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YOON SEUNG-JIN

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From left are Katharina Haller, Diana Chan and Mehtap Oezkan

Many dream of striking out on their own in Korea. These three did it.

From appearing on TV to running a content creation platform, foreigners residing in Korea have strayed from the standard professional path to chase their dreams. How did they do it?

2026.6.7

The winning fan art celebrates Yugyeom's selection as the K-pop star who looks and performs best in university festival jikcam (artist-focused clips) videos. [PICNIC]

GOT7's Yugyeom named top 'jikcam' video star in Picnic poll

Yugyeom of boy band GOT7 has been selected as the K-pop star who looks and performs best in university festival jikcam videos, or artist-focused clips, according to the fan-voting platform Picnic.

2026.6.4

The winning fan art celebrates V's selection as the K-pop artist fans want to see most in pictorials and magazines. [PICNIC]

BTS's V top Picnic poll as artist fants most want to see in magazines

BTS’s V has been selected as the K-pop artist fans want to see most in pictorials and magazines, according to the fan-voting platform Picnic.

2026.5.29

International students throw their graduation caps at their graduation ceremony at Dong-A University, Busan. Dong-A University is one of the five univeristies that were selected as participating universities of the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology's employment support initiative for international students. [YONHAP]

KIAT launches provincial job program for international students

The Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT) will launch an initiative aimed at helping international students secure jobs at companies based in partner regions, KIAT announced on Tuesday.

2026.5.26

Lina, “Mi” at this year's Global Chunhyang Selection Contest, poses for a photo next to a banner for the contest. [LINA]

Ukrainian student's love for Korean literary classic 'Chunhyangjeon' leads to pageant success

Korea's classic folk tale “Chunhyangjeon” first captivated Herasymenko Lina when she was a teenager. Inspired by the renowned literary work, the Ukrainian student devoted herself to studying Korean.

2026.5.21

International students hold up their brush calligraphy works during a traditional calligraphy experience session at the “2025 Pusan National University Summer School” at Pusan National University in Geumjeong District, Busan, on July 9, 2025. [NEWS1]

Korean universities race to attract international students but fail to retain them

While universities race to attract international students, many of those students continue to struggle due to language barriers and consequent integration issues.

2026.5.19

The winning fan art celebrating Shotaro's selection as the K-pop artist fans would want most as their foreign language teacher. [PICNIC]

Fans vote Riize's Shotaro as the K-pop artist fans want most as their foreign language teacher

Boy band Riize’s Japanese member Shotaro has been selected as the K-pop artist fans would want most as their foreign language teacher, according to K-pop voting platform Picnic.

2026.5.15

Booths and participants are at the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency's Global Talent Fair held on May 19 and 20, 2025. [KOTRA]

Kotra unveils company list, opens applications for annual international student job fair

The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (Kotra) has revealed the list of participating companies for its annual Job Fair for International Students and opened applications for international students hoping to participate in the event.

2026.5.12

New majors at Korean universities aim to foster leaders in Hallyu, translation and more

While many Korean universities are introducing tech- and semiconductor-focused majors in response to the rapid growth of related industries, others are taking a different approach by emphasizing culture, language and sports.

2026.5.11

The winning fan art celebrating Yugyeom's selection as as the K-pop star who gives off the most family-oriented vibes. [PICNIC]

GOT7's Yugyeom most family-oriented K-pop star in Picnic poll

Boy band GOT7’s Yugyeom has been selected as the K-pop star who gives off the most family-oriented vibes, according to fan voting platform Picnic.

2026.5.7