Korean is rapidly growing in popularity, in a language-learning boom driven by the popularity of the country's pop stars. A desire to learn the lyrics of K-Pop hits like Gangnam Style has boosted ...

Boy band BTS are launching a web series to help fans teach themselves Korean. The group, who were formed in Seoul in 2010, will host 30 lessons on the social media app Weverse from 24 March.

By the time the app released its fourth Global Language Report in 2023, Korean had jumped to the sixth place, becoming a more popular language to learn than Italian. A decade or two ago ...