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The dessert and the tea set

The frozen dessert is made with sweet pumpkin and mature pumpkin, topped with reduced sikhye and served with omija and candied kiwi.

The autumn tea set pairs tea with seasonal sweets including apple rice cakes, candied apple, candied figs and yuja-flavored yakgwa.

Prices and booking

The one-person tea set costs ₩30,000; the dessert is an extra ₩12,000, ordered and paid for on site. It cannot be booked on its own.

Advance booking through Catchtable is required. Reservations for November sessions open October 15 at 3 p.m. KST.

Worn on the arm or foot

SENSE OPTIC draws on labyrinth mythology and the surfaces of caves and stone. This piece uses a textured line shaped into an open cuff.

It scales a line familiar from rings and ear pieces up to the outline of an arm or foot. In the brand’s photograph the ornament leaves open space around the arm; official product images also show it worn on a foot.

Materials and price

The Korean official shop lists the brass open-cuff body ornament at ₩450,000. The separate Spiritus Ear Cuff is made of 925 silver, with unplated-silver and 14K-gold-plated options.

Similar curves can involve different materials and care.

Production time and care

The product page gives made-to-order production as 5–10 days, excluding holidays. The brand recommends storing the piece separately to preserve its shape and wiping brass promptly with a soft cloth if it gets wet.

The Unbalance Jacket

In the label’s photograph, fine folds gather at the elbow, spread across the body and follow the line of the shoulder and sleeve. EPHEMERA describes the fabric as stretchy pleats made from 100% polyester.

Light and posture change the apparent width of the folds. Fit and durability have not been tested.

Clothing and accessories

THY SEOUL makes jackets, blouses and skirts alongside bags and scarves, and its U.S. launch announcement presented them as connected parts of a season.

The retailer’s brand page shows Safari Jackets, a black Unbalance blouse and skirt, a backpack and scarves in several colors.

Pop-up and sales status

EPHEMERA’s event page lists the pop-up for October 16, New York time, at PARK at KIMS, 119 Elizabeth Street.

As of October 10, Korea time, the jacket’s U.S. product page showed US$510 with a restock-notification option and a coming-soon status. A catalog listing does not mean the item can be ordered yet.

A cheese-flavored cream topping

The brand describes a coffee-and-chocolate latte finished with mascarpone-flavored whipped cream; the topping is flavored cream rather than cheese.

In the chain’s photograph, dark brown streaks run down through a pale latte in a clear glass beneath a rounded white cap of cream.

Strawberry Yogurt Frappe

The same launch includes a Strawberry Yogurt Frappe, made by blending plain yogurt and a strawberry base with ice.

Both drinks are sold at Twosome stores in Korea, though availability and prices may vary by branch.

Instruments and performers

The score combines pansori, piri and ajaeng with accordion, saxophone, flute, violin, piano and electronic music. Contemporary dance, acting, interviews and everyday objects are also part of the staging. Cha Jong-hyun choreographed.

About the work

The organizer says the piece explores the traces memory and longing leave on present life, using sound and movement to bring those memories onto the stage.

Admission

The performance is on October 17 at 19:00 KST in the Ensemble Theater. All seats are by invitation; invitation arrangements and seating are handled through the inquiry line, 010-9510-3671.

Story and cast

The musical is based on Rachmaninoff’s meeting with physician Nikolai Dahl after the failure of his first symphony left him unable to compose. Won plays Rachmaninoff and Jung plays Dahl, with pianist Kim Yeo-rang on stage.

Tickets and member discounts

Standard admission is KRW 30,000. Paid regular members of the center pay KRW 21,000 and VIP members KRW 15,000; the member rates extend to one companion. The show is open to elementary-school-age audiences and older.

Ticket holders without proof of eligibility for a discount must pay the difference at the door.

Booking and inquiries

The venue is at 6, Hamji-ro 79beon-gil, Yeongdo-gu, Busan. Tickets are sold through the center and YES24, where remaining seats and booking fees are shown.

Cancellations, changes and refunds are not accepted on the day of the performance. Inquiries: 051-419-5571–4.

Arrows by Yu Se-hyeon

The exhibition centers on three types made by Yu Se-hyeon, a recognized holder of Korea’s national intangible heritage of bow-and-arrow making. Saljangi means an arrow maker; gungsijang refers to a maker of bows and arrows.

Arrows were named for who used them to convey what to whom.

The poster

The official poster arranges arrows diagonally, with rounded forms below their points. Pointed tips, rounded sections and long, narrow shafts each take a different shape.

The exhibition explains each arrow’s name alongside its function.

Visitor information

The show runs October 3–11, 2026, 10:00–17:00. The Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation event listing gives admission as ₩4,000 for adults, ₩3,500 for middle- and high-school students and ₩3,000 for elementary-school children and preschoolers. The museum is at 168 Gugwonmal-gil, Tanhyeon-myeon, Paju, Gyeonggi-do.

The program includes arrow-making demonstrations; the museum can give times at 0507-1357-6800.