#1 Magazine HaB Korea - Reviews, News and Useful Tips

Magazine HaB Korea

Korea travel guides, stories, articles, reviews, news and tips
  • BTS ‘DNA’ music video hit 600 million views for the first time by KPOP group

    BTS’ ‘DNA’ music video has surpassed 600 million views for the first time by KPOP group. BTS’ music video “DNA,” which was released in September of 2017, hit 600 million views on YouTube at 7:18 p.m. on Tuesday. Book your Seoul Music Awards ticket BTS has become the first Korean group to have a music video with more than 600 million views. However, top viewer record of entire K-pop’s music video is Psy’s “Gangnam Style” that has surpassed 3.2 billion views. The music video “DNA” visualized the lyrics, saying, “We’ve been connected by destiny since the beginning of the first year, and we’ve been connected in DNA.” Since its release in September 2017, DNA has been on the chart for four consecutive weeks +

  • BTS is going to resume World tour in Japan

    BTS will resume its “Love Yourself” world tour this month, following its performances in Taiwan last month. Since the Taiwanese leg of its tour, the group has been busy participating in year-end awards programs during which BTS took home a +

  • 2019 Korea Hanbok Model contest

    The organizing committee of 2019 Korea hanbok model contest announced that it had conducted an overseas photo shoot in Paris, France, which is the center of global fashion, for the winners of the 2018Korea hanbok model contest in Korea. Book +

  • Will BTS perform in Pyongyang, North Korea?

    Attention is focusing on the performance of BTS in Pyongyang, North Korea. Ahn Min-seok, the lawmaker of Democratic Party of Korea and chairman of the National Assembly’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee, told on Thursday that he plans to push +

  • 10 most-talked-about K-Dramas in January 2019

    These were the 10 hottest South Korean drama series during the first week of this month, according to big-data analyst Good Data Corporation’s weekly monitoring report. Sky Castle, drama “Sky Castle” held onto the top position as the most-talked-about TV +

  • BTS got second top album seller in US, 2018

    K-pop boy band BTS finished the year 2018 as the second-highest album seller in the United States, behind Eminem, U.S. data showed Tuesday. The 2018 report on U.S. Music Industry Consumption by Buzz Angle Music showed BTS sold 603,307 albums +

  • 100 Must-visit Tourist spots of Korea 2019 – 2020

    The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced “100 Must-visit Tourist spots of Korea” along with the Korea Tourism Organization. “100 Must-visit Tourist spots of Korea” is a project to select 100 outstanding tourist destinations that Koreans must visit every +

  • Everland Winter Special Performances

    A golden winter vacation! If you don’t want to stay inside just because it’s cold, let’s have fun and have fun with your family, friends, lovers and fun dance. Get your Everland Ticket package Everland will showcase special performances to +

  • BTS won six trophies including Daesang in the 33rd Golden Disc Awards 2019

    BTS won six trophies including Daesang in the 33rd Golden Disc Awards. “I will honor all ARMY,” said RM. “The year 2018 was a year of fruitful results that we have been working hard for.” “You’ve put the overloaded and +

  • [Video] iKON wins Digital Song of the Year Gold Disc Award 2019

    K-pop boy band iKON won the Digital Song of the Year Award with its hip-hop tune “Love Scenario” at the prestigious Golden Disc Awards on Saturday. The four-member band won the award ― one of the biggest ― after defeating +






  • [ Official ] ‘Soribada Best K-Music Awards’ moving towards a global ceremony

    World stars will be putting up their splendid performance at ‘2018 Soribada Best K-Music Awards’, taking a step towards a global awards ceremony. ‘2018 SORIBADA BEST K-MUSIC AWARDS (2018 SOBA), which is organized by ‘Korean representative music platform’ Soribada, announced that singer Eru and the sub-unit 7senses from the talented +

  • Enjoy 2018 INK Concert with 40 thousand other audiences!

    Asia’s main KPOP concert, 2018 INK Concert (Incheon KPOP Concert), will be held at Incheon Munhak Sports Complex on September 1. This year marks the 10th anniversary of Incheon’s representative Hallyu Festival, which started back in 2009. Book your 2018 Incheon KPOP Concert (INK) + Shuttle Bus + Market Tour The +

  • The relay of congratulatory videos by Korea talented musicians to congratulate the hosting of ‘2018 Soribada Best K-Music Awards’

    – ‘2018 SOBA’, from Ha Hyun-woo to Hong Jin-young…Korea representative musicians sending their warm supporting messages to their juniors – ‘2018 Soriabada Best K-Music Awards’, BTS, Wanna One, Twice, Red Velvet, etc, the gathering of the top stars at one place The relay of congratulatory videos by Korea talented musicians +

  • 2018 Soribada Best K-Music Awards: Lineup – BTS, Wanna One, TWICE, Red Velvet and more

    The Soribada Best K-Music Awards is a music award show presented by Soribada to celebrate the best in K-pop music. The first awards show was presented on September 20, 2017, and awarded the music releases between September 2016 and August 2017. The annual 2018 Soribada Best K-Music Awards is back +

  • Korea’s Traditional Costume, Hanbok

    Hanbok is the traditional attire of the Korean people. Worn daily up until just 100 years ago, these days it is only worn on festive occasions or special anniversaries. It is a formal dress and most Koreans keep a hanbok for special times in their life. While the traditional hanbok +

  • BTS has 5 videos with over 300 million views on Youtube

    K-pop sensation BTS has now had five videos hit over 300 million views on YouTube, after a remix of “Mic Drop” surpassed the lofty threshold Thursday night. The video for the remix version of Mic Drop by American DJ Steve Aoki is the latest from the group to break 300 +

  • Seoul Food to Go

    If you are a Korean drama fan, you will know just how much food figures in Korean society. Almost any K-drama will include some food place where protagonists meet, kiss, lament, gorge themselves, battle, conjecture, drink themselves silly, you get the picture …So, while we aren’t exactly K-drama fans, we +

  • North Koreans Pyongyang Naengmyeon

    Residents of the North Korean capital Pyongyang are seeking relief from the heat wave sweeping the peninsula at a cold noodle restaurant beside the Taedong River, North Korean propaganda website DPRK Today reported Thursday. The Okryu-gwan, or Okryu Restaurant, is famous for its cold noodle called “Pyongyang naengmyeon.” It is +

  • Hwang Chi-Yeul designated as the Korea Tourism Honorary Ambassador

    The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) has designated the singer Hwang Chi-Yeul, who is very popular in China, as the Korea tourism honorary ambassador today. Ahn Young-bae, president of the Korea Tourism Organization, said at the ceremony held at the Seoul Center of the Korea Tourism Organization, “Please give us a +

  • Korea Summer by the sea, a perfect vacation spot

    Transparent emerald-blue seas and sandy beaches surrounded by a dense forest of pine trees would make for a beautiful vacation spot, one that’s kind of rare to find along Korea’s coasts. Nonetheless, there’s at least one. On July 19, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced a list of various +

  • What if BTS attend your own wedding?

    What if BTS attend your own wedding and even perform their hit song? Is it like an imaginary story? But it actually happens! On the 20th July, World class KPOP Boy Group BTS attended their manager’s wedding. The BTS sang their hits song “DNA” as a celebration for the manager +

  • The Great Seungri

    Seungri of Big Bang explained why he decided to strike out on his own and release a full-length album during a press conference for his album “The Great Seungri” in Seoul on Friday. “To tell the truth, promoting in a group is much better for me. I always pursued group +