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The Hanwha Seoul International Fireworks Festival has been ranked South Korea's top festival out of 1,452 nationwide — but its perfect recognition score is shadowed by persistent complaints about transportation chaos and crowd management.
Seoul's annual water gun festival drew crowds on August 8, turning city streets into summer splash zones, while South Korean academics joined international partners to advance refugee education pathways at a landmark workshop hosted at the Canadian Embassy.
BLACKPINK is celebrating their 10th debut anniversary with a museum-backed heritage merchandise collection inspired by Korean imperial history, in collaboration with MU:DS, the official goods brand of Korea's national museums.
Busan's August art calendar is overflowing, from the 10th Busan International Photo Festival exploring what it means to be human, to youth art fairs, traditional Korean craft exhibitions, and a massive international design showcase featuring artists from 34 countries.
Korean hiking YouTube channels have evolved from scenic inspiration content into practical, data-driven planning tools — and they're reshaping how people prepare for summer trails both in Korea and beyond.
South Korean paper manufacturer Hankook Paper has supplied its premium Arte rough gloss paper for the official catalog of the Snoopy 75th Anniversary Special Exhibition at the Wooyang Museum of Art, marking a strategic push into the cultural and arts sector.
BTS has partnered with the British Museum to launch the "Korea Gallery Trail," an interactive cultural experience inviting visitors to explore Korean heritage artifacts and connect them to their own personal stories.
Marie Claire Korea's second week of July horoscopes are here, and they are serving up some genuinely thoughtful guidance for Capricorn, Sagittarius, and Scorpio — from career breakthroughs to creative awakenings and the quiet power of daily routine.
From Julian Opie's VR-powered solo show at the Ulsan Museum of Art to trumpet vines going viral on Korean social media, here's a roundup of culture, nature, and academia making headlines in Korea this summer.
Ganjami, a mild ray fish from Korea's western and southern seas, has been a staple of coastal medicinal cuisine for centuries — and modern nutrition is finally catching up to what Korean ancestors already knew.
A growing number of K-pop idols are retiring in their 20s, with former group members speaking openly about financial instability, mental health struggles, and the harsh economic realities hidden behind the industry's glamorous image.
From a BTS fan homestay experiment to AI dubbing technology and a musical that traveled to Slovakia and back, Busan is emerging as an unexpected hub for Korean culture's next chapter.