While fans across the globe are glued to every move the seven members of K-pop boy band BTS make, the septet has often drawn inspiration from Korea’s traditional cultural heritage, promoting it through its worldwide music career. BTS has often appeared in hanbok, traditional Korean dress, or hanbok-inspired stage costumes to perform a modern arrangement of one of the best-known Korean folk songs, “Arirang,” during its overseas concerts. Such performances make the band a de facto ambassador for Korean culture. Last year, BTS was awarded a cultural medal by the South Korean government for the major role it has played in publicizing the Korean language globally. The band’s leader, RM, said during a media interview earlier this year that BTS +
Some of Korea’s top-class hotels have prepared some special offers for the fall. I will recommend some promotions to those who want to enjoy Seoul with a generous budget. Savory afternoon tea at Park Hyatt Seoul Park Hyatt Seoul’s The +
Chuseok (Full Moon Harvest) is observed on Aug. 15 of the lunar year as one of the two biggest holidays in Korea. Though families on this holiday traditionally gather to hold ancestral rites and play traditional games, the passage of +
South Korean boy band BTS was formed only about six years ago but their massive fandom is on a spree to make them popular all over the world. Time and again, BTS Army, as their fans like to call themselves, +
Chuseok holiday has just begun in Korea! Chuseok is one of the largest and most widely celebrated holidays in South Korea. This holiday is a time of happiness and reconnecting as families gather, chat, and have great feasts. Chuseok is +
Chuseok is the traditional Korean autumn harvest celebration, similar to Thanksgiving in the United States. Many Koreans visit their hometowns for ancestral rituals and spend time with their families during the holiday. But if you’re planning to spend the Chuseok +
As the full moon is forecast to appear during Chuseok on Friday, many are scrambling to search for places to wish for good fortune, good health and success in the coming year. In order to save them time and trouble, +
Rookie project boy group X1 took home their sixth #1 trophy with their debut title track “Flash” on the September 10 broadcast of SBS MTV’s ‘The Show’. X1’s Kim Woo Seok took on the role of special MC on SBS +
The Seoul Tourism Organization plans to promote Seoul’s charm and tourism content, along with promotional videos of global artist BTS, which caused various economic and cultural syndromes around the world. The Seoul tourism promotional video featuring BTS, which has been +
K-pop stars such as BTS will not be exempted from compulsory military service. Officials at the government’s military system reform body said Sunday that they had agreed not to extend an existing exemption. An official announcement was expected to be +
K-pop superstars BTS was nominated in the Top Duo/Group category for the upcoming 2019 Billboard Music Awards set for May, as well as in the Top Social Artist category, which the septet has conquered for the last two years, according to Billboard on Friday. Billboard released the lineup for nominees +
TOMORROW X TOGETHER ranked No. 1 in sales of HANTEO Chart records in March. In the “HANTEO Chart March 2019 Record Report,” released on Thursday based on the record charts and global charts for each week, TOMORROW X TOGETHER ranked No. 1 in the monthly record tally for March. Get +
BTS has further unveiled its new album, MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA Concept photos. BTS presented its third and fourth versions of the concept photos together on its official website and SNS channel at midnight on April 3. Get booking 2019 Super Concert The third version of the photo released +
Spring has arrived! The celebration of Cherry Blossom is truly magical and extraordinary. This is the springtime season where everything becomes PINK! The Cherry Blossom phenomena have gone from accessories, fashion, make-up and of course, the snacks, desserts, and beverages you really must hunt down. Prepare yourselves for this PINKAMAZING +
The 57th Jinhae Gunhangje Festival – Jinhae Gunhangje Festival is Korea’s biggest spring festival is attracting visitors from across the country, starting with its opening ceremony on March 31. The city of Changwon actually counted more than 1 million visitors over the weekend when the Gunhangje Festival began. Book Korea Cherry +
Big Hit Entertainment’s two boy groups―BTS and TXT are confirmed to go on the same stage for the first time. On April 1, SBS announced the full lineup for this year’s ‘SBS Inkigayo Super Concert’. Get booking 2019 Super Concert There are a total of 10 teams confirmed for the +
From its silken blossom, luscious crimson berries to its delicate, the Cherry tree’s richness is full of magic, mystery, and mythology! The beautiful and magnificent cherry trees are not only a feast for the senses, but it has a rich and vivid history too. The origin of cherry blossom trees +
Since cooking at Korean national parks is banned because flammable materials are prohibited there, visitors can instead preorder lunchboxes made with the culinary specialties of a region and pick them up at the parks. The Korea National Park Service (KNPS), an affiliate of the Ministry of Environment, on March 26 +
Spring Travel Week, slated for April 27 to May 12, will offer tourism products featuring warmer weather and greenery in Korea, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) and the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) said on March 27. Nine municipal or provincial governments such as those of Seoul, Gangwon-do +
K-pop boy group BTS has just given its fans one more thing to get excited about―the 5th Muster ‘MAGIC SHOP’. On Friday, the agency Big Hit Entertainment posted videos and photos on its official SNS announcing BTS fifth fan meeting. The title of the fan meeting is “Magic Shop,” which +
Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) Wishes for Success at 2019 Gwangju FINA World Aquatics Championships Starts Full-scale Operation to attract 10,000 foreign tourists to SBS Inkigayo 2019 Super Concert which will be held on April 28 at Gwangju World Cup Stadium. SBS Inkigayo 2019 Super Concert has been heated from the +
Dream Concert is the largest KPOP concert brand in the history of the Republic of Korea with 1.12 million viewers and 460 or more members of the cast, and it is planning a concert by selecting issues around us each year to deliver social enlightenment activities and messages and participate +
China banned group tours to Korea. Part of much visible economic retaliation against Seoul’s decision to deploy the THAAD missile +
Bobby of Icon will release his first solo album on the 14th, September. At 4 pm on the second day +
In order to attract Muslim tourists who are reluctant to travel to Korea due to food problems, a major domestic +
There are many rivers in Korea, and today I introduce the Han River and bridges. The Han River is a +
Seoul is regularly featured in overseas publications as a travel destination. Highlighted are the city’s unique services and facilities implementing +
Everland turns into ‘Blood City’ where zombies and ghosts pop up everywhere. On August 29, Everland announced that it will +
Ssambap, which literally means “rice with leaf wraps,” comes in many forms. Koreans who enjoy ssam make it with a +
What do you do when you finish a day at a destination? I usually finish the day’s schedule by eating +
Photo by Yonhap News The overwhelming love of International fans for the BTS evidently showed off when they took the +
Do you know that a single-use instant coffee was invented from Korea? You can easily found this invention in movies +
JTBC makes new audition program with PD Han, who used to work in CJ, made many of musical audition programs +
Girl group 2NE1 CL will be solo comeback. YG Entertainment said on the 28th, “We are working hard to release +
Does Kimchi make you stay young? Kimchi was selected as one of the world’s five healthiest food by the American +
Marvelous stage of Winner was screened on ‘Steal song’, of SBS ‘Party people of Park Jin Yeong’. Book Your Real +
I do not know if there will be a smile on my face. I am so happy to be back +
The Age of Yongin Farmland (1976 – 1996) Yongin Farmland was opened on Saturday, April 17, 1976 in Jeon Dae-ri, +
These characteristics can be seen in table manners as well. The following information on table manners is from an excerpt +
Inspired by geography and shaped by history Korea’s unique fare draws on nature’s bounty for its distinctive taste, texture, and +
Korea is still a hot summer, but soon the autumn of the season comes to us. Cool temperatures and colors +
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