A high-ranking official of South Korea in the Philippines expressed his country’s willingness to help the Philippines develop its mining and manufacturing industries by advancing its energy generation capacity, the Office of the Vice President (OVP) said on Tuesday, July 25. Speaker Kim Jin-Pyo of...
South Korean Rep. Kim Jin-pyo, speaker of the National Assembly, visited the Korean War Memorial Pylon in Taguig and met with House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez. Kim is in the Philippines for a three-day official visit from July 23 to 25. This is the first visit by a National Assembly...
“HeartBeat,” the Korean vampire romantic comedy series, will be premiering on Prime Video today, June 26. Produced by Korean channel KBS, the 16-episode “HeartBeat” stars K-pop idol-singer OK Taec-yeon and actress Won Ji-an together with Park Kang-hyun and Yoon So-hee. "HeartBeat" (Photos...
A female nursing officer in the Korean military is being investigated by authorities after she left her workplace without permission and visited BTS’ Jin in his camp to vaccinate him. Jin enlisted in the Korean Army on Dec. 13 and is serving as an assistant instructor in the 5th Infantry...
Korean star couple Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin are marking their first wedding anniversary today, March 31. It was on March 31, 2022 when the two, known as the "BinJin" couple, got married in a lavish and star-studded wedding ceremony held at Aston House, an events venue near the Grand Walkerhill...
K-pop idol group BTS’ Jin got his first official vacation since enlisting in the military last December and spent time with the other members. On March 25, Suga uploaded a photo on his Instagram Stories showing BTS members getting together for Jin. BTS (Big Hit Music) BTS members reunite for...
Members of K-pop superstar BTS are not 100 percent guaranteed to return as a whole and complete group in 2025 due to their military service. BTS members are enlisting in the military one by one with Jin going first last December to be followed by J-Hope. Military service is a mandatory duty for...
The second episode of the Korean show “Jinny’s Kitchen” (aka “Seojin’s”), headlined by Lee Seo-jin, Jung Yu-mi, Park Seo-jun, Choi Woo-shik and BTS’ V, took the No. 1 spot again in the ratings in South Korea. Prime Video and tvN released the second episode on March 3, showing the...
“Jinny’s Kitchen,” the anticipated unscripted Korean show starring Lee Seo-jin, Jung Yu-mi, Park Seo-jun, Choi Woo-shik and BTS’ V, premiered on Prime Video on Feb. 24. The show features the stars opening and running a Korean street food restaurant in Bacalar, Mexico. Through Prime Video,...
Six members of K-pop boy band UP10TION have terminated the exclusive contracts with their agency. In two separate statements issued on Jan. 28, Lee Jin-hyuk, who is promoting as a solo artist, announced the termination of his exclusive contract with Top Media, UP10TION’s agency, while the...
K-pop boy band BTS member J-Hope will be enlisting in the military. Big Hit Music, BTS' agency, announced on Feb. 26 that J-Hope has started the process by applying to cancel his enlistment postponement, an option given to BTS that would allow them to postpone their military service until age 30....
The Korean show “Jinny’s Kitchen” (aka “Seojin’s”), starring Lee Seo-jin, Jung Yu-mi, Park Seo-jun, Choi Woo-shik and BTS’ V, premiered on Feb. 24 and garnered strong ratings in South Korea. According to Nielsen Korea, the first episode of “Jinny’s Kitchen” took the No. 1 spot...
