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    <title><![CDATA[How Koreans once celebrated snow]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:40:55 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Seoul saw its first snowfall of the season on Thursday, as temperatures dipped below zero degrees Celsius. People filed out of their homes, schools and offices to catch a glimpse of the season&apos;s first wintry weather. In contemporary Korea, snow carries a tender, almost cinematic meaning. Couples often promise to meet when they see the first snow, and many singles make bold moves, believing that confessing one’s love under the first flakes will guarantee success. The white snow that blankets the ]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Park Seo-joon returns to small screen with 18-year love story]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:36:32 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Park Seo-joon hasn&apos;t done a proper romantic drama in five years. Ever since he sparked a cultural moment as the dogged underdog Park Sae-ro-yi in &quot;Itaewon Class,&quot; he&apos;s kept busy with bigger-budget fare — a cameo in Marvel Cinematic Universe&apos;s &quot;The Marvels,&quot; Netflix&apos;s period horror &quot;Gyeongseong Creature,&quot; and the apocalyptic &quot;Concrete Utopia.&quot; But sitting before a room full of reporters at a hotel in Seoul&apos;s Guro-gu on Thursday, the 37-year-old seemed ready to scale back down. &quot;I&apos;ve been working ]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[National Museum of Korea on track to surpass 6 million annual visitors]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10629788</link>  
    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:08:24 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[The number of visitors to the National Museum of Korea is expected to surpass 6 million this year for the first time since it opened in 1945. The museum said Wednesday that as of Nov. 30, it had recorded 5,814,265 visitors so far this year. At the current pace, total attendance is likely to exceed 6 million as early as next week. It would be the first time the museum has reached that milestone since its founding on Dec. 3, 1945, making it the highest annual attendance in its 80-year history. Cum]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[&apos;Price of Confession&apos; promises 12 episodes of unrelenting suspense]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:41:25 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Crafting &quot;The Price of Confession&quot; felt less like making a series and more like shooting 12 standalone thrillers, each one packed with its own tension and emotional weight, its director, Lee Jung-hyo, said Wednesday. &quot;It was like producing 12 independent thrillers. I spent a lot of time figuring out how to sustain the tension throughout all 12 episodes,&quot; he said at a press conference for Netflix&apos;s upcoming mystery thriller. &quot;I focused on keeping viewers wondering, like who the actual killer is, ]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[National Palace Museum marks 20 years of conservation science with special exhibition]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:38:57 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[The National Palace Museum of Korea, located in Seoul at the main palace Gyeongbokgung, is celebrating two decades of conservation science with a major special exhibition, “Re:Born, Connecting Time Through Conservation Science,” running from Wednesday to Feb. 1, 2026. The exhibition highlights the often unseen world of conservation labs, tracing 20 years of scientific preservation work conducted since the museum’s 2005 opening. The show positions conservation not as simple restoration, but as a ]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Lee Jun-ho finds second life in country&apos;s collective memory]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10628832</link>  
    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:38:23 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Lee Jun-ho has had quite a ride living through 1997 — fumbling with pager messages, sporting old-school leather coats and keeping a small trading firm from falling apart through South Korea&apos;s worst financial crisis. Not literally, of course. The 35-year-old actor was 7 during those years when the International Monetary Fund bailout gutted the South Korean economy. For &quot;Typhoon Family,&quot; the tvN period drama that wrapped its 16-episode run Sunday with a series-high 10.3 percent viewership, that is]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[&apos;KPop Demon Hunters&apos; dominates YouTube Korea&apos;s hot songs in 2025]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10628763</link>  
    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 13:19:52 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Three of the 10 most popular songs on YouTube Korea in 2025 are from Netflix&apos;s hit animated film &quot;KPop Demon Hunters,&quot; with &quot;Golden&quot; ranking first, according to a list released Wednesday by YouTube. Other tracks from the film, “Soda Pop” and “Your Idol,” ranked third and 10th, respectively. YouTube&apos;s annual list also highlighted emerging new creators, with Choo Sung-hoon, a former mixed martial artist, ranked the most popular creator in Korea. Choo has amassed about 2 million subscribers with hi]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[How a Shinsegae heiress became K-pop’s most-watched rookie]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 13:10:59 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[When Allday Project debuted in June, it immediately captured the attention of K-pop fans not only because it was the first