Assembled by BTS casting director Noh Min-mee and riding high with new MV single Mayday, the seven-piece K-pop boy band rose from a false start to mount a mighty comeback in 2020

Ever since the Circuit Breaker policy was introduced, many of us started staying at home more for work, for meals, for… well, everything. To relax and unwind, why not catch up on a few Korean dramas on Netflix you’ve been putting off? Whether you’re looking for freshly released shows or classic hits, we have something for you in our round-up below. Based on a webtoon of the same name, popular Hallyu actor Park Seo-joon takes on the lead role of Park Saeroyi. After he was wrongly expelled from

VICTON - Voice to New World is the boy group under Play M Entertainment which houses other K-Pop groups like Apink . When they first announced that they will be having a fanmeeting after more than a year of hiatus, the demand to see the boys were so high that Play M Entertainment had changed the venue to accommodate more fans, ALICE. Adding on, fans from all over the world were also able to watch the fanmeeting live through V-Live Plus. One of our editors was lucky enough to get her hands on a

By the end of my Korean language studies, I had gone for 3 different background dancer auditions. I failed them all. For quite a while, my lowered self esteem put me off my dream, making me wonder if I would really ever to make it as a dancer. At the same time, I had started my first year in university, and the only thought I had was to blend into Korean university life and make friends. I joined my school’s street dance club and it opened my eyes to a whole new level of dancing. With my busy s

In 2013, when I was still a Korean language student in Seoul National University, I had to register my name with Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Back then, there were reports of North Korea launching short-range missiles, causing a small panic among many international students. Thankfully, no actual war happened, and life generally resumed to normalcy. Who knew seven years later, as a Singaporean studying and working in Seoul, I’d be doing the same – logging in with my Singpass, regis

Korean skincare is highly sought-after by beauty enthusiasts and what sets it apart from others is the use of hanbang in most products’ formulas. Hanbang, or Korean traditional medicine in English, advocates the use of natural ingredients in skincare and is often attributed to the reason behind the dewy, clear and flawless skin seen on Korean women. If you want to go from noob to pro in Korean skincare, the best way to go about it is to learn everything about hanbang ingredients. Here’s a guide

Meme Tian Pujun has attracted criticism for dismissing the role her husband, Vanke founder and CEO Wang Shi, might have played in raising her profile. Photo: @lovaweddings/Instagram

Former nurse and pilot Sineenat was removed from the royal palace because of her ‘disloyalty’ in challenging Queen Suthida, King Vajiralongkorn’s 4th wife – but a year later she’s back, attracting countless memes and comparisons to the fictional concubine who worked her way into the heart of Imperial China’s Forbidden City

He followed in Bruce Lee’s footsteps by playing Kato in the Hollywood remake of The Green Hornet and has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide – with latest hit Mojito showcasing a brave new Latin-pop style with surprisingly satisfying results

Ji Kaiting was reported to be the world’s youngest billionaire according to Forbes back in 2014 at the mere age of 24. Source: Mingtiandi