Nurse dies after being found unresponsive at Anyang clinic

A nurse who was found unresponsive Friday at a fertility clinic in Anyang, south of Seoul, has died, police said Saturday. The woman, reportedly in her 20s, was found by a co-worker around 4 p.m. Friday in a storage room at the clinic in the city's Dongan District, local authorities said. She was given CPR at the scene and was later pronounced dead at a hospital. She had no apparent injuries, police said. An investigation into the cause of death is underway.

2026-06-20 14:43:32:00

Who needs a nightclub?

Early Saturday morning, while most of the city was still asleep, a crowd was already on its feet and dancing — stone-cold sober, no booze in sight. A social club centered on early-morning gatherings, the Seoul Morning Coffee Club has built a following by upending the city's after-hours drinking culture, swapping the first round of shots for the first sip of an Americano. Founded by Park Jae-hyun, the club draws a mixed crowd — teenagers, foreign residents, even dancers in their 60s and 70s — to

2026-06-20 11:36:20:00

RM is now the face of Korea's national museum

BTS leader RM has a new title to add to a growing list of art-world credits: global ambassador for the National Museum of Korea. The country's flagship museum announced the appointment Saturday, citing the singer's longtime interest in Korean traditional culture and art. It marks the first time the Seoul-based institution has named a global ambassador under its banner. A serious collector in his own right, RM has been an active supporter of Korean art and cultural heritage. The rapper, whose rea

2026-06-20 11:03:15:00

Movies in theaters this week

"Toy Story 5" (US) Opened June 17 Animation/Comedy Directed by Andrew Stanton Jessie (Joan Cusack) fights to keep Bonnie's attention as a new frog-shaped tablet pulls the child away from her toys for good, in this fifth installment of Pixar's franchise. "Disclosure Day" (US) Opened June 10 Sci-fi/Thriller Directed by Steven Spielberg A TV meteorologist (Emily Blunt) and a whistleblower (Josh O'Connor) go on the run after uncovering evidence of decadeslong government contact with extraterrestrial

2026-06-19 09:00:00:00

Don't call Shin Min-a a rom-com queen

There is hardly anything about "The Eyes," the upcoming Korean remake of Spain's 2011 chiller "Julia's Eyes," that will catch you off guard. The twists can be seen from a mile off, while the last act serves up no shortage of histrionics and knock-down, drag-out brawls. There's so much you can see coming — which is ironic, given that this is a movie about a woman who cannot see much of anything. What blindsides you is how much the lead, Shin Min-a, has to offer. Pulling double duty as twin sister

2026-06-18 14:47:16:00

A Korean media empire is unraveling. The movie business is paying the price

When five subsidiaries of JoongAng Group — the media empire behind streaming sensations like the Netflix cooking-competition hit "Culinary Class Wars" — filed for court-supervised restructuring this week, the damage was expected to spill into the country's film business right away. Two of the units seeking protection sit at the center of an industry that's been on its back foot since the pandemic emptied theaters: the multiplex chain Megabox and its distribution arm, Plus M Entertainment. Indust

2026-06-18 12:37:17:00

Kim Jae-joong, between many worlds

"When you sign onto a cross-border project like this, that's bait you can't resist," Kim Jae-joong says of "The Shrine: Whispers of the Evil Spirit." "I figured something would come out of it that you couldn't get any other way." The man across the table at a cafe in central Seoul on Tuesday has been a fixture of the Korean entertainment landscape for so long, it's easy to forget how many lives he's lived inside it. He broke through in 2003 with TVXQ, broke away to form JYJ, then went solo acros

2026-06-17 15:05:06:00

Jeju Uprising drama 'Hallan' heads to New York Asian Film Festival

Ha Myung-mi's "Hallan," a mother-daughter survival tale set during one of the darkest chapters of modern Korean history, will screen at the 25th New York Asian Film Festival, local distributor Whenever Studio confirmed Tuesday. Director Ha and lead actor Kim Hyang-gi will both attend the festival for talks with the audience, the studio said. The invitation comes paired with an off-screen tie-in: in partnership with the Jeju 4.3 Peace Foundation, the festival will host an exhibition in New York s

2026-06-16 15:08:08:00

Indian star Anushka Sen wraps filming on Jeju-set romance

Indian actor and social media personality Anushka Sen has wrapped production on "Jeju Olle" (working English title), a Jeju Island-set romance set for release across India, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Producers Lucifer Productions and Storyworks said Monday that filming is nearly complete, with the 30th and final day of shooting slated for Tuesday. Sen has reportedly been based on the island since mid-April. "Jeju Olle" follows Alisha, a singer who comes to the island grieving the loss o

2026-06-16 13:33:02:00

Your favorite webtoon could finally win big

If you've ever rage-scrolled the comments under your favorite web comic series wishing it would get the recognition it deserves, now's your chance to have your say. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency opened nominations for the 2026 World Webtoon Awards on Monday, and they've reworked how it all starts. There's no separate submission process this year; instead, the entire shortlist will be built from readers' picks. Anyone, anywhere can nominate up t

2026-06-15 17:20:19:00