coed group introduced in nine years, but also because of the distinct and unconventional profiles of its members. One member who especially drew attention was Annie, the group’s rapper, whose transition from chaebol heiress to rookie idol quickly became one of the most discussed narratives in this year’s K-pop rookie scene. Born into the Shinsegae family, which controls one ]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Exploring birth and motherhood from folk traditions to contemporary art in Seoul]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 15:15:51 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Giving birth to a child brings changes to a family in many ways, reshaping not only daily life but also the emotional landscape, from joy to sorrow. Birth takes center stage at the National Folk Museum of Korea and the European gallery White Cube in Seoul, embodying these ideas in different thought-provoking ways. At the National Folk Museum of Korea, a baby’s first cry echoes through the entrance to the “Happy Birthday” exhibition, accompanied by a reimagined scene of a Joseon-era (1392-1910) c]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[&apos;Dream Life of Mr. Kim&apos; asks: Who are you without your title?]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10627988</link>  
    <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 14:41:07 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[In Korean society, we could say that identity is rarely a solitary thing. From an early age, we are placed into systems: given a class number at school and later assigned to a department in a company, a title affixed to our name. That title matters because it becomes social proof of who we are. So we grow up learning to exist as “someone who belongs somewhere.” That frame defines us. And as long as it holds, our place in society feels stable. The novel recently adapted to the hit eponymous drama]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Young survivors navigate a brutal apocalypse in &apos;Concrete Market&apos;]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10627755</link>  
    <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 11:00:22 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[&quot;It&apos;s its own film,&quot; Hong Ki-won said. He&apos;d been fielding variations of the same question since sitting down at Lotte Cinema World Tower on Monday afternoon — what does this have to do with the other works within the franchise, especially 2023&apos;s &quot;Concrete Utopia&quot;? The director of &quot;Concrete Market&quot; seemed ready for it. &quot;We share the post-earthquake setting. That&apos;s it. New characters, new space, new story.&quot; The franchise in question did leave a mark. &quot;Concrete Utopia&quot; dropped viewers into the rubb]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Sex scenes in K-dramas: Why are they so restrained?]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10627379</link>  
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 17:57:40 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[K-dramas have long perfected the art of suggestion. Explicit sex scenes are rare, almost nonexistent when top stars are involved. Instead of bare skin, the genre bares emotion, relying on metaphor, lingering close-ups and carefully modulated fades. Whereas Western dramas often place sexual encounters plainly onscreen, Korean series tend to frame intimacy as an emotional crescendo rather than a physical act. Even in the few cases where a spicier scene unfolds, it’s usually distilled into scenes i]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Arete Quartet: Korean ensemble shares Czech soul with the world]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:54:01 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[When the Arete Quartet, one of Korea’s most closely watched young chamber ensembles, began discussing their first recording, the choice of repertoire came almost instinctively. Rather than starting with the standard Beethoven-Mozart canon that they could have chosen, the group took an unconventional leap: Czech composers Leos Janacek and Josef Suk. Their affinity for Czech music did not develop out of curiosity alone. A defining moment came at the 2021 Prague Spring International Music Competiti]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Fashion items to lift your dull winter wardrobe]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:01:56 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[When temperatures drop, it’s easy to fall into a uniform of black, grey and brown. Winter wardrobes often lean neutral for comfort, but that doesn’t mean your style has to follow suit. With a few well-chosen accessories, even the most predictable look can shift in mood, texture and color. For those who want warmth without sacrificing silhouette, tights are emerging as one of the season’s most effective styling tools. At a recent airport appearance, Meovv members Gawon and Ella showed how a simpl]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Han Kang’s ‘Human Acts’ tops country&apos;s bestseller lists for second year]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 13:58:30 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[“Human Acts,” the searing novel by South Korean writer Han Kang, who last year became the first Asian woman to win the Nobel Prize in literature, has claimed the top spot on Korea’s major year-end bestseller lists. Leading overall sales in 2025, “Human Acts” topped Kyobo’s annual rankings for the second consecutive year, according to Kyobo Book Center, the country’s largest bookstore chain, and Yes24, its leading online bookseller, on Monday. The consecutive top ranking has been achieved only fi]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Louvre director