To unpack the meaning of the horse in Korean folklore and how its image continues to evolve, the JoongAng Sunday spoke with Cheon Jin-gi, chair of the Korea Heritage Service’s intangible heritage committee and a leading folklorist.
A 2.2-meter-tall (7.2-foot-tall) statue of a horse soaring over blue waves stands on Gwangalli Beach in Busan on Dec. 21, 11 days before New Year’s Day. The sculpture symbolizes 2026, the year of the Red Horse.
On Dec. 22, visitors at Gwangalli Beach in Suyeong District, Busan, pose for commemorative photos in front of a horse sculpture installed to welcome 2026 — also known as the byeong-oh year, or the year of the fire horse.
A crime ring that operated an illegal horse racing betting website by using stolen live race footage from the Korea Racing Authority has been busted by the police.
A fitness YouTuber who goes by the name Horse King and has 1.65 million subscribers said he is a victim of "body cam phishing" — a type of sextortion involving illicit filming and blackmail.
Jeju has exported 30 horses to Japan, marking Korea’s first international shipment of horses for human consumption. The export follows Japan’s revision of sanitary import rules in November 2023.
Could President Yoon overcome the crisis before passing the halfway point of his reign?
Hwang Young-shik, who will be a first-time Olympian, earned the spot after Palestine, South Africa and Qatar were unable to send a rider to the Games for either not meeting the minimum requirements or not having a contender.
President Yoon Suk Yeol should be listening to the people, not lecturing them.
K-pop star Lisa's Weibo account suspended in China after performing in a burlesque routine in Paris.
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