South Korean scientists have developed a face mask filter that retains its protective properties even after being washed over 20 times, a research university said Tuesday. The development by a team led by Kim Il-doo at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) comes as the country struggles with a supply shortage of protective masks amid worries over the spread of the new coronavirus. The new filter, which can be placed inside regular cotton masks, is made of a nanofabric that is specially aligned for maximum protective qualities even after prolonged use. Existing disposable masks lose their ability to filter out particles with time, especially if they come into contact with moisture and if they are washed. Even +
A single-person booth to test for COVID-19 on March 16 was launched in Seoul for faster and safer diagnosis, Korea’s second innovation for the outbreak after the drive-through screening clinic. Developed by H-plus Yangji Hospital in the city’s Gwanak-gu District, +
South Korea saw another downward trend in daily new infections of the novel coronavirus on Monday, but multiple small-scale cluster infections continued to emerge across the nation, keeping health authorities on edge. The 74 new cases, which were detected Sunday, +
The chief of the World Health Organization has called on K-pop superband BTS and others to join the organization’s hand-washing campaign “SafeHands” challenge to help curb the new coronavirus. Today I nominate:@JulieGichuru@katyperry@BTS_twt @RGrosjeanto take the #SafeHands challenge by sharing their +
The alcohol that represents Korea is, without a doubt, “Soju”. One of the reasons why foreigners visiting Korea are happy might be that they can drink Soju at a super cheap price. This is because in Korea, a bottle of +
South Korea on Sunday reported 76 new cases of the coronavirus to total 8,162, marking the first time in 23 days the number of new cases has fallen below 100. It marked the lowest daily increase in the number of +
On the day when the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it was “pandemic” for the new coronavirus infection, one of the biggest grocery stores, ‘Lotte Mart’ looked quite, different from the panic buying situation of daily necessities overseas. The +
Korean researchers have first developed a way to check if a patient is negative for suspected patients with no symptoms of COVID-19. The team created a small gene that found the coronavirus, and they looked at the responses at the +
The COVID-19 situation in Korea is characterized by confirmed cases originating from a specific regional cluster, namely Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province. As of March 9, there were 7,382 confirmed cases, with 6,678 cases in Daegu and North Gyeongsang and +
“Map of the Soul: 7,” the new album by boy band BTS, sold more than 4.11 million copies in the first nine days of its release last month, becoming the most sold album in the Korean pop history, its management +
This second year of Soribada’s award show was held at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul, and hosted by Han +
While BTS has a full schedule on its upcoming US tour, the act’s special engagement with The Grammy Museum is +
The ‘2018 Chuncheon Leisure Sports Festival’, a gathering of leisure sports people from all over the world and Chuncheon citizens, +
KPOP Top Boy band BTS’s official YouTube channel hit 2.5 billion views on Friday, according to Google. A press release +
SORIBADA announced on the 24th that it has entered overseas markets through the export of ‘2018 SORIBADA Best K-Music Awards’. +
The music video of K-pop girl band BLACKPINK’s “DDU-DU DDU-DU” has surpassed the threshold of 300 million YouTube views just +
In a packed stadium at a K-pop concert, it’s hard for fans sitting far away from the stage to feel +
YG Entertainment’s Celeb bear “Krunk” now meets at the GRÉVIN Museum Seoul. GRÉVIN Museum Seoul, the world’s best celebrity wax +
‘2018 SORIBADA BEST K-MUSIC AWARDS’ Global fandom awards vote is getting hot. The 2018 SORIBADA BEST K-MUSIC AWARDS (2018 SOBA) +
Just a week away from its much-anticipated return, BTS released teaser photos for its upcoming “Love Yourself: Answer” album. On +
Elcin Demirci and Tea Xin Yi, 2 final winners of the A100 Entertainment audition The highly anticipated result for the +
BTS has released a trailer for its upcoming album, raising fans’ expectations. At midnight on Thursday, the group revealed a +
Bang Si-hyuk, the chief producer for K-pop sensation BTS, has made the 2020 Billboard Power List. The U.S. music publication unveiled its annual list of the industry’s most powerful figures on 23th Jan. And Bang, CEO and executive producer of Big Hit Entertainment was recognized for his role behind the +
South Korea on Monday reported its fourth confirmed Wuhan coronavirus case amid mounting concerns the pneumonia-like illness is spreading to other parts of the world from China despite concerted quarantine efforts. According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), a 55-year-old South Korean man who returned from +
K-pop super band BTS’ new song “Black Swan” landed at 57th on Billboard’s latest main singles chart. “‘Black Swan’ by BTS debuts at No. 57 on Billboard Hot 100. This becomes their eighth entry to the chart,” Billboard said on its social media accounts Tuesday (Korean time), with its weekly +
When I visited Jeonju, South Korea with my Mom, we went to this very beautiful park called Deokjin Park. It is the representative city park of Jeonju City. Deokjin Park is popularly known to have lotus flowers blooming in its natural pond. My mom really enjoyed the place because of +
K-pop super band BTS has performed at the Grammys, becoming the first South Korean act to do so, in the latest in a series of milestones the band has accomplished in Korean music history. The septet teamed up with rapper Lil Nas X to take the stage at the 62nd +
