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  • Must-eat if you visit Gyeongbok-gung Palace. Hidden local gourmet’s restaurant #Chebudong Janchijip

    It is no exaggeration to say that Gyeongbokgung palace where tourists can feel the tradition and beauty of Korea, is a must-visit place for those who never been to Korea. Gyeongbokgung Palace is a place where you can feel the beautiful scenery not only in autumn but for a year-round. Just like any other tourist city in the world, there are many restaurants near Gyeongbokgung Palace that are too expensive for the quality of the food and simply target tourists. Tourists who do not know much about Korea will just enter those not-so-good restaurants and be disappointed at Korean cuisine. As a matter of fact, there are not many decent and reasonably priced restaurants to visit in Samcheong-dong, Insa-dong and +

  • Chen of EXO is getting Married

    “Chen meets a precious relationship and we are getting married,” SM Entertainment said in a press release on January 13. “The bride is a non-entertainer, and only the families of the two families will attend the wedding ceremony in a +

  • What To Expect On A Modern-Traditional Korean Wedding: Filipina & Korean

    My sister just got her dream recently in South Korea. She just had their wedding ceremony with her Korean husband in Jeonju Province, South Korea. Our “Filipino” family traveled from the Philippines to South Korea to attend the ceremony. Though +

  • V of BTS was spotted on a subway

    V of BTS posted photos on Weverse about his “Subway ride” and people buzzed over social media with their reactions to a sight that is something out of their imagination. On January 11, V unveiled the photo with the words +

  • “Parasite” movie will be made into a TV series on HBO

    Bong Joon-ho’s sensational thriller “Parasite” will be made into a TV series on U.S. premium cable channel HBO, the film’s production house said Friday. “Director Bong and Adam McKay will participate in the project as executive producers, with HBO,” said +

  • Best 3 Must-go Restaurants In Jeju Island, Korea

    Best 3 Must-go Restaurants In Jeju Island Volcanic mountains, waterfalls, and scenic beaches are among the many reasons Jeju Island is known as the Hawaii of South Korea. Located off the southern tip of the peninsula and just an hour-long +

  • BTS will pre-release single in January

    K-pop super band BTS will drop a new digital single this month ahead of its official release of a new album in February, according to the band’s management agency Thursday. Big Hit Entertainment posted a “comeback map” on the official +

  • GIVEAWAY: Chance To Win Tickets To 2020 Seoul Music Awards

    The High1 Seoul Music Awards has a prestigious reputation of the most famous, historical and popular K-POP festival in Korea, as Korea’s representative music awards. The High1 Seoul Music Awards has been grown up as the best awards for the +

  • Summary of noteworthy events at “34th Golden Disc Awards”

    The “34th Golden Disc Awards” is a series of events that cause a sensation. The “34th Golden Disc Awards” is rated as a “perfect awards ceremony in all aspects” thanks to the fairness and unique stages. This event was like +

  • Is Filipino P-pop Boy Group “SB19” Inspired by K-pop Group GOT7 and BTS?

    SB19 (Sound Break 19) is a Filipino Boy Group who trained under ShowBT, a Korean Entertainment Company that branched out to the Philippines. The group is now very popular with their song “Go Up” and new released track “Alab”. The +






  • MusicBank In Gangneung – Your Best Choice For KPOP Concert ! HaB Korea

    On October 4, MusicBank was held in Gangneung city. I also went there with 80 customers who booked through HaB Korea. It was my first time to go to a music show like this, so I was surprised to see so many KPOP fans all over the world, and how +

  • Naver 2019 VLIVE AWARDS ‘V Heartbeat’ 1st lineup – TXT, AB6IX, Itzy and X1 and more

    Naver’s VLIVE will host the 2019 VLIVE AWARDS “V Heartbeat” at Gocheok Sky Dome on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. The first lineup will feature TXT, AB6IX, Itzy and X1 and more, the company said in a statement. Book 2019 VLIVE AWARDS “V Heartbeat” Ticket VLIVE, which created a +

  • [Gyeongbokgung Photoshoot] Make your memory in Seoul last forever!

    Gyeongbokgung Palace is commonly referred to as the Northern Palace because its location is the furthest north when compared to the neighboring palaces of Changdeokgung (Eastern Palace) and Gyeonghuigung (Western Palace) Palace. Gyeongbokgung Palace is arguably the most beautiful and remains the largest of all five palaces. The premises were +

  • Momoland will have a TV series in the Philippines!

    Last October 04, 2019, Momoland, the K-pop girl group hitmakers of “Bboom Bboom” and “BAAM” were back at Manila for Good Friends show at Araneta Coliseum. On that day, they have received a warm welcome to one of the most popular and huge TV networks in the Philippines, ABS-CBN. Together +

  • Korea to Tighten illegal Immigrants’ Departures

    South Korea will restrict illegal aliens from leaving the country without prior notification in a move to prevent those who commit crimes here from fleeing the country by abusing the current report system, the justice ministry said Sunday. Until now, illegal immigrants could voluntarily leave the country after reporting to +

  • SM launches ‘K-pop Avengers’ with Capitol Records

    SM Entertainment has launched a new K-pop idol band, “SuperM” for K-pop fans abroad. Its first album, “Jopping” ― a new Konglish word they created, combining “jumping” and “popping” ― was released Friday. It has already been given the nickname “K-pop avengers,” as SuperM is made up of members from +

  • EXO’s Chen defies expectations with retro-flavored ‘Dear my dear’

    It is rare for a K-pop boy band member in his 20s to croon retro-flavored pop songs that remind people of the 1980s. But EXO’s lead vocalist Chen has done just that with his second mini-album “Dear my dear,” released Tuesday, which includes six tracks in his own style. “Retro-themed +

  • 2019 Busan One Asia Festival (BOF) – Super Junior, Kang Daniel Join Lineup

    The organizer of the Busan One Asia Festival (BOF), a major annual K-pop concert in the city of Busan, on Wednesday announced the final lineup of its 2019 event, which includes Super Junior, NU’EST and Kang Daniel. BOF 2019 is scheduled to run from Oct. 19-25 at Busan’s Hwamyeong Ecological +

  • 2019 Korea Fall foliage has started a little later than usual

    Affected by the late summer heat, fall foliage this year started one to four days later than previous years. The weather service Weatheri said the first fall foliage (when about 20% of a mountain is covered with colored leaves) officially started on Sept. 27 at Seoraksan Mountain in Gangwon-do Province. +

  • Typhoon Mitag slams Jeju Island

    Three people were injured and dozens evacuated after Typhoon Mitag swept through Jeju Island Wednesday on its way to Korea’s southern region. According to the Ministry of Interior and Safety, three Jeju residents were injured and dozens of buildings damaged when the typhoon brought heavy rain and powerful winds to +

  • Seoul City plans giving out foreigners Korean names

    The Seoul city government said Monday that it has launched a pilot program to give foreigners Korean names as part of efforts to promote the Korean alphabet, hangeul. The program, titled “Korean Names for Non-Koreans,” is available to foreigners who reside overseas and are interested in Korean culture, Park Jin-young, +

  • NCT 127 first K-pop band to perform at 2019 Global Citizen Festival

    Up-and-coming boy band NCT 127 was a special guest at the 2019 Global Citizen Festival in New York City’s Central Park on Saturday (local time) ― the first K-pop group to perform at the event. The 10 members captivated the 60,000 audiences with its latest releases “Superhuman” and “Highway to +