Korea Observer

By JONATHAN M. HICAP, MANILA BULLETIN MANILA, Philippines – K-pop artist Jay Park’s first studio album is a smash hit, zooming to the No. 1 position on iTunes charts in the US, Canada and Australia, and topping real-time charts in South Korea on the first day of its release.

By JONATHAN M. HICAP, MANILA BULLETIN MANILA, Philippines – Korean dramas “Sungkyunkwan Scandal” and “The Greatest Love,” which aired in 2010 and 2011 respectively made it as finalists in the mini-series category of the 2012 New York Festivals International Television and Film Awards.

By JONATHAN M. HICAP, MANILA BULLETIN MANILA, Philippines – Korean girl group 2NE1 left Manila for Seoul  on Feb. 5, bringing with them lots of fun memories from their vacation and photoshoot in Manila and Albay in the Bicol region.

By JONATHAN M. HICAP MANILA, Philippines - Korean pop group Girls Generation made their successful debut TV performances on two popular talk shows in the US. Girls Generation with Kelly Ripa (Photo courtesy of @livekelly on Twitter)

By JONATHAN M. HICAP Manila Bulletin SEOUL, South Korea - Filipinos have immense talent in singing but carrying a tune in a different language is another story altogether. Mary Viena Tolentino Park (center) with her husband Park Jong Woong (right) and mother-in-law Son Sok Cha (left) in Seoul. (Photo by Jonathan Hicap)

Official Site of Korea Tourism Org.: Fingerprint and facial recognition to be applied to all inbound foreign tourists starting Jan. 2012

Super Junior's Siwon in Manila for ad shoot | The Manila Bulletin Newspaper Online

January 2, 2012 siwon407   SiwonChoi   Now We are at Orchard Road Metro Manila‎ Quezon City.

It's a happy start for a new year for K-pop fans in the Philippines.  Super Junior's Siwon tweeted that he was on his way to Manila tonight. 

2PM's Nichkhun immortalized at Madame Tussauds Bangkok | The Manila Bulletin Newspaper Online