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KOCIS holds K-Pop World Festival online event
Nov 08, 2011
The K-Pop World Festival is holding an online event under the theme of ‘Become a fan of K-pop.’ The promotional event lasts from November 8 to December 7, according to an...

Film festivals to celebrate the opening of the Busan Ci...
Nov 07, 2011
To celebrate the opening of the Busan Cinema Center, film festivals and music performances will take place at the Busan Cinema Center during November and December. &nbs...

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Hallyu fanclubs go global
Nov 02, 2011
The performance of Girl's Generation at  SMTOWNLIVE WORLDTOUR in NewYork on 23rd October. (Photo : Billboard Korea)  The number of Hallyu fan clubs in reg...

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Spain catches K-pop fever
Nov 02, 2011
Thousands of fans in Barcelona chant for JYJ as they wait for the show to begin (Photo: Yonhap News). On October 29, the international port city of Barcelona welcomed a n...

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K-pop attacks New York
Oct 25, 2011
SMTOWN Live World Tour in NEW YORK (Photo: Yonhap News)The SMTOWN Live World Tour in New York, a musical concert featuring Korean singers from SM Entertainment, was ...

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Korean films receive awards from 44th Sitges Internatio...
Oct 24, 2011
(2011 Image of the festival. Photo: official hompage of the 44th Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival.) Korean films dominated the 44th Sitges Interna...

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Gukak girl groups ready to spread gukak hallyu
Oct 04, 2011
A beautiful lady wearing a short Hanbok skirt is playing a janggu, a Korean percussion instrument, under the glamorous lights of the stage. Dynamic breakdancing is also b...

K-pop fever in Latin America
Sep 22, 2011
The 2nd K-pop Latin America Competition (Photo: Reuters)On September 11, the 2nd K-pop Latin America Competition was held at Paseo la Plaza, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, h...

KOCIS publishes English guidebook on Hallyu
Sep 08, 2011
To introduce modern Korean culture to overseas readers, a guidebook on Hallyu has been published earlier this month by the Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS) ...

Korean films for best foreign language film
Aug 22, 2011
The film "Gojijeon" (Photo: Naver Movie)The Korean Film Council (KFC) announced on August 4 that it had finished receiving Korean movies candidates to represent Korea in ...