K-pop boy band BTS will return to the local music scene next month with a new album, the group’s management agency said Wednesday. The group will put out “Map of the Soul: 7” on Feb. 21, the first release since it rolled out “Map of the Soul: Persona” in April last year, Big Hit Entertainment said. The group topped the Billboard 200 main albums chart for the previous “Map of the Soul: Persona” last year, with its album sales reaching a record 3.7 million copies in South Korea. Preorders for the upcoming album will begin Thursday, with additional details to be announced on WeVerse, the group’s official fan community, the agency said. (Yonhap) +
Nearly 1 million people made their way to “Seoul Light,” a nighttime light show held at Dongdaemun Design Plaza from Dec. 20 to Friday, the city government said Tuesday. The event, which featured a mix of colorful light projected onto +
During winter in Korea, besides bundling up in layers and wrapping yourself up in a thick coat, there is another way to ensure your body’s taken care of during such weathers, which is Eating! Here are some foods you have +
While X1 has finally decided to disband, IZ*ONE is expected to resume their activities. X1 is a project group created by Mnet’s “ProduceX 101.” X1 made its debut with first mini-album “Emergency: QUANTUM LEAP” in August last year and received +
“Only grandpas watched this good thing…” “K-ssireum is following in K-pop’s footsteps.” “The next (big) Korean cultural content after BTS is Sand Pit Boys!” These comments are about a video clip on YouTube of the final match of a national +
BTS won both Daesang, ‘Digital Music of the Year’ and ‘Album of the Year’ category at the 34th Golden Disc Awards. This is the first time in the history of the Golden Disc Awards history that one group has dominated +
The 2020 Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival will be open to foreign visitors on Saturday, one week ahead of its formal opening, county officials said Friday. The world famous festival was originally scheduled to kick off on Saturday on a frozen +
Singer Yang Joon-il is on MBC “Show! Music Core” with a special performance. “Show! Music Core” released its new year feature lineup on the official website, which will air at 3:30 p.m. on January 4. Yang Jun-il’s name has been +
After going on hiatus with its members’ entering mandatory military service and drug problems, K-pop boy band BIGBANG is making the comeback as it joins the lineup of artists for the 2020 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Coachella Festival, +
This year, the 20-year-old Inje Icefish Festival will return as a family-participating festival with various winter activities at the Soyangho Lake located in Nam-myeon, Inje-gun, Gangwon-do. Under the theme of “Together 20 Years, 2020 to Be Together,” the Inje Ice +
Another typhoon is barreling toward the Korean Peninsula. Typhoon Mitag ― classified as “small” with the maximum sustained winds of 97 kph ― was 720 kilometers northeast of the Philippines as of 9 a.m. Sunday. The storm is moving northeast and is expected to reach the peninsula with torrential rain +
A rare military musical brought back to the stage a group of high-profile K-pop stars who went out of the public eye to fulfill their mandatory military service, including members of the popular boy bands SHINee and EXO. “Return: The Promise of the Day,” commissioned by the South Korean Army, +
Located in Mapo-gu, Seoul, Haneul Park(Sky Park) is a natural park located the closest to the sky and boasts a particularly beautiful view. Book your Pink Muhly Photoshoot session In other words, this place is also called the Pink Muhly attraction, as the waist-length Pink Muhly sways around in the wind +
J-Hope, a member of K-pop boy band BTS, will release Friday a hip hop single featuring American musician Becky G, his management agency said. The song, “Chicken Noodle Soup,” set for release Friday evening through BTS’ official social media channels, is a recreation of the namesake song released by American +
The government of Seoul on Thursday announced a plan to crack down on taxi drivers who overcharge foreign tourists in time for the peak autumn tourist season. The crackdown is scheduled for Sept. 30-Oct. 9, a period that coincides with China’s National Day holiday falling on Oct. 1-7, the Seoul +
The final lineup of SBS “Inkigayo Super Concert in Incheon” has been completed. Book SBS Super Concert Incheon + Shuttle Bus Producers of SBS “Inkigayo Super Concert in Incheon” announced on September 26 that EXO Chen and NCT Dream will join the concert as the 3rd lineup. SBS’ “Inkigayo Super +
