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Won Weakness Puts Korean Companies on Bargain Sale
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Foreign capital aggressively pursued investment activities as the sharp decline in the won’s value enabled them to acquire domestic assets…
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K-pop star Jang Won-young faces backlash in China over Hong Kong remark, boycott calls grow
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Controversy is growing in China over comments made by Jang Won-young of the K-pop group IVE after she referred to…
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GFRIEND Sowon 2026 Taipei Fanmeeting “韶情 (SOJEONG)” Poster Reveal, Date 23/03/26, Taipei Clapper Studio and How to Get There
Photo Credits: HAKY Entertainment IntroductionSowon (Kim So-jung), a prominent member of the former K-pop group GFRIEND, returns to the spotlight…
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MAPS Japan 2025 Winter Issue: A Bold Milestone in K-pop’s Creative Frontier, Capturing Maps Japan’s Vision, Digital-First Design
Photo Credits: MAPS Japan Universal Music Korea A Digital Cover That BreathesIn the 2025 Winter Issue, SAAY stars on MAPS…
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JENNIE of BLACKPINK on V Magazine’s V158 Spring Preview 2026: Milestones, Mood Boards, and a Vision-Forward Pictorial
Photo Credits: V Magazine ODD ATELIER A Magazine Cover Moment ReimaginedJENNIE returns to the magazine cover with a decisive stance…
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TEMPEST Makes a Motion-Forward Debut in ELLE Man Vietnam 2026 Pictorial—Milestones, Creative Direction, and a Digital-First Fashion Narrative
Photo Credits: ELLE Man Vietnam YH Entertainment (YH엔터테인먼트) TEMPEST arrives on ELLE Man Vietnam 2026 with a digital-first pictorial preview that…
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Bae Jinyoung’s Silent Thunder: Inside Rolling Stone Korea’s Issue No.16 Pictorial Dreamscape
Photo Credits: Rolling Stone Korea Aura Entertainment There is a moment in every rising idol’s career when image stops merely…
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Bae Jinyoung’s Silent Thunder: Inside Rolling Stone Korea’s Issue No.16 Pictorial Dreamscape
Photo Credits: Rolling Stone Korea Aura Entertainment There is a moment in every rising idol’s career when image stops merely…
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CRAVITY’s 2026 Fan-Con “VITY FESTA” in Seoul: History, Discography, Venue Details at Olympic Hall on Feb 7 & 8, 2026 with ticket details
Photo Credits: Starship Entertainment Cravity returns to Seoul for a dedicated fan-con titled “VITY FESTA” in 2026, delivering two performances…
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Lim Jong-ryong Secures Reappointment as Woori Financial Chairman
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Lim Jong-ryong, chairman of Woori Financial Group (Photo courtesy of Woori Financial Group) Lim Jong-ryong, chairman of Woori Financial Group, has…
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Why Korean food is so different from Chinese or Japanese food: a cuisine shaped by scarcity, not abundance (feat. my dinner)
https://preview.redd.it/dm1yjlj6va9g1.jpg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=44e89d5e0c70394d60652151d335a163125e2a94 Hello from Seoul. I took this photo of my dinner a few days ago—Suyuk-gukbap (boiled pork soup), Sundae (Korean…
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fromis_9 has done it again… White Memories is #11 on Melon and still rising
This is now the third consecutive comeback that fromis_9 has made it comfortably into the top 20 of the Melon…
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STAYC Races Into Japan With “STAY ALIVE” Showcase Live At KT Zepp Yokohama 2026
Photo Credits: HighUp Entertainment STAYC’s first full-length Japanese album, “STAY ALIVE,” is setting the stage for a high-voltage night in…
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Suspect in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing was once a physics student
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Thirty years ago, Claudio Neves Valente and Nuno F.G. Loureiro were classmates with bright futures. Both excelled…
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Samsung Electronics Overtakes Micron to Reclaim Second Place in HBM Market
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Samsung Electronics pushed out Micron Technology and reclaimed second place in the high bandwidth memory (HBM) market in the third…
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Jonathan Anderson’s Dior Debut: Nam Joo-hyuk [Korean actor] and the New Dawn of Fashion in 2026
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Photo Credits: DIOR Nam Joo-hyuk Jonathan Anderson’s Dior debut for spring/summer 2026 is a quiet revolution in fashion—a seamless blend…
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Zhang Hao Heralds the New Year in Art-Infused Streetwear: Inside FILA FUSION x Dimitri Rybaltchenko’s Limited-Edition Capsule and CF Pictorial
Photo Credits: FILA FUSION. Dimitri Rybaltchenko Zhang Hao steps into the New Year not merely as a brand ambassador, but…
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Stray Kids Take the Big Screen: Concert Movie Lights Up Cinemas Worldwide with Electrifying Energy and Global Fanfare.
