How to take a beautiful Hanbok snap photo in Korea When we walk around Gyeongbokgung Palace and Insadong, we often see people wearing hanbok. It is because the culture of taking photos wearing hanbok is popular among young people in recent years. Hanbok has been appreciated for its beautiful charm in foreign countries, but it has been dressed only on +
Upcoming Korean movies to watch in 2022 The year 2022 is shaping up to be a big year for the film industry, with an enormous lineup of movies coming to theaters. These include a number of delayed blockbusters rescheduled for release in 2022 because of the pandemic, such as “Emergency Declaration,” “Life is Beautiful” and “Hero.” New releases by directors like Kim Han-min, Choi Dong-hoon and Kim Yong-hwa will provide viewers with a wider selection. Some actors will also expand their talents behind the camera for their feature directorial debuts. Long-awaited movie sequels will be among the biggest releases of 2022. “The Pirates: Goblin Flag,” a sequel to the 2014 action film, “The Pirates,” will be coming to theaters on +
8 Stars of Korean tourism 2021 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and Korea Tourism Organization have selected eight provincial places including Seogwipo Forest of Healing on Jeju Island and Banwoldo Island, known more famously as Sinan Purple Island +
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 +
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 +
“Kingdom,” which showed the infinite potential of Korean zombies, is gaining positive reviews from around the world as it has improved further through season 2. According to Rotten Tomato, a website specializing in movie and drama ratings, the Netflix original series “Kingdom” Season 2 released in 190 countries on March 13 has a freshness index of 100 percent as of March 19. The figure is up from 93 percent of season 1 released last year. Critics who watched season 2 of “Kingdom” commented that “Kingdom” added a new twist to zombies without wasting time, avoiding unnecessary elements and showing value with coherent stories,” and that “Kingdom in the second season gave us a satisfying, very enjoyable time as we continued the greatness of the first season.” Also, season 2 of ‘Kingdom’ is perfect. “The best part of this series is that +
JTBC’s hit TV series “Itaewon Class,” which premiered in late January, has been seeing solid success with recent episodes gaining double-digit ratings. The webtoon-based popular drama is set to restore JTBC’s reputation as a drama powerhouse a year after its mega-hit drama “SKY Castle” broke the rating +
Actors in the second season of the smash-hit Netflix zombie thriller “Kingdom” said Thursday that the upcoming series will be a real cliffhanger as it has some fresh ideas and plots. The sequel to the first Korean original series by Netflix is a story of a crown +
Movie history was made at the Oscars Sunday as South Korea’s black comedy “Parasite” became the first non-English-language film to win the best picture award, Hollywood’s biggest prize of all. “Parasite,” about a poor South Korean family infiltrating a wealthy household, won a total of four awards, +
Netflix has released the official poster for the second series of its original zombie horror series “Kingdom” that will begin on March 13. The new season will star all the previous main cast ― Ju Ji-hoon, Bae Doo-na and Ryu Seung-ryong ― and will feature a guest +
Bong Joon-ho’s sensational thriller “Parasite” will be made into a TV series on U.S. premium cable channel HBO, the film’s production house said Friday. “Director Bong and Adam McKay will participate in the project as executive producers, with HBO,” said an official from the film’s investor-distributor CJ +
Southeast Asian countries are emerging as a new market for Korean broadcasting content, in line with the government’s aggressive foreign policy initiative called the New Southern Policy, which gained momentum via a South Korea-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) special summit in Busan last month. The region +
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 +
Search for unique KPOP talents Producers Park Jin-young and Psy, who founded their own entertainment agency after reaching the peak +
BTS makes 3rd debut Billboard Hot 100 on top K-pop supergroup BTS has achieved another historic milestone, landing at No. +
BTS won four prizes Billboard Music Awards (BBMA) Kpop boy band BTS has won four prizes, including the major title +
BTS Butter surpassed 100 million views in 21 hours The music video for the digital single “Butter” by the group +
BTS ‘Butter’ hits 10 million views in 13 minutes of MV release The new song “Butter” by the group BTS +
BTS becomes the first all-Asian act to front Rolling Stone in magazine’s history K-pop sensation BTS is featured on the +
BTS to perform new single ‘Butter’ at Billboard Music Awards K-pop superstars BTS will put on its first performance of +
Girl group LOONA named this year’s envoy for Korean culture The 12-member girl group LOONA is the Korean Culture and +
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 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 +
BTS topped Billboard for 4 consecutive weeks BTS topped the U.S. Billboard main single chart “Hot 100” for four consecutive +
2 weeks quarantine will be exempted if overseas vaccination completion At a meeting presided over by Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum, +
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 +
Korea seeking to sign ‘travel bubble’ accords with several countries Demand for overseas travel is expected to return this summer +
BTS tops Billboard Hot 100 for 2nd straight week with ‘Butter’ “Butter,” the latest hit by boy band BTS, again +
Search for unique KPOP talents Producers Park Jin-young and Psy, who founded their own entertainment agency after reaching the peak +
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 +
With the government having eased its social distancing guidelines from Level 2 to Level 1 in a three-tier system on +
The changing of the royal guard ceremony at Seoul’s Deoksugung Palace has been resumed for the first time in eight +
