The 2026 Melon Music Awards take place Nov. 14–15 at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. Night-by-night line-up, hosts, awards, Melon Ticket booking, and what foreign visitors can still do to grab a seat or watch the livestream.

Oct 25, 2026 · 8 min read

Festivals & holidays

Chuseok 2026: What to Do in Korea, Region by Region

Chuseok falls on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. Free palaces, hanok festivities, traditional games, full-moon concerts, festivals: our region-by-region picks of events, plus everything you need to know about Korea's harvest festival.

Sep 20, 2026 · 17 min read

Exhibitions🔗 Linked event

We went: Lee Dai Won, "Nothing Here Makes You Sad" at Deoksugung

Our visit to the Lee Dai Won retrospective at MMCA Deoksugung — a painter often reduced to his "happy" landscapes, who turns out to be far more deliberate than he looks.

Aug 30, 2026 · 2 min read