(Clockwise from top left) Jo In-sung, Cho Seung-woo, Song Ji-hyo, Park Seo-joon, Jo Jung-suk, Song Joong-ki, Gong Yoo and Moon Chae-won (KOFIC, Instagram, Twitter) Jo In-sung, Cho Seung-woo, Song Ji-hyo, Park Seo-joon and Jo Jung-suk copped the first five places in the Korean movie star brand...
(From left) Nam Da-reum, Kim Sae-ron and Yoo Seon-ho at the press conference (iQiyi) “The Great Shaman Ga Doo Shim,” iQiyi’s new Korean drama series, will premiere tonight (July 30). It stars actress Kim Sae-ron and actor Nam Da-reum together with “Produce 101” alumnus Yoo...
Hip hip Oori! South Korea has taken over the hearts of Filipinos. Hit hard by the so called hallyu or Korean Wave, the influence of South Korean pop culture, Pinoys are obsessed with anything related to the East Asian country from K-pop to -beauty and -drama. As a matter of fact, the Korea...
The Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) expressed optimism that Congress will approve the Open Access in Data Transmission bill during its Third Regular session stressing the legislative will bridge critical gaps in broadband infrastructure by attracting more firms to invest in the data transmission and...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House The Asian, European, African, Latin American, Australian, and US parliaments could organize a program and send delegations to the North Korea legislature, their Ministers of Agriculture and Tourism might interact with their North Korean...
Heard It Through the Gripe-Vine: Our New Abnormal Philip Cu Unjieng I’m with you in declaring that many Filipinos are geniuses in marketing and in creativity; but I’ll also be honest and say that if there’s one Asian country I’ll tip my hat to for not only talking the talk, but walking the...
The Korean community in the Philippines with the help of barangay leaders and volunteers got together and held a community pantry at the Manila Korea Town in Malate Saturday. The Korean Embassy in the Philippines is supporting Manila Korea Town’s commitment to build a community of “bayanihan”...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House (Remarks delivered at the UPF International Leadership Conference 2021 ‘Toward Peaceful Reunification of the Korean Peninsula: Peace and Security’ on July 7-8, 2021) Thanks to modern communication technology, we are gathered here...
The Parañaque City government has received donations of sacks of rice and noodles from the city's South Korean Community Association on July 8. Mayor Edwin Olivarez thanked the South Korean Community Association for its help to the city government in this time of pandemic. Olivarez said he was...
Foreign and local business groups in the country have urged the passage of 17 priority bills by the 18th Congress during its third and final session year that will commence on July 26. The letter sent to President Rodrigo Duterte was signed by 15 business groups, including eight Philippine...
If there's one thing that we all enjoyed over the past few years, it's the hallyu wave and being Korean fans of almost everything—from beauty, fashion, food, and binge watching their series. Artwork by Ariana Maralit SM Megamall celebrates this rich culture through their K-Fest at the ongoing...
Korean creatives share their secrets in making successful series We sat down for a three-hour webinar organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea and the Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines on June 30. It was entitled “Rediscover the Korean Creative Industry: A webinar on K-Drama...
