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[Video] BTS on red carpet at 2018 MGA

MusicNov 6, 2018

BTS hit the red carpet at the 2018 MBC Plus x Genie Music Awards, with multiple wins on the horizon. MBC Plus x Genie Music Awards or MGA is a newly launched K-pop music awards co-hosted by South Ko...
[Video] Modernized hanbok setting trend, reinterpreting tradition

Social affairsNov 6, 2018

Korean traditional costume, hanbok, is a powerful trend not only in its homeland but also on the global stage. K-pop stars such as BTS and the K-drama “Mr. Sunshine” have played a part in spreading t...
[Video] Koreans line up overnight for Apple’s most expensive phones

TechnologyNov 2, 2018

More than 200 people had lined up in front of the Apple Store in Garosu-gil, Seoul, as of 7 a.m. on Friday -- the day of the iPhone XR, XS, XS Max and Apple Watch Series 4’s launch in South Korea. S...
[Video] Cha Eun-woo to star in YouTube Original show ‘Top Management’

TelevisionOct 29, 2018

Singer and actor Cha Eun-woo is breaking new ground for Korean dramas with the YouTube Original show “Top Management.” Cha, who appeared in the hit TV series “Gangnam Beauty,” will play the role of ...
[Video] K-pop spreading to older, more mainstream, fan base

MusicOct 29, 2018

The growing number of K-pop fans in Korea and elsewhere is generating a stronger cultural and commercial impact than ever before, as the boom led by high-profile groups such as BTS expands to a wider...
[Video] Zion.T at Busan One Asia Festival

MusicOct 28, 2018

The 3rd Busan One Asia Festival boasted a star-studded line up throughout its nine-day run at multiple locations in the southwestern city. Zion.T was one of the singers that took to the stage on Gun...
[Video] Salaried workers driving out stress with ‘Running Crew’

Social affairsOct 25, 2018

Around 7:50 p.m. on Oct. 19, clusters of people in sportswear gathered in front of Samseong Station, Exit No. 1. After putting their belongings in the crew’s vehicles, the runners headed to Coex Squa...
[Video] Rise of startups in world’s most reclusive regime

EconomyOct 25, 2018

Kim’s planned visit to Seoul will also send a very strong message to North Koreans, but it will definitely take a considerable amount of time for the North to become a market economy. It will instead...
[Video] Autumn blooms in pink nationwide

TravelOct 23, 2018

This autumn, photogenic muhly grass and kochia bushes have dyed South Korea’s landscape a mesmerizing shade of pink. Usually full of red, orange and yellow from the autumn leaves, the online world is...
[Video] K-pop ads taking over Seoul subway

MusicOct 15, 2018

Traveling around Seoul on the subway, you’ll often see enormous advertisements featuring fan messages to K-pop idols. As K-pop groups like BTS gain a more prominent place on the global stage, at hom...
[Video] Sunfull Internet Peace Prize goes to Japanese anti-hate speech network, online activist

Social affairsOct 11, 2018

Japanese anti-hate speech organization the Kawasaki Network of Citizens Against Hate Speech and Japanese online activist Ken Ogiso have been awarded the 2018 Internet Peace Prize of the Promotion o...
[Video] No live performance from K-pop stars during 3rd inter-Korean summit

TelevisionSept 21, 2018

Celebrities who accompanied South Korean President Moon Jae-in during his three-day visit to North Korea were back in Seoul on Thursday night. While a recent survey marked the visit as mostly succes...
[Video] Nature shares hopes of going global as a multifaceted band

MusicSept 20, 2018

[Herald Interview] It’s been less than two months since the band Nature made its debut on the K-pop scene, but already it’s making a splash. Having launched in August under N.CH Entertainment, this...
[Video] Zico raves about Pyongyang naengmyeon

MusicSept 19, 2018

Pyongyang-style naengmyeon is one of North Korea’s most popular delicacies, and President Moon Jae-in’s special entourage to Pyongyang -- including K-pop icon Zico – were given a chance to sample the...
[Video] Chaebol chiefs in Pyongyang show hope for future business opportunities

IndustrySept 18, 2018

An unusual sight played out Tuesday as some of the most powerful business leaders from South Korea shook hands with the North Korean economy chief and officials as they walked into a room at the Peop...