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization will launch global digital ads aimed at improving Korean tourism awareness and attracting more foreign tourists. The advertising campaign will be unveiled on TV and YouTube and Facebook in major Southeast Asian countries, including Japan, Thailand, the Philippines, +
BTS’ 2016 music video “Blood Sweat & Tears” surpassed the YouTube milestone of 500 million views Wednesday, becoming the eighth BTS video do to so. The video for “Blood Sweat & Tears,” the main track of the K-pop band’s second full-length album, Wings, hit the threshold Wednesday morning, nearly three +
With the end of the hot summer and the arrival of fall’s high skies and breezy winds, many in Korea are opting to spend time outdoors. People can look forward to a unique lineup of activities and festivals this season, like those highlighting nature or going on a gastronomical journey +
The Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA), one of the largest Korean music awards, will be held on Dec 4 at the Nagoya Dome in Japan amid the ongoing trade row between Seoul and Tokyo. Entertainment giant CJ ENM, the organizer, said most of its people agreed that the civil and +
POP legend Paul McCartney of the Beatles has mentioned KPOP group BTS. Paul McCartney appeared on the CBS talk show “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on Monday (Korea time). During the show, host Colbert asked Paul McCartney, “Do you know the Korean pop band BTS?” and Paul McCartney answered, +
From September 28 to October 6, 2019, Gwanghwamun Square will transform into a venue for the globally-anticipated K-pop festival. Seoul will host the <°Seoul Music Festival (hereinafter, SMUF) > for the first time ever this year to present eye-catching performances by artists and rising artists, talk concerts, and various programs, +
Residents of Bukchon Hanok Village, a popular tourist destination in central Seoul, gathered in their neighborhood Saturday to protest an +
”I felt as if I was connected to this historical site.” Rasmas Mortensen from Denmark was speaking after planting some +
K-pop sensation BTS’ music video for “DNA” exceeded 400 million views on YouTube on Saturday, marking the first time that +
Cable music channel Mnet’s new idol competition show, “Produce 48,” will air in South Korea and Japan at the same +
Since their settlement in prehistoric times on the land now known as the Korean Peninsula, the Korean people have developed +
K-pop band Wanna One unveiled its special album “1÷x=1 (Undivided)” and kicked off its first world tour titled “One: The +
Stand still for 2 seconds! Speaking of camera’s LCD, especially if you’re taking pictures indoors, you should not move immediately +
More Korean cultural centers around the world will now open K-pop Academies, providing courses in K-pop singing and dancing. The +
Netmarble Games is expected to make a rebound in sales globally thanks to K-pop sensation BTS as the firm’s new +
The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) has introduced this year’s winners in its competition of traditional Hanok tour programs for international +
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday visited the headquarters of E-Mart Inc., South Korea’s largest discount hypermarket chain, the retailer +
The landscape of the air has changed. The seasons are running towards summer. The higher the temperature, the more people +
Tickets for the North American and European dates of K-pop sensation BTS’ upcoming world tour have sold out, the group’s +
Today I would like to share another story with you on my adventures in Korea. In June of last year, +
Actor Jung Hae-in will hold his first fan meet-and-greet event in Seoul in July, his agency said Friday. The event, +
K-pop boy band EXO and female quintet Red Velvet will rock Busan’s annual K-pop festival to be held in October, +
K-pop darling BTS has added to K-pop history with its latest song “Fake Love,” ranked 10th on Billboard’s highly competitive +
Anyone who has photographed would have heard the word “exposure”. It refers to the amount of light that was taken +
South Korean President Moon Jae-in took a few minutes out of his very busy schedule to congratulate K-pop phenomenon BTS +
VRIGHT, which is located opposite Sinchon Station on the Gyeongui–Jungang Line, is a VR (Virtual Reality) theme park, which KT +