According to the Korea Foundation, the wave of Korean culture, also known as hallyu, increased its global fanbase by 11% in 2019—and leading the charge has been K-pop. Groups such as BTS and Blackpink ...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 21: (L-R) J-Hope, SUGA, Jungkook, Jimin, RM, V, and Jin of the K-pop boy band BTS visit the "Today" Show at Rockefeller Plaza on February 21, 2020 in New York City.

Shortly after its international debut, Netflix’s hit series “Squid Game” spurred a newfound craze over honeycomb toffee and had viewers asking, “How much is 45.6 billion won?” The show — which follows ...

In just a few weeks, the highly anticipated second season of Korean television series "Squid Game" will premiere on Netflix. In conjunction with the hype, language-learning app Duolingo is partnering ...

The timing was never right for Sydney Castiglia to learn Korean growing up. Her parents shared cultural traditions, but as a military family that moved a lot, their priority was helping their ...

BTS is here to help fans learn Korean. On Aug. 24, the K-pop group released a study package called “Learn! KOREAN with BTS.” The package is available for fans to purchase at the BTS Global and USA ...

Each Monday night, in the dead of winter, Arti Sardesai drives to the Miller Library in Ellicott City, takes a seat and immerses herself in learning Korean. At 49, it’s not easy mastering a foreign ...

People who converse with their hands “I want to say 'I love you' in sign language.” On January 8, I visited the Regional ...

When Olivia Hernandez was a middle schooler in Oxnard, she became hooked on K-wave — the global phenomenon of South Korean pop music, television and culture. Inspired by the romantic series “My Lovely ...

IRVINE, Calif. — The South Korean government has chosen a Southern California language program to become part of its global initiative to advance the Korean language. The King Sejong Institute ...