Pentaport Rock Festival and Jisan Valley Rock Festival
Late July Korea’s two most exciting rock festivals were held on the same weekend last year. Fortunately, that’s not the case this time around. The first festival to take place will be the Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival (July 23rd – 25th). This festival celebrates Incheon as a five-port city, but let’s not get bogged down [...]
Tourism Association “Skal” Launches Incheon Chapter
On June 16th, Korea’s second official chapter of Skal International was born with the official launching ceremony of Club No. 703, the Incheon chapter. Held at the Hyatt Regency near Incheon International Airport, dignitaries from the tourism industry gathered to celebrate the occasion. President of Incheon Skal and General Manager of the Hyatt Regency Incheon [...]
LCD Soundsystem Live at Pentaport
The name James Murphy probably doesn’t ring a bell to the average Joe/Kim. Nevertheless, since he’s considered highly influential in the post-modern music scene, you may recognize the name. Don’t get me wrong. No, he did not invent disco. Nor did he invent punk. Come to think about it, I doubt the man invented anything. [...]
Korea International Boat Show
June 9th – 13th If you’re feeling a little nautical, consider visiting this deluxe ship expo held at Jeongok Harbor in Hwaseong and Tando Harbor in Ansan, south of Incheon. It’s not all that easy to get there, but an oceanic world of discovery awaits you upon your arrival. Visitors can browse through realistic models [...]
Bupyeong Pungmul Festival
June 9th – 13th Come to Bupyeong, a district in Incheon just west of Seoul, for a reminder of Korea as it used to be before CGV and GOM TV when folk were entertained by the traditional performance known as pungmul. The festival begins on the 9th with a prayer ceremony to be held at [...]
