{"title":"Korean Myths \u0026 Legends","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"joseon-king-oversized-tee-black","title":"Joseon King Oversized Tee – Black","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe next drop from Seoul Collective (서울의 컬렉티브): an oversized black tee with Sejong the Great on his throne across the back. Inspired by the royal court of the Joseon dynasty, Sejong sits on a golden throne in a red royal robe beneath the gold letters 세종대왕 \/ SEJONG THE GREAT, before the Sun, Moon and Five Peaks screen, framed by a carved palace canopy. The front carries the small Seoul Collective logo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Story\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Joseon dynasty ruled Korea for more than 500 years, from 1392 to 1910. Its most celebrated king, Sejong the Great (reigned 1418–1450), created Hangul, Korea's own alphabet, in 1443 and proclaimed it to the people in 1446 so that ordinary people could easily read and write. This design shows Sejong seated on his golden throne in a red royal robe, beneath the gold letters 세종대왕 (\"Sejong the Great\"). Behind him stands the Irworobongdo, the Sun, Moon and Five Peaks screen that was placed behind the Joseon king's throne. It honors a ruler whose gift still lives in every Korean word.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCut in a relaxed oversized fit for an easy streetwear drape, so check the size chart and take your usual size for a roomy look. Each shirt is printed to order, so please allow production time before it ships. 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Glowing red lanterns hang among misty pines along a winding stone path that climbs to a traditional pavilion with a curved tile roof. The front carries the small Seoul Collective logo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Story\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery spring, as Buddha's Birthday approaches (the 8th day of the 4th lunar month), Korea glows with lanterns. This tradition, Yeondeunghoe, has roots in the Silla kingdom, with records of lantern festivals going back more than a thousand years, and in 2020 UNESCO added it to its list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Lighting a lantern is said to light up the mind with wisdom. This design follows a winding stone path through misty pine forest, hung with glowing red lanterns, up to a traditional pavilion with a curved tile roof. It's a quiet, glowing piece of Korea to carry with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCut in a relaxed oversized fit for an easy streetwear drape, so check the size chart and take your usual size for a roomy look. Each shirt is printed to order, so please allow production time before it ships. 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In Korean legend the Haetae is a lion-like guardian with a single horn that can tell right from wrong and wards off fire and disaster. Here a golden Haetae sits on a stone pedestal beneath a palace roof, wrapped in red flame and clouds. The front carries the small Seoul Collective logo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Story\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Haetae, also called Haechi, is a mythical lion-like beast said to have a single horn. Legend says it can tell right from wrong, so it became a symbol of justice; Joseon officials who judged the law even wore it on their robes. It was also believed to ward off fire and disaster, which is why stone Haetae guard Gwanghwamun, the main gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace. In 2008 the city of Seoul chose the Haechi as its official symbol. This design shows a golden Haetae seated on a stone pedestal beneath a palace roof, wrapped in red clouds and flame. Wear it as a guardian at your back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCut in a relaxed oversized fit for an easy streetwear drape, so check the size chart and take your usual size for a roomy look. Each shirt is printed to order, so please allow production time before it ships. 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The nine-tailed fox of Korean folklore can take human form and bewitch those who cross her path. Here a white fox with nine glowing tails sits before a red-lanterned palace gate under a full moon. The front carries the small Seoul Collective logo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Story\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Korean folklore, a fox that lives a very long time, often said to be a thousand years, grows nine tails and becomes a Gumiho. She can shift into a beautiful young woman to bewitch people. In one widely told tale she hides a magic fox bead in her mouth, and a schoolboy who swallows it gains wisdom of the earth. Other stories say she must eat human livers, a hundred in some versions, to become truly human. Today the Gumiho is a K-drama favorite. 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The Dokkaebi are Korea's goblins: mischievous spirits with magic clubs, who love wrestling and pranks and reward the honest while tricking the greedy. Here a horned, red-faced Dokkaebi rests a spiked club on his shoulder, wrapped in blue dokkaebi fire. The front carries the small Seoul Collective logo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Story\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDokkaebi are Korea's goblins, and they are not ghosts of the dead. Folk tales say many are born from old, much-used things like a worn broom or a fire poker, and a traveler who wrestles one all night may wake to find only a broomstick. Their magic club, the dokkaebi bangmangi, can conjure whatever its owner wishes. Dokkaebi love wrestling, songs and pranks, and in the classic tale a kind woodcutter wins their club while a greedy neighbor gets a beating. 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The messenger of the afterlife in Korean belief, the Jeoseung Saja wears a black gat and robe and comes to guide souls from this world to the next. The print pairs the reaper with the Hangul 저승사자 and red lanterns. The front carries the small Seoul Collective logo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Story\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Korean folk belief, when a life ends, the Jeoseung Saja, the messenger of the afterlife, comes to lead the soul to the underworld, where it is brought before the Ten Kings for judgment. Folk tradition usually counts three messengers, so families set out sajabap at the gate: three bowls of rice, three pairs of straw sandals for the long road and three coins, hoping the messengers would treat the departed gently. Modern dramas and films made the black gat and robe his signature look. 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Hwanung descends from heaven in the clouds, the sacred tree rises on the mountain, and below, the bear who became a woman steps out of the cave with mugwort and garlic at her feet. Their son Dangun is said to have founded Gojoseon, Korea's first kingdom. The front carries the small Seoul Collective logo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Story\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKorea's founding myth is recorded in the 13th-century Samguk Yusa. Hwanung, son of the heavenly lord Hwanin, descended to a sacred tree on Mount Taebaek. A bear and a tiger begged to become human, so he gave them mugwort and garlic and told them to avoid sunlight for 100 days. The tiger gave up, but the bear kept the taboo and became a woman, Ungnyeo. Their son Dangun is said to have founded Gojoseon, traditionally dated to 2333 BC. This design shows Hwanung in the clouds, the sacred tree, and the bear-woman beside the bear in the cave. 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