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K-pop idol singers are often touted as the representatives of Korean culture – especially fashion – with many making use of their global stardom to spotlight Korean heritage.
The designer said she will continue expanding Hanbok's boundaries and making outfits for K-pop artists. She is now designing Hanbok for the famous music-and-dance game Audition Online, saying, "I want ...
In Korea, high school uniforms, or gyobok, are mandatory for almost all schools. Korean student uniforms are a combination of Western and Eastern culture that vary from region, schools, and grade ...
This is not the first time that Blackpink has melded Korean traditional elements into their fashion. In 2020, the girls sparked a global trend with their modernized versions of hanbok, which they ...
Bringing the second day of this year’s Coachella to a close, K-Pop girl group Blackpink made history Saturday night when they became the first Asian act to ever headline the festival. To a crowd ...
He says Korea's first girl group is the Jeogori Sisters, debuted in 1935. “Jeogori” refers to the upper garment of hanbok, Korea's traditional clothing.
“Growing up, hanbok was very much this ritualistic costume,” said Jillian Choi, 37, an art and design consultant whose family immigrated from South Korea to New Jersey in the 1970s.
South Korea and China are both laying claim to the hanbok (left), which has resulted in South Korean celebrities like BTS' Suga (right) facing a deluge of hateful comments for posting a picture of ...
Jane Seymour, 71, wore a custom pink-and-blue hanbok at her son Kris’ traditional Korean wedding ceremony in Seoul.
“WE GOT STRAWBERRY, ginseng, love that kimchi,” the Wonder Girls, a now disbanded K-pop group, half-sing, half-cheer on their 2011 single “K-Food Party.” “Keep the skin so beautiful and ...
For Gene Kang, the hanbok represents history and culture. The Korean American attorney donned a blue silk wedding hanbok fitted with a black cap to celebrate Korean Hanbok Day in New Jersey. “It ...