Was Byun Woo-seok’s 'Perfect Crown' costume not hanbok? KHS rules spark debate

A "cheollik" outfit worn by actor Byun Woo-seok in the hit drama “Perfect Crown” has put Korea’s palace admission rules back in the spotlight, after a tourist wearing a similar traditional garment was allegedly denied free entry to Gyeongbokgung. Under guidelines from the Korea Heritage Service’s Royal Palaces and Tombs Center, visitors wearing traditional or modernized hanbok can enter four of Seoul’s five major royal palaces and Jongmyo Shrine for free, as long as the outfit consists of a top,

By The Korea Herald