Photo Credits: JYP Entertainment Stray Kids is set to take their explosive stage presence to a new level with the…
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EXO-CBX Return to the Global Stage: Chen, Baekhyun, and Xiumin Set to Electrify Fans at Dream Concert 2026 in Hong Kong
Photo Credits: SM Entertainment When the announcement dropped that EXO-CBX — the powerhouse trio of Chen, Baekhyun, and Xiumin —…
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LNGSHOT’s “Saucin” teaser introduces Jay Park’s bold new boy group with striking visuals, rebellious energy, and a fresh concept
Photo Credits: MORE VISION LNGSHOT’s debut is set to ignite the K-pop scene with their bold new concept teaser, “Saucin,”…
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ILLIT’s MINJU Radiates Star Power on Marie Claire Korea January 2026 Covers: A Breakthrough Moment in Style and Identity
Photo Credits: Marie Claire Korea Belift Lab ILLIT MINJU — A Defining Moment in the Spotlight When Marie Claire Korea…
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WAY BETTER 2026 Global Warming Tour: YYJ Joins North America Indie Rock Extravaganza
Photo Credits: WAY BETTER WAY BETTER’s 2026 World Tour ‘Global Warming’ is set to electrify North America, with YYJ (You…
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Catch The One: SEOJUN’s Explosive Debut with “RIGHT NOW!” – Kpop’s New Rock Revolution
Photo Credits: Evermore Entertainment Catch The One is making waves in the K-pop scene with their debut concept photo and…
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XLOV 2026 Asia-Pacific & North America Tour: Dates, Fan Meets, History, Members, and Full Discography Guide for EVOLs
Photo Credits: 257 Entertainment XLOV, a rising four-member K‑pop boy group under 257 Entertainment, is mounting a major 2026 Asia‑Pacific…
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ONF 2026 North American Tour: THE MAP BEYOND THE HORIZON – Dates, Tickets & Member Posters
Photo Credits: WM Entertainment ONF’s 2026 North American concert tour, titled “THE MAP: BEYOND THE HORIZON,” is set to bring…
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Korea’s wrapping aesthetics continue today
Gift wrapping today is simpler, but the idea that “wrapping is part of sincerity” still remains in Korean culture. Many…
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What’s going on here? At the Dongdaemun History & Culture Park station
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Jungkook’s Parisian Elegance: Inside His ELLE Korea January 2026 Cover Story and CHANEL Ambassador Moment
Photo. Credits: ELLE Korea Chanel BigHit Music Jungkook of BTS has officially made history as the cover star of ELLE…
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Nazi Germany donated copies of Mein Kampf to Seoul Imperial University in 1941 to teach Korean students “the great path of building a New World Order”
This February 1941 Keijō Nippo article documents something that is rarely discussed in the history of colonial-era Korea: the active,…
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DP lawmakers voice support for actor Cho Jin-woong after retirement announcement, PPP critical
Calls to support the actor Cho Jin-woong spread among lawmakers in the ruling Democratic Party (DP) after he announced his…
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