K-pop quartet BLACKPINK will drop its first full studio album in October, the group’s management agency said Tuesday. On its official blog, YG Entertainment posted an album teaser poster titled “The Album,” with a pink tiara in the middle and the date “2020.10.02” at the bottom. It is expected to be the first full-length album produced by the foursome, which debuted in 2016. “In 2020, BLACKPINK will target the global music market on the back of systemic and thorough plans,” a YG Entertainment official said. “For a bigger expansion of BLACKPINK, our global project in cooperation with Universal Music Group is going on smoothly.” Under a 2018 deal with Interscope, a record label under Universal Music Group, the U.S. company +
Nearly 200 millimeters of rain battered Daejeon and neighboring areas in central South Korea on Thursday, leaving one person dead and hundreds of homes and cars submerged. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), 197 mm of rain fell in +
The South Korean government will take steps to extend visas for foreign laborers as part of measures to address issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said Wednesday. Speaking at a disaster management meeting, Chung said that +
A bimonthly magazine dedicated to all things related to K-pop giant BTS has been launched in Italy, as a reflection of the band’s growing popularity, according to the publisher Monday. Italian publishing house Sprea S.p.A launched the magazine, BTS, last +
The number of South Koreans heading to beaches more than halved over the past two months amid the new coronavirus pandemic, data showed Wednesday, but the figure is poised to rebound in August as more people spend their vacations at +
K-pop behemoth BTS is poised to release a new digital single in English, Aug. 21. “We were initially set to drop an album later this year, but decided to release a single in advance for you,” BTS frontman RM told +
Visitors to the Changdeokgung Palace Complex in Seoul, a compound designated UNESCO World Heritage, can receive guidance on various areas of the castle using augmented reality (AR). The Changdeokgung management office at the Royal Palaces and Tombs Center of the +
The coronavirus pandemic has reshaped the travel habits of South Koreans, with more people taking spontaneous trips to camping sites or luxury hotels. Accommodation choices have also changed amid the rise of the “untact economy.” Demand for camping sites in +
On July 27, the Korean government, represented by Ambassador Han Dong-man, turned over medical supplies worth at least $750,000 to the Philippine government through Foreign Affairs Sec. Teodoro Locsin Jr. Donated were 600,000 high-quality KF94 masks worth $500,000 from the +
With heavy rainfall expected again this week, authorities are on high alert to prevent further damages during the monsoon season, especially down south. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety called an emergency meeting Sunday as the Korea Meteorological Administration +
BTS will meet the fans around the world through “FESTA,” event a content they enjoy with their fans to mark +
A wave of 60,000 spectators turned London’s landmark Wembley Stadium into a sea of ecstasy as K-pop band BTS took +
With BTS performing at Wembley Stadium in England, ARMYs are excited throughout London. On the evening of the 31st local +
South Korean celebrity Goo Ha-ra, a former member of popular K-pop girl group Kara, was admitted to a hospital on +
For the first time in Korean history, BTS’ Twitter followers topped 20 million. This means that it took 2,350 days +
Singer and actor Yoona will celebrate her upcoming birthday by releasing an EP, SM Entertainment announced on Thursday. “Yoona will +
The Beatles Story, a Liverpool-based museum devoted to the iconic band from the 1960s, has attempted to organize the cross-time +
Singer Psy, who rose to global stardom with his “Gangnam Style” music video, is set to release his ninth album. +
The 25th Dream Concert will be held today at Sangam World Cup Stadium in western Seoul. The annual show is +
K-pop boy group BTS performed as headliners at the ‘Good Morning America’ Summer Concert and completely swept New Yorkers off +
Big Hit Entertainment’s two boy groups, BTS and TXT (TOMORROW X TOGETHER) showed support for one another. On May 12, +
Want to be part of the next BTS? Here’s your chance. Big Hit Entertainment announced Friday that it will be +
Hyundai Heavy Industries’ latest 2,600-ton frigate “Jose Rizal” departed for the Philippines carrying COVID-19 relief supplies products such as masks and disinfectants. Hyundai Heavy Industries announced on the 18th of May that it held an event at its headquarters in Ulsan to commemorate the delivery of the Philippine Navy’s frigate +
Talk Talk Korea 2020, the biggest global contest for Korea-related content, began on May 15 for a four-month run. The Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS), an affiliate of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, has held the annual contest since 2014, with the inaugural event jointly run with +
South Korea added 13 new cases of the new coronavirus on Sunday with nightclub-linked infections showing signs of a slowdown over the weekend, health authorities said Sunday. The new cases, detected Saturday, brought the country’s total to 11,050, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). It +
KCON, a major K-pop and Korean culture festival series held overseas every year, will be held partly online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, its organizer announced Thursday. Under this year’s banner theme “KCON:TACT 2020 Summer,” KCON will be streamed on June 20-26 through the channel “M-net K-POP” on YouTube, according +
Having rescheduled the entire itinerary of its world tour this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, K-pop boy band BTS will stage a live online concert next month, inviting fans from across the world, its management agency said Thursday. The septet will connect with its fans “Army” through the live +
