The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced additional plans on Thursday to disperse visitors coming to beaches by introducing reservation systems, as part of efforts to prevent the coronavirus from spreading. The government will introduce reservation systems at 14 beaches located in North Jeolla Province’s Yeosu, Mokpo, and Shinan each with an annual number of visitors under 300,000 people, to test the effectiveness of such programs. Reservations will be available at Sea Tour, an online public reservation platform, and local government websites. Anyone can book a reservation by providing the number of people, contact information, and the date of reservation. The beaches will be open from July 10 to August 30. Each beach will accommodate visitors for 23 to 50 +
Joon-woo (Yoo Ah-in) gets up late in the morning as usual. His home is empty as his parents and sister already left. He turns on the computer to play an online game with unidentified friends but feels that something is +
A concert streamed by K-pop giant BTS on Sunday became the world’s biggest paid online music event in terms of number of viewers, the band’s management company said Monday. Big Hit Entertainment announced that “Bang Bang Con: The Live,” which +
K-pop giant BTS on Friday released a music video for “We are Bulletproof: the Eternal,” off of its most recent album “Map of the Soul: 7,” as part of the group’s annual fan celebration event. The animated music video shared +
All Seoul residents, with or without respiratory symptoms, can get tested for the novel coronavirus free of charge starting Monday as part of the city government’s drive to detect “silent” virus spreaders at an early stage. Previously, those who were +
The unprecedented global spread of the new coronavirus has put global health in great danger and caused rapid changes in the existing healthcare system and industry in almost all over the world. Humanity is waging war against the Covid-19 virus. +
Secret Number ― the first K-pop girl band with an Indonesian member ― has become the talk of the town just a few weeks after its debut. The music video of the five-piece act’s debut track “Who Dis?” ― which +
K-pop fans are showing success in getting rid of white supremacist messages spreading on social media. It all began on Wednesday, when white supremacists began using the hashtag #WhiteLivesMatter on Twitter to undermine the human rights movement that spread throughout +
Jungkook, a member of K-pop superstar BTS, released a new solo song titled “Still with You” on Friday. The song was uploaded on the music sharing service Soundcloud and BTS’ official blog and Twitter for free download. Still with Youby +
Korea is aiming to develop treatments for COVID-19 by the end of the year and vaccines by next year, Health and Welfare Minister Park Neung-hoo said Wednesday, vowing to offer full support to promising pharmaceutical companies. “We will fully support +
Lee So-ra has returned with a sentiment that goes well this winter. After receiving support from junior singers BTS Suga +
Cherry Bullet, a new 10-member K-pop girl group under FNC Entertainment, debuted on the K-pop scene with their first mini-album, +
JYP Entertainment has finally unveiled its new girl group―ITZY! On January 21 at midnight KST, JYP Entertainment dropped a prologue +
BTS Jimin’s surprise news on Naver V LIVE caused a real-time search and real-time trend of Naver’s Twitter account to +
“Love Yourself in Seoul,” which contains the live performance of BTS, has topped the list a week before its release. +
K-pop boy band Stray Kids announced big plans for 2019, including a global showcase tour, the group’s first full concert +
Former K-pop star Yoo Seung-joon, ostracized from Korea for disloyalty after dodging military duty, has made a surprise comeback here. +
K-pop boy band BTS’ latest album, “Love Yourself: Answer,” ranked on the Billboard 200 album chart for the 20th week +
KPOP Girl group that uses new concept mysticism has emerged. It is a girl group wearing a rabbit mask. Recently, +
BTS won the Daesang at the 28th Seoul Music Awards which makes BTS for two consecutive years since last year +
Seoul Arena, the first national concert hall for top K-pop artist performances, featuring various stages with a powerful sound system, +
The year 2018’s performance of stars with colorful decorations on the music scene, ’28th Seoul Music Awards’ mobile voting has +
Ticket sales for K-pop boy group BTS’ upcoming world tour in Europe have been moved to a later date, due to COVID-19 concerns across the globe. On March 17, Live Nation UK took their official Twitter to announce a change to ticket sales dates for ‘BTS MAP OF THE SOUL +
A test kit for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) developed in Korea has been exported to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Cheong Wa Dae Spokesperson Kang Min-seok on March 17 said the UAE, which has a “special strategic partnership” with Korea, urgently requested the same day through a diplomatic channel +
South Korean scientists have developed a face mask filter that retains its protective properties even after being washed over 20 times, a research university said Tuesday. The development by a team led by Kim Il-doo at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) comes as the country struggles +
A single-person booth to test for COVID-19 on March 16 was launched in Seoul for faster and safer diagnosis, Korea’s second innovation for the outbreak after the drive-through screening clinic. Developed by H-plus Yangji Hospital in the city’s Gwanak-gu District, the booth is 700mm wide, 700mm long and 2,050mm high +
