Author: Denise Coley
Congee is a type of thick soup or stew porridge made from rice or legumes, heated and stirred until thick, and typically eaten for breakfast. Bubur Ayam or chicken congee is a type of congee that is consumed by Indonesian. Besides the traditional chicken congee, the instant congee is now common. Bubur Ayam is the most favorite breakfast food in Indonesia. The traveling vendors, small local shops, fast food establishments, and five-star hotel restaurants serve it every morning. The origin of Bubur Ayam was derived from Chinese chicken congee because it consists of Chinese cuisine cakwe (youtiao) and…
We interviewed the amazing Choi Sisters who are Youtubers who cover contents regarding Korean culture. We would like to send out a a massive thanks to the ladies for this great interview and hope our readers will enjoy reading! *Introduce yourselves to our readers please. “Hi, Hi, Hi! Hello, everybody! This is JINAH CHOI, Minah CHOI from CHOI SISTERS, ‘The Korean Girls’ Talk Show’”. This is what we always say in the beginning of our videos with the brightest energy we can make. We are Korean girls, hoping to become Korea’s representative entertainer via our Youtube channel, CHOI…
In case you have been living under a rock, K-Pop sensation BTS are probably the biggest boy band right now. They have simply become a worldwide phenomenon and for good reason too! Last month, they debuted their first all-English single, Dynamite, and in just 24 hours after its release it broke a YouTube record. The video for Dynamite hit 98.3 million views and is now well over 100 million views. The boys have beaten their peers K-pop band, BLACKPINK, and their previous record for YouTube’s most-viewed video in 24 hours. This is the first time they’ve broke world records…
KCON:TACT 2020 – the virtual K-pop festival will return in fall of this year, after garnering almost 5 million viewers from 153 global regions in its previous summer fest. KCON is undeniably one of the largest K-pop events in the world since its creation in 2012. KCON:TACT 2020 Fall will begin from October 16th until 25th – for 10 days in total – airing from Mnet and its studio in Seoul, South Korea – and the online concert will be streaming on Mnet K-pop’s YouTube channel. This will make it convenient for everyone who is a K-pop fan to…
See the trailer here: https://youtu.be/hz9_jkrrptU In cinemas today in over 60 countries through Trafalgar Releasing Screening across the U.S., Canada and over 45 additional countries beginning September 24 London, UK – September 10, 2020 – Big Hit Entertainment and Trafalgar Releasing are pleased to announce that tickets are now on sale beginning today across the U.S. and Canada for BREAK THE SILENCE: THE MOVIE. In addition, audiences in over 60 countries will be able to see the fourth BTS feature film today. The latest film finds the band at the end of the BTS WORLD TOUR “LOVE YOURSELF: SPEAK…
Could you introduce yourself to K-hiphop international fans, with some behind stories on your rap name, ‘V1NO’? Hello, my name is V1NO. A 2nd generation Korean-American K-hiphop artist. As an artist I struggled with a lot of doubt and found myself constantly anxious to get things done instead of focusing on myself as an artist first. I’ve learned that I shouldn’t rush the process (music) but that I should trust it instead. On saying that, “V1NO” means wine in Italian, and just like wine my music will only get better with time. The “1” in V1NO represents my mindset…
Jenny J. Zhou was born in Melbourne, Australia, on July 12, 1994. Born and raised in Australia during all her childhood, her first step for film career started from Australian College of Dramatic Arts in the age of 16 – acquiring Cert III in Acting (Film & Television). She then moved to Shanghai in her first year of university to pursue a career in acting. Jenny graduated from the Shanghai Theatre Academy with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting (Musical Theatre), which helped the young star to start her TV and movie career. Being an alumni with the most prominent…
#DisneyPlus Giveaway!! Guess What? Lee Michelle’s Birthday is on September 9, 2020. Shush, let’s make it a special one by surprising her! We are giving away four (4) #DisneyPlus one (1) year subscriptions when you say “#HappyBirthdayLeeMichelleDayByDay” and leave a comment or video clip on our KCrush #Twitter, #Facebook, #Instagram (kcrushsupport) and #leemi_chelle’s Instagram account. You will also need to “tag” two friends and each of you like, follow and share. [UPDATE] Pick a song from Lee Michelle’s mini-album “Day By Day” and make a short clip of you singing the selected song and wishing her a happy…
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Typhoon Maysak is forecasted to be one of the most powerful typhoons to ever hit South Korea – it’s currently moving towards Jeju early this Wednesday. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, Maysac was moving at 22 kph some 370 kilometers south of Jeju as of 6 a.m. Its maximum speed was 47 meters per second with an atmospheric pressure of 950 hectopascals – being categorized as a strong intensity typhoon. The agency said that Maysak would cause more damages than Typhoon Bavi that hit Korea last week and was expected to follow a similar route as Typhoon Maemi…
