K-pop fans panicked this week when HyunA collapsed on stage at a music festival in Macau, China. The 33-year-old singer was performing her 2011 hit song “Bubble Pop.” She was dramatically carried off stage, later apologizing to fans on Instagram. K-pop singer HyunA collapsed on stage this week at a music festival in Macau, China. … Read more
Singer HyunA sparked fan concern after collapsing mid-performance Nov. 9. The K-pop star fell to the ground while singing her hit song “Bubble Pop” at a music festival in Macau, a region in China. She later took to social media after the health scare to apologize to fans. “I am really really sorry.. It was a … Read more
The quest for eternal youth is leading many to South Korea — where treatments are said to be both better and cheaper. Last month, Kim and Khloé Kardashian, along with La La Anthony, Stephanie Suganami and skincare expert Vanessa Lee took a girls trip to South Korea to try some of the country’s cutting edge … Read more
Gwyneth Patlrow’s “holistic, immersive retreat” in the Meatpacking District has some visitors stressed out. The Hollywood star’s free “seasonal installation” at Genesis House, which also houses a Korean restaurant, is called “The Forest Within” and is supposed to be “a restorative and multi-sensory wellness experience.” Gwyneth Paltrow’s immersive installation at Genesis House first opened last month. Neil Rasmus / Shutterstock But some … Read more
If you’re struggling to lose weight, you may need to switch gears. A Korean doctor has devised a four-week metabolic reset program that’s gone viral based on claims it causes rapid weight loss. The Switch-On Diet focuses on intermittent fasting, protein-heavy meals and gut optimization to promote fat burning while preserving muscle mass. “By the … Read more
A British tour guide who shows groups of tourists around North Korea says everyone’s “wrong” about the country — and it’s just a “normal” place to live. Zoe Stephens, 31, has visited North Korea 30 times since March 2016 — taking countless “foreigners” from the UK, Germany, the Netherlands and Australia with her. She says there … Read more
Game on. “Squid Game” Season 2 is now streaming, and some viewers are taking issue with the sophomore installment of the hit bloody Korean Netflix show. “The second season of Squid Game is a thorough letdown,” wrote a critic for The Hollywood Reporter, adding, “Season two simply doesn’t work.” Collider‘s similarly unenthusiastic review read, “You … Read more
Kim Jong Un’s hermit kingdom will lower its drawbridge once again. North Korea will allow visitors to enter at least part of the country starting in December after the reclusive country shut its doors to the outside world for nearly five years because of strict COVID-19 restrictions. Tourism in the northeastern city of Samjiyon — … Read more
Shohei Ohtani has reached Korea with plenty of fanfare. The Japanese-born MLB superstar landed in South Korea on Friday along with his new Dodgers teammates and his wife, Mamiko Tanaka, for Los Angeles’ season opener against the Padres, which is slated for next week. Ohtani announced on Feb. 29 that he got married, but earlier … Read more
This cinematic nugget is pure comic gold. Netflix has released the first trailer for an upcoming comedy series in which a woman is accidentally turned into a chicken nugget. “A woman steps into an odd machine and becomes… a chicken nugget,” reads the South Korea-produced show’s synopsis on Netflix’s site. “Now, it’s up to her … Read more
They’re pouring their hearts out. When “Dune: Part Two” Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya and Austin Butler posed Thursday at the much-anticipated franchise film’s premiere in Seoul, South Korea, the trio didn’t offer up your standard, simmering red-carpet moves. Instead, the performers each cupped one of their hands to the side of their smiling faces in a … Read more
In “The Breaking Ice,” a new film written and directed by Anthony Chen, three lost 20-somethings find one another in a liminal world. The movie takes place in Yanji, a Chinese city bordering North Korea, where two languages and cultures mix in the shadows of snow-blanketed mountains. In this icy town, Nana (Zhou Dongyu), a … Read more
I’ve had some rather memorable experiences overseas. I’ve had the male version of a “vagina steam” at one of Gwyneth Paltrow’s favorite spas in LA, and I’ve watched dead bodies being cremated on the banks of the Ganges in India. But neither of those compared to my recent visit to the demilitarised zone (DMZ) between … Read more
North Korea, the highly isolated, totalitarian Asian nation, is home to certain unusual superlatives — but, for many inside its borders, living in luxury is far from them. And what reality holds in store for Travis King — the 23-year-old US soldier who defected to North Korea on Tuesday by running across the border while … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. For the first time ever, a member of BTS is launching a tour without the rest of the group. Suga, 29, just announced his international solo tour that … Read more
Award-winning “Squid Game” star O Yeong-su has been indicted on charges of sexual misconduct in Korea. The 78-year-old was released without detention after being accused of inappropriately touching a woman’s body in 2017, AFP reported. The woman originally filed a complaint against Yeong-su in December 2021. While the case was closed by police this past April, it … Read more
The Yoon Suk-yol administration faces its first major COVID-19 test as BA.5, a more recent subtype of Omicron, begins to drive cases in South Korea. In a televised news conference Wednesday morning, top health officials insisted that social distancing would not make a comeback. “Social distancing will not be as legally binding as it was … Read more