The Cultural Heritage Administration through Aug. 19 is hosting the Gyeongbokgung Palace Starlight Tour and the program “Sisikgonggam at Sojubang the Royal Kitchen” at the famed palace in Seoul, allowing visitors to enjoy a beautiful night view and royal cuisine. The number of participants per tour is limited to 25 to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and each participant at a food event must maintain a distance of 2m from one another. Since its inception in 2016, the evening tour has grown popular because of insightful commentary from the guides, the opportunity to sample royal cuisine and the staging of traditional performing arts. The tour starts with the ceremony for the changing of the royal guards, a tour of Donggung +
Tuesday marked the 49th day of the summer monsoon, tying the record for South Korea’s longest rainy season since data has been recorded. With no letup in sight for this wet streak, the country is expected to break the record +
Two events will be held at Gyeongbokgung this month to give visitors a literal taste of Joseon royal life. First held in 2016, the Gyeongbokgung Starlight Tour includes a tasting of an everyday meal for the king and queen, traditional +
By embracing top-notch technology backed by a well-knit plot, K-pop powerhouse Twice brought a whole new level of festivity to its first virtual concert Sunday afternoon. The group’s first official concert since its 2019 world tour, “Beyond LIVE – Twice: +
It was Lady Gaga in May, and it will be Selena Gomez in August. K-pop girl group BLACKPINK revealed Wednesday that it will collaborate with American pop star Selena Gomez for a new single. The four-piece act’s record label YG +
Summer in Korea is in full force, bringing with it muggy weather and bouts of heavy rain. As temperatures rise, people try to escape the heat by spending time in air-conditioned buildings or heading to the beach or waterparks. Another +
Bingsu (shaved ice with toppings) is a popular snack food found almost everywhere in Korea during the summer months. Ranging from the standard pat bingsu (shaved ice with sweetened red beans) to any number of unique combinations, every year dessert businesses serve a +
The Korea Foundation, K-pop powerhouse Big Hit Entertainment’s education business unit Big Hit Edu and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies are working together to develop and provide Korean language learning programs. As their first project together, they will provide a +
The BBC of the U.K. on Aug. 10 (local time) covered Korea’s method of COVID-19 disinfection at beaches in summer as an exemplary model. The British network introduced Korean disinfection efforts at beaches such as an internet reservation system to +
The treasure chest is finally wide open and YG Entertainment’s brand new rookie act, Treasure, is poised to make a splash both in and out of South Korea. Looking fairly nervous, the 12-piece boy band — the label’s first debut +
The “2019 K-ASIAN FESTIVAL,” a large-scale Hallyu festival with young people from home and abroad, will be held in Incheon. +
BTS has confirmed the final stop of their “Love Yourself: Speak Yourself” tour in Seoul coming October. Book a Photoshoot +
K-pop super band BTS’ four concerts in Japan this month drew a total of 210,000 fans, making the Japanese leg +
Mina, a Japanese member of K-pop girl band TWICE, will be absent from a world tour due to extreme anxiety, +
Kang Daniel will release his solo debut mini-album on 25 July and start his solo career. The website(danielk.konnectent.com) which had +
The music video for boy band BTS’s hit song “IDOL” surpassed 500 million YouTube views on Thursday, becoming the band’s +
Over the past eight years, Baekhyun of EXO has been recognized as one of the most talented vocalists in the +
Big Hit Entertainment, the mastermind behind global sensation BTS, and the nation’s No. 1 mobile game developer, Netmarble, have joined +
Following his discharge, T.O.P of K-pop boy group BIGBANG thanked his fans for their incessant support. On July 7, T.O.P +
The Korean Wave Festival “2019 K-World Festa” proved its ticket power by continuing a sell-out procession at the same time +
The South Korean K-pop group BTS topped Japan’s Oricon music charts with their three-track album released Wednesday. The Korean and +
Recently, a witness of BTS members taking a short break has been posted on various online communities and social networks. +
The European Union (EU) has approved a guideline recommending its member states reopen their borders to 14 countries, including South Korea, after restricting all non-essential entries from outside the bloc over coronavirus fears. The European Council representing 27 member states adopted the non-binding recommendation on Tuesday (Belgium time), taking effect +
The Seoul Metropolitan Government has secured a budget to provide COVID-19 emergency relief funds to foreigners. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday that the third supplementary budget bill for 2020 passed by the Seoul Metropolitan Council included items for emergency relief funds for foreigners. Since the city plans to secure +
South Korea’s new virus cases fell back to below 50 on Monday, but a continued rise in cluster infections, mostly tied to churches, put to the test the country’s capability to fight the virus. The country added 42 cases, including 30 local infections, raising the total caseload to 12,757, according +
Jeju beaches were not officially opened last weekend but were already crowded with tourists. According to the Jeju Tourism Association, 99,161 tourists visited Jeju amid COVID-19 from June 26-28. Of the total, 99.7 percent are Koreans. Domestic flights to Jeju Island this month decreased by 27 percent compared to the +
