Exhibition was the Korean duo of Kim Dong-ryul and Seo Dong-wook. After winning the grand prize at the 1993 MBC College Musicians Festival, they released their first studio album in 1994; “Etude of Memory” is the entry point here.
Nongshim is holding a consumer vote through October 18 on two Shin Ramyun recipes developed with chef Edward Lee for the brand’s 40th anniversary: Cheese & Doenjang and Seafood & Fish Cake. The winner is planned for a late-November launch.
South Korea beat Uzbekistan 2-0 at Yongin Mireu Stadium on October 6. Son Heung-min scored in the sixth minute for his 59th senior international goal, a Korea men’s national team record.
The Monami 153 has had a hexagonal barrel since its 1963 launch, designed to keep it from rolling or slipping. An official DIY kit lets users choose colors for its parts and ink.
MUSINSA’s On & Off Festival runs October 6–19 online and at its stores nationwide. Beauty Week continues through October 11.
Hyundai Department Store’s autumn THE SALE runs October 1–18 at its stores nationwide. The Pangyo Store’s Beauty Festa continues through October 8.
KickFlip released their fifth EP, KICK OFF THE WALL Pt. 1, on October 6. For the first time, the group is promoting two title tracks: ‘Puzzle Piece’ and ‘Kick Off The Wall (Feat. iann dior)’.
SSF SHOP’s 11th-anniversary campaign, 11th Party, runs until 9:59 a.m. KST on October 13. Its special-price program ends earlier, at 9:59 a.m. on October 9.
Samsung C&T Fashion has expanded its lightweight-padding ranges across 8Seconds, Beanpole, Beanpole Kids and KUHO Plus. 8Seconds introduced its All Day Air series.
Beneath the stone stair bridges of Bulguksa temple, a semicircular hongye arch appears with a second curved band of stone above it. A field account calls the layered form “ssang-hongye,” or double arch. Viral claims that it is a unique, earthquake-proof invention are not supported by verified sources.
The first French volume of Lee Young-do’s The Bird That Drinks Tears has won the 2026 Prix du livre Cultissime. Publisher Hachette Heroes lists French volume 2, Le Rêve des Rekkons, for release on October 14.
Cultissime’s official winners page names L’Oiseau qui boit des larmes and Lee Young-do as the 2026 Prix du livre Cultissime winner. The festival says the prize weighs not only quality and popularity but also a work’s potential to remain a reference over time.
The 2026 result combined votes from the general public and from book, comics and audiovisual professionals, each weighted at 50%.
Hachette lists the second French volume as Le Rêve des Rekkons, with an October 14, 2026, publication date. The follow-up comes after the first volume’s Cultissime win.
Yonhap reports that the novel has been translated and published across 17 language regions and in more than 30 countries.
Hachette’s author page says Lee began publishing online in 1997, followed by Dragon Raja in 1998 and The Bird That Drinks Tears in 2003.
Hachette credits the two series with popularizing fantasy in Korea. The French prize marks another step in the overseas reach of a Korean fantasy writer who emerged from the early era of online serialization.
Netflix’s Korean horror series ‘꿀알바’ premieres October 30, starring Lee Jae-wook, Go Min-si, Kim Min-ha and Lee Hee-jun. A debt-ridden young man takes jobs from a mysterious agency offering at least 50 times the normal hourly wage, as long as he survives each shift.