shines new spotlight on hanji, Korean traditional paper]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:54:58 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Xavier Salmon, who oversees the print collection at the Louvre Museum in Paris, considers himself, in a way, an ambassador for hanji, Korean handmade mulberry paper. What fascinates him is its duality in practical use and poetic texture for creating art. During his visit to Korea last year, Salmon traveled through Seoul and major Buddhist monasteries, including Haeinsa and Bulguksa. Having selected 12 photographs, he matched them with 12 Parisian heritage sites, forming a visual dialogue — all p]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Louis Vuitton opens six-story Seoul venue blending retail, culture and dining]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 12:13:45 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Louis Vuitton opened a new multipurpose space in Seoul on Saturday, bringing retail, cultural programming and dining under one roof. The project, titled “Louis Vuitton Visionary Journeys Seoul,&quot; occupies six floors inside &quot;LV The Place Seoul, Shinsegae The Reserve&quot; located at the Shinsegae Department Store in Jung-gu, and reflects the house’s ongoing effort to expand beyond traditional luxury retail. Visitors entering the building find interiors marked by reinterpretations of &quot;saekdong,&quot; the tra]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[From fragmented memories of shame, adoptee author weaves a home in language]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 09:45:14 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[We rarely remember childhood with clarity. What remains are flashes, blurred images capturing only that which faintly surfaces. The past does not unfold like a film with a neat beginning and end. That, perhaps, is the beauty of memory. The same is true for Laure Mi Hyun Croset, a writer who was born in Korea and adopted to Switzerland at 10 months old. Her early memories, too, resist coherence, surviving only as isolated images, blurred at the edges like “a scattered series of uneasy Polaroids s]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Make your own kimchi in Gwangju]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[GWANGJU — The southern city long celebrated for its bold flavors is inviting travelers to experience kimchi as more than a side dish — as culture, history and even performance. On Dec. 5, Gwangju will launch “Gwangju: Where Kimchi Becomes Art,” a new one-night, two-day culinary tourism program developed as part of the national K-gastronomic Belt initiative. The program follows the success of a day-trip version introduced in October. With strong demand from visitors, the city expanded the program]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Whiter skin for sale: South Korea’s glutathione dilemma]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[By Morgan Norris I walked into Olive Young, often dubbed the “Sephora of Korea,” and asked which products they’d recommend for skin whitening. After visiting multiple branches across Seoul from Gangnam to Myeongdong, one product kept surfacing as a recommendation: glutathione. Initially known for its antioxidant and detoxifying properties, glutathione gained traction in Korea during the 2010s, hyped by influencer endorsements and aggressive marketing. Intravenous, oral and topical forms became w]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[&apos;The Nonsense&apos; is a study in unsettling ironies]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[If the enduring popularity of the classic crime thriller through an age of diminished attention spans lies in its promise of closure — the reassurance that the world can be sorted into guilty and innocent, the satisfaction of an order restored — then &quot;The Nonsense&quot; might be a hard sell. Director Lee Je-hui&apos;s debut feature, which made its world premiere at the Vancouver International Film Festival in October, will confound those seeking tidy resolutions with its cryptic tale, one that complicates]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Kim You-jung reinvents herself in Tving’s year-end bet &apos;Dear X&apos;]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Kim You-jung — long celebrated as the nation’s “little sister” since her early days as a child star — steps into her darkest role yet, shedding her bright image to play a cold-blooded sociopath in one of Tving’s biggest swings for the latter half of 2025. In “Dear X,” Kim stars as Ah-jin, a top actor with a traumatic past marked by childhood abuse, who strategically cycles through lovers as stepping stones to fame. The 12-episode thriller traces her ascent as she weaponizes charm, beauty and cal]]>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Lari, a 20-year-old from France, hiked Gwanaksan in southern Seoul during her first visit to Korea in June. A YouTube video of K-pop singer Boo Seung-kwan at the summit inspired her, as she is a fan of his group, Seventeen. “I really liked the views throughout the trail, even though I was a bit scared at the very top. The few people I met were nice, and someone even helped me find the right way at one point,” Lari said. Long regarded as a destination mainly for older locals, Korea&apos;s trails are n]]>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 17:22:04 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Yeon Sang-ho, the director behind the zombie blockbuster &quot;Train to Busan&quot; and Netflix&apos;s &quot;Hellbound,&quot; is returning to micro-budget filmmaking with &quot;Paradise Lost&quot; (working title, translated from Korean), his second ultra-low-cost project in as many months. CJ ENM announced Thursday that the mystery thriller has locked in its cast and