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Korean cultural entertainment magazine, All About K! This segment covers various life and culture information, from entertainment news to the latest on performances, exhibitions, books, festivals and history. On top of intriguing news and useful information, this segment adds analysis that will help you read into Korean cultural trends. Want to know the current trend of Korean culture and entertainment? Don't miss All About K!

  1. 10/13/2021

    Special edition on Squid Game

    All about K-culture. Let's dive into the latest culture and entertainment news in Korea. The performances and the achievements of the leading actors in the squid game while taking a look at the history of Korean dramas through the series

  2. 09/29/2021

    BTS made great achievement and performance at the United Nations General Assembly / Netflix original series "Squid Game" was ranked as the most popular show on the streaming platform and etc.

    All about K-culture. Let's dive into the latest culture and entertainment news in Korea. 1. K-pop sensation BTS, made great achievement and performance at the United Nations General Assembly, as a Special Presidential Envoy for Future Generations and Culture. The group has attracted tremendous reaction from foreign media. 2. Netflix original series "Squid Game" was ranked as the most popular show on the streaming platform in the U.S. And also topped charts in South Korea and 14 other countries, including Vietnam, the United Arab Emirates and Singapore.  What makes the series popular? 3. “Sticker,” the 3rd studio album by K-pop boy band NCT 127, has debuted at No. 3 on Billboard’s main albums chart, becoming the highest-charting release for the group. 4. Korea Tourism Organization produced the season 2 of music video "Feel the Rhythm of Korea”. Last year, the organization revealed ‘A tiger is coming’ promotion video to attract tourists to South Korea and gained huge popularity. This newly reveled video hit 1.4 million views in just four days.

  3. 09/15/2021

    The Oxford English Dictionary has added 26 Korean words as headwords in the latest edition / Mnet's 'Street Woman Fighter' has been gaining popularity since its first broadcast and etc.

    All about K-culture. Let's dive into the latest culture and entertainment news in Korea. 1. The Oxford English Dictionary, the most authoritative dictionary in the English-speaking world, has added 26 Korean words as headwords in the latest edition. This is the result of the rapid spread of Korean culture to the world in recent years. 2. BLACKPINK Lisa's solo debut song 'LALISA' music video has surpassed 100 million views in the shortest time as a K-pop solo artist. Meanwhile, BTS’ second English track "Butter" has returned to the top of Billboard's main singles chart following the release of a new remix. Also the group won three awards including 'Group of the Year' at the 'MTV Video Music Awards', an American music awards ceremony. 3. Mnet's 'Street Woman Fighter' has been gaining popularity since its first broadcast. Dancers began to be illuminated as protagonists on stage through this show. Not only viewers, but also among the celebrities, everyone mentioned on personal SNS or copied popular words to join the topic. 4. Based on the rapid growth and huge investment of Netflix and other platform markets, various genres and large-scale works are continuously being created in K-dramas. As a result, various types of series including Sci-fi, horror and even military-based dramas are created.

  4. 09/08/2021

    South Korean pianists have won the first and second prizes at the 63rd Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition / The 'DokeV', melts Korean sensibility into the western landscape and etc.

    All about K-culture. Let's dive into the latest culture and entertainment news in Korea. 1. K-pop Evolution traces the rise of K-pop to global prominence. As foreign interest in K-pop has exploded, Korean pop music has become internationally competitive. 2. South Korean pianists have won the first and second prizes at the 63rd Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition, a globally renowned piano competition in Italy. It is known for rarely giving out the first prize, with only six top winners since 2001. 3. The 'DokeV', which was unveiled at Europe's largest game festival, melts Korean sensibility into the western landscape and expands the K-game horizon in the global village. DokeV differs from the others in that it takes inspiration from Korean folklore. 4. K-pop sensation BTS has entered the Guinness World Records' 2022 Hall of Fame after setting 23 records in music and social media.

