Gmarket has chosen the reunited K-pop group H.O.T. as the face of its 2026 Lunar New Year Big Sale. The five original members — Moon Hee-joon, Jang Woo-hyuk, Tony An, Kangta, and Lee Jae-won — appear together in a single ad for the first time in 25 …
Minister Choi Hwi-young's company, Deulgukhwa Company, founded in 2013, became the center of a registration controversy. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) says the company did not carry out talent management or booking services …
Acoustic Collabo's vocalist Mo Sujin died on January 25, 2026. The agency made the announcement on January 28 and held a private funeral. At the family's request, details including the cause of death were not released. Fans and colleagues in…
Debate over introducing AI judges is accelerating. The technology could change the speed and reach of courts. However, data limits and social context are real constraints. In practice, the path points to assistive use and strict institutiona…
Summary: A single photo and a short caption can leave big questions. Summary: The meeting between an international student from Uganda (an East African country) and a South Korean singer challenges private and social boundaries. Summary: This story …
News that Park Chan-wook's new film It Can't Be Helped failed to make BAFTA's final shortlist for the award for Best Film Not in the English Language. The film treats the modern themes of job insecurity and human violence as a black come…
The Kim Chang-wan Band released a new single titled "Seventy" after a ten-year gap. "Seventy" wrestles with the regret that can come with turning seventy and also celebrates the value of the present. On January 27, 2026, the t…
Two U.S. citizens were killed in separate shootings in Minneapolis. Both incidents took place during federal immigration enforcement actions and have sparked a nationwide debate. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) calls the shootings self-def…
An intensified probe by Investigation Division 4 of the National Tax Service (NTS) has pushed allegations of tax avoidance tied to Cha Eun-woo's mother into the spotlight. Meanwhile, the structure of service contracts between Fantag…
SBS will premiere No, But Seriously! on Monday, February 2, 2026, at 10:10 PM KST. (SBS is one of South Korea's major broadcast networks.) The show bills itself as a "character-based" talk show and promises a different concept each epi…