A group of joyful U.S. Korean War veterans and their family members dressed in “hanbok” (traditional Korean costume) pose at a Seoul hotel on June 24, 2016. They were invited by the government in honor of their sacrifices. America and 15 other countries fought for South Korea against invading North Korea during the 1950-53 war. (Yonhap)
South Korean President Park Geun-hye meets with young Iranians in traditional Korean dresses, who visited a Korean culture exhibition held at a convention center in Tehran on May 2, 2016. Earlier in the day, Park held the first bilateral summit since the establishment of their diplomatic ties in 1962. (Yonhap)
A man (C) dressed in king’s clothes is flanked by two others in maids’ attire as they pose for an event to help foreign tourists experience traditional Korean costumes (hanbok) for free at Gwanghwamun Square in downtown Seoul on April 12, 2016. The costume was used during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). (Yonhap)
Two foreign participants in a Korean culture event held for teenagers from countries that fought in the 1950-53 Korean War pose for a photo at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul on July 26, 2015. (Yonhap)
A hanbok (traditional Korean dress) fashion show is under way in Los Angeles on Feb. 20, 2015. (Photo courtesy of Hanbok Advancement Center) (Yonhap)
Cheerleaders dressed in “hanbok,” traditional Korean clothing, perform at a basketball game in Busan on Jan. 1, 2015. (Yonhap)
We all may get chance to see President Bush in a Hanbok this November at the APEC summit being held in Pusan.
The government’s APEC summit planning committee has been deliberating what clothing to choose, to the point of convening an advisory council composed of Korea’s top seven hanbok (Korean traditional clothes) experts.
Under consideration are the Chosun (Joseon)-era gonryongpo (royal robes), the durumagi (a long overcoat), and the magoja (an outer coat). Gonnyongpo made of red or yellow silk were the formal attire worn by kings during official duties, while Koreans traditionally wore the durumagi outdoors. The magoja was a coat often worn over a jeogori (vest).
The planning committee must also decide whether to go with a traditional or modernized hanbok.
The key variables are the location and weather of the group photo, scheduled to be taken after the second round of meetings on Nov. 19 on Dongbaek Island, near Haeundae Beach. The planning committee will announce its final decision nearer the event.
Meanwhile, Busan’s municipal government plans a hanbok-wearing campaign during the summit in order to highlight the beauty and rich cultural associations of Korea’s traditional dress.
That should be a sight to see, President Bush in a hanbok. Hopefully he uses the APEC platform to mend some fences with South Korea. Never the less November should be entertaining at the very least.
Fortunately Song Young-gil is out of the hospital and back campaigning for Lee Jae-myung, but what a nut job his assailant appears to be:
![Democratic Party (DP) Chairman Song Young-gil attends a press conference for DP presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung on Tuesday at the party’s office in Yeouido, western Seoul, after being discharged from the hospital for head injuries. [NEWS1]](https://i0.wp.com/koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2022/03/08/292ddff5-4d9f-4df3-a017-af3b5f11c56d.jpg?resize=369%2C1284&ssl=1)
Video footage captured by a bystander showed the assailant dressed in hanbok (traditional Korean attire) holding a selfie stick in one hand and a black plastic bag in the other, which turned out to be concealing a hammer. The suspect was restrained by people at the scene and arrested on the spot by police.
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Song, bleeding from the head, was whisked to the emergency room of Severance Hospital in Sinchon. DP campaign officials later said Song’s skull was partially depressed, but that there was no damage to his brain or tissues, nor were there any signs of brain hemorrhage. The injuries, overall, were non-life-threatening, they confirmed.
The suspect apparently had been following Song on the campaign trail since last month, as seen through videos he uploaded to his own YouTube channel. Witnesses said he shouted, “I am against South Korea-U.S. military exercises,” and “I can’t pass on such a world to young people.”
Videos on his YouTube appeared to be generally in support of DP’s presidential candidate Lee, but a number of uploads were critical of Song. In one video, the suspect urged “anti-nationalist” Song to retire.
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