From K-pop returns to fresh debuts new movies and streaming platform series our culture correspondent Song Yoo-jin has the key K-culture schedule for 2025 covered. If you’re curious about some of the K-culture events and content coming up this year, this is your guide. Starting with K-pop, several big names will be back in the … Read more
Time for the latest K-entertainment news with Walter Lee. A Korean celebrity power couple have shown their support for the needy? Korean celebrity couple Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin have donated 300 million Korean won, roughly 204 thousand U.S. dollars, to help those in need. They reportedly said that they hope to spread warmth. The … Read more
With the beginning of 2025, many K-pop fans are excited about their stars’ comebacks. The popularity of Korean pop music is very likely to continue this year. Today we want to explore fresh K-pop trends we can expect this year as well as comeback releases. For that, we are now connected to Professor CedarBough Saeji … Read more
[NEWs GEN] [2025 In Preview] How will the job market look like this year? [뉴젠] [신년특집] 청년들의 최대 고민인 취업, 올해 일자리 전망은?
On the final deadline to detain the troubled South Korean leader, investigators decided to let the police take over the execution of the arrest warrant. We connect with our Park Kun-woo standing by at President Yoon’s residence in Yongsan. So Kun-woo, tell us more about the CIO’s call. Good morning Dami. I’m standing near the … Read more
Rain has let up in the capital area but the rest of the country is seeing more rain and snow. The east of Gyeonggi-do and Gangwon-do Provinces could see 5 centimeters more snowfall through late this afternoon with a heavy snow advisory in place for Gangwon-do. Meanwhile, western regions and Jeju will be choking as … Read more
The world’s oldest living person has been identified as a Brazilian Catholic nun. On Sunday local time, the longevity research organization Gerontology Research Group announced that Sister Inah Canabarro had reached 116 years and 211 days, making her the oldest living person in the world. This comes after the passing of the previous record-holder, Japan’s … Read more
Over in Tokyo In the early hours of Sunday, at Toyosu Market’s first tuna auction of the year, a 276-kilogram bluefin tuna fetched 207 million yen, approximately 1.3 million U.S. dollars. This winning bid marks the second-highest price recorded since auction records began in 1999 and is nearly double last year’s top bid of 114.2 … Read more
New York City has implemented its controversial congestion pricing system, becoming the first U.S. city to impose such charges. Starting Sunday local time, drivers entering Manhattan’s central business district will need to pay a fee of 9 U.S. dollars per day for standard vehicles. The toll varies depending on the type of vehicle and the … Read more
We begin with the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. Hamas, the Palestinian armed faction, has appeared to express willingness to release hostages in line with Israel’s demands. According to Reuters, a Hamas official stated on Sunday, local time, that the group had “approved the list of 34 hostages proposed by Israel.” However, the official said that the … Read more
