Words from the song “Run” by K-pop group BTS have been featured on an iconic signboard in downtown Seoul. The new billboard on the exterior of the Kyobo Building in the Gwanghwamun square, central Seoul, reads, “Run, run, run again. It’s OK if you fall. Run, run, run again. It’s OK to get hurt” — lifted from the lead song of the 2015 BTS album “The Most Beautiful Moment in Life pt. 2.” The banner, 20 meters by 8 meters in dimension, has been up on the Gwanghwamun building and on the company’s building in Gangnam Ward in southern Seoul since Monday. It will be put on display for a month. The message of “Run” centers on the anxieties today’s +
‘2020 Changdeokgung Palace Moonlight Tour, a special time of one summer night’ operates from 13th to 13th of September, every Thursday to Sunday. The ‘Changdeokgung Moonlight Tour’, which has been loved by the palace for 11 years, was stopped in +
Park Jin-young, founder and producer of JYP Entertainment, is poised to release a single “When We Disco” featuring K-pop diva Sunmi on Aug. 12, according to JYP. The record label took to its official Twitter on Monday to float a +
-From the 7th July, Korea Tourism Promotion Video “Explore Korea” will be sent out worldwide -Production of popular original contents such as ‘Kingdom’: Stimulating the psychology of fans who want to visit Korea -Korea Tourism Organization “Pre-emptive marketing campaign aimed +
Torrential rains that pounded much of the country over the weekend and Monday are expected to continue, putting authorities on high alert to further damage to regions that have already seen significant casualties and property damage. At least six are +
K-pop giant BTS on Monday announced that its new single album set to drop later this month is titled “Dynamite.” The group announced the name of the upcoming English-language single through a teaser image shared on the group’s social media. +
Heavy rains triggered a string of mudslides and flooding in central South Korea on Sunday, leaving at least five people dead and seven others missing and forcing the suspension of train services and road closures. A landslide engulfed a chicken +
Lotte World Tower, the world’s fifth-tallest building standing 123 stories and 554 meters high, will host an event where participants can enjoy both outdoor and car camping. First, the Roof Zone, encompassing the highest floors of the tower, will offer +
‘2020 MTV VMA’ announced the award categories and candidates through the official website of MTV on July 30 (local time). (G)I-DLE was nominated for the BEST K-POP category award with the title song ‘Oh my god’ of the third mini +
TREASURE, a soon-to-debut boy band represented by YG Entertainment, unveiled a tracklist for its first album “THE FIRST STEP: CHAPTER ONE” on Thursday. The album includes the lead single “BOY” and the B-side “COME TO ME,” according to the list +
K-pop girl group LABOUM will be adding a new member to the group for their promotions in Japan. On June +
South Korean megastar band BTS has sold more than 600,000 tickets for it stadium tour so far, raking in a +
Throwing its first-ever concert in the second-biggest South Korean city of Busan on Saturday, K-pop band BTS dazzled some 25,000 +
Jeon Somi, the winner of the first season of the high-profile idol audition show “Produce 101,” launched her much-anticipated solo +
The second-largest South Korean city of Busan is bustling with excitement and preparations Friday as tens of thousands of fans +
K-pop boy group MONSTA X had an honor of meeting South Korean President Moon Jae-in, First Lady Kim Jung-sook, and +
Kang Daniel, a member of the disbanded boy band Wanna One, is expected to finally return to the K-pop scene +
Busan is on alert because of the K-pop group BTS. This is because tens of thousands of people are expected +
BTS, on a world stadium tour, said “thank you” to fans as they wrapped up their first-day performance in Paris, +
Sensational K-pop boy band BTS and its chief producer Bang Si-hyuk clinched membership in the U.S. Recording Academy, which entitles +
A survey released on June 4 said members of the K-pop super group BTS are the Koreans both Koreans and +
For a typical K-pop girl group, it is hard to take a different path from the “lovely, cute concept,” especially +
Set to continue a winning streak, Twice returned with the new single “More & More” on Monday. Released as the lead track of the group’s new album of the same title, “More & More” talks about the longing a person in love goes through. Like most of Twice’s romantic songs, +
“Sour Candy,” American pop singer Lady Gaga’s latest song featuring K-pop quartet BLACKPINK, reached the No. 1 spot on more than 50 Apple iTunes charts, according to the group’s management agency. Although it is a pop song by Lady Gaga, the lyrics include Korean thanks to the fact that BLACKPINK +
Big Hit Entertainment announced their plans to hold global auditions worldwide. On June 1, Big Hit Entertainment shared a new video on the agency’s official YouTube channel announcing that they will begin accepting online applications of their ‘2020 Global Audition’. Big Hit Entertainment is currently looking for males born in +
To revitalize consumption shrunken by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Korea will hold from June 26 to July 12 a large-scale nationwide sales event dubbed unofficially “Korea Together Sale.” Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Hong Nam-ki on June 28 announced a plan for the sale in +
K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s management agency YG Entertainment has announced their plans for the members’ solo releases. On June 1, YG Entertainment shared a statement on the agency’s official blog regarding BLACKPINK members’ upcoming solo projects. According to the announcement, ROSÉ’s solo album has been completed and ready to be +