South Korea saw another downward trend in daily new infections of the novel coronavirus on Monday, but multiple small-scale cluster infections continued to emerge across the nation, keeping health authorities on edge. The 74 new cases, which were detected Sunday, brought the nation’s total infections to 8,236, the Korea Centers +
The chief of the World Health Organization has called on K-pop superband BTS and others to join the organization’s hand-washing campaign “SafeHands” challenge to help curb the new coronavirus. Today I nominate:@JulieGichuru@katyperry@BTS_twt @RGrosjeanto take the #SafeHands challenge by sharing their video & calling on at least another 3 people to +
The alcohol that represents Korea is, without a doubt, “Soju”. One of the reasons why foreigners visiting Korea are happy might be that they can drink Soju at a super cheap price. This is because in Korea, a bottle of Soju, which can be bought for only $2 at a +
South Korea on Sunday reported 76 new cases of the coronavirus to total 8,162, marking the first time in 23 days the number of new cases has fallen below 100. It marked the lowest daily increase in the number of patients since Feb. 21, a strong indication that the outbreak +
On the day when the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it was “pandemic” for the new coronavirus infection, one of the biggest grocery stores, ‘Lotte Mart’ looked quite, different from the panic buying situation of daily necessities overseas. The store was full of daily necessities, and not many customers. +
Korean researchers have first developed a way to check if a patient is negative for suspected patients with no symptoms of COVID-19. The team created a small gene that found the coronavirus, and they looked at the responses at the same time at four points. If all four are unresponsive, +
The COVID-19 situation in Korea is characterized by confirmed cases originating from a specific regional cluster, namely Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province. As of March 9, there were 7,382 confirmed cases, with 6,678 cases in Daegu and North Gyeongsang and 704 in the rest of the country.* The number of +
“Map of the Soul: 7,” the new album by boy band BTS, sold more than 4.11 million copies in the first nine days of its release last month, becoming the most sold album in the Korean pop history, its management agency said Thursday. It took nine days for the new +
RM, the leader of K-pop boy band BTS, and American rapper Lil Nas X on Thursday released their collaboration, a +
KPOP Girl group BLACKPINK’s “Kill This Love” music video surpassed 500 million views on YouTube early Thursday, the fastest K-pop +
K-pop boy band BTS has been nominated for American TV channel MTV’s 2019 Video Music Awards in four award categories, +
Amid the sweltering heat nationwide, the Hwaamdonggul cave in Jeongseon, Gangwon Province, has been visited by many tourists to avoid +
Veteran girl group Fin.K.L will be releasing a new album in August to celebrate their 21st anniversary, DSP Media announced +
Seoul Botanic Park will open its greenhouse at night from August 7 to 10. Visitors to the park will be +
Everland’s horror experience “Horror Maze” has opened on July 20. Horror Maze, which is said to have returned scarier than +
Earlier last week, BTS surprised fans with news of an unprecedented stop in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where the boys will +
BTS member Jungkook’s modernized hanbok is getting attention as hip-hanbok fashion. Jungkook arrived at Kimpo International Airport after finishing his +
The “2019 K-ASIAN FESTIVAL,” a large-scale Hallyu festival with young people from home and abroad, will be held in Incheon. +
The city of Suncheon, dubbed South Korea’s ecological capital, said Tuesday it will hold its annual summer-themed event at its +
The Gamaek Festival, one of Jeonju’s signature festivals that celebrate the city’s unique drinking culture, will be held on August +
The Daegu Metropolitan Government said Monday that about 2,000 foreign tourists will visit Daegu during the city’s famous Chimac Festival, +
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 +
North Korea will launch a tour program to Mountain Geumgangsan this month in an apparent effort to bolster its sagging +
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 +
The 2019 Hangang Summer Festival will be held throughout 11 parks along the Han River starting this Friday, and will +
Photo taken 17 April, 2017 Paju Osan-ri Cherry Blossom Garden is a hidden cherry blossom spot that is not well +
The fan meeting titled “Go PyeongChang 2018 with Lee Dong Wook” comes as a part of “Christmas in March” festival. +
Lee Dong-Wook, recently confirmed to be dating with Miss A Suzy, will go on a tour with the 1,000 fans +
The Cultural Olympiad, designed to allow Olympic and Paralympic fans to enjoy the cultural heritage and traditions of the host +
Lotte World Adventure theme park will be held “Mask Festival:color blossom” from March 17 for 93 days colorful parade of +
2018 Gwangyang International Maehwa(plum blossom trees) Festival will take place March 17-25 at Maehwa Village, Gwangyang, South Jeolla-do Province. This +
What happens when March starts and the spring breeze blows on itself? It will be cherry blossoms. Where can you +
How to Find Right Travel Agent in Korea It is not so easy to pick out the best tour/activity products +
How to prepare Korean money? Korean money has coins and banknotes. The smallest of Korean money is 1 won, but +
Jeju Hueree Maehwa Festival takes place at Hueree Natural Park every year between late February to early March. Maehwa is +
