How to Find Right Travel Agent in Korea It is not so easy to pick out the best tour/activity products and travel agents that are right for me among the thousands of travel products and travel agencies in Korea. If the corporate culture is settled only as ‘Don’t care quality of travel, just cheap, whatever we can sell’, the staff +
Korea will recognize foreign vaccination Korea will recognize foreign nationals’ vaccination history abroad so they can be verified as “vaccinated” against COVID-19, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), Thursday. This move is aimed at including them in the “vaccine pass” program and facilitating their receiving of booster shots here. The KDCA said foreign nationals who have been vaccinated abroad will be able to register their overseas vaccination records on the COOV COVID-19 vaccine app by visiting a local health center with ID and vaccination certificates issued overseas. So far, such registration for overseas vaccinations was allowed only for Korean nationals, and non-Koreans could complete the registration only if they had quarantine exemption certificates, which are issued +
BTS Concert in Seoul March 2022 K-pop supergroup BTS will continue its latest live concert series in Seoul in March, its management agency said Friday, after the group successfully finished its sold-out live concerts in Los Angeles amid the COVID-19 +
Hellbound debuts at No. 1 spot on Netflix The South Korean fantasy horror “Hellbound” has topped the world’s popular TV show rankings on the day after its release. According to data by streaming analytics firm FlixPatrol, the Korean-language Netflix original +
BTS wins Artist of the Year at 2021 AMA South Korean supergroup BTS once again rewrote K-pop history Monday by becoming the first Asian act to win artist of the year, considered the top award, at the American Music Awards +
BTS perform with Coldplay at AMAs South Korean supergroup BTS will hit the stage with British rock band Coldplay for a joint performance of their collaborative single “My Universe” at the 2021 American Music Awards. It will be the first +
Korea will ease mandatory quarantine rules to attract more international travelers Korea will ease mandatory quarantine rules gradually to attract more international travelers as part of efforts to support a rebound of the tourism industry that has been hit hard +
Squid Game Season 2 Confirmed The original Korean drama “Squid Game,” the biggest series in Netflix history, will be back for a second season, the show’s writer-director Hwang Dong-hyuk has officially said for the first time. In an interview with +
Seoul first snowfall of the season, 30 days earlier than last year Seoul received the first snowfall of the season Wednesday morning, about a month earlier than last year, the state weather agency said. The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said +
KPOP Music Production Program HaB Korea(CEO Daniel Kim) and 2% Entertainment(CEO Youngjoon Yang) recently signed a strategic partnership and launched a new KPOP program(2% Entertainment KPOP Music Production Program). 2% Entertainment is a company that produces and distributes comprehensive content +
How Korea became Cultural Juggernaut A New York Times feature on Nov. 3 analyzed why Korean pop culture like the smash Netflix series “Squid Game” has grown popular worldwide. In the article “From BTS to ‘Squid Game’: How South Korea +
The Korean drama “Crash Landing on You,” K-pop dynamite group BTS and the Oscar-winning film “Parasite” were among the top drivers of the Korean Wave, or “hallyu,” last year, a government report showed Thursday. Some 9.5 percent of hallyu fans picked the romance flick “Crash Landing on You” as their favorite Korean drama, followed by “It’s Okay Not to Be Okay” at 4.1 percent and “The World of the Married” at 2.8 percent, according to an annual survey conducted by the culture ministry and the Korean Foundation for International Culture Exchange. In the category for singers, BTS topped the chart with 22 percent, followed by BLACKPINK at 13.5 percent and “Gangnam Style” star Psy at 2.9 percent. The rankings did not change from a year earlier, but the proportion of people who picked BTS and BLACKPINK as their favorite singers increased +
An OCN’s weekend original drama “The Uncanny Counter” official said on the 25th, “The production of Season 2 has been confirmed. We are coordinating specific matters such as the filming schedule and timing.” OCN is a movie channel on basic cable throughout South Korea, owned by CJ +
In 2020, K-dramas soared in popularity as pandemic-driven lockdowns drove viewers to the small screen. They made waves across the globe thanks to streaming platforms like Netflix. Melodrama “Crash Landing on You” caused a sensation in Japan and historical zombie drama “Kingdom 2” attracted attention after viewers +
Netflix’s Korean original series “Sweet Home” has been gathering force on Netflix streaming charts worldwide, since its Dec. 18 release. The horror series topped Netflix’s daily streaming chart in 11 different countries, Friday, including Bangladesh, Malaysia, Thailand and Peru, according to FilxPatrol, a streaming data aggregator platform. +
