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[Trending] Who’s behind that mask? #RyanReynolds

TelevisionMay 14, 2018

Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds wowed Korean audiences by making a surprise appearance on MBC’s “King of Mask Singer” on Sunday. Reynolds, who visited Korea on May 1 to promote “Deadpool 2,” which open...
EAAFP celebrates World Migratory Bird Day

Social affairsMay 11, 2018

The East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership celebrated the World Migratory Bird Day in Seoul, to raise global awareness on the need for international cooperation to conserve migratory birds worldw...
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TechnologyMay 3, 2018

The digital and mobile revolutions have changed how people consume news these days. Instead of getting overnight news from a printed newspaper, many people now tend to follow the real-time news on th...
[Trending] #PyongyangNaengmyeon #InterKoreanSummit #KimJongUn

Social affairsApril 27, 2018

A historic inter-Korean summit set social media on fire Friday morning, as trending bars on Twitter and search engines were plastered with the related keywords. Following is a list of the trending k...
[Trending] #RainFall #RainBoots

Social affairsApril 23, 2018

People in South Korea woke to heavy rainfall Monday morning, while strong winds and lightning flashed across some areas in the country as well. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, ...
[Video] Take a break with ‘Space-out Competition’

CultureApril 22, 2018

The “2018 Space-out Competition” took place at Yeouido Han River Park on Sunday, under the pitch “Let your exhausted brain relax for a while.” Despite the rainy weather on Sunday morning, about 150 ...
[Photo News] Back to the Joseon era

CultureApril 20, 2018

While time machines are the stuff of movies and fairy tales, it is possible to get a taste of what life was like in the Joseon era (1392-1910) at the Korean Folk Village in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province,...
[Trending] #Aircraft Sound #Jet Fighter Sound

Social affairsApril 17, 2018

Don’t be surprised; war isn’t breaking out here. People in Seoul were taken aback by sudden loud noises from aircraft on Tuesday morning, but it turned out to be sounds from training flights for an ...
[Trending] #Remember0416

Social affairsApril 16, 2018

Exactly four years ago, a tragic maritime accident happened in waters off the southwestern island of Jindo that took the lives of 304 people, including 248 secondary school students and teachers from...
[Trending] #HomeCafe #Instagram

CultureApril 13, 2018

Open a bottle, pour the drink into a cup and decorate it with a scoop of ice cream. Videos featuring the three simple steps are now rocking the internet in Korea on the sidelines of current fad “smal...
[Weekender] No time for gym? Try ‘home training’

CultureApril 13, 2018

Park Seu-mi, a mother of two sons, once suffered from a crippling lack of self-esteem. The extra weight she had gained from having kids never melted away. The busy mom battling two children at home h...
[Trending] #LeeYoungja’s favorite restaurants #YoungjaRoad

Food&BeverageApril 12, 2018

A higher proportion of South Koreans are estimated to have enjoyed eating out over the past decade. The latest stats show that there were 660,000 restaurants opened in Korea in 2015, which translates...
[Trending] #Wind #TooMuchWind

Social affairsApril 11, 2018

Spring has come, but it seems like the weather is not ready for the season yet. The temperature plunged below zero nationwide on Saturday and Sunday, while a sudden gust of wind hit the country Tues...
[Trending] #What is Love #Twice

MusicApril 10, 2018

K-pop super star Twice released a spring-themed song “What is Love?” Monday and the internet went crazy for the girl group’s return. (Related article: Twice asks ‘What Is Love?’ ) Twice (JYP Ente...
About 440,000 South Koreans prepare for civil service exams

Social affairsApril 8, 2018

About 440,000 people in South Korea are estimated to be preparing to take the state-run civil service exams, Yonhap News Agency reported Sunday. More than half of the test applicants counted “job se...