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Founded in October 2008, ''10 Magazine'' is an English language, "events-led" monthly magazine published in
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, South Korea. The content focuses on the month's events (concerts, exhibitions, festivals, etc.) around the country and entertaining activities to experience while visiting or residing in Korea.


Contents

The first half of each issue is dedicated to a variety of entertainment opportunities in
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. Articles include Expat Expertise, In the Kitchen (chef profiles), 10 Questions (interviews), Korean Destinations, Asian Destinations (travel to nearby Asian countries), Korean History, Blog of the Month, Family & Community. Each month there are also in-depth cover stories, often focused on top 10 lists. Some topics have included the 10 most exclusive places in Korea, the 10 best burgers, wings and pizza, traditional Korean markets, expatriate owner-chefs, the best hiking locations, dating in Korea and more. The second half of each issue is devoted to their nationwide "Calendar and Directory" section. It divides the nation into 7 different regions; Nationwide (전국),
Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of ...
(서울),
Gyeonggi Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi-do'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". Seoul, the na ...
(경기),
Chungcheong Chungcheong (''Chungcheong-do''; ) was one of the eight provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. Chungcheong was located in the southwest of Korea. The provincial capital was located at Gongju, which had been the capital of the kingdom o ...
(충청), Gyeongsang (경상), Gangwon (강원),
Jeolla Jeolla Province (, ) was one of the historical Eight Provinces of Korea during the Kingdom of Joseon in today Southwestern Korea. It consisted of the modern South Korean provinces of North Jeolla, South Jeolla and Gwangju Metropolitan City as w ...
(전라) and Jeju (제주). Each section provides event information for each region in the Calendar and business services of interest to English speakers in the Directory section. Each regional Calendar lists events according to the following categories: Art, Theater & Dance, Concerts, Film, Family & Community, Education & Conferences, Sport & Fitness, Dine & Drink and Nightlife.


History

The parent company of ''10 Magazine'', 10 Media, was founded in the summer of 2008 by Sang-tae Kim, Jai-yoon Kim, Kyoung-hee Lim, Hyeong-beom Lee, and
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. In September of that year, they released a pre-launch issue, and October saw the official launch issue. The launch issue was released with congratulatory messages from many dignitaries and celebrities including: * the President and CEO of the American Chamber of Commerce, * the Secretary General of the European Chamber of Commerce, * the Italian Ambassador to Korea * Korean celebrity Ahn Jae-wook * Model and entertainer
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mayor Hur Nam-sik. * K-pop girl group
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(소녀시대) After starting out in the Nonhyeon-dong offices of CEO Kim Sang-tae, the ''10 Magazine'' offices have moved twice. They are now located in Suite 1010 of the Hannam Building (211
Itaewon Itaewon (; IPA ) is multi-cultural commercial area located in Seoul, South Korea. it is one of the most popular neighborhoods in Seoul, known for its nightlife and trendy restaurants. Etymology The name Itaewon was originally derived from the n ...
-ro,
Yongsan-gu Yongsan District (, ) is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. Yongsan has a population of 231,685 (2020) and has a geographic area of , and is divided into 19 '' dong'' (administrative neighborhoods). Yongsan is located in central Seoul ...
, Seoul, Korea). As of March 28, 2012, ''10 Magazine'' went on sale in the App Store (iOS) and is now available worldwide through the ''10 Magazine'' app. The app is also available in the
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store. In October 2012, the magazine replaced their original logo with the current one.


Contests

''10 Magazine'' is associated with several annual contests, including its Korea Awaits Video Contest, held annually. In 2010 the contest winner was Michael Aronson, who won a three-day trip to Tokyo, Japan, including round-trip tickets on
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and two nights' hotel stay at the Tokyo Hilton, while the 2011 winner, Fabien Tran Minh, won two round-trip tickets to Europe on Lufthansa.


Events

''10 Magazine'' also co-sponsors the Foreigner's Day events with FC Seoul, which bring together Seoul's international community to cheer on Seoul's football team. The first took place on September 11, 2010, with an estimated 3,000 non-Koreans in attendance and the second took place on September 24, 2011 and had approximately 7,000 non-Korean attendees.


Associated Publications

The Weekly 10 is their weekly email service listing what their editors determine to be the best 10 events of the week. It is sent out every Thursday at 12noon. The ''10 Magazine Korean Culture Podcast'' is a bi-weekly podcast which looks at current issues in Korea, tourist information, upcoming events and Korean culture itself. The hosts are Charles Montgomery, Paul Matthews and Danielle Sedlak. The Chip's Maps are a small, pocket-sized publication produced by 10 Media which provides a map of the central Yongsan-gu area, including Itaewon, Gyeongridan, and
Haebangchon Haebangchon (Hangul: 해방촌 Hanja: 解放村; from ''haebang'', "freedom or liberation" + ''chon'', "village"), sometimes abbreviated as HBC, is a district of Yongsan-gu, in Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the oldest neighborhoods in central S ...
. It is advertiser supported, printed in both Korean and English and provides information on local businesses in the area. KodexX is a new website created by ''10 Magazine'' in March, 2016 as a way to show English speakers where they can find everything they need. Anyone can add any business or place they think people would want to find, as long as someone who speaks English would be able too understand the content.


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External links

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