Painter Yeo Dong-heon’s special exhibition Welcome to Paradise runs through December 6 in the World Folk Museum’s special exhibition room at Korean Folk Village in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province. Among the 16 works is the 2023 painting Pink Paradise - 시집가는 날 2, in which a wedding procession crosses a field of pink.
Honguju Social Cooperative has responded to the threatened closure of venues around Seoul’s Hongdae by staging concerts in them together. A profile released October 6 by Mapo’s social-economy support center describes the work linking performers, organizers, venue operators and audiences in the area.
A wooden goose in the collection of the National Museum of Korea is a mokgireogi, an object that symbolized lasting marital devotion at traditional Korean weddings. A long neck, a pointed bill and a few painted feather lines are enough to identify the bird.
Mobidays will release both parts of the war film La Bataille de Gaulle in Korean cinemas in November, the importer and distributor announced October 8. The films will open in Korea as 드골: 저항의 시작 and 드골2: 자유의 시대.
Official videos are out for “Out of the Blue” and “LOVE & DANCE,” two songs made by four Korean and Japanese acts for the cross-border project Soundnaru@seoul 2026. The videos combine live and studio footage, and a documentary records how the songs were made.
Song of Roots, an exhibition pairing metalworking shops in Seoul’s Mullae-dong with artists, closes October 11. Four teams show work built on local metal fabrication skills, with free admission on the final weekend, October 10–11.
Open Sentences, a show of 16 works by nine Dongtan residency artists, runs through October 16 in the first-floor corridor of Hwaseong City Council’s new building.
Hansik Library, in the basement of Hansik Space E:eum in Seoul’s Anguk neighborhood, offers free access to books on Korean food, from recipes to the records and research that explain the cuisine.
Korean singer-songwriter CHOYY has released “Apple Juice,” a single that likens a sudden crush to spilled apple juice. CHOYY wrote and produced the song.
Viva Chamber Ensemble will perform an October classical concert with Hankyong National University at Pyeongtaek Arts Center on October 21. Admission is free, but seats must be reserved, and the concert is open to audiences aged eight and older.
GOSARISORI, a co-created work that brings together Korea’s Namdo and Seodo vocal traditions and Corsican polyphony, will be performed at Seoul Namsan Traditional Theater on October 18. It was created by Liquid Sound and the Corsican group A Filetta.
Su:m37° has released the fifth generation of its Secret Essence, a line first launched in 2009. It comes in 50 ml and 100 ml sizes.