will begin shooting in December. Kim Hyun-joo, who has starred in several of Yeon&apos;s previous works, including &quot;Hellbound&quot; and &quot;Jung_E,&quot; will lead the film alongside ]]>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 14:47:57 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[A US-based online fiction platform under South Korean portal giant Naver is pushing deeper into Hollywood with plans to adapt one of its most popular stories, &quot;Chasing Red,&quot; into a feature film starring Madelaine Petsch and Gavin Casalegno. The project, announced Tuesday, is the latest effort by Wattpad and its parent company Webtoon to transform its web novel into mainstream entertainment. Production is scheduled to begin in Saudi Arabia in early 2026, with Mackenzie Munro directing from a scre]]>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 14:38:22 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[The second Busan International Children’s Book Fair will be held at Bexco in Busan from Dec. 11-14. The event is the country’s first and largest book fair dedicated to children’s literature, according to the Korean Publishers Association, which organized the event and also runs the Seoul International Book Fair. Building on the momentum of its inaugural edition last year, the 2025 fair adopts the theme “The Young Ones and the Sea.” Just as the ocean is the cradle that nurtures life and connects ]]>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 09:10:00 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[There&apos;s something about watching a movie through a windshield — engine off, seat reclined, snacks within arm&apos;s reach — that no multiplex can replicate. Jayu-ro Drive-in Theater, perched beside Paju&apos;s scenic riverside route in Gyeonggi Province, delivers that intimate, retro comfort with a modern polish. The theater moved to its current location in 2022, spreading three screens across a spacious lot that welcomes cars and pets alike. A snack bar stocks old-school favorites: baked squid, dried fil]]>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[&quot;Zootopia 2&quot; (US) Opened Nov. 26 Comedy/Drama Directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard Bunny-fox duo Judy and Nick investigate a mysterious pit viper who becomes the first reptile to enter Zootopia in over a century, in this sequel arriving nine years after the original. &quot;Wicked: For Good&quot; (US) Opened Nov. 19 Musical/Fantasy Directed by Jon M. Chu The second part of the Broadway musical adaptation follows Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda (Ariana Grande) as they take opposite sides in Oz&apos;s polit]]>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Everland opens its annual winter celebration Friday with Christmas Fantasy, a park-wide festival running through Dec. 31. Visitors can enjoy a Christmas parade featuring Santa, Rudolph and festive floats, along with a new nighttime “K-Pop Demon Hunters Sing-along Fireworks Show” created with Netflix. Daily photo sessions with Santa, elves and Everland mascots add to the family-friendly fun, while the Grand Stage presents two showings of the holiday musical “Very Merry Santa Village.” The Alpine ]]>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Lotte Hotel Seoul brings back annual winter strawberry event Lotte Hotel Seoul&apos;s annual winter strawberry event is back, offering a dessert buffet and afternoon tea set through April 30. The Peninsula Lounge & Bar presents more than 30 strawberry-based sweets, such as cakes and chocolate fondue, alongside 10 hot dishes, including lamb chops and carved beef. The special December buffet is 150,000 won per person, with seatings on Thursday and Friday evenings and three sessions on weekends and holi]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Admiral Yi Sun-sin’s legacy assembled for first time at National Museum of Korea]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 15:17:50 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[When King Seonjo in the Joseon era (1392-1910) determined that the kingdom&apos;s naval forces could not defeat Japanese forces in 1597 during the Imjin War, Korean naval commander Admiral Yi Sun-sin (1545-1598) left the famous words: “Your Majesty, we still have 12 ships left.” Yi led Korean forces in the Great Battle of Myeongnyang against the Japanese navy, which had deployed 133 vessels to waters off Jindo, while Yi commanded only those 12 ships and one more. The battle was a watershed moment tha]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Chinese envoy hails new momentum in China-Korea ties at Global Biz Forum]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 14:58:49 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Dai Bing said Wednesday that recent momentum in China-Korea relations provides a “new driving force” for deeper cooperation, during a speech at the eighth edition of the Global Biz Forum hosted by The Korea Herald and Herald Business in Seoul. Dai highlighted the significance of the recent APEC summit in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, noting that Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit “opened a new path for China-Korea relations.” Quoting Xi, the ambas]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Why Korea’s 900-year-old shipwreck bowls look suspiciously new]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[When South Korean archaeologists announced on Nov. 10 that they had raised a 15th-century tax ship from the seabed off the western coast of Taean, photographs of another find from the same waters also drew major attention. Next to the Joseon-era (1392-1910) vessel known as Mado 4, divers had located two tightly stacked bundles of celadon from the Goryeo Kingdom (935-1392), 87 pieces in total, believed to date from around 