N. Korea’s nuclear tests reawakened dormant faults: study

North Korea’s underground nuclear tests may have reactivated long-dormant faults beneath the Punggye-ri test site, causing more than 1,300 earthquakes in the area since 2017, according to a study published in Science on Thursday. An international research team led by Pusan National University geological sciences Professor Kim Kwang-hee made the finding after analyzing 17 years of continuous seismic waveform data collected in South Korea and northeastern China between 2008 and May last year. The

2026-09-18 13:38:41:00

Can S. Korea turn surprise run into first Asian Games basketball gold in 12 years?

Few fans expected South Korea’s men’s basketball team to have a real shot at gold at the 2026 Asian Games. Four games and four wins later, expectations are beginning to change. Wednesday's victory came as a surprise. Jordan, ranked 41st in the world — 16 places above Korea — had reached the final at the previous Asian Games. Yet Korea took control from the opening tip and never looked back. Star forward Lee Hyun-jung led the way with 28 points in under 21 minutes, hitting six 3-pointers while ad

2026-09-17 11:34:53:00

Team Korea’s young guns set sights on Asian Games glory

The 2026 Asian Games, kicking off Saturday, will bring many of South Korea’s biggest sporting names to Japan, but some of the delegation’s most exciting athletes are still making a name for themselves. Park Jun-soon arrived in the Korea Baseball Organization League with plenty of hype and wasted little time showing why. Selected sixth overall by the Doosan Bears in the 2025 KBO draft, the 20-year-old played 91 games as a rookie and impressed both at the plate and in the field. His debut later es

2026-09-17 09:00:04:00

[팟캐스트] (818) 케이팝을 뒤흔들고 있는 ‘브라질 펑크’

진행자: 박준희, Chelsea Proctor 기사 요약: 최근 K팝 시장에서는 브라질 리듬을 앞세운 곡들이 잇따라 등장하고 있다. 그 중심에는 강렬한 타악기 사운드와 분당 120~150회의 빠른 박자가 특징인 ‘브라질 펑크’가 있다. [1] Brazilian funk is gaining a stronger presence in K-pop, with some of the industry's leading acts turning to the hard-hitting rhythms born in South America. gain: 얻다, 획득하다 presence: 존재 leading: 리드하고 있는, 선두의 hard-hitting: 강렬하고 타격감 있는 [2] But Brazilian funk — sometimes introduced in K-pop through the closely related term favela funk — is hardly new to the industry.

2026-09-17 06:00:00:00

Meet the 6 sports making their Asian Games debut

Imagine taekwondo without physical contact, a racket sport played inside a glass-walled court, and football played across a curved table. These are among the unfamiliar spectacles awaiting even longtime sports fans at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, which kicks off Saturday for a 16-day run. Among the six sports making their Asian Games debuts is virtual taekwondo. Though it may sound like a video game, competitors will not be sitting in front of a screen. Wearing virtual reality he

2026-09-16 17:10:02:00

He came to study. Trot gave him a stage — and a larger mission

Vicent Creux, better known by his Korean name Onyu, knows why Koreans are drawn to him. The 25-year-old from Equatorial Guinea speaks fluent Korean and sings trot — Korea’s oldest form of pop — with a depth of feeling well beyond his years. His favorite is Young Tak’s “A Glass of Makgeolli.” He jokes that a Korean grandfather may be living inside him. To many here, he can seem more Korean than the locals themselves. He takes characterization in good humor, though it does not always sit comfortab

2026-09-16 11:20:14:00

Asian Games bring two Koreas face-to-face

When athletes from South and North Korea meet at any sports competition, it rarely feels like just another event. The latest chapter in the inter-Korean sporting rivalry will unfold at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on soccer fields and judo mats in Japan, with both sides eyeing podium places and competing for national pride. The most anticipated game on the calendar is South Korea’s women’s soccer team’s match against North Korea in its final group-stage match on Sept. 21, with the result li

2026-09-15 17:14:22:00

Gold or bust: Team Korea chases more Asian Games glory in football, baseball

South Korea’s men’s soccer and baseball teams are heading to Japan this month with one goal: to extend their reign as Asian Games champions. The players also have plenty at stake personally. Only a gold medal will exempt them from the country’s mandatory military service, allowing them to pursue their careers with minimal interruption. The U-23 soccer team is chasing its fourth consecutive gold medal, while the baseball team seeks a fifth. Falling short would bring more than disappointment. It w

2026-09-14 16:41:46:00

Who picks up the bill? S. Korean men spend $108 per date

South Korean men spend nearly twice as much as women on each date, according to a survey released by a local matchmaking agency on Sunday. In a survey of 506 unmarried men and women aged 25 to 39 last month by Gayeon, men said they spend an average of 145,800 won ($108) per date, while women paid 84,000 won. When asked how dating expenses should be divided, respondents on average said men should cover 60 percent and women 40 percent, suggesting many view this arrangement as fairer than an even s

2026-09-13 12:15:55:00

Beauty can be made. Yet ‘natural beauty’ still matters in Korea

Can a beauty pageant title be considered any less authentic if the winner’s appearance has been surgically enhanced? The question emerged after earlier images of this year’s Miss Korea, Woo Seo-yoon, began circulating online following her crowning at the 70th Miss Korea pageant on Aug. 22. The images prompted comparisons with her current appearance and speculation about what, if anything, she may have done to change her looks. Some argued that Miss Korea should favor contestants with no history

2026-09-12 16:00:00:00