anticipated series is set to premiere Dec. 24. “‘Made in Korea’ has a certain power i
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Gyeongju National Museum extends six gold crowns exhibition to next year
Gyeongju National Museum will extend its exhibition of six gold crowns from the Silla Kingdom (57 BC-AD 935) to next year, following the overwhelming public interest and record-breaking attendance, the national museum announced Thursday. The exhibition “Silla Gold Crowns: Power and Prestige,” organized to coincide with APEC 2025 and originally set to run until Dec.14, will now run through Feb. 22. The museum has seen long queues forming every morning for the first-ever exhibition showing all six
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From impressionism to early modernism: Robert Lehman Collection arrives in Korea
In 1969, American banker Robert Lehman bequeathed 2,600 works to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York with the belief that "important works of art, privately owned, should be beyond one's own private enjoyment and the public at large should be afforded some means of seeing them." The Robert Lehman Collection, acquired over the course of 60 years by Robert Lehman and his parents Philip and Carrie Lehman, is one of the more significant examples of 20th-century American collecting. The donati
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This, too, is Korean pop
Korean traditional music, or gugak, has many faces. Even within its vocal traditions, it can be broadly divided into three regional lineages: Gyeonggi minyo from the central provinces, Seodo minyo from the North, and the narrative art of pansori mainly from the South. Each carries its own rhythm and emotional tone. Today, a new generation of artists is reimagining how these traditions can speak to contemporary audiences. Rejecting the easy labels of “fusion” or “crossover,” they define their own
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ASEAN-Korea Media Forum explores regional collaboration
Journalists from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and South Korea convened to explore collaborative strategies and deepen mutual understanding across various sectors at the ASEAN-Korea Media Forum. Held on Jeju Island on Wednesday, the forum was a key highlight of the ASEAN-Korea Week 2025 events. Following opening remarks by ASEAN-Korea Center Secretary-General Kim Jae-shin and Korea Press Foundation Executive Director Nam Jeong-ho, journalists were invited to share perspectives on th
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Webtoon Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation to co-produce 10 webcomic adaptations
Webtoon Entertainment announced Wednesday it will enter an agreement with Warner Bros. Animation to co-produce 10 webcomic series for global distribution, the latest move from the South Korea-founded platform to broaden its global animation output. The companies will draw projects from Webtoon's Korean and English-language platforms. Development support comes from Webtoon Productions and the company's Japanese IP business teams. Four titles have been confirmed. Two Korean originals — "The Stella
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Lee Hee-joo’s 'Creamy(nal) Love' confronts obsessive side of love and K-pop
"Creamy(nal) Love" By Lee Hee-joo Munhakdongne Publishing In recent years, much of South Korean fiction translated abroad has leaned toward science fiction or what critics call “healing fiction” — gentle, empathetic stories that capture quiet slices of everyday life. But Lee Hee-joo has taken a decidedly different path. Her work delves into distorted desire and the chaos it leaves behind, offering readers an unsettling glimpse into the darker edges of affection. Since debuting in 2016 with "Phan
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Speculative fiction explores blurry line between human and machine
"The Seashell Within" By Kim Cho-yeop Rabbit Hole Another leading voice in South Korean science fiction, Kim Cho-yeop is set to make her English-translation debut next April with "If We Cannot Go at the Speed of Light," forthcoming from Simon & Schuster and already sold to more than 10 countries. Her first story collection, a stunning and poignant work of speculative fiction, established her as a bestseller and helped bring Korean SF into the mainstream, with more than 400,000 copies sold here.
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After android jockey and vampires, Cheon Seon-ran turns to zombies
"Where No One Comes" By Cheon Seon-ran Hubble From the android jockeys of "A Thousand Blues" to the vampires of "Midnight Shift." Cheon Seon-ran, one of Korea’s leading voices in science fiction, has explored the boundaries between the human and the nonhuman, loss and survival, salvation and care. Now, she returns with a zombie apocalypse. “The most tragic apocalypse is the zombie,” she writes in the opening lines of her new three-part novella. Here, Cheon’s undead are not the mindless monsters
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Alexander Ekman swings his ‘Hammer’ to break open the ego
Swedish choreographer Alexander Ekman is bringing his signature visual audacity and theatrical flair to the Seoul stage for the first time this month with "Hammer," hoping to enrapture audiences and provoke reflection. “I’m a showman,” Ekman said at a press conference in Seoul on Wednesday. “I love a great show. I love entertainment. But for me, good entertainment means holding your attention. It’s not about a specific genre or style; it’s about the ability to keep your focus for a full performa
Nov. 12, 2025