South Korea

NMIXX is a seven-member South Korean female group created by JYP Entertainment. Kyujin, Jinni, Sullyoon, Jiwoo, Bae, Haewon, and Lily are the other members of NMIXX. On February 22, 2022, they made their debut with the song Ad Mare. On July 8, 2021, a teaser called Blind Package was revealed. The following day, they tweeted about a poster with the …

Officials announced on Friday, November 4, that South Korea will increase surveillance at packed subway stations in the wake of a Halloween crush in Seoul that killed over 150 people. On Saturday night, the yearly celebrations in the famed nightlife district of Itaewon turned fatal after tens of thousands of young revelers crammed into small streets and alleys. It was …

The BBC investigates how the disaster unfolded when more than 150 people perished in a fatal crush in Seoul on Saturday night. By early Saturday evening, tens of thousands of mostly young people had gathered on Itaewon in the heart of the South Korean city, a lively party district whose maze-like alleyways are lined with clubs and eateries. After two …

Song Joong-ki and Kim Tae-ri have addressed speculations that they are dating by rejecting their relationship in a joint statement issued by their respective agencies. According to various Korean media outlets, including Soompi, relationship rumors began to circulate online on Friday, October 21, due to a rumored photograph of the two walking together in the streets of Paris. Despite the …

In addition to being a well-known actor in South Korea, Song Kang is also one of the country’s most desirable bachelors. His performances in television programmes including Forecasting Love And Weather, Sweet Home, and Love Alarm have earned him recognition. On April 23, 1994, in Suwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea, he was born. He earned his acting degree from Konkuk University’s …

If you’ve been reading through YouTube, TikTok, or Instagram, it shouldn’t come as a surprise to come across the peaceful minimalist aesthetics of Korean cafe decor, pilgrimages to the filming locations of popular K-dramas, and the gracious etiquette of Korean public transportation riders. In South Korea, oegugin (foreign-national) influencers frequently produce social media material for Korean audiences that focuses on …

Wednesday, October 26th, the United States, Japan, and South Korea warned that a “unprecedented” response would be necessary if North Korea conducted a seventh nuclear bomb test. Washington and its allies believe North Korea may soon begin nuclear bomb tests for the first time since 2017; this would be the first time North Korea has conducted such tests since 2017. …

Newly launched on Netflix, 20th Century Girl is a Korean romance popping with gigantic desktops, Casio-esque timepieces, a constant pager/payphone connection, and heaps of huge clothing. It transports us back to a time when the prophecies of Nostradamus and a general sense of unease plagued everyone. And despite the fact that Y2K was a concern for corporations throughout the world, …

Park Eun-bin, who plays the lead role in the critically acclaimed Korean drama Extraordinary Attorney Woo, arrived in Manila on October 22 in preparation for a fan meeting that will take place in Quezon City. The images of her arrival were posted to Instagram by the Airport Authority of the Manila International Airport. Eun-fan bin’s meet, Eun-Bin Take note that …

Kim Chaewon and Huh Yunjin of the K-pop girl trio LE SSERAFIM were involved in a minor car accident, their agency Source Music said on Wednesday, October 19. According to the statement, as translated by a Soompi report, neither the crew nor the passengers were seriously injured, although the passengers sustained minor injuries. “The medical evaluation revealed that both members …