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  • Jeju Olle Trail named one of world’s top 10 coastal walks

    Jeju Olle Trail named one of world’s top 10 coastal walks Jeju Olle Trail on Jeju Island has been selected one of the world’s top 10 coastal walks by Active Traveller Magazine of the U.K. Jeju Olle Foundation, which manages the trail, on April 9 said the course was the only one in Asia to make the list. “Jeju is known locally as ‘treasure island’ – this hike is the jewel in its crown,” the magazine said. “Made up of 21 connected and well-signposted trails, the route follows the coastline and opens up endless views of deep blue ocean and the green Hallasan mountains rising in the interior.” “You can even break up the miles by counting off the 368 +

  • South Korea to ease quarantine guidelines for overseas arrivals

    South Korea to ease quarantine guidelines for overseas arrivals The travel industry expressed its support for the revision of the law, which includes the flexible application of the quarantine period for overseas arrivals. The Korea Travel Business Association (KATA) delivered +

  • YG Entertainment Announces to Hold a Global Audition for a New Boy Group

    YG Entertainment Global Audition One of Korea’s largest management agencies YG Entertainment is holding a global audition for a new boy group. On April 12, YG Entertainment announced that they are planning on holding a global audition for a new +

  • Chilean TV channel apologizes over racist jokes about BTS

    Apologizes over racist jokes about BTS Only about a month after a German radio host came under fire for his racist comment on K-pop behemoth BTS, Chilean comedians have infuriated its fans again with racist jokes about the global stars. +

  • ‘Dynamite’ sets KPOP mark for longest stay on Billboard Hot 100

    ‘Dynamite’ sets the longest stay on Billboard Hot 100 The digital single “Dynamite” by K-pop megastar BTS has made history as the longest-charting song by a Korean act on the Hot 100 singles chart of the U.S.-based Billboard. In the +

  • 3 Hidden Gem honeymoon destinations in Korea

    Best 3 hidden honeymoon destinations in Korea Many soon-to-be-married couples have been choosing domestic destinations for their honeymoons, while the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic places restrictions on travel to other countries. While the nation’s southern resort island of Jeju, which has +

  • Busan One Asia Festival, K-pop fest to kick off online next month

    Busan One Asia Festival 2021 The Busan One Asia Festival (BOF), a major annual K-pop event, will kick off online next month in this southeastern port city due to concerns over the new coronavirus pandemic, organizers said Sunday. According to +

  • ‘We feel grief and anger’: BTS criticizes anti-Asian racism

    BTS criticizes anti-Asian racism “We feel grief and anger,” Joining the widening “Stop Asian Hate” movement, triggered by the recent deadly shootings in Atlanta, K-pop boy band BTS condemned racial discrimination and violence in a resolute Twitter message Tuesday. “We +

  • 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 +

  • 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 +






  • 2021 Korea Cherry Blossom expected two to nine days earlier than usual

    This year’s Korea cherry blossom season will be two to nine days faster than usual across the country. In most areas, cherry blossoms will begin to bloom three to eight days earlier than usual, and in some parts of North Gyeongsang Province, cherry blossoms will bloom 9 to 10 days +

  • BTS to become 1st Korean nominee to perform at upcoming Grammy Awards

    K-pop sensation BTS, which earned a nomination from this year’s Grammy Awards, is set to perform at music’s biggest night in the United States next week, the event’s organizers have said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@recordingacademy) The Recording Academy on Sunday +

  • BTS named Global Recording Artist of 2020

    After spending a phenomenal year with megahits “Dynamite” and “Life Goes On” in 2020, BTS has been crowned Global Recording Artist of the Year by an organization representing the worldwide recording industry. The win on Wednesday (U.S. local time) marks a first for an act that performs primarily in a +

  • South Korea eyes ‘travel bubble’ to revitalize aviation industry

    South Korea will pursue quarantine-free, international travel agreements with other countries and lift other virus-related restrictions to prop up the aviation industry struggling to survive amid a sharp fall in air demand. “The country will push ahead with the signing of ‘travel bubble’ agreements for people to travel without restriction +

  • KPOP girl group ‘Brave Girls’ enjoy belated success on music charts with ‘Rollin’

    K-pop act Brave Girls are basking in belated music chart success with their song, “Rollin’,” which was released four years ago. The song has dominated the real-time charts of major streaming platforms, including Bugs and Genie, as of Tuesday afternoon. This is the first time the group has accomplished such +

  • 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. “Minari” took a +

  • Seoul’s newest, biggest department store ‘The Hyundai Seoul’

    As the era of coronavirus pandemic stretches on further, shopping at a touch of the fingertips from home has certainly become the new norm. Yet in bid to compete in a retail industry that is losing all boundaries, Hyundai Department Store is offering a whole new look of what the +

  • BTS again tops Billboard’s Artist 100 chart, sets record as a group act

    Global superstar BTS has set another record, this time by claiming No. 1 on the Billboard’s Artist 100 chart for a 16th week, the most for a group act. The seven-piece act ranked No. 1, up to four notches from the previous week, on the metric that measures artists’ popularity +

  • BTS wins Song of the Year, Best Pop Song Award at Korean Music Awards

    K-pop sensation BTS took home two awards at the 18th Korean Music Awards, Sunday. The Big Hit Entertainment group clinched awards for Song of the Year and the Best Pop Song with its hit “Dynamite,” the song that made BTS the first Korean act to top the Billboard Hot 100 +

  • BTS Receives Racist Remarks From German Radio

    A famous German radio host has made racist remarks to the Korean boy band BTS, which is controversial. Internet users from around the world urged an apology by posting on social networking services (SNS), “We oppose racism,” and “Racism cannot be an opinion.” At 9 p.m. (local time) on the +

  • BTS earns 2nd ‘million point’ song on Oricon chart with ‘Dynamite’

    Global superstar BTS has earned another “million points” song on Japan’s Oricon music chart with its upbeat pop-disco hit “Dynamite,” the band’s agency said Thursday. “Dynamite,” the all-English summer number released in August, has accumulated more than 1 million points on the Japanese music chart’s weekly single rankings, according to +

  • South Korea set to begin mass COVID-19 vaccination Friday

    Gov’t prepares for vaccine shots as 1st batch of 1.5 million doses begins to ship Trucks and ships carrying the first batch of some 1.5 million doses of coronavirus vaccines headed across the country Thursday, marking the start of the long-awaited vaccination program in South Korea, where COVID-19 cases are +






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