BTS are now the first South Korean act ever to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart – a day after winning four awards at the MTV Video Music Awards: Best Pop, Best Group, Best Choregraphy and Best K-pop for “ON.” The K-pop band’s single “Dynamite” debuted at the top the chart with 33.9 million U.S. streams and 300,000 sold in its first week. It’s also the biggest digital sales week since Taylor Swift sold 353,000 units for “Look What You Made Me Do” back in September 2017. Before this, the highest-charting Korean artist ever on…
People are waiting to see who will become Japan’s next prime minister since Shinzo Abe stepped down from the position citing health issues. Former defense chief Shigeru Ishiba is Japan’s most popular candidate to be the next PM – with 34.3 percent of support – far outdoing other candidates. He is followed by Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga with 14.3 percent, Defense Minister Taro Kono with 13.6 percent, Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi with 10.1 percent and LDP policy chief Fumio Kishida with 7.5 percent. However, Ishiba’s chance of him winning the LDP presidential election (to take place in September)…
South Korea has decided to restrict operations of bakeries, restaurants and coffee places in the Seoul area from this weekend to lessen the fast spread of COVID-19. This will take effect from this Sunday – restaurants and bakeries can operate until 9 p.m., while only delivery will be allowed from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. Customers cannot eat food at restaurants in Seoul after 9 p.m. Seoul’s franchised coffee shops can only take delivery and take-out orders – this measure was due to the recent cluster infections related to coffee franchise stores. This is set to last until September…
Hello, thank you for taking the time out for a KCrush interview. Would you introduce yourself to our readers please? Hello, I am Yoo Ga-ram and I am the national representative of Inline Speed Skating team of Anyang City Hall. Please let us know about your sport for those who may not be aware. Inline roller speed skating is a sport where participants compete by racing and setting records on 200m bank tracks and 400m road tracks. Inline race formats include the T200m, 500m, 1000m, EP10000m, and E10000m. Do you have any advice for beginners? There is…
Korean boyband TVXQ’s Changmin will be postponing his September wedding due to the coronavirus. Following the recent surge of COVID-19 cases, the Korean government has banned weddings in the metropolitan area that exceeds over 50 guests to be held. SM Entertainment confirmed that Changmin has decided to postpone his wedding (originally scheduled to take place on September 5) following the recent surge in COVID-19 cases and that he is planning to decide on a new date following discussions with [his and his fiancée’s] family. Other Korean celebrities have also recently made changes to their upcoming wedding plans due to…
On August 17, Korean girl group ITZY released their third mini album “Not Shy” and the record’s doing immensely by selling 144,355 copies in its first week. This is a new record for the girl group, whose first week sales more than doubled from “IT’z ME,” which sold 64,659 copies in its first week. The music video for “Not Shy” surpassed 10 million views on YouTube around 17 hours after release and currently has 28 million views. “Not Shy” has been charting well on South Korean music streaming charts and also doing well internationally. ITZY is notably the band…
According to a former aide of South Korea’s late president Kim Dae-jung, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is currrently in a coma and his younger sister Kim Yo-jong will be ruling the nation in his place. Chang Song-min – who served Kim Dae-jung as a political affairs secretary and as head of the state affairs monitoring office – expressed that no North Korean leader would entrust his authority to another unless he was too sick. “I assess him to be in a coma, but his life has not ended,” he told the media. “A complete succession structure has not…
On August 21 at 1 p.m. KST, BTS released the music video for their English single “Dynamite.” At around 1:21 p.m. KST, the new music video exceeded 10 million views, setting a new record. “Dynamite” is the first single from BTS’s forthcoming album, though the set doesn’t yet have a release date or a title. Big Hit Entertainment did reveal that a new full-length should arrive by the end of the year. The boys have a busy schedule line up for the rest of the year and will perform during MTV’s Video Music Awards on August 30. J.Chung.
Announcing her marriage to a non-celebrity boyfriend – Korean Actress Kang Sora shared a handwritten letter for her fans on her official fan café called Bling Bling. Hello, this is Kang Sora. It’s been a while since I’ve said hello to the Bling Bling family. I’m worried and nervous about greeting you, but I wanted to personally share this news with you first, so I’m writing each word with courage. It has already been 11 years since I debuted. Thank you to all of you who congratulated me and were happier for me than even I was for myself,…
For new international fans all over the world, could you introduce the meaning of your stage name, ‘MAIL’? Hello, this is MAIL from Korea. I’m so glad to have a chance to send my greetings to you guys. MAIL came from that of E-MAIL, but the letter M stands for ‘music’. My stage name shows my hope to send great songs to everyone. Your emotional voice is getting more widely known with TV programs such as <Voice Korea 2020>. What is the most valuable experience you remember to have from this competitive program? I found everything there so…