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Koreana Autumn Issue Highlights Trending Traditional Markets

Following the spread of department stores, hypermarkets, and ever-expanding online shopping services, Korea’s traditional markets seemed to be doomed for quite some time. However, some of the time-honored markets have recently increased in popularity, riding on the retro trend and a mounting interest in certain neighborhoods, following efforts by the markets to reinvent themselves.

The autumn issue of Koreana, the KF’s comprehensive arts and culture quarterly, covers how these old markets, once predominantly places to buy and sell goods, are now being transformed into attractive venues for eating, sightseeing, and other leisure activities.

Koreana also introduces HAEPAARY, the alt-electronic duo that drew global attention—before earning domestic fame—by being invited to South by Southwest (SXSW), one of the world’s three greatest musical festivals, for two consecutive years; Seosan, a tranquil city of irresistible charm on Korea’s western coast; Next Sohee, director July Jung’s film that won standing ovations at many esteemed festivals; and the “four-cut” photographs that have emerged as a fun new trend among younger people.

Koreana is available both in print and online (www.koreana.or.kr) in English and ten other languages.

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