Asia Society Korea presents to you The History of Korean Beauty: Joseon Dynasty as a part of the Leo Gala Series to promote Korean culture and celebrate its beauty beyond the facade. Ethics during the ...

Netflix’s new Korean action film, co-written by acclaimed auteur Park Chan-wook, blends class warfare with literal warfare.

Questionable because, for much of the Korean Peninsula's 5,000-year history, most people lived without surnames ... remained ...

is hosting an exhibition that showcases the rich culinary history of Korea through genre paintings from the Joseon Kingdom (1392-1910) period. The exhibit includes 17 copies of famous Joseon-era ...

For a more nuanced analyses of the aesthetics and the social status of women in the Joseon Dynasty, look no further than our next episode of the Korean Beauty series. Asia Society’s purpose is to ...

Netflix’s ‘Uprising’ takes the viewers on an emotionally ripe journey through the 16th Century Joseon Dynasty as the kingdom ...

1897 -- The Daehan Empire is established, with King Gojong of the Joseon Dynasty becoming its emperor. 1923 -- Ferry service opens between the ports of Masan, Korea, and Osaka, Japan. 1949 -- South ...

Deborah Smith, the translator who brought Nobel laureate Han Kang’s “The Vegetarian” to international acclaim, exemplifies ...

As depicted in Uprising, it was Joseon citizens ... country has been through war at some point of their history,” he says. Whether in Korea centuries ago or happening on another continent ...