The artist’s representative artwork ‘Flower’, ‘Earth’ and 10 fashion items containing the sensibility of Juicy Judy were introduced TBH Global's young casual brand 'JUCY JUDY', which has collaborated with various global artists every year, has released the 2023 S/S collection featuring artwork by famous New York artist Lauren Martin. Lauren Martin is an illustrator who presents lively graphics inspired by the humor found in nature and everyday life. It is characterized by an artwork that stands out in a modern harmony of fun drawings and saturated colors that breathe life into objects such as eyes, nose, and mouth. In particular, he has collaborated with several global fashion brands such as Nike, Gap, Mulberry, and Uniqlo, so Judy Judy's collaboration collection is getting more attention and response. This season emphasized the movement toward sustainability and eco-friendliness with three types of collaboration artwork that added Juicy Judy's unique se...

The Overseas Koreans Foundation (Chairman Kim Seong-gon, hereinafter referred to as the Foundation) announced on the 2nd that it is recruiting 90 OKFriends (college student volunteers) in 2023 to participate in public diplomacy activities while interacting with the next generation of Koreans overseas. The volunteer group will participate as an agent in various invitation projects such as "Korean Overseas University Student Motherland Training" conducted by the foundation to establish a network with next-generation overseas Koreans, and as a public diplomatic group with overseas Koreans, they will have the opportunity to experience the local Korean community directly or indirectly. The foundation will accept applications until February 26, conduct an interview on March 11, and announce the final selection on March 15. Following this, the launching ceremony of the volunteer group will be held for two days from March 25th to 26th. National students and overseas Korea...

‘Secretly, Greatly: THE LAST’ in the midst of ‘sniping fans’ hearts’ 1st ticket open on February 2nd The musical “Secretly, Greatly: THE LAST” (hereinafter referred to as SG The Last), which returned as an encore performance after a year in 2023, released a spot video on February 1 and announced the release of a trailer video on the 8th. The musical Eunwi The Last is a successful mid-theater-scale creative musical that upgrades all aspects, including narrative, music, group dance, martial arts, and costumes, from the original version of the small theater in 2016 to the version of “THE LAST” in the medium-sized theater in 2020. SG The Last, which decided to perform again after 1 year following 2022, is an encore performance, but to show fans a variety of images, more diverse videos and behind-the-scenes cuts will be released than last year. In January of this year, various teasing contents such as interview videos, spot videos, and character concept photos were released on...

Submission of works based on endangered wildlife from February 1st to March 10th The National Institute of Ecology (President Do-soon Jo) under the Ministry of Environment will hold the 5th Endangered Wildlife Imagination Contest (hereinafter referred to as the Contest). The Endangered Wildlife Imagination Picture Contest, which marks its 5th anniversary this year, is planned to conserve endangered wildlife and spread ecological values in Korea. The 5th contest will be conducted by accepting hand drawings imagining domestic endangered wildlife designated by the Ministry of Environment on the contest website. The work submission period is from February 1st to March 10th, and any elementary school student or out-of-school child of the same age from 7 to 12 years old can participate. The contest category consists of four categories: mammals, birds, amphibians/reptiles/fish/invertebrates, and insects/plants, and only one entry per person per category can be submitted. A total o...

Anyone with experience directing two or more films can apply ‘Film X Gender,’ a short film production support project hosted by the Seoul International Women’s Film Festival (Executive Chairman Lee Sook-kyung) and hosted by the Korea Institute for Gender Equality Education (Director Jang Myung-seon), will invite entries from January 30th. 'Film X Gender', which started in 2019 and celebrates its 5th episode this year, selects two short films with outstanding creative perspectives and provides production cost support and mentoring programs. The works selected as support films will be screened in the ‘Film X Gender’ section of the Seoul International Women’s Film Festival. This year, ‘Film X Gender’ has expanded the range of gazes dealing with gender issues in everyday life by changing the contest qualification to ‘an individual director who has directed two or more films as of the start date of the contest’. This year's contest will be held from January 30th ...

Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation takes the lead in spreading Kimchi Day in the U.S. Expecting expansion of Kimchi exports Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation (CEO Kim Chun-jin) reported that the New Jersey resolution to enact Kimchi Day (AJR200) passed the New Jersey House of Representatives plenary session on the 26th, local time. Representative Ellen Park of New Jersey, who led the establishment of Kimchi Day in New Jersey, proposed a resolution to establish Kimchi Day in December last year, passing a hearing on the Committee of Agriculture and Food Security in New Jersey on January 19 this year. In particular, the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation (KAC) attended the hearing and explained the necessity of establishing Kimchi Day, contributing to the passage of the agenda and actively supporting it so that it could be presented to the New Jersey House of Representatives on the 26th. ‘Kimchi Day’ on November 22 is a legal an...

Artlamp Takes the lead in protecting the marine ecosystem with free NFT airdrops containing the message of protecting the marine ecosystem Artlamp, a visual art content platform, is conducting an environmental protection campaign called ‘Ocean Beyond’ that uses blockchain technology to share art for free. This project is designed to preserve the health of the marine ecosystem and marine biodiversity, which is a global problem. 3D digital art NFT works produced by animator Cho Seung-hyun are airdropped free of charge until February 3rd to deliver the message of marine ecosystem protection to many people. The works are issued as non-fungible tokens (NFT) based on polygons, and are given a unique number. Therefore, since it is impossible to copy or forge, it has the advantage of guaranteeing scarcity. In addition, participants can exchange their own NFTs with each other, and as community members, they can participate in environmental protection through various events. In this ...

On the 24th, The Korean Association in Thailand (Chairman Jeon Yong-chang) held a Korean Kimchi Culture Festival with the families of Korean War veterans at the Korean Cultural Center in Thailand. On this day, Korean culture, especially Thai people who are interested in Korean food, were informed of Korean kimchi culture, and at the same time, lectures were given on five types of cooking: cabbage kimchi, radish kimchi, cucumber kimchi, bok choy kimchi, and dried radish kimchi.

Noted as a cultural event to start the new year with pleasant memories TIMONET (CEO Park Jin-woo) announced that the Theater of Light and the Bunker of Light, an immersive art exhibition, will hold various events for the New Year's Day in 2023. The Theater of Light, located in the basement of the WALKERHILL HOTELS & RESORTS in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, is more than just an exhibition space, it is a multi-sensory cultural space where you can enjoy art works with family, friends, and lovers. When you leave the exhibition hall, you can continue the lingering feeling of the exhibition by tasting the different brunch menus as well as appreciating various works of art at the Digital Gallery Café Light Lounge. With a beautiful view overlooking the Hangang River, this space is perfect for a special Lunar New Year holiday. During the Lunar New Year holidays, from January 21 to 24, the Theater of Light held an event to commemorate the Year of the Rabbit and a Naver reservation...

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Disney brand The Walt Disney Company Korea (hereafter referred to as Disney Korea) will operate a ‘Magical Disney’ pop-up store at Songwon Art Center in Jongno-gu, Seoul until January 22nd. The pop-up store spread over three floors welcomes consumers by dividing them into Disney's past, present and future themes. In celebration of the 100th anniversary of The Walt Disney Company, this pop-up store is composed of a special space where consumers and fans of all ages can experience the Disney brand closer. Starting with a space where you can get a glimpse of Disney's past, such as ‘Oswald the Lucky Rabbit’ in 1927 and ‘Steamboat Willie’ in the following year, you can enjoy Disney's future concepts such as ‘Little Mermaid,‘ ’Snow White‘ and ’Alice in Wonderland‘. Various experience spaces such as artwork coloring using various photo zones and large converse can also be found throughout the exhibition space. The Magical Disney...