G-Dragon, the leader of K-pop boy band Big Bang, is accused of neglecting his pet dogs at his hotel, which is operated by his parents. The accusation was raised when a user posted pictures of the artist’s two Shar-Pei breed pets ― Gaho and Jolie ― on an online community +
Heavy rain and strong winds lashed South Korea today, prompting authorities to issue weather alerts and call for citizens to take caution against possible damage. Heavy rain hit the central and eastern parts of the country, including the Chungcheong region and Gangwon Province, and the southernmost island of Jeju, according +
Sokcho is a city in Gangwon-do province, South Korea. It is located in the far northeast of Gangwon-do. The city is a major tourist hub and a popular gateway to nearby Seoraksan national park. Sokcho is home to the few lakes: Yeongrangho and Cheongchoho that are naturally created by the +
The National Hangeul Museum in Seoul has reopened with a special exhibition titled “Korean Pop Lyrics — Melodies of Life.” The exhibition celebrates the beauty of the Korean language through the lyrics of about 190 beloved Korean pop songs since the 1920s. Consisting of two parts, its first section called +
South Korea said Sunday it will implement a three-level social distancing scheme as the country’s daily new coronavirus cases rebounded to over 60 without showing signs of a slowdown. The country added 62 cases of COVID-19 as of midnight, including 40 local infections mainly involving religious gatherings, raising the total +
BLACKPINK unveiled its pre-release track “How You Like That” on Friday ahead of the release of the group’s first-ever full-length album, planned for September. The girl group’s newest offering comes over a year after 2019’s EP “Kill This Love” and on the heels of “Sour Candy,” BLACKPINK’s collaboration with Lady +
It’s already July but the pandemic shows no sign of disappearing. The Coronavirus, which has taken away our daily life, changed the lifestyle of Seoulites. Korea added 39 more cases of the novel coronavirus disease or COVID-19 in the 24 hours ending Thursday midnight, according to the Korea Centers for +
Cable channel Mnet promised Wednesday to be fair in picking winners for its new audition program “I-LAND,” made with Big Hit Entertainment that represents K-pop titan BTS. Mnet has been mired in a vote-fixing scandal since last year after Ahn Joon-young ― the director of all four seasons of popular +
K-pop supergroup BTS on Friday wowed the audience of the 102.7 KIIS FM‘s Jingle Ball concert in Inglewood, California, US, with its +
Southeast Asian countries are emerging as a new market for Korean broadcasting content, in line with the government’s aggressive foreign +
Thanks to the increasing popularity of KPOP, more and more foreign tourists are visiting Korea. Naturally, the number of solo +
The music video of K-pop boy band BTS’ latest single “Boy With Luv” was the most viewed music video on +
This weekend will be very cold, with a big daily temperature of cloudy skies across the country, and there will +
The 34th Office of the Golden Disc Awards unveiled nominees for each category. The 34th Golden Disk Awards homepage http://www.goldendisc.co.kr has +
The 34th Golden Disk Awards will be held on January 4 and 5 next year at Gocheok Sky Dome in +
One of the critical reasons for visiting Korea might be shopping! Especially Korean-made clothes are famous for reasonable prices and +
On Jan. 8, 2020, the lineup of the 9th Gaon Chart Music Awards, which will be held at Jamsil Indoor +
The “2019 MAMA” was held at Nagoya Dome in Japan on Dec. 4 under the concept of “The Next Dimension: +
JYP Entertainment is looking for the next big singers and songwriters to join their ranks, the agency said on Tuesday. +
Winter has come! Several luxury hotels in Seoul hold seasonal events every year. In December, the last month of the +
For those people who live in a tropical country like me, we always dream about experiencing snowflakes falling from the +
It snowed for the first time this winter throughout Seoul today (Dec 3). It snowed in Jeonju and other parts +
K-pop girl group TWICE will close its almost one-year-long concert journey in Seoul next year, the band’s agency said Monday. +
There are not so many famous restaurants near Ewha Woman’s University in Seoul, which is famous for its countless clothing +
K-pop boy group BTS’ member V got super excited after hearing that another boy group TOMORROW X TOGETHER (TXT) won +
The late 1800s and early 1900s is called the enlightenment period in Korea. After the Korea-Japan Unequal Treaty 1876, the +
Leeteuk of boy band Super Junior and Lia of girl group ITZY will grab MC Mike of “9th Gaon Chart +
Our December winter adventure in South Korea starts in the most wonderful and magical theme park, Everland! This theme park +
If you are a Korean drama fan, you will know just how much food figures in Korean society. Almost any +
Residents of the North Korean capital Pyongyang are seeking relief from the heat wave sweeping the peninsula at a cold +
The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) has designated the singer Hwang Chi-Yeul, who is very popular in China, as the Korea +
Transparent emerald-blue seas and sandy beaches surrounded by a dense forest of pine trees would make for a beautiful vacation +
This summer, Waterbomb Festival is returning with a star-studded lineup, including hip-hop group Drunken Tiger, rapper Jay Park and singer +
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2018 Leisure Chuncheon K-POP Mega Concert(2018 LCMC) will be held in a Special stage, Songam sports town on 25th August +
Marking its 21st edition this year, the Boryeong Mud Festival is one of the most popular events on the calendar +
There’s just something about the summer that screams “take me outside and find a festival.” Luckily, there are plenty of +
If you’ve been reading my travel story so far (thank you!❤), you’d know that my sisters and I went to +