South Korea

Kim Jong Un supervised drills simulating a nuclear retaliation against the United States and South Korea as a warning to the allies who are intensifying their joint military exercises, official agency KCNA said on March 20. The North’s drills comprised a short-range missile launch, but – unusually – the missile was launched from a subterranean silo, which analysts think may …

As BTS member Jungkook listened to Zack Tabudlo’s song “Give Me Your Forever,” the Filipino singer-songwriter is ecstatic. Tuesday, March 14: During his livestream on the Weverse website, the K-pop star performed the song after a Filipino fan requested it. “Please listen to ‘Give Me Your Forever’ by Zack Tabudlo, I think you’ll enjoy it,” wrote Twitter user kookobviously. Videos …

The South Korean actor Park Sung Hoon recently gave an interview to Bazaar Magazine, during which he discussed the most challenging aspect of his character in The Glory, which can be found streaming on Netflix. He portrays the role of Jeon Jae Jun in the drama. The antagonist of the program is based on his character, who was a rich …

According to South Korean military officials, North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile on March 9 in the direction of the Yellow Sea, which is located between China and the Korean Peninsula. The launch comes after Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, warned on Tuesday, March 7, that any attempt to shoot down one of …

From admirer to labelmate of G-Dragon, BLACKPINK, WINNER, and TREASURE? Please sign us up! The South Korean music firm YG Entertainment announced on March 7 that a global audition will be held in Manila on April 16 at the ZERO Studio in Quezon City. The auditions are available to potential idols between the ages of 2004 and 2012. They must …

Sandara Park, a K-pop diva, surprised her fans with a “huge spoiler” — she is releasing a solo album! “‘Sandara Park’ will be the premise of my album,” she announced on her Twitter account on February 28. Park informed fans that it is too early to discuss the album. She also stated her want to share the record with fans, …

Physical: 100, South Korea’s latest Netflix blockbuster, looks to be greatly influenced by the cultural phenomenon Squid Game. As with the imaginary Squid Game, the series is a variation on the survival game, a common reality TV genre, and the winner of the final game will get a substantial prize. Yet, this prize is not an inconceivable amount (ultimately about …

South Korea’s rent-free renting system, which landlords and renters alike benefitted from over a lengthy period of rising residential property prices, is suffering as a result of a drop in housing values. With the “jeonse” arrangement, renters pay a deposit of up to 70 percent of the home’s value, then live rent-free for two years until the landlord returns the …

In an effort to better confront North Korea’s threats, South Korea and the United States will conduct tabletop drills in Washington, D.C., the week after next, according to Seoul’s defense ministry on February 17. Nuclear-armed North Korea launched a record number of missiles in 2018, including intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) capable of striking anyplace in the United States, and resumed …

Thursday, February 16 was the first time in six years that South Korea has referred to North Korea as its “enemy” and reported an increase in Pyongyang’s stockpile of weapons-grade plutonium. The yearly white paper provides a peek of the secretive North’s expanding nuclear and conventional military arsenals. The North Korean dictatorship and military were referred to as “our adversary” …