Launched the industry’s first ‘Re.green Pick-Up’ campaign where customers choose whether or not to receive disposable shopping bags To reduce single-use packaging waste, Hyundai Department Store Duty Free is implementing a customer-participation campaign in which customers choose whether or not to use disposable shopping bags when purchasing duty free products. Hyundai Department Store Duty Free announced on the 11th that it is implementing the ‘Re.Green Pick-Up' campaign, in which customers choose whether or not to receive a disposable shopping bag when purchasing duty free products at Hyundai Department Store Internet Duty Free, an online mall. After pilot operation in September 2022, it began full-scale implementation by reflecting customer opinions and points of improvement. The 'Re.Green Pick-Up' campaign was implemented to reduce single-use packaging waste that occurs when receiving duty-free products at the pick-up area at the airport. If a customer s...

Singer SOLJI presents a romantic love song with winter sensibility. Music start-up Lightup announced that SOLJI and Naver Webtoon ’29 YEAR OLD US’ collaboration sound source ‘A Miracle Thing’ will be released on January 15th. The theme song of ‘29 YEAR OLD US' main character "Cha Woo-ri" and lover "Yeo Min-hyuk" is a ballad song that adds SOLJI's mournful yet powerful vocals to the lyrical orchestra melody, giving listeners a deep afterglow. The chorus, which begins with ‘The only miracle in the world, you who love me who loves you’, contains a sincere heart to convey to the person you love and a desire to protect each other’s love for a long time. SOLJI was loved by many for her participation in ‘Fade Away’ and ‘The Days We Were Us’ and EXID's 10th anniversary album released last year, and she is also predicting active activities in 2023, starting with the release of ‘A Miracle Thing’. "29 YEAR OLD US" by Soo-bak-Yang, which is ser...

AMOS PROFESSIONAL announced that it had selected Kim Sang-hee, director of Jade Beauty, as the 2023 brand persona hair artist muse. Kim Sang-hee, director of Jade Beauty, is a hair artist who has been active as a former Wella Asia creator designer and has continued to create various trend styles and seminar activities. From 2023, as a hair artist muse for AMOS PROFESSIONAL, she plans to work as a brand visual and education director. Director Kim Sang-hee said, "I want to contribute to the growth of Korean brands and beauty markets based on the know-how I have accumulated on various global stages so far, so I am with AMOS PROFESSIONAL. Please look forward to sharing and growing great possibilities as a hair designer.“ Kim Eui-young, head of Amos Professional MC Team, said, "We are looking forward to the performance of Director Kim Sang-hee, who never stops growing," adding, "We ask hair designers and customers to look forward to Amos Professional's mo...

When purchasing CHIPPY digital art pieces at KONKRIT BETA, you can participate in various events Singer Song Min-ho holds his first solo exhibition as an artist Ohnim and challenges the digital art market at the same time. The first NFT art issued by Song Min-ho, who took his first steps in the digital art market, has CHIPPY, a companion parrot, as its muse. CHIPPY is set as an avatar that leads to the world of Ohnim, and the clothes and tattoos worn by Song Min-ho are decorated with major symbols. The NFT market place Song Min-ho chose is a KONKRIT BETA launched by Hyundai Card and ‘Modern Lion,’ a joint venture. KONKRIT BETA is presenting projects that are differentiated from the market place of the existing WEB3.0 market by introducing dermatology membership linked with offline benefits, golf membership, and Song Min-ho's art project. KONKRIT BETA offers customers who purchase CHIPPY digital art from Concrete Originals an invitation to a party to be held at D_HAEB...

Regular accident prevention training, Anomaly alarm system, Store BGM reinforcement, Force pop-up improvement, etc. CU, the No. 1 in the convenience store industry, announced on the 3rd that it will operate a gift certificate transaction safe system to prevent phishing scams, which have recently emerged as a social problem. Since 2020, CU has been conducting joint response activities with the National Police Agency and KACS(Korea Association of Convenience Store Industry) to prevent convenience store phishing accidents by sending messenger phishing warning screens and guidance voices to store POS machines. In order to further strengthen phishing accident prevention activities in convenience stores, CU is starting from this month △Regular store training for accident prevention △Setting the payment standard value and anomaly alarm system △Strengthening store BGM for phishing information △Improving POS prevention notice pop-up implement etc. CU plans to conduct phishing fraud ...

