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  • ABC station (USA) releases promotional poster for BTS at New Year welcome event

    Group BTS will appear on the program “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” which is broadcast throughout the US. On December 30 (US time), via Twitter account, the US’ ABC station announced BTS’ poster and promoted the group’s performance with the caption, “New Year’s #RockinEve. Tomorrow. ABC”. Fans shared the tweet and +

  • Like a fairy tale, Yang Joon-il met his fans for the first time in 28 years since the debut

    Singer Yang Joon-il, also known as V2, met with fans through two official fan meeting events on Tuesday at the Daeyang Hall on the campus of Sejong University. “Are you all really here to see me?” Yang said, tearing up with joy. “I’m so surprised. This is my first time. +

  • Most Popular Destination for New Year’s Sunrise is the east coast of South Korea

    The east coast of South Korea is once again being touted as the best place to catch a glimpse of the first sunrise of the new year. According to Trip.com, reservations on the east coast, well known for its stunning sunrises, increased more than three-fold for seven days from December +

  • Morning temperature on the last day of the year will be -25

    The Korea Meteorological Administration predicted that tomorrow morning temperatures nationwide will remain below zero on the last day of this year, and the wind chill temperature will be very cold as the temperature is nearly 10 degrees lower than the actual temperature. The morning lows will range from -15 to +

  • From Cho Yong-Pil to BTS – 10 Historic Moments of Golden Disc Awards

    The Golden Disc Awards(GDA) combines moments of laughter and emotion. The last 33 years of tradition and authority ceremony was creating a space of the greatest of the party’s top stars of the festival. The “34th Golden Disc Awards,” which will be held for two days at Gocheok Sky Dome +

  • New year’s sunrise events will take place in more than 20 places in Seoul

    New year’s sunrise events will take place in more than 20 places in Seoul on Wednesday in time for the first sunrise of 2020 forecast for 7:46 a.m., officials said. The municipal government said Monday that a total of 21 sunrise events are scheduled to be held at mountains and +

  • SBS apologizes twice for Red Velvet Wendy’s serious injury

    Korean TV broadcaster SBS apologized once again for the falling accident of Wendy from K-pop girl group Red Velvet. Wendy fell two meters from a lift over the stage during a rehearsal for 2019 SBS Gayo Daejeon, the broadcaster’s annual music award festival. Wendy was going to sing “Speechless” from +

  • K-pop academy hailed by overseas K-pop fans(K-pop Winter Camp)

    The number of students in South Korea’s annual K-pop training course for overseas fans gained ground this year on the back of the global expansion of the Korean wave, government data showed. The Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS), an affiliate of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said +

  • Military exemption for BTS? Dispute continues over military exemption for K-pop stars

    The debate heated up over whether successful K-pop stars should be exempted from Korea’s mandatory military service during a public hearing at the National Assembly in Seoul. Chaired by Rep. Ahn Min-suk of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, the hearing saw a panel of lawmakers and culture critics call +

  • BTS of 2019 KBS Gayo Festival(Daechukjae)

    KPOP sensation BTS has offered the pleasure and healing of watching and listening on a colorful stage at the KBS Gayo Festival(Daechukjae). At the KBS 2TV “2019 KBS Gayo Festival(Daechukjae),” which was broadcast live at KINTEX in Ilsan on December 27, BTS performed stages such as “Go (Go Go),” “HOME,” +

  • Hwacheon ice fishing festival opening delayed

    Organizers of a world-famous ice fishing festival on Thursday decided to delay its opening to Jan. 11 from the originally announced Jan. 4 due to safety issues. On Wednesday, the organizers — local government of Hwacheon and Nara Foundation — tested the ice condition of Hwacheon River, where the Hwacheon +

  • BTS transforms from K-pop group into global cultural juggernaut

    The BBC called it “the Beatles for the 21st century” and Time magazine included it on its list of the most influential people of 2019. K-pop’s premier act Bangtan Boys, better known as BTS, has earned numerous accolades worldwide in emerging as a global cultural phenomenon. This year, the group +