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  • 2019 SBS Super Concert in Incheon – TWICE, AB6IX, And More To Perform

    SBS will host the SBS Super Concert in Incheon on Oct. 6, featuring all K-pop stars. The SBS Popular Concert in Incheon is a large-scale concert featuring all K-pop stars in Korea, which will be held at Incheon Asiad Main Stadium in October, following Gwangju in April. Book SBS Super Concert Incheon + Shuttle Bus In response, SBS has announced its first lineup on Wednesday, raising expectations. First of all, TWICE, which confirmed its comeback to the K-pop scene at the end of September, will join in the full-scale countdown. Then, “N.Flying,” a handsome band, “The Boyz,” which is expected to be a global group, and “AB6IX,” which features outstanding visuals, have confirmed their appearance. Finally, girl group Nature was +

  • Map showing K-pop’s popularity by global region released

    A “global K-pop map” showing the distribution of global viewership of K-pop clips was released on Aug. 21 by Blip, a private data research organization. Book SBS Super Concert Blip said it studied the worldwide viewership of the YouTube videos +

  • Temple Stay of Korea Improves Mental Health: Study

    A recent study has revealed that temple stay programs that include traditional meditation and contemplation are in fact good for mental health. Researchers from Seoul National University Hospital and the Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism conducted four-day temple stays for +

  • Festival on Traditional Korean Culture to Open This Week in Seoul

    An annual festival on traditional Korean art and culture will kick off later this week in central Seoul, organizers said Tuesday. The “Insa Korean Art and Culture Festival: 2019 Insadong Exposition” will be held in Insadong, a multitude of small +

  • BTS named Hottest Summer Superstar by British MTV

    K-pop boy band BTS has been picked as British MTV’s Hottest Summer Superstar of the year, the broadcaster’s website showed Sunday. The popular boy band won the title by beating big-name artists, such as Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande and K-pop +

  • SHINee’s Onew and EXO’s Xiumin have been casted for the Military Musical ‘The Return: Promise of the Day’

    SHINee Onew and EXO Xiumin will star in the Army musical “Return: Promise of the Day.” “Return: Promise of the Day” is an original musical by the Army that succeeded “Main,” “The Navigation of Life,” “The Primes” and “Shinheung Military +

  • Number of Foreign Tourists visiting Korea Double in Past Decade, Led by Young, Female Asians

    Women and those in their 20s and 30s from China, Japan and Taiwan have caused the number of foreign tourists visiting South Korea to jump twofold over the past decade, a study showed Thursday. Tourist arrivals in the country have +

  • World’s Best EDM Festival ‘EDC Korea 2019’ will be held from Aug 31 to Sep 1

    EDM fans should never miss the world’s top EDM festival called “Electric Daisy Carnival Korea(EDC).” EDC Korea 2019 will be held from August 31 to September 1 at Seoulland theme park. Book your EDC 2019 Tickets In partnership with PeterPan +

  • TWICE will produce YouTube premium original series

    The music label of popular K-pop girl group TWICE will team up with YouTube to produce a premium original series featuring its ascent in the global music scene, the label said Tuesday. The special YouTube Original content, accessible to subscribers +

  • Final lineup for 2019 K-ASIAN FESTIVAL has shown

    The “2019 K-ASIAN FESTIVAL,” a large-scale Hallyu festival with young people from home and abroad, will be held in Incheon. The “2019 K-ASIAN FESTIVAL” is a venue for large-scale performances and events over three days and is designed to enjoy +






  • Traditional Hanbok vs Themed Hanbok

    Traditional Hanbok vs Themed Hanbok Hanbok is a short term for the Korean dress code. Korean folk dress or traditional dress is the most basic concept of Korean folk dress. It has changed with the times and is still evolving. Worn daily up until just 100 years ago, these days +

  • TOMORROW X TOGETHER to drop their debut album

    Big Hit Entertainment’s new boy group, Tomorrow by Together, unveiled its first title song music video today. TOMORROW X TOGETHER released a music video titled “Dream Chapter: STAR”‘s title song, “One day, I grew horns in my head,” on an official YouTube channel on the 4th March. “One day, the +

  • Korean visa for foreign students will be tighten

    It will be more difficult for foreign students to get a student visa. This is because the number of illegal stay in Korea with a visa for language study has increased. The Ministry of Justice announced on Monday that it will implement the visa system for overseas students, which includes +

  • 2021 Best Cherry Blossom Spots in Korea

    When spring approaches, all parts of Korea are dyed pinkish. It is because cherry blossoms bloom immediately. It is the feeling that the hum is coming out by itself just thinking about seeing the cherry blossom leaf which blows. We introduce when and where to go for those planning a +

  • Spring came earlier than expected this year in Korea

    Spring came in haste, with this winter ending earlier than expected. Spring flowers are expected to bloom three to five days earlier than usual this year, as temperatures have not been high since January following the cold snap in December last year. But in spring, the unwelcome yellow dust blows +

  • BTS “LOVE YOURSELF SPEAK YOURSELF” all sold out as soon as the reservation began

    What is the momentum of BTS? Bangtan’s stadium tours are all sold out as soon as the reservation began. On the official website of the BTS on the 2nd morning, all five stadiums that started selling on the day and the day before were marked as “SOLD OUT.” BTS announced +

  • Celebrate 100th March 1 in Gwanghwamun

    A massive event celebrating the centennial of the March 1 Independence Movement will be held this morning in downtown Seoul. The Blue House hopes to see 10,000 people from all walks of life show up to mark 100 years since Koreans rose up against Japanese colonial rule. In a press +

  • Oh my ‘Gat’ – Korean Traditional hats in hit Netflix

    The success of Netflix’s Korean zombie series “Kingdom” overseas has fueled heightened global interest in and demand for traditional hats worn by the characters. Men from the Joseon Dynasty era (1392-1910), the period in which the series is set, tied their long hair in the hairstyle sangtu every morning and wore hats that +

  • NEW South Korea Visa Application in the Philippines 2019

    Many Filipinos are traveling to the Land of the Morning Calm, South Korea, these past few years. Due to the trend of KPOP and KDRAMA here in the Philippines, Filipinos are most-likely want to explore and experience  Korea’s tradition, culture, climate, and visit its popular tourists’ attractions and destinations. But +

  • Spring will arrive sooner than expected in Korea

    Spring will arrive sooner than expected in Korea after daytime temperatures last weekend in Seoul rose to levels more usually seen in late March or early April at around 15 degrees Celsius. Book your Hanbok Photo Session The Korea Meteorological Administration said the warm weather is likely to continue except +

  • 5 Royal Palaces and Tombs in Seoul will be free of charge on March 1

    The Cultural Heritage Administration said that it will open palaces and royal tombs free of charge on March 1 to commemorate this year’s 100th anniversary of the March 1st Movement and hold various memorial events. Book your Hanbok Photo Session According to the Cultural Heritage Administration, the free opening of +

  • TOMORROW X TOGETHER (TXT) gave a little sneak peek of its debut music video

    Big Hit Entertainment’s new boy group TOMORROW X TOGETHER (TXT) gave a little sneak peek of its debut music video. On February 26 at midnight KST, TXT dropped a music video teaser for its upcoming debut title track ‘CROWN’. The teaser gave a glimpse of TXT’s debut concept as well +