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 +
BTS reigns Billboard Hot 100 for 10 weeks South Korean superband BTS sat atop Billboard’s main singles chart for the 10th consecutive week, with “Butter” leading the latest Hot 100. “‘Butter’ is officially No. 1 on this week’s #Hot100 chart for the ninth week,” Billboard said on its Twitter account on Monday (U.S. time). The song had sat atop the main singles chart for seven consecutive weeks before giving way to a new BTS song, “Permission to Dance,” and returning to the throne last week. The #Hot100 top 10 (chart dated Aug. 7, 2021) — billboard charts (@billboardcharts) August 2, 2021 After spending nine non-consecutive weeks at the summit, “Butter” is now the “longest-running No. 1 song of 2021, according +
An San 1st triple gold medalist in Tokyo An San shot herself into the record books on Friday, winning the women’s individual archery event in Tokyo to become the first archer ever to claim three gold medals at a single +
Jun Hyo-seong named PR ambassador for Hanbok K-pop singer and actor Jun Hyo-seong on July 28 was named PR ambassador for Hanbok (traditional clothing) this year by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Craft & Design +
BTS vs BTS: ‘Butter’ returns to top of Billboard South Korean supergroup BTS sat atop the Billboard’s main singles chart for the ninth consecutive week as its hit single “Butter” returned to the throne after briefly giving way to its +
Korea wins 9th consecutive Olympic gold First time in Olympic history South Korea has done it again ― for the ninth time, in fact. South Korea claimed its ninth consecutive Olympic gold medal in the women’s archery team event on +
BTS as Korea’s special envoy for public diplomacy President Moon Jae-in appointed South Korean boy band BTS as his special envoy for public diplomacy Wednesday. In their capacity of “special presidential envoy for future generations and culture,” the members of +
Billboard No. 1 with new song Permission to Dance South Korean superband BTS has added another feat to its copious list of accomplishments: replacing one of the group’s own songs at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 and scoring back-to-back +
BTS Butter remained atop Billboard’s main singles chart for the seventh consecutive week K-pop sensation BTS’ summery, up-tempo number “Butter” remained atop Billboard’s main singles chart for the seventh consecutive week in the group’s best chart record since its debut. +
New BTS song Permission to Dance Supergroup BTS has swept more than 90 regional iTunes charts with its new release “Permission to Dance,” the group’s agency said Saturday. The upbeat number, released at 1 p.m. Friday, debuted at No. 1 +
One of the best online tours, selected by KTO The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Korea Tourism Organization selected excellent products by conducting a “Korea Online Travel Product Contest” for inbound travel agencies and experience program operators +
KPOP group Highlight Yoon Doo-joon will have to report to the military this Friday after failing to pass an exam that would have allowed him to serve his mandatory military service at a police station at a later date. Yoon, a member of the boy band Highlight, is currently playing the lead male role in the hit tvN drama series “Let’s Eat.” Yoon has finished 12 out of the 16 episodes of the series, but will be unable to finish the last four episodes if he enlists in the army this week. Yoon’s agency Around Us Entertainment has yet to make a public statement about this situation but did admit that they were trying to delay the date as long as possible so he could finish filming. However, things do not look good for Yoon as he already delayed his enlistment +
“Along With the Gods: The Last 49 Days” surpassed 10 million in attendance on the 14th day of its run, the film’s distributor said Tuesday. The local action fantasy film recorded 10,002,508 for its cumulative tally of views at about 2:34 p.m. based on a real-time tally +
Actor Jeong Hae-in, who was busy with the drama ‘Something in the Rain’ and overseas fan meeting, recently filmed a picture expressing his unique charm in Paris, where he visited the DIOR men’s collection, which was hoped for his first debut in Kim Jones. In particular, the +
One thing that undoubtedly catches the eye of audiences in director Lee Joon-ik’s new film, “Sunset in My Hometown,” is actress Kim Go-eun’s transformation into a wild and chubby country girl. The actress gained eight kilograms for her role as Seon-mi, protagonist Hak-soo’s high-school classmate and a +
Actor Jung Hae-in will hold his first fan meet-and-greet event in Seoul in July, his agency said Friday. The event, titled “Smile,” will take place at the Grand Peace Palace of Kyung Hee University at 5 p.m. on July 28, FNC Entertainment said. After Seoul, the actor +
