Topic: Life

Busan's Jagalchi Festival Runs October 15–18, With a Giant Raw-Fish Bibimbap

Red Panda Twins Maru and Marong Go on Show at Seoul Grand Park From October 14

Bathhouses Have Nearly Halved, Yet Young Koreans Are Searching for 'Sauna' 23 Times More

When Will Autumn Leaves Peak? Korea's Tourism Agency Releases Its 2026 Foliage Map

Jinju's Namgang Lantern Festival Runs Until the 18th, With 1,300 Drones and Fireworks

A Month Before Kimchi-Making Season, Stores Open Pre-Orders for Salted Cabbage

Hapcheon Opens a 'Pink Market' in Its Pink Muhly Field, Until October 25

Starbucks Korea's Autumn Black Glazed Latte Passes 30 Million Cups Sold

Korea's Health Survey Finds More Than Half of Men in Their 30s to 50s Are Obese

Uniqlo's Mokdong Store Reopens 1.9 Times Bigger, With 22 Fitting Rooms Instead of 7

Legionella Bacteria Found Most Often in Seoul's Bathhouses and Jjimjilbang

Search a Place, Get Its Peak Foliage Date: A New Service From the Korea National Arboretum

Foreign Visitors to Korea Reach 15.05 Million by August, Card Spending Tops 14 Trillion Won

Eonyang's Hanwoo Bulgogi Festival Is Back After 10 Years, From 9 October

Secondhand Trade Fraud Losses Reach 874 Billion Won as Cars and Property Go on Sale

A Royal Banquet Table From 1719 Is Recreated at a Seoul Gallery, Free to Visit

A Record 577 Gyms Closed in Korea Last Year, and 531 More by Mid-September This Year

Seoul Lists 6,189 Clinics and Pharmacies Open Over Chuseok, With 74 Emergency Rooms Around the Clock

Mungyeong's Omija Festival Draws 67,000 People in Three Days and Sells 840 Million Won of Berries

Foreign Tourists Now Shop at Olive Young, Department Stores and Delivery Apps, Not Duty-Free

Hampyeong's Red Spider Lily Festival Opens on 16 September for Five Days of Crimson Fields

Hallasan's Gwaneumsa Trail Reopens to the Summit on 24 September; Bookings From the 21st

Four Palaces, Jongmyo and the Royal Tombs Are Free Over Chuseok, 24–27 September

Hangang Bus Carries 603,293 Passengers in Its First Year, With 97.3% Satisfied

Starbucks Korea Launches a 'Castella Sweet Potato Latte' and Nine Peanuts Goods

First Autumn Leaves Forecast for 설악산 on 30 September, 2 to 8 Days Later Than Normal

84% of 추석 Train Seats Are Booked; Korail Staff Buy Scalped Tickets as 'Mystery Shoppers'

Everland's Baby Panda Is Named 슈바오 With 42% of 220,000 Votes

Four-Day 추석 Break: Eight of the Ten Most-Searched Destinations Are in Japan or Korea

The 27th 함평 모악산 꽃무릇 Festival Opens on 16 September, With Bulb Planting and a Loop Shuttle Bus

A Survey of 122 Companies in 순천 Found That 89.3 Percent Will Close for Four Days at 추석, with an Average Bonus of 571,000 Won

Daegu Recorded 87 Bee-Sting Patients from January to July, 47.5 Percent More Than the Same Period Last Year

Gyeongbokgung's Autumn Night Openings Run from September 2 to October 2, and Visitors in Hanbok Can Walk In Without Booking

An Average Date Costs 90,800 Won for Men and 64,000 for Women in Korea, and What People Spend Is About Twice What They Call Comfortable

Pikachu in Hanbok: Seoul's Tourism Promotion Hall Becomes a Pokemon Space, September 18 to October 11

Han River Pool Sold 'Fireworks Festival Packages' That Seoul Never Approved; Refunds May Take Up to a Month

Koreans Had 8.4 Medical Radiation Exams per Person Last Year; CT Is 3.8% of Exams but 67.1% of the Dose

Everland's Baby Panda Naming Vote Passes 100,000 Entries in Six Days

Alcohol Shipments Fell Below 3 Million Kilolitres Last Year for the First Time in 27 Years

55,226 Consumer Complaints Filed in July — Peach Cases Up 243.9%

Seoul's Middle-Aged Put an Adequate Monthly Household Budget at 3.21 Million Won

Korea Counts 8,604 People Aged 100 or Over; Among Those Living at Home, 20.7 Percent Live Alone

Consumer Agency Tests Eight Laundry Capsules: Cost per Wash Differs up to Sixfold

One Jeonse Listing in a 2,652-Unit Complex as Seoul's Average Apartment Rent Tops 1.6 Million Won

Chuseok Train Tickets Go on Sale From 3 September

Homeplus Rings Up 43.7 Billion Won in Five Days After Reopening, Up 191% on Before the Suspension

South Gyeongsang Mobilises as Up to 250mm of Rain Is Forecast Over Three Days

Motorways Jam on the First Day of the Liberation Day Weekend — Seoul to Busan in 7 Hours 50

Big Supermarkets Run Discounts for Malbok and the Liberation Day Weekend

A Nationwide Malaria Alert Is Issued, With 50 Municipalities Listed as Risk Areas

Despite the Heat, Wholesale Cabbage Is 32% Cheaper Than Usual — Highland Harvests Made the Difference

1,038 Heat-Illness Cases in Five Days — a Third of Korea's 2026 Total

Typhoons Dolphin and Chan-hom Set to Miss the Korean Peninsula

Korea's PC Bangs: The Gaming Cafes StarCraft Built

From Aug. 28, Blocking a Parking Lot Entrance in Korea Brings Towing and Fines up to 5 Million Won

Ramyeon, Cola, Bread and Doughnuts: Korean Food Prices Climb in August

Korea's National Parks Step Up Summer Water Safety at 249 Spots

Pharmacies Become a New Shopping Stop for Tourists in Korea

Venomous Jellyfish Appear About Two Weeks Early at Korea's Summer Beaches

Duty-Free Goods Can Now Be Exchanged in Korea by Parcel

Fake K-Brand Shops Abroad: Take a Photo and Report Them

Summer Vacation 2026: Koreans Favor Short, Nearby Trips — Gangwon-do Tops the List

Korea's Earthquake Early Warning System and What to Do When One Happens

Lee Jung-hoo Sets Korean MLB Record With an 18-Game Hitting Streak

Why Koreans Eat Samgyetang Chicken Soup on Sambok, the Hottest Days

Korea's Beaches Open Early and Stay Open Longer in 2026

Korea Heat Wave: Nearly 1,200 Sickened, Yangsan Hits 39.1°C

Korea Heat Wave Warnings: Jungbok Day Highs Hit 37°C

AirKorea: Check Fine Dust Levels Four Times a Day

Jjimjilbang: Inside Korea's Public Sauna Culture

Hangang Park: Seoul's River Escape for Picnics and Ramen

Baedal Minjok and Korea's Booming Food Delivery Culture

How Korea's Trash Recycling and Sorting System Works

Inside Korea's 24-Hour Convenience Store Culture