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June 29, 2018 Music

Gangneung sets up bus stop featured on BTS album cover

The city of Gangneung in Gangwon Province has set up a replica of a bus stop featured on the cover of BTS’ full-length album “You Never Walk Alone.” Gangneung, a city on the east coast of the countr...

[Photo News] Seoul lights up on night of match against Germany

In what became both the first win and the last match for South Korea in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, a number of Korean fans gathered in various venues across the country and lit up the night w...

June 28, 2018
Soccer
Seoul to crack down on use of disposable cups in cafes, restaurants

Seoul will roll out measures to reduce the use of disposable cups at cafes and fast-food restaurants, starting in July. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Wednesday that it will conduct ins...

June 27, 2018
Social affairs
Black Pink sets record in topping 100m views

Black Pink set another record as a K-pop girl group, topping 100 million views for a music video 10 days after its release. The music video for “Ddu-du Ddu-du,” the lead track on the group’s latest ...

June 26, 2018
Music
Man in 70s booked for killing woman

A man in his 70s has been booked for killing a woman on Monday, presumably because she had refused to see him. Seongnam Sujeong Police Station said Tuesday that they have booked a 74-year-old man fo...

June 26, 2018
Social affairs
Lotte Duty Free apologizes for cutting off Black Pink mid-song

Lotte Duty Free, South Korea’s top duty-free operator, apologized via its official Instagram account Saturday for sending girl group Black Pink off stage mid-performance at its Lotte Duty Free Family...

June 24, 2018
Music
[Photo News] Greeting summer

The summer solstice fell on Thursday, marking the start of haji, one of 24 divisions of the year on the lunar calendar. The sun reaches its highest altitude in the Northern Hemisphere on this day, r...

June 21, 2018
Social affairs
‘Disco pang pang’ DJs booked for sexual harassment

Two operators of a “disco pang pang” amusement ride have been booked for sexually harassing a schoolgirl, police said Tuesday. According to Incheon Seobu Police Station, two operators of the amuseme...

June 19, 2018
Social affairs
Seventeen, fromis_9, to perform at KCON 2018 LA

K-pop artists fromis_9 and Seventeen are confirmed as performers at KCON 2018, set to take place in August in Los Angeles. The two groups will perform at the Staples Center and LA Convention Center ...

June 15, 2018
Music
Tiffany signs pact with US-based Paradigm Talent Agency

Tiffany of Girls’ Generation has signed under a major entertainment agency based in the US, taking a step forward in her solo career. Paradigm Talent Agency has recently listed the singer on the lis...

June 14, 2018
Music
[2018 Local Elections] Women urge voters to write ‘more female candidates’ on ballot

On the day of the quadrennial local elections in South Korea, a movement went viral to cast invalid votes as a protest against the lack of female candidates. A Korean hashtag, which translates into ...

June 13, 2018
Politics
[US-NK Summit] Speculations rise on Kim’s first words to Trump

Speculations are rising on whether North Korean leader Kim Jong-un greeted US President Donald Trump in English, upon meeting for their summit Tuesday at around 9 a.m. in Singapore. According to ini...

June 12, 2018
North Korea
Injuries during lunch breaks to count as workplace accidents

Starting on Monday, workers who get injured while going to and from restaurants during lunch breaks will be able to receive compensation for the accident. According to the Korea Workers’ Compensatio...

June 10, 2018
Social affairs
TVXQ to see record 1m attendance for tour of Japan

TVXQ wraps up its Japanese tour Sunday, with the total in attendance across the concerts expected to top 1 million. According to Japanese news reports, TVXQ’s ongoing “Begin Again” tour in Japan wil...

June 10, 2018
Music
Man kills girlfriend after breakup

A man in his 30s has admitted to killing his girlfriend when the victim demanded to end the relationship. According to Seoul Jungbu Police Station, the man, identified by his last name Kang, killed ...

June 7, 2018
Social affairs

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