Actor Jung Hae-in’s various attractions have been featured in behind-the-scenes photos of popular Korean drama “Something in the Rain (Korean Title: 밥 잘 사주는 예쁜 누나)” JTBC drama ‘Something in the Rain’ in the role of Seo Joon-hee (Jung Hae-in) is receiving favorable comments. He is in +
The fan meeting titled “Go PyeongChang 2018 with Lee Dong Wook” comes as a part of “Christmas in March” festival. The event aims to popularize Gangwon Province as well as encourage people from various countries to further enjoy the Paralympics. On March 13, 1,000 lucky fans will be drawn to +
“Map of the Soul: 7,” an album by global superstar BTS, has stayed on the Billboard main albums chart for +
JENNIE of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK and G-DRAGON of boy group BIGBANG have reportedly been dating for over a year. +
K-pop sensation BTS was the most tweeted about the musician in the United States last year, the band’s agency said +
Big Hit Entertainment, the agency behind global dynamite BTS, and Universal Music Group (UMG) on Thursday unveiled plans to put +
KCON, a major K-pop and Korean culture festival that draws millions of viewers each season, will be held online again +
Universal Music Group (UMG) and YG Entertainment are investing in VenewLive ― a joint venture set up by Big Hit +
K-pop related tweets remained in full force last year, reaching a new record of 6.7 billion, Twitter Inc. said Thursday. +
K-pop sensation BTS has made the list of the “10 best pop bands of all time” by the American men’s +
Some 280,000 viewers across the world watched K-pop girl band BLACKPINK’s first-ever online-only concert, titled “YG PALM STAGE ― 2021 +
The Korean drama “Crash Landing on You,” K-pop dynamite group BTS and the Oscar-winning film “Parasite” were among the top +
Superstar BTS has earned five nominations for the 2021 Korean Music Awards with its record-breaking albums and songs released last +
K-pop dynamo BTS is set to drop a new edition of its hit album “BE” next month, the band’s agency +
BTS topped Billboard for 4 consecutive weeks BTS topped the U.S. Billboard main single chart “Hot 100” for four consecutive weeks. The U.S. Billboard announced on June 21 (local time) that BTS topped the Billboard’s latest chart with its digital single “Butter” released on June 21. “Butter” went straight to +
2 weeks quarantine will be exempted if overseas vaccination completion At a meeting presided over by Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum, the Central Disaster Response and Safety Headquarters decided to reform the immigration management system for those who have completed overseas vaccinations. Under the reorganization plan, quarantine will be exempted if +
BTS smashes record as Butter tops Billboard Hot 100 for 3rd week Supergroup BTS once again outran its own track record as the summery single “Butter” ranked No. 1 on the latest Billboard’s main singles chart for the third straight week. “Butter holds at No. 1 with 15.4 million U.S. +
BTS 2021 MUSTER Sowoozoo BTS, the seven-piece act that has emerged as the world’s biggest boy band, is set to hold a two-day fan event in line with its eighth debut anniversary, the group’s agency said Friday. BTS 2021 Muster Sowoozoo, now in its fifth round, will take place through +
The popularity of BTS Set Menu exploded in Indonesia According to local media in Indonesia on the 10th, Gojek and Grab delivery drivers who received orders flocked to McDonald’s limited sale of “BTS Set Menu”. The BTS menu consists of 10 pieces of chicken McNuggets, French fries, drinks, sweet chili, and +
Korea seeking to sign ‘travel bubble’ accords with several countries Demand for overseas travel is expected to return this summer as the government is planning to allow overseas group tours for fully vaccinated people to countries that have managed to curtail COVID-19 infections, starting as early as next month. Toward +
BTS tops Billboard Hot 100 for 2nd straight week with ‘Butter’ “Butter,” the latest hit by boy band BTS, again ranked No. 1 on the Billboard’s main singles chart in its second week after debuting. “BTS’ ‘Butter’ adds a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs +
Search for unique KPOP talents Producers Park Jin-young and Psy, who founded their own entertainment agency after reaching the peak of their K-pop careers as singers, are now on a search for unique talent to lead the booming K-pop scene with SBS’s new audition show “LOUD.” “This is a joint +
BTS makes 3rd debut Billboard Hot 100 on top K-pop supergroup BTS has achieved another historic milestone, landing at No. 1 on the Billboard’s main singles chart with its latest single, “Butter.” “BTS’ “Butter” bounds in at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart,” Billboard said Tuesday (U.S. +
