The Seoul Regional Tax Office's notice to Cha Eun-woo of a roughly 20 billion won tax reassessment (about $15 million) sparked a public debate. The practice of shifting income into small personal corporations to lower taxes has become a conteste…
Big Ocean officially debuted on April 20, 2024 — Korea’s Disabled Persons Day — as a three-member sign-language idol group. They stage performances using Korean Sign Language (KSL), American Sign Language (ASL), and International Sign (ISL) as their…
At 88, a woman descended from Korea's Joseon dynasty sets out to plant one million trees in Nicaragua. She returned real estate earnings to the land as a life declaration, moving viewers at a Busan screening. Spiritual narration and silent imag…
In February 2026 a Grammy trophy was credited to K-pop creators for the first time. The Netflix animated series soundtrack "Golden" won Best Song Written for Visual Media. The credited songwriters and producers were listed as official Gram…
Steven Soderbergh's Presence is an experimental horror film filmed from a ghost's point of view. The unseen vantage forces the audience into the role of a voyeur. Rather than chasing scares, the film lingers on family loneliness and the bre…
Taiwanese actress Shih Ssu-yuan reportedly died of pneumonia complications during a family trip to Japan in 2025. She was reported to be 48 years old, and the news shocked fans in both Taiwan and Korea. In February 2026, Koo Jun-yup held a public re…
Disney's streaming unit slightly beat market expectations in its recent quarterly report. Subscriber gains and higher ARPU (average revenue per user) are lifting profitability. However, regional gaps and a lack of localized content remain clear…
Seohyun will return to the orchestral solo stage after seven months. The concert is set for March 13, 2026, at Seoul's Lotte Concert Hall. She will play Vittorio Monti's "Csárdás," a showpiece that demands dramatic virtuosity. Repo…
Tak Jaehoon has announced his return to SBS as an MC for the new variety show "Actually, Seriously!" (Korean title: "아니 근데 진짜!"). The program blends short scripted scenes (sketches) with talk segments and promises bold, changing …
Netflix's original song "Golden" won at the 68th Grammy Awards. The track condenses HUNTR/X's story into a hymn of inner healing and renewed ascent. Its mix of Korean lyrics and K-pop sensibility spurred interest among global learn…