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Givenchy reveal Taeyang as their first male South Korean global ambassador

February 10, 2023

GIVENCHY unveils artist Taeyang from the K-Pop band, BIGBANG, as their first male Global Ambassador from South Korea. Taeyang, a stage name meaning Sun in Korean, is the star of the record-breaking South Kor...

Parisian brand Ami name Enhypen as first house ambassadors

Sophia Ford-Palmer

July 6, 2021

Fashion, News

AS K-pop continues its ascent, conquering the global music market, its latest phenomenon resides in the talent of boy band Enhypen, who are now striding into the fashion sphere. The seven multinational members ...

Glass visits the Ryse Hotel, Seoul

Amanda Bernstein

October 12, 2020

Feature, Travel

THE Ryse Hotel is truly at home in Seoul’s vibrant Hongdae district in which it is intimately connected with the cultural liveliness of its surroun-dings. Taking inspiration from indepen-dent music venues, desi...

Glass stays at the Signiel Seoul, a Korean castle in the clouds

Amanda Bernstein

October 7, 2019

Asia, Feature, Travel

THE 555 metre tall Lotte World Tower shimmers in the afternoon sunshine, seemingly piercing the cloudless Seoul sky. This two-year-old skyscraper, the highest structure on the Korean peninsula and sixth tallest...

Glass meets Jeehae Yang the CEO of Italian fashion brand METROCITY

Ssam Kim

February 12, 2019

Fashion, Feature

Korea's fashion scene may be moving at a million miles a minute, but METROCITY’s CEO has proved she can more than keep up. Glass meets Jeehae Yang, the Chief Executive Officer who’s ensuring the ever flourishin...

Tickets available for the BTS Burn the Stage: The Movie

Lupe Baeyens

October 25, 2018

Culture, Don't Miss: Film, News

THE good news keeps coming for BTS fans, after performing at the O2 just two weeks ago during their Love Yourself tour, the BTS ARMY can see their favourite K-pop group on the big screen as the tickets for thei...

Glass exclusive – interview with K-Pop star Jackson Wang of GOT7

Tim Chan

June 29, 2018

Culture, Feature, Music

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All welcome Jackson Wang. He the biggest popstar you haven’t heard of – until now Jackson Wang is ready for a nap. “Maybe after this interview I can relax for two/three hours,” he says, between bites of...

Glass meets … New York-based emerging designer Soonil

Ssam Kim

July 4, 2017

Fashion, Feature

SOUTH Korean-born womenswear designer Soonil Kwon has not strayed far from his artistic influences. Born into a family of art collectors and fashion entrepreneurs, his journey to becoming a designer was paved a...

Glass talks to Korean superstar Lee Byung-hun

Ssam Kim

March 28, 2017

Culture, Feature, Glass Talents

The one who did it first – Glass talks to Korean superstar Lee Byung-hun TO the Western part of the world, Lee Byung-hun is most notably known for his role as Storm Shadow in the action sci-fi G.I. Joe: The ...

Glass sits down for dinner at Judy Joo’s contemporary Korean restaurant, Jinjuu

Becky Zanker

December 20, 2016

Dining, Feature

Glass sits down for dinner at Judy Joo’s contemporary Korean restaurant, Jinjuu – a pearl in London’s dining scene FINE dining might not be the first thing that comes to mind when one thinks of Korean food –...

Little Girl Lost – Glass interviews Korean-American filmmaker So Yong Kim

Peter Yeoh

June 30, 2016

Culture, Feature

Korean-American filmmaker So Yong Kim mines her past to make movies about girls left adrift by adults THE girls in So Yong Kim’s films don’t have happy childhoods. Everything unravels around them. Their pare...

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