KPOP Music Production Program HaB Korea(CEO Daniel Kim) and 2% Entertainment(CEO Youngjoon Yang) recently signed a strategic partnership and launched a new KPOP program(2% Entertainment KPOP Music Production Program). 2% Entertainment is a company that produces and distributes comprehensive content such as music, video, image, emoticons, webtoons, and animations, and performs business areas in all...Read More

How Korea became Cultural Juggernaut A New York Times feature on Nov. 3 analyzed why Korean pop culture like the smash Netflix series “Squid Game” has grown popular worldwide. In the article “From BTS to ‘Squid Game’: How South Korea Became a Cultural Juggernaut,” the daily said, “Now K-pop stars like Blackpink, the dystopian drama...Read More

Squid Game filming locations in Seoul With the explosive global success of the Netflix series “Squid Game,” shooting locations of the drama such as the dalgona (honeycomb) street kiosk have emerged as hot spots. Korea.net visited several of the sites. On Oct. 13 after 3 p.m., people were lined up in the alley in front...Read More

111M people worldwide view smash Netflix series ‘Squid Game’ The original Korean series “Squid Game” is the “biggest series at launch” in Netflix history. Netflix on Oct. 12 tweeted that 111 million people worldwide have seen “Squid Game.” Squid Game has officially reached 111 million fans — making it our biggest series launch ever! pic.twitter.com/SW3FJ42Qsn...Read More

South Korea and Singapore agreed to exempt vaccinated travelers from mandatory quarantine South Korea and Singapore agreed Friday to exempt or ease vaccinated travelers from mandatory quarantine upon arrival, in a major step to help revitalize people-to-people exchanges between the two sides in the midst of the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, according to related ministries here...Read More

South Korea living with COVID-19 plan South Korea said Sunday it will set up a committee this week for a strategy on the “New Normal” of “living with COVID-19,” with the vaccination campaign picking up speed. The government plans to hold the inaugural meeting of the committee later this week, presided over by Prime Minister...Read More

BTS-Coldplay collaboration ‘My Universe’ debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 K-pop supergroup BTS made another No. 1 debut on Billboard’s main singles chart with a collaboration single with British rock band Coldplay, Billboard said Monday (U.S time). It marks BTS’ sixth No. 1 debut and Coldplay’s second on the Hot 100, one of...Read More

Squid Game topped all 83 countries where Netflix is serviced The “Squid Game” also topped India. India was ranked second until the previous day. As a result, “Squid Game” topped all 83 countries where Netflix is serviced. According to the Flixpatrol chart, a global OTT (online video service) ranking chart released on the 2nd, “Squid...Read More

How to select KPOP trainees? Most of them are selected through auditions. Auditions are basically divided into open and irregular recruitment. Public auditions include the agency’s own and survival methods conducted nationwide through broadcasting programs. SM–YG–JYP Entertainment, the three major agencies, has been conducting their own auditions, and not long ago, they have been selected...Read More

K-Incentive Explorers Be the First One to experience the 19 Best Incentive Tour Programs in Korea selected by the Korea Tourism Organization! We are recruiting “K-Incentive Explorers” to experience outstanding tour programs for free only by reviewing them! [Event Name] Korean Incentive Tour Program: Monitoring Fam Tour [Period] October ~ November 2021 *registration period: ~11.5(Fri.) [Eligibility] “Foreigners...Read More