McDonald’s bets W10 billion on BTS McDonald’s has recently introduced its latest celebrity menu collaboration with BTS. BTS, which CNN called “the biggest boy band in the world” in 2019, is one of the most expensive celebrity spokesmodels at the same time. For domestic endorsements only, the boy band is +
Vaccinated people can go outdoors without masks South Korea announced Wednesday that people who have received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine will no longer be required to wear masks outdoors starting in July, as part of incentives for those participating in the public vaccine campaign. The incentive program +
BTS won four prizes Billboard Music Awards (BBMA) Kpop boy band BTS has won four prizes, including the major title of Top Selling Song, at this year’s Billboard Music Awards (BBMA), the most for the group at the event ever. The septet was awarded Top Selling Song, Top Duo/Group, Top +
This year’s Korea cherry blossom season will be two to nine days faster than usual across the country. In most +
K-pop sensation BTS, which earned a nomination from this year’s Grammy Awards, is set to perform at music’s biggest night +
After spending a phenomenal year with megahits “Dynamite” and “Life Goes On” in 2020, BTS has been crowned Global Recording +
South Korea will pursue quarantine-free, international travel agreements with other countries and lift other virus-related restrictions to prop up the +
K-pop act Brave Girls are basking in belated music chart success with their song, “Rollin’,” which was released four years +
The Golden Globe-winning drama film “Minari” topped the South Korean box office on its first day of release, data showed +
As the era of coronavirus pandemic stretches on further, shopping at a touch of the fingertips from home has certainly +
Global superstar BTS has set another record, this time by claiming No. 1 on the Billboard’s Artist 100 chart for +
K-pop sensation BTS took home two awards at the 18th Korean Music Awards, Sunday. The Big Hit Entertainment group clinched +
A famous German radio host has made racist remarks to the Korean boy band BTS, which is controversial. Internet users +
Global superstar BTS has earned another “million points” song on Japan’s Oricon music chart with its upbeat pop-disco hit “Dynamite,” +
Gov’t prepares for vaccine shots as 1st batch of 1.5 million doses begins to ship Trucks and ships carrying the +
Purple Island of South Korea Following Hong Kong and Germany, the U.S. CNN and Fox News are also drawing attention +
“Map of the Soul: 7,” an album by global superstar BTS, has stayed on the Billboard main albums chart for +
JENNIE of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK and G-DRAGON of boy group BIGBANG have reportedly been dating for over a year. +
K-pop sensation BTS was the most tweeted about the musician in the United States last year, the band’s agency said +
Yeon Sang-ho’s zombie thriller, “Train to Busan,” which attracted more than 10 million moviegoers at local theaters, will be remade +
Big Hit Entertainment, the agency behind global dynamite BTS, and Universal Music Group (UMG) on Thursday unveiled plans to put +
One of the largest concerns faced by immigrant women living in South Korea after getting married to a South Korean +
KCON, a major K-pop and Korean culture festival that draws millions of viewers each season, will be held online again +
‘2020 Changdeokgung Palace Moonlight Tour, a special time of one summer night’ operates from 13th to 13th of September, every +
Lotte World Tower, the world’s fifth-tallest building standing 123 stories and 554 meters high, will host an event where participants +
Visitors to the Changdeokgung Palace Complex in Seoul, a compound designated UNESCO World Heritage, can receive guidance on various areas +
The coronavirus pandemic has reshaped the travel habits of South Koreans, with more people taking spontaneous trips to camping sites +
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic which is preventing visits to cultural heritage sites, Deoksu Palace, one of the remaining royal palaces +
Dream Concert will be returning this year in a different way! On July 6, it was announced by Korea Entertainment +
The “2020 Special Travel Week” will run through July 19 to promote safe domestic tourism amid the coronavirus pandemic. The +
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced additional plans on Thursday to disperse visitors coming to beaches by introducing reservation +
The unprecedented global spread of the new coronavirus has put global health in great danger and caused rapid changes in +
Popular nighttime tours of royal palaces here will resume next week, months after their suspension due to the COVID-19 outbreak, +