Psy sets new record Global pop sensation Psy has hit a new record. At dawn on Jan. 20, YG Entertainment announced that Psy’s hit single “Gangnam Style” has achieved 2.5 billion views on YouTube since its release in July 2012. That morning, the number officially surpassed 2,500,187,626 views. Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style,’ released in…
Travel to Busan, Ulsan and Gyeongju Being a university student in Korea can be really stressful: final exams, presentations and group project deadlines all pile up before Christmas. That’s why some friends and I decided to reward ourselves with a short Korea-travel trip to Busan, Ulsan and Gyeongju after finishing all our school duties.…
Traditional drinks keep you healthy in winter In winter, people can easily catch a cold or other illness because cold weather makes our immune systems a bit weaker. To stay healthy and to protect the immune system, people traditionally prepared two special drinks: yuja hwachae, a fruit punch made from citron, and sujeonggwa, a…
The recently published “Top 30 Famous Alleys in Seoul” will guide the intrepid diner to 30 alleyways across the metropolis that are full of delights to eat, see and enjoy. The guide book, available in Korean, English and simplified Chinese, spotlights a select group of must-visit neighborhoods in three categories: Food Alleys, Party Alleys and Sightseeing Alleys. Each category features 10 spots.
Mainland Chinese customers’ interest in Korean cosmetics is particularly impressive. They prefer brands such as Sulwhasoo, Hera and Laneige, all made by Amore Pacific, as well as The History of Whoo and O Hui by LG Life Sciences. Amore Pacific forecasts 2015 exports to exceed USD 0.2 billion for the first time.
Fish cake: a must-eat snack Fish cake, or eomuk in Korean, used to be a frequent element in a school kid’s lunch box. Students would taste the food item all the time, if not from their own lunch box then from their friends’. As people grew up, they would long for winter to come,…
The Hwacheon Sancheoneo (Mountain Trout) Ice Festival will be taking place at Hwacheon county in Gangwon-do. This virtually untouched region is known as the first area in Korea that freezes over in winter, and the river is covered with a thick layer of ice.
Enjoy a merry Seollal together Children in Hanbok play yunnori, a traditional four-stick board game, on Seollal Lunar New Year’s. Seollal Lunar New Year’s Day is just around the corner and tourist attractions are gearing up to welcome holidaymakers throughout the five-day national holiday. From Feb. 6 to 10, a series of events…
Ilsan Hanok Village displays Korea’s time-honoured values and charms by well-preserving hanok complexes that are made mainly by traditional building materials, such as jeongwa.
Enjoy 2016 with festivals nationwide Children catch trout by hand at the Hwacheon sancheoneo, or trout, festival in January 2015. The festival, one of the best-known winter festivals in Korea, has been named one of the three best festivals for 2016. The Hwacheon Sancheoneo Festival, the Gimje Horizon Festival and the Jarasum International…
