Chuseok (추석 - Full Moon Harvest) is a Korean festival celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month in lunar calendar (Sept 14 in 2008).
Chuseok is one of the two biggest holidays in Korea (the other is Seollal the Korean New Year). It is considered the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving and a time to honour ancestors with newly harvested grains and fruits [more on KoreaNet]
As for Korean entertainment fans, it’s the season to see their favourite Korean celebs in traditional Hanbok wishing everyone a happy Chuseok. Sharing a few pics of some all-girls Korean pop groups (image from Newsen and Star)…
The 2nd Chungmuro International Film Festival (CHIFFS) opens in Seoul on Wednesday (Sept 3) with A-list Korean stars and celebrities gracing the red carpet and opening ceremony.
The 2008 event will run on September 3-9 and will feature 170 films from 40 countries. Some red carpet photos below [from Newsen]…
Korean pop group Girls’ Generation (SNSD) is appointed the product ambassador for Nexon, the Korean company which operates MapleStory, a popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game.
Some Maple-Style promotional photos released by Nexon, pretty cute…
KBS Music Bank’s special stage on July 4, featuring two popular Korean girls group, Wonder Girls and Girls’ Generation (SNSD). The Wonder Girls performed SNSD’s “Kissing You”, while SNSD performed WG’s “Tell Me”…
