The Grand Hilton Seoul will celebrate the largest beer festival in the world — Munich’s Oktoberfest — here in Seoul on Saturday evening, Sept. 8. Launched in 2007, the Grand Hilton Seoul’s Oktoberfest has now become the property’s signature festival, attracting more than 1,000 visitors every year and receiving rave reviews thanks to its local...Read More
BTS has released a trailer for its upcoming album, raising fans’ expectations. At midnight on Thursday, the group revealed a teaser video titled “Epiphany” for its upcoming album “Love Yourself: Answer” through its official YouTube channel. The video features the group’s member Jin sitting in the middle of a room alone, while “Epiphany,” a track...Read More
K-pop septet BTS has been nominated for the Order of Cultural Merit, for the first time as an idol group. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recently announced that BTS is one of 12 nominees for the Order of Cultural Merit this year, which will be given out at the ‘2018 Korean Popular...Read More
K-pop girl group TWICE’s first movie ‘TWICELAND’ has confirmed its release! On August 10, TWICE’s management agency JYP Entertainment unveiled the teaser poster for the movie ‘TWICELAND’ through its official social media account. ‘TWICELAND’ is the movie version of live recordings of the TWICE’s world tour ‘TWICELAND ZONE 2 : Fantasy Park’.’TWICELAND’ is scheduled to...Read More
K-pop boy group BTS will perform at a 40,000-seat stadium in New York City as part of their upcoming world tour, their management agency said Thursday. The band will hit New York City’s Citi Field on Oct. 6 on the American leg of their upcoming world tour, according to Big Hit Entertainment. They will become...Read More
The largest EDM festival in Korea “Spectrum Dance Music Festival 2018” 4th lineup has been announced. The ‘Spectrum Dance Music Festival 2018’ will be held at the Jamail Olympic Stadium on September 8 ~ 9th. Today (8th August), with the announcement of the fourth lineup that includes DJ Marshmello, DJ HYO (Girls Generation Hyoyeon), EXO-CBX,...Read More
The city of Seoul and Seoul Tourism Organization announced Monday a special EXO-themed Seoul tour pass for foreign visitors will go on sale on Aug. 20. The special edition of the Discovery Seoul Pass comes with images of the EXO bandmates. There are 10 different versions, including solo shots of the eight bandmates and two...Read More
Music, cue! Oops, wrong line. Haha. Welcome back to J Day In A Life, where I ramble on about our recent South Korean trip (so far). Going to Korea, you would definitely have an idea about Korean dramas and Korean pop (or Kpop) music even if you have not seen any of the numerous dramas...Read More
The Korea Tourism Organization said that it has appointed Ms. Sae Yamamoto (Suzanne) as Korea Tourism Honorary Ambassadors to attract Japanese tourists. Suzanne has filmed of a Japanese TV special program that introduced Korean beauty, fashion, and food in search of places popular in Japanese women’s groups such as Iksun-dong and Mangwon-dong. Shootings will be...Read More
Popular boy band EXO has been tapped to advertise South Korea to foreigners, the country’s tourism promotion agency said Monday as it moves to attract more inbound visitors. The K-pop boy band is taking part in the Korea Tourism Organization’s new promotional video series under the theme of “Korea asks you: Have you ever?” it...Read More
