The New York Times has featured the Korean pancake jeon. In the article titled "An Easy Path to Dinner, by Way of Korea" posted on Jan. 26 in the daily's international edition, jeon was described as an easily made food through the use of an array of ingredients including vegetables and seafood.Times

The mural of Chuncheon city brand made with citizens has finally been unveiled.Through the murals of Chuncheon city brands, the Chuncheon city government expects to promote the city's image and spread preferences, as well as provide citizens with unique attractions, thereby refreshing the city's ima

With the arrival of winter’s cold bite comes a variety of Korean winter foods. Savory and sweet winter street foods like bungeoppang (carp-shaped bun), hotteok (sugar-filled griddle cake), baked sweet potatoes, and hoppang (steamed bun), just to name a few, are street foods that will warm your hands

Belonged to the series "Explore Korea" released by Netflix collaborating with Korea Tourism Organization, "Chef's Table: Jeong Kwan" (season 3, episode 3) offers viewers features of the temple culinary arts of Korea. Jeong Kwan is a Buddhist nun from Cheonjinam Hermitage in Baekyangsa Temple. Jeong

On November 16th, the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage made the decision during its 15th session, taking place online.The Lotus Lantern Festival, also known as "Yeondeunghoe" in Korean, is a traditional cultural event held in Seoul each year for th

Time magazine has named BTS "Entertainer of the Year" for 2020.The American weekly on Dec. 10 said, "BTS isn't just the biggest K-pop act on the charts. They've become the biggest band in the world.""Between releasing multiple albums, breaking every type of record and appearing in these extemporaneo

The hits keep on coming for BTS, which has set yet another milestone with the first Korean-language song to top the Billboard singles chart Hot 100.Billboard on Nov. 30 said the group's new song topped the Hot 100.The song is the title track of the group's latest album "Be," with most of the lyrics

From a creative idea to a unique culture, trees in Korea are put "colorful sweaters" on when winters come. In addition to the purpose of bringing warmth to the trees in winter, this idea creates a unique art space bringing joy to passersby, especially in the midst of the gloomy times caused by the C

Global music sensation BTS has become the first K-pop artist to earn a Grammy nomination.The U.S. Recording Academy on Nov. 24 announced the group's nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for its hit "Dynamite." This also made BTS the first K-pop artist to earn nominations from all three majo

The K-pop sensation BTS has released its latest full-length album "Be" with a message of hope and comfort.The album was unveiled on Nov. 20 at 2 p.m. Korean Standard Time. The group said the album's title reflects the feelings and thoughts of members at the moment and came from the existence of "us.

On Valentine's Day, couples give each other chocolates to show their sweet love. Then in Korea, on Pepero day, not only couples who are in love but all young people will exchange Pepero pieces with meaningful wishes.November 11 every year is chosen as a Pepero holiday in Korea. On this day, Korean s

K-pop sensation BTS has won four MTV Europe Music Awards.The group on Nov. 8 (U.S. Eastern Standard Time) earned the honors for Best Song, Best Group, Biggest Fans and Best Virtual Live in a ceremony aired worldwide.BTS won for Best Group and Biggest Fans for the third straight year and earned its f

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on Nov. 1 said "Illuwayu, Lying Down on and Playing in the Finest Balcony" located in Seoul's Eunpyeong Hanok Village won the grand prize in the completed construction category in this year's National Hanok Competition."Illuwayu" is designed so that

BLACKPINK's music video for its song "How You Like That" has set another record on YouTube.The video reached 600 million views on YouTube on Oct. 22 at around 1 a.m., or 117 days and seven hours after its release on June 26, the fastest in YouTube history, the group's management agency YG Entertainm

On October 6, the Korea Tourism Organization (President Ahn Young-bae) held an event to experience Hangeul and Korean culture for a group of foreign SNS journalists with various local nationalities to mark the upcoming Hangul Day.A total of 19 SNS reporters from France, Italy, and Spain participated

October 9th of every year holds a very special place in the hearts of Koreans; it is the birthday of Hangeul, the native Korean alphabet. The Korean alphabet is unique in that it is the only writing system in the world about which both the creation date and creator are known. Before the invention of

On October 7th, YG Entertainment announced that the first official album "THE ALBUM" of the girl group BLACKPINK reached 590,000 hard copies in sales on the first day of release on October 6th.Although the songs on "THE ALBUM" were announced online on October 2nd, the physical version just officiall

Kimchi is known as one of the Korean cultural identities. While kimchi is a staple of all Korean meals and is already well known among people with plans to visit Korea, there is always room for more knowledge! The best place to learn about this popular fermented food is at Museum Kimchikan, the firs

Chuseok (추석) : Korean Thanksgiving DayIf you happen to be in Korea at this time of the year, consider yourself lucky. Chuseok (추석), the festival of the Harvest Moon, is one of the most glorious times of the year on the Korean Peninsula.The weather is at its most clement. The tropical heat of summer

Korea has been elected to UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, which evaluates requests from countries for the inclusion of such heritage on the world body's lists.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Cultural Heritage Administration on Se