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Lee Sun-hee poses with a lyric for “You and Me, All Together” (translated) at a cafe in southern Seoul on Oct. 8.

Singer Lee Sun-hee explores Korean alphabet's history, 'possibilities' in educational song

"You and Me, All Together" premiered on YouTube on Sept. 8. The song is scheduled to be introduced in 2,777 schools — across 47 countries — that offer Korean as part of their regular curriculum.

2026.10.9

Celebrating Hangul Day

International students joined a Korean language quiz and cultural festival in Daegu marking the 580th anniversary of hangul's proclamation.

2026.10.8

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Names in hangul

About 200 students at Keimyung University created artistic hangul versions of their names ahead of Hangul Day.

2026.10.6

Learning from King Sejong the Great

President Yoon must make his remaining time in office worthwhile by learning from King Sejong indrawing up policies and making decisions.

2024.5.29

Seoul city workers clean statue of King Sejong

Seoul city workers clean the dust off of the statue of King Sejong in Gwanghwamun, central Seoul, on Tuesday morning. Due to the recent yellow and fine dust sweeping the country, the cleaning procedure was carried out in four stages.

2024.4.16

Great ruler remembered on Hangul Day (KOR)

As we celebrate Hangul Day on Oct. 9, I cherish the wise king whose many accomplishments have been overshadowed by his invention of the great Korean alphabet in 1446.

2023.10.6

Great ruler remembered on Hangul Day

As we celebrate Hangul Day on Oct. 9, I cherish the wise king whose many accomplishments have been overshadowed by his invention of the great Korean alphabet in 1446.

2023.10.5

Liuthanian students pose with their Korean language teacher Lee Jun-eon in a beginner-level Korean language program of the King Sejong Institute at Mykolas Romeris University on Feb. 7. [ESTHER CHUNG]

Lithuanian students take their love for K-culture to the classroom

The sun had set an hour earlier in Vilnius, but the day was far from over for a group of students huddled in a brightly lit classroom at Mykolas Romeris University in Lithuania on Feb. 7. They sat with a united purpose: to learn the language…

2023.2.15

Be there or be square

A worker with a water jet cleans the statue of King Sejong the Great on Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul on Monday. Behind the statue, construction of the extended square is seen.

2022.7.18

Sejong's hangul

People gather in front of the statue of King Sejong at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul to mark the 575th Hangul Day on Saturday, during a long weekend which runs through Monday.

2021.10.10