“Only grandpas watched this good thing…” “K-ssireum is following in K-pop’s footsteps.” “The next (big) Korean cultural content after BTS is Sand Pit Boys!” These comments are about a video clip on YouTube of the final match of a national ssireum (traditional wrestling) tournament held in August 2018 in Gimcheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province. The video garnered...Read More
With the 2019 Korea-ASEAN special summit closed on Nov 26, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who visited South Korea to attend the meeting, delivered his Seoul tour via his Social media. Prior to the summit, the PM took a short trip to Seoul to meet South Korean President Moon Jae-In in the Blue House....Read More
Last October 04, 2019, Momoland, the K-pop girl group hitmakers of “Bboom Bboom” and “BAAM” were back at Manila for Good Friends show at Araneta Coliseum. On that day, they have received a warm welcome to one of the most popular and huge TV networks in the Philippines, ABS-CBN. Together with Momoland Entertainment Agency and...Read More
The Seoul city government said Monday that it has launched a pilot program to give foreigners Korean names as part of efforts to promote the Korean alphabet, hangeul. The program, titled “Korean Names for Non-Koreans,” is available to foreigners who reside overseas and are interested in Korean culture, Park Jin-young, a city official in charge...Read More
Ophelie Cambay, an 18-year-old French tourist, looked absolutely thrilled as her long-cherished dream of attending a K-pop concert in Korea was about to come true. The girl, from Aix-en-Provence, southern France, is one of 88 French K-pop fans who came to Korea, Monday, on a tour program, PackHallyu, organized by the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO)....Read More
“Good afternoon,” was the first thing U.S. President Donald Trump said to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the demilitarized zone (DMZ), separating the two Koreas, Sunday. “It’s great to see you again,” Kim responded with a glimmer of smile, as the two met in the first-ever encounter between a leader of the nuclear-armed North...Read More
When George and Ginger Brown celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary this month, their granddaughter, wedding photographer Abigail Lydick, decided to surprise them with a special anniversary photo shoot. George and Ginger got married back on June 6th, 1959, almost exactly a year after a chance encounter at a restaurant and then falling in love. In...Read More
I would like to share with all of you about culture and environmental differences I had experienced during my first time in South, Korea. Since my Filipina sister is currently living with her Korean family in Jeonju, they invited me to visit my niece and nephew whose I am very close with. My first-time experiences...Read More
There are a lot of Filipino’s all around the world. Most of them are Overseas Filipino Workers who worked far away from their families. It’s difficult for them to live in other countries and most of them got homesick. But, here in Seoul, South Korea, there is a certain street where the vendors are all...Read More
Avengers: Endgame is going to snap its fingers and half the world will disappear – into the cinema for three hours and two minutes of their lives. The movie is set to be released in Korean theaters on April 24, 2019. Before the movie release, the Avengers has assembled in Seoul for a Fan Event and...Read More
