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No regrets for figure skater despite near miss
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MILAN — Following the end of his free skate Friday night, marred by an early mistake with a jump, Cha…
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Japanese Multinational SVCV Denies Acquiring Min Hee Jin and NewJeans’s Label
SVCV, the Tokyo-based multinational holding company, has formally denied recent speculation suggesting that it has acquired or is in the…
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Why did JYP make NIZIU a japanese only promoting group?
TWICE was very popular in Japan, but they were also popular in SEA and Korea (and everywhere else too). If…
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What Are The Chances of ZB5 Having Success?
Looking at how ZB1 is only continuing with 5 members (Jiwoong, Hanbin, Matthew, Taerae, and Gunwook) – this is going…
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Kpop concert movies should be done more frequently
After how successful Stray Kids DominATE Experience global release with initial sales of over $19+ million for just 2-3 days…
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Lee in diplomatic conundrum after Japan election
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) scored a sweeping victory in elections to fill the parliament’s lower…
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In Defense of ITZY’s Sneakers (…Sort Of)
The title isn’t really accurate, or at least not exactly. This isn’t a defense of the song itself, because I…
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TRENDZ’s ‘Kart Racer’: High‑Speed Concept Photos Power A Bright 2026 Era
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Photo Credits: Global H Media Starting Line: A New TRENDZ Era TRENDZ launch 2026 with the digital single ‘Kart Racer’,…
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(I know this is blasphemy) I love Korean Mul Naengmyun cold noodles. I also love Japanese Soba cold noodles. I also love to make Korean Mul Naengmyun using Japanese Soba noodles, it’s great! Anyone else try Mul Naengmyun but with Soba Noodles? – Not my photo
Korean Mul Naengmyun cold noodles is my life long favourite food ever since I was a little kid. As an…
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ILLIT Ignites February with “Not Me” MV: Views Explode, Fans Rave!
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Photo & Video Credits: Belift Lab K-pop’s rising girl group ILLIT dropped their “Not Me” music video on February 6,…
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Where to find special chocolates for Valentine’s Day in Seoul
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Valentine’s Day, which falls on Feb. 14, may come wrapped in roses, but chocolate is its most enduring language of…
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What if Kpop Stan Twitter and Kpop Reddit existed in in 1986-1990?
If Kpop Stan Twitter/Reddit existed in 1986 – 1990, stans would : writes out titles and other words in Korean…
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Built a small site to list only authentic Korean restaurants in Germany and Czech Republic – looking for feedback
I like Korean food and always had trouble finding truly authentic Korean restaurants when traveling in Europe. Google Maps usually…
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When you listen to Japanese albums from Kpop groups do you skip the songs you’ve already heard when they were released as singles?
As the title says; since JPop albums done by Kpop idols normally release singles months before the album comes out…
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CJ Olive Young partners with Don Quijote, UnionPay, Alipay to target foreign tourists
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CJ Olive Young, a major beauty retail platform, is stepping up discount events for foreign visitors to Korea as it…
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Jeju drew 2.24 mil. foreign tourists last year, 70% from China
in NewsMore than 2.24 million foreign tourists visited Jeju Island last year, with Chinese travelers making up nearly 70 percent —…
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Kpoppie Magazine Feb 2026 Editorial: Where K-Pop Meets Couture
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Photo Credits: Cosmopolitan China Cube Ent Esquire Hong Kong TEAM WANG and 88rising Esquire Korea SM Ent KQ Entertainment egoENT Cosmopolitan Indonesia There’s a…
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Korean beef needs K-food branding for global promotion
in NewsCattle bred in Korea, known as “hanwoo,” are popular here for their quality taste despite expensive prices. However, outside the…
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FRIDAY, Jan. 30, 2026
in News1661-Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England is ritually executed after having been dead for two years 1889-Archduke…
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Black Eagles, first ROK Air Force aircraft to refuel in Japan… Japan says ‘Korea-Japan defense cooperation is important’
Pretty cool for the Japanese avgeeks. And good to see that Lee’s pragmatism continues to be a refreshing example in…
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How memory shapes food at Singapore’s Michelin-starred restaurant Meta
in NewsSINGAPORE — At Meta Restaurant, dinner begins before you recognize it as Korean. The first clue arrives quietly, not with…
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Minho’s GQ Korea Feb 2026: Sculpted Visuals, Bold Milestones
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Photo Credits: GQ Korea SM Entertainment SHINee’s Minho graces GQ Korea’s February 2026 issue with a pictorial that fuses relaxed…
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Mixed feelings: Loving KiiiKiii’s new music but struggling to support them openly
Hi. Please let me know if this post violates any rules or if I should use a different flair. I’m…
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Humility, perspective, human ambition in Samantha Harvey’s ‘Orbital’
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Samantha Harvey’s “Orbital,” the 2024 Booker Prize winner, is not a novel about space exploration as technological triumph, but an…
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SK Innovation E&S begins production at Australian gas field
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SK Innovation E&S, the energy unit of Korea’s SK Group, said Tuesday it has begun production at an offshore gas…
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Rare first edition of Chae Man-sik’s ‘The Muddy Current’ enters National Hangeul Museum
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To mark the centennial of Hangeul Day, the National Hangeul Museum is stepping up its drive to expand its collection…
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VVUP means rising to the top—delivering hope through our music! [VVUP Members Profile]
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Photo Credits: egoENT Debut Spark VVUP teased fans with their pre-debut single “Doo Doom Chit” on March 13, 2024, building…
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expired pulmuone ramen – is it still safe to eat?
hi everyone, not sure if this is the right sub to post in but i wanted to make the pulmuone…
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