Hanbok Culture Week kicks off
Posted : 2021-04-09 16:58
Updated : 2021-04-09 17:25 K-pop juggernaut BTS performs Idol in hanbok costume in Gyeongbokgung Palace for NBC s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Sept. 29, 2020. Courtesy of Hybe
By Park Han-sol The official poster for Hanbok Culture Week 2021 / Courtesy of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hanbok Culture Week 2021, a nationwide cultural festival designed to promote the beauty of Korean traditional clothing held since 2018, kicked off Friday and will run until April 18.
As part of the event, hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and organized by the Hanbok Advancement Center, three CGV branches in Seoul ― Myeongdong, Myeongdong Station Cine Library and Piccadilly 1958 ― will operate hanbok-themed theaters, where they will provide free admission to screenings of Korean movies for the first 1,000 filmgoers wearing the traditional