K-pop stars gather in one place for the world tired of COVID-19. Hosted and organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency at the CKL Stage in Jung-gu, Seoul for three days from 19th to 21st of May, the untact performance “Trip to +
With two K-pop sensations, BTS and BIGBANG, warming up to release new albums, the K-pop community is on course to host an unprecedentedly star-studded lineup of artists coming back to rock the music scene this year. Breaking out of its more than two-year hiatus due to members’ military service, boy +
The health authorities renewed calls Tuesday for people who visited five Itaewon clubs between late April and early May to come forward for voluntary testing as officials struggle to trace those possibly infected with COVID-19 and others who could be asymptomatic carriers. “Once more we want to emphasize that if +
The second documentary film by iconic K-pop band BIGBANG will hit YouTube next week, featuring member Taeyang, in the runup to the band’s upcoming music release, its agency said Monday. The first episode of the eight-part documentary, “White Night,” will hit BIGBANG’s official YouTube channel on May 18. Each of +
Topping iTunes singles charts in 59 countries and territories Thursday, “Eight,” a high-profile collaboration song between K-pop queen IU and BTS’ Suga, became a chart sensation. Following its official release Wednesday evening, “Eight,” a pop-rock number, topped the iTunes singles chart in the United States, France, Singapore, New Zealand, Finland, +
The Seoul city government on Saturday imposed an administrative order to effectively suspend business at clubs and bars in the city after recent infections in the city’s popular multicultural neighborhood of Itaewon put health authorities on alert over a possibly bigger outbreak. Under the order that has gone into effect +
South Korea will resume tours to the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that were frozen due to the coronavirus, starting with trips to the truce village of Panmunjom next month, announced Minister of Unification Kim Yeon-chul on Thursday. Panmunjom, the site of the signing of the armistice agreement to end the 1950-53 +
NAMSAN BOTANICAL GARDEN Many foreigners who come visit Korea want to take colorful pictures of Korea’s fall. With spring and +
All-you-can-eat ShabuShabu in Korea Winter is coming in Korea, and it’s a perfect season for hot-pot! Ro-un Shabu-Shabu & Salad +
British singer-songwriter Anne Marie, who was impressed by her free guerrilla performances, will visit Korea. Anne Marie confirmed her appearance +
Tuesday was a bittersweet day for K-pop titan BTS. The seven-piece boy band staged the last leg of its “LOVE +
“Let’s go have some Korean fried chicken!” Chicken is undoubtedly Korean’s soul food. When asked what Korean food you +
BTS member Jungkook is under police investigation after being involved in a car accident. Seoul Yongsan Precinct confirmed the accident +
The music video of K-pop super band BTS’ “Boy With Luv” has surpassed 600 million YouTube views. The video of +
– Halloween Monster Box event will be held until Nov. 17, 2019. – A romantic dating course that would be +
Peak fall foliage is upon the peninsula and enjoying the colors should be everyone’s top priority. Here is where you +
Pink is the most sought-after autumn color in South Korea right now. Do an Instagram search for #pinkmuhly and you’ll +
2019 KBS Gayo Festival unveiled its first lineup with BTS at the forefront. The KBS Gayo Festival is the biggest +
K-pop boy group ASTRO’s member/actor Cha Eun-woo shared that he lived in the Philippines when he was in elementary school. +
K-pop supergroup SuperM broke a record after appearing at the Twitter Blueroom in Los Angeles earlier this month, drawing over +
The phenomenally successful one-year concert journey by K-pop band BTS proved to be an emphatic yes to years of lingering +
An annual lantern festival will light up the Seoul city center this week with mulberry paper lanterns in the shape +
The group BTS will appear as a performance artist on “Mnet Asian Music Awards,” which will be held at Nagoya +
A fine dust advisory was issued in Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and many other parts of the country Tuesday, as local +
After a year and two months, BTS’ ‘LOVE YOURSELF’ world tour is coming to an end. BTS has set an +
Nine in 10 K-pop fans would like to visit South Korea in the future, a survey showed Monday, highlighting K-pop’s +
Without a doubt, it is the best season to enjoy colors in Seoul City. You can enjoy the deepening autumn +
Stand still for 2 seconds! Speaking of camera’s LCD, especially if you’re taking pictures indoors, you should not move immediately +
The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) has introduced this year’s winners in its competition of traditional Hanok tour programs for international +
The landscape of the air has changed. The seasons are running towards summer. The higher the temperature, the more people +
Today I would like to share another story with you on my adventures in Korea. In June of last year, +
K-pop boy band EXO and female quintet Red Velvet will rock Busan’s annual K-pop festival to be held in October, +
Anyone who has photographed would have heard the word “exposure”. It refers to the amount of light that was taken +
VRIGHT, which is located opposite Sinchon Station on the Gyeongui–Jungang Line, is a VR (Virtual Reality) theme park, which KT +
The Japanese passport has been picked as the most powerful means of identification for traveling abroad. Japanese passport holders can +
Comfortably surrounding South Korea’s capital of Seoul in in the nation’s northeast and spanning a total area of 11,730km², Gyeonggi +
One of Korea’s leading tours and activities company, HaB Korea today announced that it has received a TripAdvisor® Certificate of +
