The music video of Black Pink’s “As If It’s Your Last” topped 400 million views as of noon on Friday, setting another record on YouTube. Black Pink’s agency YG Entertainment celebrated the milestone by posting a poster on its official blog. The music video had hit 100 million views just 17 hours after its release. It took one year and three months to set the latest record, with Black Pink achieving 400 million views in the shortest time among girl groups. Black Pink received YouTube’s Diamond Creator Award in July for attracting over 10 million followers on its channel, in another first for a Korean girl group. The four-piece act has proved itself an influential contender on YouTube. All of +
In their “Idol” music video, superstar K-pop band BTS sing their song donned in Korean traditional hanbok. As it has garnered over 100 million views on YouTube in just five days after its release, their Korean attire also drew attention +
In celebration of the Chuseok holiday, Seoul will be implementing a special transport policy measure during Chuseok to promote the safety and comfort of residents across the city. Subways and buses will operate later than usual for those returning to +
Join an expected crowd of thousands at the Seoul edition of The Color Run Hero Tour running event this November 10. The Color Run, also known as the Happiest 5k on the Planet, is a unique paint race that celebrates +
The popularity vote of the ‘2018 Asia Artist Awards’ has begun. The 2018 Asia Artist Awards, the world’s first singer and actor to present a magnificent performance at Incheon Namdong Gymnasium on November 28. The ‘Popularity Award’ vote for 2018 +
Having debuted back in 2013, the seven-member boy band Bangtan Boys (BTS) is Korea’s hottest international sensation as of now. They received the Best New Artist prize in 2014 and had the record of over 1.5 million albums sold in +
K-pop sensation BTS will appear on “The Tonight Show,” one of the most popular and longest-running nighttime talk shows in the US. The group, who recently appeared on “America’s Got Talent,” will continue its US TV promotions on NBC’s late-night +
KPOP boy group NU’EST W and girl group Momoland join BBQ-SBS super concert. BLACKPINK, SEVENTEEN, iKON, Wanna One, MAMAMOO, and EXID will be performing at the large-scale K-pop concert, which is scheduled to take place at the Suwon World Cup +
The two Koreas agreed Wednesday to set maritime, air and ground buffer zones in front-line areas to reduce military tensions, prevent accidental clashes and build trust. They also agreed to halt military drills near the military demarcation line (MDL), withdraw +
Hanyang University Erica Campus will be held a K-pop Winter camp 2018 ~ 2019 for foreigners to experience what it takes to become a K-pop star. “ERICA Winter K-POP Camp 2018 – 2019,” will be held at the school’s ERICA +
The number of tourists visiting the Gangwon Hwacheon Sancheoneo Festival exceeded one million in just 11 days. It reached its goal three days earlier than the one million marks in the first two weeks of last year. According to the results of the festival organizers, 24,630 people visited the festival +
The most beautiful aspect of mountaineering is said to be winter climbing. Here, hikers trek upward along the trail as they enjoy a magnificent view of the winterscape above the tree line at Mudeungsan Mountain National Park in Gwangju City, on Jan. 16, three days before Daehan (대한, 大寒), traditionally the +
There are various Korean boyangsik(“healing foods”) made by boiling meat or bones for a long period of time. Among these, galbitang(short rib soup) is regarded more highly for its refreshing taste and generous amounts of meat. It’s no wonder that galbitang is a favorite dish for weddings. In the past, +
Everland has announced that it has opened a ‘Pre-Spring Butterfly Garden‘ to observe the butterfly’s ecology on 15th January. In the spring butterfly garden, which is the only panda experience center indoors in Korea, over 7,000 with four kinds of butterflies such as long-tailed swallowtail butterfly, big-tailed butterfly, tiger butterfly, +
Actor Lee Dong-wook, who played an active part in the Korean drama ‘Dokkaebi’, will act as an ambassador for the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games. The organizers of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games have announced that they have appointed Lee Dong-wook as Ambassador of Pyeongchang Olympic Promotion and Ambassador +
“It’s a lot of people, and there’s a lot of people here that are not even compared to the opening day.” On the 13th January, when a frozen wave hit all over the country lost its power, the packed crowd was found at the Sancheoneo Festival held on the Hwacheon +
TWICE’s second single, ‘Candy Pop'(released in Japan), topped the local line music charts. According to JYP Entertainment on January 12, ‘Candy Pop’, which was pre-released as a 0 o’clock sound source on the 7th of next month, took the top spot on the line music ‘Top 100’ chart. The music +
On the 12th January of Friday, the cold weather will be the coldest this winter, with the middle of the central region falling to -20 degrees. The Korea Meteorological Administration predicted on the 11th that the whole country will be mostly clear due to the influence of the high pressure +
Today, it will be mostly clear, but the morning temperatures of the whole country including Jeju Island will drop to zero, and the coldest wave will come this winter. The Meteorological Agency said it will be coldest this winter, with temperatures dropping to -19 degrees Celsius today, -18 degrees Celsius, +
The 2018 Golden Disk Awards ceremony will be held on the 10th and the 11th January, and will be held in KINTEX, Ilsan, Gyeonggi-do for two days. Naver V Live, which introduces the singers of the waiting room from 2:30 pm, was held before the award ceremony of the digital +
Mnet “I Can See Your Voice – Season 5” which will be broadcasted on January 26, will be featured in the global special. “I Can See Your Voice” is a program with the premise that there are a number of people in a group, some of whom can sing and some +
Muslim tourists who visiting Korea are increasing A ‘Mobile prayer room’ is created for Muslim tourists in Gangneung, Gangwon Province. On Jan. 8, the Korea Tourism Organization said it will run 2 mobile Muslim prayer rooms that have been renovated from the beginning of February in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, where +
