Tag: South Korea

K-Pop Idols Are Now Seoul’s Most Persuasive Tour Guides

August 19, 2026

The editorial team at Poker Guru follows entertainment trends closely and has noticed how pop culture can influence the way people plan their time in a new city. The K-TRIP LOUNGE exhibition, which uses K-pop stars as audio guides to introduce visitors to different parts of Korea, is a good example of this. Rather than focusing only on daytime sightseeing, the concept can encourage visitors to explore the city across a fuller itinerary that continues into the evening.

BLACKPINK Confirm US And European Dates For 2019 World Tour

February 21, 2019

Since first bursting onto the scene in 2016, BLACKPINK redefined the possibilities of K-Pop, transcending all categorization and ascending to global stardom. With their incredibly catchy single, ‘Ddu-Du Ddu-Du’, the South Korean quartet shattered the record for the highest-charting Billboard Hot 100 debut by an all-female K-Pop act, while the song’s head-turning video surpassed 10 million views in just six hours, and amassed 36.2 million views in one day.