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  • HaB Korea Team Needs your Support to get through COVID19 situation

    HaB Korea Team Needs your Support! Due to the rapid spread of COVID 19 and restrictions on travel bans in many countries, the global travel industry has been put on alert. The reason why this situation is particularly difficult is that you can feel the impact of COVID 19 across the tourism industry, not just in one sector. In addition, +

  • Seoul named one of the world’s best cities

    Seoul named one of the world’s best cities Time magazine has named Seoul one of the world’s 50 best cities to visit this year. The magazine on July 12 released its “World Greatest Places of 2022” list based on surveys of its international network of correspondents and contributors. Calling Seoul “one of the world’s leading smart cities,” Time said the capital is the world’s first city to integrate with the metaverse, where virtual reality (VR) converges with the real world. It also said the Seoul Metropolitan Government is aiming to develop within this year the program “Metaverse Seoul,” including a “virtual tourist zone” to allow people with VR headsets to view the city’s top tourist attractions such as Deoksugung Palace, +

  • BTS to hold concert in October 2022

    BTS to hold concert in October 2022 K-pop sensation BTS will hold a concert in Busan in October to support the southern port city’s bid to host the World Expo in 2030, its agency said Thursday. Big Hit Music said +

  • BTS member V visits Paris with Park Bo-gum and Lisa

    BTS member V visits Paris with Park Bo-gum and Lisa BTS member V has visited Paris in an apparent move to start his individual activities after the K-pop boyband announced a plan to take a collective break. According to industry +

  • BTS dismisses rumors about team disbandment

    BTS dismisses rumors about team disbandment K-pop supergroup BTS flatly rejected rumors Thursday that the band was taking steps to disband following its recent announcement of a pause in group activities. “We’ll try to show good performances either as a +

  • Dream Concert 2022 information and ticket

    Dream Concert 2022 Dream Concert, featuring popular K-pop artists, will be held at Jamsil Olympic Main Stadium. In its 28th year, the largest K-pop concert in Korea will be held offline this year after being held online for the last +

  • K-pop giant releases anthology album with 3 new songs

    K-pop giant releases anthology album with 3 new songs The seven-piece act dropped its new anthology album, “Proof,” Friday, in celebration of the ninth anniversary of its debut. The music video of its lead track, “Yet to Come (The Most +

  • BTS joins White House press briefing

    BTS joins White House press briefing Korean supergroup BTS highlighted the need to respect one another as they made their first visit to the White House on Tuesday for a rare meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden. The group also +

  • Son finishes season as 1st Asian to lead Premiership in scoring

    Son finishes season as 1st Asian to lead Premiership in scoring Son Heung-min of Tottenham Hotspur is the first Asian to lead the English Premier League (EPL) in scoring. In the league’s 38th week on May 22, he scored his +

  • BTS wins three Billboard Music Awards 2022

    BTS wins three Billboard Music Awards 2022, marking 6th year to win an award Korean boy group BTS has won three prizes at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs), one of the three biggest pop music honors in the United +

  • BTS exemptions from military duty?

    BTS exemptions from military duty? The culture minister proposed Wednesday that globally recognized male pop culture artists, like BTS, be allowed to substitute their mandatory military service for other alternative programs amid heated debate over whether the K-pop supergroup should +




  • “Squid Game” topped all 83 countries where Netflix is serviced

    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 released on the 2nd, “Squid Game” topped the “Netflix Today’s Top 10 TV Programs” list in 81 countries, including the United States, Finland, Indonesia, Norway, and Japan, excluding only two countries in Denmark and Turkey. In particular, India, which had been in second place until the previous day, also rose to first place. Denmark and Turkey, which ranked first the previous day, were pushed to second place, but “Squid Game” became the first work to rank first in all countries where Netflix is officially serviced around the world. Earlier in India, +

  • ‘Squid Game’ tops global Netflix chart

    Squid Game tops global Netflix chart Netflix’s Korean original series “Squid Game” has topped the global top 10 charts at the streaming giant, Friday, local time. This is the first time that a Korean drama series reached the top spot on Netflix’s top 10. According to streaming +

  • Netflix K-Drama ‘D.P.’ gave time for self-reflection, learning lessons: Jung Hae-in

    Netflix K-Drama D.P. Taking on a character that is a departure from his previous romantic lead roles does not mean he wants an image overhaul, actor Jung Hae-in says. “Shooting the six-part series ‘D.P.’ provided a chance to reflect on my emotions and I am certain that +

  • SBS’ ‘Taxi Driver’ to offer catharsis through justice served against criminals

    The new SBS series Taxi Driver The new SBS series, “Taxi Driver,” is set to air starting Friday, delivering hard-boiled action and a cathartic storyline of “good versus evil.” “The series is about rescuing crime victims who are on the edge of despair, and about delivering a +

