Lee Sang-bong (이상봉)

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  Documenting 'hallyu' to ensure longevity
  2012/05/22, Source,
  Woo Jin-yung, director of the Korea Culture and Information Service By Do Je-hae The popularity of local culture, otherwise known as "hallyu", has brought along new challenges in promoting Korea to the outside world. One of them is building online and offline database of hallyu, which the Korea Culture and Information Service (KOCIS), the state-run overseas PR agency, has started to embrace as key responsibilities,...More

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  Sustaining, expanding Korean wave
  2012/05/14, Source,
  Culture Minister Choe Kwang-shik talks about need to mix the old and new in Korean culture not only to maintain the popularity of"hallyu" or the Korean wave but as a way to reinterpret and update Korean culture during a recent Korea Times interview at this office in Seoul. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul By Do Je-hae Culture Minister Choe Kwang-shik recently handed out copies of "True Colors of Hallyu" (Maekyung Publishing) to all 700 officials of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on April 23. Since taking office in September 2011, Choe has placed the expansion of "hallyu", or the Korean wave, at the forefront of his agenda. By distributing this book, he wants to send a message; this is no time to be complacent about the partial success of hallyu,...More

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  Korean designers strut their stuff at NY Fashion Week
  2012/02/20, Source,
  A model presents a creation of Korean designer Lee Sang-bong at the Concept Korea fall/winter 2012 collection showcase during New York Fashion Week on Feb. 10. (REUTERS/YONHAP) NEW YORK - The calming and meditative sound of traditional Korean music, or gugak, echoed across The Stage at Lincoln Center on Feb. 10, when five teams representing Korea showcased their fall/winter collections,...More
• Is Korean fashion next in the Korean Wave abroad?
  2012/02/18, Source,
  More than 540 journalists and fashion buyers flocked to the fashion show Concept Korea Fall/Winter 2012 at The Stage at New York's Lincoln Center Friday to see fall and winter clothes by Korean designers. All seats were filled due to the unexpected large number of participants. In its fifth year, the fashion show is organized by the Korean Culture, Sports and Tourism Ministry to help Korean designers enter overseas markets,...More