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  • Park Bo Gum shared how he feels about wrapping up his drama ‘Encounter’

    Korean actor Park Bo Gum shared how he feels about wrapping up his drama ‘Encounter’, which he had been working on for months with actress Song Hye Kyo. Following the broadcast of the last episode of tvN’s romance drama ‘Encounter’ last night, Park Bo Gum delivered his thoughts and feelings on wrapping up the drama through his management agency Blossom Entertainment today. Park Bo Gum started off by saying, “After reading the script for ‘Encounter’, I became really excited about the journey ahead of me. I still remember the beautiful filming sites in Cuba. I was very much into this project.” Park Bo Gum continued, “My character Jin-hyuk and I had many things in common, but he also possessed some qualities that I didn’t have. He was the kind of person who +

  • Sightseeing spots in Seoul – visitors from Asia prefer Myeongdong, westerners like royal palaces in Seoul

    Foreign tourists have varying tastes when it comes to sightseeing spots in Seoul, depending on their nationality, a research paper showed Friday. Visitors from Asia prefer Myeongdong, one of the capital’s main shopping districts, while European and American tourists are +

  • Things to do in Seoul – Take a snap photo at Daeonsil of Changgyeong Palace

    Daeonsil was built in 1907 as the first modern Western-style greenhouse of its kind in the nation. Its elegant glass structure is indicative of the then-popular Victorian style represented by the likes of the Crystal Palace, which housed expositions across +

  • Gaon Chart Music Awards – BTS honored for contribution to K-pop growth

    K-pop sensation BTS won the K-pop contribution award at the Gaon Chart Music Awards on Wednesday. Following the ceremony, the Korean music chart unveiled Thursday a video featuring the seven-piece boy band. The video centered on the group’s struggles during +

  • BTS Naver webtoon ‘Save Me’ – IT companies target overseas market with KPOP stars

    The company said Big Hit Entertainment offered the story featuring the seven members for the 16-episode webtoon. Click to See Naver BTS webtoon “Save Me”  “We expect the webtoon utilizing BTS members, who have gained explosive popularity globally, to offer +

  • Things to do in Seoul – Changgyeonggung Palace Night Visit, looks amazing

    Changgyeonggung Palace is open year round at night time from on Jan. 1, 2019. Among the traditional Korean palaces, Gyeongbokgung is the most visited and well loved by travelers and locals alike. However, it will be a shame to only visit +

  • BTS brother group TOMORROW X TOGETHER has raised expectations

    Big Hit Entertainment (Big Hit) has raised expectations for its debut by releasing a photo of BTS brother group, TOMORROW X TOGETHER. Big Hit unveiled all five members of the new group TOMORROW X TOGETHER through its official website and +

  • Kang Daniel of Wanna One has set a new record

    Kang Daniel’s official fan café, which officially opened at noon on 21st January, surpassed 100,000 at 3:34 a.m. today. On top of that, the Fandom ranking has been the number one spot since its opening, proving its keen interest. It +

  • [M/V] BTS Suga x Lee So-Ra collaboration

    Lee So-ra has returned with a sentiment that goes well this winter. After receiving support from junior singers BTS Suga and Epik High Tablo, she completed her emotions. It is Lee So-ra’s emotion that is more comfortable to listen to +

  • FNC Entertainment’s new 10-member K-pop girl group ‘Cherry Bullet’

    Cherry Bullet, a new 10-member K-pop girl group under FNC Entertainment, debuted on the K-pop scene with their first mini-album, “Let’s Play Cherry Bullet,” Monday. During their group debut, the members said the name represented a dual-sided identity. The rookie +






  • Seoul Special Hanbok Fashion Show to be Held

    A special fashion show will be held where spectators can appreciate the diversity of hanbok fashion, which includes royal costumes of kings and queens, the traditional costumes worn at coming-of-age ceremonies and weddings, and the modernized hanbok that was reborn with a modern touch. Get booking your Hanbok Photoshoot session +

  • [Travel Big Data] What is the image of Seoul seen by foreigners and local Koreans?

    What is the image of Seoul, the capital city of the Republic of Korea, with over 9,000 Korean and foreign visitors? The Seoul Tourism Foundation conducted a survey on the image of Seoul from June 1 to June 24. A total of 9168 people participated in the survey, which was +

  • Seoul Private Professional Photoshoot – Customer Review

    Who can imagine that engagement photoshoot could be this fun, relaxing, inexpensive, and plus the tour of the chosen place!!! All it takes is two madly in love couple, a naturally beautiful looking venue, and a passionate photographer for these great photos! www.habkorea.net is a travel company where you can +

  • Vietnam football coach Park Hang-seo will meet South Korea

    Vietnam football coach Park Hang-seo found himself in an awkward position after his side beat Syria 1-0 in their quarterfinal match at the 18th Asian Games on Monday. Vietnam edged out Syria, thanks to Van Toan Nguyen’s winner in the second period extra time at Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium in Bekasi, +

  • Could BTS attend the Grammy?

    While BTS has a full schedule on its upcoming US tour, the act’s special engagement with The Grammy Museum is the focus of fans’ attention. On Friday, The Grammy Museum announced that BTS would attend an event hosted by the museum on Sept. 11 in Los Angeles, during which the +

  • 2018 Chuncheon Leisure Sports Festival, K-pop Mega Concert

    The ‘2018 Chuncheon Leisure Sports Festival’, a gathering of leisure sports people from all over the world and Chuncheon citizens, continued its hot heat in tens of thousands of weekend crowds and holidays. The Chuncheon Leisure Sports Festival organizers commemorate the number of players and visitors who participated in the +

  • South Korea, the most innovative countries in the world

    South Korea and Sweden are the most innovative countries in the world, according to a league table covering everything from the concentration of tech companies to the number of science and engineering graduates. The index on innovative countries highlights South Korea’s position as the economy whose companies filed the most +

  • BTS’s YouTube channel hits 2.5 billion views

    KPOP Top Boy band BTS’s official YouTube channel hit 2.5 billion views on Friday, according to Google. A press release from YouTube puts the United States as the country that watches “BANGTANTV” the most with Vietnam coming in at a close second. The channel was created in December 2012 with +

  • 2018 SORIBADA Best K-Music Awards preparing large-scale broadcasts

    SORIBADA announced on the 24th that it has entered overseas markets through the export of ‘2018 SORIBADA Best K-Music Awards’. 2018 SORIBADA Best K-Music Awards, which celebrated its second anniversary this year, will be featured in a number of Korean and foreign Korean fans and media such as Soompi, Allkpop, +

  • BLACKPINK’s ‘DDU-DU DDU-DU’ 300 million YouTube views

    The music video of K-pop girl band BLACKPINK’s “DDU-DU DDU-DU” has surpassed the threshold of 300 million YouTube views just two months after its release. The feat was achieved on Thursday, 68 days after the release of the song and its umbrella album, “Square Up,” setting the record the fastest +

  • “Let’s Eat” Yoon Doo-joon will have to report to the military

    KPOP group Highlight Yoon Doo-joon will have to report to the military this Friday after failing to pass an exam that would have allowed him to serve his mandatory military service at a police station at a later date. Yoon, a member of the boy band Highlight, is currently playing +

  • K-pop Live: Fans, Idols and Multimedia Performance

    In a packed stadium at a K-pop concert, it’s hard for fans sitting far away from the stage to feel intimacy with their idols, the very reason they go to live concerts in the first place. Soon frustration could strike. No worries. Digital technology will sure make fans feel that +