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  • BTS, NCT DREAM: May set to be big month for K-pop fans

    BTS NCT DREAM: May set to be big month for K-pop fans May is going to be a big month for K-pop fans, with a plethora of stars sharpening themselves up to return to the stage with new songs. Among them are BTS, NCT DREAM and OH MY GIRL, which will vie for the top spots on the global music charts. 1. NCT DREAM (May 10) Boy band NCT DREAM is set to unleash its first full-length album, “Hot Sauce,” on May 10. The 10-track album, fronted by the namesake hip-hop lead single, is the seven-piece act’s first release since the return of member Mark. NCT DREAM initially followed an age-based “graduation” system, so the rapper “graduated” from the group +

  • 7 BEST Urban Parks to Visit in Korea

    7 BEST Urban Parks to Visit in Korea Spring is a beautiful time to visit Korea, especially when nature presents such a colorful tapestry of colors! Parks in an urban setting are a great way to enjoy this beauty without +

  • BTS wins 4 nominations at 2021 Billboard Music Awards

    BTS wins 4 nominations at 2021 Billboard Music Awards BTS has clinched nominations in four categories ― the most for the K-pop superstars ― in the upcoming 2021 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) set for next month. The seven-member act was +

  • Fully vaccinated people can skip 14-day self-isolation when visiting South Korea

      Fully vaccinated people can skip 14-day self-isolation   South Korean health authorities said Wednesday that fully vaccinated people will be exempted from the country’s mandatory 14-day isolation period from early next month as the country is struggling to speed up +

  • BTS 2nd English single ‘Butter’ on May 21

    BTS 2nd English single ‘Butter’ on May 21 K-pop sensation BTS is ready to come back next month with the cheerful summer number “Butter,” its agency said Tuesday. The “fun and upbeat summer song,” which will be the seven-piece act’s +

  • Youn Yuh-jung of ‘Minari’ wins Oscar for best supporting actress

    Youn Yuh-jung of Minari wins Oscar for best supporting actress Youn Yuh-jung has won best supporting actress at this year’s Academy Awards for her performance in the immigrant film “Minari,” becoming the first South Korean to win an acting Oscar. +

  • 31st Lotte Duty Free Family Concert Lineup – BTS, TWICE, ITZY and more

    31st Lotte Duty Free Family Concert Lotte Duty Free announced on the 20th of April that it will hold the 31st Lotte Duty Free Family Concert online with popular KPOP singers such as BTS and ITZY on the 16th of +

  • McDonald’s will launch ‘The BTS Set Meal’ beginning May 26

    McDonald The BTS Set Meal beginning May 26 McDonald’s on Monday announced it will launch a collaboration with BTS as the latest in its line of celebrity meals. The BTS Meal will be available at U.S. McDonald’s locations from May +

  • BTS Bang Bang Con 21 peak simultaneous 2.7 million viewers

    BTS Bang Bang Con 21 peak simultaneous 2.7 million viewers The number of peak simultaneous viewers of the latest online concert streaming event by K-pop group BTS surpassed 2.7 million, the boy band’s agency said. The milestone figure was announced +

  • 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 +






  • 2021 Yeongdeungpo Yeouido Spring Flower Festival

    Yeouido Spring Flower Festival The Yeongdeungpo Yeouido Spring Flower Festival will take place online and offline this year to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The online spring flower festival will be from April 5 to 30 and the website will have various life-like content. The offline festival will +

  • Evening tours of iconic Seoul palace to begin next month

    Gyeongbokgung Evening tours to begin next month Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul from next month will begin evening tours of the ancient royal palace under the nighttime spring sky. The Gyeongbokgung Palace Management Office, a subsidiary of the Royal Palaces and Tombs Center of the Cultural Heritage Administration, on March 22 +

  • ‘You Quiz on the Block’ sees its highest rating thanks to BTS

    You Quiz on the Block BTS effect The 99th episode of tvN’s variety show, “You Quiz on the Block,” featuring K-pop titan BTS, set its highest rating on Wednesday. It garnered a 6.74 percent viewership rating nationwide, with 8.21 percent in the Seoul metropolitan area, according to Nielsen Korea. This +

  • Bukchon Hanok Village was established on Java Island, Indonesia

    Bukchon Hanok Village was established on Java Island, Indonesia. As the skyline was blocked by the novel coronavirus outbreak (COVID 19), it was made for Indonesians who dream of visiting Korea. Bukchon Hanok Village in Indonesia According to ‘Kompas.com‘ on the 22nd, the Park modeled after Bukchon Hanok Village will +

  • K-pop stars join #StopAsianHate movement

    #StopAsianHate Movement K-pop stars like Eric Nam, Jay Park, and Choi Si-won are raising their voices in support of the #StopAsianHate movement, triggered by the Atlanta spa shootings on March 16 that took the lives of eight people, including four ethnic Koreans. The suspect, a 21-year-old white man named Robert +

  • Cherry blossom season begins on Jeju Island

    Cherry blossoms on the southern resort island of Jeju have just bloomed this year, about a week faster than in the previous years, the local weather agency said Thursday. Cherry blossom season begins in South Korea The Jeju Provincial Meteorological Administration said hotter than normal temperatures on the island this +

  • No Grammy awards, but BTS still thankful

    BTS Grammy Awards 2021 BTS, the first K-pop act that earned a Grammy nomination, did not succeed in winning the award, but still expressed appreciation to their fans for the “incredible experience.” The seven-piece boy band was nominated for the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance category with its 2020 English-language single +

  • KPOP girl group Brave Girls top the SBS Inkigayo

    KPOP girl group Brave Girls won the top prize in ‘SBS Inkigayo’ with Rollin’. Brave Girls (Min-young, Yoo-jung, Eun-ji, and Yuna) drew attention as they topped the SBS Inkigayo with Rollin’. This is a song released four years ago by Brave Girls, which is currently ranked No. 1 on various +

  • BTS Grammy Solo performance “No awards, no regrets.”

    The group BTS set a new milestone by performing solo at the U.S. top-ranking music awards ceremony “GRAMMY AWARDS.” BTS Grammy Solo performance BTS set the stage with its digital single “Dynamite,” released in August last year at the 63rd Grammy Awards held at 9 a.m. on the 15th. She +

  • BTS sweeps international recording industry organization’s global charts

    BTS sweeps international recording industry K-pop monolith BTS’ already long list of musical accolades continues as the boy band sweeps three global charts established by the organization representing the international recording industry. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) announced Thursday (local time) that the group’s fourth studio album +

  • BTS takes top 2 spots on IFPI’s 2020 Global Albums Chart

    BTS takes top 2 spots on last year’s Global Album Sales Chart of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). The London-based federation on March 11 said the group’s fourth studio album “Map of the Soul: 7” topped the chart, while its fifth “Be” finished second. The boy band’s +

  • BTS megahit ‘Dynamite’ gets 900 million views on YouTube

    BTS Dynamite was the first song by a Korean act to reach No. 1 on Billboard’s main singles chart, has earned 900 million views on YouTube. YouTube views for the summer number’s music video surpassed the milestone at 9:56 a.m. on Wednesday, according to the band’s management agency Big Hit +






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