내 가 제일 잘 나가. If you're a Kpop fan you might recognize that as the opening line to 2NE1's latest hit song. But what does it mean? If you're a Kpop fan who doesn't speak Korean then there's a great new website and iOS app for you called pop!gasa.  It provides up-to-date English translations of the latest Kpop songs.

Pop!gasa is actually the brainchild of two of my friends from Syracuse University: Sung-eun Grace Lee and Jenny Kim. They are passionate about their work with pop!gasa, which is done on the side to their full-time jobs (in unrelated industries). As a friend, I was excited to support their project. As a huge Kpop fan, I was excited to write about their project on this blog...More

By Rachel Lee

New female artist Juniel has made a promising start with the recent release as duet "Stupid", is ranked second on various music charts, FNC Entertainment said Tuesday.

The up-and-coming singer released the single Tuesday, along with a music video, performing with Jung Yong-hwa from Korean rock band CNBLUE, who wrote and composed the song...More

The gourmet capital of Korea, Jeonju (www.jeonju.go.kr) was appointed as a new member of UNESCO Creative Cities Network this May, joining the ranks of other cities around the world that flourish in urban planning and development through creativity and imaginative action.

Creative City for Gastronomy to lead the globalization of Korean cuisine

The city renowned for its signature dish bibimbap became the first Korean municipality to be classified as the UNESCO City of Gastronomy, and the fourth worldwide following Colombia's Popayan (2005), China's Chengdu (2010), and Sweden's Ostersund (2010).

Previously in 2010, Jeonju was certified as a member of Cittaslow International, a global network of slow cities in recognition of its well-preserved Hanok Village and authentic cultural heritag...More

Singer-songwriter Lee Juck's collection of short stories has become available as an e-book for iPad users. He first uploaded them on his website then had the stories published in book form in 2005. They concern a city in which people's fingerprints start to disappear and strange things happen...More

'enewsWorld' (enewsworld.com), CJ E&M (CEO Kim Seong Su)'s hallyu entertainment news service, has revealed on May 21 that it will launch the 'KPOP News' mobile application (iOS and Android).
 
It is expected that the 'KPOP News' app, CJ E&M's first-ever English hallyu news service, will receive positive responses from hallyu fans all over the world through its differentiated content and English language service.
 
The 'KPOP News' app provides fans with the latest hallyu news about K-Pop, Korean dramas and movies, along with celebrity interviews. It also allows users to view photos and multimedia clips as well...More