'ARTLAMP' held a special exhibition at Bunker 38.1 in Yangyang from January 4th to April 9th under the theme of 'Marine Protection' ARTLAMP, a cultural art platform, announced that it would hold an exhibition on the theme of ‘Marine Protection’ at Bunker 38.1 in Yangyang from January 4th to April 9th. This exhibition is the second special exhibition held by 'ARTLAMP' at 'Bunker 38.1', and calls for action to protect the marine pollution, especially marine debris, in coastal areas in Gangwon-do and the creatures suffering from it. do. The title of the exhibition is ‘Diving into the Unknown’, and Korean diver and underwater photographer Kim Hye-jin, Park Jeong-kwon, TEAM BOOSTER, and INDIE OCEAN FILM, who are exploring the unknown world under the sea, participated. Through photographs and multimedia works, the viewer can go under the sea and see the wonderful scenery unfolding in front of them, while at the same time pointing out the seriousn...

Busan City and Busan Tourism Organization released three Busan tourism BI promotional videos and a teaser video on November 23 A promotional video featuring the unique travelogue of the moon rabbit visiting Busan is receiving high attention online. Busan City (Mayor Park Hyung-joon) and Busan Tourism Organization released three Busan tourism promotional videos and pre-released teaser videos on November 23 through the official YouTube channel 'Visit Busan', exceeding a total of 33 million views. The promotional video, produced under the concept of Stranger from the Moon, Travel of the Moon Rabbits, is receiving favorable reviews from netizens for capturing the colorful unexpected charm of Busan, a city where the hip-hop rabbit duo wants to enjoy, work, and live in Busan. The video contains various attractions that Busan has, from Gwangan Bridge and Busan Yacht Stadium to Ahopsan Forest, Oryuk Island and Songjeong Beach. The scene where the moon rabbits look at the re...

: Interview : Kim Yeong-dong, Head of EPS Center in Thailand of HRDK Supply of 5,000 Thai workers this year Preparing for next year's market environment In the meantime, the employment permit system has almost stopped sending foreign workers, but this year, we are fortunate to be able to gradually overcome COVID-19 and resume sending foreign workers to supply manpower to small and medium-sized enterprises and farming and fishing villages in Korea. This year, the EPS Center in Thailand conducted a Korean language selection test and physical strength test for 42,000 Thai workers who wish to get a job in Korea through the employment permit system, and sent 5,000 healthy workers who passed the test to Korea. As the manpower shortage of small and medium-sized enterprises and farming and fishing villages in Korea is expected to continue in 2023 next year, we will prepare for more Thai workers to be sent to Korea on time. In addition, we will make efforts to prevent ill...

On the 26th, the South East Asian Council of The Peaceful Unification Advisory Council (Chairman Kang Uijong) held a launching ceremony for The Junior Peaceful Unification Advisory Council and a unification lecture by KTCC Representative Lee Yu-hyeon under the theme of “Juniors Knowing the Roots of Peaceful Unification in the Future.” Park Sunghee, Consul General of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Thailand  and President Jeon Yong-chang of the Korean Association in Thailand attended the event and gave encouragement and congratulations. http://www.mykorea.kr/news/2638

Full of special cultural programs to feel the year-end sensibility The Culture and Tourism Ministry (Minister Park Bo-gyun) and the Culture and Development Agency (Director Cha Jae-geun) provide various cultural benefits so that people can more easily access culture in their daily lives during the “Culture Day” week (12.26-1.1) in December. ‘Culture Day’ is a policy that has been implemented since 2014 to support people to enjoy culture in their daily lives. During the week that includes the last Wednesday of every month, discounts or free admissions are provided at cultural and sports facilities such as movie theaters, concert halls, museums, and art galleries. These days, when we spend the year that is nearing meaningfully and prepare to welcome the new year, we can spend more meaningful time with our family and friends on ‘Culture Day’ in December. Citizens who plan to go to the cinema, which is perfect for a cold winter day, are recommended to apply for a discount on Cu...