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Two glowing exhibition cases with artwork and objects in a museum gallery with polished wooden floors.

National Folk Museum exhibition reveals everyday life in North Korea before division

"Zero: The North Korea" brings rarely seen pre-1945 folk objects from the northern part of the peninsula into public view for the first time.

2026.8.11

[WHY] Beware fan death and evil mice doppelgangers

Superstitions in Korea warn people against electric fans that can kill you and clipping nails at night which will turn mice into doppelgangers. What are other Korean superstitions and where do they come from?

2022.10.15

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A black-and-white photograph of traditional Bukcheong Lion Play from about 90 years ago, taken by Korea’s first archivist and folklorist Song Seok-ha (1904-1948) during the Japanese occupation of Korea (1910-45). [NATIONAL FOLK MUSEUM OF KOREA]

National Folk Museum explores how close folklore is to our lives

Though not entirely traditional, K-pop sensation BTS showed off Korea’s folk dance known as Bukcheong Lion Play, in the music video for its track “IDOL” (2018). The traditional choreography requires dancers to wear lion masks on the night of the...

2022.5.15

The three characters from Joo Ho-min's popular webtoon ″Along with the Gods: Afterlife″ [SEOUL MUSEUM OF ART]

[TOONING IN] Folklore webtoons add to the originals, filling in the gaps

One of the reasons why Joo Ho-min’s “Along With the Gods” (2010-2012) webtoon series and its movie remake were so popular was because the series was based on Korean folklore, which has not been a common theme in pop culture. Divided into ...

2021.6.22

Tag: folklore

folklore

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National Folk Museum exhibition reveals everyday life in North Korea before division

[WHY] Beware fan death and evil mice doppelgangers

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National Folk Museum explores how close folklore is to our lives

[TOONING IN] Folklore webtoons add to the originals, filling in the gaps