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 Minister Kim Boo-kyum announced this...Read More

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, “PSY 9th.” The album is...Read More

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 States. CL performed songs from her...Read More

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, in consideration of the country’s...Read More

BTS stages suspense-filled performance at Grammy Awards 2022 K-pop supergroup BTS has grabbed the attention of music fans around the world with a suspense-filled performance of its 2021 megahit single “Butter” on the stage of this year’s Grammy Awards ceremony. The septet was fourth on the star-studded lineup of performers of the 64th edition of...Read More

2022 Gyeongbokgung Palace Evening Admission Evening admission at Gyeongbokgung Palace will begin in April. The Cultural Heritage Administration Gyeongbokgung Office announced this year’s special evening admission program will run for 38 days from April 1 to May 29. However, the palace is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays and during the Royal Culture Festival from May...Read More

2022 BTS Seoul concerts draw 2.46M viewers A combined 2.46 million people worldwide saw in real time the BTS concerts on March 10, 12 and 13 held at the main stadium of Jamsil Sports Complex in Seoul’s Songpa-gu District. The group’s management agency Big Hit Entertainment on March 14 said the three concerts of the...Read More

South Korea lifts self-quarantine for overseas visitors from March 21 From March 21, COVID-19 vaccinations will be completed at home and abroad, and overseas entrants who have registered their vaccination history will be exempted from the obligation to self-quarantine. The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters (CDC) said at a regular briefing on March 11th,...Read More

Squid Game stars win major awards from US Screen Actors Guild Actors Lee Jung-jae and Jung Ho-yeon of the Netflix smash TV series “Squid Game” have each earned major awards from the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) of the U.S. At the awards ceremony on Feb. 27 at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, Lee won...Read More

BTS Seoul Live concert in 2022 K-pop supergroup BTS will hold its first live concerts in Seoul in about two-and-a-half years next month, the group’s management agency said Wednesday. Three concerts, under the title “BTS Permission To Dance On Stage ― Seoul,” will be held on March 10, 12, and 13, at the Jamsil Olympic...Read More