”I felt as if I was connected to this historical site.” Rasmas Mortensen from Denmark was speaking after planting some rice seedlings near the Cheonguijeong Pavilion at Changdeokgung Palace in Seoul on June 7. He had an excited smile on his face as he took off his muddy boots. The annual rice planting takes place...Read More
More Korean cultural centers around the world will now open K-pop Academies, providing courses in K-pop singing and dancing. The Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS), part of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, announced on May 28 that a total of 25 Korean cultural centers, including ones in Germany, the U.K., Egypt, Indonesia and...Read More
Netmarble Games is expected to make a rebound in sales globally thanks to K-pop sensation BTS as the firm’s new game “BTS World” is expected to be released within the year. The game utilizes the intellectual property (IP) of the members of the boy band using more than 100 video clips and 10,000 photo shoots....Read More
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday visited the headquarters of E-Mart Inc., South Korea’s largest discount hypermarket chain, the retailer said. The chief executive attended a Philippine food festival and looked around Philippine fruits and other products at the E-Mart store in Seoul, an E-Mart official said. Earlier in the day, E-Mart signed a letter...Read More
President Moon Jae-in held the second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on May 26. According to Cheong Wa Dae, the two leaders met at Tongilgak, Panmunjeom, and shared their ideas on how to carry out the Panmunjeom Declaration that they agreed on April 27 and to make a U.S.-North Korean summit possible....Read More
BTS appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Ellen Show), a famous American talk show broadcast on June 25 (local time). This is the second time after last November debut. Ellen, the talk show host, introduced BTS as “the greatest boy group in the world.” BTS was enjoying the talk show as much as possible while...Read More
The government said Wednesday it will establish 16 new state-run King Sejong Institutes in 13 countries for foreigners wanting to learn Korean language and culture. They were chosen among 56 applicants in 31 countries, mostly national or state universities with courses in the Korean language. Three of the new institutes will open in Finland, Ecuador...Read More
K-pop sensation BTS won a Billboard Music Award in the Top Social Artist category on Monday, dominating the fan-voted category for the second year in a row. The South Korean septet defeated four competing singers including Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande to grab the award at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) at the MGM...Read More
Seoul, a glamorous tourist city loved by global travelers, has hosted the Seoul International Travel Mart (SITM) since 2015 in order to provide business opportunities to international professionals with domestic organizations and also to inform you of the recent tourism trends of Seoul and Korea. Last year, SITM was held from Sep 11th to 15th...Read More
About 100 Korean young men and women took part in a traditional coming-of-age ceremony on Monday to celebrate becoming adults. The ceremony, conducted in an orthodox Confucian style, was held at Hanok (traditional Korean house) Village at the foot of Mt. Namsan in Jung-gu, Seoul. Participants, including 10 people either physically disabled or from multi-ethnic...Read More