The first half of this year was an especially bumpy road for Korean television. Although the sudden outbreak of COVID-19 halted some productions for a while, small-screen content came into new limelight as a source of joy and comfort for people stuck at home in the period +
Joon-woo (Yoo Ah-in) gets up late in the morning as usual. His home is empty as his parents and sister already left. He turns on the computer to play an online game with unidentified friends but feels that something is different outside. Outside the apartment, people run +
Streaming giant Netflix is teaming up with Yeon Sang-ho, the director of the hit horror film “Train to Busan,” for a new original series. The company announced the project Thursday, which will be titled “The Hell.” The thriller series, based on the webcomic of the same name, +
North Korean teens caught listening to BTS song North Korean high school students who were caught singing and dancing to +
BTS reigns Billboard Hot 100 for 10 weeks South Korean superband BTS sat atop Billboard’s main singles chart for the +
Billboard No. 1 with new song Permission to Dance South Korean superband BTS has added another feat to its copious +
BTS Butter remained atop Billboard’s main singles chart for the seventh consecutive week K-pop sensation BTS’ summery, up-tempo number “Butter” +
New BTS song Permission to Dance Supergroup BTS has swept more than 90 regional iTunes charts with its new release +
BTS tops Billboard Hot 100 for 6th straight week in new record Supergroup BTS rewrote its chart record on Wednesday +
BTS 1st place for 5 consecutive weeks BTS topped the U.S. Billboard single chart for the fifth consecutive week with +
BTS topped Billboard for 4 consecutive weeks BTS topped the U.S. Billboard main single chart “Hot 100” for four consecutive +
BTS smashes record as Butter tops Billboard Hot 100 for 3rd week Supergroup BTS once again outran its own track +
BTS 2021 MUSTER Sowoozoo BTS, the seven-piece act that has emerged as the world’s biggest boy band, is set to +
The popularity of BTS Set Menu exploded in Indonesia According to local media in Indonesia on the 10th, Gojek and Grab +
BTS tops Billboard Hot 100 for 2nd straight week with ‘Butter’ “Butter,” the latest hit by boy band BTS, again +
BTS perform with Coldplay at AMAs South Korean supergroup BTS will hit the stage with British rock band Coldplay for a joint performance of their collaborative single “My Universe” at the 2021 American Music Awards. It will be the first joint onstage performance by the two groups of the song, +
Korea will ease mandatory quarantine rules to attract more international travelers Korea will ease mandatory quarantine rules gradually to attract more international travelers as part of efforts to support a rebound of the tourism industry that has been hit hard by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. The decision was made during +
Squid Game Season 2 Confirmed The original Korean drama “Squid Game,” the biggest series in Netflix history, will be back for a second season, the show’s writer-director Hwang Dong-hyuk has officially said for the first time. In an interview with The Associated Press on Nov. 8 at a promotional event +
Seoul first snowfall of the season, 30 days earlier than last year Seoul received the first snowfall of the season Wednesday morning, about a month earlier than last year, the state weather agency said. The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said light snow was observed at the Songwol-dong weather observation station +
KPOP Music Production Program HaB Korea(CEO Daniel Kim) and 2% Entertainment(CEO Youngjoon Yang) recently signed a strategic partnership and launched a new KPOP program(2% Entertainment KPOP Music Production Program). 2% Entertainment is a company that produces and distributes comprehensive content such as music, video, image, emoticons, webtoons, and animations, and +
How Korea became Cultural Juggernaut A New York Times feature on Nov. 3 analyzed why Korean pop culture like the smash Netflix series “Squid Game” has grown popular worldwide. In the article “From BTS to ‘Squid Game’: How South Korea Became a Cultural Juggernaut,” the daily said, “Now K-pop stars +
Squid Game filming locations in Seoul With the explosive global success of the Netflix series “Squid Game,” shooting locations of the drama such as the dalgona (honeycomb) street kiosk have emerged as hot spots. Korea.net visited several of the sites. On Oct. 13 after 3 p.m., people were lined up +
111M people worldwide view smash Netflix series ‘Squid Game’ The original Korean series “Squid Game” is the “biggest series at launch” in Netflix history. Netflix on Oct. 12 tweeted that 111 million people worldwide have seen “Squid Game.” Squid Game has officially reached 111 million fans — making it our +
