Month: July 2026

Kim Ah-kyung, who goes by her Buddhist name, Sunhyeji, is one of the first to arrive. The bubbly 28-year-old sits on the porch of a bungalow at the temple complex and says hello to the other women, who start trickling into the room. They have all made it through an incredibly competitive selection process, involving […]

Forget coffee or drinks, the latest dating trend in South Korea takes place somewhere very different, a Buddhist temple. The BBC’s Jake Kwon joined 12 singles on a weekend away at Donghwasa, a Buddhist temple in the south of the country. But did any of them manage to find love?