as it makes up the southern part of the Korean peninsula. It is separated from Japan by the East Sea.
South Korea is mainly mountainous, and there are many islands off the south coast. The capital city,
Seoul, is quite close to the North Korean border. The largest island is Jeju Island and the highest
mountain is Hallasan, on Jeju. The country is slightly smaller than Iceland and Virginia.
The most representative traditional music of Korea is Arirang and every region has its own folk song.
Many South Korean singers are well known in world as K-pop is steadily developing. There are lots of
K-pop singers like GOT7, Boa, TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, Shinee, Beast (Or known as
Highlight), Exo, BTS, etc.
Learn more about Korea here.
