Find the answer at the bottom. Some of you might have discovered K-pop only recently, but within the Korean music industry, there is consensus that we are now in the fourth generation of K-pop. Each generation in the K-pop world is represented by music acts that have defining characteristics diverging from those of their predecessors. The first generation of K-pop idol groups includes H.O.T., S.E.S., Sechs Kies, Fin.K.L, Shinhwa and g.o.d, which ruled the K-pop scene from the 1990s to the

S. Korea's top court says a switch to yellow before the intersection means one thing — stop. Not all drivers agree.

Find the answer at the bottom. Slightly over half of South Korea's population lives in the Greater Seoul area, consisting of Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi Province. The region is the country’s cultural, commercial and infrastructure capital. If the Greater Seoul area could be symbolized by a fried egg, the yolk would be Seoul and the white would be Gyeonggi encircling it. In terms of territory and population, Gyeonggi is bigger. Gyeonggi covers an area of about 10,200 square kilometer

As more chase getting a runner's high, organizing races is fast becoming a lucrative business

In a contemporary twist, some younger Koreans are keeping traditional superstitions alive to ensure good luck and ward off evil spirits

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Find the answer at the bottom. Once the owner, always the owner. This phrase epitomizes the faithfulness of the Jindo dog, native to the island of Jindo in South Jeolla Province. One of the most famous stories illustrating the Jindo dog’s loyalty to its owner and its instinct to return home, even from several hundred kilometers away, is the tale of Baekgu from 1993. In March of that year, 5-year-old Baekgu, originally born in a home in Jindo, was sold and sent to a new owner in anothe

Communal childrens' playgrounds in apartment complexes have become a source of resident complaints over noise pollution

Everyone's favorite from toddlers to drinkers, Korea faces challenge keeping dried seaweed affordable

Before K-beauty became an export industry targeting consumers globally, South Koreans had been using terms in Konglish -- in this sense, English loan words appropriated into Korean in ways that mean something different than their original meaning -- to describe certain products. For starters, toners -- the liquid applied to the skin after cleansing and before moisturizing -- are commonly called “skin” in Korea. This can lead to somewhat baffling expressions in Korean like, "Yo

20 essential words for corporate life in Korea from job titles, to company dinners, to salary

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S. Korea's mainstream casts favorable light on nerdy personalities with stylish homages to their quirky, brainy charms

Even at height of pandemic, Anna's House didn't stop serving free meals to those in need, but Father Kim dreams of the day when his soup kitchen is no longer required