So summer is here in monsoon-soaked Seoul, bringing with it flashes of lightning bolts and thunderous rapture. But not to worry. The sunshine will be back permanently soon, and if it doesn’t return we’ll be celebrating summer anyway on Platoon Kunsthalle’s fake grassy floor, while watching the newest selection of films pop-up festival Future Shorts...
Korea Style Week (KSW) is a biannual affair with a focus on clothing and accessories, promoting a varied range of Korean fashion — from street clothing fads to eminent designer brands. Korea Style Week Korean fashion has been receiving a lot of attention recently with the rise of the Hallyu Wave, the name given to the...
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Jul 25, 2013 •
With summer holiday season beckoning and the end of the monsoon season in sight, there’s reason to be happy. And what better way to celebrate than to go to some ruddy good events? Take a look at what’s in store. ONGOING ALPHONSE MUCHA EXHIBIT @ Seoul Art Center Not only is the Seoul Arts Center...
This year’s Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan), in its 17th year, served up an eclectic mix of new and classic films by auteurs from varied nationalities and walks of life. Featured film series like “Urban Cult: Dark Side of the City” and “The Catcher in Korean Film: KAFA in 30 Years” confronted the audience...
Color Me Rad runners warming up to Zumba outside Jamsil Olympic Stadium. Parts of Seoul were literally covered in color on Saturday, July 20, 2013, thanks to the Color Me Rad 5K held at Jamsil Sports Complex. The rain took a break long enough to allow a beautiful, hot morning to host and toast participants. Thousands...
As the salty cocktail of perspiration, rainwater and humidity seemingly seeps ever deeper into every conceivable aspect of our physical lives, here at Chincha we take solace in the array of events available to augment your weekend and, at least in spirit, we remain unsodden. Also, next week we will be announcing the date of...
This Friday welcomes the launch of ‘v.o.g.u.e’ a brand new, monthly club night for Seoul’s Gay and Lesbian crowd – and all those who love them. Taking place at Cakeshop Seoul, one of Seoul’s leading underground the fundamental idea behind the party is relatively simple, claims organiser Seb Rousset. ‘We wanted to give Seoul’s LGBT...
After the 1960s, a rapid increase in Seoul’s urban population led to inflated prices and a shortage of affordable housing in the city. A large number of slum settlements developed and in 1988 Guryong panjachon (a wooden board house) was created by residents who had been pushed out of their inner-city slums by the government...
