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1 week ago | 
koreaherald.com | Siyoung CHOI |Lee Jung-Youn |Lee Yoon-Seo
Stop by royal pavilion, view Seoul from atop Gwanaksan, customize your phone caseA view of Gyeongbokgung enjoyed by the Joseon royals can now be seen by everyone as a royal pavilion, the biggest of its kind, opens to the public through October. For an even higher vantage point, hike Gwanaksan for a panoramic view of Seoul, followed by a hearty duck stew. And is your phone looking humdrum? You can personalize your phone case with your favorite photo.
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4 weeks ago | 
koreaherald.com | Siyoung CHOI |Lee Yoon-Seo |Lee Jung-Youn
For this week, The Korea Herald offers three spots — a traditional bojagi exhibition, a beloved student malatang joint and a scenic cafe — to enjoy simple pleasures in different forms.
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1 month ago | 
koreaherald.com | Siyoung CHOI |Lee Yoon-Seo |Lee Jung-Youn
Dine out on Italian, try your hand at making takoyaki, relax at a huge greenery cafeItalian classicLocated in the heart of Gangnam-gu, Schedule Cheongdam is positioned in a posh neighborhood known for everything upscale from food to fashion. But the food here isn’t pretentious. Nor is it especially pricey. The jambon Caesar salad is a good way to start your meal here, as the meltingly tender French ham readies your taste buds for what’s to come.
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2 months ago | 
koreaherald.com | Siyoung CHOI |Lee Jung-Youn |Lee Yoon-Seo
Exhibition of impressionists, cafe with view and hot dating spotLasting impression“Frontiers of Impressionism: Paintings from the Worcester Art Museum” is running at The Hyundai Seoul in Yeouido through May 26. The exhibition features 53 paintings from 39 impressionists, who favored sketching the fleeting over the eternal, everyday life over the grand and indoors over outdoors when recording their view of the 19th century world.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
koreaherald.com | Siyoung CHOI |Lee Jung-Youn |Lee Yoon-Seo
Lost in ruminationThe exhibition “Tale” is running through the end of March at Gallery Royal in Seoul, inviting those who value solitary contemplation. The majority of the 35 works hanging on the gallery walls -- mostly white painted wood and canvas -- are untitled. “I just draw the bare minimum of what I think should be there to convey what I feel,” artist Choi Hong-sun said, referring to his canvasses painted gray with a line or two drawn across them.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
koreaherald.com | Lee Yoon-Seo
Legendary K-drama creators come together for 'When Life Gives You Tangerines'Netflix's highly anticipated romance series "When Life Gives You Tangerines," starring Hallyu sensations Lee Ji-eun (also known by her stage name IU) and Park Bo-gum, will be released March 7, the global streaming service announced Thursday. It also unveiled the series' official poster and trailer.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
koreaherald.com | Lee Yoon-Seo
Popular webtoon gets 'Kick-Ass'-style screen adaptationTving original series "Study Group" will bring the wildly popular Naver Webtoon of the same name to life, fusing quirky character dynamics with a vibrant visual style, according to director Lee Jang-hoon on Wednesday. The 10-episode series follows Ga-min (Hwang Min-hyun), an academic underachiever in a school where one's social ranking is determined by physical prowess.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
koreaherald.com | Lee Yoon-Seo
Naver Webtoon rides wave of popular big-screen adaptationsPopular horror series "Stagtown" will be expanding from phone screens to the big screen with its own live-action adaptation, Naver Webtoon announced Wednesday. "Stagtown" was discovered through Naver Webtoon’s global amateur creator platform, Canvas. Since its official 2021 serialization on the company's English-language platform Webtoon, the series gained significant popularity in North America, surpassing 18 million views.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
koreaherald.com | Lee Yoon-Seo
'Infinite Challenge' veterans reunite on show to air on MBC, Disney+K-pop icon G-Dragon is set to shine in his first-ever solo entertainment show, "Good Day," a high-octane variety show with a star-studded guest roster that includes K-pop girl group aespa, actors Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Go-eun as well as celebrity chef Ahn Sung-jae. G-Dragon takes on the role of a music producer, on a unique project collaborating with well-known figures from across diverse fields to create the song of the year.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
koreaherald.com | Lee Yoon-Seo
Director emphasizes fictional nature of medical drama series amid doctors' strikeJu Ji-hoon, known for his lead roles in K-drama juggernauts like Disney+'s "Light Shop" and Netflix's "Kingdom," will step into scrubs to play a heroic doctor battling life-or-death crises in his latest venture, "The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call."Adapted from a massively popular webtoon, the series follows the story of genius surgeon Kang-hyuk (Ju) as he navigates pulse-pounding emergencies.
