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Niied to host farewell ceremony for graduating Global Korea Scholarship students

The National Institute for International Education (Niied) announced Thursday that it will host a farewell ceremony for graduating Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) students, while also inviting alumni to Korea for a short trip.

2024-08-22

EPEX to drop first full-length album in April

Boy band EPEX will drop its first full-length album “Youth Chapter 1: Youth Days” in April, the band’s agency C9 Entertainment said Friday.

2024-03-15

'Follow your heart': Lee Hyo-ri gives inspirational speech to Kookmin graduates

Singer Lee Hyo-ri told Kookmin University graduates to follow their heart during the university's graduation ceremony, also performing her popular song "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" (2010).

2024-02-14

EPEX to open pop-up in Ginza during 'So We are not Anxious' tour in Japan

The band will stop at Japanese cities Fukuoka on Feb. 5, Osaka on Feb. 7, Nagoya on Feb. 8, Tokyo again on Feb. 10 and Yokohama on Feb. 11.

2024-02-02

Korea's earliest graduation

Graduates of the College of Maritime Sciences at the National Korea Maritime & Ocean University in Busan toss their caps at their graduation ceremony on Wednesday.

2024-01-31

EPEX to drop single 'Graduation Day' before first full album

Further information, including the release date of “Graduation Day” and the upcoming album, will be announced in the coming days, agency C9 Entertainment said.

2024-01-26

On-site university graduation ceremonies return to Korea, but not without problems

Live commencement ceremonies are returning to university campuses three years after Covid-19 prompted schools to shut them down in favor of streamed ceremonies, but some students are still having a tough time attending their own graduations.

2023-02-20

Graduation season

Graduates of Sungkyunkwan University participate in a goyurye, or a graduation ritual, in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Wednesday.

2023-02-15

Young K-pop stars graduate from School of Performing Arts Seoul

Young K-pop stars graduated from the School of Performing Arts Seoul, or SOPA, on Thursday. SOPA is a high school located in Guro district, western Seoul and is well-known for its music and acting courses, with many K-pop and ...

2023-02-09

Pick a posy

People shop for flowers at the flower retail market in Gwangju on Thursday ahead of graduation season.

2023-02-02