May is called the family month in Korea. From Children’s Day and Parents’ Day to Coming-of-Age Day and Married Couples’ Day, the month of May is filled with ...

One hundred twenty years later, the banquet is held again at the palace. "The Emperor's Dining Table" is part of the 11th ...

1926 -- King Yeongchin, the second son of King Gojong of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), succeeds King Seonjong during Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. He had lived and studied in Japan ...

Jeong-dong will be lit up for two nights on May 23 and 24 as part of the annual Jeongdong Culture Night festival. First held ...

On April 24, 2025, the South Korean artist Jin Ki-joo emerged as the first actress to join Jo In-sung and Cha Tae-hyun's ...

With their money, the brothers built Shinheung Training Center (later renamed Shinheung Military Academy) in Manchuria, where ...

Though it doesn’t have ‘ondol’ floor heating, the bed is thick and high, so there’s not the slightest chill.” So said King ...

It was the first time the hwanan ceremony had been performed since 1870, when both the Jeongjeon and Yeongnyeongjeon halls were repaired during the reign of King Gojong (1864-1897). A traditional rite ...

The second produced an eight‑panel Jongmyo Chinje Gyuje Do‑seol folding screen depicting Jongmyo Shrine’s main buildings, ritual procedures and ceremonial table settings from King Gojong’s reign. The ...

The royal library in Gyeongbokgung that served as King Gojong’s study during the Joseon era (1392-1910) is open to the public for a limited time. Those visiting Jibokjae, a complex built in 1891 ...

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Korea's transition from the 500-year-old Joseon dynasty which deferred to China towards an ...

The series follows Jeong Hae-seong (Seo Kang-joon), a National Intelligence Service (NIS) agent, who is assigned a covert mission to locate Emperor Gojong's missing gold bars. To find the same ...