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Happy New Year 2026! In this Year of the Fire Horse, we invite you to raise a glass and celebrate a wonderful year ahead.The Korea Society is pleased to host its 2026 Annual Membership Party on Thursday, January 29, at 6:30 PM at The Korea Society. Held in celebration of the Lunar New Year, the evening expresses the Society’s deep appreciation for our members, supporters, and partners and will feature a variety of...
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Join us for a program examining prospects for relations with North Korea, including US-Republic of Korea (ROK) alliance coordination, inter-Korean relations, the impact of North Korea’s close relations with China and Russia, security concerns, and diplomatic opportunities. It is expected that North Korea’s Workers’ Party of Korea will hold its Ninth Party Congress in January or February. This important gathering...
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K-Pop fandom's practices and activities are a primary productive force, instrumental in shaping the genre's immense global appeal, as well as its cultural influence, politics, and future potential. Over the last thirty years, the K-pop fandom has grown, intensified, and diversified, while its activities have taken on new social, technological, and economic manifestations, some of which are exclusive to K-pop and...
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Courtesy of Peabody Essex Museum |
Peabody Essex Museum’s Korean art collection, comprising nearly 2,000 works, offers a distinctive lens on late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Korea—a period marked by reform, global encounter, and artistic transition. Anchored by objects from the first Korean diplomatic delegation to the United States in 1883 and Korea’s participation in the 1893 Chicago World’s...
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Join us for a book talk with Jonathan Cheng, author of the new history book Korean Messiah, which explores “the rise of the Kim dynasty and its surprising ties to American Christianity.” The Wall Street Journal’s current China bureau chief and former Korea bureau chief, Cheng's book documents the profusion and lasting impact of Christianity in North Korea’s current capital of Pyongyang, which was once described as...