1150 to 1175. After basic cleaning, the bowls and cups were presented to th]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Donald Judd’s philosophy of honesty revealed through furniture in Seoul]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 14:42:37 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[American artist Donald Judd broke with the conventions of modern art and paved the way for minimalism through radical simplicity and material clarity. While his iconic sculpture series, prints and paintings are widely recognized, his artistic philosophy also expanded to furniture. It was honesty that the artist valued in art and design, said the artist’s son Flavin Judd, director of the Judd Foundation, in Seoul on Wednesday. “He said a lot about materials pretending to be other materials and ‘t]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Tale of blood, revenge endures as &apos;The Orphan of Zhao&apos; marks 10th year]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 14:31:12 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[A landmark production for the National Theater Company of Korea, “The Orphan of Zhao: Seeds of Revenge,” is marking its 10th anniversary with a seventh run at the National Theater’s Haeorum Theater through Sunday. Adapted and directed by star director Koh Sun-woong, the play premiered in 2015 and has since become one of the company’s signature repertory works, drawing steady acclaim with an average seat occupancy of 93 percent and a cumulative audience of 36,000. The production is a rarity in Ko]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hybe&apos;s vampire webtoon &apos;Dark Moon&apos; is getting a sequel]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 13:55:08 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Hybe will roll out &quot;Dark Moon: Two Moons,&quot; the follow-up to a popular webtoon that featured the members of K-pop act Enhypen as characters, in six regions starting Friday. The South Korean entertainment conglomerate said Wednesday that the sequel will go live in Korea, North America, Japan, Latin America, Indonesia and Thailand. Korean readers can access it through Naver Webtoon&apos;s Saturday lineup at 10 p.m. Ten episodes will be available on the release day, with new installments arriving each we]]>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 13:51:09 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Korean variety shows pushing the human body to its breaking point are dominating screens, and viewers can’t seem to look away. Netflix’s “Physical: Asia,” released Oct. 30, went straight to the platform’s top 10 series in Korea and was on Netflix&apos;s global top 10 list for all three weeks of its run. Building on the momentum of the hit franchise “Physical,” which launched in 2023 and 2024, the latest installment assembled athletes and superstar sports personalities from eight countries for a slate]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[S. Korea&apos;s Lee Byong-hyun elected as chair of 48th World Heritage Committee]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 13:41:26 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Former South Korean ambassador to UNESCO Lee Byong-hyun has been elected chair of the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee, which will take place in Busan next July. His appointment was confirmed Monday during the committee&apos;s 20th Special Session held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Lee, who served as South Korea’s permanent representative to UNESCO from 2015-2019, brings extensive experience in the organization’s governance. During his tenure, he chaired the UNESCO executive board from]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Justin Bieber&apos;s &apos;Peaches&apos; featured artist Giveon to visit Korea for first time]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 13:38:22 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Popular American R&B singer-songwriter Giveon will hold his first-ever concert in South Korea next year. The &quot;Heartbreak Anniversary&quot; singer will meet fans in Korea from Jan. 18-19 at Myunghwa Live Hall in Yeongdeungpo-gu, western Seoul. Tickets will be available from Wednesday at 8 p.m. through NOL Interpark, according to the event&apos;s organizer Live Nation Korea. The 30-year-old recently wrapped up Dear Beloved The Tour in North America, which kicked off in Seattle in October. Giveon later annou]]>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 11:26:09 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Members of the Bundang Youth Orchestra performed an original composition, Waterlight Garden, by 13-year-old composer Bang Seo-jun, at the closing ceremony of the 2025 UN Youth Environment Conference on Nov. 16 at the National Institute for International Education. Waterlight Garden was inspired by the transformation of a long-abandoned sewage treatment plant in Gumi-dong, Seongnam, into a cultural complex named “Seongnam Waterlight Garden,” which opened in June. The Waterlight Garden Music Hall ]]>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:33:52 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[At last week&apos;s Blue Dragon Film Awards, Park Jeong-min walked away empty-handed despite dual nominations for best actor and best supporting actor. It was a disappointing outcome, as many had expected him to take home at least one trophy after delivering standout work as both father and son in Yeon Sang-ho&apos;s experimental thriller &quot;The Ugly&quot; and as freedom fighter Woo Deok-sun in the period epic &quot;Harbin.