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Landmark DDP marks 10th anniversary with four-day event

The Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary through a four-day event starting Thursday, the same day the silver spaceship-like landmark opened in 2014.

2024-03-18

The Haechi reborn

Seoul’s mascot, “Haechi,” got a makeover. The Seoul Metropolitan Government introduced an 8-meter-tall (26-feet) air-filled Haechi at Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in Jung District, central Seoul, on Thursday.

2024-02-01

Landmark DDP's winter media facade show pays tribute to nature

The Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) started its famed media facade show, “Seoul Light DDP 2023 Winter,” on Thursday evening.

2023-12-22

Experience the season at these Korean Christmas markets

The Korea JoongAng Daily selected major Christmas markets to visit in Korea to get a taste of the authentic holiday and festive mood — or simply to do some last-minute shopping for your loved ones.

2023-12-18

Warner Bros. is 'Celebrating Every Story' in new Seoul exhibit

Marking the centennial of the Hollywood powerhouse’s establishment, a special exhibition titled “Celebrating Every Story” kicked off on Saturday at the DDP in central Seoul, inviting movie fans to look back on some of their favorite characters.

2023-11-20

Landmark DDP looks to future with planned NFT release

The iconic spaceship-like landmark Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in Jung District, central Seoul, is covered with 45,133 silver panels. In the near future, Seoul Design Foundation plans to add value to that number when it issues 45,133 nonfungible...

2023-08-16

Digital nature to theme DDP's walls at 'Seoul Light DDP 2023 Fall'

A media facade show using the outer wall of the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), “Seoul Light DDP 2023 Fall,” will open from Aug. 31 to Sept. 10, the Seoul Design Foundation announced Tuesday.

2023-08-15

Experience modern Mucha masterpieces at 'eMotion in Seoul'

To Michal Dvorak, a 57-year-old Czech film composer, producer and musician, it was his mission to reinterpret “modernized” versions of Alphonse Mucha’s (1860-1939) works to the world, as the renowned painter is known best for representing...

2023-07-25

Seoul Fashion Week unveils new catwalk for first time in 23 years

Despite being a rather chilly week in mid-March, Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in central Seoul was hot with excited fashion lovers who returned to the venue to flaunt their unique styles for Seoul Fashion Week 2023 Fall/Winter (F/W). Being the...

2023-03-19

'Rendez-Vous' at the DDP

The Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in Dongdaemun District, eastern Seoul, will shine bright each night with a light show on the exterior of its spaceship-like gray building. The theme of this year's Seoul Light DDP is "Rendez-Vous," as the term...

2022-12-27