Jeonju

At the game between the Kiwoom Heroes and the Hanwha Eagles at Gochuk Sky Dome, international participants learned cheering songs and experienced the food and snack culture surrounding Korean baseball.

In October last year, Jeonbuk National University, JBNU, organized a group outing for 2,000 students, including international students, to watch a K-League 1 match between Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and Suwon FC at Jeonju World Cup Stadium.

Based in Jeonju, where JBNU is located, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors is a 10-time league champion and recorded the second-highest attendance in the K League last year.

As part of the program, the university provided subsidized tickets, transportation, and custom cheering props.

It also paired international students with local students, who taught them team chants and match-day traditions.

사실 이제 모던 한복, 그러니까 컨템포러리 한복이라는 장르가 조금씩 이제 대중적으로 알려지면서 저 말고도 이 장르를 다루는 디자이너들이 여럿 계시니까.

맞습니다.

그 안에서도 이제는 옛날에는 그냥 보여만 줘도 "어머 신선해."였는데 이제는 신선할 정도로 안 되고 그들과 다른, 다 똑같이 현대 한복인데 그럼 미술은 뭐가 다른 건데라는 주제에 좀 다른 얘기를 해야 했기 때문에 뿌리를 생각하다가 콩쥐팥쥐의 그 설화의 배경이 된 게 전주예요.

모르셨죠? 그래서 저희 동네에는 콩쥐팥쥐로라고 하는 길이 이름이 있어요.

주소가 있고요.

그래서 그냥 서양적이라고 할 수 있죠, 이 구성이나 구조 자체는.

네.

하지만 여기에 어떤 이 소재, 소재는 한지 사... 전주의 한지사와 실크를 혼합한 소재예요.

He also sold out Seoul and Busan during his live tour earlier this year, and that momentum rolled into his nationwide 35th anniversary tour, which kicked off in Daegu on the 10th.

Next up are stops in Jeonju on the 31st, Gwangju on December 5th, and Goyang on December 26th, with more cities lined up through next year.

Police have sent the late actress Kim Su-hyun's mother and several related figures to prosecutors, according to industry reports.

Kim Su-hyun's agency, Gold Medalist, announced the results of the police investigation on the 26th, following complaints it filed over the spread of false claims.

There are also river otters that pay absolutely no attention to political borders.

Okay, we're wrapping up our time in Seoul, and we're heading south to the city of Jeonju to visit a hennock village.

What's a hennock village?

The Hanok is a traditional Korean house built from organic materials like wood, clay, stone, and mulberry paper.

Yeah.

And you should definitely do it.

In 2012, Jeonju was named a UNESCO City of Astronomy, in large part because it's where the classic rice dish bim-bim-bap was invented.

Oh,

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, strong winds will cause temperatures to drop by about 10 degrees Celsius overnight.

On Thursday, morning low temperatures will hover around 5 degrees Celsius in Seoul, Jeonju and Daegu, drop to 1 degree in Chuncheon and hit a freezing zero in Cheorwon.

Music And that's the news from KBS World Radio's News Center in Seoul.

This has been Daniel Cheng.

five Korean university campuses to visit for autumn foliage.

From Yonsei University's historic halls and Sungkyunkwan's centuries-old ginkgo trees to traditional architecture in Jeonju, these campuses offer breathtaking seasonal scenery and nearby attractions worth exploring.

As autumn colors spread across Korea, mountain trails, lakes, and parks draw crowds hoping to catch the season at its peak.

For university students, however, enjoying the fall foliage does not necessarily require a trip to popular tourist spots.

The campus is also close to Daehangno, a neighborhood known for its theaters, small performance venues, and cafes.

Visitors can pair the foliage with a meal or an evening performance, making the university a convenient stop on a broader cultural outing in central Seoul.

Jeonbuk National University Jeonbuk National University in Jeonju offers a different kind of autumn outing, combining seasonal foliage with traditional Korean architecture across its campus.

The university has incorporated Hanok-style traditional Korean home buildings into its grounds, including its main gate and structures around Gyeonggi Square, a central plaza developed in 2018.

She's born April 17, 1995, which makes her an Aries.

And she was born in Jeonju, South Korea.

Music-wise, she has two EPs and one album.

I guess I lied earlier when I said...

And that kind of heat was not confined just to the capital.

Jeonju recorded 31.4 degrees Celsius, one of the highest temperatures in all of Korea, and also that is almost eight degrees above its usual daytime high of 23.8-

[laughs]

... degrees Celsius for this time of the year typically.

Yeah, it's complicated to get around that area, especially getting up into the mountains.

We're trying to figure out a route from Gyeongju to Jeonju because the clients want to go from Gyeongju to

Jeonju.

Gyeongju to Jeonju, yeah.

You don't have a car.

If you're on a car, it's tough.

Yeah.

But the reason why, Jeonju, Jeonju people and Gyeongju people don't get along with each other.