Articles by Park Ju-young
Park Ju-young
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[Photo News] Temples celebrate Buddha’s Birthday
To mark the Buddha’s Birthday, temples across Korea held various events Tuesday. About 10,000 locals, politicians and Buddhist monks gathered at Jogyesa Temple at 10 a.m., where a celebration ceremony took place.The ceremony included religious rituals such as “Buddha bathing,” “Six Offerings to the Buddha” and a prayer from Jogyesa Temple’s chief monk. South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in also sent a congratulatory message.Colorful lanterns set up across the temple highlighted the festive mood of
Social Affairs May 22, 2018
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Top 5 artists best known for cover songs in Korea
South Koreans are known for their love for singing. Singing competition programs are always favored by the local audience, while some of them take part in the shows and rise to stardom themselves. To those who missed the chance to appear on TV, YouTube has become another outlet to show off their heavenly voices. Here is a list of the talented YouTube singers in Korea, who are best known for cover songs. 5. Lim Han-byul (118,129 subscribers) (Lim Han-byul's YouTube)Once a member of the K-pop grou
Performance May 21, 2018
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[Trending] Who’s behind that mask? #RyanReynolds
Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds wowed Korean audiences by making a surprise appearance on MBC’s “King of Mask Singer” on Sunday. Reynolds, who visited Korea on May 1 to promote “Deadpool 2,” which opens this week, reportedly took part in the show in the middle of the movie promotions tour.Clad with a silver cape and unicorn-shaped mask, Reynolds sang “Tomorrow” from the “Annie” musical.Not knowing who was behind the mask, the panel of the show expected he would be either local TV personality Rober
Television May 14, 2018
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EAAFP celebrates World Migratory Bird Day
The East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership celebrated the World Migratory Bird Day in Seoul, to raise global awareness on the need for international cooperation to conserve migratory birds worldwide, the organization said Friday.Under the theme, “unifying our voices for conservation,” the EAAFP has started to promote a campaign to spread its message to a broader audience by collaborating with major migratory bird corridors worldwide, including the African-Eurasian flyway, the East Asian-Aust
Social Affairs May 11, 2018
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Stay updated on news with The Korea Herald’s social media platforms
The digital and mobile revolutions have changed how people consume news these days. Instead of getting overnight news from a printed newspaper, many people now tend to follow the real-time news on their mobile phones and PCs. To keep up with the fast-paced news cycle, The Korea Herald provides the latest news and multimedia content via social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.The Korea Herald’s Facebook page aims to inform readers about the most important news of the day
Technology May 3, 2018
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[Trending] #PyongyangNaengmyeon #InterKoreanSummit #KimJongUn
A historic inter-Korean summit set social media on fire Friday morning, as trending bars on Twitter and search engines were plastered with the related keywords.Following is a list of the trending keywords that dominated social media and Korean online communities Friday morning: (Yonhap) #Pyongyang Naengmyeon Who would expect a bowl of cold noodles would become the top trending keyword for the inter-Korean summit? North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recommended the country’s traditional cold noodle,
Social Affairs April 27, 2018
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[Trending] #RainFall #RainBoots
People in South Korea woke to heavy rainfall Monday morning, while strong winds and lightning flashed across some areas in the country as well.According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, about 30 to 80 millimeters of rain is to fall nationwide until Tuesday afternoon. Mountain areas on Jeju Island and regions near the southern coast of Korea are expected to receive over 200 mm and 100 mm of rainfall respectively. (Yonhap)Due to the heavy rain, phrases including “weather” plastered acro
Social Affairs April 23, 2018
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[Video] Take a break with ‘Space-out Competition’
The “2018 Space-out Competition” took place at Yeouido Han River Park on Sunday, under the pitch “Let your exhausted brain relax for a while.” Despite the rainy weather on Sunday morning, about 150 contenders seen in the park stayed blank-faced for 90 minutes without talking, sleeping, eating or checking their phones. The contest rule is simple, a person who maintained the most stable heartbeat rate becomes the winner.(Related article: Seoul City to hold ‘space-out’ contest on April 22)(Shot and
Culture April 22, 2018
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[Photo News] Back to the Joseon era
While time machines are the stuff of movies and fairy tales, it is possible to get a taste of what life was like in the Joseon era (1392-1910) at the Korean Folk Village in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, this spring.The living history museum is holding the “Welcome to Joseon” festival until June 24, under the pitch “Would you time travel to Joseon Dynasty with us?” vThe Korean Folk Village, which was once most commonly associated with school field trips, found a new lease of life in 2013 when it sta
Culture April 20, 2018
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[Trending] #Aircraft Sound #Jet Fighter Sound
Don’t be surprised; war isn’t breaking out here. People in Seoul were taken aback by sudden loud noises from aircraft on Tuesday morning, but it turned out to be sounds from training flights for an airshow. (Yonhap)As of 10:40 a.m., keywords such as “Jet Fighter,” “Seoul Jet Fighter Sound” and “Aircraft Sound” shot to the most searched words on Naver’s trending bar, while “Jet Fighter Sound” and “Aircraft Sound” were trending on Twitter as well. Many people said they felt threatened by the sudde
Social Affairs April 17, 2018
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[Trending] #Remember0416
Exactly four years ago, a tragic maritime accident happened in waters off the southwestern island of Jindo that took the lives of 304 people, including 248 secondary school students and teachers from Ansan Danwon High School. Time has passed since then, but the people of Korea have kept the promise that they won’t forget April 16, 2014. The phrase “Remember0416” quickly became the most trending word on Twitter Monday morning, as more than 275,000 tweets including the words were posted on the soc
Social Affairs April 16, 2018
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[Trending] #HomeCafe #Instagram
Open a bottle, pour the drink into a cup and decorate it with a scoop of ice cream. Videos featuring the three simple steps are now rocking the internet in Korea on the sidelines of current fad “small but certain happiness.”(Read the article:[Trending] #Small but certain happiness #小確幸)The videos are gaining popularity especially on Instagram, as many users share their own process of making a drink at home. Searching “Home cafe” on the social media platform brings up more than 547,000 posts. Mos
Culture April 13, 2018
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[Weekender] No time for gym? Try ‘home training’
Park Seu-mi, a mother of two sons, once suffered from a crippling lack of self-esteem. The extra weight she had gained from having kids never melted away. The busy mom battling two children at home had no time to spare for going to a gym. The frustration drove Park to make an exercise routine on her own, focusing on moves that could be easily done inside the house.“I started to exercise alone at home after putting my sons to bed every night,” Park said in an interview with The Korea Herald. “I’v
Culture April 13, 2018
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[Trending] #LeeYoungja’s favorite restaurants #YoungjaRoad
A higher proportion of South Koreans are estimated to have enjoyed eating out over the past decade. The latest stats show that there were 660,000 restaurants opened in Korea in 2015, which translates to one eatery per 78 people across the country. The tremendous saturation of restaurants led the popularity of dining review mobile applications and blogs, which help indecisive customers to choose what to eat for the day. Lee Young-ja (MBC)The recent advent of a comedian’s restaurant reviews, howe
Food April 12, 2018
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[Trending] #Wind #TooMuchWind
Spring has come, but it seems like the weather is not ready for the season yet.The temperature plunged below zero nationwide on Saturday and Sunday, while a sudden gust of wind hit the country Tuesday afternoon. (Yonhap)Due to the extreme wind speed, which recorded 20 meters per second in Incheon, a man in his 80s was hit by a sheet of plywood that flew against him and died on Tuesday. There were two more casualties who were injured by the gust, including a man who was hit by a falling tree.Dama
Social Affairs April 11, 2018
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