Arts & Culture Programs

YouTube & K-pop with Robert Kyncl

When experts analyze the worldwide success of K-pop, all point to one watershed moment in 2012: Psy’s music video Gangnam Style was uploaded to YouTube.

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Cycling in Korea

  In April 2018, the United Nations General Assembly declared June 3rd as International World Bicycle Day to recognize “the uniqueness, longevity and versatility of

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From “Ga-yo” to K-pop

Believe it or not, BTS and Blackpink are not the entirety of Korean popular music. At the birthplace of K-pop, “idol” groups share the stage

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Samul Nori: Dynamic Rhythms from Korea

  Samul nori, the South Korean percussion genre with powerful rhythmic forms, has reached international popularity. First created in Seoul in 1978 by a quartet

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Hot! Hot! Hot! Korean Food in the Age of Kpop

  Once considered a dubious cuisine relegated to the “ethnic food” category, Korean food is now hotter than ever in the United States and beyond.

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The Korean Art of Fermentation

Speaker’s Photo by Nick Surett nicksurette.com There is a long and illustrious history of fermentation in Korean cuisine. Different types of fermented food – doenjang,

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Restaurants in the Covid-19 Era: A Roundtable

Photo by Amina Ford www.aminaford.com Since the pandemic started, restaurant and food service businesses had to combine flexibility and ingenuity in order to survive. Constantly

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ADG7: A Virtual Concert [Video Release]

Celebrate the Year of Ox with a virtual concert by Ak Dan Gwang Chil a.k.a. ADG7! This award-winning Korean traditional music group’s powerful and engaging

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Special Virtual Screening: Minari

— REGISTRATION CLOSED — A tender and sweeping story about what roots us, Minari follows a Korean-American family that moves to an Arkansas farm in

House of Hummingbird: Streaming and A Director’s Talk

Grand Prix for the Best Film – Berlin International Film Festival, Generation 14+ Competition Best International Feature Film Award; Best Cinematography in an International Feature

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