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Sat, March 25, 2023 | 06:17

Campaign launched to promote equal treatment for multicultural families

Campaign launched to promote equal treatment for multicultural families

The National Assembly Sunfull Committee, together with the Sunfull Foundation, will hold a ceremony at the National Assembly next Monday to launch a campaign promoting equal treatment for multicultural families and ethnic groups living in Korea. Called Respect for Multicultural Families and All Ethnic Groups in Korea, the campaign is also aimed at informing the public of the ...

Jun Ji-hye | 2023-03-22 16:18

Korea's aging country music scene and the disappearance of Kimchi Kitty

Korea's aging country music scene and the disappearance of Kimchi Kitty

The Korean Grand Ole Opry performed on most of the over 50 U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) bases spread throughout South Korea from the early 1970s until well into the 1990s. They were a massive hit, playing in the officers'clubs for generals and colonels as well as for senior NCOs, and even in the enlisted clubs for the lonely privates far from home.

2023-03-21 16:09

Local band Oily Rag flies to Japan

Local band Oily Rag flies to Japan

The year of Bovver has come to an end. The British skinhead, known to his friends only as Bovver, a Cockney word for violence, has left the country after a whirlwind year here. He shook up the local underground music scene, helping to energize it as it emerged out of the pandemic while also making plenty of friends and enemies.

2023-03-21 10:27

Latvian-Korean fusion band improvises music

Latvian-Korean fusion band improvises music

A performer asks the audience to shout out words. Once selected, the word is used to inspire the musicians on stage, and they launch into a new and unique creation. No two shows will ever be the same for LAproviKO, a Latvian-Korean fusion band whose name stands for “Latvia,” “improvisation” and “Korea.”

2023-03-20 18:59

St. Patrick's Day celebration returns to Seoul

St. Patrick's Day celebration returns to Seoul

After four long years, the Irish Association of Korea is resuming its St. Patrick's Day festival this Saturday at D-Cube City by Sindorim Station on Seoul Metro lines 1 and 2.

2023-03-16 14:56

Promising boxer from Ukraine dreams of representing Korea

Promising boxer from Ukraine dreams of representing Korea

Gimhae City in South Gyeongsang Province is pushing for special naturalization of a teenage boxer from Ukraine who has moved to Korea after Russia began its invasion of his home country last year. Anatolii Yem entered Korea in March last year - a month after the outbreak of the war - to live with his parents who had already moved to Korea for work.

Jun Ji-hye | 2023-03-16 13:46

Wu-Tang's DJ Symphony brings DJing workshop to Seoul

Wu-Tang's DJ Symphony brings DJing workshop to Seoul

Symphony Taylor, aka DJ Symphony, is an icon in the hip-hop world. The radio star-turned-live DJ has worked with everyone from KRS-One and Pete Rock to Busta Rhymes and Nas. He is best known, however, as the touring DJ for Wu-Tang Clan's Raekwon and GZA.

2023-03-10 14:16

Foreign residents struggle with Korea's 'impossible' body standards

Foreign residents struggle with Korea's 'impossible' body standards

Having beauty standards is not unique to Korea. Different countries and cultures have their own sets of criteria to determine what is and isn't 'desirable.' But Korean beauty standards border on the absurd. For women, a slim figure, flawlessly pale skin, distinctive jaw and large, double-lidded eyes are examples of the supposedly attractive - yet simultaneously unachievable -...

2023-03-07 16:16

Take an early summer vacation with indie band Summer Salt

Take an early summer vacation with indie band Summer Salt

U.S.-based lounge-indie band Summer Salt has been lighting it up with its summery sound since the release of their 2014 debut album, “Driving to Hawaii.” Their lilting guitar sounds have struck a chord with fans who connect with the breezy aesthetic and dreamy lyrics.

2023-03-01 00:42

Seoul indie-rock band Pop Ents ready to entertain

Seoul indie-rock band Pop Ents ready to entertain

The Seoul-based alt-rock band Pop Ents took aim at self-help grifters, calling out “inauthentic self-help gurus, political grifters and podcast prophets in popular culture” throughout their first full-length album, “Best Seller,” released last September. They even released a small zine titled “How to Win at Life & Unfuck Yourself.”

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