On Monday, North Korea opens its Arirang Games, a spectacle involving as many as 100,000 participants. An American who's attended the extravaganza, tour guide operator Fred Poe, describes the ...

North Korea's 'Arirang' Mass Games Looked Utterly Splendid. By Joe Weisenthal. 2013-07-23T09:03:28Z Share. Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link. An icon in the shape of a ...

For a nation with so much bad press, North Korea gets a break in the media when the nation’s annual Grand Mass Gymnastics and Artistic Performance Arirang (or Arirang festival) rolls around.

November 24, 2010 South Korea Newscast. This portion of the Korean news reported on North Korea’s attack of South Korea’s Yeonpyeong Island. Coverage included the in… ...

If Won Hyung-joon’s dream of forming an inter-Korean orchestra is ever realized, "Arirang" is an obvious choice for the playlist. It’s a traditional Korean folk song. “It just touches our soul,” the ...