Are you planning a trip to Korea anytime soon? 

If you’ve never been - or if you been several times, but looking for something new in your next trip, perhaps you’d like to go to the Korea Travel Fair 2024?!

I hear they’ve invited some regional tourism organizations from Busan, Gangwon do, Gwangju, Jeju and Yeosu to share more about those destinations. But that’s not all. There are workshops and different activities at the travel fair as well. And apparently - there’s even freebies and travel discounts at the event too! 

Fiona Lee, Marketing Manager, Korea Tourism Organization, joins Hongbin Jeong on K-WAVE to tell us more about the event. 

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How do you order your coffee? Whether you fancy an Ice Americano, Hot Americano, or an Ice Vanilla Latte - South Koreans order it a different way - using these new slang words. Find out what they are. 

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Illit is a new rising group in South Korea. But who exactly are they? And will they be the next hot group to overtake Blackpink and New Jeans?

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This episode is for all my K-pop fan listeners. Are you a K-pop fan? But do you have what it takes to be a K-pop super fan? On K-WAVE, Hongbin Jeong speaks to  AJ - also known as @blueningluv, to take a glimpse into the K-pop fangirl life.

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A refreshing watermelon fruit punch that combines the flavours of milk and lime soda went viral recently. Now this isn’t something new - it’s not a new concoction social media users usually come up with that went viral for everyone to try. It actually was created 600 years ago. Find out how to make this traditional Korean drink yourself.

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Do you know what colour best suits you? If you ever wondered what colour makes you shine, perhaps colour analysis is the something you might want to try. Hongbin Jeong finds out her best colour with colour analyst Alicia Soh of Color Me SG, an experience that left her questioning her fashion choice. 

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There’s one incident that went viral over a mispronunciation from a foreigner. And it led to a creation of a new slang word amongst Gen-Zs. It’s K-Slang word of the week - where I tell you one Korean slang word each week, to keep you on trend and help you blend in with the Koreans. And today's slang word is Nong-hyup eun haeng.

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A few months ago, ATTRAKT and Evergreen Group Holdings held the Fifty Fifty Global Auditions 2024. Although she didn't get the chance to be part of the group Fifty Fifty, Joye Cai was offered a trainee contract from Evergreen. David Yong, CEO of Evergreen, tells us what made her stand out during the auditions. We also find out more from Joye Cai herself on her experience.

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You may have heard Ditto by New Jeans. This song in particular has created a new slang word. And that’s 디토 소비 (ditto sobee). So what does this k-slang word mean and how can use it? Listen to find out. 

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There’s a lot more to South Korea than its capital - Seoul. 

Whether it's a trip to see the history, alongside the countryside, or to one of the many gorgeous mountains, if you’re looking to travel to South Korea soon, here are some other cities you may want to check out to get the full experience of Korea and Korean culture. 

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