The music video of BTS’ 2017 hit song “DNA” topped 1 billion YouTube views on Monday, becoming the band’s first music video to surpass that milestone. “DNA,” the lead track of BTS’ 2017 album “Love Yourself: Her,” achieved the feat early Monday morning, according to the band’s label-management agency Big +
“Sour Candy,” American pop singer Lady Gaga’s latest song featuring K-pop quartet BLACKPINK, reached the No. 1 spot on more than 50 Apple iTunes charts, according to the group’s management agency Friday. The song, part of Lady Gaga’s new album “Chromatica,” climbed to the top of the iTunes Song charts +
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea to the Philippines headed by Ambassador Han Dong-man, held a hand-over ceremony last May 22, 2020. There were 50,000 masks given as a support to the Korean War Veterans (PEFTOK) in prevention against the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. The hand-over ceremony was attended by +
The South Korean government plans to put various systems developed to fight the coronavirus into packages available for export. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) and other agencies plan to organize a task force to export various K-quarantine technologies in the face of worldwide demand. The government plans +
Foreign residents of Korea who wish to travel outside of the country from June 1 will face stricter regulations on reentry. The Ministry of Justice on May 23 announced that to prevent imported cases of the coronavirus pandemic, registered foreign residents of the country must get re-entry permits and medical +
Popular nighttime tours of royal palaces here will resume next week, months after their suspension due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Cultural Heritage Administration said Saturday. The Gyeongbokgung Palace Starlight Tour will start Wednesday and run through June 8, while the Changdeok Palace Moonlight Tour will open Thursday until June +
You would be hard-pressed to find a bigger male solo K-pop star than Jung Ji-hoon, aka Rain, from the better part of the 2000s. Rain was then lauded by the South Korean media as the country’s one and only “world star,” coming up with hits such as the album “It’s +
K-pop rookie girl group ITZY will appear at MMA 2019, the music awards staged by Melon, one of Korea’s music-streaming +
If you have ever planned or visited Korea, you may have heard of the COEX located in Seoul, Korea. Moreover, +
The Jeonju Hanok Village which is situated at the heart of Jeonju is a home for 700 to 800 Hanoks, +
South Korea’s national meteorological agency on Tuesday lifted cold wave advisories issued the previous day for central and northern parts +
BTS and Monsta X each took home two awards at the very first “2019 V Live Awards V Heartbeat” ceremony +
Tourists who come to Korea may want to try Korean traditional food during their trip, but what if they get +
South Korea’s justice ministry on Monday unveiled a revised visa policy to ease regulations for foreign workers in the parts, +
K-pop sensation BTS’s “Love Yourself: Speak Yourself” world stadium tour, which wrapped up in Seoul last month, was reported on +
Roaring four-piece K-pop girl band Mamamoo dropped its second full-length album, “reality in BLACK,” Thursday, returning to smash the music +
South Korea is a country with four seasons, but global warming has made spring and fall shorter, summer hotter and +
Former I.O.I member Jeon So-mi, ITZY’s Ryujin, Yunkyoung of Rocket Punch and Minju from GWSN are among the test-takers in +
Anyone who has ever traveled or planned to visit Korea may have heard of the “Lotte World” or the “Lotte +
K-pop boy group BTS is confirmed to join this year’s ‘Melon Music Awards (MMA 2019)’. On November 13, ‘MMA 2019′ +
In a rare move for K-pop, power couple HyunAh and Dawn have released new singles simultaneously. HyunAh has returned to +
As the Autumn approaches, we have decided to spend our family time at one of the must-visit tourist attractions in +
Taeyang and Daesung of K-pop boy band BIGBANG returned to civilian life on Sunday. The two had a discharge ceremony +
The ginkgo of Jeonjuhyanggyo Confucian School There are 2 trees of 400-year-old each in the front yard of Daeseongjeon Hall +
On the eve of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)-ROK (Republic of Korea) Commemorative Summit, the celebratory music festival +
International K-pop sensation BTS has become the first act from South Korea to spend a year on the Billboard 200, +
Wikipedia defines my favorite Korean food Gimbap as “Gimbap (김밥) is a Korean dish made from cooked rice and other +
The wall, which follows the ridges of Baegak (Bugaksan), Naksan (Naktasan), Namsan (Mongmyeoksan) and Inwangsan, the four main mountains surrounding +
I read a few blogs and saw great photos of Busan that made me and my friend ended up with +
I am one of those who’s fond of watching K dramas and hmmn K pop. Well, korean artists, korean food, +
The Working Holiday Info Center Korea has announced the second “Free Tour” event of 2018. This time, we will learn +
Famous awkward smile old man One, two, three, cheese! We are familiar with portraits taken with speaking count 3. But +
Having debuted back in 2013, the seven-member boy band Bangtan Boys (BTS) is Korea’s hottest international sensation as of now. +
Residents of Bukchon Hanok Village, a popular tourist destination in central Seoul, gathered in their neighborhood Saturday to protest an +
”I felt as if I was connected to this historical site.” Rasmas Mortensen from Denmark was speaking after planting some +
K-pop sensation BTS’ music video for “DNA” exceeded 400 million views on YouTube on Saturday, marking the first time that +
Since their settlement in prehistoric times on the land now known as the Korean Peninsula, the Korean people have developed +