South Korea and Singapore agreed to exempt vaccinated travelers from mandatory quarantine South Korea and Singapore agreed Friday to exempt or ease vaccinated travelers from mandatory quarantine upon arrival, in a major step to help revitalize people-to-people exchanges between the two sides in the midst of the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, +
South Korea living with COVID-19 plan South Korea said Sunday it will set up a committee this week for a strategy on the “New Normal” of “living with COVID-19,” with the vaccination campaign picking up speed. The government plans to hold the inaugural meeting of the committee later this week, +
BTS-Coldplay collaboration ‘My Universe’ debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 K-pop supergroup BTS made another No. 1 debut on Billboard’s main singles chart with a collaboration single with British rock band Coldplay, Billboard said Monday (U.S time). It marks BTS’ sixth No. 1 debut and Coldplay’s second on +
Squid Game topped all 83 countries where Netflix is serviced The “Squid Game” also topped India. India was ranked second until the previous day. As a result, “Squid Game” topped all 83 countries where Netflix is serviced. According to the Flixpatrol chart, a global OTT (online video service) ranking chart +
BTS sing their way through United Nations Fully vaccinated South Korean band BTS danced its way through the United Nations +
BTS heads to New York for U.N. event as special presidential envoy K-pop sensation BTS flew to New York on +
BTS Butter reclaims No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 KPOP sensation BTS’ megahit song “Butter” bounced back to No. 1 +
Netflix K-Drama D.P. Taking on a character that is a departure from his previous romantic lead roles does not mean +
BTS inducted into Guinness World Records 2022 Hall of Fame K-pop sensation BTS has entered the Guinness World Records’ 2022 +
KPOP hotshots gear up for September releases September is going to be another huge month for K-pop fans around the +
North Korean teens caught listening to BTS song North Korean high school students who were caught singing and dancing to +
Korea Women’s volleyball captain Kim praised “We’ve said this over and over again. Kim Yeon-koung is a one-in-a-billion player.” FIVB, +
BTS reigns Billboard Hot 100 for 10 weeks South Korean superband BTS sat atop Billboard’s main singles chart for the +
An San 1st triple gold medalist in Tokyo An San shot herself into the record books on Friday, winning the +
Jun Hyo-seong named PR ambassador for Hanbok K-pop singer and actor Jun Hyo-seong on July 28 was named PR ambassador +
BTS vs BTS: ‘Butter’ returns to top of Billboard South Korean supergroup BTS sat atop the Billboard’s main singles chart +
Korea wins 9th consecutive Olympic gold First time in Olympic history South Korea has done it again ― for the +
BTS as Korea’s special envoy for public diplomacy President Moon Jae-in appointed South Korean boy band BTS as his special +
Billboard No. 1 with new song Permission to Dance South Korean superband BTS has added another feat to its copious +
BTS Butter remained atop Billboard’s main singles chart for the seventh consecutive week K-pop sensation BTS’ summery, up-tempo number “Butter” +
New BTS song Permission to Dance Supergroup BTS has swept more than 90 regional iTunes charts with its new release +
One of the best online tours, selected by KTO The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Korea Tourism +
BTS tops Billboard Hot 100 for 6th straight week in new record Supergroup BTS rewrote its chart record on Wednesday +
BTS 1st place for 5 consecutive weeks BTS topped the U.S. Billboard single chart for the fifth consecutive week with +
South Korea to ease quarantine guidelines for overseas arrivals The travel industry expressed its support for the revision of the +
Best 3 hidden honeymoon destinations in Korea Many soon-to-be-married couples have been choosing domestic destinations for their honeymoons, while the +
Yeouido Spring Flower Festival The Yeongdeungpo Yeouido Spring Flower Festival will take place online and offline this year to prevent +
Gyeongbokgung Evening tours to begin next month Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul from next month will begin evening tours of the +
Bukchon Hanok Village was established on Java Island, Indonesia. As the skyline was blocked by the novel coronavirus outbreak (COVID +
Cherry blossoms on the southern resort island of Jeju have just bloomed this year, about a week faster than in +
South Korea will pursue quarantine-free, international travel agreements with other countries and lift other virus-related restrictions to prop up the +
Purple Island of South Korea Following Hong Kong and Germany, the U.S. CNN and Fox News are also drawing attention +
The annual Lotus Lantern Festival, called “Yeondeunghoe” in Korean and held to mark Buddha’s birthday, has been officially designated Intangible +
The Seoul nightscape is illuminated in dazzling pink. Since Oct. 12, pink light has illuminated at night five city landmarks +