  • Golden Globe-winning ‘Minari’ makes strong debut in Korea

    The Golden Globe-winning drama film “Minari” topped the South Korean box office on its first day of release, data showed Thursday. About 40,000 people saw the semiautobiographical work by Korean-American director Lee Isaac Chung on the previous day, according to the data by the Korean Film Council. +

  • ‘Train to Busan’ getting US remake

    Yeon Sang-ho’s zombie thriller, “Train to Busan,” which attracted more than 10 million moviegoers at local theaters, will be remade into a Hollywood film, according to foreign news reports. Indonesian director Timo Tjahjanto, known for Netflix’s action thriller “The Night Comes for Us” (2018), is currently in +

  • ‘Space Sweepers’: adventure of four misfits aboard spaceship Victory in 2092

    What will Earth be like in 2092? Will everyone have fair access to cutting-edge technology that allows for a peaceful and pollution-free environment? Director Jo Sung-hee, who has created fairytale-like films such as “A Werewolf Boy” (2012) and “Phantom Detective” (2016), pictures a slightly pessimistic future of +



  • BTS member V visits Paris with Park Bo-gum and Lisa

    BTS member V visits Paris with Park Bo-gum and Lisa BTS member V has visited Paris in an apparent move to start his individual activities after the K-pop boyband announced a plan to take a collective break. According to industry sources Monday, V, or also known as Kim Tae-hyung, is +

  • BTS dismisses rumors about team disbandment

    BTS dismisses rumors about team disbandment K-pop supergroup BTS flatly rejected rumors Thursday that the band was taking steps to disband following its recent announcement of a pause in group activities. “We’ll try to show good performances either as a team or individuals,” RM, the band leader, said in a +

  • Dream Concert 2022 information and ticket

    Dream Concert 2022 Dream Concert, featuring popular K-pop artists, will be held at Jamsil Olympic Main Stadium. In its 28th year, the largest K-pop concert in Korea will be held offline this year after being held online for the last two years due to COVID-19. At Jamsil Olympic Main Stadium, +

  • K-pop giant releases anthology album with 3 new songs

    K-pop giant releases anthology album with 3 new songs The seven-piece act dropped its new anthology album, “Proof,” Friday, in celebration of the ninth anniversary of its debut. The music video of its lead track, “Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment),” has already exceeded 10 million views on YouTube +

  • BTS joins White House press briefing

    BTS joins White House press briefing Korean supergroup BTS highlighted the need to respect one another as they made their first visit to the White House on Tuesday for a rare meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden. The group also joined White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre in a daily +

  • Son finishes season as 1st Asian to lead Premiership in scoring

    Son finishes season as 1st Asian to lead Premiership in scoring Son Heung-min of Tottenham Hotspur is the first Asian to lead the English Premier League (EPL) in scoring. In the league’s 38th week on May 22, he scored his 22nd and 23rd goals in the season finale against host +

  • BTS wins three Billboard Music Awards 2022

    BTS wins three Billboard Music Awards 2022, marking 6th year to win an award Korean boy group BTS has won three prizes at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs), one of the three biggest pop music honors in the United States, Billboard said. The septet won top duo or group, +

  • BTS exemptions from military duty?

    BTS exemptions from military duty? The culture minister proposed Wednesday that globally recognized male pop culture artists, like BTS, be allowed to substitute their mandatory military service for other alternative programs amid heated debate over whether the K-pop supergroup should be given military exemptions. “It’s time to create a system +

  • The outdoor mask mandate will be lifted from May 2

    The outdoor mask mandate will be lifted from May 2 The South Korean government announced the outdoor mask mandate will be lifted from May 2. The rule, however, will remain in effect for gatherings of 50 or more people, events, concerts and sporting events given the risk of infection. Prime +

  • ‘Gangnam Style’ star PSY meets BTS’ Suga in new release ‘That That’

    Two K-pop superstars ― PSY and BTS’ Suga ― have joined hands to take the music scene by storm. PSY, who was propelled to global stardom with his 2012 hit “Gangnam Style,” has collaborated with the BTS rapper to drop “That That,” the lead single of his ninth full-length album, +

  • 2NE1 Reunite Perform Together at Coachella 2022

    2NE1 Perform Together at Coachella 2022 Disbanded K-pop girl group 2NE1 performed together for the first time in seven years since 2015. On April 16, CL performed at an annual music festival ‘Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival’ that took place at the Empire Polo Club in California, the United +

  • Korea to lift overall special travel advisory over COVID-19

    Korea to lift overall special travel advisory over COVID-19 The government said Wednesday it was lifting a special travel advisory affecting all overseas travel as a measure against the COVID-19 pandemic. The across-the-board special advisory, introduced in March 2020 and extended on a monthly basis, will be lifted, effective Thursday, +






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