Nov 28, 2018

[Video] Startups, VCs gather in Seoul to celebrate The Investor’s Choice

Hundreds of CEOs, investors and officials from startups and world-be entrepreneurs took part in the inaugural The Investor’s Choice, a startup conference, at Hotel Shilla in Seoul on Wednesday. The ...

Nov 27, 2018

[Video] Sohee says angles are most important in ‘Hurry Up’ dance

Every year around Christmas time, the lobby of the Herald Corp. building in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, lights up with a brightly decorated towering tree. On Thursday, the brilliance was amplified with the p...

Nov 26, 2018

[Video] KT&G unveils liquid cartridge-type HNB tobacco Lil Hybrid

South Korean tobacco manufacturer KT&G on Monday unveiled its new heat-not-burn tobacco device Lil Hybrid, the first HNB device that works by heating a liquid cartridge. “Our previous HNB tobacco de...

Nov 21, 2018

[Video] ‘Encounter’ marks Song Hye-kyo’s return to TV drama

Actress Song Hye-kyo is returning to the small screen with the new romance series “Encounter,” ending a hiatus following her high-profile marriage to Song Joong-ki in 2017. She will star opposite ac...

Nov 20, 2018

[Video] N. Korea destroys 10 DMZ guard posts

North Korea on Tuesday demolished 10 frontline guard posts located inside the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone, Seoul’s Defense Ministry said, in a symbolic effort to sustain momentum for inter-K...

Nov 6, 2018

[Video] BTS on red carpet at 2018 MGA

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...

Nov 6, 2018

[Video] Modernized hanbok setting trend, reinterpreting tradition

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...

Nov 2, 2018

[Video] Koreans line up overnight for Apple’s most expensive phones

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...

Oct 29, 2018

[Video] Cha Eun-woo to star in YouTube Original show ‘Top Management’

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 ...

Oct 29, 2018

[Video] K-pop spreading to older, more mainstream, fan base

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...

Oct 28, 2018

[Video] Zion.T at Busan One Asia Festival

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...

Oct 25, 2018

[Video] Salaried workers driving out stress with ‘Running Crew’

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...

Oct 25, 2018

[Video] Rise of startups in world’s most reclusive regime

Shops with electric signs lined up on a street in North Korea (Choson Exchange) The idea of nurturing budding enterprises in North Korea at first glance draws skepticism. People from free market ec...

Oct 23, 2018

[Video] Autumn blooms in pink nationwide

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...