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K-drama 'When The Phone Rings' sparks renewed interest in original web novel

K-drama 'When The Phone Rings' sparks renewed interest in original web novel

The growing popularity of the drama series When The Phone Rings has led to a surge of interest in the original web novel that inspired it and the simultaneously produced webtoon. The eponymous web novel on Kakao Page saw its sales increase...

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Story on deaf boy band leads Korea.net's top 5 articles of 2024

Story on deaf boy band leads Korea.net's top 5 articles of 2024

By Margareth Theresia   Korea.net throughout this year has spread news on Korea to the world.As of 9 a.m. on Dec. 17, the service posted 12,180 articles in 11 languages including Korean. Among these stories, the following five were the...

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Media facade display lights up Gwanghwamun Gate

Media facade display lights up Gwanghwamun Gate

Photo = Yonhap NewsSeoul | Dec. 13, 2024A media facade display on Dec. 13 illuminates Gwanghwamun Gate in Seoul's Jongno-gu District the day before the Seoul Light Festival.   Source: https://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Korea_in_photos/view?articleId=263319&pageIndex=1

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Warm spa in early winter

Warm spa in early winter

By Lee Kyoung Mi and Kim Seon Ah"What I saw today was a whole new world."This is what the protagonist of a historical K-drama says after seeing a performance of yeoseong gukgeuk, a form of traditional women's theater, for the...

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Hit K-drama helps revive traditional women's theater genre

Hit K-drama helps revive traditional women's theater genre

By Lee Kyoung Mi and Kim Seon Ah"What I saw today was a whole new world."This is what the protagonist of a historical K-drama says after seeing a performance of yeoseong gukgeuk, a form of traditional women's theater, for the...

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'Winter Ahead,' duet by V of BTS, tops 75 global iTunes charts

'Winter Ahead,' duet by V of BTS, tops 75 global iTunes charts

By Kim HyelinVideo = Hybe Labels' official YouTube channel "Winter Ahead," a duet by V of the K-pop boy band BTS and singer Park Hyo-shin, has hit No. 1 on iTunes' Top Song charts in 75 countries, BTS' management agency...

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Seoul named world's best MICE city for 10th straight year

Seoul named world's best MICE city for 10th straight year

  By Koh Hyunjeong Seoul has been named the world's best city for meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) for the 10th consecutive year. The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Dec. 2 said the capital was named Best MICE City of...

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Year-end love thermometer for charity

Year-end love thermometer for charity

Photo = Yonhap NewsSeoul | Nov. 25, 2024   Workers on the morning of Nov. 25 set up this year's Love Temperature Thermometer at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul for use in an annual donation drive sponsored by the charity group Community Chest of Korea. The funds...

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The MAMA Awards has potential to be the big American awards show K-pop deserves

The MAMA Awards has potential to be the big American awards show K-pop deserves

When BTS ended Justin Bieber’s reign by winning the Billboard Awards’ Top Social Artist in 2017, a year that also marked “the first big moment for K-pop on American television,” K-pop fans dared to hope. Wonder Girls had become the...

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Author Han Kang gives first interview since winning Nobel Prize

Author Han Kang gives first interview since winning Nobel Prize

Author Han Kang on Oct. 13 gave her first media interview since winning the Nobel Prize in Literature to the Swedish public broadcaster SVT. (Screen capture from SVT's website)   By Park Hye Ri    Han Kang says she does...

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Seoul city gov't lists top 100 places to eat, drink in capital

Seoul city gov't lists top 100 places to eat, drink in capital

By Xu AiyingThe Seoul Metropolitan Government on Oct. 21 released a list of the city's top 100 restaurants, cafes or bars based on recommendations from 45 domestic gourmet experts.The Seoul Gourmet 100, a leading culinary guide since 2020, is based on careful selections by domestic...

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Sign of the Times: K-culture takes over downtown New York with Pepero Day

Sign of the Times: K-culture takes over downtown New York with Pepero Day

 Pepero Day hits Times Square in  New York, taking over a digital billboard on Monday to celebrate the unofficial holiday. [LOTTE WELLFOOD]  Pepero Day hits Times Square in New York, taking over a digital billboard on Monday to celebrate the unofficial holiday. Lotte...

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Netflix entertainment show "Black and White Chef: The War of Cooking Classes" (hereinafter referred to as "Black and White Chef") topped the Netflix Global Top 10 TV (non-English).

Netflix entertainment show "Black and White Chef: The War of Cooking Classes" (hereinafter referred to as "Black and White Chef") topped the Netflix Global Top 10 TV (non-English).

Black and White Cooks: The War of the Culinary Order'. Photo by Netflix According to Netflix's TOP 10 website on the 25th, "Black and White Cooks: The War of Cooking Classes" recorded 3,800,000 viewers from Monday 16th to Sunday (the...

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Rosé's 'APT.' sweeps the world with Korean drinking game

Rosé's 'APT.' sweeps the world with Korean drinking game

  K-pop girl group Blackpink’s Rosé has captivated audiences worldwide with her new song “APT.” in collaboration with American pop star Bruno Mars, released on Oct. 18. Just four days after its release, the song topped both Spotify’s global and...

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13 tips for visiting South Korea on a budget

13 tips for visiting South Korea on a budget

Do as the locals do and grab a bite to eat at street food stalls at the market © Carlo A / Getty Images South Korea's cost of living is on the rise, but it's definitely still possible to visit...

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