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None of us will be traveling any time soon, obviously. But we bear good news: Posting #throwback posts from your last visit to South Korea could possibly gain you more than just a few likes. In fact, adding a few hashtags could

South Korea is preparing to bring back some semblance to normalcy for its citizens. Starting Wednesday, May 6, 2020, the country is set to relax their social distancing rules and switch to "routine-life distancing" instead, given how its government efforts were able

There’s no denying the success of webtoon-based Korean drama Itaewon Class. Its last episode garnered its highest TV rating, averaging a viewer rating of 16.5 percent nationwide as per Nielsen Korea’s statistics. Thanks to this feat, the series currently holds the second

There's no denying that South Korea's film industry is on a roll: Bong Joon Ho's Parasite very famously bagged the big awards at the 2020 Oscars and K-dramas aren't letting up as an almost-peerless international phenomenon. Oh, and remember how the first chapter of Train to

According to rhinologists in the United Kingdom, people who lose their sense of smell or taste could be "hidden carriers" of COVID-19. The partial shutdown of the olfactory and gustatory systems are called anosmia or hyposmia, which was reported to have been

After a short-lived travel ban, Filipinos can once again include South Korea in their vacation plans. As reported by CNN yesterday, March 3, the said restriction has now been lifted by the Inter-agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases, with the exception of

UPDATE: As of Wednesday, February 26,  Malacañang Palace has declared that the Philippines is officially barring its citizens from traveling to South Korea as a protective measure against the COVID-19, which is spreading like wildfire in the East Asian nation.Only exempted from

Just days after Crash Landing on You's finale, the clamor for the hit K-drama continues to sweep over the internet. From taking inspo from its must-cop hairstyles, to drooling over Yoon Se-ri (Son Ye-jin) and Seo Dan's (Seo Ji-hye)  designer bags, to scouring

South Korea has suspended all visa-free entry to Jeju Island, barring Filipino tourists and 61 other foreign countries from easily entering the country without an approved visa.The new measure was placed in light of the novel coronavirus outbreak. “This temporary measure is

Planning to visit Jeju Island with your friends this 2020? You may be in luck, as the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Philippines has posted on December 20 that a "visa-free system" for tourist groups is in the works!"The

So you've got a long layover in Seoul—lucky you! But now you might be wondering what to do with your precious visa-free hours to roam around the city. (FYI, those who have connecting flights to a third country don't need a visa

We're not yet over the magical world of Hotel Del Luna! If you're also a huge fan who's planning to visit South Korea anytime soon, then you might want to add the filming locations of this top-rated K-drama to your itinerary. Below,

Traveling to South Korea visa-free is now proving to be a strong possibility. Yonhap News, a government-funded South Korean news agency, reports that a package of policy measures have been announced in an attempt to aid the dwindling economy of the country’s

You might not need to travel overseas to experience Koreatown anymore, because according to reports, one will be opening in Manila very soon!During an interview with The Virtual Presser hosted by the Presidential Communications Operations Office Global Media Affairs early this week, South

For all the tourists who dream of traveling to South Korea, Seoul is normally the first—if not the only—place on their list. We can't blame them, though—the ultra-modern city boasts of several iconic tourist spots, including K-drama filming locations, the dynamic shopping and

In case you've been itching to roam South Korea, beloved land of all things K-drama and K-pop, you'll love this. The SoKor embassy has declared that there are officially three ways you can acquire visa-free entry into the country. You read that

Leave it to Laureen Uy to make us crave another Seoul, South Korea jaunt even more than we already do. She was very recently in K-town with luxury e-retailer Luisaviaroma, and naturally, every single one of her OOTDs were 100% covetable.As expected from

Seoul Fashion Week is a total sartorial spectacle no matter what angle you examine it from...but our favorite view has got to be the little children parading around Dongdaemun Design Plaza like the absolute street style prodigies they were (very recently) born

More and more countries are giving Filipino travelers the visa-free treatment. Sometimes, however, you still really want to see what Europe, Africa, and other places have to offer.We've already uncovered the cheapest European countries to fly to from Manila but before you make your way to

If you're planning a vacation to South Korea anytime soon, then we suggest you start filing for your visas early! The Korean embassy has recently announced on its website that they will be increasing the number of days to process the visas.Visa