  5. 09/01/2021

    The World Taekwondo demonstration team advanced to the semifinals on NBC's "America's Got Talent" and etc.

    All about K-culture. Let's dive into the latest culture and entertainment news in Korea. 1. The World Taekwondo demonstration team advanced to the semifinals on NBC's "America's Got Talent", after wowing the judges and the audience with another stunning performance. 2. BTS’s domination of the music industry continues as the boy band achieved its 20th No. 1 on Billboard’s Artist 100 chart, and BTS has the most No. 1s for a group. 3. Comics and web-based cartoons will be virtually screened at the 24th Bucheon International Comics Festival from Sept. 4.

  6. 08/25/2021

    Korean Culture Portal introduces online contents where people can see the colorful charms of Korea selected by 'National Foreigners' who love Korea and etc.

    All about K-culture. Let's dive into the latest culture and entertainment news in Korea. 1. As K-pop’s global popularity continues, K-pop-related hashtags dominated the top 10 most used hashtags on Twitter worldwide in the first half of 2021. #BTS came in second place with 150 million uses worldwide. 2. Online performances will be held one after another for fans who are hungry for ‘stanning', and this comes after many on-site concerts are canceled due to the COVID-19. 3. Korean Culture Portal introduces online contents where people can see the colorful charms of Korea selected by 'National Foreigners' who love Korea. Items such as Hanbok, b-boying, K-food, UNESCO World Heritage and more will be included.

  7. 08/18/2021

    South Korea’s archer Ansan will act as a public relations ambassador for Gwangju / BTS was nominated for a total of 5 categories at the '2021 MTV Video Music Awards' and etc.

    All about K-culture. Let's dive into the latest culture and entertainment news in Korea. 1. Chonbuk National University, which has been at the forefront of disseminating traditional Korean-style house(hanok) overseas, will also build a hanok complex in Georgia, the United States. 2. South Korea’s archer Ansan, who won three archery gold medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, will act as a public relations ambassador for her hometown of Gwangju. 3. Solitary chat rooms among celebrities in South Korea are gaining popularities. A solitude room is a chat room that communicates only through pictures without texting on a specific topic, and is becoming a common cheering method among celebrity fans. 4. The group BTS was nominated for a total of 5 categories including 'Song of the Year' at the '2021 MTV Video Music Awards', an American music awards ceremony. With this, BTS is expected to aim for the award for the third year after being nominated for the first time in 2019.

  8. 08/11/2021

    Female national representatives who made a great mark in the history of sports around the world is made into the documentary / Korean literature meets readers around the world through video and etc.

    All about K-culture. Let's dive into the latest culture and entertainment news in Korea. 1. All about women athletes who changed the paradigm of sports will share their stories through KBS documentary “Sports Women”. The story of a female national representatives who made a great mark in the history of sports around the world is made into the documentary. 2. Singer Sunmi has released a brand-new album “You can’t sit with us”, saying that it is light and cheerful to help cheer up people tired from the pandemic. Meanwhile, singer Jeon So-mi, will once again prove the charm of the Solo queen through her “Dumb Dumb”. 3. Korean literature meets readers around the world through video. Literature Translation Institute of Korea announced on 9th that it would produce and air 'Exploring Korean Literature', a series of 12 videos dealing with notable works and themes of Korean literature, together with Arirang International Broadcasting System. 4. The film “Escape from Mogadishu” tells the story of a group of South Korean and North Korean diplomats dodging the bullets of an expanding strife in Somalia, and attracted more than 1.7 million audience so far, while disaster-meet comedy movie “Sinkhole” is seeking to set a new paradigm of disaster movies by adding comedy to the genre.

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Korean cultural entertainment magazine, All About K! This segment covers various life and culture information, from entertainment news to the latest on performances, exhibitions, books, festivals and history. On top of intriguing news and useful information, this segment adds analysis that will help you read into Korean cultural trends. Want to know the current trend of Korean culture and entertainment? Don't miss All About K!

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