K-pop super band BTS will dazzle the world music scene with a series of high-profile performances in the United States next week ahead of its official release of a new album. American broadcaster iHeartRadio recently announced an upcoming live show featuring the septet, heralding the band’s full-swing return to the +
K-pop super band BTS will dazzle the world music scene with a series of high-profile performances in the United States next week ahead of its official release of a new album. American broadcaster iHeartRadio recently announced an upcoming live show featuring the septet, heralding the band‘s full-swing return to the +
Lunar New Year’s Day, or Seollal, is one of the two biggest holidays in Korea and falls on Jan. 25 this year. A Korea.net staff writer picked the following keywords to show the differences in how South and North Korea celebrate Seollal based on the Ministry of Unification’s website for +
The organizing committee for the “The Fact Music Awards” said that eight teams including Super Junior, Monsta X, NU’EST, Stray Kids, The Boyz, N.Flying, IZ and Tomorrow by Together will appear in the second “The Fact Music Awards.” The “The Fact Music Awards,” which will mark its second anniversary this +
BTS has been added on performers line up at the 2020 Grammy Awards. American Pop star Ariana Grande recently posted on her Instagram that she ran into BTS during rehearsals for the ’62nd Grammy Awards.’ And Variety reports said BTS will be on the Grammy stage with Lil Nas X, +
American Pop star Ariana Grande posted a post on her Instagram on Jan. 23, “look who i bumped into at rehearsal :)” View this post on Instagram look who i bumped into at rehearsal 🙂 A post shared by Ariana Grande (@arianagrande) on Jan 22, 2020 at 7:59pm PST The +
Last year, the Embassy of Korea in the Philippines has announced that the processing days of Visa will become 1 month because of the large number of tourists applying. But here is a Good News to those Filipinos who will be traveling to Korea this year! The embassy of Korea +
Korean actor Park Bo Gum shared how he feels about wrapping up his drama ‘Encounter’, which he had been working +
Foreign tourists have varying tastes when it comes to sightseeing spots in Seoul, depending on their nationality, a research paper +
Daeonsil was built in 1907 as the first modern Western-style greenhouse of its kind in the nation. Its elegant glass +
K-pop sensation BTS won the K-pop contribution award at the Gaon Chart Music Awards on Wednesday. Following the ceremony, the +
The company said Big Hit Entertainment offered the story featuring the seven members for the 16-episode webtoon. Click to See +
Changgyeonggung Palace is open year round at night time from on Jan. 1, 2019. Among the traditional Korean palaces, Gyeongbokgung is +
Big Hit Entertainment (Big Hit) has raised expectations for its debut by releasing a photo of BTS brother group, TOMORROW +
Kang Daniel’s official fan café, which officially opened at noon on 21st January, surpassed 100,000 at 3:34 a.m. today. On +
Lee So-ra has returned with a sentiment that goes well this winter. After receiving support from junior singers BTS Suga +
Cherry Bullet, a new 10-member K-pop girl group under FNC Entertainment, debuted on the K-pop scene with their first mini-album, +
JYP Entertainment has finally unveiled its new girl group―ITZY! On January 21 at midnight KST, JYP Entertainment dropped a prologue +
BTS Jimin’s surprise news on Naver V LIVE caused a real-time search and real-time trend of Naver’s Twitter account to +
“Love Yourself in Seoul,” which contains the live performance of BTS, has topped the list a week before its release. +
K-pop boy band Stray Kids announced big plans for 2019, including a global showcase tour, the group’s first full concert +
Former K-pop star Yoo Seung-joon, ostracized from Korea for disloyalty after dodging military duty, has made a surprise comeback here. +
The ongoing 2019 Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival is gaining explosive popularity, with the number of its visitors highly likely to +
Alice in Wonderland, a fairy tale that everyone has ever read. If you have ever wanted to enter the world +
Actress Kim Jae-kyung’s beautiful Hanbok self-portrait, who plays as the ambassador to the Korean traditional clothes Hanbok for 2018-19, is +
K-pop boy band BTS’ latest album, “Love Yourself: Answer,” ranked on the Billboard 200 album chart for the 20th week +
KPOP Girl group that uses new concept mysticism has emerged. It is a girl group wearing a rabbit mask. Recently, +
The 9th Gangneung Coffee Festival, selected as Korea’s most promising festival, will be held at the ‘Izen’ Gangneung Green City +
You can enjoy cultural discounts during the 10-day Chuseok holiday season. The government has decided to offer this holiday season +
The Seoul World Fireworks Festival was held at the Han River Park in Yeouido, Seoul on the first day of +
Since my first brief visit to Korea, my cooking has never been quite the same. In the beginning, it was +
Foreigners can open their pre-paid mobile phones at the airport as soon as they arrive in Korea. The Ministry of +
The ‘Discover Seoul Pass‘, which is a free pass for foreign tourists, sold 15,562 cards within one year of its +
King Jeongjo made 66 official royal trips out of the palace during his reign. These trips were not simply royal +
Lotte World Halloween festival “He’s BACK 2017” is held for a total of 66 days from September 1 (Fri) to +
On the 21st of September, a foliage on the Mt. Seoraksan in Gangwon-do is gradually reddish. Book your Korea Fall +
When asked about the reason of not making fantasy movies, movie professionals might say that the domestic market is relatively +