&quot; Rather than sulking, Park bounded onto the stage to join singer Hwasa for a performance of &quot;G]]>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 15:05:14 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[HONG KONG — Wolfgang Baumeister has spent decades trying to see what the human eye never could. This year, the German biophysicist was awarded the Shaw Prize in life science and medicine for pioneering cryo-electron tomography, a breakthrough that allows scientists to observe the molecular architecture of living cells in unprecedented detail. “It’s a wonderful recognition,” he said at an interview with The Korea Herald on the sidelines of the Hong Kong Laureate Forum 2025. “But after 30 years of]]>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:55:36 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Entertainment powerhouse producer Nah Yung-suk is making his Netflix debut with “Three Idiots in Kenya,” reuniting beloved stars from his past hits like “2 Days & 1 Night.” With the new series, Nah says he’s intentionally tapping into a gap in Netflix’s Korean unscripted lineup -- namely, the lack of easygoing, light-touch variety shows. “Three Idiots in Kenya” pairs veteran variety show fixtures, including comedian Lee Soo-geun, rapper-TV personality Eun Ji-won and Super Junior’s Kyuhyun -- on ]]>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:52:39 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Tributes poured in from across the theater and entertainment industry following the news of veteran actor Lee Soon-jae’s death on Tuesday. Nah Yung-suk, the star producer behind the travel reality series &quot;Grandpas Over Flowers&quot; (2013-2018), in which Lee appeared, expressed his sorrow at a press event for a new program. “I hadn’t seen him in the past year due to his health,&quot; said Nah. &quot;During our travels and in private, the thing he most often told us was that he wanted to stay on stage until the]]>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:45:34 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[As beauty brands unveil their 2025 holiday collections, the season is shaping up to be a full-on makeup festival. This is the time of year when a little extra shimmer feels not just fitting, but essential. If you’re looking to refresh your holiday mood board, take a cue from Blackpink’s Jisoo, whose soft yet striking holiday look pairs eyes shaded in a mysterious blend of brown and gray with rosy cheeks that bloom naturally across the cheekbones — like the flush you get from a cold-weather walk.]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Obituary: Beloved ‘grandpa’ Lee Soon-jae’s life on stage, screen]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 12:53:37 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Actor Lee Soon-jae, a towering figure in Korean entertainment and one of the nation’s longest-working performers, died Tuesday. He was 91. According to his family, Lee died early on Tuesday morning. Even in advanced age, Lee had continued to work across television, film and theater, remaining active until late 2024, when health problems forced him to withdraw midway through the run of the play “Waiting for Waiting for Godot.” His final screen appearance came in the KBS series “Dog Knows Everythi]]>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:49:39 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[American pianist Eric Lu returned to the 2025 Chopin Competition 10 years after taking fourth prize, a move that fits a familiar story in classical music: artists coming back to one of the world’s toughest stages, pushed by ambition, pressure and a highly competitive field. “I felt that while my career was going well, it was not at the level that I have the ambitions for,” the 27-year-old pianist told reporters Monday in Seoul. But when the final results came out, Lu’s story took a turn. Instead]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Actor Lee Soon-jae dies at 91]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 07:11:49 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Veteran actor Lee Soon-jae died Tuesday at the age of 91, his family said. Lee was one of South Korea’s most prolific and respected actors, appearing in about 140 major television dramas along with numerous films and stage productions over more than six decades. Born in 1934 in Hoeryong in what is now North Korea, Lee&apos;s family moved to Seoul before the 1950-53 Korean War. Lee began acting when he attended Seoul National University, making his debut with the play &quot;Beyond the Horizon&quot; in 1956. One]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[&apos;Squid Game&apos; star Heo Sung-tae used to sell TVs for LG. And it shows.]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 18:25:10 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[If you followed the original &quot;Squid Game&quot; phenomenon a few years back, there&apos;s no way you could forget Jang Deok-su, Player No. 101, the hulking gangster who terrorized fellow contestants with sociopathic calculation — a man who would orchestrate a riot just to thin the herd, who would ditch allies the moment they stopped being useful. The role made Heo Sung-tae the face of villainy, one that seemed to emerge fully formed from some primal casting instinct. But there is something curious about th]]>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:26:41 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[&quot;Mad Max: Fury Road&quot; star Charlize Theron was spotted in the streets of Hongdae, the capital&apos;s mecca of youth culture, known as a hub for fashion, food, music and culture. On Sunday, photos and videos under the title, &quot;Seeing a Hollywood actress in real life,&quot; began circulating online. In the video, Theron can be seen with a girl who appears to be her daughter. The actor greets fans with a smile and gladly agrees to taking a photo when asked. Although Theron has not revealed any official plans i]]>
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