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  • Best Places to Take a Selfie or Photoshoot in Seoul

    We’re entering some of the best weather in Seoul now which makes it just the time to catch that perfect selfie. Places with a vantage point always make for great selfies. Namsan Park has great scenic points along its walk path to N Seoul Tower and which are far less crowded than the tower itself. Another more private viewpoint for great pictures are at Bugak Skyway such as at the Palgakjeong, however, the skyway is most easily accessible via car. One of Seoul’s newest viewpoints and popular selfie spot is the new Seoullo 7017. Particularly the backdrop of the old Seoul Station and the surrounding new buildings makes for a great shot both during the day or at night. As +

  • DMZ’s Peace Tourism in Korea

    Following the second inter-Korean summit last week, a grand plan to turn the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) into a hub for peace tourism is gaining momentum. This is another bigger step forward after tour programs to the world’s most dangerous border +

  • Korea’s first autumn foliage has started

    Seoraksan National Park started to be colored with autumn foliage. The Korea Meteorological Administration said the first autumn foliage has started. It was late five days later than last year and is at the same level as usual. Autumn foliage +

  • ‘Train to Busan’ will be Hollywood version

    Fans of 2016 Korean blockbuster “Train to Busan” could see the zombie flick get the Hollywood treatment, according to reports from the US film industry. Several media outlets including Vulture reported that Malaysian-born Australian director James Wan, who created hit +

  • Recommended autumn travel site in Korea

    The autumn season, where the whole country is beautifully colored with various colors, is approaching nose. Autumn is the best time to travel, because the weather is good and it is good for outdoor activities, and you can meet beautiful +

  • [Video] BTS delivered motivational UN speech

    K-pop sensation BTS embraced self-love and encouraged young people around the world to “speak themselves” regardless of their origin, skin color and gender identity, in a speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Monday. Kim Nam-joon, +

  • 5 Awesome Tourist Spots Good to visit in Autumn of Korea

    The autumn season in Korea is between September and November. The weather is cool and crisp, and the sky is blue with few clouds. Koreans refer to autumn as the season of ‘Cheon-go-ma-bi’. The heat of summer still seems to +

  • 2018 Busan One Asia Festival to Take Place October 20-28

    BUSAN METROPOLITAN CITY announced that the Busan One Asia Festival (BOF) will be held from October 20th to 28th in Busan. BOF will open with a spectacular ‘BOF Opening Performance’ on October 20th and end with the ‘BOF Closing Performance’ +

  • K-pop stars doing on Korean Chuseok holiday

    The Korean Chuseok holiday ― the three-day harvest festival to be celebrated from Sept. 23 to 25 this year ― is when most Koreans visit their families or hometowns. Some K-pop idols, who normally overwork themselves on tight schedules, will +

  • Korea’s iconic dress Hanbok craze

    From the Gojoseon Kingdom (2333 B.C.-108 B.C.) to the late 19th century Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), when Korea first opened its doors to western powers, the denizens of the Korean peninsula clad themselves in hanbok, the traditional dress that still remains +






  • A pleasant season premiere “I Can See Your Voice Season 5”

    Mnet ‘I Can See Your Voice’, which returned to its 5th season, proved to be world-renowned and offered even more fun and excitement. Mnet and tvN broadcast the first episode of ‘I Can See Your Voice Season 5’. The broadcast was featured in a global special guests featured by six +

  • The 25th Taebaeksan Snow Festival

    The 25th Taebaeksan Snow Festival, which is cruising to attract one million tourists, is busy on the 8th day for the weekend. According to the Taebaek City of Gangwon Province on January 26, there are over 360,000 tourists from the opening day to the 25th, and snow sculpture is in +

  • CNBLUE Jung Yong Hwa will join the army in March

    On January 26, FNC Entertainment announced that Jong Yong-Hwa, who was informed of his admission, will join the army on March 5. Jong Yong-Hwa decided to cancel the schedule for the upcoming international tour ‘Jung Yong Hwa Live ’ in 2018 at the end of Hong Kong concert held on +

  • BTS vs EXO who’s going to win? – Seoul Music Awards 2018

    The Seoul Music Awards ceremony is held today(25th January). The main character, who embraces the trophy of glory, gets attention. 27th Seoul Music Awards will be held today at 7:00 pm at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Guro-gu, Seoul. Super Junior Kim Hee-cheol, Broadcaster Shin Dong-yeop, and actress Kim So-hyun +

  • KPOP Global Audition will be held in Cebu, Philippines

    ‘INTRO CASTING‘, one of Korea’s leading K-pop online audition agencies, announced today that it will hold a global audition in Cebu, Philippines to search for aspiring K-pop stars for the first time. ‘INTRO CASTING‘ is a specialized K-pop online audition and casting company that has been trained for a small +

  • Everland Winter Festival Big 3

    Everland, which is an exciting winter festival ‘Snow Festival‘, is showing great popularity to its customers by showing ‘Big 3’ performances such as fireworks show, character photo time, musical etc which are more romantic and enjoyable in the winter season. First of all, by the middle of March, the Magic +

  • North Korea’s participation in the PyeongChang Olympic Games

    22 North Korean athletes will participate in the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, which will take place from 9th of next month. The first ice-hockey team to be formed for the first time in the history of the Olympic Games is expected to have 12 North Korean players twice as many +

  • Came to see the snow festival from the Philippines – Taebaeksan Mountain Snow Festival

    In line with the opening of the 25th annual Taebaeksan Mountain Snow Festival, 57 domestic and overseas cities, 57 communicating with Taebaek city, visited Taebaek. To celebrate Taebaek’s representative winter festival,’ 25th Taebaeksan Mountain Snow Festival ‘, the exchange cities that visited Taebaek are Busan and Ulsan, Jeju Seogwipo City, +

  • SHINee Jonghyun’s posthumous album will be released

    SHINee member Jonghyun who left the world last December, his posthumous album will be released on the 23rd January. On the 19th, SHINee official Instagram shows that “Fans who love Jonghyun and Jonghyun’s music, We will talk about the release of the album. We will release the album which was +

  • Jindo Mysterious Sea Route Festival has been selected as the best festival in Korea for the fifth consecutive year

    Jindo-gun County has been selected by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and has been preparing for the festival of Jindo Mysterious Sea Route, which has been selected as the best festival in Korea for the fifth consecutive year. The 40th Jindo Mysterious Sea Route Festival will be held +

  • Busan will begin to diversify tourism market targeting Muslims from the new year

    Busan City announced on January 16th that it plans to promote Muslim tourists’ strategies such as local publicity and marketing reflecting the characteristics of Muslim countries, creating a Muslim friendly environment and improving awareness of Muslim tourists. Busan plans to expand its tourism market to India, Turkey and the Middle +

  • Incheon International Airport terminal 2 has open today – what should you check

    Passengers using Incheon International Airport from January 18th should pay attention to their tickets. There are two terminals at Incheon International Airport. On the same day, Incheon International Airport Terminal 2 is showing its first line. If you do not know which terminal to use beforehand, you may miss the +