Musical acts like Balming Tiger are challenging the idea that K-pop is nothing but polished, perfectly synchronized boy bands and girl groups.
Category: Seoul (South Korea)
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The Quiet Luxury of South Korea’s Postpartum Care Centers
Some new mothers say postpartum care centers are the best part of childbirth in South Korea, where fewer people are deciding to have children because of high costs.
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Family Split at LG, a South Korean Giant, Tests Corporate Succession
A lawsuit pitted the former chairman’s widow and daughters against the son he adopted, challenging the patriarchal traditions of a $10 billion conglomerate.
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As Bedbug Anxiety Spreads to Asia Exterminators Turn Profits
Outbreaks in France and South Korea have people across Asia on high alert for bedbugs. Exterminators in the region say business is booming.
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Samsung and SK Hynix Get U.S. Waivers From Export Curbs
A government official in Seoul said the decision settled a trade issue that threatened to impede the China operations of Samsung and SK Hynix.
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QI.X, a Queer K-Pop Group, Wants to Change South Korea
In conservative South Korea, few L.G.B.T.Q. entertainers have ever come out. The young members of QI.X don’t see the point of staying in.
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How to Eat, Drink and Gallery Hop Like a Seoul Local
The neighborhoods Itaewon, Samcheong-dong and Hongdae are popular with the city’s creatives. Three of them give their recommendations on what to do there when visiting.
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Seafood Is Safe After Fukushima Discharge, But Some Won’t Eat It
Sushi is among several shunned foods as Japan dumps treated radioactive water into the Pacific. Experts say the fear is irrational but understandable.
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In Berlin, a Summer of Open-Fire Cooking
Plus: a hotel in a former palace, artisanal Italian sweets and more recommendations from T Magazine.
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Walk Seoul’s City Wall to Soak in Centuries of History
Soak in centuries of history by strolling the Seoul City Wall, which rises high into the mountains.
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A Walk in Seoul: Following the Fortress Wall
Soak in centuries of history by strolling the Seoul City Wall, which rises high into the mountains.