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ATEEZ Turn Up the Intensity in the ‘BAD’ Official MV

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Music & MVs

CORTIS Bring ‘REDRED’ to the Official MV

Watch CORTIS’s full ‘REDRED’ Official MV through the verified HYBE LABELS first-party YouTube upload.

South Korean football supporters in red gathered at Seoul Plaza in 2005

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‘Fighting!’ Means You’ve Got This

Two men play janggi on a low board in a park while several people stand nearby watching.

Culture

The Social World Around a Korean Janggi Board

Actor Ji Ye-eun smiling and raising both hands at a public event in May 2026

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NEXZ Serve Up the ‘SAUCIN’ Official MV

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PLAVE × milet Light Up the ‘Flame’ Official MV

Watch PLAVE and milet’s official ‘Flame’ music video and check its release date, runtime and verified source.

Korean apartment towers lining an entrance road at blue hour

Rediscover · Korean Essentials

The Keyless Door in Korean Homes

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W3WAY Take Off in the ‘Maiden Flight’ MV

Watch W3WAY’s official ‘Maiden Flight’ music video and check its release date, runtime and official source.

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Watch WAYF BOYS’ ‘SWAG’ Official MV

Watch WAYF BOYS’ official ‘SWAG’ music video and check its release date, runtime and official source.

Customers sit in the wood-paneled interior of Hakrim Dabang in Seoul.

Culture

What Is a Dabang?

Rediscover · Culture

Korea’s Toilet-Paper Housewarming Gift

Museum mannequin in a green Korean hanbok with a tasselled norigae hanging at the front of the garment.

Korean Heritage

Norigae: The Swaying Ornament on Hanbok

A large outdoor grouping of lidded ceramic onggi fermentation jars in Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam-do, with trees behind them.

Korean Essentials

Why Korean Onggi Jars “Breathe”

A ceramic bowl filled with miyeok-guk, Korean seaweed soup

Culture

The Meaning Behind Korea’s Birthday Seaweed Soup

Shoes arranged in the tiled entrance of a Korean home

Rediscover · Culture

The Korean Shoes-Off Threshold

Slices of brown, crumbly-topped steamed rice cake on a white plate.

Culture

The Meaning Behind Korea’s Moving-Day Rice Cake

A Korean meal with rice, soup and side dishes served on a low wooden bapsang table.

Korean Essentials

Why Korean Floor Tables Make Sense at Home

A Korean barbecue table in Seoul with meat cooking on the central grill

Rediscover · Food

Those Table Scissors Are for Dinner

A child in hanbok seated at a Korean first-birthday celebration

Culture

Korean Age After the Law Changed

A Korean noraebang remote with Hangul keys, song controls and a number pad

Korean Essentials

Two Songs, One Tiny Booth

A Life For Cuts Korean-style photo studio storefront in Cebu

Korean Essentials

Korea’s Four-Cut Photo Ritual

Interior of a Seoul city bus viewed toward the driver and front door

Rediscover · Life in Korea

The Bus Tap-Off Korea Expects

A food-waste collection bin on a residential street in Seoul

Korean Essentials

The Food-Waste Bin That Knows Your Apartment

Blue Cheonggyecheon-ro road sign beside the stream in Seoul

Korean Essentials

Korea’s Skipping Building Numbers, Explained

Dining tables inside a restaurant in Cheongdam-dong, Seoul

Korean Essentials

Korea’s Restaurant Call Button, Decoded

Several shared Korean side dishes arranged across a restaurant table

Rediscover · Food

The Unwritten Rule of Banchan Refills

A bank of public storage lockers inside the Seoul subway system

Korean Essentials

Store the Bag, Save the Station Pin

ICHILLIN’ performing as a full group at Music Bank in July 2022

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ICHILLIN’ J’s First Unit Starts With ‘BANANA’

The Han River in Seoul, the source water for the city’s Arisu supply

Life in Korea

Seoul’s Tap Water Is Called Arisu

Interior of a Seoul Metro Line 2 train with rows of passenger seats

Rediscover · Life in Korea

The Real Rule for Seoul’s Pink Subway Seats

A KTX-Sancheon high-speed train standing at Seoul Station

Hot · Travel · Trending

KTX and SRT Are Now One—What Travelers Need to Know

A fleet of fishing vessels moored at Busan Port in South Korea

Hot · Social · Trending

Korea Adds New Trafficking Red Flags for Migrant Fishers

A self-service ramyeon convenience store in Hongdae, Seoul

Rediscover · Korean Essentials

The Convenience-Store Ramyeon Machine, Decoded

A warm communal relaxation room inside a Korean jjimjilbang

Life in Korea

Your First Jjimjilbang, Decoded

Hyun Bin on the red carpet at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2024

New · Drama · Trending

Made in Korea Returns for a 1979 Showdown

Firefly Bridge illuminated at night in Muju, South Korea

Hot · Travel · Trending

Muju’s Firefly Festival Starts September 4 — Plan the Night Before You Go

A person using a smartphone in South Korea

Rediscover · Culture

The Difference Between ㅋㅋㅋ and ㅎㅎㅎ

Drama

Go Yeon-hong, the Grandmother at the Heart of Our Sticky Love

Director Lee Chang-dong at the Possible Love press conference in Seoul on August 25, 2026

Hot · Film · Trending

‘Possible Love’ Adds Busan to an Already Global Festival Run

Drama

Why Player 456 Never Stops Fighting

Multiple fireworks bursting above Seoul during the International Fireworks Festival

Hot · Travel · Trending

The Smart Route to Seoul’s Fireworks Night

Dongdaemun Design Plaza illuminated at night with the Seoul skyline behind it

Hot · Culture · Trending

Seoul Light DDP Switches On Tonight

A small restaurant glowing on a street in South Korea at night

Life in Korea

Tipping in Korea, Minus the Guessing

Drama

Ali Abdul, Player 199: Trust, Dignity and Betrayal