The 2019 Hwacheon Tomato Festival will be held in Hwacheon County, Gangwon Province, from August 1 to 4. This year, in particular, the festival is being organized for the first time in 17 years under the leadership of a committee consisting of residents. Until last year, Hwacheon County and a farming cooperative corporation jointly hosted...Read More
A summer festival inviting people to play with squirt guns will be held on Yonsei-ro Street in Sinchon, western Seoul, over the weekend, Seodaemun-gu Office said, Thursday. The seventh Sinchon Water Gun Festival will be presented from 11 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday under the theme...Read More
K-pop sensation BTS’ popularity has skyrocketed in recent years, with the boy band even placing third on the U.S. Billboard 200 main albums chart in early May. Not only is the group’s music and glowing persona the talk of the town, but also locations for their music videos or places members have visited have become...Read More
Jumunjin Beach Bus Stop Bangtan Boys, better known as BTS, shot to international fame last year after attending the American Music Awards. They had already grown a steady base of fans in Europe, but they quickly surpassed all expectations in the American market. The BTS fan base, calling themselves ARMY, is as outstanding as the...Read More
This summer is expected to be hotter than usual, prompting authorities at the nation’s 270 beaches to step up preparations for summer vacation. In Busan, major beaches such as Songjeong, Songdo and Haeundae on June 1 were officially opened to the public. Malipo Beach in Chungcheongnam-do Province opened a month earlier than last year because...Read More
Summer is a time for fun vacations and outings with family and friends. Wherever one’s destination in Korea may be, check out some of these fascinating summer festivals to help you forget the scorching heat. For summer activities, the best of the best includes beach festivals like Boryeong Mud Festival in July, and Busan Sea...Read More
The holiday of Dano (단오, 端午) falls on Friday, June 7, this year, and corresponds to the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Dano is the smallest of modern Korea’s three most-celebrated traditional holidays, the other two being the Chuseok Mid-Autumn Festival (추석, 秋夕) in September/ October and Seollal Lunar New Year’s (설날) in...Read More
As a traveler and a food lover, my trip will never be completed without trying the best and unique local food. In the city of Sokcho, province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, there is a very popular food central for a yummy-worthy adventure. It is the Sokcho Tourist & Fishery Market! also called as Sokcho Jungang...Read More
The government said Tuesday it will create a coast-to-coast hiking trail along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that separates South and North Korea by 2022. The newly envisioned route, tentatively named East-West Crossing Route of DMZ Peace Trail, will be 501 kilometers in length and pass through 10 local autonomous districts from Ganghwa on the west...Read More
For those who are under heavy stress from bustling city life and demanding work responsibilities, getting away from it all may be the best remedy for the body and soul, although it could be a tall order for many urban dwellers given costs and lack of time. Chung So-hyun, a banker in Seoul, is among...Read More
