K-pop phenomenon BTS has been nominated as the first Korean artist for the annual American Music Awards (AMAs), slated for Oct. 9, according to its organizer Thursday. “On Sept. 12 local time, the 2018 American Music Awards announced its nominees, and BTS has been included in the Favorite Social Artist category,” the AMAs announced online. BTS will be competing with four other singers for the category — Cardi B, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato and Shawn Mendes. “This is the first time that BTS has been nominated for an American Music Award. Last November, they made their U.S. television debut performance at the award show when they took the stage with ‘DNA,'” it said. The AMAs nomination also marks the first +
Black Pink will hold its first Seoul concerts titled “In Your Area” on Nov. 10 and 11 at Olympic Gymnastics Arena. The gig marks the first time the group will perform in the capital of South Korea, as well as +
The biggest project yet for V-Square has begun on September 12th. The scale of this online audition is many times the size of online auditions held before as there are bigger entertainment companies, and there are 11 of them. From +
“Daegu Global Game Culture Festival e-Fun 2018” hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Daegu Metropolitan City, Korea Creative Content Agency and Daegu Digital Industry Promotion Agency, the longest-ever game festival in Korea, will be held from +
The photo titled ’Gangneung Hapyeong Dapgyo Nori’ wins the grand prize in the 46th Korea Tourism Photo Contest. It shows a lively and exciting festival taking place in Gangwon-do Province. People walk over the bridge with torches in their hands, +
Big Bang’s official YouTube channel has hit 10 million subscribers and the group will be receiving the Diamond Creator Award from the video streaming site, according to YG Entertainment on Monday. “Big Bang has once again proved their international popularity +
The Jongno Hanbok Festival will take place at Gwanghwamun Square and Sangchonjae in Seoul from Sept. 21st to 22nd, 2018. Visitors will get a chance to enjoy the beauty of traditional and modern hanbok. Hanbok isn’t just for the history +
Whether you’ve already booked your Korea travel photoshoot or are still on the lookout for the perfect Korea photographer, this page is where you’ll find the information you absolutely need to confidently prepare even before you arrive in Korea. Korea +
Bangtan Boys, better known as BTS, shot to international fame last year after attending the American Music Awards. They had already grown a steady base of fans in Europe, but they quickly surpassed all expectations in the American market. The +
All throughout 2017, many Korean cosmetic stores in New York or Harajuku were crowded with shoppers. Reviews of Korean cosmetics and makeup are overflowing across social media, especially on the wide range of YouTube beauty channels. According to the Korea +
On January 1, all Koreans are getting one year older. This sort of calculation is called ‘Korean age to count‘ from birth, we count one year old. But other countries use “international age”. In Korea, if your birthday is not over yet, your Korean age and international age may differ +
Photo by Dispatch Big Bang’s G-Dragon and actress Lee Joo-yeon, former girl group After School, were previously rumored to be dating, are swept up in dating rumors once again. On January 1 2018, one media revealed that G-Dragon and Lee Joo-yeon are in love with their travel photos on Jeju +
One of the most exciting ways to greet the New Year is “countdown”. People gathered at the New Year’s Eve attractions start counting down from 11:59 pm. At the same time as the New Year begins, the fireworks burst and the night sky fills with a magnificent fireworks display. Let’s +
On Saturday, December 30, the whole country will be cloudy and snow or rain will rain nationwide at night. The Meteorological Administration said that December 30 will be clouded nationwide due to the influence of low pressure passing through the central region of Korea. Also, at night, rain and snow +
Another record was added to BTS’ collection as its member V was named the most handsome face of 2017. The Independent Critics led by TC Candler unveiled its annual lists of the 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2017 and the 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2017 on Thursday. On the +
On the last night of the year, there will be a colorful fireworks show in Everland. Everland will show ‘Special Countdown Fireworks Show‘ for 30 minutes from 11:40 pm on December 31. 10,000 fireworks, three times larger than usual, embellish the night sky. Prior to the fireworks show, the most +
A teaser for the upcoming episode of popular variety show “Infinite Challenge” featuring Manny Pacquiao as the guest star has been released — and it’s promising to be a riot. The short clip shows the hosts of the MBC program training for a fight against the world champion. Jump cut +
KPOP Girl group Miss A has officially disbanded seven years after its debut. On the 27th December, JYP Entertainment officially announced that KPOP Girl group Miss A was dismantled in the seventh year of debut this year. Among the members of Miss A, Wang Feifei signed a contract with JYP +
Asian boxing legend Manny Pacquiao, Philippines Senator has become Seoul Global Ambassador. Park Won-soon, the Mayor of Seoul, commissioned Senator Manny Pacquiao as a global ambassador to Seoul on Dec 26. In the future, Senator Manny Pacquiao will be the bridge of exchange between Seoul and Philippine cities. Seoul Global +
BTS leader, RM, interviewed British BBC Radio over the phone. RM talked to DJ NOREEN KHAN on the BBC ‘Asian Network’ on December 22nd. NOREEN KHAN started a phone interview with RM, introducing him as a “K-pop superstar producing music directly” for BTS. RM said it was more shocking than +
Air travel is stressful, even when everything goes as planned. Unfortunately, chances are that many people will experience some kind of delay in their travel plans, making air travel even more hectic. Your journey to the airport at the beginning of your holiday, as well as making it to your +
When it comes to ‘Clubbing‘ many people still talking ‘Hongdae area’ is hot. That’s true, but if you love clubbing, you may want to check out ‘Itaewon’ as well. The culture of the clubs that have flown into Korea has taken various places such as Hongdae, Gangnam and Itaewon, and +
