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5 Cheap food chains where you can have a meal for under 10 dollars. We can't live a life without the pleasure of eating delicious food. Neither can we enjoy travelling somewhere without good food. What's the point of travelling if you can't try the foods you only can get there? However, if you are travelling on a budget, it would be preferable for you to cut some costs of food. You, even so, might not want to totally give up opportunities of eating good food in ..
Four unique cultures, unfamiliar to foreigners. Anywhere you go, some cultures in a certain country may baffle you. The same is true for those who visit South Korea. While some short-term visitors struggle to understand Korean culture, even some foreigners who stayed long in Korea find some cultural factors still weird. If you are planning to stay in Korea for a while, you would want to be well aware of some Korean cultures. I'm going to brin..
Record rainfall in 80 years in Seoul On the 8th, a lot of flood damage, such as ceilings collapsing in subway stations and stream flooding, occurred as the record downpour hit Seoul and its nearby regions. About 50 cars were submerged, particularly in Gangnam; the roads were closed to traffic. There were power cuts, water leakage, and so on, not to mention delays in returning home. According to Seoul's government and fire authoriti..
Apple corrects a mistake in representing the whole Mt. Baekdusan is in Chinese territory. Forced by strong complaints from Korean netizens, US IT giant Apple corrected a mistake in representing the whole Mt. Baekdusan belonged in Chinese territory. Vank, a cyber diplomatic body, had globally carried out a correction movement since the 12th, stating: 'We recently discovered a mistake in which the whole Mt. Baekdusan had been represented as a Chinese territory -- off the Korean peninsu..
Liquor companies try to follow in Jay Park's footsteps after the big hit of his soju product. Liquor companies in South Korea are revving up their engines to attract more public attention and increase their sales quickly. Jay Park's soju product, 'ONE SOJU', has been taking Korean consumers by storm and running out of stock due to its enormous popularity since its rollout. According to GS Retail, on the 20th, 'One Soju Spirit', which has been on the shelves since the 12th, sold more than..
V of BTS tops the 'Top 100 Most Searched Asians on Google' in the first half of 2022 V of BTS is in the limelight, topping the 'Top 100 Most Searched Asians on Google' in the first half of 2022. According to data collected by Google (the world's biggest search engine), V has been searched the most among Asian stars from January to the 23rd of June, 2022. This record has beaten many other artists of all genres, including singers and actors throughout Asia. "Google Trend" is an an..
RM: "Sell more", Why do those in their 20s or 30s rush to convenience stores. "Please sell more": RM, the leader of BTS, posted proof photos of his purchase of 'Pokemon bread' and such writing on his social media last March. He also uploaded a photo of his booklet for the stickers(띠부띠부씰, Tibutibu Seal) he had collected, which are in the shapes of Pokemon characters. Many Korean celebrities in their 20s or 30s, as well as RM, buy the products and show them off on their soc..
Actors appearing in 'Top Gun' are scared of the height of the Lotte World Tower. On the 20th, Glen Powell, Jay Ellis, and Greg Tarzan Davis, who appear in the newly-released movie: Top Gun Maverick, attempted to cross the 'Sky Bridge' on Lotte World Tower's observatory. 'Top Gun: Maverick', which Tom Cruise produced and stars in, is a sequel to its first film, which was released in 1986. The sequel premieres on the 22nd of this month in South Korea. This film is an aero acti..