{
  "id": 12305640,
  "title": "Seoul to hold friendship festival to link foreign, local residents through beauty, culture",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/seoul-to-hold-friendship-festival-to-link-foreign-local-residents",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-06T05:12:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/people-events/20261006/seoul-to-hold-friendship-festival-to-link-foreign-local-residents-through-beauty-culture"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Seoul will host a cultural festival on Friday, uniting local and foreign residents to immerse themselves in Korean beauty, wellness, and lifestyle programs, according to city officials. The second Better Together Seoul Culture & Wellness Festival will take place from 1:30 to 5 p.m. at Oullim Square, located within Dongdaemun Design Plaza, a notable landmark in central Seoul. Notably, Friday is Hangeul Day, a national holiday in Korea.\n\nOrganized by the Seoul Foreign Resident Center with support from the city, the event will be attended by embassies of Colombia, Vietnam, and Uzbekistan, as well as a Spanish cultural center. International student associations will assist in managing various booths throughout the festival.\n\nVisitors can look forward to a K-beauty and health zone offering advanced skin analysis using artificial intelligence, personalized color diagnosis, face painting, as well as monitoring blood pressure and blood sugar levels. A virtual reality safety program and CPR training will also be available for participants.\n\nThe K-culture zone will showcase traditional Korean experiences, including the creation of key rings resembling the gat, a distinctive horsehair hat, as well as the practice of calligraphy and engaging in folk games such as jegichagi. This game involves players maintaining a shuttlecock aloft using only their feet.",
  "summary": "Seoul will host a cultural festival on Friday, bringing together local and foreign residents to experience Korean beauty, wellness and lifestyle programs, city officials said Tuesday. The second Better Together Seoul Culture & Wellness Festival will run from 1:30 to 5 p.m. at Oullim Square of Dongdaemun Design Plaza, a landmark in central Seoul. Friday is Hangeul Day, a national holiday. The…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Seoul to hold free festival to link foreign, local residents through beauty, culture",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/seoul-to-hold-free-festival-to-link-foreign-local-residents-through",
        "published": "2026-10-06T04:07:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}